153. Katakuri Vs Leo

The atmosphere was eerily silent.

The marines stared at the astonishing scene before them.

Big Mom stood stunned as she looked at her children's decapitated head.

After a moment of silence her complexion changed to one of extreme fury. Her eyes turned red from rage, her haoshoku haki rumbled and swept in every direction. Even her own crew felt stifled.

The marines were sweating, they were finding it hard to keep themselves awake.

The vice admirals, Aokiji and Leo stood at the forefront. They stood as steady as a mountain.

Big Mom glared at Leo, her mind was bordering on insanity when she saw her children's head getting chopped up right infront of her.

Humiliation! She never felt so humiliated before.

She is a Yonko! One of the four who rules the New World! A marine dared to humiliate her!

The man standing beside Big Mom had veins sticking out of his forehead. Katakuri couldn't believe what just happened, he was raging inside.

"Kill them all!"

Big Mom spat out those words and rushed forward. The cloud beneath her feet started to turn black. Lightning flickered on it's body.

"Prometheus! Nepolean!"

Another cloud rushed towards Big Mom and merged with her hair. A second later her hair turned into flames!

She suddenly pulled at the bicorn on her head. It turned into a sword with a mouth on it's blade.

Aokiji had a strained expression on her face, "She is coming at full force."

He jumped up and swung both his arms at Big Mom.

Ice age!

Two streams of cold air blasted towards Big Mom.

In response to him two streaks of flames extended from her hair and collided with the cold stream. Fire and Ice collision made a small explosion, sending out a shockwave.

Leo wanted to step in to help but he was blocked by Katakuri.

"Die!"

He pulled out a spear from his body and pierced it straight at Leo's heart.

Leo raised his sword to block. However the strength behind that strike was so strong that his feet sunk into the cold hard floor.

A gleam flashed across Leo's eyes.

He took back his sword and swung it down. His sword intent was condensed into several thin rays and fell upon Katakuri.

"Strength Mochi!"

Katakuri clenched his fist. His fist started to swell up like a balloon, it turned black with a hint of purple as he struck back.

Bang!

The sword rays struck his fist and caused a small blast wave.

Katakuri took a few steps back and stared at Leo

"Sweet Commander, Charlotte Katakuri."

Leo was familiar with this man. The strongest cadre under Big Mom, said to be able to see into the future.

"I heard your kenbunshoku haki had reached a point where you can see into the future."

Katakuri scoffed and rushed forward, "Whether I can see into the future or not doesn't matter, you will die today."

His hands turned squishy and started to rotate, the spear in his hand also started to rotate at high speed. He jabbed it at Leo.

"Tsuki Mochi!"

In response to him Leo slashed his sword.

Both of them shifted their body to dodge. However their attacks didn't cease.

The spear in Katakuri's hand took a sharp turn and went for Leo's back.

Leo seems to have had eyes on his back as he shifted his body. The spear brushed past his chest.

He suddenly sliced his sword up.

Slash!

His sword coated with Haki went through the spear shaft and sliced it in half.

Katakuri wasn't the least bit bothered by it and loosened the grip on his spear.

He then clenched his fist. The air rippled and fists made of mochi appeared in mid air, he compressed them till it got a square shape.

"Kaku Mochi!"

The mochi fists blasted in Leo's direction. Innumerable fist shadows rained down on him.

Leo didn't back away and replied in kind. In an instant both of them traded hundreds of blows. Their battle shook the ground and made others back away.

Sword rays slashed down at Katakuri's fists and made him retreat.

Leo had no mind to give him time to gather his strength. He swung his sword and a sword ray swept in Katakuri's direction.

Katakuri took a punching stance, his arm inflated with incredible force until the pressure caused it to explode, propelling his Haki embedded fist at Leo. The speed of his fist was so high that it caught fire due to friction.

"Grilled Mochi!"

The sword ray was destroyed. Leo retreated and dodged, however Katakuri predicted where he would land. His fist took a steep turn.

A huge fist was inches away from Leo. He raised his sword and blocked it.

Bang!

The power behind that strike threw away Leo.

Katakuri didn't stop, his entire body turned into mochi and rapidly spuns towards Leo in a donut-like shape.

"Sliced Mochi!"

Leo twisted his body in mid air and steadied himself before slammed his sword down.

When Katakuri was close enough he returned to his normal form, by using the momentum from the spin he slammed his enlarged mochi arm covered in spikes and hardened with busoshoku haki at Leo.

Leo's sword struck at his mochi arm and sliced it down. Halfway down his sword lost it's power and got stuck in the mochi arm.

Katakuri spun his arm several times through the air before smashing it down into the ground.

Leo was pulled along with it. The tremendous spinning force and the fall from a very considerable height crushed him into the cold hard stone ground and created a large crater.

A trail of blood trickled down Leo's mouth.

Katakuri took a rapid turn and shot towards Leo again. Getting up from the crater Leo grabbed his sword with both hands.

Katakuri wasn't surprised, "I already predicted that."

Leo's expression didn't changed as he asked back, "Really?"

Suddenly his intent started to change. Sword rays converged and condensed into his blade making it tremble.

Katakuri was startled then a grave expression took over his face.

Armed!

Both his arms turned glossy black and he crossed them across his chest.

Leo's sword intent was extremely focused. The edge of his blackish red blade started to hum. A ripple spread across the air from his blade.