Kizaru tilted his head as Emma and Amy sprinted across the shattered battlefield.
"Ohh… two more little kittens joining the fun?"
Emma slid to a stop beside Noah and unsheathed her blades.
"Noah's not fighting alone."
Amy dropped low as her Beast Haki surged, her tail flicked behind her.
Kizaru raised an eyebrow.
"My, my… that's quite the transformation."
Amy vanished.
BOOM!
She reappeared under Kizaru's guard and slashed.
Kizaru leaned just barely out of the way as her claws ripped golden sparks off his cheek.
"Ohh… how fast."
Amy snarled and launched a wild flurry of attacks.
SLASH!
SLASH!
SLASH!!
Kizaru dodged lazily.
Emma launched forward.
She circled behind Amy with super fast speed.
She pivoted.
Emma crossed her twin blades and slashed outward in an X-strike.
CLAAAAANG!
Kizaru caught the blow with a light-coated palm.
"Oh dear… dual blades, how troublesome."
Emma smirked. "And that wasn't even my full swing."
Before he could reply.
Noah reappeared behind him.
His aura crackled violently.
Kizaru barely had time to blink.
"Oh—?"
VECTOR MANIPULATION- Serious Punch!
KA-THOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!
The shockwave ripped the battlefield open.
Mangrove roots exploded, buildings vaporized and the sea bubbled violently.
Kizaru shot across the archipelago like a meteor.
shattering through several mangrove trunks before skidding to a stop.
Marines watching from afar trembling in fear.
"T-This fight is out of control …" One whispered.
Another dropped his rifle.
"Are we supposed to consider these people human!"
Luffy eyes sparkled.
"AWESOME!!!"
Usopp cried. "THEY'RE ALL INSANE!!!"
Zoro smirked. "Heh. I really wanna fight Emma."
Sanji puffed smoke. "Amy's transformation is wild… but those twin blades … damn."
Robin smiled. "They're all protecting each other."
Franky flexed. "THEY'RE SUPER DESTRUCTIVE!!"
Brook: "They sliced the whole island! YOHOHO!"
Kizaru Slowly Stood Up
He dusted off his jacket.
"That… actually hurt."
Light flickered unevenly across his body—he was having trouble reforming.
Noah landed in front of Emma and Amy, breathing heavy.
Amy ran to him. " Noah! Your wounds "
"I'm fine," Noah said.
Emma stepped into position with both blades raised. "You're not fine. You're shaking."
Noah swayed slightly. Emma braced him with her shoulder.
Amy frowned. "Don't fight alone…"
Noah exhaled and looked at both of them.
"…Thanks."
Emma smiled softly. "We fight together."
Amy's tail swayed. " He can't beat the three of us all at once."
Kizaru stepped out of the dust cloud.
"Well, well… three dangerous fighters… one unstable captain."
He lifted a glowing fingertip.
A tiny sun formed.
Emma's blades crossed.
Amy crouched low.
Noah's wing rose behind them.
Kizaru fired.
A massive pillar of golden light roared toward them.
"GET BEHIND ME!!!" Noah shouted.
Noah focused everything.
Vector Manipulation- Absolute Reflection!!!
The beam hit.
RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!!
Noah slid backward.
Emma stabbed her twin blades into the ground behind him, bracing their bodies.
Amy pushed her Beast Haki into his back.
"WE'RE WITH YOU CAPTAIN!!!"
Their combined support stabilized Noah's power
The beam dissolved into harmless sparks.
Kizaru lowered his hand, impressed.
"Oh? You blocked it. The teamwork between you three is… quite dangerous."
Noah wiped blood off his chin.
"Good. Be scared."
Emma and Amy stepped forward.
Kizaru's smile faded.
"…This is becoming too dangerous."
Noah pointed his sword.
Emma twirled her blades. Amy Haki grew larger around her body.
The three charged in together.
Noah leading, Emma on his right, Amy on his left.
But suddenly.
BOOM.
A shockwave unlike any other slammed through the area.
Noah, Emma and Amy slid backwards.
Kizaru paused.
A massive figure stepped out of the clearing smoke.
A tall man with a bible in one hand and paw on the other.
Everyone froze.
Emma's eyes widened.
"No way…He looks like those robot things we were fight against earlier."
From afar someone whispered.
"Bartholomew… Kuma."
Noah laughed." So the real one is here…finally. "
The Marines started panic.
"It's him!!
THE TYRANT!!"
"What is one of the Seven Warlord doing here?!" one pirate screamed.
"Warlord…?" Emma muttered, staring at the tall figure before her.
Kuma glanced at Noah and his crew then vanished.
Blip.
In an instant, he appeared before Luffy and the rest of rhe straw hats.
Luffy his face went pale.
" WHAT DO YOU WANT?!"
Kuma didn't speak.
He simply walked forward.
FWOOOM.
Zoro's eyes narrowed, tense.
