Chapter 26: Roar of the Lion
" GraahhhhH!" Jinshi growled and tried biting down on the woman's shoulder, only or her to vanish just before Jinshi could close his mouth. He turned around quickly, and she was already in his face again, she kicked Jinshi in his face and knocked him off the ground, sending him flying into the air.
She chased after Jinshi, and as she appeared over his head, she tried punching him, only for her to miss, as Jinshi moved out of the way.
" Damn it!"
" Pay attention!" Jinshi shouted, he grabbed the woman from behind and rolled his hips upward, lifting her over his head. " Black Driver!" Jinshi slammed the woman on the back of her head, driving her into the ground. and causing the snow on the mountain to shake.
" Gah!" She grunted.
But it wasn't over yet, Jinshi quickly jumped to his feet and grabbed the woman by her ankle. He then started spinning her around in the air. He swung her through multiple of the large trees, before finally slamming her back down on the ground. Jinshi grabbed one of the fallen trees and raised it over his head.
The woman looked up at Jinshi just as he was about to smash her with the tree and opened her mouth. " HAH!" A breath of raging wind fired out from her mouth, hitting Jinshi right in his face.
Jinshi was impressed, this woman was powerful. Very powerful. If this land was full of fighters like this, then Jinshi figured it would be worth a true challenge.
" Fine. I think I've seen enough to get a rough estimate of things. But let's see how you handle this! LION KINGS ROAR!" Jinshi opened his mouth and fired a large black wave of fire from it.
" Huh?" The woman watched as the shockwave approached and fired her own breath attack to try and counter it.
* DOOM!
The two beams collided with one another and started a beam clash that shock the mountain tops.
The force of the two attacks continued shaking the area, and while the woman's own attack was quite powerful indeed, it was slowly but surely beginning to lose out to Jinshi's.
" HAH!" With one final push following through, Jinshi obliterated the Woman's wind funnel, and blasted her right in the face with his own breath attack blasting away much of the forest behind her.
IT took a moment for the woman to realize she had been hit. It wasn't until her back touched the snowy ground, and the pain finally began to surge through her body that she understood what had happened.
Jinshi approached the woman as she lay on the ground and looked down at her with a gaze of respect. " Heh! Not many people are strong enough to fight with me, like that. What's your name?" Jinshi asked the woman.
" N... Norin."
" Norin, you should feel honored." Jinshi told the woman.
" W... Who are you? Why... Why are you here?" Norin asked the man.
" Simple. I wanted to see what your kingdom had to offer me. And I have to say, I'm impressed. Maybe your people can offer me a challenge after all. Is there anyone else on this island as strong as you are?" Jinshi asked.
" I'm not telling you a thing." Norin responded. She looked up at Jinshi and spat in his face.
She was seeking to anger the man, but instead Jinshi laughed. He simply looked at the woman and laughed.
" Yes, that's it. Be defiant. Whatever the means necessary, crush your enemy, spit in his eyes, gouge them out, bite his throat out! Honor? Do whatever you need to do to defeat the strong. Only by being strong yourself can you protect something. Tell me, Norin... Do you want to be strong?" Jinshi asked the woman.
" You go to hell!"
" We're already there! This world has grown boring, since Roger died! Many expected Whitebeard to stand tall and take his place. But all he's done is sail quietly around the seas. Shiki disgraced the Lion name and has vanished himself! Rocks, the old legend is gone! Big mom and Kaido are busy creating their own little sanctuaries! The days of Pirates being a threat are slowly coming to an end! Each and every single day more and more pirates are popping up, but they're weak! All of them! They're nothing but children playing at being pirates! And each day.... Each day that I live! I lose my chance at earning the one thing I want the most! A true glorious fight to the DEATH! To be the strongest one on the seas, THAT is my dream! To do that I need to fight stronger and stronger foes. So, Norin, be proud that you've found yourself on that list." Jinshi explained to the woman. He looked down upon her like a man possessed by madness. His sheer thrill and lust for battle was unbelievable.
" Heal your wounds and get stronger Norin. And prepare your people for battle. because in a few days, a group of pirates are going to attack this entire island. I hope you survive the experience." Jinshi told the woman. He turned on his heel and started walking away, feeling that he had already seen enough to make a good guess on the strength of the island in just this one woman.
" Wait!" Norin shouted. She lifted herself up off the ground and glared at Jinshi. " You... What is your name?" Norin asked the man.
" My name? My name is Jinshi. The Black Lion Jinshi."
" Jinshi, I will not lose to you again. Understand? My people are not so weak that we will simply be pushed around. The Frost Kingdom is one of the major trading nations in the North, our resources are valuable to everyone in the north, Pirates and Marines alike. Do you think, this will be the first time someone thought they were strong enough to overcome us?"
Jinshi grinned. " That's my girl! Now that's what I Like to see!" Jinshi exclaimed. " Keep that attitude, it will serve you well. I really hope you make it. It'd be such a shame for such a beautiful creature to die out before it can reach its full potential. Hahahahahahaha!" Jinshi jumped into the air, and vanished beyond the tree line, leaving Norin to nurse her injuries.
" He was strong." Norin muttered. " I... I need to tell my father."
Oh boy, Terris is not gonna be happy when he finds out Jinshi just gave away his plans. Here we go into the War in the North arc. Let me know how you feel about Jinshi and the group of pirates in the comments below! See next time!
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