Chapter 36 'The Battle'

The Battle

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Third Person Pov 

The stench of blood hit first. 

Shanks widened his eyes. He looked terrified while Rock's face increasingly became angrier. 

Rocks stretched his Observation to its limit.

WHOOSH

"There seems to be survivors but they are only children's. Let's move." 

Rock said with a grim tone and rushed. Shanks followed suit.

"All hail the Devil." 

The prayers echoed through the lands. Shanks and Rock rushed and the world blurred and before long they saw it. There were many Giants all tied down by thick chains.

But there were no adults Giant. There were only Kids. 

And surrounding the Giants were hundreds of people who all wore white robe with a marking of a Goat behind their back.

"Shanks! After me!" Rock charged and Shanks followed.

Rock leaped through the air. He brought his club up. 

WHOOSH

Armament covered the club. 

Shanks also leaped and brought down his sword. Covering the sword in armament. 

WHOOSH 

[Divine Departure]

Shanks slashed while Rock charged his club. 

BOOM 

Rock landed like a meteor. His club hit the ground with a deafening crash, rippling a shockwave that knocked dozens of white-robed figures into the air.

Screams filled the battlefield as the cultists were thrown like rag dolls.

Shanks' slash tore straight through the robed cultists, sending bodies flying and dust spiraling into the air.

The ground split beneath the weight of Shanks' slash and Rock's hammering club. Bodies flew. Dust choked the air. But not all cultists fell like fodder.

From the rubble, many robed figures emerged untouched, eyes glowing red, markings swirling across their skin.

"Kill the invaders!" one barked, and in an instant, lightning magic arced toward Shanks.

He dodged, sliding to the side as the bolt scorched the ground behind him.

Another cultist appeared in his blind spot, blade already mid-swing. Shanks parried in a flash-steel clashing against its kind.

Meanwhile, Rocks grunted, raising his club to block a barrage of earth spikes that erupted from beneath his feet. He jumped, barely avoiding being skewered.

"Shanks—watch your left!" he bellowed.

Too late.

Shanks was still to inexperienced to use Observation simultaneously while fighting.

A flame-enhanced kick slammed into Shanks' ribs, sending him skidding back several meters. He coughed, skidding across the gravel, but flipped up to his feet with a growl.

"Okay," he muttered. "Some of you can fight."

"No more... please..."

"They came to help, right?" a 'small' Giant whispered, clutching the chains around her wrists. "The red-haired one... he's gonna save us?"

"That human..." 

"That Giant." 

One boy tried to stand, but the magical chains flared with heat, burning his skin. He cried out and fell, sobbing.

Shanks took a step forward.

Then another.

His blade dragged across the ground, sparks trailing.

"Move, or I'll make you."

Three cultists lunged at once. Fire, wind, and ice magic collided in a three-way barrage aimed at him.

Shanks vanished.

WHOOSH

[Divine Departure]

Behind them.

Shanks swung. He no longer used Haki. 

The Raw destruction materialized and engulfed everything. 

SLASH

Nothing remained of the cultists. 

Rocks glanced at the scene. He felt proud. Shanks had crossed over a wall. He was no longer holding back. 

He was using his Magic correctly. 

Rock looked at his side. Humans all crushed and dead. They were slowly dwindling down. 

But he still kept his guard up. 

His Observation Haki stretched to its maximum. 

BOOM 

Rock swung his club crushing a Mage. 

'These pesky humans.' Rock thought. 

BUZZ

A lightning bolt struck him in the chest. The damage was not much but it kept on building up. 

Rock slammed the cultist who attacked him and moved on but just then. 

He sensed it. 

A strong presence-

rushing towards Shanks. 

"Oi! Shanks! Watch out!" 

Rock loudly spoke. Shanks instinctively backed off. His instincts took over. 

He dodged the attack but he stumbled a bit and one of the weaker cultist took the opportunity. 

SLASH 

The cultist aimed at Shanks neck. His [Nail Magic] in full display as he slashed forward. 

SPLURTER 

Shanks head flew off. 

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