(Vol 3) CHAPTER - 35 { Akuma's Dominance Part-5)

Coral Hill___

The port town was not so quiet, hundreds of Fish-Men and Merfolk were panicking.

"Hurry! Leave the town before the Devil arrives!"

All the Fish-Men and Merfolk were packing their luggages and leaving the town.

The news of Devil's Pirates invading Fish-Man island was known to everyone.

In the Mermaid Cafe, Shyarly sat on her couch while looking at the crystal ball.

"It's already late. No one can save the town now."

Shyarly leaned back and closed her eyes. Her mind was clear as she braced for the future.

*Boom*

A missile came straight and blasted off the entire Mermaid Cafe.

It collapsed on the ground with Shyarly getting buried alive.

"Ahh!"

"Run! Run for your lives!"

The town people, as soon as they heard the explosion, started rushing out of the town.

*Boom*

Multiple missiles came flying in the town and blasted off different buildings.

* * *

Few hundred meters away, on top of a large coral reef, Akuma stood looking down on the town.

"More! Destroy the town, and don't let anyone escape!"

Akuma pointed towards the group of town people running away from the town.

"Yes, captain!"

More than half of the pirates hurried towards the town people with guns and swords.

*Boom*

The rest continued to missiled at the town for quite a long time until they were out of missiles.

Akuma leaped from the top of the coral reef, his body broke into gas mid air.

Slowly flying towards the town, Akuma observed the destruction caused.

Behind Lancelot, Beauty and Irish followed with the pirates.

"I see many alive."

Akuma muttered when he reached the main road in the town.

Tens of dead bodies of Fish-Men and Merfolk lied at different parts on the roads, collapsed buildings, etc.

But few were still alive and struggling to escape the town with their remaining strength.

"Ahh!"

One such Fish-Man was trying to get up on his feet when a foot stomped on his back.

"Why are you not dead?"

Asked Akuma while lowering himself and looking right in the Fish-Man's eyes.

"P-Please! Don't kill me!"

The Fish-Man cried in fear and pain, only to get stomped again by Akuma.

Eyes showing no sympathy or pity, a face that revealed no emotion.

Akuma raised his head and looked around. Fire engulfed half the town with most of the leftover people dying.

*Bam*

This time, Akuma used full strength to stomp the Fish-Man to death.

The three Division Captains and the pirates were already used to this site.

'Devil of the Sea, a title best suited for him.'

This was the thought none can refute. Akuma was worthy from every angle to be the Devil.

"Mama!"

A small girl's cry sounded from not far behind a crumble stall.

Lancelot immediately rushed and searched for the girl who was crying.

A small mermaid, about 6 years old, sat on the ground before her mother who was crushed alive by the stall.

"Mama!"

The little girl had her life ruined as her only family, her mother was no longer alive.

"Come here. Don't cry. Don't cry."

Lancelot picked the little mermaid up and hugged her while trying to make her quiet.

What if their captain was annoyed and killed this little mermaid? She still had a long life to live.

"Mama!"

The mermaid struggled and wanted to go to her mother but Lancelot took her away for some time.

The least he wanted was for this little mermaid to die an unnecessary death.

"I will be back!"

Beauty also headed towards the direction where Lancelot went.

"These guys."

Irish had a frown as she watched Beauty's figure move behind the wall of flames.

"Leave them. I want you to gather all the living people in the town. All outside in one spot."

Akuma's voice made Irish startled but she immediately nodded and went to work.

"You! Stop!"

Akuma looked at a pirate and said. It was one of the female pirates in the group.

She was about 1.6 meters tall with a slim, curvaceous, and pronounced hourglass figure.

Short and orange colored hair, beautiful face with the pirate theme wear.

"What's your name?"

Asked Akuma staring at the nervous pirate woman who was left alone with him.

"My name is Victoria, captain!"

The woman replied as she saluted in a straight body posture.

"Victoria, is it? Follow me for now."

Akuma then turned around and walked towards the other end of the town.

The pirate woman followed Akuma closely while trying not to appear nervous.

'You think you can fool me? Revolutionary.'

Akuma's face was completely indifferent, but he was very excited at the moment.

The pirate woman behind him, her name was not Victoria instead it was Koala.

A former slave who was set free by Fisher Tiger's rampage on Mary Geoise.

She was also a revolutionary working together with Sabo and Hack for quite a while.

"I see potential in you. My eyes don't lie."

Suddenly Akuma stopped walking and faced Koala. He looked very serious.

"Me?"

Koala seemed very confused and hesitated as the situation now was very different.

She never expected to be chosen out by Akuma, the 'Devil of the Sea' himself as someone who had potential.

"Yes. But you will need lots of training before your real talent shines."

Akuma closed his eyes and said with a deep voice. Koala swallowed her saliva at what Akuma said.

"I am talented?"

Koala was confused, she didn't fully understand what talent Akuma was talking about.

'What is he thinking?'

She looked up at Akuma who was still standing quietly with his eyes closed.

Her eyes stared at his face when Akuma's eyes opened all of a sudden. His irises were multi-colored like a rainbow.

[Ability: Hypnosis]

Koala started to feel her energy lose from her body and a loading bar appeared above her head.

Her body, which was in red color before, soon turned into green in Akuma's eyes.

[10%]... [50%]... [100%]

[Completely Hypnotized]

Her eyes turned white but then they returned back to normal in a few seconds.

"Now. I will ask again. What's your name?"

Said Akuma as he looked at Koala with an emotionless face.

"My name is Koala. I work for the revolutionaries. They are the ones who sent me to mix up with the Devil's Pirates to gain more secret information."

Replied Koala with a bright smile on her face as he looked at Akuma.

"Still the same effect."

Akuma was a little disappointed by the side effects of hypnotizing someone.

The day he arrived in the 'One Piece' world, he paid attention to this ability.

Unlike how mind control works, where one can fully control the targeted person into doing anything.

Hypnotizing was different, it couldn't stop the targeted person from having his own thoughts.

Also, Akuma could never be in full control of the hypnotized person.

That is the main reason he didn't hypnotize all the people he came across.

This ability was very mind blowing but also comes with some disadvantages.