25 Jiraya Island 6

'Up...wake...up....wake...up!' Masamune yelled as Zora opened her eyes. Zora remembered what happened previously and tried getting up only to find herself chained to a giant block of steel that was welded and bolted into the ground.

"GRAAAAH!!! LET ME OUT SOL!!! WHEN I BREAK THESE CHAINS ILL PUT YOUR HEAD ON A PIKE!!" Zora yelled as she struggled to break free from the chains only to fail. Zora's body crackled with lightning as she transformed to her half state, the block of steel glowed with blue runes and Zora was forcefully reverted to her base form.

"What the hell?!" Zora yelled with anger as she tried again but the steel block forcefully made her revert.

"SOL YOU COWARD!! FIGHT ME LIKE MAN!!!" Zora tried breaking from the chains once again but it resulted in a wound on her wrists. Zora tried breaking free from the chains for over two hours to no avail.

"This is my fault, it's my fault Hancock is dead. I got cocky, arrogant, look at where that got me. In chains, as my friends and crewmates are out there lost and probably alone. If I do get out of here and beat Sol, what am I going to tell Sandersonia and Marigold? Sorry, I let your sister die due to my carelessness and arrogance? They'll never forgive me, I wouldn't even put it past them to kill me on the spot." A tear-ridden, bloodied, regretful Zora said in sorrow.

'Weakling,' Masamune said in anger and disgust, 'I thought we were supposed to become gods?! Human and sword? The ultimate duo!? I guess I put too much faith in you.'

"Weakling?! How can you call me a weakling!? Hancock died because of my actions! That's the fourth person in my life to die because of me!" Zora yelled and Masamune scoffed.

'From what you told me, your parents and the old man were killed by a World Noble. That was completely out of your control, yet you still rose up and moved on did you not? If Hancock is truly dead then you should get up and fight! Don't wallow in sadness! Didn't you tell Marigold giving up is unforgivable?! SO WHY ARE YOU GIVING UP YANG D. ZORA!?' Masamune yelled in anger.

"But I can't! I can't even break free from these chains! I would have gone out there and beat Sol's ass if I could break these chains!" Zora yelled as she tried breaking the chains one last time.

'So you just gave up?! The Zora I know wouldn't have given up even if she was chained down! If you try and it doesn't work then try harder! Aren't you the person who looked Commander in Chief Kong in the eyes?! The same person who fought Sol despite the power difference?! Remember who you are Zora! You are Zora the Beast, the pirate who will change the world!' Masamune's words encouraged Zora and her arms turned purplish black.

"No! I won't give up! I'll try! I'll try until my arms are broken! I'll try until my body gives up! I won't stop trying until I'm dead!!" Zora's Devourer's Haki began to corrode the chains holding her down until they snapped.

"ALRIGHT!!" Zora yelled as she bent the bars of her prison and used Observation Haki to find an exit. Zora found two guards at the door and she decapitated them with her tail and busted the door.

"SOL!! GET OUT HERE AND FIGHT ME!!" Zora said with a yell loud enough to shake the building she was in. A transponder snail began to yell, sounding like an alarm. The room Zora was in was a large stone room with 5 metal doors, when the transponder snail began to yell those doors opened releasing numerous pirates armed with a variety of weapons.

"GET OUT OF MY WAY!! GRAAAHH!!" Zora's body was covered in lightning as she killed her way through the wave of pirates. Many of the corpses had basketball-sized holes in their chest and head. Zora bursted through a random wall and ended up in a large dining hall. The only people at the table were Sol and Hancock, who had a large scar on her stomach.

"Zora!" Hancock said as she looked up from her plate. The tears in her eyes gave Zora a new hope.

"You're alive!" Zora said with a smile before she looked at Sol with anger. Zora's body crackled with lightning and the two clashed their Conqueror's Haki.

"I'm going to rip you limb from limb." Zora said as she began walking forward.

"I would like to see you try." Sol said as he got up from the table. Hancock got away from the table and watched from afar. With Sol and Zora's Conqueror's Haki clashing, the dining room was in dismay due to the clashing forces. Zora and Sol got face to face with Zora looking up to Sol and Sol looking down on Zora, reminiscent of a certain scene from a certain anime.

"Prepare to die, SOL VERA!!" Zora yelled as she began charging lightning on her arms along with her Haki.

"SOUL-CRUSHING FIST!" Zora's fist was quick enough to cause a small sonic boom. Sol was shocked at the speed of the attack and put his arms up to block. The force of the punch sent Sol crashing through multiple walls until he fell out of the building. Sol crashed into the forest below and Zora followed.

"CLAP OF THE THUNDER GOD!" Zora's dropped to the ground with lightning speed as her leg struck the earth, making the ground break and turn into cubes. A large dust cloud rose into the sky and a purple flash of lightning ran out of it.

"SPEEDPOINT!" Zora's eyes flashed red as she stepped on the ground to tilt her body to the left, dodging a compressed bullet of air that made a hole in 5 trees.

"HUNDRED POINT FIST!" Sol appeared in front of Zora and punched hundreds of times within two seconds.

"HYDRA'S BLITZ!!" Zora's fists collided with Sol's creating small shockwaves with each collision. Zora began punching faster and faster with Sol keeping up with her speed. Zora redirected one of her punches and landed a hit on Sol's face, sending him flying.

"It won't be like last time!" Zora yelled as Sol laughed hysterically.

"You thought I was being serious! HILARIOUS!" Sol's body split into four as she charged Zora. Zora's eyes darted from each version of Sol, and found out the real version.

"Too ea-" Zora was kneed in the gut by one of the after images. Another one punched her in the face, sending her flying while another followed up with a kick to the back with the final after image punching her hard in the gut.

"BLEGH!" Zora coughed up a ton of blood and Sol laughed.

"Just because you got two hits on me you think you are strong enough to face me?! Ridiculous!" Sol said as he kicked Zora in the chin, sending her into a nearby tree.

"I hate you." Zora said as she wiped her mouth and held her hand out. Masamune crashed through the large stone building until she was in Zora's hands.

"Hopefully this fight can make up for my actions earlier." Zora said and Masamune laughed.

"It sure will!" Zora unsheathed Masamune and the blade was shrouded in purple lightning.

"Round two dickhead!" Zora moved so fast it looked like she teleported in front of Sol who had a look of shock on his face.

"Hydra's Claw!" Zora swung upwards and cut a strand of Sol's hair. Sol dodged the attack in time and fired back with his own attack.

"Spiraling Punch!" Sol's fist moved fast enough to rotate the wind and created a column of fast wind around his fist. Zora blocked with Masamune and struck back with a series of fast swings. Sol dodged them and punched Zora in the face, who in turn swung Masamune across his chest creating a thin cut.

"Tsk, annoying pest!" Sol flung Zora away and she recovered by using Masamune as a brake.

"Good, now we are even!" Zora dashed forward with a trailing of lighting behind her and swung at Sol again. A loud clang rang out and Sol had a long spear in his hands.

"You're not the only one with a weapon!" Sol said and the two enemies began clashing blade to blade. They clashed across the forest with neither gaining the upper hand on the other.

"Cleaving Claw!"

"Tearing Winds!"

"Hydra's Judgement!"

"Thousand Strikes!"

The two fought across the forest until they ended up on a large mountain.

"Haaa...haaa...haaa...haaa...WHY WON'T YOU DIE!! HAAAA!!" Zora charged forward in her hybrid state.

"The same could be said for you!" Sol yelled and they clashed blades once again, creating a large shock wave and a depression in the mountain.

Who will win this battle? Sol or Zora? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z!

[TO BE CONTINUED]