I Am the Great Cataclysm

Mock Town, a gathering place for pirates who spent money like water.

"Robin, lower the pirate flag and sail for Water 7. Vice Admiral Garp will be here soon. I'll meet up with you afterward," Yake said calmly to Robin.

"What about you, Yake?" Robin's voice trembled slightly when she heard Garp's name.

"It's fine. Today will be the first battle of our Yake Pirates. Just wait for my good news!" Yake grinned and walked out of the cabin.

"Captain... y-you have to be careful. I'll wait for you to come back," Robin whispered, more as if she were saying it to herself, though Yake still heard her.

Yake came to an open area, sat cross-legged, and silently used his Devil Fruit power to gather dark clouds. The clear sky gradually filled with storm clouds, with serpentine lightning surging within them.

The black sky radiated a terrifying pressure. The air was thick with oppression, suffocating all who breathed it.

"Vice Admiral Garp, we've reached Mock Town, but the wanted criminal Yake hasn't appeared. Should we send men to search for him?"

"No need. That brat is right there. What a terrifying presence! Don't come over. I'll handle him alone." Garp's expression stiffened. Not just anyone could release such pressure, and his Marine subordinates were no match for Yake at all.

"Garp, you came." Yake rose to his feet, his body already covered in a layer of lightning armor.

"You little brat, that's quite the presence. No wonder you dared to kill Celestial Dragons. I'm liking you more and more. How about joining the Marines?" Garp said casually.

"Stop making such boring jokes, Vice Admiral Garp. Come on! Let me see the strength of the Hero of the Marines." Yake instantly unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, and an astonishing force swept outward.

Yet Garp seemed completely unaffected and merely scratched his head.

"Not bad. The disposition of a king? How terrifying. But this old man won't lose."

Garp tossed his coat of justice aside, revealing a body as hard as steel and iron.

Garp raised his pitch-black, unfathomable iron fist and charged at Yake with unstoppable momentum.

"Overload!" Seeing Garp's fierce punch, Yake activated his Overload form to be safe. Violent currents instantly flooded his body, turning his skin crimson and making veins bulge across him. Powerful shockwaves continuously spread outward from Yake, while the lightning in the sky seemed to grow even more frenzied.

"Thunder Shatter!"

Yake's fist, wreathed in black-red lightning, slammed directly into Garp's. A white shockwave erupted from between them like daylight, tearing up the earth beneath their feet as the entire island groaned.

Worthy of the Hero of the Marines. That fist is absurd. Yake's right hand trembled uncontrollably, but Garp attacked again almost immediately.

"Damn it, do you really think I'm afraid of you?" Yake transformed into particles of electricity and vanished, only to suddenly appear behind Garp.

Garp's punch struck empty air. He sensed the danger behind him, but it was already too late to dodge. Yake's fist sent him flying, plowing a deep trench through the ground.

"Garp, I know you're fine. Come again!!"

Outside Mock Town, Marine warships had already surrounded the island. There were five vice admirals among the officers present: Onigumo, Doberman, Hibari, Momousagi, and Tsuru. None of them were weak, to say nothing of Admiral Akainu personally arriving.

"We cannot afford to be careless in capturing God Yake this time. According to Kizaru's intelligence, he is a Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit user. Seal every exit and make sure we capture him in one stroke." Tsuru, Vice Admiral and Chief of Staff of Marine Headquarters, issued the battle plan. The other vice admirals acknowledged her orders, and the entire island was tightly sealed off.

The pirates of Mock Town had already fallen into despair. Running meant death, and staying meant death. They were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, and Mock Town had descended into complete chaos.

Robin, fleeing by ship, was naturally frantic as well. Even though she had already left Mock Town's waters far behind, she could still feel the aftershocks of the battle. She had no idea whether her captain could escape alive. Otherwise, only death awaited her.

Meanwhile, the battle between Garp and Yake had reached its climax. Both were covered in wounds and gasping for breath.

"Cough, cough. Garp, it looks like all the Marines are here. I don't have time to play with you anymore..." Yake wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked toward the endless stretch of Marine warships along the coast.

"Hahaha, brat Yake, you definitely won't escape this time. Get yourself to Impel Down and stay there obediently!!" Garp laughed boldly. Though he was likewise covered in injuries, he paid them no mind.

"Don't be so sure, old man. I'm not just good at hand-to-hand combat!" Yake flew into the sky and entered the center of the gathered storm clouds.

After charging it for this long, it should be enough to give the Marines a real taste of hell. The storm clouds had completely covered these waters. Though it was daytime, this place had become night.

"Marines, what an impressive lineup. Aren't you overestimating me a little?" Yake shook his head disdainfully as he looked down at the Marines.

"Don't get too arrogant, brat. Do you think you can escape? How laughable. This is where you'll be buried," Akainu said with a gloomy expression. He had seen far too many brats who thought themselves invincible because of their Devil Fruit powers. In the end, they either went to Impel Down or perished at sea.

"No, you're wrong. You're the ones who'll be buried at sea." With that, Yake shot into the heavens so quickly that Akainu could hardly follow him with his eyes.

Standing where the Marines could not reach him, Yake raised both hands high.

"My name is Yake, the fated destroyer of worlds, the ender of all things—unstoppable, undeniable. I am the incarnation of God. I am the Great Cataclysm!"

"Descend! Lightning Hell—Azure Dragon Annihilation!!!"

Every word Yake spoke carved itself deeply into the Marines' hearts. At that moment, Yake seemed like a demon god walking the world, whispering a declaration of destruction.

The thunderclouds began to move. Countless massive dragon heads stretched out from the clouds, roaring as they plunged toward the ground. Only then did the Marines see their full forms. Each one was a lightning dragon a hundred meters long!!

The dark sky suddenly lit up like day, illuminated by the electric radiance on the Lightning Dragons' bodies.

"H-how is this possible? Devil Fruit Awakening? Retreat! Leave these waters!!" Vice Admiral Tsuru shouted anxiously.

"No, it's already too late..." Akainu said flatly. His body turned to magma as he swung a massive fist at the Lightning Dragons, attempting to disperse the thunder.

Unfortunately, it was futile. This attack was a devastating strike created by Yake's Devil Fruit Awakening combined with the weather. It could not be resisted by human strength unless one was immune to lightning.

These waters had begun to boil. When the high-temperature Lightning Dragons descended into the sea, they not only raised enormous waves but also caused the seawater to boil, while electric currents continuously spread and connected through the water. Countless Sea Kings and fish, already cooked through, floated to the surface. These waters had become a true—Lightning Hell.