One Piece: Reborn and Skypiean

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Chapter 237

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Two severed necks belonging to Kong and Kizaru collapsed and rolled on the ground beside their bodies.

Amon drew and exhaled, even sweating – for the first 2 seconds before his sweat evaporated and a grin returned to his face. There were no signs of exhaustion left in his expression. 

'Stamina isn't something I need to worry about.'

Ammon's natural stamina is higher than most, just below Kaido's. But overall, his stamina is technically unlimited. It was because of his demonic fruit, again.

Devil Fruit abilities are based on stamina, and vice versa. 

Wyper will be able to continue spewing fire for a day, in a normal environment, before his stamina runs out. But in hot places, such as an island where a volcano has just erupted, or inside a forest fire, he will be able to absorb the fire and heat around him to keep his reserves filled, it also keeps his stamina full.

So too with Amon.

But the advantage he has is – he does not need to be in a special environment to recharge his stamina. He could be anywhere but get this privilege. Because electrons are everywhere, as long as there is something, there is an atom, and inside that atom, electrons exist. Even in the air . 

He only needs to breathe electrons, either with his nose or his logical body before he returns to peak stamina and reserve. 

'Selecting the Goro-Goro no Mi was one of my most successful decisions to date.'

It was already enough thinking with lightning speed. He looked around at the surrounding gazes. Garp, Sengoku, the Five Elders and the thousands of marines stared at him with horrified expressions. 

"... I may . "

Sengoku gulped down in fear and fear. Kong was a ferocious beast, he could rival anyone in the pre-Xebec Era. The man who stepped on the grandline, catching the Pirates every day, was now lying limp, his body cut in half.

'Only ... how?'

Sengoku is not the only one with that question. Every marine who has heard of the Kong legend has the same question. 

Amidst all this, Sengoku's eyes widened even further, almost leaving his sockets this time around. 

'Oh my God, why.'

That's not a question, that's a request. Seeing Kizaru's corpse, his head was severed in the same way as Kong's, Sengoku paled. 

Since a year ago, Kizaru was not just any Admiral. He was a killing machine specially prepared for Amon. He had one job, to kill Ammon, but there he was, lying limp, dead like a rock.

'No.'

Sengoku straightened himself. This is not the time to be intimidated. Things had gone too far, he had to make things a little less destructive, at least .

Amon moved from his place. Sengoku braced himself, expecting him to rush here, but instead, Amon rushed to the blond Sky Dragon, Doflamingo.

'Damn it!'

Sengoku cursed just as Amon drew his sword, deliberately at a speed slow enough for Doffy to see, his eyes terrified. Doffy tried to retreat, but his leg stumbled. 

Before his back could touch the ground, Amon's sword flashed across his neck, cutting it into a million threads . Strings .

Sengoku sighed. Of course, Doflamingo had sent clones to fight in his place. Normally, he would be angry, but this at least saved his life-

Amon disappeared from his place.

4 Seconds passed in an instant, everything fell silent in Sengoku's ears, and at the 5th second he reappeared.

His hand gripped the severed blonde head as if it was a rag doll. The severed head of Donquixote Doflamingo dripped blood onto the floor, his frozen expression like a man staring at a reaper.

"Yahaha!" Amon laughing.

He kicked Sengoku in the head, fortunately light enough that his head didn't break just like that. Sengoku stepped to the right to avoid the head from spilling blood on his coat as the head fell and rolled around on the platform where he was standing. 

"Save it as a gift" said Amon. "As a reminder of what happens when you touch my people ."

The cold blood of Sengoku became hot as he grumbled, his hands clenched. A young man threatened the Fleet Admiral in front of everyone. Sengoku is not a proud man, of course, but he is still a Conqueror. 

For a moment, he took back his Observation Haki perception from the Kaido vs. Big Mom fight, and Whitebeard vs. Kuzan and Vice Admiral. 

"You think you can get out of here?" Sengoku instead glared at Amon, his body slowly starting to enlarge, a golden hue covering his size. "Inside the sea base, where both I and GARP live, even the Pirate King would think twice before stepping here."

Thas right. Roger did not want to fight them both head on. But can they stop Roger…? That's a question for another time.

Amon laughed out loud, the kind of laughter he did not have before, Sengoku realized it. In the middle of his laughter, he disappeared again. Sengoku could not turn around before a hand fell on his shoulder.

"Is the Pirate King lightning fast?" He muttered in his ear. "That's why he would think twice before coming here."

Sengoku swung his arm backwards, but it did not move at all as Amon appeared in front of him in the air.

" I don't have to do that, because guess what..?"

Now he's just flexing.

—★—

Ace's eyes were locked in this scene because it happened just a few ten meters in front of him. But his mind went nowhere.

"Stupid ... Where were you before?"

She held her voice back so as not to shake, asking the man behind her.

"Why didn't you try to contact me before?"

It was something he was interested in. Stupid obviously came to this war to save her, she still cared about their friendship, then why had she never tried to contact her?

"Ace ..." Stupid to breathe. "We can talk about it later. First, we have to get out of here any way, you agree?"

Ace nodded reluctantly. Thas right. It was encouraging news that the Foolish Master was still alive, but if Ace was unable to escape from here, what was the point of the excitement?

He begged his old reliable friend. This fool was always there for him, he did not hesitate to fight Kaido directly just for him. He somehow survives, but Ace hopes the Fool doesn't have to endure it all anymore. 

