Kaido Versus Luke Part I

"What?! This is...?"

Kaido, who had been roaring in fury, suddenly froze.

His beast-like pupils contracted sharply.

Shock and disbelief filled his massive dragon eyes.

Wasn't this the signature transformation of a Zoan-type Fruit awakening?

How could Luke have it, too?!

"Surprised?"

Luke let out a sinister laugh.

His ferocious fangs sent chills down one's spine.

The next moment, his shadow flickered violently.

Like a phantom, he appeared high above the massive azure dragon.

And under the disbelieving gaze of Kaido, his three-meter-tall frame visibly expanded at an astonishing rate, transforming into a towering giant that blotted out the sky.

"In front of me, you actually dare to maintain such a large body? You're nothing more than the perfect punching bag!"

Whoosh!

His razor-sharp claws clenched into a fist.

Like a demon from the depths of hell, Luke's form exuded an overwhelming aura, intertwining the might of Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki.

He bore down with an unstoppable force, aiming straight for Kaido, who had no time to evade.

"Overlord's Fist!!!"

"Heat Breath!!!"

Kaido retaliated with all his might.

A dazzling inferno, scorching hot, erupted toward Luke.

However, this devastating attack, capable of piercing through anything and incinerating all in its path, was directly shattered by the steel-like, colossal punch.

The massive blackened fist, gleaming with an eerie luster, scorched the air with friction and radiated intense heat.

It did not slow down in the slightest and slammed straight into the dragon's head.

Bang!!

With a single unstoppable punch, the dragon's massive head, covered in blue scales, caved in and twisted under the impact.

Blood gushed from Kaido's mouth, and his bulging eyes were filled with shock.

"Huff... Huff..."

His immense dragon body, unnaturally long, was blasted away like a cannonball toward the distant sea.

Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, his form shrank and returned to human form.

"Black Prison—"

However, just before he could crash into the sea,

Kaido's rolled-back eyes snapped open with renewed savagery.

Thick flame clouds erupted around him, instantly surrounding his entire body.

At incredible speed, he transformed into his Human-Beast form, forcefully negating the impact of the punch.

"Hmm?"

Luke raised an eyebrow,

Gazing at Kaido, whose aura had become even more fearsome. His eyes narrowed.

"This guy... He's awakened?"

At this moment, Kaido's Human-Beast form was vastly different from before.

His entire body was covered in blue dragon scales.

His claws were sharper than ever.

His thick, sinewy tail swayed behind him.

His razor-sharp fangs gleamed with a chilling savagery.

Most notably, a black flame-like ribbon coiled around him, identical to the one surrounding Luke himself.

Clearly, like Luke, Kaido had now entered his awakening state.

That's right, Luke, who has already caught up with his own ability and has an extremely strong will, has awakened the Vampire Fruit after more than half a year of continuous and in-depth development.

But what surprised him a little was.

He doesn't know if it was the pressure and influence brought by himself.

Kaido, the strongest creature on land, sea, and air, unexpectedly also awakened his devil fruit.

"Cough, cough... I expected nothing less from you, Black Prison."

High above the ocean, standing atop surging flame clouds, a sinister black ribbon swirling around his Human-Beast Form, Kaido cracked his neck, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and massaged his bruised, blackened face.

His savage eyes gleamed with madness and battlelust.

Facing Luke head-on, he let out a sinister laugh: "Wo ro ro ro ro... This is fantastic! It seems that over the past two years, you've truly grown stronger!"

To this day, among the living legends of this sea, the fallen Rocks D. Xebec, the King of the Pirates Gol D. Roger, and the legendary samurai Kouzuki Oden were the only ones Kaido had ever acknowledged as true warriors.

As for those still alive, be it the marine admirals, the old relics like Garp and Sengoku, the once-mighty Whitebeard, now in his twilight years, or even the Red-Haired Shanks, who had long since cowered in fear of Obask Luke, refusing to enter the New World again, or Charlotte Linlin, who had holed herself up in Totto Land, wasting away, none of them mattered anymore.

The only opponent he truly respected now was Obask Luke.

Kaido craved a battle to the death.

A fight where both warriors put their everything on the line.

A clash between true monsters.

"That form...?"

Luke's massive body shrank, returning to normal.

His demon-like wings unfurled, dark flames coiling around him.

His piercing gaze locked onto the monstrous Kaido.

"Kaido... You've awakened your devil fruit ability?"

He had believed that aside from the Five Elders, only he and Yamato had managed to awaken their Mythical Zoan fruit.

But now, Kaido has awakened it as well.

A slight surprise, yet perfectly within reason.

After all, if he couldn't awaken his own devil fruit, could he truly call himself the strongest creature?

"Wo ro ro ro ro... I owe it all to you!"

Kaido bared his teeth in a wild grin.

His laugh was full of arrogance and savagery: "You, Obask Luke, are the only one who has ever pushed me to the brink of death!"

"It was you who forced me to confront mortality itself!"

"Only after years of relentless suffering did I finally awaken my Mythical Zoan Fruit!"

As he spoke, like the god of war, his massive body charged forward.

His savage Kanabo, entwined with lightning, tore through the air as he swung it toward Luke.

With overwhelming ferocity, he roared: "Now, Black Prison—"

"Let's see if you can withstand this—"

"Thunder Bagua!!!"

"Overlord's Fist: Blazing King Cobra!!!"

At that moment, Luke stood imposingly, exuding an unparalleled aura of dominance.

His fists, wrapped in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, swung forth with terrifying force. 

The pitch-black fists rubbed violently against the atmosphere, heating up until they turned a scorching red, resembling a King Cobra wreathed in flames, carrying immense heat.

With lightning speed, his fist struck out.

Boom!

Accompanied by a violent gust of air, a terrifying shockwave swept across the battlefield.

Below, the ocean churned wildly, boiling over. Towering waves surged continuously, reaching deep into the sea.