Ever-Changing

The moment Typhon Descent, Conqueror's Haki swept across the entire sky like a tsunami. Great Angel, Kizaru, Shining were all momentarily stunned by this overwhelming power.

Typhon gave them no time to adjust. The cylindrical rear thruster ignited, the black mechanical front Wings unfolded, and the gray blades at the ends of the joints drew several arcs in the air. Spirit fire surged from the surface of the machine, transitioning from dark blue to eerie purple, expanding like Medusa's snake hair.

"--So aggressive--"

Kizaru shouted and transformed into a golden ray, shooting forward. Several spirit fire snakes followed closely behind, trying to bite at the spot where he had just stood. The spirit fires missed Kizaru, but instead exploded into a ball of dark purple light at his original location.

The Shining transformed into Electric Current and spread to the other side, while the Great Angel rose upwards. Dozens of spiritual flames simultaneously chased after the three, Typhon raised his Mechanical Arms, each palm firing azure Beta Rays cannons.

Kizaru's light trail refracted at multiple acute angles in the airspace, Beta Rays swept towards his afterimage, cutting it into a double-hemispherical expanding photon fan.

"--Hey! Are you discriminating against me!?"

Shining's lightning flashed continuously, and Beta Rays swept an ionized trajectory behind him.

"It's just out of respect for the 'Speedsters'."

Bondrewd's voice came from inside the 'Typhon' machine, and his 'tone' sounded even more 'demon king' than in his normal state.

The Great Angel, who was not attacked by the Beta Rays, blocked more than a dozen serpents of spirit fire with his Holy Light Shield, and strange ripples of flame and lightning appeared on the shield's surface.

Typhon's mechanical wings hummed, its spirit fire leaping and dancing wildly, the black machine drawing a series of afterimages in the air as it caught up with the Great Angel.

The Mechanical Arms swung out, its metal claws covered in 'Demon Flame'. The Great Angel raised his sword to block, the Holy Light bent, and he was sent flying.

"--That's really dangerous!"

Kizaru used a light trail to teleport to the Great Angel's side, and slashed at Typhon's Pursuit route with the Ama no Murakumo. Typhon did not dodge. A section of the mechanical wing moved sideways, and the gray blade blocked the Ama no Murakumo. Kizaru's wrist went numb, and the Lightsaber was 'absorbed'.

Shining launched an attack from Bondrewd's side and rear, unleashing a dense beam of blue electrons from his palm. The Blue Starters swept across Typhon's armor, exploding into a shower of sparks and causing the machine to vibrate. Kizaru transformed into his elemental form, disappearing in the form of light particles.

Kizaru and Shining used their speed advantage to maintain the momentum of the battle, while Great Angel was responsible for the main 'counterattack'.

After a chaotic battle that yielded no progress, the three briefly reunited.

Kizaru had sweat on his forehead.

"Is that red Lance the Sage's Stone? Can it be used as a weapon?"

Others may not be tired, but I am mentally exhausted. Moreover, I feel like I have a rather unfortunate life.

Shining shook his head, his face 'completely black'.

"I don't know the specifics. I've never seen this before."

The Great Angel hovering beside the two had fluctuations in Holy Light on his body, forming an unstable, hazy halo.

"Is it possible that Babbage is unable to resist because he no longer has a soul?"

Kizaru heard what the Great Angel said, he stroked his chin.

This hypothesis sounds plausible. Babbage was a robot whose consciousness was uploaded; he didn't have a soul in a biological sense.

If that red Lance possesses some kind of 'possession' ability, then Babbage's mech might indeed be unable to resist.

"Very likely."

Kizaru nodded.

After all, he had known Vegapunk for over twenty years, and through subtle influence, his understanding and imagination were quite sufficient.

"The key question now is how to deal with this."

Shining scratched his cheek, sparks flying.

"My accumulated prayers are nearing completion. I need to persevere a little longer..."

Before the Great Angel could finish speaking, Typhon arrived in a flash.

The black mechanical arm rose, and the dark purple crystal structure in its palm reassembled. A red crystal double-pointed Spiral javelin was ejected from its palm.

Target – the airspace where the three individuals are located.

