Thousand Hands Bodhisattva: Dark Justice

Enies Lobby

This is an island situated in a massive ocean depression, filled with the World Government's sturdy, pristine, and symmetrical architecture. It was said to have remained unconquered for eight hundred years, but was ultimately utterly destroyed by the Straw Hat crew and the Navy in a 'joint' attack.

Today, this place welcomes new... no, former visitors.

"It's fine for Devil Fruit users to focus on Devil Fruit development,"

A man in a black suit and top hat stood with his hands in his pockets, looking at the intelligent woman kneeling before him. His flat voice echoed in front of the Justice Tower.

"But the physical body is the foundation of everything. If your abilities were given to a close-combat expert, such as the Marine Hero Garp, what a formidable monster that would be! Your physical body is too weak. Even if I just stand there without fighting back, you can't even budge my body, which has been tempered and refined over thousands of years."

"Indeed, it's hard to imagine how I could defeat you using joint locks."

Robin stood up and looked at the man in front of her, a man who had once driven her to despair and even considered giving up her life for the safety of her companions.

"Rob Lucci!"

Facing the former leader of CP9, Nico Robin closed her eyes and clasped her hands together.

"I don't like fighting, and I especially dislike using my fists against others. And I don't know why you attacked me, but I want to continue on with my companions—"

"Mil Fleur - Hundred-Hand Guanyin!"

As a flurry of petals enveloped Robin, she transformed into a colossal female statue over five meters tall, appearing on the battlefield. Her features were identical to Robin's, she wore a flowing robe, and possessed a compassionate expression, exhibiting a unique beauty that blended Eastern and Western elements. However, her arms were the most striking feature:

The countless arms spread out behind him like a peacock's tail, each hand in the starting stance of 'Fish-Man Karate'.

That's right! For the past two years, Robin has been learning fighting techniques from Koala and Sabo while serving in the Revolutionary Army. Compared to Sabo's "Dragon Claw Hand," Robin prefers Koala's "Fish-Man Karate." Of course, it's a modified version of "Fish-Man Karate" suitable for humans.

"This is a kind of 'sage' statue I saw in the Flower Country, and I think it suits my image of ability very well."

Robin, maintaining her 'Hundred-Armed Guanyin' form, slowly began to speak.

"Her name is 'Guanyin,' a 'goddess of compassion and mercy.' However—"

Robin opened her eyes, her expression turning serious.

"I am the 'Devil Child' of Ohara."

"Guanyin is merciful, but demons are ruthless; even so, should we still fight?"

"Certainly,"

Rob Lucci loosened his tie, revealing an interested expression.

"Let me see if your trick is just for show—"

Shave,

Seeing Lucci suddenly vanish, Robin glanced at him and her dozen or so arms on her left side lashed out at nothingness! Each palm was coated with a thin film of water, which, while displacing air to increase the speed of her hands, also transformed the water into:

"Water Strike - X16!"

Puff puff puff puff—

One palm strike... no, sixteen palm strikes landed, accompanied by water droplets raining down like bullets! Although Lucci could easily ignore such an attack with just one 'Tekkai', he still chose to dodge.

"Razor!"

After leaving a razor-sharp trail in the air, Lucci instantly moved to the other side of Robin, simultaneously flexing the muscles in his right leg like a knife and kicking out.

"Storm Kick - 'Kicking Bird'!"

A massive slash capable of easily tearing apart a steel warship came crashing down on Robin, who had activated the 'Hundred-Armed Guanyin' technique. Faced with this ferocious attack, Robin dared not take it head-on, but instead pushed off with her feet.

"Sharkskin Palm Bottom!"

Thud!

A splash of water burst open like a blooming white lotus—this is a technique from Fish-Man Karate that uses the powerful water control of the feet to leap! The towering 'Hundred-Armed Guanyin' soared into the air to dodge the storm kick, while all the palms behind him were aimed at Rob Lucci.

"Sharkskin Full-Body Punch ·X30!"

Behind Robin, the palms moved in unison, and in an instant, the arms that shot out like a hundred flowers bloomed, enveloping Rob Lucci. They formed an impenetrable wall of palms in the air, and with the tremendous force generated by the liquid bursting from the arms, they crashed down!

"Interesting,--"

"Finger Pistol - Yellow Lotus!"

In an instant, Rob Lucci's index fingers, like a hundred-armed Guanyin, traced countless lines in the air, clashing fiercely towards Robin's palm! He was determined to break through Robin's arm directly! However:

Pfft~~

Can't be pierced?

The essence of Fish-Man Karate lies in controlling moisture. Each of Robin's palms is covered with a thin film of water. Although Rob Lucci's Shigan his palms, causing them to dent deeply, his remarkable resilience allowed them to withstand the impact.

"Sharkskin Full-Body Punch ·X100!"

"Let's see how long you can hold out— Finger Pistol, Madara!"

Puff puff puff puff—

The battle immediately intensified!

One side had overwhelming numbers, the other had superior skills; both were fighting with speed! Attacks, like phantoms, erupted between them, as hundreds of arms collided violently! Yet, the water film reduced the sounds to faint noises, but the scattering gusts of wind unmistakably testified to the danger involved.

However, as their attacks became more intense, Robin, despite having a large number of arms, gradually became more defensive than offensive under Rob Lucci's Shigan. At the same time, she began to dodge by stepping on white water lilies, which seemed steady and dignified, but in fact, she was moving at her limit.

