One Piece : The Blood Emperor

"What a lively desert."

Sanji watched the battlefield while lighting up a cigarette. He also never left his focus on Smoker who didn't even bother to make a move.

Then, he saw Zoro on a perilous situation. He was about to help when he heard Luke's voice on telepathy.

"Don't. That's a swordsman duel. You will only ruin their battle if you interfere." Luke said. He was busy pummeling Akainu, but his attention also focused on Zoro and other fighting Strawhats.

Swordsman's battle is said to be sacred.

Since Zoro wanted a one on one duel, Luke has no say in it.

Luke knew how powerful Atomic Samurai is. However, the latter is still a human with limitations. It will up to Zoro on how to surpass this man.

"That idiot!" Sanji clicked his tongue with annoyance. The plan has already been laid and this moss head wanted to act tough by facing a strong enemy alone.

...

Zoro gritted his teeth and his aura suddenly changed.

Demon Ashura! : Nine Sword Style!

A dark aura surrounds him and somehow managed to create a solid illusion of himself with multiple heads and arms, giving him the essence of nine swords.

Atomic Slash!

Kamikaze's eyes showed dangerous glint and performed his signature move.

He dashed towards Zoro and performed over 100 quick sword slashes within a second.

What made him more dangerous this time is that, he uses his powerful Sun Sword while Embuing it with Haki.

This attack of him can easily mince a giant race within a second.

Meanwhile Zoro was even more determined. His aura kept growing more ominous while he almost looked like a demon himself. His strength temporarily multiplied a couple of times.

Demon Ashura! : Dead Man's Game!

Haki begins emanating from him as he Embued his swords using more Armament Haki. He then readies his swords and clashes with Kamikaze's Atomic Slash in a flash while cutting the latter with incredible force.

BOOM!!!

Their clash caused a loud explosion which made everyone took notice of.

Both swordsman dashed past themselves as the clash ended.

THUD!

Zoro dropped one knee on the ground while his body was covered with insurmountable cuts, making him looked a bloody mess. His two swords exploded into bits, remaining only his Wado Ichimonji sword.

Meanwhile, Kamikaze also paused his steps without any injuries in him.

However, his face says the opposite.

A few seconds later...

PSH! PLOP!

"Impossible...!"

Kamikaze inaudibly muttered as his right hand dropped while gripping the Sun Sword. A deep gash of wound suddenly appeared on his chest in a diagonal line. The wound suddenly splurted lots of blood as he dropped to the ground, his fate unknown.

"..." Everyone went silent when they saw Zoro appeared the victor of their duel.

Especially the side of World Government. They never expected their powerful swordsman would be defeated just like that.

Was it a fluke? Underestimated?

Whatever it is, the duel already ended and Zoro became the winner.

Meanwhile, Zoro grabbed the Sun Sword. However, his expression greatly changed.

The Sun Sword actually emptied his energy with that one touch.

That means, Kamikaze took a heavy toll on his body just by wielding this sword.

He became determined and forcefully dragged the sword back to it's scabbard. His hand got scorched with intense heat just by wielding it.

Only then it returned to it's peaceful state after entering it's scabbard.

Zoro heaved a sigh after securing the sword to his waist before dropping down beside Kamikaze, bloody unconscious.

...

Luke smiled when he saw the final result of Zoro's battle. He then squinted at Akainu who kept struggling to match his strength.

He mocked, "What's the matter, lava boy? Hiding in your turtle shell?"

Akainu gritted his teeth. Every time he wants to resurface, he gets pushed back into the pool of lava.

Magma Torrent!

RUMBLE!! BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!!

Dozens of three-meter wide lava pillars emerged from the ground, making the heat in the air solidified.

Pillar Twist!

BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!

The lava pillars suddenly spinned and blasted out boulder-sized magma meteors that chaotically wreaking havoc in random places.

Luke dodged and parried thousands of incoming lava meteors. This man in front of him truly deserves to be one of the strongest character in One Piece. The latter turned the desert into a doomsday area.

'I'll probably not provoke this madman. He's crazy..' He thought while busily dodging all the attacks.

Great Eruption!

Akainu emerged from the lava pool and flew towards Luke while carrying a massive magma fist.

BOOM!!!!

Explode!

Amids the clash, Akainu made his massive magma fist explode into boulder-sized meteors and rushed towards Luke.

Luke evaded once again. The heat really made him a bit affected. The lava meteors also made him occupied.

Right now, he and Akainu are kilometers away from the main battlefield.

Akainu kept on chasing Luke as if he wasn't in the losing side.

Luke took out his Special Gun Homie. He smiled and said, "You're really strong. However, it's time to get serious."

"Hmph! Hand over your life, pirate!" Akainu created more lava pillars as he eyed Luke as if the latter was his mortal enemy.

Luke merely smiled as he equipped the Bomb Bomb ammo to the Special Gun Homie. He elevated higher to make a good aim.

"Survive this first."

Akainu paused as he felt a little uneasy when Luke pointed that unusual gun at him. He remembered this golden gun stopped his powerful skill earlier.

Luke suddenly fired as the bullet instantly arrived in front of Akainu.

ZOOM!!

The ammo expanded into a size of a house. The air in the area suddenly stilled as silence ensued.

Akainu saw the giant golden balloon emitted a blinding light. His expression greatly changed.

BOOM!!!!!! RUMBLE!!!!

...

People of Alabasta Kingdom paused their work as they saw a blinding light in the distant desert despite it's day time.

RUMBLE!

After the light, earthquake ensued which made them greatly alarmed.

