Stand off!

Atlas, the proud right hand man of Terris Firma, captain of the Terra Firma pirates. He's followed his captain ever since they were children. Always following him around, always fighting with him. In every since of the word, he was a brother to Atlas.

So, when Terris came up with the idea to join a pirate crew, Atlas followed without hesitation.

Together they traveled the seas, faced monsters, men who were like monsters, and even made a name for themselves. Things were going good, until one day, during their captain's moment of victory, the crew was suddenly wiped out by the forces of the Marines and another pirate.

" And now, here we are again, making another attempt at world domination, huh, Terris?" Atlas muttered. " Well, at least, now we'll dictate our own terms. You know, black Lion, you really shouldn't have crossed Terris. He's a patient man. And I'm sure you would have found what you were looking for if you had just followed him." Atlas said to the man.

Jinshi, sat in his cell listening to Atlas speak, and he couldn't help but laugh at the man." Ahahahahahaha! Are you kidding me?" Jinshi asked the man. " What does a man who's never done anything but follow orders know?"

" I know men like you are short lived Jinshi." Atlas responded. " I know that you think yourself invincible. Unbeatable. The best in the world."

" Unbeatable? Invincible? Ahahahahahaha!" Jinshi laughed once more upon hearing Atlas describe him. " You really are a fool. There's no such thing as invincible in this world. Look at Roger and Rocks." Jinshi spoke. Jinshi noticed the slight irritation on the face of Atlas when he mentioned Roger and Rocks. " Those two were at the top of the world for years, amassing fame, treasure, wealth, power. They were believed to be the greatest of the great. And now look where they are. Dead. If those two great men weren't invincible, why would I think myself invincible? It's ridiculous." Jinshi told the man. " Let me tell you something, there's only one real law to these seas, the weak will Perish and the Strong will survive. When you live life like we do, the only ending is death. Now what kind of death that's what I fight for. To die on my feet like a warrior, instead of on my knees like a dog. Unlike you, I don't follow the whims of another, but instead pursue my own beliefs even if they kill me." Jinshi exclaimed. He looked up at Atlas and grinned.

His grin was heinous and malicious. The evil radiating off of that smile could chill the bones of even the strongest of men.

And for just a moment, Atlas felt a very real chill run down his spine.

" Well, then it must be eating you up to know that you're going to die in this cell. "

" I highly doubt that." Jinshi muttered confidently.

Atlas stood up and walked away from Jinshi, leaving the man to sit alone in the dark.

As he was exiting the dungeon, Atlas saw a bright light in the sky just beyond the city.

" What was that? A flare?" Atlas questioned. " Why would a flare go off, in the city?"

* Crash!

One of the many pirates that belonged to the alliance came bursting into the castle, surprising Atlas.

" Atlas-San! There's trouble!"

.......

" Haaaah. Another raid successful, another step towards taking the north." Terris muttered blissfully. ' My goal is getting closer now than ever before. I can feel it. Just need to keep pushing, eventually they will all come crumbling down.'

" That was something. Those soldiers are starting to fight recklessly. I was worried I almost like my head there. Kikikikikiki!" Vyper joked. His venous laugh

* Bur-up-bur-up bur-up! Bur-up Bur-up bur-up.

" Oh, the Den- Den Mushi is going off. Someone answer that." Terris spoke. He was still busy cleaning off his staff.

* Ka-Chunk.

" Hello? What is it?" Vyper asked as he picked up the snail. There was a quiet pause from when Vyper spoke. Vyper turned around and looked at Terris with a face that said there was something wrong.

" What is it?"

.......

" I said we're under attack!" Atlas shouted through the snail.

" What? How? By who?!" Terris shouted back.

" Marines! One moment everything was quiet and then the next thing I know I saw a bright flare go up into the sky and a moment later, the city was swarming with Marine's!"

" We're on our way back. We'll be there soon. Until then you hold the line!" Terris shouted.

* Ka-Chunk.

" Argh! All of you get your asses out there no!" Atlas yelled.

" What about the people?"

" I don't care about the people. Just start killing Marines!" Atlas shouted.

................

" Hurry! Hurry! All of you get away from the city! Follow the soldiers!" Dalmatian shouted out orders to the civilians to follow the foot soldiers while he dealt with the pirates trying to attack them.

The moment the Marine's landed in the docks, they had immediately started trying to evacuate as many civilians as they could, while Dalmatian put up his forces to help protect those that needed it.

More and more pirates started swarming the Marines, thankfully, Dalmatian had the help of fellow Vice Admiral Momonga, who assisted with dealing with the pirates.