Moreover Ace is now strong . He can help the Fool even if a little. 

"I'm ready."

Stupidly answered. 

"It doesn't concern my life, but it concerns your life."

Ace wondered what that meant, but in the end shrugged.

"Roll up, no problem."

After nodding, Ace suddenly felt Stupid gripping the back of his neck. It was a bit uncomfortable and confused him as to why the Fool did it, but he trusted the man. It should fit the plan.

In the next instant, he felt his body start to float upwards. The fool's hand was slightly enlarged, enough to grip his neck like a straw. Maybe he used his Lightning Dragon demon fruit? 

Soon Ace finds him in the sky, hanging in the Fool's hand. To ease the pain, she coats her neck with Haki.

"Everyone!"

Stupidly called, the sound is louder than any speaker. Sengoku who was about to fight with Amon turned to the sky, along with Garp, Whitebeard, Kaido, and the other admirals. 

In an instant, all the battles that were taking place on the ground stopped. Some frowned and some looked relieved at the chance to breathe. 

Very puzzling Ace, 'Stupid' raised Ace in the air like a chalice, started laughing. Sengoku immediately recognized the laughter as his heart fell.

"Gol D. Ace, son of the Pirate King." Fool said, "The execution is coming very big, isn't it?" 

Garp, who was sitting on a throne above the tower, clenched his fists. 

'Stupid' then raised his free hand to his red hat which had a veil attached on it that fell and covered his face. He took off his hat and two small red horns sticking out of his head, revealing his face. 

Everyone on the ground froze in their place just as Amon beside Sengoku started laughing. 

Feeling that something was amiss, Ace slowly turned his head back and slowly his expression froze. His eyes quivered as all his memories with the Foolish Master appeared in his mind. 

Behind the mask, Ace expects a lot of faces, but Amon's face is not one of them. He had blue hair, yes, but he had horns and his face was undeniably that of the Celestial Emperor. Questions popped into his mind.

Does this mean Fool is really dead and Amon is pretending to be him? 

Or ... is Mr Fool always Amon?

"Stupid-"

Stupid, no, Amon interrupted him, his eyes locked down.

"Ace's capture is a sight to behold. He fought hard. Struggling hard. But in the end, due to a small misstep, he lost and was caught." He laughed with a smirk. "Oh? Some of you look curious how do I know that?"

Whitebeard clenched his fists. He knew whatever Amon would say would not suit his taste.

"This war, War of the Bests," Amon's grin extended to his ears. "... It's part of my plan." 

Another Amon with a camera in his hand was only visualized in the air, out of nowhere. The camera caught Amon's grinning face . 

"From Blackbeard who stole the Yami-Yami no Mi, to Yamato who interfered in Ace's fight, to Kaido's arrival here."

Amon clenched his big hand around Ace's neck, strangling him. But Ace was busy staring at Amon in disbelief.

"Everything, from start to finish, was part of my plan."

The conversation started among the people below.

Ammon did not flex, no, not at all. Unless Blackbeard stole the fruit part, he was indeed behind War of the Best. If it wasn't for him pulling the strings, in this timeline no war would have happened. 

But the people below him, every god-figure present, believed Ammon's words from beginning to end. They have no reason not to do it. 

When Whitebeard thought about how Teaching, one of his sons who had been with him for decades, was manipulated by Amon, everything made sense to him.

When GARP and Sengoku thought about how someone like Blackbeard defeated Ace and brought him back down, it just didn't make sense. But when they put Amon in the middle, everything made sense.

When Kaido looks back on the scene a few hours ago where Amon made a place for him to escape, he is also forced to believe his words.

"Now!" shouted Amon. "Do any of you realize why I'm doing all this? Yeah, it's to bring you all here, together, in one place. So I can do what I did to Kizaru and Kong." A crazy grin was on his face. "But then again, I don't need to move a single muscle. You all killed yourself without me, right? Awaha!"

Leaving everyone below in a state of confusion, disbelief, and anger, then turned to Ace. "And Ace, it's been a long time. How foolish are you to not connect the 'Thunder Dragon' with the 'Thunder God'? For my name's sake, you're a fool."

This drew the attention of everyone from Ace's previous crew present on the battlefield, to stare at Amon in disbelief.

"But again." Anon raised his free hand into the air, and Kiyu next, his sword, flew into his palm. "The dead can't be stupid, can they?"

Ace's wide eyes stared at Amon's grin with trembling and teary eyes as his body trembled violently? He doesn't know. It is a mixture of many emotions. 

"Why?"

A spiteful tone left him as he bit his lips. Why is he doing all this...?

Amon smiled gently at her. "Ask the people of the Hereafter."

The sword of Amon shone red and orange, shining in extreme heat. He swung the sword through the middle of Ace's leg. The hot sword pierced through Ace's flesh like a knife through butter and split his body in two. 

Amon's hand releases Ace as both sides of his severed body, fouling his stomach and kidneys, begin to tumble. The betrayed shock in his eyes as he fell flat on his back, in front of Whitebeard.

Silence enveloped the entire place just before the Sea Heroes Garp and Edward Newgate plunged into the air, at the laughing monster.

"Come to me!"

People all over the world watching this know, whatever will happen in the next 5 minutes, will end the war, the war planned by monsters on human skin.