23 I'm Back!
[Sabaody]
The crowd forming around the large screen was massive. The marines had to work harder in order to prevent people from getting crushed to death.
"Please don't push"
"Maintain public decency"
"Sir if you try to take of your pants one more time I'll have to arrest you"
Several marines sighed at the amount of crowd control needed for this many people.
Suddenly the screen flickered as a person appeared on the screen. The crowd shouted in excitement as they had been waiting for too long. The marines were now more stressed as they had to prevent the crowd from getting too excited and crushing each other to death.
"Look! It's starting!"
"Why is the screen black? No wait I saw a flash of light"
The crowd were kind of skeptical as three years had already passed since Golden King went out of grid. Many fakers had come to take his spot within those years but none of them got the fame associated with the Golden King. They couldn't perform the same way he did.
But today the crowd was extra excited as they knew for sure that this one was legit. The posters had a special marking on it and was spread by the news Coo bird. If a legitimate news source spreads the poster then it had to be real.
The crowd did not have to anticipate any longer as a man with a mic came into view.
"My dear fans! Sorry for the wait! But now I'm back and have prepared something special for everyone"
"Please enjoy!"
The Golden King announced with a smirk.
The crowd went wild as they clearly recognized that voice. Now having confirmation that this guy really was the Golden King any person with doubts who refused to watch the show rushed over after being informed by their friends.
The screen now showed the whole stage as dark clouds concealed all the background. Sparks of light could be seen spreading throughout the clouds as red and blue lights lit up the stage.
The sound of drumsticks beating against each other was followed by a large drum beat and playing of an electric guitar.
Tesoro on the screen seemed to be moving his legs and dancing while holding the mic. He pointed towards the screen with a finger gun and shot while flames erupted besides him.
The clouds behind him now cleared to show the background. The marines and civilians stopped cheering as they immediately went silent. The background showed a city in flames with dark smoke being raised into the sky.
The marines trembled as one of them muttered in recognition , "Is that….. Mariejoa? ".
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Tesoro smirked at the CP0 agent who now looked very furious. He ignored him as he grabbed the mic and started to sing.
( AC/DC : Back in Black)
"Back in black, I hit the sack
I've been too long, I'm glad to be back"
Tesoro clapped his hands as the trapped Labet's body came floating into the stage. He seemed to be struggling under the grip of the metal blanket but to no avail.
"Yes, I'm let loose from the noose
That's kept me hanging about
I'm just looking at the sky 'cause it's getting me high
Forget the hearse, 'cause I'll never die
I got nine lives, cat's eyes
Abusing every one of them and running wild"
Tesoro sang right in front of the agent's face as he danced to the rhythm before snapping his fingers.
The metal blanket now opened as the agent tripped and fell. He looked up in anger as he reached his hand into his vest before flinging several flint crusted boomerangs at Tesoro.
Tesoro just smirked as a metallic wall was raised from the stage floor as the boomerangs were embedded on it.
Labet clicked his teeth as he remembered how much of a pain Tesoro's ability was to fight against. Not only does he have to cover his whole body in armament haki but he also has to constantly use observation as any metallic weapon can be generated from any direction.
Labet used soru and geppo at the same time as he flew over the wall and tried to punch Tesoro.
Tesoro didn't look up at Labet but moved back to dodge the attack. The punch hit the floor of the stage as it cracked all over and generated some dust.
Labet then looked up to see Tesoro was still holding the mic and singing while staring at him with a smile.
Veins popped in his forehead when he realized that he wasn't being treated as a real threat. He was reminded of all the harsh insults he had to bear when he came back from that mission just because he was injured by someone from the blue seas.
Losing himself to anger he charged at Tesoro and started throwing wild but fast punches.
"ORA!!", he screamed with every punch.
But Tesoro just grinned as he leaned his body to avoid every punch. Labet saw that Tesoro was already moving his body before he even threw his punch.
He gritted his teeth as he knew what this meant, 'Future vision!'.
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[New world]
"'Cause I'm back, yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
Well, I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black"
Morgans was now screaming at all of his assistants to quickly spread the stream throughout the new world. He then turned and ordered his men to print more and more paper for tomorrow's distribution.
Sweat dripped down the large birds head as he grinned, "So this is what you meant when you said it'll shock the world. Not bad kid", he chuckled to himself.
He then proceeded to talk with the rest of the underworld brokers that were on the screen before him.
