18 The Sky Demon
In total, we bought 6 crates of tangerine and received 2 bags of seeds for Nami. With 30 minutes to spare, we manage to bring all of them to Dragon's ship in one trip. Undocking from the Cocoyashi Village, the village slowly disappears as we sail away. After Cocoyashi Village completely disappears from the horizon, I command the Ninja Khans to begin their mission.
The first ninja went to Genzo's house and left a backpack full of money worth about 25 million berries with a note, [Use it wisely, this will help the villagers and save lives in the future]. Genzo is an honest man in the village when Arlong and his crew take over the village, as he watches over villagers and takes responsibility when one of the villagers misses the protection tax each month. For this reason, I entrust the money to Genzo so there could be a little bit of breathing room until Luffy and his crew free them from Arlong's subjugation in the future.
The second ninja went to the 16th Branch in the Conomi island, a marine base commanded by Captain Nezumi. Ninja Khan's mission isn't to assassinate or remove Captain Nezumi from the Cocoyashi Village but to locate his treasure and steal it back in the future. To do this, Ninja Khan first followed Captain Nezumi and his marines inspecting another village on the north side of the island. While they are talking to sailors, Ninja Khan sneaks to the sailor's ship and plants treasures, soon Captain Nezumi discovers the treasures and takes them without any hesitation. By the end of the day, both ninjas return from their missions with delivery done and knowledge of treasure location.
We entered the Grand Line 3 weeks later, this is all thanks to favorable wind even though we were in the Calm Belt. During 2 weeks, the tangerine we bought became a popular fruit in the ship, even Dragon enjoyed the taste and praised it for its sweetness.
Another 2 weeks later, we finally arrived at Baltigo, the headquarter and the base of operation of the Revolutionary Army. This place will be my home for the next few years as well as for Sabo, this also means all the intelligence gathered from the Revolutionary Army is here. To collect remaining Oni masks and to face the upcoming war against Marines/World Government.
A few Days Later,
I got used to the daily life in the Baltigo, for me it was advanced training from Kuma and survival in the wilderness while Sabo joined the other orphans to train by Fish-man name Hack, a user of Fish-Man Karate.
Thanks to a new training regiment from Kuma, I spend most of my day outside to fight against native beasts in Baltigo. For wilderness training, I use the Earth fruit to dig the ground and create a large underground room with breathing pipes all around the ceiling, it was a perfect place to begin my next fight. I purchase a new weapon for myself before I summon the demon and when I was ready I press the trigram of the sky (☰) and summon the avatar of the Hsi Wu, a sky demon.
A Pan'ku box glowed in green energy once again and shot an energy beam to open the portal. Once the portal was complete, a grey demon with bat-like wings flew out from the portal with a screech. I immediately ready my new weapon in my hand and slash the demon before it can increase the speed.
The new weapon I purchased from the shop is called Explosive Halberd, a very weapon Lu Bu from the Dynasty Warriors used to destroy hundreds and thousands of enemies. With a single blow from my halberd, a large explosion damaged one of the sky demon's wings. With a damaged wing, the demon couldn't stay in the air and even if it could there is no way to run away as I seal the entire room using earth and stones.
Even though it can't fly, the sky demon is still determined to fight against me using its claws. The sky demon made the first move as it combined the wind magic and claws to attack similar to Rankyaku (Storm Leg) against me. I use the rabbit and Soru (Shave) to dodge the attack and use the halberd to slam the demon in the chest. But somehow the demon managed to catch up with my speed and dodge my attack, at that moment I used the pig talisman to fire heat vision from my eyes.
My heat vision hit the demon's chest and soon pierced through. The damage was extensive but being a demon, it was still standing, so to finish this, I decided to use the one ability I haven't used in a real fight. I activate the Titan fruit and unleash the chain of lightning, before the demon could do anything, the lightning struck and fried the body inside out. Unable to move after my attack, I use my weapon to stab the chest and kill the demon.
Confirming the kill, I grab the Pan'ku box and press against the body of the dead demon. With a green glow, the box absorbs the sky demon and demon orb pops out of the box, I grab the orb which I immediately absorb the power, giving me a large boost. My rabbit and rooster talisman powers doubled, but also obtained the magic of the wind/sky. With the job done, I got out of the underground and returned to the base with excitement for my next possible target in the future.
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6 Years Later, the Year 1518,
"Sabo! Enemy reinforcements are heading this way. A total of 1000 cavalry will be here in 3 minutes!" Hack said a moment he received a report from the scout. This was supposed to be a reconnaissance and sabotage mission, not full frontal assault, but thanks to Sabo and David, it turned into a complete mess when they decided to attack the enemy fort.
Sabo didn't look worried as he was looking around instead of preparing for the incoming army. He asked Koala, "Hey, did you see David? I know he was with me when we were in the fort, but now he is nowhere to be found." Before he can add to his question, Koala smacks Sabo's head, "You idiot, we are supposed to gather intel and destroy the enemy's war machine without getting noticed, now we have an army heading toward us because of you." Just then, David landed next to the group with a small bag in his hand. "What did I miss?"
Before Hack and Koala have time to explain, loud horns can be heard as a dust of clouds approach where they are. David realized it was an enemy force, so he gave the small bag to Koala and turned to face the incoming enemy, "I'll be back in a minute." With that, he ran towards the enemy with a battle cry, "Leeroy JENKINS!"
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David's POV
The assault on the enemy's fort was easy to handle, Sabo did most of the work on enemy soldiers while I turned the armory into ash using my dragon talisman. With the job done and goodies in my hand, I went back to the group outside of the fort but it seems the enemy managed to contact their reinforcement before we destroyed the fort.
I use my rabbit's super-speed and ox's super strength to slam the approaching enemy head-on. The destruction was massive as I cut the enemy force into half and forced them to turn all their attention on me. Using this as an opportunity, I use the Earth fruit to raise the wall around the entire enemy, preventing them from either escaping or turning their aim on my friends.
With an enemy trapped like a rat, I slam the ground with both of my fists, creating a small crater and earthquake. Many of the riders who were still on their horses fell and killed by their horses or from their friends. I float above the wall and once again use the Earth fruit to cover the entire battlefield, resulting in an army devoured by the earth itself and disappeared as if they weren't there anymore.
When I returned to the group, they were amazed by how I took down a thousand armed cavalries single-handedly without breaking a sweat. Hack was the first to talk to me, "Good job, but all this won't happen if you and Sabo stay on the mission. What were you thinking?"
"It's not like we had much of a choice, the enemy was about to destroy the entire town and the only way to prevent them from achieving it was to make them recall their troops, which it worked," I explained but I knew that Hack and others already understood why we went off the operation.
"David, I still have your bag, what is in here?" Koala asked as she and Sabo joined us, I received the bag and opened it to show the content inside of the bag. The bag contains 3 devil fruits, Speed Speed fruit, Armor Armor fruit and Dog Dog fruit model; Fenrir, the same fruits that I stole from Mary Geoise all those years ago. "I found this after destroying the armory, they were heavily secured in the safe of the commander's office. Surprised that they didn't bother to use this at all." I grabbed the Fenrir devil fruit and gave it to Sabo, "This is yours."
