Clash Of Ambition

Hancock was delivering an onslaught of kicks to Shelly, who couldn't find time to breathe.

(What the hell?! Who is this woman?! Why is she so strong?!)

Shelly thought as she tried to distance herself from Hancock. However, Hancock was relentless. She chased after Shelly and kicked her in the stomach. Shelly fired light at her head. Hancock moved her head and kicked Shelly's wrist. A crack reached her ears.

"Ahhh!"

Shelly's feet light up and she blasted after the ground with an explosion. Hancock was forced back by the explosion, but her eyes were locked on Shelly.

"Your powers are a bit similar to Admiral Kizaru but different at the same time. You're clearly a Paramecia, could your light techniques be a byproduct of your main ability?"

"Y-You're only interested in my abilities after you kicked me so many times?"

Shelly landed a great distance away from Hancock and was holding her wrist.

"You stopped me from saving my beloved, so I had to punish you."

Hancock's eyes sharpened.

"And your punishment is far from over."

"?!"

Shelly reflexively stepped back.

"You, who are you? You're not one of the Supreme Five. I saw your group arrive on the island yesterday."

"Do you think you have the authority to question me?"

Hancock flew at her. Shelly fired lasers from her feet and flew back. She grabbed a sword laying on the ground. She ran her fingers over it and a light scanned it. She threw the sword to the side and pointed her palm at Hancock.

"Lethal Projection!"

Hancock's eyes widened as the sword Shelly threw away appeared out of her hand. The sword multiplied and turned into hundreds in seconds. The Swords flew at Hancock with a terrifying speed. Hancock's eyes flashed a red light. She could see the trajectory of the swords. She was about to maneuver through them.

"?!"

However, the moment she took a step the swords' paths changed. The same thing happened again when she took another step.

(She can control the swords' paths....)

Hancock grinned and ran towards the swords.

"Then all I need to do is smash through them and smash her face in."

Hancock started shattering the swords with swift kicks. She cut the distance and aimed a kick at Shelly's head. Hancock's kick pass through Shelly's body without any resistance.

"?!"

A sword appeared out of nowhere and stabbed at Hancock's heart. Hancock leaped back as the sword penetrated her skin. Shelly appeared out of nowhere and slashed her across her chest. A clang reached rung out. Hancock's chest was protected by Haki. She kicked out at Shelly. She kicked Shelly in the chest. However, Shelly pointed her palm at Hancock at the same time.

"Lethal Projection!"

Swords flew at Hancock point blank. Hancock flew back crossing her arms in front of her. She coated herself in Haki but some of the blades pierced her body. She created distance to get away from the onslaught. Swords were stuck in her arms and legs which she used to protect her vitals. The swords turned into light particles and disappeared.

(They were made of light? She also made an illusion and hid her true self. That means...)

"Light manipulation. I see, I'm starting to understand her powers. If I could use my Devil Fruit, I would've wrapped this fight up already."

She looked at Caria who had brought Luffy and the Sea Guards back on the shore. The Kuja girls were protecting them. A smile appeared on her face.

"I'm glad you're okay, Luffy."

She coated her legs in Haki. She lifted one up. Black static emitted from her body as Conqueror's Haki rushed out of her.

"Since Luffy won't see this, I'm gonna show a bit of my cruel side."

Elsewhere, Niara was fighting Luka. He turned his body into mist and attacked Luka with weapons from every angle. Luka evaded all his attacks and grabbed him by the throat. He slammed Niara into the ground. He started slamming his fist in Niara's face. Niara turned his hand into a spike and stabbed into Luka's body.

"Guh?!'

However, Luka didn't even flinch and continued to slam his fist in Niara's face.

(What the hell is this kid?! Doesn't he feel pain?!)

Niara screamed in his head while trying to break free from Luka's grasp. He stabbed Luka over and over again, and yet he didn't react. Niara looked into Luka's eyes as he stabbed him. He saw only bottomless rage and nothing else. Niara's face was a bloody mess and his hand was stained with Luka's blood.

(I need to get away! This kid, no, this psycho is going to kill me!)

He gathered mist around them and formed fists. He coated the fists with haki and started punching Luka with them. Luka finally stopped. However, he locked eyes with Niara. A chill ran down Niara's spine. Luka dug his fingers into Niara's eye sockets without hesitation.

"AAAHHHH!!!!!!"

Niara screamed and started squirming under Luka.

"All pirates will die suffering."

Luka grinned.

"I'll kill you all!"

Black sparks emitted from his body and spread across the entire battlefield. Pirates started dropping one after the other. He laughed as mercury started flowing into Niara's eye sockets. Ledger popped beside Luka. He kicked him of Niara. Luka's body bounced off the ground a couple of times before stopping.

"A brat like that has Conqueror's and such a strong one too?"

Ledger mumbled.

"Ahhhh! My eyes! My eyes!"

Niara rolled on the ground holding his face. Ledger looked at him with blatant disgust.

"You people are being beaten left and right and you want to work under the great Pirate Strawhat Luffy? Pathetic."

He looked at Luka.

"I guess I have to take matters into my own hands."

Luka sprung to his feet and glared at Ledger.

"Feisty."