"Morgans who is this lunatic!!", a round nosed man with sunglasses screamed through the screen as the screen behind him showed Tesoro fighting Labet with a burning Mariejoa in the background.
"I can't believe I'm agreeing with this fat bastard but yeah, anyone who attacks Mariejoa out of his own will must be crazy", a masked man with star designs near the eyes added.
Morgans smirked, "I can't disclose my employer's identity…. That is without a proper price", he rubbed his index finger and thumb together as the rest of the underworld emperors sighed at his greedy nature.
"I'll mail you the contract for any amount you need. So now kindly tell me the man's identity", a feminine figure hidden under darkness exclaimed.
"Hmp! I hope you understand that it won't be cheap", Morgans grinned, "But if you are willing to pay the right price who am I to deny a good contract, right Stussy".
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[Marineford]
"Back in the back of a Cadillac
Number one with a bullet, I'm a power pack
Yes, I'm in a bang with a gang
They've got to catch me if they want me to hang
'Cause I'm back on the track and I'm beatin' the flack
Nobody's gonna get me on another rap
So, look at me now, I'm just making my play
Don't try to push your luck, just get out of my way"
The large screen in the room continued to play the performance before stopping when a stapler was thrown at it as it broke the screen.
"Shut off all the visual dendenmushi immediately!!"
"Tell the crowd that it was all staged!!"
A man with a black goatee screamed onto a dendenmushi at his desk before shutting it off.
He massaged his temples as he looked at the screen before him.
"That bastard! Does he know what he's doing!", he exclaimed with anger.
He then reached over into his desk to pull out another dendenmushi.
'Sakazuki and Kuzan are out on a mission. Even if they were here I'm not sure if they will be able to reach on time', he thought with a frown.
*Purupurupurupru*
"Borsallino where are you right now!?", Sengoku asked in a hurried tone.
"What! At egg head!? GET TO MARIEJOA FAST!!", he screamed before cutting the call.
He then stared at the screen to see that the main culprit of this incident was still singing on the stage as he dodged each and every attack that was being thrown at him.
"Tch….. He's even embarrassing the CP0 agent".
*Pereperepere*
He looked to his left to see a large and mustached dendenmushi ringing. Sweat trailed down his forehead as he knew who was calling.
'I shouldn't answer it', he clenched his fist before he took a deep breath and answered the call nonetheless.
"Yes. I know. I'll send Borsalino immediately *Katcha*", the man slumped into his desk in an instant when the call was cut.
He held his head as he showed a pained expression.
"Maybe if garp was here then screaming at him would help with the headache", he muttered to himself before sighing and reaching into a lower drawer of his desk.
The drawer seemed to have a secret compartment as he brought out a picture and stared at it.
He smiled with a hint of sadness, "Looking at this does calm me down a bit. He hasn't called in a while. I wonder if he's ok", he muttered as he placed the photo back into the drawer.
The photo showed a tall lean man with blond hair in marine uniform smiling with the man in goatee as they both posed together.
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"'Cause I'm back, yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
Well, I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black"
Fisher Tiger was now helping his fellow slaves to bandage up the injuries and stop the bleeding. After he was done he looked back to see the person that had turned this whole situation around.
The big screen showed that all the attack that the agent threw at him he just dodged smoothly. He knew that the man was toying with the CP0 agent with whom he fought evenly.
"Tiger the rest of the lifts seemed to have been stuck and can no longer be controlled from here", Sevta said as he tapped Tiger's shoulder.
Tiger furrowed his brows as he tried to think. Even if they were not in danger at the moment it was only a matter of minutes before the marines would arrive or maybe even an admiral would be sent.
He thought about climbing back down the red line but with all the injured slaves that would have been impossible and he didn't want to take any risk.
He turned towards the slaves as he had already decided on something. He would cut the ropes of the lift that connected it to the lever and he would lower the lift himself. He knew that it would be a very difficult task but he was determined to do it.
But before he could announce the plans to the slave something could be seen rising from the edge. It was a big red rectangular shaped ship with wheels at the bottom that spun at very high speeds.
The slaves also noticed it and were shocked. Tiger stepped forward and placed himself in between as he didn't know if they were with the marines or the government.
The door to the ship open as a man with a big round spherical head came out.
His head was way bigger than his body . He wore a black suit with a white tie and polished black shoes. His head was covered by a black hood and two pointy horn like appendages could be seen protruding through the hood.
The man looked all over the slaves before he bowed, "I'm Tanaka, I have orders to make sure all slaves are able to escape properly from Mariejoa".