The Great Angel rose upwards, its Wings of Holy Light spreading to their fullest extent. Kizaru vanished in golden light, Shining leaped away in a bolt of lightning. The three separated in the same instant.

But the Spear of Longinus did not miss. The red javelin abruptly changed direction in mid-air. It abandoned Kizaru and the Great Angel, chasing after the bolt of lightning.

"--Just as I suspected! Stingy! Bad Teacher! Lolicon!"

Shining's lightning bolts leaped and flashed continuously in the air. The javelins chased after him, their trajectories curving wherever he jumped. Shining dodged while firing electron beams. The blue rays struck the javelins' surfaces, leaving not even a scratch.

"--Hey, hey, hey, what's going on with this thing?!"

Shining was being chased by javelins, getting further and further away from the main battlefield. Lightning crackled wildly at the edge of the airspace, and the javelins relentlessly pursued him.

Typhon did not continue its Pursuit Shining. It folded its four wings, turned, and swooped down. Its target— the Golden Lion and Red Count, who were fighting Garp and Sengoku below.

Kizaru's heart tightened when he saw the direction of Typhon's dive.

"--not good."

He transformed into golden light and gave chase.

The Great Angel, who had been rising higher, noticed the change in the battle situation, hesitated for a moment, then flapped its Wings and swooped down.

Typhon was very fast. With its rear Wings cylindrical Thrusters fully engaged, it instantly swooped down from high altitude to the location of the Golden Lion.

Golden Lion and Red Count are currently locked in a stalemate of attack and defense with Garp and Sengoku.

When Typhon Descent, both the Golden Lion and the Red Count sensed the Oppression.

" --Bondrewd?"

"--Alliance Leader!?"

Typhon hovered in front of the two, its black mechanical wings spread wide, and spirit fire burning throughout its body. Bondrewd's voice came from inside the machine.

"Objective achieved. You may leave now."

The two were convinced by Bondrewd's current 'look'.

Golden Lion glanced at Red Count. Red Count nodded. The two retreated simultaneously, breaking away from Garp and Sengoku. They took the opportunity to fly downwards to the ground to reunite with 'Corrupt King' and the others.

Kizaru arrived almost simultaneously with Bondrewd. Without time to gather power for his Yasakani no Magatama ', he raised his hand, and an instant Laser shot out from his fingertips.

However, Red Count's Mind Reading allowed him to anticipate Kizaru's attack intentions.

"--Left!"

The Golden Lion veered to the left, Red Count dodged to the right. Two Laser passed between the two.

Before Kizaru could fire his second Laser, a bright blue beam shot in from the side. Typhon's Beta Rays Cannon was aimed at Kizaru.

Kizaru dodged in his elemental form, followed closely by dozens of blue-purple transitional spirit fire snakes.

Typhon, having forced Kizaru back, spun halfway around, facing Garp and Sengoku who were closing in.

"Bondrewd!!"

Garp's fist was already brimming with Conqueror's Coating, black and red Inazuma crackling across its surface. He looked like he was facing off against an enemy.

"--Didn't it block it?!"

Sengoku glanced at Kizaru, and before he could say anything, he swung his golden Buddha palm down.

Bondrewd controlled Typhon to raise his arms. The two Mechanical Arms opened, and the spiritual fire gathered in his palms into a dark blue vortex.

The power of the domain spread out from Typhon's body. The 'other world' above pressed down, as if the entire sky was 'falling'.

Garp and Sengoku both felt unwell. Their Armament Haki was being depleted out of thin air, as if something was slowly eroding their bodies.

"--This guy!!"

Garp's fist slammed into Typhon's Mechanical Arms. The impact of the Conqueror's Coating dented Typhon's left arm armor, but Typhon did not retreat.

The vortex of spirit fire on his right arm was pushed out, and the dark blue flames swept over Garp and Sengoku.

A tremendous sense of panic, completely different from Conqueror's Haki, swept through, accompanied by a powerful cone-shaped Fallout wave.

The two were forced to dodge, and the flames exploded where they had been standing, creating a flickering, amorphous ball of light.

The golden palm of the Sengoku unleashed Shockwave that struck Typhon, causing a tremendous tremor that reverberated through the air.

