229 Chapter 229

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"Aaace!"

"Luffy!"

Both of their weapons met in the middle, coated in Haki, creating large sparks of red and black lightning as both of their eyes bled red.

"Shishishishi…"

"Hahahahah…."

Fire on one end and wind on the other end blew any nearby buildings in the nearby area.

"Fight me, Ace. If you can beat me I will let you in on a secret," said Luffy, his eyes turning sharp as a heavy pulsating aura suddenly exploded from him. It suddenly became difficult to breathe, as if the air thinned.

But Ace knew that oh too well. "Sure, it shouldn't be too hard." He said, pushing back with Enma. Ace's Conqueror's Haki burst open as both of their Haki clashed, sending wind and lightning everywhere.

Around them, things were blown away. The sand behind them swirled, creating a small sandstorm, the coast's water turned turbulent, and the ground beneath them started to shake.

"Shishishi… this is fun!" Luffy said in glee, jumping back with the Nameless Naginata in hand. He placed the weapon on his back, as his fists took on a metallic color.

"Sure is," Ace agreed, sheathing his own sword as his own fists were covered in Haki and flames. "Flame on!"

"Gear First! Gear Second!" Luffy pumped his blood kicking his body immediately into second gear, as his body increased in mass due to the first gear. "Gomu Gomu no…" the Straw Hat pirate disappeared from his spot.

Ace sensed Luffy's presence with his Observation Haki. "Flame Commandment!" he shouted as fire enveloped him. Ace turned around facing his brother with his own fist.

"Red Hawk!"

"Fire Fist!"

A large explosion of flames stretched around outwards, destroying anything that was near. Cracking the ground, and demolishing the surroundings.

"You can use flames?" Ace asked, grinning. "That's kind of cheating."

"Heh, you are just jealous!" Luffy said, pulling back his hands and giving another punch which counters with his own.

With that, both of the pirates' fists turned into a blur as they started punching one another.

"I can't believe I'm seeing this in this part of the Grand Line! I thought they said this only happens in the New World!?" An old pirate said, hiding behind some thrown rubble. "I'm too old for this shit!"

First was 'Fire Storm' Ace and 'White Lady' Kuina. Now the opponent changed to 'Straw Hat' Luffy. The town would have been destroyed if the pirates hadn't changed locations.

The heatwave from 'Fire Storm' Ace can be felt even from here. His opponent, 'Straw Hat' Luffy turned partially into a giant and hammered a coast cliff clean into the ocean with rapid punches of obsidian giant hands.

Due to the flames, the night sky was constantly lit up as if there was a second sun on the ground.

"That's so cool!" Chopper cheered, on top of Gin's head. The man-demon was in his full zoan form and holding onto the ground for dear life, so that he wouldn't get thrown back. His tail was wrapped around White Fury, who was still fast asleep.

"Well, that's my captain!" Gin said, grinning.

"Wow, they aren't holding back, huh." Zoro said, his body wrapped in bandages.

"There really are some monsters out there," Sanji said. Flames were his thing, but with what Ace and Luffy's fight were generating, even he was a bit shocked.

"Hmm… it seems my brothers really do know how to put on a show." Sabo mused.

"Heh, speak for yourself." Sparky said, who was hanging off Sabo's shoulder.

Nami nodded, "Sparky is right you know. Your fight in Little Garden caused the same amount of damage."

Sabo just chuckled, the monkey had grown quite talkative after he got the ability to speak.

"Why is Luffy fighting with Ace!? They're brothers, aren't they?" Vivi asked in mortification.

"That's the exact reason why they are fighting," Sabo said flatly. "Blame Grandpa Garp for instilling this bullshit way of greeting each other."

"I mean… no wonder all three of you got this strong," Coby said in awe and admiration.

"Hmm… I heard a rumor that Big Bro Jinbei and Ace fought for five whole days." Hatchan said, on his shoulder was a small Momoo, who was sweating a bit from the heat.

"Wow, really?" Usopp said, "There really are many people that are stronger than you'd think, huh." He had a backpack on, mainly the same backpack Sparky used. In there was Going Merry, shrunken down so that it could fit there.

"I can't wait to meet more strong people!" Johnny said, pumping his fist up in the air.

While Bartolomeo and Yosaku nodded vigorously.

"Fire Pillar!" A huge column of fire rose, with Ace at the center. Gathering his energy, Ace launched a building-sized fireball toward Luffy, "Firefist!"

This time, his attack was unavoidable.

So Luffy didn't dodge. In fact, he stood still, placing his arm in front of taking in a breath of air. "Gear Fourth…" The fireball landed, but was snuffed out by a volley of steam that was released from Luffy's body. "Lion Man!"

Ace looked at his brother and he could barely recognize him. He was tall, taller than him, and had a very well-built body. The hair on his head stretched long, and moved in the air like a mane. But that wasn't all, the most distinct thing was the red Haki and how it coiled around Luffy's chest like some sort of tribal tattoo. Luffy grinned while taking out his Naginata.

"So finally getting serious, huh?" Ace said, as his whole body turned to flame, as he unsheathed his sword. Enma.

"Shishishi…Let's see how strong you are with your toothpick." Luffy said, Flame-like red flames fluttered around his fist along with black sparks before it ran down towards the tip of his naginata, indicating his use of Advanced Armament haki.

Luffy didn't notice at first, but it seems his theory was true. His haki did have fire properties. And unlike the original Luffy it might be even more prone to fire, as he didn't make Sakura leaves but sparks from using the advanced technique. He made a mental note to look into it later on. This was also the reason why it didn't take much time to learn Red Hawke.

"Why am I even surprised," Ace sighed. A similar thing happened to Enma. "Let's see whose Haki is stronger."

"Oh, you're on…"

With that, both brothers moved. The fight between the two brothers only ended after the sun rose. By then 'Fire Storm' Ace and 'Fallen Hero' Luffy had wounds all over their bodies and big smiles on their faces.