" Protect the people! And destroy the pirates, men!" Momonga shouted as he cut down a group of pirates trying to run away.

" Finger Pistol: Spots!" Dalmatian thrusted the tips of his fingers forward and sent out multiple sharp blades shaped like his finger that pierced through many pirates in a line.

" We have their attention! Keep them away from the people!" Dalmatian shouted to the other Marines beside him. They were all standing in a line and slowly pushing their way forward towards the center of the city. Their goal was to, little by little, take control of the city. And with the way they were working, the pirates were focusing all of their attention on the two vice admirals, practically drawing all of them towards the lower levels of the city, which in turn not only allowed them to protect the people behind them, but it also keeps those further in the city safe, as they were away from the fighting.

But despite their success, Dalmatian still had a worrying thought in his mind. ' Markus, where are you?'

Across the city at the same time, the group of Markus, Goenma, and Himejima were moving through the crowd of people. Hearing the commotion going on down further in the city, the people in town quickly started running away.

" There's your distraction. Now what?" Markus asked the man.

" Now, we move onto the next step." Goenma stated. " If I'm correct Atlas will be moving towards your friends. Which means right now, the castle is completely defenseless."

" You sure about that?"

" Yes, if you've been keeping your haki under control as I was telling you, then we should be just fine. As long as our intents do not change. We will fly right under his radar." Goenma explained.

" I'm trying. But how you described haki, is a little perplexing. You said it was flowing like raging ocean and that I should try to relegate it, by putting up a dam."

" Exactly. You have good control over your haki for a novice. But you still have much to learn. Haki isn't just a power to be used. It is a part of you. It is your very breath. It is each and every beat of your heart. And like you learn how to walk and run; you must learn how to properly channel all of that haki." Goenma explained.

" Should you be explaining all of this to me?"

" Of course. Considering who our opponents are going to be, you're going to need to learn how to regulate your haki very quickly." Goenma told the young man.

Markus scoffed and continued forward with the two men.

However, just as things were looking to be smooth.

* Crash!

A large object crashed down in front of them.

Markus and the others shielded themselves from the debris and smoke. But when it cleared it became evident that things weren't going to go as they had planned. Because the Titan Atlas, had landed right in front of them.

" Did you think I wouldn't notice you coming?" Atlas asked the men. " What are you doing with the traitor Goenma? Are you betraying our alliance too?"

" That's funny, I don't ever remember being faithful to your alliance in the first place." Goenma told the man.

" Then you'll be punished the same way. I'll kill you all." Atlas stated.

" No you won't!" Himejima shouted. He opened his mouth and spewed out a funnel of fire directly at Atlas.

Atlas jumped out of the way of the attack.

" Go, you two. Free my captain." Himejima spoke.

" Are you sure about that?" Goenma asked.

" Of course. This one's mine."

" By all means, you mangy cat. Please try it." Atlas muttered.

Markus watched as Himejima's body started to morph. His skin turned to fur and his hair grew out to long proportions and turned almost gold. On the ends of his hair were red highlights that made his hair look like a blazing fire. And his face became more cat like.

" The Mythical cat-cat fruit- Model Nemean Lion. it's a rare sight to see such a mystical creature." Goenma muttered.

" Whatever. He said he can handle it. Let's leave this guy to him and hurry up. My people are down there fighting for this opportunity. Let's not waste it." Markus told the man. Markus ran past Himejima and into the castle with goenma.

" Do you know where we're going?" Markus asked the man as they ran.

" Yes, into the cells below us. It is where they were holding him, last I saw." Goenma told markus.

Hearing this, Markus abruptly stopped.

" What are you doing?" Goenma asked.

" Simple. I'm going straight to the point. Now hold on!" Markus shouted.

" No tact! Is everyone around here a brute?" Goenma asked.

Markus raised his fist over his head and slammed it down on the ground, shattering the floor below him and falling down into the dungeons.

Light quickly flooded into the room, and as Markus and Goenma stood up from the fall, Jinshi's grin spread across his face.

" Well, well, well. Looks like you didn't die after all." Jinshi muttered.

" Don't look so smug, black lion. I'm not the kind to die so easily."

" Goenma.... Where did you find this kid?" Jinshi asked smugly.

" Found him the moment he touched the island."

" I know, his haki was all over the place. But now... It looks like that raging ocean isn't so messy. At least not completely. You actually look a little tougher now." Jinshi stated. Though coming off back handed, Jinshi was impressive by the spirit coming from the young man. He wasn't different in the fact that he was bigger or stronger, but in the fact that now, he looked like he was fighting with conviction of some kind.

