CHAPTER - 17 { Just use more Hostages }

Up in the sky, Hundreds of ships were floating forward. In the front was a huge ship with a devil's head and two clawed hands.

On the deck, Akuma looked at the blue sea. Occasionally few islands would appear.

"Either you die as a Hero or live long enough to be the Villain yourself," said Akuma while he sat on the ship's bow but suddenly he noticed thirty to forty pirate ships on an inhabitant island.

"That flag," muttered Akuma as he waved his hands towards Jessica who stopped all the ships from moving forward.

"Let's meet one of the big three," said Akuma with a grin on his face. Jessica lowered the hundreds of pirate ships towards the island.

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On the island___

"Captain!," shouted a pirate as he ran towards a black bearded man with one eye patch.

"What is it?," questioned the man, but he soon noticed the ships in the sky and stood up.

"What do you want?," asked the bearded man while drinking his rum and looking back. Akuma stood there while staring at him.

"1.1 billion berries, Void Void no Mi user, Captain of Void Pirates, Berick D. Man," said Akuma as a wanted poster appeared in his hands.

"I want to have a friendly fight with you," replied Akuma to his question. As he vanished in front of all the Void Pirates.

"Where is he!," stunned by the move, a pirate asked in worry. Not just him but many other pirates also started to feel afraid.

"Where is the Captain!," then suddenly a pirate looked towards his captain to find him missing.

"He is going to have a friendly fight as the Devil said," informed the vice captain of the Void Pirates as he pointed towards the sea.

But he was worried because rumours say that the Captain of Devil's Pirate is a crazy guy.

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"Ice devil fruit?," asked Berick while looking at the ten years or so boy who frozed the sea around them with his palm.

'No, it's not ice but cold,' thought Berick as he could feel the temperature decrease all of a sudden to extremes.

"Enough," said Akuma while looking at Berick who was staring at the boy beside him.

"Yes, Captain!," said Gerry, he then looked up at Jessica. She waved her hand and Gerry floated towards her.

"Good job, kid," praised Jessica as she hugged the little boy in her arms. Gerry flushed red as his face was buried in Jessica's soft breasts.

"Let me see the power of the big three," said Akuma while taking out his baseball bat made of seastones.

"Rookie, don't get ahead of yourself," said Berick while taking out his sword from his waist. He locked his eyes on Akuam.

*Wuss!*

Both of them vanished from their spots and reappeared before each other. Their weapons collided and created dark lighting.

"You're strong, kid! But, are you Determined!," said Berick as his sword turned black and he erupted in Conqueror Haki.

"King's aptitude?".

Akuma was pushed behind, the ice around them cracked and water shot up. Berick jumped back to avoid the sea water.

"Are you not a devil fruit user?," questioned Berick as he saw Akuma stand still in sea water.

"Why do care," said Akuma as he leaped forward with his baseball bat in dark armament while Berick did the same.

Shockwaves came as they clashed in Armament Haki. But this time, Akuma took the lead while pushing Berick back.

Giving a left punch which was blocked by Akuma, Berick stepped on the edge of the ice and raised his hands.

Black light covered his palms as a huge void formed that swallowed the entire ice on it.

"Void! Empty Space!".

"Let me see how you survive the emptiness," said Berick as he increased the power in his palms and the void started to fly upwards.

Jumping from the ice, Berick landed on the island where his crewmates were present.

Looking up, Berick suddenly opened his palms and did a blocking sign towards the void. The space in front of him, collapsed.

*Huuu!*

A blue beam exploded from the void and headed towards Berick. As the beam and dark space came in contact, a loud explosion was heard.

The entire island and the sea near it shook violently, only two people were conscious on the island after the explosion.

As the black smoke cleared, Berick looked at the island to find almost all the trees uprooted.

Most of the pirates flew from the wind to the sea and many died. Only a few were left on the island.

And the pirate ships were already missing, most likely destroyed.

But only he and Vitor, the vice captain, were left standing. Looking back, he saw a huge snake like creature coming out of the void.

Due to the shock, Berick couldn't control the flying void and it vanished in the sky.

The huge dark blue snake with wide gills looked at him with anticipation. Berick didn't understand how could a devil fruit user, not be affected by sea water.

Grinding his teeth, Berick formed a black space around the island. The island shook and started flying up.

"Where do you want to go!," said Akuma but all it heard was a long roar from the huge sea serpent.

*Huuu!*

Releasing multiple beams, he shot the island but it was absorbed in the empty void.

"I will come back! And that time you will pay! Devil!," vowed Berick as he took the entire island up in the sky that even Jessica couldn't take.

"Let's go!," said Akuma as he landed on the ship's deck. Jessica nodded and floated the ships forwards.

He knew he would have lost it if he didn't use the crewmates as Hostages on Berick, who is known as the big brother in the sea.

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Year, 1398

January, 02___

Devil's Pirate Captain and Void Pirates Captain clashed on an island in the New World, ended as Void Pirates had to flee.

New bounty was placed on Akuma's head because of this event that even the marines considered.

[Wanted Poster]

[912,000,000 million berries]

[Wholeheart Akuma]

Many people already started to take Akuma as the next person on The Big Three, after defeating Void Pirates.

In a dark room, A woman sat on her chair while reading the newspaper. Her eyes narrowed while a grin appeared on her face.

"I will be waiting for you!," said the woman as she stood up and walked out of the dark room.

As the door opened, light came in and landed on the wall as the side. Few wanted posters were pinned.

In the middle was the very woman's poster in her red dress which outlined her perfect body shape.

[Wanted Poster]

[2,605,000,000 billion berries]

[Queen Merry]

Gura Gura no Mi user, 'The Strongest Man' in the world that even the marines don't want to fight.

Actually is a woman with a man's ambition.