He looked up with a polite smile, "Please, I give you my word that no harm will come upon you. Our boss gave us strict orders to help you out", he said the last line as he looked towards the floating stage.
'So that guy is his boss?', Tiger was now curious as to what the boss's actual intention was.
Tiger frowned at the man's offer, he never liked trusting non-slave humans.
But Sevta came up to him as he whispered in his ear, "Tiger I think we should take the deal as any other option is too risky. If what this man is saying is true then they must also be against the government".
Tiger looked all around to see tired and injured slaves who just wanted to escape. He looked all over before his eyes landed on the nervous looking girls and with that he sighed.
Tiger stared Tanaka straight into his eyes, "If you even try to think about backstabbing us then I'll rip your heart out".
Tanaka shook his head with a smile, "I assure you there won't be any backstabbing".
The slaves then started boarding the ship one by one. Those who had trouble getting up were helped by a large man with blond hair who came out of the ship. The girls were boarded in soon after as Tiger was the only one left.
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The royal guards now having put out the raging fire headed towards the lifts in the hopes of capturing any slaves that may have still been stranded there. "Quick let's go! We can't let the CP0 agent do everything", one of the guards who was leading the search party called out to his companions.
But as they rushed towards the lifts with their weapons in hand they halted at their tracts abruptly. They grimaced and gritted their teeth, "… I… can't… move…", several of them made the same remarks as they made sounds of struggle .
Tesoro who was far away could be seen raising his palm in the direction of the now petrified guards. Labet was currently busy fighting against metallic constructs that resembled a big eagle and a wolf.
"Im sorry but you guys are in the way", Tesoro grinned before moving his fingers in the manner of a puppeteer.
The guards now began to move in a line as they headed away from the buildings of Mariejoa.
"I'm moving on my own!"
"Shit! It must be a devil fruit!"
The guards couldn't help but move according to Tesoro's whims as they had completely lost control over their body.
'If I control the iron in the blood then I control the blood', Tesoro smirked.
Now that the guards were away from the cities the bottom of the stage started to make sounds.
*Clank!*
A door like contraption from the bottom was opened as a cylindrical sliver missile could be seen popping out. It was being held by metal claws. The thrusters of the missile started to burn with bright blue flames as the claws released the missile.
The missile now headed towards the buildings of Mariejoa with breathtaking speed. The guards who were forced to remain idle on the sidelines could only watch in horror as the missile flew past them. In a few seconds they saw a bright light as a loud sound reverberated throughout Mariejoa.
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Before Tiger could place a foot on the ship a bright light flashed from behind him as a tremor shook Mariejoa.
He turned back slowly to see that almost all the celestial buildings had been obliterated as flames ran rampant.
His eyes widened at the sight as he stood there in stiff motion. He was broken out of trance when Sevta tapped his shoulder, "Come on Tiger we have to leave as early as possible".
Tiger nodded as he walked into the ship before the door behind him closed. He could see that the interior was definitely large with several seats to accommodate many people. In the front sat the man who called himself Tanaka with the large man who's name was Dice. The freed slaves were seated properly in their respective seats.
Tiger went towards the front as he asked Tanaka who seemed to be behind a circular wheel that looked like the steering wheel but without any handle or spokes.
"What about the man on that flying ship? Do you think your boss will be alright here? the marines will be arriving at any moment", Tiger asked loudly as he was curious if that man had any escape plans or if he intended to do as much destruction as possible before being caught.
The large blond haired man turned around and grinned while giving a thumbs up, "Don't worry about boss Tesoro he can handle it", he exclaimed confidently before being hit in the head.
"Dice keep your fucking mouth shut!", Tanaka swore as he rubbed his fist. It seemed that punching Dice hurt Tanaka more than it hurt Dice.
Dice had a confused expression before realizing what he just said, "Well just forget what I said", he scratched his chin as he told Tiger.
Tiger had a mixed facial expression right now, 'How am I suppose to just forget about it'.
He just sighed, 'Tesoro huh, that's his name. I feel like I have heard it from someone before', he thought to himself before going back to his seat.
Tanaka didn't waste anymore time as he started to move the ship away from Mariejoa.
As the ship left Mariejoa and flew away through the windows of the ship the slaves were able to see the place of their nightmares growing smaller and smaller. The slaves now sighed with relief before falling asleep due to exhaustion.
