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"Vice Admiral Garp, I'm heading out."
With those words to Garp, Shiro turned and walked out of the hospital without looking back.
The attending surgeon couldn't help but shiver under the weight of the gaze Shiro had just cast. What kind of eyes were those? Cold as a blade, deep, and filled with a feral, murderous intent. It felt as though she had been stared down by a prehistoric apex predator. It wasn't until Shiro had completely vanished from the hospital that she realized she was drenched in a cold sweat.
The Grand Line, Reverse Mountain
After receiving emergency treatment, Lola was out of danger. Rahn and his crew had reached the foot of Reverse Mountain. Once they crested the peak, they would enter the Grand Line proper and begin a new leg of their journey.
"I've finally found you."
A silhouette flickered into existence on Rahn's ship. The voice was cold, powerful, and laced with a lethal bloodlust.
It was Shiro.
He wore tattered rags, his hair was a mess, and his eyes were webbed with bloodshot veins. He looked like a man who had aged ten years in a single night.
"And you are...?" Rahn narrowed his eyes, gauging the intruder. He had a suspicion, but the aura Shiro was radiating far exceeded his expectations. This man was much stronger than he had imagined.
"Heh. 'Savage' Rahn, I assume?" Shiro chuckled, a sound devoid of warmth.
"So, you're Ronel Shiro?" Rahn still found it hard to believe Shiro could possess this much presence.
"Since you've guessed it, you should know exactly why I'm here. Come on then—let's see how many lives you have to lose!"
The moment he saw Rahn, Shiro's killing intent boiled over. It grew thicker and more oppressive by the second, causing Xunyang and Muyan's faces to pale as the pressure weighed down on them.
Shuu!
Shiro vanished. Before Xunyang or Muyan could even blink, he reappeared directly in front of Rahn.
BOOM!
Rahn managed to block the sudden strike, his arm coated in a dense, black sheen that gave off a sensation of absolute hardness.
Armament Haki. As expected of a pirate with a 200-million Berri bounty.
"Haki, huh? So you really did come from the New World!"
Shiro grinned, kicked off Rahn's guard, and flipped backward into the air. He raised his left hand, and a barrage of light orbs streaked toward Rahn like a meteor shower. Rahn's expression darkened instantly.
"Light Particle Wings!" Shiro barked. Glowing wings erupted from his back, and with a single flap, he soared into the sky.
"Don't give me that crap!" Rahn roared. Facing the terrifying bombardment, he didn't dare hold back.
"Rankyaku: Renpu!"
He kicked out with blinding speed, sending a flurry of crescent-shaped blue air blades into the sky to intercept and neutralize the incoming light orbs.
"Light Particle Cannon!"
Before Rahn could catch his breath, Shiro's icy voice rang out again. A devastating beam of light surged toward the ship. Rahn's face twisted—if he didn't stop this, the ship was finished.
"Boiling Meteor!"
"Acid Bomb!"
Xunyang and Muyan joined the fray, launching their own attacks at the flying Shiro. However, Shiro danced through the air with ease. On the open sea, his aerial advantage was absolute. Unless the enemy could fly, they stood no chance of besting him from the ground.
"Shigan: Gungnir!"
Rahn bellowed as he faced the incoming light beam. He thrust his index finger forward with everything he had, releasing a terrifying, invisible shockwave that collided with the light cannon.
BOOM!
The entire sea was illuminated by the blast. The thunderous roar sent massive waves rippling outward, and the force of the explosion pushed the pirate ship deep into the water.
"Light Particle Stream!"
Shiro dove down, unfazed. His left hand erupted with a chaotic flurry of light orbs, targeting the ship once more.
"You brat... die!"
Suddenly, a roar came from Shiro's lower left—an angle he hadn't expected. Before he could react, a fist grew larger in his vision, slamming into his face and sending him spiraling through the air.
Splurt!
The attacker was Rahn. He had used Geppo to launch himself into the sky.
"Acid Shield!"
Down below, the ship was suddenly encased in a dome of dark green liquid. Shiro's light attacks hit the surface but failed to penetrate the viscous barrier.
In the moment of impact, Shiro's mind went blank. His neck felt as if it were about to snap; the sheer power of the punch felt like being hit by a mountain.
"Cough, cough!"
"As expected of a 200-million Berri pirate. Impressive."
Shiro bit his tongue to force himself back into focus. He flapped his wings to stabilize himself in mid-air and wiped the blood from his lip. The battle lust in his eyes hadn't dimmed in the slightest.
"Again!"
Shiro roared and dove back toward Rahn.
Rahn's expression was grim. He had only managed to land that hit because of the element of surprise. Now that Shiro was on guard, Rahn knew he had no advantage in an aerial dogfight.
BOOM!
To Rahn's surprise, Shiro stopped using his Devil Fruit abilities and engaged him in pure hand-to-hand combat.
"Superior Strength!"
Rahn smirked. If Shiro wanted to play the physical game, Rahn would show him no mercy. In terms of martial arts, Rahn feared no one.
CRACK!
The result caught Rahn completely off guard. He was the one sent flying back, while Shiro remained rock-steady in the air. He noticed that at the moment of impact, a brilliant white light had surged from Shiro's body.
"Light Particle Cannon!"
Shiro leveled his right hand at the falling Rahn, unleashing a searing beam of pure energy.
Sizzle!