"It's no use. No matter how many arms you have, it doesn't change the fact that each arm is weak!"

During the battle, Rob Lucci, a genius that CP9 has seen only once in hundreds of years, was able to spot a weakness in Robin's dense palms even without Haki. As he flew around, he flicked out three incredibly sharp Flying Finger Pistol, but instead of shooting them at Robin, he aimed them at a spot behind her.

"Flying Finger Pistol - Triple Strike 'Pull'!"

Puff, puff, puff,

Amidst the three simultaneous piercing sounds, Robin's body suddenly froze! Under the dense defense of countless hands, three arms behind her were suddenly pierced through the defensive line by Flying Finger Pistol, instantly turning into pink petals that fell to the ground.

With three arms broken, Robin's body also suffered some damage; this is one of the downsides of the Flower-Flower Fruit. Furthermore, each of Robin's hundred arms was responsible for offense and defense in one direction; losing three immediately exposed a greater weakness in their previously tight hand formation.

"It's over!"

"Storm Kick 'Leopard Tail'!!"

As Rob Lucci spun around, his taut right leg launched a spinning kick, transforming into a Big Saber wheel that could sever and cut through anything, slashing towards Robin. The vacuum slash grew more and more ferocious, spinning faster and faster!

The hurricane it stirred up was deafening, causing trees within a hundred meters to snap and break with a crackling sound. Some thinner trees were even blown down and broken by the gale. The tall Justice Tower next to it was sliced in two by a burst of light and collapsed with a crash, demonstrating the immense power contained within.

Faced with the spinning, slicing 'Storm Kick', Robin immediately pulled back her remaining ninety-seven arms, spinning them into a circle at her side, instantly enveloping herself in a ball of arms!

However, faced with the high-speed spinning, continuous 'Leopard Tail' attacks, the sphere was immediately impacted and twisted, deforming continuously. A second later, it collapsed with a loud bang, turning into countless petals that flew everywhere, but Robin's figure was nowhere to be seen among them.

?!

"The Fish-Man Karate—"

Not far from the fluttering petals, the tall 'Robin' assumed an attacking stance. The arms behind her had disappeared without a trace, replaced by layers of patterns winding down her arms. If you looked closely, you would find that they were actually the patterns of her arms!

"Water Mirror!"

Robin's hands rose with an indomitable aura, while another layer of aura enveloped them: blood light rose, killing intent soared to the sky, a fierce and murderous aura that was willing to sacrifice bloodshed for the sake of 'justice' in his heart.

"This is... my power?"

"That's right," Robin took a deep breath. "This is one of the secrets of Fish-Man Karate, allowing you to store a portion of the enemy's power in battle using a water membrane, up to a maximum of one-third of the attack. Although each of my arms can only store one-tenth of the power, when they are combined—"

The enemy would then face an attack nearly ten times stronger than their own, plus Robin's own strength.

"Stop now, Rob Lucci."

"This is your own power; you should know its strength better than anyone. Besides, 'Enies Lobby' no longer exists; it was all just an illusion! So what are you fighting for?"

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"Evil cannot possibly thrive in this world..."

"In the name of 'dark justice'."

Speeding!

With a flash, Rob Lucci channeled all his power into his fists and slammed them towards Robin! The air was forcefully 'squeezed' apart! Blazing white shockwaves exploded outwards in circles, and the air in front of his fists was even compressed and rippled like water.

"Rokuogan!"

Why,

Robin sighed and clapped his hands out as well.

The power emanating from his slender fingers surged forward with a destructive ferocity, domineering and boundless, seemingly about to completely crush the air around Rob Lucci. At the same time, the unwavering will of his 'core' supported this power, propelling it forward relentlessly!

Boom!!!

A muffled sound then resounded throughout Enies Lobby, followed by countless ripples of gas erupting from the point of contact between fist and hand! The surrounding earth and buildings were torn apart and blown away as if they were toys! And the two people in the battle:

The former CP9 genius was sent flying backward, tumbling across the ground like a skipping stone, instantly piercing through buildings in his path and creating deep craters in the ground! Even Robin, whose ground had suddenly exploded behind her, was stunned for a moment.

Behind Robin, countless arms extended to support her, transferring most of the impact to the ground using the 'Fish-Man Karate Secret Technique: Water Mirror'. Even so, the remaining force left Robin's hands numb, making it impossible for her to even lift them. However:

Just now, she clearly felt that Rob Lucci hadn't been seriously injured. How could this be...?

"You've gotten stronger too, Nico Robin."

?

Flying hundreds of meters away, the man lying on the ground slowly got up, dusted off his suit, and then:

They retreated step by step.

"You--?!"

Behind Rob Lucci lies the bottomless crater beneath Enies Lobby.

"You once faced 'death' here..."

"Yes, but I've decided now that I'm going to live! With my friends!"

Yeah,

"Then I will accept 'death' as well."

Brush,

Rob Lucci lost his footing and fell backward, closing his eyes.

What an unpleasant nightmare! At times like this, I should just go grab a drink with Bruno. —Oh well, it's just a mere puppet; I shouldn't think too much about it...

Thud!

Rob Lucci, who fell into the abyss, turned into a leaf.

P. S.: Oda is getting lazier and lazier. Robin, now a giant demon, instantly defeats Maria of the Six Warriors in one scene. Is the battle really all just guesswork? And that pitch-black thing... I wonder if it's Armament Haki...