Kuja Island, fighting arena.
"Nami, be careful."
Stussy rushed at Nami with a charming laugh, her golden curls gleaming in the sunlight.
The instant she stepped forward, she switched places with the Shadow Mage lurking in the shadows, appearing behind Nami as if she had teleported. A shadowy longsword flowing with Armament Haki stabbed forth from her hand.
Whoosh.
Nami reacted swiftly, immediately using Soru to vanish from where she stood, leaving only a faint afterimage behind. Stussy's attack missed, her sword slicing through the air with a shrill whistle.
"Take this!"
After steadying herself, Nami gave a sharp cry. Her arm instantly turned elemental, forming an enormous white cloud fist that came crashing down on Stussy with a howl.
Clouds looked light and soft, but their density was actually extremely high, and their weight astonishing. If an ordinary person were struck by that cloud fist, the battle would basically be over.
Unhurried, Stussy raised an arm. Shadows burst from her palm and condensed into a pitch-black shield, its surface flowing with Armament Haki.
Bang!
The cloud fist slammed heavily into the shadow shield, producing a deep, drumlike boom. A blast wave spread in every direction, kicking up dust from the fighting arena.
Stussy was pushed back several meters behind the shield, her feet carving two shallow tracks across the stone platform. Still, she steadied herself and appeared none the worse for wear aside from slightly heavier breathing.
Seeing that, Nami immediately shifted into her thundercloud form, tiny arcs of electricity dancing through her orange hair. With a wave of her hand, she unleashed bolts of dazzling lightning at Stussy.
Stussy's expression did not change. She used shadows to repair the cracks in her shield while continuously replenishing the Armament Haki flowing across it.
She nimbly darted through the gaps