Typhon retreated sharply, and the Beta Rays Cannon shot out from the Ruby on his chest. Sengoku used the Buddha Form's Hand to unleash a burst of Buddhist light to block it.

The rays spread out, and a huge, azure halo unfolded in multiple layers before the Golden Great Buddha.

The minor Typhon on the surface of the organism were instantly repaired.

"--The Spear of Victory!"

The Great Angel flew down from above, flapped his Wings, and unleashed a barrage of white Light Spear at Typhon, which rained down like rain. Typhon spread his four wings, and his spiritual fire formed a shield. The Light Spears struck the shield and exploded into countless fragments of light.

" --Bondrewd!"

After being blown away by the Fallout wave, Garp immediately regrouped, leaping forward on Sky Walk, his fist Conqueror's Coating black and red Inazuma as if slicing through space.

" --Fist Bone Impact!"

Typhon's mechanical wings shifted to the side, and he flew backward at Extreme Speed to create distance. Garp's fist clenched, and a black and red beam of light Shockwave, piercing the atmosphere and splitting the sky, sounding like thunder, and heading straight for Typhon.

" --Chaos State--!"

Black and red Inazuma also converged on Typhon's mechanical claws and front Wings.

The mechanical claws and Wings swung forward simultaneously, unleashing four counter-cone- Conqueror's Coating impacts.

The Conqueror's Coating, even more "abyssal" than "Origin of Negativity," clashed with Garp's "Fist Bone Impact."

In terms of 'quality', Garp still has the advantage.

The Fist Bone Impact suppressed the four reverse cone-shaped Conqueror's Coating, but it seemed to be stuck in a 'quagmire', unable to advance.

"--This 'amount'!?"

Garp's forehead veins Veins as he relentlessly unleashed a barrage of punches. The Conqueror's Coating clashed and surged, but he was still 'overwhelmed'.

Great Angel and Kizaru, seeing that the two had broken away from close combat, launched a pincer attack from Typhon's rear.

Sengoku shouted from behind Garp.

" --Garp! Don't act rashly!"

Sengoku saw it clearly. Typhon's domain was continuously depleting their Armament Haki. Although Garp's Haki was strong, he would still suffer if this dragged on for too long.

Only Speedsters like Kizaru and Shining could hold off Bondrewd.

No sooner had Sengoku finished speaking than an Inazuma struck. Shining had finally dealt with the 'Spear of Longinus' and returned.

"--I'll do it!"

A strange accent rang out, Shining burst onto the battlefield. A Spirit Bomb slammed down.

"Heavy-State Bomb!!"

Typhon's Wings formed an invisible shield, blocking the Holy Light and Lasers of the Great Angel and Kizaru.

The front Wings rose upwards, mechanically deformed, and fired two Electromagnetic Cannons, piercing through the Extreme Speed falling bright blue Plasma sphere. The two hollow vortexes caused its stability to collapse, turning it into a sky full of Electric Arcs.

Typhon was held back by the three's ranged attacks, allowing Garp and Sengoku to break away from the attack.

Garp puffed out his cheeks. He wanted to keep fighting, but he knew what to do.

"... snort."

Garp followed Sengoku as they plummeted downwards.

Typhon shifted his flight posture to intercept, and Kizaru and Shining opened fire simultaneously from both sides. Laser and electron beams crossed, Typhon's mechanical wings unfolded, and his spirit fire shield blocked the attack.

... on the other side.

When the Golden Lion and Red Count landed on the ground, Ryokugyu's Vines had already entangled half the battlefield.

Ryokugyu is suppressing Road Island's core executives.

The Corrupt King focused on defense, Shiryu offense, Crescent Moon Hunter transformed into a 'Great Sake Barrel' to use fire attacks, with the others providing support. Fortunately, they weren't completely overwhelmed.

"Super Wave Slash Wave!"

"Soul-Devouring Claws!"

Two Conqueror's Coating from the sky.

"What?!"

Ryokugyu, now transformed into a giant tree-man, suddenly shuddered and retreated, but was still Conqueror's Coating Roots, which pierced most of his body, causing large sections of the giant tree trunk to disintegrate. However, it regenerated at an extremely rapid pace.

Oh! They've arrived!