The two girls fell asleep instantly but the black haired one continued to stare out the window. She could still see the large stage that was floating on top of Mariejoa the red and blue lights were that were being emitted could still be seen through this large distance.
Seeing that Mariejoa was being destroyed by bombs thrown from the stage gave her a weird sense of satisfaction. She didn't expect that she would ever leave that hell and she certainly didn't believe that she'll be able to see the place of her suffering being destroyed before her eyes. Without her realizing a tear ran down her cheek but she quickly wiped it away before looking around to see if anyone noticed.
She saw that everyone was asleep even her sisters who sat besides her. She frowned as she remembered what they had been through together. She bit her lip as she blamed herself for everything, 'If only I was stronger', she thought.
She leaned her head on the window as she closed her eyes and made a promise in her heart.
'I'll become stronger so that no one will ever mess with us again'.
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[Pangea Castle]
"Well, I'm back, yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
Well, I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black, yow"
In a room five old men were watching a big white screen with frowns adorning their faces. The anger in their hearts radiated throughout the room as it filled each corner.
"Saturn can't you do anything about the live broadcast? In this situation we can't attack him or we risk drawing attention to ourselves", exclaimed Saint Ju Peter who was one of the Gorosei.
Saturn shook his head with a frown, "We have already tried it before. It didn't work at all. He seems to be using a different and unique technique to share the video, it's something that we have never seen before".
Saint Warcury a short man with a great mustache gritted his teeth, "If only it wasn't for that big bird. We can turn of the dendenmushies from the paradise but the new world is a different matter".
Saint V. Nusjuro the man with glasses placed his scabbard on the table as he sighed, "We can only hope that the CP0 agent lasts until Borsalino reaches here".
Saint Mars nodded at this remark, "I do wonder how did this 'Golden King' get this kind of technology and his Devil Fruit ability seems kind of similar to that Tesoro guy from a few years back".
"Tesoro, yes I have tried searching for a devil fruit with the abilities reported by that CP0 agent but for the last three years nothing has come up", saint Saturn exclaimed with a deep thought.
"That can only mean one thing", Saint Warcury stated.
"That the previous user isn't dead", Saint Mars completed his sentence.
Now all the men's anger seemed to have grown a lot more as they realized that 'Golden King' could be no one else other than the infamous celestial killer Gild Tesoro.
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[New World]
"Ah, yeah
Oh, yeah
Take my love
Yeah, yeah
Yeah
Ah, hey yeah
Ooh, yeah"
The song continued to play as the world watched what was happening. The beating that the CP0 agent was getting shocked several pirates who had faced them before. But for some it was just mildly amusing.
"Mama~mama~"
A gigantic lady in a pink dress and a pink pirate hat laughed as she saw the screen.
"I don't think I've seen such an interesting sight in a while", the lady grinned wildly.
"Back in black? What does he mean by that?", the lady rubbed her chin as she contemplated.
Besides her were several people who looked vastly different from one another.
"Perolin~ if attacking Mariejoa is so easy we would have done it a long while back", a guy with a long tongue and blue hair remarked.
A crimson haired man with a scarf around his mouth glared at the screen, "Why aren't there more agents or even admirals?".
'Do the agents go on vacations? Does he know some secret routine?', the crimson haired man was now thinking of several ways to get that information for himself.
"Hey big bro who do you think would win in a fight? you or him?", a man with a sideway moon shaped orange hair asked with excitement in his eyes.
The man with the scarf sighed, "His Devil Fruit does seem annoying to deal with and it looks like he has awakened it. He is also using a different fighting technique that I have never seen before".
"Ah, I see I'm sorr-", his brother wanted to apologize for asking a rude question but was interrupted.
"But I'll win", the crimson haired man stated with confidence.
"Mama~Mama~" The large lady chuckled, "That's my Katakuri".
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The metallic constructs were defeated by the agent as they lay on the floor in pieces. The agent now had to continue fighting Tesoro and just hope that some form of help would arrive soon.
Tesoro continued to dodge all of the attacks with a grin. He seemed to be enjoying himself as he danced to the tunes of the music. He didn't really have to sing in the mic since he already prerecorded the song and was just lip syncing.
Labet was now sweating as all of attacks didn't seem to land at all. The boomerangs were useless as all of them were blocked or destroyed.
He gritted his teeth and shouted in frustration, "Is dodging all you can do you fucking coward".
He tried to punch Tesoro with his right arm again but this time Tesoro didn't dodge. Labet saw that his fist was now being held by Tesoro as he grinned wildly.
