The old story

Merry unleashed a range of attacks, starting from laser shots to big ass cannon balls. The ships around didn't even last 5 minutes as their ships got ridden with holes and many were instantly drowned. Thankfully, the Straw Hats weren't that cruel and spared the lives of the Navy. But their ships were beyond destroyed. 

There more than dozen ships almost surrounding theirs but all went down. All, except one. 

"Let me handle the one." Nami said as with her staff she stood on the guard rails, ready to dive into the sea and take down the last standing navy ship. 

"Eh Nami! Why are you so interested?" Chopper and Ussop were confused by seeing the enthusiasm of Nami. 

"She probably wants to use her immortality and see what kind of reaction her body would receive since she had gone through the Underworld." Vivi said. 

"Wow.. Is that reason? Sugeee." Luffy being the idiot he was spoke.

The ocean around her churned, responding to the Nami's call. She lifted herself into the air with the help of a cyclone that she brought down upon. It was momentary but it was enough to give Nami the feeling of being airborne. 

The Navy ship, armed to the teeth with formidable cannons and a crew of highly skilled soldiers, advanced with an air of invincibility. Undeterred, Nami descended from her airborne vantage point, landing gracefully on the ship's deck. The sailors, initially surprised by the sudden appearance of her, soon recognized the ethereal glow surrounding Nami. 

"This is the weather bender. Kill her." 

"No capture her. We are the last men standing." 

"Shit. Why does the headquarters want us to die this bad." 

"Don't complain. Attack." 

As the ship's commander barked orders, Nami raised her arms, summoning an impenetrable barrier of swirling air that shielded him from the barrage of cannonfire. With a focused expression, he redirected the cannonballs back towards the ship, causing chaos among the crew.

The Navy soldiers, skilled in the art of combat, closed in on Nami with swords drawn and determination etched on their faces. Nami, however, demonstrated the mastery of her bending abilities and magic in her staff. Water spiraled around her, forming an impenetrable shield, while pillars of earth rose from the ship's deck, creating barriers that thwarted the soldiers' advances.

Determined to cripple the vessel, Nami focused her energy, summoning a massive tidal wave that surged towards the ship. The wave crashed against the hull, causing the ship to tilt precariously. Meanwhile, some of these men seemed to have advanced weaponry and were able to go beyond the barriers put up by Nami and they did wound her. 

The Navy cheered as they saw blood flowing down from various parts of the body. But then they were horrified. The wounds inflicted onto her, healed pretty fast by itself and within a second there was not even a scar on it. 

"What kind of sorcery is this?"

"Our intelligence never spoke of the fact that the weather bender could heal." 

"This is impossible." 

"We are doomed."

Nami smirked seeing the reaction. It did pain her when she got wounded but with each passing pain, it would go down and allow her body to adapt to the new transformation. Seizing the opportunity, Nami ascended into the air once more, channeling the power of a lightning storm. Bolts of electricity crackled around her as she directed a powerful lightning strike towards the ship's mast. The lightning struck true, shattering the mast and rendering the vessel helpless against the relentless onslaught of the elements.

With the Navy ship incapacitated and its crew defeated, Nami descended to the deck. After she saw the destruction she was pretty proud of herself and was happy that everything turned out to be fine. And soon beside her, the others landed. 

"Sugee Nami." Luffy started cheering and patting on her back. 

"Our navigator is very powerful." Chopper and Ussop started hurraying for her.

Sanji was all lovey-dovey and praised her a lot and promised to cook everything she ever wanted, which was everyday. Vivi also cheered for her. Meanwhile, Ken held one unconscious navy by his collar and woke him up with multiple slaps. 

His face got swollen after the slaps. The navy was terrified when he saw Ken the moment he open his eyes. 

"What .. What do you want Punisher.. The navy would be arriving soon with Admiral." 

"Do I look like I care about an Admiral?" Ken spoke and the man felt a pressure from the surroundings that he had never felt from anyone in his life. He felt like he was looking at some kind of ancient demon that would devour him and he wouldn't be able to even lift a pinky. 

"Now answer my question without any word of threat." Ken spoke, letting got of his spiritual pressure. He gulped down and nodded. 

"Where are the islands?" Ken asked. 

"It was last seen 80 kms east of the Oykot Kingdom. That was a day ago. That's all I know.. Please leave me.." The navy personnel said. 

"Oykot.. Hmm. Has anyone seen Shiki?" Ken contemplated. Ken had heard of the kingdom but never bothered to go there or find more information. 

"No.. Nobody has seen him and we only know that Shiki is behind is because he had called the headquarters." The man was trembling as he was answering. 

"What a bold move by a half dead man." Ken answered and threw the Navy man away like some kind of rag doll. Of course, this didn't hurt the Navy and he was just terrified. Soon they were back at their own ship and the location of the Kingdom was determined. 

This time they didn't bother to go via sea as it would just be a nuisance. The ship lifted itself into the air and with tremendous speed blasted off. Soon they reached right above the Oykot Kingdom. The ship was among the clouds so nobody could see them from land and in addition they were way high up in the air for anybody to even hear them. 

"I will be going down and gather more info." Ken spoke. 

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