Rahn felt a primal sense of danger; the hair on his arms stood on end. Being suspended in the air, changing direction was nearly impossible.
"Geppo!"
Rahn kicked the air violently, narrowly dodging the beam. The cannon blast continued past him, heading straight for the ship below.
"Dammit!" Rahn realized too late that Shiro's true target had been the vessel all along.
"Light Particle Stream!"
Before Rahn could even land, Shiro's aim shifted back to him, raining down a barrage of light orbs.
"Tekkai!"
Rahn hardened his body instantly.
BOOM!
Despite Xunyang and Muyan's best efforts to maintain the double-layered defense, they couldn't withstand the concentrated power of the light cannon. The beam pierced through the hull, triggering a massive explosion.
Xunyang and Muyan were forced to grab the wounded Lola and leap onto the floating wreckage, using broken planks to stay afloat and avoid falling into the sea.
Rahn felt as though he were being pummeled by red-hot iron spheres. The light orbs weren't just powerful; they carried a terrifying heat. If it weren't for his Tekkai, he would have been burned to a crisp.
"To the shore!" Rahn barked at his subordinates.
They realized that fighting Shiro on the water was suicide. Using the scattered debris as stepping stones, the crew scrambled onto a small island near Reverse Mountain.
"Hmph. Ronel Shiro, come and get us if you have the guts!" Rahn shouted before diving into the water himself. He swam through the waves like a shark using Geppo bursts under the surface to reach the island.
"Light Particle Cannon!"
Shiro spotted Rahn's trail and fired. He had realized that the smaller light streams weren't enough to break through Rahn's defenses; only the concentrated cannons would do the trick.
He's a tough nut to crack, Shiro thought, watching them regroup on land. But I don't care. I'll break you eventually.
He retracted his wings and dropped toward the island like a kinetic missile.
"You want to land? Not on my watch!"
Xunyang and Muyan exchanged a glance. Two swirling spheres of energy appeared behind them, launching thousands of needle-thin rays at the descending Shiro.
"Light Particle Barrier!"
Shiro didn't underestimate them. They were 100-million Berri pirates for a reason.
Ping! Ping! Ping!
The thin barrier held firm, the rays sparking harmlessly off its surface. Shiro slammed into the ground, creating a massive crater.
"Go!" Rahn commanded.
Xunyang and Muyan blurred forward with dizzying speed.
"Light Particle Stream!"
Shiro swept his left hand, forcing the two to break their charge and go on the defensive. Rahn, however, was undeterred. He charged through the light, swinging a heavy kick at Shiro's head.
BOOM!
Shiro countered with a kick of his own, his leg reinforced with light particles. Both men groaned as the impact sent them sliding back.
"Now's our chance!"
Xunyang and Muyan flanked Shiro, their hands glowing with their respective powers—boiling steam and corrosive acid.
"Light Particle Barrier!"
Shiro threw up a wall behind him. Without Haki, he didn't want to risk a direct touch from their volatile abilities.
"Soru!"
Rahn suddenly appeared in Shiro's blind spot, launching another kick.
BOOM!
Shiro raised his arm to block, but his eyes widened when he saw the glint in Rahn's eyes. He tried to retreat, but a mountain of sheer physical force slammed into him.
CRACK.
Shiro heard his own bone splinter. The shockwave rattled his internal organs, and he coughed up a spray of blood as he was sent tumbling.
"Shigan: Renpu!"
Rahn sneered, closing the distance to finish him off while he was down.
However, as Rahn reached him, he saw a flash of manic desperation in Shiro's eyes.
"Dammit, when did he—?!"
Rahn tried to pull back, only to find his legs bound by two glowing tentacles of pure energy. He was stuck.
"I finally caught you," Shiro spat, coughing up more blood. He leveled his right hand and pulled the trigger.
A violent, searing blast of light erupted at point-blank range, catching Rahn squarely in the chest.
"Gah!"
Rahn's chest caved in as the beam carried him backward, plowing through the forest behind them.
BOOM!
The explosion leveled the trees, sending a heatwave through the clearing and shaking the very foundation of the island.
"Now!"
Xunyang and Muyan attacked from behind again, their fists glowing with boiling heat and sizzling acid. Without Haki, these were lethal to the touch.
Shuu!
Shiro vanished using Soru, reappearing behind them and throwing a double-kick.
"Boiling Wrath!"
"Corrosive World!"
The two pirates released a massive surge of steam and acid from their backs. Shiro was forced to blink away to avoid the cloud.
"Spider Web!"
"Precision Strike!"
The moment Shiro reappeared, he found the air temperature skyrocketing. He was surrounded by a massive net of acid-infused webbing that sizzled as it melted the very oxygen around it.
Before he could react, the acid nodes on the web fired inward like a firing squad.
Shiro's reflexes were top-tier. Even as he deployed his Light Particle Barrier, he fired two miniature Light Particle Cannons through the gaps in the net, aiming directly at the casters.
The best way to break a technique is to kill the user.
Xunyang and Muyan were forced to dive away to avoid being vaporized. By the time they looked back at the net, Shiro was gone.
"Where is he?!" Xunyang panicked.
"Right here."
Shiro's voice came from less than two meters away. He hadn't even left the net's range; he had simply moved within it.
"Light Particle Cannon!"
Shiro's right hand glowed with a terrifying brilliance as he fired at point-blank range.