Final Battle! War Of The Strongest!

Hancock woke up in the morning and sat up with a small yawn. Beside her, Luffy was laying down staring at the cave ceiling.

"How's your leg?"

He asked. Hancock flexed her legs and feet.

"A little sore but nothing that can stop me."

"Good."

Luffy sat up wearing a serious expression.

"Today we beat King and win this war."

Hancock nodded.

"Don't worry, you've been training and fighting every day. You can win."

She held his hand.

"No, we will win together."

Luffy looked at her and smiled.

"Let's go, Hancock."

"Yes."

An hour later, Luffy and Hancock left the cave. They were heading to the center of the island. It was where they could sense King.

"King is the monster who can get the closest to the safe zone. He still can't enter it but he can stand guard near it."

Luffy said.

'So if the fight gets too difficult we can just enter the safe zone.'

Hancock smiled after having that thought.

'Although, we have no intention of doing that.'

She smacked her fist in her hand.

"We're going to give our all and kick his ass."

"Damn right."

She and Luffy bumped fists. Hancock didn't realize it but she was beginning to act more and more like Luffy as time passed.

On their way to the center of the island, they passed countless broken bodies of beasts. From the wounds on their bodies, they perished fighting each other.

'It was as if they wanted to prove which species was superior.'

Hancock thought as she passed the corpses. It didn't take long for King's figure to appear in the distance.

"He's pretty much a walking mountain."

Hancock mumbled.

"....."

King slowly turned his head in their direction. The two halted their steps. King's golden eyes, which were as big as them reflected their images. The two wore determined expressions as they showed no signs of fear. It stared at them for a bit before turning its body towards them.

"RAAAAAH!"

It released a thundering roar that shook the island. Luffy and Hancock took fighting stances. It lifted its massive tail. Hancock's eyes widened.

"Get down!"

King swung his tail with lightning speed. An explosive noise rang as countless trees were uprooted. Hancock and Luffy lay on their stomachs as a shockwave passed over them.

"Luffy, I'm going ahead!"

"Alright!"

Hancock crouched before kicking off the ground with a sonic boom. Luffy stood up and blackened his arm. He put his arm up to his mouth as he watch Hancock speed towards King. Its tail moved from behind it and rushed towards her. A massive shadow cast over her as she ran towards King.

"I've gotten bored of tail strikes already!"

The tail crashed down and ripped open the earth. The area shook like it was hit by an earthquake. When the dust settled, Hancock was seen running up the tail. King saw this and swung his gigantic hand to swat her. Hancock's speed increased with another sonic boom. The hand missed her. She jumped and aimed a fly kick at King's head.

*Boom!*

The kick landed in the middle of its head.

"....."

King's body didn't budge as it looked at Hancock, whose foot was pressing against its black scales. Despite this, Hancock smiled at the monster.

"This is our way of saying hello."

Hancock twisted her foot in King's face and kicked off it. King grabbed at her.

"Sorry, only one man is allowed to grab me."

Something shot past Hancock.

"Kong Gun!"

King's hand was blown back by an overwhelming force. His eyes widened in shock as something floating in the air in front of him. It was a being with a comically bloated body coated in haki. It was Luffy using Gear Fourth: Bound Man. Hancock twisted her body and gracefully landed a stack of broken trees.

"So that's Luffy's Gear Fourth?"

Hancock looked up at Luffy floating in the air.

"So majestic!"

Her eyes instantly turned into hearts.

"Go Luffy go!"

She started cheering for him as if she had forgotten she was supposed to fight too.

"Hey, King!"

Luffy pointed at the baffled King.

"We're gonna kick your ass! We have no grudges, it's just how it is!"

Luffy smirked.

"So prepare yourself for the beating of a lifetime!"

"....."

King looked at Luffy with a blank stare for a bit before a grin crawled onto his face.

"Looks like he's up to it."

Hancock grinned as she looked up at Luffy.

"Let's go, King!"

Luffy flew at King. His fist retreated into his arm. King swung his gigantic hand. It moved with an unexpected speed.

"?!"

Luffy was blocked from reaching him.

"Kong Gun!"

Luffy's fist hit King's hand and blew it back. However, King immediately followed up with a punch. Luffy dove and avoided the punch. He flew at King's chest and hit him with another punch.

*Bam!*

King was forced to stumble back. Luffy flew in for another attack. However, King vanished from in front of him.

"What?!"

A shadow cast over Luffy causing him to look up.

"?!"

A gigantic foot was falling towards him. He flew to his right and barely avoided the foot. But the force from it passing hit him. He was forced away by a shockwave. Meanwhile, King's foot smashed into the earth. The ground lifts up in waves before breaking apart.

"Hancock?!"

Luffy scanned the area for Hancock.

"Perfume Femur!"

Hancock shot out of the dust clouds and kicked King's Ankle.

"Magna!"

With a boom King's foot skid on the earth before being forced off the ground. King was brought to one knee and forced to look down.

"I would appreciate it if you didn't think Luffy was your only opponent, Monster!"

Hancock entered his line of sight wearing a cocky smile.

"This is a war between you and Pirate Royalty! So you kneeling is the right thing to do!"

King cackled and slowly stood up.

'He's laughing? I knew he must be intelligent but he can understand me this well.'

Hancock couldn't help but grin.

"It's been a long time I've felt like this."

Her legs were coated in haki.

"A fight I can truly enjoy!"

She kicked off the ground and flew at King. His tail flew from behind him and at Hancock. She kicked it away. King kicked at her while she was in midair. She coated her entire body in haki. The foot slammed into her and sent her flying.

"You bastard!"

Luffy appeared at the side of King's head with both legs compressing into his body.

"Rhino Schneider!"

Luffy delivered a double-flying kick to King's face. His body was forced off the ground and he crashed into the earth. He rolled flattening everything around him. He sat up after some difficulty.

"How dare you?!"

As he was about to turn around to look behind him. A bloody Hancock sped towards him, jumped, and kicked him in the back of the head.

*BOOM!*

"How dare you treat me like a ball?!"

King's head was forced into his lap. He swung his arm behind him. Hancock hardened her body and took the full force of his claws head-on. She was forced towards the ground. She twisted her body and landed on the ground, cracking the earth.

King stood up cackling. Luffy hit him with another Kong Gun the moment he stood up. He stood his ground and swat Luffy away with his hand.

"Luffy?!"

Hancock call out to after he crashed into the earth.

"I'm fine! My durability in Gear Fourth is on a different level!"

Luffy bounced off the earth as he glared at King. King's cackling grew louder as he showed off his sharp fangs.

"Looks like he's enjoying the fight...."

Hancock looked over at Luffy and saw him smiling at the cackling King. She took a deep breath and calmed down.

"Don't let your emotions control you, Hancock. Luffy was looking forward to this fight for a long time. Don't lose your head and get in the way by slipping up and being a nuisance."

She lowered her center of gravity.

"Let's return to the old time days. To the days when you weren't empress, but merely a child wanting to prove herself. To the child who wanted to embody the strength of the Kuja!"

Hancock's entire body blackened as she used armament. A grin returned to her face.

"Looks like you're ready to have fun again, Hancock!"

"Yeah, sorry I lost my cool for a bit but I'm ready now. So don't worry about me and enjoy yourself to your fullest!"

"Hahaha! Then I'll do that!"

With Luffy in front and Hancock behind him, King found himself facing two formidable opponents. Yet, it's cackling only got louder. It was as if something it wanted for a long time was finally here. It stopped cackling after a while and then-

"RRRROOOOAAAARRRR!"

It released a thundering roar signaling the beginning of a war among the island's strongest.