105 The Manifestation Of Willpower I
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Chapter 104: The Manifestation Of Willpower I
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"I... I really thought that someone was luring me here, but it's actually true... There is such a weapon, Yahahahah..." Yovan raised his hand in the air, his golden eye glistening as the scenery before him changed, "Here, Taste My Blood."
"What?" Before him stood Saga along with many of his men. That and one of the Straw Hat pirates, the green-haired swordsman.
"Captain!! They're trying to bully!" Sinj rushed to Yovan, taking cover behind him, "And they got the orbs!"
"I know," Yovan walked up to Saga, looking down at him, "I assume the sword on your back is the Seven-Star Sword. Bring it out, and let it take my blood."
"Saga, what's happening exactly?" The green-haired pirate asked as he stood between Yovan and Sage, seemingly protecting the latter.
"I... I don't know. Perhaps he is here for the Island's holy sword?" Saga explained with a bit of confusion. He absolutely had no idea who the guy before him was, except for Sinj calling him the Captain.
"What does he mean by tasting blood?" The green-haired swordsman further questioned, feeling many doubts in his mind.
"Zoro? Do you not trust me?" Saga asked with a frown.
"I..." Zoro frowned, seeming hesitant. So Yovan decided to help him as before the swordsman could react, he found his jaw dislocated with a kick, sending him wadding towards the woods.
"Allow me to help you decide," Yovan smiled as his attention returned to Saga, "Now, where were we? Right, you seem to be confused, so let me help you."
Yovan extended his hand closer to Saga as it shook, forming cracks near his veins from which spilled blood.
"You..." Saga's previously gently, and formal manners changed, his mouth curling up into a twisted grin, "Hahahahahahaha! Back off." He ordered his subordinates.
It was like the blood awakened something deep in him, or showed his 'true' self as he unsheathed his sword, the most gorgeous sword Yovan has ever seen.
It was a two-handed double-edged sword with an eight-petaled design guard, a somewhat elaborate hilt, and a red tassel at the end.
The blade itself is emerald green, with a wavy design and seven glowing points spread evenly across it; these seven points would start to glow green as Saga traced his finger along the blade.
Yovan could see why it was said to be the most beautiful sword in the world. Its grace was magical, only complemented by its clear lust for blood.
Saga's maniacal laughter didn't stop as he shook his head, "Getting your blood consensually feels wrong... I'd rather take it because I can."
"Can you?" Yovan asked with a chuckle, lightly leaning back and evading the fiery green slash.
He had to lean back some more to the point that his head was on the brink of touching the ground. The sword forced him to as it released a burst of green flames.
"Die! Die! Turn to darkness as the rest of the world will!!" Saga's screams were loud and screechy, ear-deafening, but his slashes were nowhere near as effective.
Not even a speck of the greenish flames touched Yovan. He made sure of it, knowing that the sword might be that dangerous. He wasn't sure if it can possess him too.
But in the end, Yovan's blood reached the sword, but it was consensual. Yovan allowed just a few drops of his blood, all while evading Saga's strikes.
Saga froze, and Yovan jumped back, crouching while eyeing the sword with interest.
"Ahyhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" A resounding scream reverberated throughout the entirety of the Island as the surroundings lit up green, a burst of greenish flames erupting from the sword all around.
"What have you done!!?" Zoro finally found himself back on the battlefield, eyeing the cluster of greenish flames with vigilance.
Perhaps Yovan's kind kick finally made him realize that he was used by Saga? Well, the evil sword, to be more specific.
"Don't mind me," Yovan waved his hand, his vision still on the flames, "Just doing some little experimenting. Wanna take him on?"
"I will stop him, all alone. So do not interfere." Zoro frowned as he said, keeping his distance from both Yovan and Saga.
His jaw still hurt like hell, making him realize that Yovan was a bit too ruthless and unreliable, whoever he is, and would likely try to kill Saga.
