[Five Months Later]
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“Ice Block: Partisan!”
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Two sharp spears of solid ice spawned at the drop of the words. They glistened with light-blue luster, reflecting a chilly shine from the afternoon sun.
*Fwoo* *Krrr*
The projectiles shot out ahead and a freezing sound followed as the air in the atmosphere froze alongside their trajectory.
Damien, who stood tall at the center of the attack area, simply glanced at the coming attack. He swung his left arm in a horizontal arc, shattering both the spears without difficulty.
However, these few moments gave the young attacker time to flicker behind Damien.
Kuzan tapped the famed pirate’s back with a look of relish struck to his young face.
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“Ice Time!”
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The creaking of ice went off as Damien’s trench coat began to solidify and freeze together. The fabric became hard and fragile as the chill spread onto the skin hidden below.
Kuzan smirked, though his smile turned upside down as he saw the effect. “Hah? How come my ice doesn’t affect you?”
Instead of an answer, he was greeted with a swift punch to the cheek.
Bam!
The boy flew through the air, his body bursting through a sea of trees, eventually meeting a large hill.
The body slammed onto the hill, exploding into innumerable shards of ice.
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“Kuzan-kun, are you okay?” a soft voice came from the side.
The creaking of ice went off once more as the young boy reappeared from the broken icy shards coming together.
“Haa, huuh,” he breathed heavily. “Man, that Haki kicked me out of intangibility and almost made me turn into a bloody paste on that hill!”
He then spat out a wad of blood and exclaimed, “That, that could have killed me!”
Toki, who was naturally the one who came to check up on him, calmed him down, “I think your body is a lot tougher than you think, Kuzan-kun.”
The boy blinked, he examined his body once more—all he felt was a dull ache in his face and the rest was negligible.
Toki saw his look and gave him a bright smile.
“Well then, I think Damien-san wants us to attack together now,” she said.
Kuzan nodded and the two of them shuttled toward the awaiting Damien.
*Whizz!* The ice boy appeared in front of the Sin Incarnate.
*Hiss*
His body was fuming with white vapour as the water molecules in the air could not help but freeze. Every breath created its frozen display as the very ground beneath had turned frosty.
Kuzan leaped into the air, his arms crossed into an X-shape. The boy’s breathing hitched as he put every ounce of his energy into the next attack.
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“Ice Ball!”
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It was a thick current of pure frost. The ice horizontally streamed onwards and met Damien’s towering body. The burst of white calmed down, leaving a giant sphere of ice, the Sin Incarnate frozen at its core.
Kuzan saw the display but had a feeling that Damien could easily have dodged the attack.
*Thud* Toki landed on top of a tall tree while tracking the fight. She saw Damien’s immobilized state and began her attack, her hands taking the motion of that of an archer.
“Time Bow.”
At the drop of her words, green-coloured energy materialized around her fingers, a bright green bow formed with an equally green bowstring.
The weapon glowed brightly as tens of green arrows formed, cocked into the weapon.
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“Nullity Rain!”
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Tens of arrows shot out at the same time, creating a volley of green-coloured projectiles. They swished through the air, a foreboding sound left in their wake.
The volley of arrows rained onto the ice ball, piercing the frozen statue.
*Szzz*
One of the arrows that had hit the ground remained in shape as its target began to deteriorate. Sizzling sounds resounded throughout the region as the entire mass of land below began to decompose and turn to dust.
It was as if it had been aged to its very death!
Conversely, the ice sculpture took only but a few seconds to turn from ice to water to broken and stray atoms, eventually turning into heat and dissipating into nothingness. The ground soon spread out in a circular motion, eating up a large chunk. Simply put, the arrows rendered the entire area null!
[Attack Images (in Discord)]
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Kuzan felt a chill on his back as he saw the corrosive display. “Wait, I’m an ice-human, how can my neck feel cold?” he muttered.
Then his mind clicked. “Oh, he’s right behind me, isn’t he?”
BAM!
The boy soon fell to the ground, clutching his aching dome, his eyes threatening to pop out of their sockets.
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Damien ignored the child rolling in pain and saw the area of attack.
He then turned his gaze to the girl who had jumped down from the tree. “Those arrows are pretty damn dangerous, you know?”
Toki panicked a little and stuttered, “I-I still can’t fully control them!”
Damien smiled at her dread. “I’m just kidding, being dangerous is a good thing.”
The words calmed the girl down, who could only return a pouty grunt in her embarrassment.
Damien’s mind, however, was elsewhere.
‘As expected, fast-forwarding powers are really fearsome. They should even be able to cancel out a Logia’s intangibility,’ Damien thought. ‘But Haki remains their biggest obstacle.’
Meanwhile, some information filled his mind.