"What was that!?"

"What's going on!?"

...

"That's the location of Luffy and others. What happened there?!" Vivi exclaimed in shock.

"I... I don't know. It looks like something powerful exploded in there." Nami felt uneasy seeing that light.

"Let's head over!" Vivi commanded the cloud to rush towards the direction of the light.

Bon Clay still on the carriage, heading towards Alubarna. However, he didn't notice the slight change of the kingdom.

He couldn't contact anyone at the agents except for Mr.7 and Ms. Father's Day at the Capital. However, these two agents don't know the current situation. He tried to contact Crocodile, but there was no response at all.

He wanted to go back and see the situation for himself.

...

At battlefield...

Everyone got blasted away from the impact of Luke's explosion attack.

They were surprised as the epicenter of the explosion came from Luke and Akainu's location.

No one know what's actually going on. It's like, someone just detonated a powerful bomb that's enough to devastate a large town.

As the explosion ended, a massive crater of five kilometer of radius formed.

The massive lava pool instantly vanished as if it never were there.

Luke floated down while staring at the remains of Akainu. His eyes flickered when he saw Akainu laying down in the middle of the massive crater.

Akainu's body was charred black. However, it was only some charcoal that's painted on his body.

As for some damage, Luke only saw some bruises and few bleeding cuts. As for his state, he was unconscious.

"Damn this man can survive such explosion head on without major damage on his body? Looks like he's having a good nap too." Luke commented in awe, clicking his tongue of how tenacious Akainu's endurance.

If Akainu were to wake up right now, he'd be as powerful as his peak.

To kill Akainu, Luke will need to use his other abilities which may cause him his lifespan.

However, he wasn't planning on killing Akainu or any marine at the moment. He will pay a good price if those Hollows hunt the Strawhats again. Better to stay low for now.

Luke grabbed Akainu's head and made sure to erase his existence in the latter's memory.

"Hmm?" Luke glimpsed a little of Akainu's memory and flinched.

"Luffy as Emperor? What the hell is going on?"

He tried to pry further but no results came. However, he discovered another thing.

Portgas D. Ace has been captured.

Luke made some changes as he set Akainu into a few days of coma. It is to ensure that no trouble will come when they stay in this kingdom.

...

Luffy wasn't planning on letting Crocodile go. Using his amazing speed, he easily caught up and made Crocodile a low class fighter.

Crocodile was indeed powerful because of his Logia Devil Fruit, Sand Sand power. However, he relies too much on this Devil Fruit that Luffy easily pummeled him into someone unrecognizable using his Color of Arms Haki.

Luffy's Haki is on another level. No matter how much Crocodile struggles, he was no match, not one bit.

Crocodile laid flat on the sand while coughing a mouthful of blood. This is the first time he was beaten this hard. He finally learned how terrible those Haki users are. Before losing consciousness, he tattooed Luffy's face on his mind. Hatred filled his heart as he vows to get his revenge.

The three CP-0 agents against Yosaku and Johnny felt the situation not favor against them. They glanced at one another and decided to retreat.

However, before they could escape, Luke appeared beside them.

"Going somewhere?" Luke pointed his Special Gun Homie at them.

"You...! How?!" Guernica recognized Luke as he couldn't believe the latter actually defeated Akainu.

"I don't plan on killing you all, but if one of you move, you'll all die at once." Luke smiled at the trio. Although his smile looked harmless, the trio played it safe and didn't move their position.

These CP-0 agents are strong. However, frontal battle is not their forte. They were proficient in assassination.

Luke's third ring of Devil Fruit glowed before it release a visible energy wave towards the trio.

The trio's expression changed greatly. It was too late for them to dodge. They were caught by this mysterious energy wave. Then, they noticed they can't move one bit, maybe a little.

Luke smiled as the third Devil Fruit ring comes in handy.

The Slow Slow power, his third Devil Fruit ring.

He then kept his Special Gun Homie and approached one of tge CP-0 agent. Just like Akainu, he removed existence of other Strawhats.

However, since he discovered that Five Elders knew Luffy's existence, he put some memories where CP-0 got defeated by this encounter.

It's better to crown Luffy to be the new Emperor than facing unending pursuit with the command of Five Elders.

The CP-0 agent dropped to the ground unconscious.

Luke did the same to the next CP-0 and also dropped unconscious.

Luke squinted his eyes at the last person, Guernica. He didn't bother explaining as he did the same, wiping the existence of other Strawhats on their memories.

It's better to remain mysterious for now. Let Luffy shine brightly in the eyes of the world.

Meanwhile, Yosaku and Johnny stared at Luke while dropping their jaws in surprise. Luke just defeated these trio while they made a lot of effort dodging all of their attacks.

"B-B-Big Bro Luke! Y-You defeated an Admiral?!" Yosaku almost kneeled to worship Luke.

Johnny was the same. He now viewed Luke as his almighty Big Bro.

"Let's finish things here. Fetch that Admiral and place him here." Luke waved his hand as he approached the remaining enemy, Smoker.

Smoker's expression turned livid. Never in his life to meet such a powerful man that's even more powerful than their Admiral.

"Look, he's more chill than you. He uses two cigars." Luke arrived beside Sanji as he chuckled.

"You monster. You made their Admiral looked like amateur. We're talking about Marine Admiral here..." Sanji was still shocked by that massive explosion. He finally viewed Luke as someone not to be messed with. Fortunately, the latter was their nakama.

"Little things." Luke shrugged as he turned his attention to Smoker. He smiled as he said,

"I want you to do me a favor."