Yovan watched from the sideline as the flames died out, showing the new form of Saga, long greenish hair, looking more like flames. The entirety of his body seemed to be burning, slowly but surely.
He watched as Saga's radiant green eyes landed at Zoro, then at him, gasping heavily like a dog eyeing the most delicious of bones. Honestly, Yovan felt offended. He was no longer a skeleton, so why was he being seen as such?
"Saga! Out of it! This... This is not you!" Zoro tried to reach Saga, the true saga, the friend he grew up with.
However, there didn't seem to be even a sliver of that individual, all he could see in Saga's eyes was lust for blood and darkness.
"Sage? Shahahahahashahha! There is no such a person! I'm Shichiseiken!!" Saga or Shichiseiken laughed maniacally, breathing out bursts of flames.
He truly looked like a completely different person as if the sword had completely corrupted him, "And you! Your blood is... I want it all."
Whatever he wanted to say was interrupted by his deep desire for Yovan's blood as he lunged at him, completely ignoring Zoro, but the latter didn't.
With a sword in each hand and one held in his mouth, Zoro stopped Shichiseiken in his tracks, "Then I'll force you awake!!"
"Aghjh, get out of the way!!" Saga swung the Seven-Star Sword down, releasing a burst of flames with it, yet Zoro was able to deflect the attack with the combination of all of his swords, but he still had to leap to the side to evade the flames.
"This is not you! The Saga I know isn't this much of an amateur!!" If Zoro was trying to get Saga's aggression for himself, then he succeeded.
Yovan watched the battle with interest. All Zoro was doing was deflecting, or evading. He was on the defensive because he wanted to, but he also had to. The greenish flames didn't give him much choice.
He also had to constantly taunt Saga, and get him to follow him to different areas, something he had to do because of the greenish flames.
Yovan specifically eyed Zoro's expression as the sword lights up sometimes, producing waves of green light that seem to cause him pain, his face crunching up, but he seemed to be resisting the effect.
'So its influence and corruption powers can be resisted, and it doesn't take much to do so.' Yovan noted as he finally stood up, 'but just in case...' But just in case, Yovan got something else to counter the sword's influence.
And the moment that thing, an orb landed directly on Yovan's hand, Saga turned his face to him with wariness apparent in his eyes.
"You... How did you get it?" Saga was certain that he got Zoro to throw them far away, yet here is one of them.
"I was watching." Yovan smiled as he looked up, and so did Saga, seeing himself faced with a tsunami of feathers falling upon him.
Zoro was allowed to leap to the side to evade it, but Saga wasn't, but the sword certainly was as it found itself kicked by feathers towards Yovan, "Hey."
He held the sword while a bracelet of feathers made sure the orb stayed touching him as well.
Yovan felt the sword shake heavily in his hand, seemingly trying to snap free, "Shah shut, it's okay. Everything is gonna be alright." He tried to assure the sword, but he only made it angrier.
The sword was in conflict. No one it possesses or anyone influenced by its corruption can not touch the orbs, but Yovan was already touching one of them, countering its powers.
In fact, the sword was already suffering just being near the orb, so the only course of action left to it was releasing a burst of greenish flames all around, trying to incinerate Yovan.
Zoro was utterly confused. He really wasn't sure what Yovan was doing, and he was too late to react or do anything as he watched the man enveloped in flames.
"Settle down now, and let's work out a deal. I will take off the orb, and if you can control me, well, you win. If not, you'll become mine for eternity." The flames dissipated and a Yovan shrouded in Armament Haki showed himself.
The sword vibrated, and the sky shook as Yovan allowed the orb to slip away, falling with a thud on the ground.
The same thing happened to almost everything around, including Zoro as he found his face planted on the muddy ground by sheer pressure alone.
He couldn't see what was happening, but he could certainly feel the pressure, and he could hear the trees and even the ground cracking.
He could also hear strange crackling, something his eyes caught, something akin to golden lightning... Yovan was finally able to manifest his monstrous willpower. Such are the capabilities of Conqueror Haki.
