Light and Darkness, Battle Again

Kizaru walked up to Tiger and looked down at the Fish-Man leader struggling to rise. He lifted his right foot, the polished leather shoe gently pressing down on Tiger's chest.

"Marine! Get your filthy foot off Big Brother Tiger!"

A blue figure tore through the smoke at terrifying speed, charging at Kizaru with raging fury and a will to fight to the death.

Jinbe's broad Fish-Man face twisted with extreme rage. His Armament Haki-coated right fist tore through the air with a shriek like howling ghosts!

"[Fish-Man Karate: Demon Brick Fist]!"

Kizaru tilted his head slightly and looked at the charging Jinbe.

"How terrifying, Sea Knight Jinbe. You've become so proficient with Armament Haki. If that punch hit me, I might die."

The foot on Tiger's chest did not move. He merely raised his free right hand and pointed his index finger at the sky.

More than a dozen brilliant golden pillars of light suddenly descended from the void! The instant they fell, they solidified and took shape, becoming incomparably sharp cross-shaped light swords. Arranged like a cage, they stabbed precisely toward Jinbe's vital points.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The sounds of light swords piercing flesh were dense and dull. More than a dozen light swords pinned him completely in place. Blood burst from the wounds across his body like cruel blooming flowers, staining the sand and shattered cactus remains beneath him red.

Kizaru slowly raised his right hand. A dazzling point of golden light gathered at his fingertip, aimed at Fisher Tiger, who lay on the sand barely clinging to life.

At that moment, the sky suddenly darkened. The light seemed to be absorbed by an invisible sponge, and the noon sky turned into a deep dusk within three seconds.

Kizaru looked up. A figure floated in midair, surrounded by