"Everyone… brace yourselves. This guy isn't normal."
Before anyone could react.
Blip.
Kuma vanished and reappeared inches from Zoro.
Zoro's eye widened.
"Tch—too fast…"
Kuma raised his massive paw.
"Repel."
poof. Zoro was gone.
"ZORO!!!" Luffy screamed.
"Zoro-san!" Brook cried.
"Mash head…" Sanji muttered, anger blazing in his eyes.
Kuma took one step forward.
Sanji spins, igniting his heel.
"Don't think you can just stroll through here!"
"Diable Jambe… PREMIER HACHIS!!"
Kuma raised his massive paw.
"Repel."
Poof. Sanji vanished instantly.
"SANJI!!!" Nami screamed, her hands trembling.
"Everyone run away" Luffy shouts.
"YOU THINK WE'RE JUST GONNA LET YOU KILL US?!"
"Coup de Vent!!!"
A blast of compressed air erupted, Kuma raised a paw, and the attack disappeared.
Kuma teleports in front of Franky.
"Repel."
Poof. Franky vanished.
"FRANKY!!" Chopper cried.
Robin tried to run.
Poof. Robin vanished.
Usopp fired a barrage.
"Firebird Star!!!"
Flames struck Kuma but he didn't even flinch.
"Your struggle is admirable," Kuma said.
Blip!
Kuma appeared behind him.
Poof. Usopp disappeared.
"USOPP!!!" Nami screamed.
Brook leapt forward.
"I SHALL NOT LET YOU TOUCH THEM! SOUL—SOLID!!"
Kuma repelled the attack with his paw.
Kuma raised his hand.
"Repel."
Poof. Brook vanished.
"BROOOOK!!!" Chopper sobbed.
Nami's knees gave out.
"Luffy… what do we do…?!"
Luffy's slammed his fist into the ground.
"Second...Gear!!"
Blip! Kuma appeared behind Chopper and Nami.
Chopper transformed
"I WON'T LET YOU TAKE HER!!!"
Poof. Chopper vanished.
"CHOPPER!!!" Nami screamed.
Nami backed away.
"L-Luffy… help me"
Kuma's massive shadow fell over her.
Poof. Nami vanished.
Kuma walked towards luffy.
"You have endured much, Straw Hat Luffy."
"I'll fight you… even if it kills me… I won't let you get away!!!"
Luffy launched forward, his hand stretching back.
Gum Gum- Jet Rifle.
Blip! Kuma vanished and appeared above luffy.
Luffy looked up.
Kuma swings his hand.
"I'm only saving you this once."
Luffy's eyes widened.
Poof. Luffy vanished.
Noah and the others watched in shock as Kuma erased the Straw Hats in an instant.
"No… this can't be…" Emma whispered, clutching her twin blades.
Noah's eyes blazed. He charged at Kuma with all his remaining strength.
But before he could reach him, Kizaru appeared, blocking his path effortlessly.
"Not so fast," Kizaru said.
Noah staggered back.
ZIIIIP!
Kizaru vanished and reappeared appeared behind him.
Kizaru kicks him in the side with a beam of light.
CRAAAAACK!!
Noah crashed into the ground, coughing up blood.
Emma rushed in.
Kizaru kicks her away.
WHAM!
Emma slammed into a building, her blades fall from out of her hands.
Amy roared and attacks.
Kizaru's fingertip lit up.
PEW!!
A beam pierced Amy's shoulder. She flipped violently, hitting the ground hard.
All three of them struggled to stand up.
Kizaru hovered above them lazily.
"My, my… you three caused quite the disturbance. But your bodies are at their limit."
Emma tried to stand, her legs shaking violently.
Amy crawled toward Noah, teeth clenched.
"No… we can't die here…"
Kizaru finger lit up, ready to finish them.
Noah coughed up blood onto the ground.
Then slowly pushed himself up to one knee. His wing disappeared and he returned to normal.
"Emma… Amy… come closer." Noah said, voice weak.
Emma crawled to his side, grabbing his hand.
Amy placed her palm against his back.
Kizaru blinked.
"Oh? Still resisting?"
Noah pressed his fingers together in a hand sign.
His aura swirled.
"VECTOR MANIPULATION"
Emma gasped.
"Noah, you don't have the strength—!"
Amy shook her head.
"Noah … don't… don't leave us…"
Noah smiled weakly at them.
"I'm your captain. I'll always… send you to safety first."
His eyes glowed dimly.
"Flying… Thunder God…"
Kizaru's eyes widened.
"Oh?"
"BLIP."
Emma and Amy vanished in an instant.
Noah collapsed to the ground, his vision blurred. He chuckles.
A faint voice echoed in his mind:
"You're not meant to die here."
Warm energy suddenly surged through his body. His body began to glow, bright white light wrapped around him like a cocoon.
BLIP.
Noah was Vanished.