Dragon suddenly moved. He shot forward like a rocket, his speed astonishing. Kizaru gripped the Heavenly Cloud Sword and slashed at him. Just as the blade was about to land, Dragon drifted aside like a gust of wind. Kizaru's sword cut through empty air. In the next instant, Dragon was right in front of him, fingers curled into a claw as he struck at Kizaru's shoulder. Kizaru hastily stepped back, but Dragon followed without slowing.
Kizaru swung his sword in a blur, its overlapping shadows falling as thick as rain. He thought he could hold Dragon off, but soon realized, to his shock, that Dragon moved like a scrap of paper caught in the wind, darting left and right, seemingly weightless. Every time Kizaru's sword seemed certain to hit him, it missed by a hair.
Worse, Dragon kept closing the distance. No matter what Kizaru did, he could not stop that outstretched claw. With a wet thud, it struck his shoulder. Kizaru staggered in pain, and blood sprayed from the wound.
Dragon Hook Claw!
Dragon had personally taught Sabo his skills. He knew the Dragon Claw Hand too, and his mastery was far greater. Its power was unmatched.
Ever since he had begun fighting Dragon, one frantic thought had refused to leave Kizaru's mind: Run!
He knew perfectly well that he was no match for Dragon, no matter how hard he fought.
He had never been this afraid of dying before. But his fight with Ye Chen had left a shadow over him. Now, whenever he met someone he could not beat, he wanted to get away as fast as possible.
Dragon raked several bloody claw marks across him in quick succession. Kizaru could take no more. He turned and fled, and as he passed Aokiji, his face burned with