One Piece: A Warlord's Path

Chapter 922: Chapter 922: Two Fireballs!

"Mama! It’s Mama!"

Before she even arrived, a crushing aura surged forth like a gargantuan tidal wave. The members of the Big Mom Pirates were caught between relief and sheer terror.

They were relieved that someone finally arrived who could stop that man, yet terrified that if Mama and Aeridar went all-out, Whole Cake Island would be reduced to rubble, and they would likely be caught in the crossfire.

A few breaths later, Charlotte Linlin appeared above the chateau riding the thundercloud Zeus. She gripped the giant sword Napoleon in one hand, while beside her floated a massive, grinning fireball, the sun, Prometheus!

"Golden Ring brat, are you declaring war on me?"

"Hand over that traitor Pudding!"

Charlotte Linlin’s eyes were shot through with blood vessels as her terrifying presence shook the chateau to its foundations. She roared at Aeridar with a voice that rivaled thunder.

"Mama! Golden Ring used the Float-Float Fruit’s power to send Pudding into the sky!" Perospero shouted, pointing out Pudding’s location to the Emperor.

"Is that so..."

Charlotte Linlin looked up and spotted a black speck rising into the clouds. "Zeus!"

"Yes, Mama!"

Zeus, transformed into a dark storm cloud, chirped in response and carried Big Mom upward at blistering speeds.

"Big Mom! Your opponent is me!"

Aeridar started, preparing to take flight to intercept her.

"Not so fast! You’re dealing with me!"

Katakuri had no intention of letting Aeridar move freely. His arms transformed into long, squared-off strands of mochi, coated instantly in a sleek, metallic blue-black Armament Haki. He blurred in front of Aeridar, thrusting his fists forward with savage intent.

Pop—!BOOM!!!

In a flash, Aeridar vanished using a teleportation-like movement. Katakuri’s punch slammed into the roof instead, punching a massive hole through the meter-thick floor and sending a violent shockwave through the building.

"How is this possible?"

Katakuri frowned as he looked down at the crater he’d made, his sharp eyes filled with confusion. He had missed.

Meanwhile, high above, Pudding looked up at the approaching Charlotte Linlin. Her entire body was paralyzed by her mother’s suffocating aura; she couldn’t move a muscle. She could only watch in despair as the Empress closed the distance.

"Pudding!!!"

Standing atop Zeus, Charlotte Linlin opened her maw and shrieked Pudding’s name in a fit of rage. In the blink of an eye, she was level with the floating stone and reached out a massive hand to snatch her daughter.

"M-Mama..."

Pudding’s face was white with fear. She collapsed onto the rock, unable to muster even a hint of resistance against that reaching hand.

Suddenly, Aeridar materialized beside Pudding. He swept her into his arms, and with a soft pop, they vanished again.

"Golden Ring brat..."

Linlin froze for a second, staring at the empty space where the two had just been.

CRACK-BOOM!

A bolt of lightning suddenly lanced down, illuminating the dark, overcast sky.

"What is—AGHH!!!"

To Linlin’s shock, a blinding bolt of lightning veered out of the black clouds above and struck her directly. High-voltage electricity surged across her body, forcing a scream of agony from her throat. Even the massive chunk of wall floating in front of her was pulverized by the stray discharge.

"Aaaagh!" Napoleon, caught in the current, shrieked in pain along with her.

"Mama!"

"What did you do, Zeus?!" Prometheus bellowed at his counterpart.

"It wasn’t me!"

Zeus shrieked back, his expression one of total bewilderment. He hadn’t fired any lightning, and he certainly wouldn’t dare attack his own creator! He scrambled to absorb the residual electricity from Linlin’s body, his own form crackling with stolen sparks.

"Yahahaha! Tastes good, doesn’t it, old hag?"

A roar of arrogant laughter echoed through the sky as a bolt of lightning coalesced into a human shape. A man appeared with long earlobes, three taiko drums floating behind his back, and a golden staff held loosely in his hand.

"God Enel! Hmph!"

Prometheus recognized the newcomer and snarled. He opened his mouth and spat a pillar of scorching white-hot flames.

"So, the old hag’s Homie..." Enel stood with his arms crossed, completely unfazed by the approaching fire.

The next second, a massive fireball over ten meters in diameter plummeted from the heavens, slamming directly into Prometheus’s fire pillar.

BOOM—!

The collision of two fiery forces created expanding rings of flame that swept outward. The temperature spiked instantly, warping the air and turning the sky into a hovering sea of fire that glowed blood-red.

"Nani?!"

Prometheus’s fierce expression froze on his face.

Then, a five-meter-tall fireball descended through the clouds, wearing a savage, toothy grin as it hovered in front of him.

"So the master wasn’t lying! There really is a guy just like me!" Zhurong looked at Prometheus with genuine curiosity.

Prometheus stared dumbfounded at the massive fireball that looked almost identical to himself. He stuttered, "Y-you... you are..."

This shouldn’t be possible! He was supposed to be unique! Where did this "other version" come from?

"Hahaha! Since it’s our first time meeting, let me introduce myself. I am Zhurong, the Fire God, and I’m a user of the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit!" Zhurong laughed heartily, introducing himself with a cheerful air.

Meanwhile, a perfectly unharmed Charlotte Linlin, Zeus, and Napoleon were equally stunned. Why was there another creature like Prometheus?

"Mama, did you create someone else?" Zeus asked, blinking.

Linlin scrutinized Zhurong before shaking her head. "No. That is not my creation."

It wasn’t just Big Mom who was shocked. Below, the members of the Big Mom Pirates stared wide-eyed at the two massive suns in the sky. Giving life to inanimate objects, wasn’t that a power unique to Mama?

"A-Are you kidding me? Why are there two Prometheuses?" Perospero rubbed his eyes, convinced he was hallucinating.

"The Animate-Animate Fruit! It’s Aeridar’s ability!" Katakuri deduces the truth after a moment of thought. "Mama’s Soul-Soul Fruit isn’t the only thing that can grant life to the inanimate. Aeridar’s secondary ability allows him to breathe life into things as well. He’s mimicking Mama!"

"Dammit! Why does that Golden Ring bastard have so many Devil Fruit powers?!" Perospero spat in frustration.

This was cheating! Having one powerful ability was already a rare blessing, but this man had three? He was a complete monster!

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