Ledger smiled and floated off the ground. Luka charged at him. Ledger stretched his palm out and paper planes appeared in his hand. The paper planes flew from his palm and at Luka. They unfolded and turned into pirate ships. Luka didn't stop and charged at the ships. As they were about to hit him his body turned into mercury. He slid past them like a snake and retook his human form.

"Ah, that's right. You're a Logia like me so physical attacks like that won't work."

Ledger mumbled. Luka leaped at him forming a blade out of his arm. Ledger grinned and stretched his hand out. It turned into a paper blade. The two swung their weapons. Shockwaves spread out as they clashed.

"Paper?"

"That's right."

Ledger's body dispersed into thousands of sheets of paper. They surrounded Luka before blackening with Armament Haki. They flew at Luka from every direction. Luka turned into a blub of mercury and avoided them. The blob blackened and turned into spikes and clashed with the paper. Sparks flew as the two collided.

"Despite being so young, you have great control over your abilities."

Half of Ledger's body formed in the sky with sheets of paper floating around him. The spikes stretched into the air and flew at him. He hoovered back to avoid them with ease. The spikes clumped together to form Luka's upper body. He pointed a gun at Ledger and fired. Ledger's body dispersed into paper sheets. However, the bullet hit and pierced through several sheets.

"Ah!"

Ledger let out a short scream.

"Seastone?!"

Ledger appeared holding his chest which was bleeding.

"If I had known where your head was, I would've aimed for that."

Luka returned to the ground and formed his body. Ledger glared at him.

"Watch how you look at me, Pirate."

Conqueror's Haki flowed from his body.

"The only emotion you're allowed to show before me is fear."

"This brat!"

Conqueror's Haki rushed out of Ledger's body. The two haki clashed and caused giant sparks to fly.

"You caught me off guard and got lucky and you're looking down on me?!"

"That's where you're wrong. I'm not looking down on you."

Luka looked at Ledger with a cold emotionless gaze.

"I was wondering why I corpse was talking."

The two flew at each other forming their arms into blades. They coated them in Haki and swung them. Sparks flew as they clashed. Ledger stepped back and swung at Luka's legs. Luka leaped over the attack and swung his blade down. Ledger's body partially dispersed into paper sheets. Luka's swing missed and Ledger struck at his neck. Luka turned into a blob. Ledger swing missed. The blob turned into spikes that rushed at Ledger. He turned into floating sheets of paper. The paper evaded the spikes while floating through the air. They blackened and hardened like metal sheets before flying at the spikes. The spikes blackened and moved like tentacles. The tentacles clashed with metal sheets creating sparks in the air.

Ledger's head formed in the air.

"I've never fought other logia before, this is weird to say the least."

The sheets flew back and gathered to form his entire body. He looked down on Luka.

(Our fruits don't affect each other so it comes down to Haki. However, this brat' haki is top tier. If he was fighting anybody else from our alliance, he would've crushed them easily. I see why Niara lost so pathetically.)

Luka retook his human form.

"Why are you running away, Pirate?"

"....I allowed you to bait me once, it won't happen again. I'm merely thinking of my next course of action."

Ledger grinned.

"And I got it."

He dispersed into paper sheets again. The sheets flew down and started slicing up all of the Bounty Hunters.

"You bastard!"

Luka roared.

"My goal was to kill everybody here, so I'm gonna do that. Once your forces are cut down, then we'll just crush the strong ones with numbers."

Ledger laughed as sheets of paper severed limbs, cut open chests, and lodged into skulls.

"When I'm spread out like this can't you attack without attacking your people."

"You...!"

Luka's eyes reddened and he grinded his teeth like he was going to break them.

"If that's how you're gonna be then I might as well-"

"Calm down there, Luka."

Tate patted Luka on the shoulder. Elsewhere, Panthera was spread out on the ground. His limbs were weirdly twisted, his face was swollen, and his chest was sunken in.

"Are you going to get him, Mayor?"

"Nah, somebody else."

*BOOM!*

Shelly and Ledger's ships exploded out of nowhere. Water sprayed into the air and rained down on the battlefield.

"What the hell?"

Ledger's voice was heard as the paper sheets stopped. More and more seawater poured down on the shore as if someone was trying to flood it.

"Who's doing this?!"

Ledger's paper sheets started to get soggy. They gathered to form his body. He wore a demonic expression as his anger was apparent.

"Watch how you talk to me, Ugly man."

Something flew out of the water and landed on the shore. It had light blue skin that sparkled like diamonds. Its red hair moved like wild flames in the air. Its muscles looked like they were sculpted by celestials. Its face was straight out of a painting with luminous golden eyes to match. It wore only baggy pants made of the finest materials and golden armlets and anklets.

"A Fishman?"

Ledger looked at the personification of beauty that came from the ocean.

"Hello, Origami Killer Ledger."

The fishman gave a courtesy bow.

"My name is Astrid Magnolia, Siamese Fighting-Fish Fishman, Bounty Hunter, Beauty Incarnate...."

He looked up at Ledger with his fierce golden eyes.

"And your personal Grim Reaper."

He stood up and showed off his sharp fangs.

"Be grateful to die by my hands."