The Blue-Eyed White Dragon soared through the skies.
Storm sat cross-legged atop the dragon's head, gazing down at the ruins of Shandora below while recalling information about Enel.
"When the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Skypiea, the 'Sky Knight'—the former 'God of Skypiea'—told them that six years prior, Enel had overthrown his rule and become the new 'God of Skypiea.'"
"The Straw Hat Pirates set sail four years after that."
"Which means… Enel has ruled Skypiea for two years now!"
Storm wasn't sure exactly when Enel had eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
But one thing he was certain of—
By the time Enel became the "God of Skypiea," he had already obtained the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!
Because even before Enel ascended as the "God of Skypiea,"
he had already used the abilities of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to destroy his homeland—Birka.
"In that case, it's simple. I just need to find Enel directly!"
Storm stared down at the ruins of Shandora, his eyes glowing with two sharp red lights.
His Observation Haki quietly activated, scanning the island below.
Every "sound" within the ruins of Shandora was perceived and captured by Storm's Observation Haki.
On this island, which the Skypieans called "God's Land" Upper Yard,
Storm clearly detected several "sounds" worthy of his attention.
Based on his past experience,
some of these "sounds" belonged to individuals roughly on par with pirates with bounties of several million Belly.
"These four sounds in Shandora's ruins… must be Enel's Four Priests, right?"
Storm recalled the events of the Straw Hat Pirates' journey through Skypiea.
"If I remember correctly, all four of Enel's priests had mastered 'Mantra'—
in other words, the power of Observation Haki.
From that perspective, Enel's Four Priests already surpass the vast majority of pirates in Paradise…"
Storm didn't care much about the priests. What interested him was another powerful "sound"—
one nearly on par with Crocodile's!
"Found him! Enel!"
Storm steered the Blue-Eyed White Dragon toward the direction his Observation Haki had detected.
How swift was the White Dragon's flight?
In just a short while,
the dragon had crossed most of Shandora's ruins, arriving before a massive, simply designed temple.
At the temple's entrance, four figures stood waiting.
The arrival of the Blue-Eyed White Dragon had been noticed well in advance.
Storm examined the four standing at the temple gates—tall, short, fat, thin, each with bizarre appearances.
They were the sources of the four relatively weak "sounds" he had noticed earlier—
the Four Priests!
"Illegal intruder."
One of the priests stepped forward, raising his spear to point at the White Dragon in the sky.
"You shall face the judgment of—"
"Noise."
Storm had no patience to waste on small fry.
His right hand stretched out, five fingers elongating into slender strands of clay that shot through the air like bullets.
The clay snakes, white as serpents, danced wildly through the air. The four priests couldn't even begin to match the speed of the Clay White Snakes' flight.
In just the blink of an eye—
Two priests had their throats pierced.
Two had their hearts impaled.
Four corpses collapsed simultaneously, their life force slowly dissipating...
The remaining Clay White Snake streaked toward the temple behind them.
But before it could enter the temple—
BOOM!
A low rumble of thunder echoed.
A dazzling bolt of lightning shot out from within the temple, instantly materializing beside the corpses of the four priests.
He was tall and lanky, bare-chested, with earlobes that stretched all the way down to his abdomen. Four drums adorned with magatama symbols hung on his back.
The current god of Skypiea, wielder of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit—Enel!
"To think the four priests were defeated just like that..."
Not a trace of sorrow could be seen on Enel's pale face. Instead, he burst into laughter.
"Yahahaha! Well, what can you do?"
"After all... I am the god!"
Four bloodstained white snakes, along with the remaining Clay White Snake, all lunged at Enel at once.
Enel rolled his eyes, glancing up at the massive White Dragon in the sky before his body transformed into lightning and vanished.
The five Clay White Snakes struck nothing but air.
The speed of clay could never match the fleeting nature of lightning.
The bolt of lightning reformed atop the Blue-Eyed White Dragon's head.
Enel looked down at Storm with ease, his gaze lingering for a moment on the man's back.
"No wings... You're a Blue Sea dweller, aren't you?"
Enel noticed Storm's fingers, which had returned to normal.
"Is this the power of a Devil Fruit? These soft, sluggish white things... What kind of Devil Fruit did you eat?"
"It's impressive that you have the courage to stand before me."
Storm stared calmly at Enel.
"But that's the only thing I can praise you for."
Before his words could even reach Enel's ears—
Storm moved at a speed surpassing sound, appearing before Enel like a ghost.
"More-More Fruit: Hundredfold Speed!"
Storm raised his right fist, wrapped in dense, pitch-black Armament Haki, and swung it forward with deceptive ease.
To be honest—
Storm's speed had genuinely startled Enel.
But relying on his "invincible" Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he didn't take Storm's attack seriously at all.
It was just a mere fist—
BAM!
Storm's Haki-coated fist slammed squarely into Enel's stomach, unleashing a sickening, bone-shaking impact.
Enel felt an excruciating pain erupt in his abdomen.
