216. Death

Issho and the Blackbeard Pirates stared off for several seconds before Blackbeard spoke with a grin, "Since the players increased in numbers it's won't be fair to you, so let's call it a day."

As he spoke the dark tide surrounding them started to shrink into his body.

Issho's pupil less eyes stared at him for several seconds and said, "What makes you think only your side players increased?"

The grin Blackbeard had on his face disappeared. He felt a bad premonition when he heard Issho. However his kenbunshoku haki wasn't picking up anyone else so he doubted whether Issho was bluffing or not.

"You should look up."

Issho pointed to sky and said.

Blackbeard and his crew raised their heads and looked up at the sky. Their pupils shrunk the moment they did so.

Wearing his white cloak of justice Leo stood high up in the sky, his pair of blue eyes were focused on them.

Mace was standing next to Leo with his large heavy sword resting on his shoulder.

Dammit!

Blackbeard cursed. He was very unwilling to meet this monster here.

"Your motley crew is as unimpressive as ever, Marshall.D.Teach."

Leo spoke slowly.

Blackbeard forced himself to calm down and let out a small laugh, "Zihaha, two years can change a lot of things, vice admiral Leo."

Leo nodded, "True."

Suddenly everyone lost sight of Leo. He disappeared!

"Two years is enough for a lot of change, but trash will always be trash."

How did he?!

Blackbeard stiffly turned his head and saw Leo standing right next to him. He was just inches away from him!

Dark Tide!

Without a moment of hesitation he attacked. He knew this man's appearance here meant that he was here to kill them. There is no way out of this, either he dies or they die.

Shiliew, Laffite and the rest joined the attack. They just started their journey, New World awaited for them to conquer. Having tasted the sweet taste of power and authority, they were unwilling to give up everything.

Leo had an impassive look on his face as they plunged towards him.

His right hand was resting on his sword's hilt.

"Merciful Rain."

He spoke slowly.

As his voice died down the air changed. A heavy pressure fell over his Blackbeard and his crew.

Sword rays started to swirl and condensed above them. One, two, three... ten... hundred...

The numbers kept increasing. In a split second the sky above the island was covered with sword rays, the sun's rays were blocked out as cold sharp intent fell over everyone down below.

"You should have ran the moment you saw me. Atleast that way you could have made it to the edge of the island."

Leo said calmly and knocked his thumb on the sword's hilt.

Time seems to come to stand still as he spoke. Shiliew, Laffite and the rest attacking him froze in mid air.

Their bodies were impaled with several sword rays and nailed to the ground. Blood spilled out from their wounds as their body lost it's warmth.

Blackbeard was slightly better. He sensed danger and covered his entire body with darkness. However there was only so much he could block.

He was still struck by several sword rays and bleeding profusely. And due to the special nature of his devil fruit the pain he was experiencing was beyond words.

Leo walked past the Blackbeard Pirates. He reached Blackbeard and stepped on his head.

"That day, you wanted to desecrate his corpse."

He put some strength into his feet. Blackbeard's skull fractured and some of his teeth fell out.

"Don't... kill...

Before he could finish those words the sword rays fell from the sky.

Blackbeard was assaulted by innumerable amount of sword rays and torn to pieces.

Leo turned around and faced the rest of the Blackbeard Pirates. His eyes instantly focused on Laffite.

He pulled him up from the ground. Unlike the others Laffite's wounds were less severe.

He said to Issho, "Pirates subordinated to Blackbeard should be around these waters, take care of them."

Issho asked, "Dali and Flare are already on it?"

Leo nodded, "We found some on our way. I left them to take care of it. Take Mace and go. We will set off once you return."

Issho nodded and left with Mace.

Leo dragged Lafitte with him to their ship which had just arrived and threw him on the deck.

Dali and Flare looked curiously at Lafitte, they didn't know why the vice admiral was so keen on capturing just this one guy.

As they were wondering the reason Violet came back with a large box slung over her shoulder.

"Sir, what do we do want with this guy?"

In a way Leo was her teacher so she wasn't that restrained around him like Dali and Flare and directly asked.

Leo smiled mysteriously and said, "Guess."

He waited for Shinobu to get back.

After a while she got back and saw Laffite bleeding on the deck. Her lips curled into a smile and said, "Finally got him."

Leo smiled when he heard her.

She bent down and helped him with his injuries and made sure he wouldn't die immediately. After that she gave a pat on his chest.

Laffite who was unconscious coughed out blood and woke up. When his eyes focused he saw Leo and Shinobu staring at him with a smile.

His body trembled and cold sweat started to drip down his sideburns.

"Demon Sheriff Lafitte, I will get straight to the point, two years ago you used a space ability to move your crew from Impel Down and tried to throw me off somewhere in the Paramount War."

At this point he took out the medallion and said, "I want you to use that same ability on this medallion."

Lafitte didn't immediately reply. His mind was churning fast. After a couple of seconds he asked, "I can do it, but what about after?"

Leo squatted down and patted his face, Lafitte didn't dare to move.

"Understand your current position. We aren't asking, we are telling you to do it. But don't worry, since you are helping us tremendously I or my crew won't kill you."