Soul-Version Amaterasu
"You bastard, there's a limit to how arrogant you can be! Do you really think you're the Pirate Kings? You're nothing but a lackey of the World Government!" Yorkson could no longer contain his anger. He couldn't even wait to join forces with the others. He stomped his foot and shot towards Roy like a cannonball.
"Not good!" Ace didn't expect Yorkson to be so impulsive. In his opinion, even if the five of them joined forces, they would have no chance against Roy. But if the five of them scattered and fled, at least they would still have a chance to escape.
Although he didn't have much interaction with the other four Supernovas, this incident was originally caused by him, and given Ace's personality, he naturally wouldn't want to drag others into it.
However, since Yorkson had already charged toward Roy, Ace had no choice but to transform into a fiery meteor and follow him.
"You guys better run away quickly, I'll buy you some time."
However, from the whistling sound coming from behind him, Ace knew that his words were in vain.
"Trying to eat alone? No way!" Louis followed closely behind Ace.
"That's right, the honor of defeating the Shichibukai shouldn't be enjoyed by you alone," Vincent said.
"This is insane! Our opponent isn't some nobody; he's one of the Shichibukai of the Sea, renowned throughout the high seas!" Rex cursed under his breath, his face darkening. Then he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "But perhaps that's just how pirates are!"
Seeing that Rex had followed, Ace was moved but also felt helpless. The gap between the two was too great, and it was not something that could be reversed by passion or willpower alone.
"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to fight with all our might!"
However, the five captains' crew members were extremely excited, as this was the first time that the Supernovas had teamed up!
"I never expected that the final battle in the New World would be five captains joining forces to fight Nightmare Roy!" Everyone was excited. Although most pirates are arrogant and disrespectful, it is human nature to admire the strong.
"The clash between the Supernovas and the Shichibukai —if I can leave alive, this will be the most valuable firsthand information. I can also escape the paparazzi identity and become the most sought-after top reporter!" A young reporter held a Camera Den Den Mushi in his hands, as if it were the most precious treasure in the world.
"You're really impulsive!" Roy shook his head as he looked at the five radical individuals. "However, as a dessert before the main course, you're barely qualified. Consider it a warm-up."
Yorkson was quite fast, and in the blink of an eye he had reached Roy. But the moment he got close to Roy, his speed suddenly dropped, as if he were stuck in a quagmire and couldn't get out.
Yorkson never expected that his charge would stop at the crucial moment. His body felt like it was filled with lead, and he couldn't move at all. He was like a piece of meat on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of others.
He wasn't the only one experiencing this; the high-speed movement of the other four was abruptly interrupted, and even Ace, who had transformed into Elementalization, was not spared.
In fact, to outsiders, it seemed as if the five Supernovas had conspired to deliberately send themselves to Roy's mercy.
Roy, of course, wouldn't miss this opportunity.
Rex and his two companions were as if struck in the chest by an invisible boulder, slamming heavily into the ground as if embedded in the earth. Ace Yorkson, who were slightly stronger, received more attention, as the Seven Star Sword pierced their abdomens, and the remaining dark green Demon Fire scorched their bodies.
"Ahhh! What kind of flames are these?" Ace was alright, after all, he was the embodiment of flames, but Yorkson was rolling around on the ground frantically, completely ignoring the wound on his abdomen, just hoping to extinguish the strange flames as soon as possible.
Seeing Yorkson's miserable state, Ace disregarded the fact that his own body was still being burned by the Demon Fire and tried to control the Demon Fire to leave Yorkson's body. His movements were swift, but the shock on his face grew deeper and deeper. He said bitterly, "I can't even control this kind of flame. In fact, this strange Demon Fire has the power to devour me and has the property of burning everything!"
"Bear with it. I'll use my own flames to separate you from this Demon Fire. You can escape while the Demon Fire is devouring my flames."
"Stop arguing and get to work!" Yorkson roared hoarsely, as if he were enduring unimaginable pain.
Ace controlled the orange flames to envelop the dark green Demon Fire, peeling it off Yorkson's body, and the Demon Fire finally fell to the ground.
Looking at the still-burning flames, everyone's eyes were filled with apprehension.
Roy watched this scene and shook his head. "Even though it's a bootleg of Amaterasu, it still maintains the fine tradition of not being able to burn people to death, doesn't it?"
Of course, naming this flame Amaterasu was just Roy's quirky sense of humor. Apart from the fact that the Dream Flame is eternally inextinguishable, it is a completely different version from Amaterasu. After all, the dark green Amaterasu is just too incongruous.
Moreover, this Demon Fire originates from the human heart fire of the Seven Star Sword, and is Soul-Version Amaterasu formed by combining with Roy's dream ability. It is not the "strongest physical attack" like in a certain movie, but a hellish fire that devours souls!
The group, who had been eagerly anticipating a fierce and evenly matched battle, and who had even disregarded their own safety, now felt as if they had eaten excrement. What was worse, their opponents had poisoned the excrement.
Their eyeballs were practically popping out, and their jaws were so wide open they were dislocated without them even realizing it.
"How is this possible? Is the gap really that big? I remember that Nightmare Roy defeated two Shichibukai as Supernovas when he set sail two years ago!" Several Supernovas crew members held their heads in disbelief.
The scene before them was simply too outrageous. In just one exchange, the five Supernovas, renowned throughout the ocean, had already suffered heavy losses. Yorkson's particularly gruesome condition sent chills down everyone's spines.
Yorkson was panting heavily, his face pale. Although Vincent knew it wasn't the right time, he couldn't help but mock, "How ugly! It's just being burned by flames, yet it made such a terrible scream. It's a disgrace to our Supernovas."
Yorkson rubbed his head and said in an unfriendly tone, "Idiot, what do you know? His flames aren't burning the body, they're burning the soul!"
The group was horrified once again; they had never heard of any power that could directly attack a person's soul.
"Didn't you fight Nightmare Roy? Tell us about his abilities!" Rex said to Ace in a rapid-fire manner.
The group's eyes lit up. Neither the sudden gravity that had been applied to them nor the Demon Fire that had burned their souls were things that Roy had never experienced before. If they could get information about the enemy, they might be able to find a solution.
"Huh? I passed out before I could even catch one of his punches last time, so I have no idea what kind of abilities he has," Ace said with an embarrassed chuckle.
The group all wore expressions that said, "Are you kidding me? Is this what you mean by having fought Roy?"
Legend has it that there was a man Kakuzu, ever since he fired a shot at Whitebeard from miles away, would boast before every battle that he was the man who had fought Whitebeard. You, Ace, are you perhaps one of those goofballs?