* Doom! Doom! Doom!

The entire palace shook from the fighting going on above. Whatever was happening, Himejima and Atlas were tearing the place apart.

" I don't have time to mess around with you. While we sit here, my people are losing their lives and so are the people of this country that are stuck in-between." Markus told the man. " So... If I let you out, wiill you help take care of Terris?"

" Do you even need to ask?" Jinshi asked the man. " But I'm warning you, if you get in my way, I'll kill you." He stated. He then started laughing. " Oh, who am I kidding. After we handle that bastard, you and me.... We're gonna settle our score."

" Oh, absolutely." Markus exclaimed. Markus punched down the bars in front of him and then grabbed the cuffs and chains that were keeping Jinshi imprisoned and snaped them right off of Jinshi's body.

Immediately after a large shockwave erupted out from the hole in the ground of the palace, followed by the whirling sound of thunder and the crack of lightning.

" Huh?! What was that?" Atlas asked.

Himejima, who was breathing heavily, grinned.

Emerging from the castle in a blaze of glory.

" HAHAHAHAHA! Good job Himejima! You've been handling things well. What happened to the crew?"

" They're waiting for our orders, sir."

" Good! Good! Atlas, what was it you said to me earlier? That I'd die in a cell? Well looks like you've missed your mark."

" You're gonna regret this..." Atlas exclaimed.

" I doubt it." Jinshi muttered.

..........................

Down in the city, Dalmatian and Momonga continued fighting against the pirates, slowly making their way further and further into the city while making sure that the last of the people were able to get out safely.

" Alright, we're almost done. Just keep this hold until we're certain that everyone is out of harm's way." Dalmatian exclaimed.

* Doom! Doom! Doom! Crash!

" Vice Admiral Dalmatian! Vice Admiral Momonga! There are pirates in the bay!" Some Marine shouted.

" Gr! They're back, Momonga, get ready." Dalmatian told the man.

" Right." Momonga muttered.

............

It took them quite some time to get back to the island. But when they did, they immediately saw how the Marine's were surrounding the island with multiple ships, and how they were attacking the kingdom, and immediately, Terris flew into a rage.

" FIRE! SINK THOSE SHIPS!" Terris exclaimed. His rage was unsurmountable. " All of this... Because of that damned Lion!"

" I warned you that the Black Lion wouldn't play along, Terris. You should have taken my warning." Long Horn told the man.

" You're right! Well, now... I will amend my mistakes." Terris grumbled. He took his baggy shirt off and tossed it to the side, revealing his large and scared chest. He grabbed his staff and in one single bound, he leaped from the ship to the shore line.

" Look at him go. He's mad." Vyper remakred.

" Of course, he is. His entire operation is about to go up in smoke because of the actions of one man." Long Horn explained.

" Yeah, that's gotta suck." Bankotsu muttered. " What do you say we join the party?" He asked with a smile on his face.

" Kikikiki! Let's go boys." Vyper grumbled. His body turned black completely and his eyes became snake like.

Long Horn started turning as well. His large body grew thick gray skin that was dense. His nose turned into two horns, one large horn and another smaller one right above that.

Bankotsu floated off of the ground slightly, as if he was being carried by the wind itself, and Zohakuten held his sword tightly in his hands.

" Let's go." Zohakuten muttered softly.

" RIGHT!"

Together Zohakuten, Bankotsu, Long Horn, and Vyper all jumped from the ship and landed on the docks, immediately the four men started running after Terris.

Terris himself, was moving like a mad man. mowing through the city without caution or care.

The ground beneath his feet shuddered and trembled with every step.

The Marine's felt his approach the entire time.

" What dense and powerful haki... Dalmatian... It was right of you to ask for help. Even I don't think I could handle something like this alone." Momonga muttered.

" Keep your guard up, Momonga. The real battle hasn't started yet." Dalmatian told the man.

" I know."

Within moments Terris ascended upon the Marine's location.

He jumped into the air and shouted loudly before slamming his staff on the ground.

" Everyone, brace yourselves!" Dalmatian yelled.

The impact from the attack, upheaved the ground below him.

The ground shifted and the buildings and stone roads started receding back as a large crater appeared where the Marine's had been standing.

" Everyone alright?!"

" Good sir!"

" All good over here!"

" Sir, we have a few injuries here!"

" Same here!"

Terris attack, managed to deal quite a bit of damage to the Marine soldiers, injuring a few of them critically, and fatally.

