El Nino

"Hm? Looks like La Parca was successful." 

 

El Nino looked down on Luffy and Hancock from the roof he was sitting on. It stood up with a grin. 

 

"I guess I should do my job too." 

 

El Nino vanished. It popped up in front of Hancock and grabbed at her face. A fist came from the side. El Nino lifted their arms to block it and rushing sounds could be heard. El Nino was blown away by a punch from Luffy. 

 

"Seriously, how are you doing it?" 

 

El Nino laughed with its broken arms flapping in the air. It spun in the air and landed gracefully. The moment its feet touched the ground, Hancock popped up in front of it. 

 

"Perfume Femur: Machine Gun!" 

 

El Nino was hit with dozens of high-speed kicks in an instant. El Nino flew back while turning into stone. 

 

"What a troublesome ability." 

 

El Nino turned into a statue and crashed into the earth breaking apart. 

 

"Hancock, above!" 

 

Hancock looked up after hearing Luffy's shouts. A massive shadow cast over her. There was a building falling on top of her. She kicked off the ground and hardened her leg. She kicked through the building breaking it apart. Debris rained down. A shadow shot out from behind a piece of falling debris and kicked Hancock in the back. She flew and crashed into a building. 

 

"Red Hawk!" 

 

Luffy popped up in front of El Nino and smacked it in the face. It slammed into the ground. 

 

"It can't be haki, then is it instinct?" 

 

El Nino got to its feet. 

 

"Slave Arrow!" 

 

Pink arrows flew at it. El Nino vanished. Hancock's eyes flashed red. Dozens of hearts formed in front of her. 

 

"Slave Arsenal!" 

 

The hearts fired a barrage of arrows. El Nino appeared where the arrows were aimed. The arrows hit it and it became a statue. Hancock's eyes flashed red again. She bent backwards and a spear flew overhead. She rolled to the side to evade more spears coming from the sky. El Nino appeared some distance away wearing a smile. 

 

"You can't sense me like your boyfriend, but you can use Future Sight to predict my next move and location. That's smart." 

 

El Nino showed no signs of stress or anxiety. 

 

"Is there an unlimited amount of them? They keep changing gender and appearance every time they appear." 

 

Hancock mumbled. She kicked off the ground and flew at El Nino. It charged at her. 

 

"Soru." 

 

It vanished and popped up above Hancock. It pulled out a gun and fired at her. Hancock evaded the bullet and kicked at it. El Nino vanished and popped up behind her. 

 

"You're not used to using Future Sight, are you?" 

 

Hancock spun around with a kick. El Nino wasn't there. 

 

"Your reactions aren't as sharp when you're using it." 

 

It swung down a sword from above. A foot kicked the sword away before it reached her. 

 

"But you have your partner to back you up." 

 

A fist slammed in its face. A barrage of punches followed. El Nino's body danced in the air under Luffy's attack. It disappeared and reappeared some distance away. It was kicked in the head by Hancock that instant. She moved towards a different area and kicked through a house. She broke through the building while stepping into a child's stomach. 

 

"Huh?" 

 

Hancock slammed her heel on top of the child's head. Its head shattered like a statue. Hancock immediately moved and shot across the street. She kicked away a child who was hiding under a man's corpse. 

 

"How? I erased my presence." 

 

The child flew into a burning building that collapsed on top of it. Hancock moved again. A child jumped out of a building firing shots at her. She weaved through the shots and cut the distance. The child looked at her as her leg flew at its head. 

 

"I see. So that's how it is." 

 

The child ducked under her kick and fired at Hancock who hardened her skin to block the shots. It created some distance between them. 

 

"I erased my presence and blended in with my surroundings, yet she's able to find me. Why?" 

 

A shadow cast over El Nino. A giant fist struck down from the air and shook the town. 

 

"The answer is you!" 

 

El Nino popped up beside Luffy. The two punched out at the same time. Their fists clashed with a loud thud. The two started trading blows as they fell to the ground. 

 

"That woman can't sense me, so she used Future Sight to see your future." 

