Top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruit users have one primary concern in battle: collateral damage.
Especially for those at the Admiral level—magma, light, and ice. Once they unleash their full power, the result is catastrophic. Awakening their fruits alone can turn an island, or even a nation, into a living hell. In the past, during large-scale wars, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan had to hold back. With allies nearby, letting magma erupt, freezing air spread, or lasers sweep the battlefield meant risking friendly fire.
But now?
Mary Geoise is the World Government's stronghold. Here, the weakest warriors are at least Warlord level. The three Admirals can fight without reservation.
Just like before.
Sakazuki unleashed his full power. A single punch spewed a fiery roar that turned several kilometers of terrain into a sea of magma and flames. His follow-up attack—combining Entangling Blade and Darkhound—though less widespread, matched the destruction of his opening salvo. Together, they reshaped the land, replacing stone and trees with lava.
Then came Meteor Volcano, uprooting forests and sinking the earth. After his duel with Aramu, Sakazuki hadn't just defeated his opponent; he had rewritten a third of Mary Geoise's geography into a hellscape.
Kuzan's methods differed, but the results were similar.
The Three Logia Admirals. If Borsalino is the fastest and Sakazuki the strongest attacker, Kuzan commands the widest range.
"Ice Age!"
Rolling waves of freezing air, like a hurricane, surged forward. Everything in their path froze instantly.
Even the giant prince of Elbaf, Loki, was swept up by the icy torrent. He and his weapon vanished beneath a glacial shell.
Crack.
The next second, the ice shattered. Web-like fractures spread across Loki's body before exploding outward.
"Ara ra ra ra... As expected of the Prince of Elbaf."
Kuzan watched as Loki broke free for the third time in rapid succession. "I've frozen you three times in a row. You're breaking loose this quickly. That's not Haki."
Don't mistake Kuzan's Ice-Ice Fruit for weak. Doflamingo, a Warlord, could barely break free after a casual breath of cold air—and it cost him dearly in stamina.
Yet Loki, facing Kuzan's full-power Ice Age, shattered the ice repeatedly with no signs of fatigue. Most warriors—even a hero like Garp—would suffer severe injuries and stamina depletion from such exposure. Loki looked unaffected.
Kuzan, a veteran of countless battles, sensed something was wrong.
"Hahahaha! Have I been discovered?"
Loki's grin widened, abandoning his pretense. "Since you've noticed, there's no point hiding it. I am the user of the Lie-Lie Fruit."
He stared at the Admiral. "Whatever lie I tell... becomes reality."
In battles between Emperors, Devil Fruits and Haki are critical, but willpower is the deciding factor. Without a strong will, even the most powerful abilities are dull. By revealing his fruit, Loki aimed to shatter Kuzan's resolve.
"Is this... like making a wish?" Kuzan asked, feigning astonishment. He had suspected Loki's power was formidable, but not this versatile. In the hands of an Emperor, a fruit that turns lies into truth is more troublesome than even the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
"Something like that," Loki grinned.
"Then why not lie?" Kuzan tilted his head. "Say that Marshal Rosen was defeated."
Loki's grin froze.
All Devil Fruits have a limit. Trafalgar Law, despite the Op-Op Fruit, couldn't teleport Kaido or Big Mom. Haki, if strong enough, can override a Devil Fruit's ability.
Loki knew this well. He had been defeated by Shanks and imprisoned. He was powerless against Haki of that caliber, let alone the might of Rosen.
"It seems a lie is still a lie," Kuzan mused. "Even if it becomes truth, there are limits. At least, against Rosen's level of Haki, your lies are meaningless."
"My lies can't defeat Rosen, but they can certainly defeat you, Kuzan!" Loki scoffed, shouting his next lie into the heavens. "I am the Sun God!"
Instantly, his hair and clothes turned white. Steam-like ribbons wrapped around his neck and armpits—the silhouette of Gear Fifth. Loki's body swelled, his transformation into the "Sun God" far exceeding the size and aura of Nika Luffy.
"Nika?" Kuzan's eyes narrowed.
As a Marine Admiral, he was now privy to secrets formerly reserved for the Fleet Admiral alone. He knew the truth: the Gomu Gomu no Mi was actually the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type—Model: Nika. A fruit the World Government had hunted for 800 years.
"You know about Nika too?" Loki's eyes gleamed with delight. "That makes things easier. Now you understand the power of the Lie-Lie Fruit!"
"Why not just lie and say you're a Weapon-Weapon Fruit user?" Kuzan suggested, probing for the fruit's constraints. "Say you're Rosen. Or say you possess the Arms-Arms Fruit and summon a Zanpakutō. Wouldn't one strike end the battle?"
"Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?" Loki sneered. "The Nika form is enough."
He wouldn't entertain the idea. When Loki first ate the fruit, he had tried lying about being Rosen. It failed. He tried claiming to be the Arms-Arms Fruit user. The fruit allowed him to summon a blade resembling a Zanpakutō, but he couldn't achieve its Shikai, let alone Bankai. Even Resurrección was impossible.
Loki realized the fruit's limitation: the strength of the lie depended on the user's potential. He couldn't match Rosen's development of the Arms-Arms Fruit. He couldn't surpass the Admiral's ceiling. So, he settled for the Nika form—a lie that relied on his own existing power as a giant.
"I see," Kuzan deduced. "The Lie-Lie Fruit's upper limit depends on the user's strength. Against Rosen, it's just a boast. Even against an Admiral or Emperor, you can only bluff."
"If you could simply lie and say I was dead, the battle would end instantly. The fact you haven't means... it's impossible."
"You're asking for death!" Loki roared, his face contorted in fury.
He unleashed his imagination. His body swelled further, surpassing three hundred meters, towering over Mary Geoise like a mountain. A terrifying aura of oppression crushed down.
"Gungnir Spear!"
Loki clenched his fist. From his colossal height, he threw a punch downward. It was like a mountain collapsing, the air pressure alone threatening to flatten Kuzan.
Kuzan didn't dodge.
He bent his knees, planted his stance, and raised his fist. Armament Haki coated his arm in black, while extreme cold swirled around it, forming a gauntlet of ice.
"Ice Fist Impact!"
A straight uppercut met the descending mountain of a fist.
BOOM!
The collision sent a shockwave that cracked the earth for miles. Despite the astronomical size difference, Kuzan didn't shatter. Instead, a bone-chilling force of Haki erupted from his punch.
The ice gauntlet on his fist opened a portal to a frozen wasteland. Surging freezing air instantly engulfed Loki's massive limb, spreading rapidly up his arm and torso.
"Useless!" Loki bellowed, spewing another lie to counter the effect. "This ice is merely a cold shower!"
The freezing air, potent enough to destroy organs, suddenly felt like nothing more than a mild chill to him. The ice shattered before it could fully paralyze him.
Whoosh!
A sonic boom rang out. While Loki was distracted by the lie, Kuzan vanished.
As the only Logia Admiral trained by the Hero of the Marines, Kuzan possessed physical skills comparable to Garp. He flashed through the air, rising hundreds of meters in an instant to reach Loki's head level.
Armament Haki and freezing air coiled around his right fist, glowing a terrifying blue-black.
"Ice Fist Impact!"
The blow struck true, aiming for the giant prince's jaw.
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