Ethanbaron & Saturn

I hummed as I looked at the duo in silence. 

They all looked primed for battle as they inched closer.

"Ken, handle the World Government agents. I'll deal with them," I remarked.

Ken nodded as he immediately turned to lightning and charged at the armed World Government Agents. Explosions soon occurred as Ken began releasing havoc on the World Government soldiers.

"To think that you'd storm Mariejois by yourself...your arrogance knows no bounds," Ethanbaron remarked.

"Not really, it's just that you have someone under your custody that I want to be free. It's nothing personal, to be honest," I shrugged as I slowly drew out my axe.

"How unfortunate, I wanted to get that Buccaneer as a lab rat...but I think you'd be a better fit in that role instead," Saturn remarked as darkness bloomed from his person.

"I like the confidence; let's see whether you'll be able to," I remarked as I kicked the ground.

I appeared right before Saturn before swiping a roundhouse kick right at him. However, to my surprise, he raised his cane and blocked the kick right before it landed on his head. My eyes widened slightly as I saw his hand wasn't budging from its position.

I immediately used Soru to scoot back, only to be greeted by the cold blade of Ethanbaron. 

I had to lower my head before his Katana brushed across my nose. I let my axe fall to the ground in order to do a backflip and kick away Nusjuro's blade, and I created some space between the duo and me.

Landing on the ground, I kicked things up and grabbed my axe before coating it with Armament Haki. I bent my knees and appeared right in front of Saturn, but the difference between the last time I had fought with them and this time was that they had grown stronger. 

It was usually a challenge for them to keep up with my movements, but that problem didn't appear this time. Accompanied by Nusjuro, things were going to be a bit more complicated than last time.

Nusjuro appeared right before Saturn and blocked my axe with his Katana. He gritted his teeth as his feet sank into the ground to prevent the possibility of flying away. 

Saturn followed up with a raised cane before swiping it down right at me. 

However, I quickly sidestepped and twisted my body to avoid Saturn's attack. As a result, breaking the temporary clash that I had with Nusjuro. Taking a brief step back, I twirled my axe and prepared for the attacks from Nusjuro. 

Black Ice coated his blade as he swiped at me with calculatable precision. I raised my coated axe, blocked most of the attacks, and even parried some of them. I dodged his last slice before using that momentary opening to strike Nusjuro's chest. However, Saturn was right there to protect Nusjuro from the attack.

Saturn had used his webs to grab Nusjuro and pull him right out of the way before my attack landed on Nusjuro. However, my Observation Haki had already accounted for this; like slow motion, Nusjuro was slowly landing in front of Saturn.

I immediately swept my axe downwards as lightning and advanced Armament Haki tickled the axe's blade and handle.

"Lightning of Destruction!!"

The attack surged at the two of them; I could already see Nusjuro raise his blade defensively as he tried to block the attack. However, he was too late.

An explosion immediately bloomed right where the two Elders were last seen. 

"Commander!!" Ken cried as he looked at me.

Looking back at Ken, I could see that he had already wiped the floor with the World Government agents. Moreover, judging by the sudden appearance of the Five Elders, I could tell that they had laid out a trap for us. 

We didn't have much time to grab Ginny out of here.

"Ken, go look for Ginny. The Five Elders aren't the only ones out on the move," I instructed.

"What about the Revolutionary Army? Aren't they respo-," I interrupted Ken before he could finish that question.

"It's pretty obvious that they were well prepared for our arrival, and if they're as smart as we give them credit to be. They probably have already assumed that I wouldn't be here alone, and Ginny had already been placed somewhere else for surveillance," I explained.

Ken seemed to understand where I was getting at. He nodded before turning into lightning and disappearing towards Mariejois, leaving me alone with the unconscious World Government Agents and the slightly bruised Elders.

"Even if you send that brat ahead, you won't be able to find her," Saturn remarked.

"That isn't for you to decide," I replied.

"We've given you far enough courtesy! We won't let you disgrace the World Government's name anymore!!" Nusjuro boomed as an even thicker black smoke began to emerge from him.

Saturn hummed as a similar thick black smoke emerged from his body as well.

"You should've left Ginny to her fate, Storm Dragon. Now you'll suffer the same fate as her!" Saturn roared as multiple dark web-like strings were covered with that sickening aura. 

It reminded me of what Figarland had on before he died. Probably something related to him. 

I stomped the ground before launching myself at the duo. I easily weaved through the webs and appeared right in front of Nusjuro, who had morphed into his hybrid form. Landing my axe right on his Katana, I had added a lot more strength this time. As a result, the axe's blows pushed Nusjuro back, and his arms were raised as a result of the impact. 

Saturn, upon seeing his comrade was in a bit of trouble, immediately sent an acidic sputum right at me to give Nusjuro some breathing room. However, instead of dodging it, I swatted it out of the way with my axe before I used Soru to appear right in front of Saturn.

Saturn narrowed his eyes before raising his cane in anticipation. However, instead of attacking with my axe, I channeled a lot of strength in my leg before kicking him right in the chin. 

Saturn seemed to have anticipated this because of his Observation Haki, but he couldn't tank the strength of the blow, and as a result I broke his guard. I used this opportunity to kick him square in the chest and sent him flying a bit of a distance. 

Nusjuro, who recovered while my attention was on Saturn, appeared right beside me with his katana slightly drawn from his sheath.

"Hades' Wrath!!" Nusjuro growled as he swiped at my neck viciously.

My Observation Haki warned me of imminent danger, but I didn't have time to block. So, I could only use Soru at the last second to create a small distance between us. Moreover, I slightly bent my knees before swinging my axe slightly.

"Lightning of the Dead!" I swiped right at him at near point-blank range. 

Nusjuro immediately coated his immediate surroundings with ice to offset some of the damage that the attack would have brought, but it wasn't enough to save him from being launched even farther from me.

Behind me, I could hear the roaring voice of Saturn rushing me. I could only smile a bit before turning right back at him.