"Sorry sorry it's a bad habit of mine to play with my food", Tesoro mocked before he raised his left arm as a golden gauntlet formed around his fist.
Labet knew what was coming and tried to free his fist from his grip but it was too strong. He struggled but to no avail as the Golden fist charged at him.
"Money maker!!", Tesoro shouted.
"Shit!", Labet exclaimed as he used his other hand to block and used tekkai and armament haki at the same time.
The fist connected as a loud cracking sound could be heard. Labet's body was thrown back as Tesoro released his grip. His body rolled on the ground before coming to a stop.
Labet grimaced as he got up with wobbly legs. His left arm laid limp beside him. He gritted his teeth in anger.
'Even after all these years he's still getting the best of me. I can't let him humiliate me any further', he started to think more deeply about how to win this fight.
Tesoro raised his eyebrow, " Well if you aren't charging at me then I'll come towards you".
Tesoro raised his right hand with his palm facing the front as he split his fingers in the middle. His hand now darkened as it looked like a beast's claw. The song seemed to be reaching it's climax now as the music got more intense.
"Well, I'm back (I'm back)
Back, well I'm (I'm back)
Back (I'm back)
Back (I'm back)
Back (I'm back)
Back, back in black
Yes, I'm back in black"
"Dragon claw thrust!!", he shouted before appearing in front of Lapet in an instant.
'Too fast', Labet tried to dodge but Tesoro was too fast and the claw struck his face as the force of the thrust rattled his mind. He felt the bones of his skull breaking into fragments.
His vision darkened as he lost all his senses, the only thing he could hear was the song blaring in his ear before that too was silenced.
"I've hit the sack"
The force was strong enough to send Labet flying towards the burning Mariejoa as his body grew smaller and smaller in Tesoro's eyes.
"That's a homerun", Tesoro shaded his eyes with his palm as he saw how far he had sent Labet.
He grinned before controlling a camera to come infront of him. He smiled as he pointed at the camera,
"I hope you all were happy with the performance. I practiced day and night to make it as bombastic as possible", he chuckled "For all those that missed my performance today don't worry I'll release all of my songs in a few weeks along with some new ones".
Tesoro then took of his shades as he smiled at the camera, "My name is Gild Tesoro. Thanks for watching this performance and I'll see you guys soon".
He bowed towards the camera before it's lenses went shut.
He touched his ear as the metallic piece in it grew blue, "Hello, Bacarat, has the stream been turned off? Thanks. I'll be there in a second. Make sure everyone is comfortable".
He put his hands in his pocket as he tapped the stage with his foot. A creaking sound was generated as the stage grew smaller and smaller until it was in a compact size of a skateboard. The hoverboard glowed green as several thrusters generated at it's rear. A strap got attached to his feet so that he wouldn't fall of once it speeds up.
He turned back to look at Mariejoa with a grin, 'I should escape before they know that the stream has been turned off. That person is the only one I'm worried about', he thought to himself.
The hover board started to move at a really high speed as Tesoro rushed out of Mariejoa. He instantly felt a dreadful presence over him as he sensed that someone was observing him. He didn't waste any moment as the thrusters of the hover board went into full blast mode as he was propelled at a greater speed.
Mariejoa was now far away as Tesoro breathed a sigh of relief. He tapped the device in his ear,
"Baccarat I want you to make sure our guests are comfortable. Tell them I'll be arriving soo-", Tesoro stopped mid sentence as his eyes widened.
A bright yellow light shined as a feet materialized in front of his face. He gritted his teeth as he raised his arm to block the kick in the nick of time.
*THAMP!*
The kick sent him flying backwards as his whole body spun. He managed to stabilize himself after a moment due to the hover board thrusters.
Smoke was rising from the arm that was used to block the kick as the suit seemed to be a bit charred.
Tesoro put his arm down and frowned. He saw the person in front of him and realized that his escape won't be so easy anymore.
"Oooh~ so you managed to block it. Mister do you know that you shouldn't run away from the scene of crime?", the man said with a relaxed voice.
The man before him was floating in the sky with a relaxed posture. He was a tall slim man with short curly black hair and short black beard. He wore a white coat over a stripped yellow suit and white shoes. He had a long nubian nose atop which rested gold-amber tinted glasses.
Tesoro now glared at the man as he raised his right arm and golden electricity crackled around it , "Kizaru!".
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Will upload in a few weeks cause of exams.