 

El Nino grinned as they landed on the ground. It jumped over a whip from Luffy. 

 

"She saw you pointing out my location to her!" 

 

Luffy ducked under El Nino's kick and grabbed its leg. Luffy slammed them on the ground. He swung his arm and made it stretch. El Nino was slammed through several buildings as Luffy spun around. 

 

"?!" 

 

Luffy retracted his arm after feeling something was off. He was only holding a severed leg. El Nino shot out of a building behind Luffy. Hancock flew down with an axe kick. It avoided the axe kick by kicking the air. It fired a shot at Hancock. The shot hit her in the chest, but it ricocheted off her. 

 

"That Future Sight is a pain in the ass." 

 

Luffy stomped El Nino into the ground. He moved his head to avoid a shot. 

 

"Ah?!" 

 

Yet, he screamed out in pain. He looked down. El Nino had stabbed a dagger in his foot. 

 

"You two lovebirds know how to fight; I'll give you that." 

 

Hancock punted its head and shattered it. 

 

"However, I have a lot more experience." 

 

It spoke with its head breaking apart. It tore off its top and showed off a belt of explosives strapped to it. 

 

*BAM* 

 

The three of them were swallowed up by a massive explosion. When the smoke faded, Luffy and Hancock appeared covered in burns and in rugged clothes. 

 

"It's really fun fighting both of you, but it's a waste of life on my end. After all, I'm not built for combat like the others." 

 

A child appeared wearing a pretty pink dress. It had an expression that contrasted its appearance. 

 

"I'm only a child at the end of the day." 

 

"Wait!" 

 

Luffy and Hancock moved after the child. It waved at them. 

 

"Bye bye." 

 

It vanished before their eyes. 

 

"Luffy!" 

 

Hancock turned to Luffy but he wore a confused expression. 

 

"It vanished. I don't hear the whispers anymore." 

 

"How does it work? Just what kind of power are they using?" 

 

Back at the station, Frantz and others were despairing. Around them, battles between the people were going strong. 

 

"Get those traitors!" 

 

As if they sensed weakness, some of the mob turned on the Supreme Five. 

 

"Scarlet Brick Fist!" 

 

Astrid punched out and the insides of their attackers twisted. They were blown away twisting through the air with blood spraying out of their mouths. 

 

"We're not in a good mood." 

 

Astrid faced the mob. 

 

"Step forward and die." 

 

"W-We don't care if you guys are in the mood or not! You guys are-" 

 

A gunshot hit the person talking in the leg. They kneeled holding their leg and looked up at Frantz. He looked down on the crowd with an ice-cold gaze. 

 

"Piss off or the next one will be in your skull." 

 

"Ekk!" 

 

That person quickly escaped. Jessie stopped forward with a blank expression. 

 

"I understand your frustrations and this might sound bad coming from someone like me." 

 

He pulled out a gun and pointed it at the crowd. 

 

"I don't care about your anger or confusion. Leave us be or die." 

 

He fired at the edge of the crowd dozens of times in an instant. He drew a line with bullet holes. 

 

"The moment you cross that line, you'll cross over to the afterlife." 

 

He looked at the crowd a bit more before turning his back and entering the station. The others followed behind him. The crowd that had stopped fighting slowly vacated the area and took their fights somewhere else. Once inside the station, Jessie faced a wall. 

 

"Fuck!" 

 

He slammed his head into the wall. 

 

"Why can't you do anything right?!" 

 

He slammed his head on the wall again and burst open his face. 

 

"Why are you so stupid?!" 

 

He ignored the blood flowing in his eyes and continued slamming his head on the wall. He only stopped when Caria put her hand on his shoulder. He gritted his teeth while blood and tears flowed from his eyes. 

 

"Why is everything going to shit?" 

 

His whispers went unanswered as everybody was looking at the ground. 

 

"Huh? What's going on?" 

 

They turned their head and saw a beaten up Luffy and Hancock. Luffy looked at Jessie with a frown. 

 

"Why are you slamming your head on the wall? Are you an idiot?"