God and Man
--Over Mary Geoise.
The golden sea of clouds, illuminated by the flames, resembled molten metal. Thunder roared across the sky, and gales raged through the air, carrying debris and fire rain.
And atop this sky torn apart by war—
Two figures stood silently facing each other.
Roy slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the heavy Thunderclouds and landing on the dark shadow that shrouded the sky and earth.
He sat atop a shattered Throne, behind him endless shadows and the flow of souls.
Those Rinnegan Eye resembled two blood-red stars, looking down upon all living beings with indifference and aloofness.
--Imu.
His presence was invisible, yet as heavy as an abyss.
With each breath, the air trembled and space warped, as if even light had to yield before Him.
Roy's lips curled slightly, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.
"Ah... Imu."
His tone was calm, yet sharp as a knife.
"You're still the same as before, with such a wicked sense of humor."
The wind swept across his cloak, stirring up swirling ash-like eddies.
"Such a massive war... in your eyes, it's nothing more than a game, isn't it?"
Imu's blood-red eyes slowly turned, his gaze seemingly piercing through the soul.
His voice was soft, yet carried a power capable of tearing the mind apart. "Roy."
His gaze lowered slightly, landing on the Battlefield below.
Flames rolled, seawater steamed, and the flames of war raged like hell.
Sakazuki, Dragon, Tesoro, Shanks, Zephyr...
All the forces collided and intertwined on that ruin, causing the heavens and earth to shatter.
"Although I don't know what your reliance is,"
Imu slowly rose to his feet, and the Throne beneath his feet shattered into countless fragments of light.
"But do you really think--"
His tone suddenly turned icy.
"--Do you think you can defeat Mu if you kill them all?"
"Boom--"
A thunderclap suddenly sounded, and the air froze instantly.
Roy chuckled softly, put his hands in his trench coat pockets, and said with a hint of mockery, "Ah~ of course not."
"After all, you're a fossil who survived the era of monsters like Davy D. Jones and Joy Boy."
"--!!!"
The air suddenly froze.
Cracks finally appeared on Imu's face, which had been as calm as still water.
Those blood-red eyes suddenly narrowed, and a surge of anger ignited from within!
The next moment--
"Boom--!"
An invisible Conqueror's Haki swept across the sky, Sky-Shattering!
The clouds were instantly torn apart, the light became sharp blades, the waves surged wildly thousands of miles away, and the rocks were pulverized like paper scraps!
His voice shook the heavens and earth. "Roy —how do you know so much?!"
"You... you're clearly not 'D'!!"
The roar pierced the entire world; its fury seemed to incinerate even space itself.
"It's all wishful thinking! That kind of guy won't appear again!"
Thunderclap, hurricanes, and black flames churned around her, like the embodiment of the apocalypse.
But Roy merely smiled slightly, a glint of crimson light flashing in his eyes.
"'D'?"
He chuckled softly, his tone tinged with a hint of sarcasm.
"I dislike their so-called 'freedom' --"
"But I'm not interested at all~"
He slowly raised his head, "Because of what I pursue—"
The heavens and earth trembled, the gale suddenly ceased, and even the waves seemed to be listening.
Roy's voice was deep, yet it resonated like thunder, striking deep into everyone's hearts:
"From beginning to end, it was all about Justice!!"
"Boom--!"
A Conqueror's Haki was no less powerful than Imu's erupted from his body!
Red and black Inazuma intertwined in the sky, the storm reversed, and the thunder flowed backward!
Imu's Rinnegan Eye suddenly contracted, and for the first time, a feeling of shock welled up in his heart.
"This momentum... is actually no weaker than theirs..."
Before she could finish thinking, Roy slowly raised his head.
"Back then Rocks wasn't ready when he met you--"
"I was all prepared!"
"Whoosh--!"
The next moment, Roy's figure vanished!
There wasn't even time for the air to vibrate!
"Teleportation?!"
Imu's pupils constricted sharply.
Before she could react, a chilling aura appeared before her!
Roy's fist was wreathed in red and black lightning and silver starlight. The two forces converged and formed a collapsing Cross-shaped Star Core!
A furious roar shook the heavens--
"Instant Galaxy Impact!!"
"Boom--!"
At that moment, the entire sky was swallowed by white light!
High in the sky, a massive Cross-shaped Star, stretching across the heavens and earth, exploded, its Shockwave sweeping across the Battlefield!
Imu's massive shadow was struck head-on by the burst of light; the air collapsed, space shattered, and the roar was like the end of the world.
The entire sky looked as if it had been blown into countless fragments!
Everyone on the Battlefield below looked up, their eyes fixed on that one scene: Roy's fist clashing with Imu's shadow in the light.
The world fell silent, and then--
"Boom--!"
The Shockwave from the explosion swept across the entire island, centered high above Mary Geoise!
Space collapsed, air tore into fragments, and even time seemed to be distorted into slow motion.
The power of that punch seemed to knock the "god" off his Throne!
The Shockwave spread outwards, and the sea surface instantly cracked into a bottomless abyss.
A terrifying crack was torn open in the sky, piercing through the entire Holy Land.
Roy stood suspended at the center of the burst of light, his aura as deep as an abyss, his eyes as cold as iron.
And right there in that blinding white light—
A huge shadow slowly emerged from the firelight and smoke.
"Hiss--Gurgle... Gurgle gurgle..."
It was an ancient, distorted, inhuman voice.
Deep and hoarse, it sounded like a prayer from the Underworld, or the lament of ten thousand souls.
As the low murmur echoed, the flames of the explosion were gradually swallowed up.
An enormous figure emerged from it.
Imu's form was no longer the blurry phantom it once was, but had completely transformed into a Fallen God—
Its jet-black body was enveloped in crack-like streaks of light, and its wings stretched out from its back, spanning tens of feet in width.
The wings resembled those of a bat, but were composed of dark red energy, with strange runes flowing across their surface.
His tail was long and sharp, with an arrowhead-shaped tip. As it sliced through the air, it tore black streaks in the space itself.
In his Right Hand, he held a massive Trident, several times his own height, its blade engraved with ancient Divine Script.
In his left hand, a Grimoire covered in blood-red runes floated in mid-air, its pages turning on their own.
With each page turned, the deep whispers of demons echoed throughout the heavens and earth.
It was a forbidden language, as if even the world itself was resisting its existence.
"Gurgle--cluck cluck..."
Imu chuckled softly, his laughter mingled with the murmurs of a thousand spirits.
She slowly raised her head, and the light deep within her Rinnegan Eyes had transformed into a crimson sea of fire.
"Come on... Roy."
"Let me see if your so-called 'Justice' can shake the very essence of God!"
The air exploded instantly, and energy surged like a storm!
The void beneath Roy's feet was crushed by the air pressure, his cloak was whipped up by the gale, and his eyes gleamed with a mixture of scarlet and silver light.
He let out a low shout, his muscles tensed, and his Haki surged into the sky like a tsunami!
"Come on, Imu!!"
Two forces exceeding their limits collided head-on in mid-air, causing the sky to crack and shatter. The next moment—
The power of gods and men clash once more!