" Damn it!" Dalmatian cursed. He looked up from the hole and Terris was glaring down at them.

" You damn, ants... Do you know what you've done? Do you have any idea how long planning this take over took? How many pain staking hours I put forward to realize my dreams? Do you really think I'm just going to let you destroy them?"

" It doesn't matter if you want us to or not! Your scheming ends here today, Terris. The will of justice will see to it!" Dalmatian exclaimed.

" Ho? Justice? Who's justice? Yours? Or mine?" Terris asked the man. " You Marine's always prance around preaching peace and justice, and yet you willingly turn a blind eye to all that the Celestial dragons do. Slavery, murder, rape and trafficking and more! Tell me, Marines, where is the justice in that? I'll answer it for you. The justice comes from those that withstood the test of time. The ones who won, they are the ones who decide justice and I'm tired of being a part of the losers. And after I kill all of you, I'm going to take over the North, take Germa's technology, and then repeat the process in each and every other sea. And then, when I have an army larger than anything else in this world, I will descend upon Mariejois and deliver onto them the justice that they deserve!"

" That's never going to happen. You're a mad man with too much power. But that changes today." Momonga told the man.

" Then please by all means. Give it your best. But just know it isn't only me, you're fighting. Isn't that right boys?" Terris spoke.

* Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash!

Zohakuten, Bankotsu, Vyper, and Long Horn all descended on the Marine's, landing right in front of Terris, who stood above all the others.

Long Horn was glaring angrily at the Marine's, while bankotsu and Vyper were grinning. Even Zohakuten, as calmly as he could, stared them down.

* Crash!

Another large body landed next to Terris, which slightly surprised the man. But it didn't take long for him to figure out who it was.

" Hmph! You're late Atlas." Terris spoke.

The dust cleared and Atlas was standing next to Terris, bleeding badly.

" Sorry, Terris. I couldn't stop them." Atlas said to the man.

" Stop who?" Terris asked.

[ Ost- Overtaken]

" You look pleasantly upset, Terris. Good."

" HAAA!" Jinshi shouted. " Look Himejima! That bastard is angry."

" Yes, captain. It doesn't look like anything is going as he planned. That look on his face sure is a sight." Himejima laughed.

" What are you all laughing at. Look at what he's done. All destruction." Markus muttered.

Terris was visibly angered. The veins in his forehead were practically about to burst. " It's fine, Atlas. You came back alive. And more so, we have another chance to take care of this. We'll start.... BY CRUSHING THOSE TRAITORS!"

*Doom!

The haki of the conqueror's erupted from Terris being and completely covered the Marines and Markus group.

It was like a mountain bearing down on them from above. The Marine's found it hard to even breath, let alone stay conscious from the feeling.

However.

" It looks to mee like someone's intent on using my friends as punching bags... NO ONE DOES THAT AND GET'S AWAY WITH IT!" Markus exclaimed.

* DOOM!

Markus' own haki burst from his body like a body of water that had finally broken through a wall, slamming into Terris's haki.

It was a clash of Brown, almost rock like, aura and a bluish black aura, like the darkest depths of the ocean.

The lightning that danced around the two men and Terris found himself, being stalemated...

" By this brat?!" Terris muttered.

Jinshi and Goenma, found themselves impressed, if only slightly.

" HAHAHAHaha!" JInshi couldn't help but laugh like a mad man at the look on Terris' face.

Markus was being watched by everyone present. And yet, the one who found the most interest in him, was none other than Zohakuten.

' This kid has the spirit of a conqueror too?' " Hmph!" A small smirk appeared on the face of the man.

The battle is on! The heads of the two groups, the pirates and the Marines come to a crash course collision. On one side you have Terris, the island smasher, Moonlight Zohakuten, The tremoring Atlas, Roaring Thunder Bankotsu, and black Mamba Vyper, all together these men bolster a whopping 4,700,000,000 altogether, vs Vice Admirals Dalmatian and Momonga, Norin, Jinshi The Black Lion, Himejima The Red Lion, Flying Thunder God Goenma, and Markus.

Can the Cream Kingdom withstand the full might of these combatants find out next time!!!

" I'm going free this island. And I'm going to smash you and your entire alliance into dust with my fists!" Markus exclaimed.

*DOOM!

To Be Continued.

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Well, there we go folks, the lead up is done. The dancing around is over. It's time to put up or shut up. Guys, you got to let me know what you thought of this chapter in the comments. See ya!!! Let me know who you're most excited to see fight.