Urorororo!

This was a fight between masters, an earth-shaking clash to prove who was strongest!

"Black Hair stopped Mama's attack!" someone yelled.

Katakuri, kneeling because the powerful Conqueror's Haki was pushing down on him, felt his hope fade. Black Hair had blocked Mama's huge Emperor Sword.

Black Hair is as strong as an Emperor! he thought, worried.

"Well, I'm just fine," Roya said.

He had held his ground against the Emperor Sword. The electricity from it traveled down his sword towards Big Mom, but she didn't seem to care.

Still, the force of the hit was almost too much for him.

"Damn you, Black Hair! Do you think you can beat me with just strength?" Big Mom shouted. Her own amazing, natural power burst out, sending Roya and his sword flying backwards.

Right away, she yelled, "Prometheus!"

"Yes, Mama!" a voice like fire answered.

Prometheus, a creature made of pure flame, shot forward, a long tail of fire behind him, heading for Roya in the air.

"Stolen Fire!" Big Mom roared.

"Flames, huh?" Roya muttered.

He swung his sword, now sparking with lightning. "Heavenly Thunder Cross Strike!"

A giant cross of thunder appeared in the sky, slicing Prometheus into four pieces from the middle.

It didn't hurt him much, but it did stop the fire attack.

"Tzzzzz..." Roya steadied himself, turning into a ball of lightning and zipping back to the fight.

"Die, Black Hair!" Big Mom screamed.

"Thunder Drum!" Zeus, the thundercloud, roared, sending a blinding purple lightning bolt at Roya, trying to stop him from moving.

But Roya didn't feel pain, just a strange, comforting feeling.

"Are you charging me up?" he asked, a little amused.

Roya raised a finger, all the electricity around him gathering at the tip, forming a purplish-black ball of lightning as small as a marble, like a tiny black hole.

He pointed the lightning ball at Big Mom. "Thunder Flash: Hibernation!"

Like bugs waking up after winter, no one knows when this will strike!

The black lightning shot out, going right through Big Mom's body!

"Aaaaaah!!!" Big Mom screamed. Her body froze in pain. Even her super-tough, balloon-like skin couldn't stop the lightning from tearing through her.

When the screaming stopped, Big Mom was kneeling, smoke coming from her mouth, nose, and ears, with sparks of electricity still around her.

Her blank eyes slowly focused.

"Huff... Huff...!" Big Mom gasped, pushing herself up. Her eyes were burning with anger. "Lightning even stronger than Zeus's... Black Hair Kid, your moves are dangerous, but it's not enough to beat me!"

"That was just a snack," Roya said coldly.

Dealing with the other Emperors would be hard, he thought. Even Shanks is as fast and observant as Kizaru.

Only Big Mom, who's kind of clumsy, was an easy target. She just doesn't move well.

Even if she can't be hurt by physical attacks, she can't stop my lightning. Nothing is better at destroying the inside of a body than lightning.

Plus, I have Haki that can break through defenses.

I'm a fighter who uses all kinds of styles.

"Holy Lightning Blade." Roya held out his left palm, and bright golden lightning appeared.

"Hold still. I'm going to shove this lightning into your heart and let you feel what it's like to have a heart attack."

"That's...!" A shiver went down Big Mom's spine. The raw power coming from Black Hair's hand was clear, even for anyone to see.

"Mama, you can't let him hit you!" Zeus cried, scared. As a thundercloud, he could feel the huge power Black Hair was gathering. If she got hit, even Mama would be badly hurt.

But Black Hair was too fast. It was almost impossible to dodge him completely.

"Urorororo!!!" A loud laugh echoed across the sky.

A giant Azure Dragon appeared from the clouds, circling above Cake Castle, its eyes on the two below.

"Linlin, letting some young kid push you around? How sad!"

"Shut up, Kaido!" Big Mom shouted, glaring at the dragon. "I was just about to finish him off!"

"Black Hair Kid has the power of thunder. You can't beat him with your powers. Just give him to me!" The Azure Dragon's huge body shrunk, turning into a human shape. With a mighty "boom," he landed in the middle of the fight.

"Black Hair Kid!" Kaido stared at Roya, ignoring Big Mom behind him. He held his Wolf Fang Club tightly, ready to strike.

It was a familiar stance, ready to attack.

Roya let the Holy Lightning Blade disappear. Against Kaido, that kind of direct attack wouldn't work, unless he stayed in his dragon form.

Time to fight with everything I have!

Ever since I heard Kaido was coming, I've been waiting for this moment!

"Boom!" Like a Saiyan, Roya's whole body burst with an amazing lightning aura. This lightning wasn't just for defense; it was waking up and strengthening every cell in his body.

Especially his brain!

At that moment, his brain activity, the speed of his thoughts, increased at least three times.

Fully powered-up physical function!

"Come on, Kaido!" Roya held his sword tightly, leaning forward dramatically, ready to draw his sword, his eyes burning with focus.

"I will take your attack!"

"Urorororo, you've got guts!" Kaido laughed loudly. The more impressive Roya was, the more Kaido liked him. If Roya joined him, taking over the world would be easy!

"Boom!" The ground under Kaido's feet cracked as he disappeared. A Wolf Fang Club wrapped in lightning appeared before Roya's eyes!

Roya's eyes narrowed. His enhanced vision and perception let him clearly "see" the path of the club's attack.

If it were the old me, even if I could see the attack, my body wouldn't be able to react in time.

I checked that many times in "The World."

But now, his body moved!

Blade unsheathed!

"Thunder Flash!!!"

"Thunder Bagua!!!"

A flash of lightning, and the two warriors passed each other!

"Pfft!"

Hot blood sprayed into the air!

Roya's body leaned forward, the blade slowly returning to its sheath.

Kaido stayed in his swinging stance, a bloody cut more than a foot long appearing on his chest, fresh blood flowing freely.

"To think you blocked Thunder Bagua and managed to wound me!" Kaido straightened, touching the wound on his chest, looking at the blood on his palm, and roaring to the sky.

"Urorororo!"

"Well done, Black Hair Kid!"

"I respect you!"

Before, he had only seen Roya as a strong fighter, but now, he truly respected Roya's strength, enough to stand on the same level!

"Bang!"

His body trembled, muscles bulging, dragon scales appearing on his skin, a long tail growing from his back, and dragon horns sprouting from his head.

Azure Dragon Fruit - Human-Beast Form!

Kaido turned to face Roya, hot air blasting from his mouth, his red eyes filled with a desire to kill.

It had been a long time since he'd met an opponent worth fighting!

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