His body instinctively curled forward, his mouth forced open as he coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes bulging in shock.
The next instant—
Enel was sent flying backward like a shooting star, crashing straight into his temple.
BOOM!
The self-proclaimed invincible god of thunder plowed through his own temple, toppling countless structures in his wake.
Storm leaped down from the Blue-Eyed White Dragon, landing directly in front of the temple.
At that moment—
A blinding flash of lightning erupted from the temple ruins.
Enel burst through the wreckage, reappearing before Storm.
Compared to his earlier carefree demeanor, Enel now looked utterly disheveled.
Beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead, blood trickling from his nose and mouth, while a massive purple-red fist imprint remained on his abdomen from the recent blow.
"You—"
Enel barely managed to speak before his legs suddenly gave way, forcing him to kneel on one knee as he involuntarily coughed up a mouthful of clotted blood.
Cough—wah!
Facing a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Storm had no intention of wasting time with words.
More-More Fruit: Hundredfold Speed! His figure vanished from sight once more, reappearing before Enel as if teleporting.
Storm's fist, clad in Armament Haki, continued its relentless advance.
Extreme speed brought terrifying force.
But this time, Enel finally reacted.
Can't take it head-on!
Can't take it head-on!
Can't take it head-on!
Overwhelming fear surged in the heart of Enel, who fancied himself a "god."
At this critical moment, he didn't hesitate—activating his Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, he transformed into lightning and fled from the spot.
BOOM! Storm's iron fist struck the temple's ground, instantly shattering it into fragments.
Rocks and clumps of earth flew in all directions as the impact carved out a terrifying crater dozens of meters wide.
Enel reappeared on the opposite side of the temple.
Staring at the near-penetrated ground left by Storm's strike, beads of sweat instantly drenched his forehead.
If that had hit me… I'd be dead for sure…
"You bastard! How dare you defy the dignity of a god?!"
The fear of death ignited boundless fury within Enel.
"By divine decree—DIE! Divine Judgment!"
Raising a single hand to the sky, his right arm transformed into endless bolts of lightning.
BOOOOM! At the call of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, an immense thunderbolt descended from the heavens, striking Storm's previous location with lightning-fast speed.
Upon impact, the lightning summoned by Divine Judgment expanded into a towering pillar of thunder, spreading outward and triggering a chain of massive explosions.
The already ruined temple structures were reduced to dust under the terrifying might of Divine Judgment, swept away by the violent shockwaves.
While raising his right hand to administer "electrotherapy" to his wounded abdomen, easing the excruciating pain—
Enel simultaneously activated Mantra, attempting to detect his enemy's presence.
He desperately hoped the man who had instilled such fear in him had perished beneath his divine wrath.
Mantra returned no response.
Within the attack radius of Divine Judgment, Enel sensed no trace of his foe.
He… is dead?
"Yahahaha!"
Enel burst into laughter once more, venting his mix of terror and exhilaration.
"My Rumble-Rumble Fruit is truly invincible!"
But the moment those words left his lips—
The ground beneath his feet suddenly warped.
From the Clayified earth emerged two pitch-black hands, firmly wrapped in Armament Haki, gripping Enel's ankles with unshakable force.
Enel's heart skipped a beat.
He tried to activate his Rumble-Rumble Fruit again, to transform into lightning and escape—
But the Armament Haki-coated clay had already seized his physical form.
The pair of "black hands" that emerged from the ground clamped onto his body like iron tongs, gripping him relentlessly.
Enel's heart was filled with terror.
Despite his strength, he couldn't break free from the grasp of those "black hands"!
When one plan failed, Enel quickly devised another.
If he couldn't escape, then he would simply destroy the ground beneath him! Once again, he unleashed the power of the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit], transforming his entire body into a mass of lightning.
"Discharge—100 Million Volts!"
Zzzzt—
A ferocious surge of electricity erupted instantly, concentrated on the pair of [Armament Haki]-coated "clay black hands."
Dazzling arcs of lightning filled every corner of the shrine.
Had any other Skypiean been present, even the slightest contact with this lightning would have been enough to kill them on the spot.
At that very moment, Storm's figure emerged from another part of the earth.
Calmly, he raised his right hand, watching the "lightning man" whose attention was entirely focused on the "clay black hands."
A massive amount of clay surged forth, encasing his fist and transforming it into a "Giant Fist."
Without hesitation, Storm unleashed his own [Armament Haki], upgrading the "Giant Fist" into an "Armament Giant Fist."
The next instant—
Storm swung his right fist toward the "lightning man" ahead, further amplifying it with the [More-More Fruit·Hundredfold Power]!
Hundredfold·Armament·Clay Giant Fist!
BOOM!
Storm's hundredfold punch landed squarely on Enel, who was still trapped in place with no means of escape.
A deafening explosion rang out.
Enel collapsed on the spot.
A sinister, blood-red [Blood Diamond Trophy] materialized before Storm.
[Diamond Trophy: Enel]
[Trophy Rating: ★★★★★★]
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