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[Five Months Later]
.
“Ice Block: Partisan!”
.
Two sharp spears of solid ice spawned at the drop of the words. They glistened with light-blue luster, reflecting a chilly shine from the afternoon sun.
*Fwoo* *Krrr*
The projectiles shot out ahead and a freezing sound followed as the air in the atmosphere froze alongside their trajectory.
Damien, who stood tall at the center of the attack area, simply glanced at the coming attack. He swung his left arm in a horizontal arc, shattering both the spears without difficulty.
However, these few moments gave the young attacker time to flicker behind Damien.
Kuzan tapped the famed pirate’s back with a look of relish struck to his young face.
.
“Ice Time!”
.
The creaking of ice went off as Damien’s trench coat began to solidify and freeze together. The fabric became hard and fragile as the chill spread onto the skin hidden below.
Kuzan smirked, though his smile turned upside down as he saw the effect. “Hah? How come my ice doesn’t affect you?”
Instead of an answer, he was greeted with a swift punch to the cheek.
Bam!
The boy flew through the air, his body bursting through a sea of trees, eventually meeting a large hill.
The body slammed onto the hill, exploding into innumerable shards of ice.
.
“Kuzan-kun, are you okay?” a soft voice came from the side.
The creaking of ice went off once more as the young boy reappeared from the broken icy shards coming together.
“Haa, huuh,” he breathed heavily. “Man, that Haki kicked me out of intangibility and almost made me turn into a bloody paste on that hill!”
He then spat out a wad of blood and exclaimed, “That, that could have killed me!”
Toki, who was naturally the one who came to check up on him, calmed him down, “I think your body is a lot tougher than you think, Kuzan-kun.”
The boy blinked, he examined his body once more—all he felt was a dull ache in his face and the rest was negligible.
Toki saw his look and gave him a bright smile.
“Well then, I think Damien-san wants us to attack together now,” she said.
Kuzan nodded and the two of them shuttled toward the awaiting Damien.
*Whizz!* The ice boy appeared in front of the Sin Incarnate.
*Hiss*
His body was fuming with white vapour as the water molecules in the air could not help but freeze. Every breath created its frozen display as the very ground beneath had turned frosty.
Kuzan leaped into the air, his arms crossed into an X-shape. The boy’s breathing hitched as he put every ounce of his energy into the next attack.
.
“Ice Ball!”
.
It was a thick current of pure frost. The ice horizontally streamed onwards and met Damien’s towering body. The burst of white calmed down, leaving a giant sphere of ice, the Sin Incarnate frozen at its core.
Kuzan saw the display but had a feeling that Damien could easily have dodged the attack.
*Thud* Toki landed on top of a tall tree while tracking the fight. She saw Damien’s immobilized state and began her attack, her hands taking the motion of that of an archer.
“Time Bow.”
At the drop of her words, green-coloured energy materialized around her fingers, a bright green bow formed with an equally green bowstring.
The weapon glowed brightly as tens of green arrows formed, cocked into the weapon.
.
“Nullity Rain!”
.
Tens of arrows shot out at the same time, creating a volley of green-coloured projectiles. They swished through the air, a foreboding sound left in their wake.
The volley of arrows rained onto the ice ball, piercing the frozen statue.
*Szzz*
One of the arrows that had hit the ground remained in shape as its target began to deteriorate. Sizzling sounds resounded throughout the region as the entire mass of land below began to decompose and turn to dust.
It was as if it had been aged to its very death!
Conversely, the ice sculpture took only but a few seconds to turn from ice to water to broken and stray atoms, eventually turning into heat and dissipating into nothingness. The ground soon spread out in a circular motion, eating up a large chunk. Simply put, the arrows rendered the entire area null!
[Attack Images (in Discord)]
.
Kuzan felt a chill on his back as he saw the corrosive display. “Wait, I’m an ice-human, how can my neck feel cold?” he muttered.
Then his mind clicked. “Oh, he’s right behind me, isn’t he?”
BAM!
The boy soon fell to the ground, clutching his aching dome, his eyes threatening to pop out of their sockets.
.
Damien ignored the child rolling in pain and saw the area of attack.
He then turned his gaze to the girl who had jumped down from the tree. “Those arrows are pretty damn dangerous, you know?”
Toki panicked a little and stuttered, “I-I still can’t fully control them!”
Damien smiled at her dread. “I’m just kidding, being dangerous is a good thing.”
The words calmed the girl down, who could only return a pouty grunt in her embarrassment.
Damien’s mind, however, was elsewhere.
‘As expected, fast-forwarding powers are really fearsome. They should even be able to cancel out a Logia’s intangibility,’ Damien thought. ‘But Haki remains their biggest obstacle.’
Meanwhile, some information filled his mind.
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