Chapter 51: End of the battle
[A/N: any suggestions for nicknames on his bounty poster? I was thinking something like Shatterfist or something]
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"Room!" Law felt his stamina stumble as he summoned another room. He waved his sword, creating a wide arc which cut all of the stupid looking soldiers in half.
He moved his hand in strange motions, swapping different sections of the body to other people. It did not matter how physically tough these soldiers were, no one could stand against the power of his devil fruit.
That was what he previously thought.
He had been confident in his ability to avenge Corazon. He learnt that the Ope-Ope Fruit was strong early into owning it. He trained his powers day after day to the point of exhaustion, confident that he could avenge Doflamingo soon.
With the power of his rage, determination, and fruit, he would kill Doflamingo.
Those were his thoughts prior to meeting one person…August. Although it was only by reflex, Law knew what he did. He sent a fruit powered slash towards August, who shrugged it off like it was nothing.
'How? How did he do that?' He found himself thinking. It was the forefront thought in his mind, while the fighting around him was no more than a distraction.
He took a deep breath. He needed to focus on the fight and helping the injured.
"Shambles!"
He swapped himself with another soldier, letting him take the bullet that his comrade shot. He swung his sword in a sideways motion, cutting more bodies in half.
As he ran away, he allowed himself to smile at the confused faces of the soldiers.
He dashed through the battlefield, helping his comrades wherever he could by either healing them or defeating their enemies.
He summoned his room again, feeling himself get tired.
"Shambles!"
He swapped various people with rocks to the sidelines, allowing them to be safely picked up by the medical team.
'I need to conserve my stamina since I'm healing other people after.' He mentally chided himself for wasting too much energy.
He scoured through the battlefield again, helping allies wherever he could while conserving his energy.
Just as he finished dispatching another enemy, he felt something close the distance at blinding speeds.
Years of training to activate his powers on instinct paid off, as he managed to swap himself with another Germa soldier before he was hit.
Law has a front view seat to watch as the huge man's punch splattered the soldiers face to mush. The man momentarily looked shocked when he punched the wrong target, but quickly recovered as he turned to face Law.
"I am Xander, a commander of Germa 66. Prepare to die." And with that, the Germa 66 commander attacked.
Law sucked in a heavy breath, waving his sword to slice his enemy to pieces.
*SHING*
Xander disappeared from his spot, appearing in the air a moment later. Law grunted in annoyance, sending another slash at Xander, but he was too fast.
Just as face was about to be turned into mush, Law managed to switch himself with a nearby rock.
He went on one knee, panting heavily after using his abilities so much.
"Your powers are strange, but it looks like you're out of energy." Xander said, preparing to take Law's head off, but before he could a figure appeared in front of him.
"You were meant to stay back." August said, turning his head to look at Law who remained silent, sucking in heavy breaths of air.
August's skin glowed yellow as he sent a punch to Xander's face.
*BOOM*
The force of the punch left Xander's head caved in, lifeless. August just looked at the sight with no visible emotion.
He slapped Law's face a couple of times, "Stay awake, just for a bit, you need to heal the injured."
Law nodded, it was a tough demand, but it was only made tough because of his previous actions. After healing everyone and some much needed rest he would question August how he got so strong, he needed answers.
The battle of Swallow Island as it was being called, was a very brutal one. Despite the overwhelming power of each individual soldier in addition to the exceptionally strong Yonji and Xander, the opposing side suffered no casualties.
There were a multitude of reasons for this, the first of which was the preparation time which allowed the defendants to immediately gain the advantage. The strategic use of smoke combined with Joe's devil fruit only helped even more, and the overwhelming power of August and the addition of Law was the cherry on top.
All in all, the defendants suffered zero casualties while the attackers suffered over 300, including Commander Xander and Leader Officer Yonji
After the battle, August stayed helping the injured and reorganising everything after the large battle. After everything was sorted, he was personally thanked by Mayor Yaaj who agreed to support the Revolutionary Army.
As August exited the house, he spotted a familiar face.
"Ah, Law!" He walked over to him, greeting him with a smile like Law had been a long lost friend he had just met with again.
"I'd just like to thank you for helping us. You did us all a great favour, thanks to you no one died." He said sincerely. If it weren't for Law, August was certain that there would be a few deaths on his guilty conscience.
Law nodded, "It was no problem. I'd also like to thank you for saving me."
August pat Law on the shoulder, "All in a day's work for me." He laughed.
"Also…" Law began, scratching his stumble, "I have a question, back when we met, how did you resist my attack?"
August's eyes darted around before moving away. He gestured for Law to follow.
"I can see it in your eyes, revenge…that's what you want, isn't it?"
"So what?" Law narrowed his eyes.
August raised his hands up in surrender, "Don't take it the wrong way, it was just an observation. I see those eyes everyday in the mirror, the eyes which burn with revenge. It's not to the extent of your own, but it's still there." August paused for a moment before speaking:
"Judging from how hard you are working, and your current strength now…I can guess you're after someone strong…"
Law was in no mood for his observations, "Your point?"
"No point, just deductions…But I will say if you want to get your revenge, you won't achieve it here."
August walked off, leaving Law to sit on his words. All he wanted to know was how he resisted his attack, but the conversation turned on him and he let it happen because of his emotions.
Despite that, August did have a point. If he stayed on this Island he could truly never get to the level Doflamingo was at. That man was a monster, but despite working until exhaustion everyday he felt the gap between them get larger and larger.
Doflamingo seemed like an unclimbable wall.
He went back to his house in the mountain, angry and unsure of himself. He needed some time to think.
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