A somewhat disheveled Shiryu finally managed to light a Cigar.

The Corrupt King broke free from assimilation and emerged from the island's interior. As his true form emerged from the rocks, the island began to collapse.

Urouge, Apoo, and the Crescent Moon Hunter all sustained injuries of varying degrees. Only Hawkins, who emerged from the rubble, appeared to be unharmed.

"Retreat!"

Golden Lion slammed his hand on the ground. The power of the Float-Float Fruit activated, splitting open a large section of the ground and lifting the Road Island group into the sky.

Shiryu exhaled a smoke ring and looked towards the reef area.

"Is he just going to Bullet?"

Shiryu was just asking casually; he didn't have a strong sense of camaraderie.

Red Count shook his head.

"It's no use. That guy's gone mad."

He could read Bullet's Mind Reading and know what she was thinking. Bullet wanted to Awakening her Conqueror's Coating in this battle; otherwise, she would rather die fighting than run away.

The Golden Lion grinned.

"Hmph—I don't dislike this kind of thing. But my final battle must be much grander!"

Golden Lion was not afraid of death, but he still longed for Bondrewd to lead him to accomplish the great feat that Rocks had failed to achieve—to conquer the Holy Land.

The other Road Island members didn't object. Calling them 'comrades' was just a matter of shared interests to a certain extent.

The floating ground rose into the sky. By the time Sengoku and Garp caught up, it was too late. Their tentative attack was blocked by Golden Lion.

Faced with the Float-Float Fruit's relentless desire to escape, the two were powerless to stop it. They could only watch as the giant rock controlled by Golden Lion carried the Road Island members away.

The Sengoku ended with a sigh.

"... Descend and join the Aramaki."

... and high in the sky.

Typhon hovered in the center of the sky. Great Angel, Shining, and Kizaru surrounded him from three directions, launching attacks from different angles. The two sides collided in the sky, exploding into bursts of light.

In the fierce battle, Kizaru provided cover fire while 'Great Angel and Shining' launched another pincer attack on Bondrewd.

'--boom!'

The three figures were simultaneously engulfed by the burst of light.

In that very instant—the identities were switched.

Sephiroth, in his Electromagnetic elemental state, withdrew from the cockpit inside Typhon, reverting to his original form as the Great Angel.

Enkidu then activated the copied Rumble-Rumble Fruit elemental, transforming it into 'Shining'.

The 'Typhon' machine is currently in an 'unmanned' state, remotely controlled by Sephiroth, on the same principle as 'Mechanical King'.

The light burst dissipated.

Sephiroth hovered in the left side of the sky in the form of an 'Great Angel', with his white Wings spread wide.

Shining hovered on the right, his body flickering.

Typhon hovered in the center, the spiritual flames on its black mechanical wings boiling and burning.

"The collection is almost complete."

Sephiroth hovered in mid-air, his voice calm.

He activated his Full-Domain Emotion Absorption, gathering all the negative thoughts of everyone on the island—fear, anxiety, anger, despair—from Pirates, marines, Road Island members, and even those watching from afar. These emotions became fuel, surging into his body.

Then, the music started playing.

['Burning with rage!']

It resonated directly in everyone's minds through Brain Waves. Even those who had never heard the piece before instantly understood the emotions within it.

['Burning with rage!']

It begins with deep strings, followed by Electric Guitar, synthesizers, and industrial percussion that pounds like a heartbeat. A chorus reminiscent of religious hymns spreads from the depths of the heart.

[' --Sephiroth!-- Sephiroth!']

Sephiroth's left wing vanished. Electromagnetic waves were elementalized and became invisible. His right wing turned black and reflected almost no light.

['--Fate is so!--Cruel and meaningless!']

His blond hair instantly turned silver-white, growing to his waist and spreading out in the wind, as if to complete the missing wing.

['--Fate is so!--Cruel and meaningless!']

The white Knights's uniform on his body transformed as if it were alive: a jet-black battle suit, a jet-black Trench Coat, and silver-white shoulder and gauntlets. The Knights's longsword in his hand transformed into a slender Tachi.

[' --Sephiroth!-- Sephiroth!']

The music shifts from somber and oppressive to violent and soaring. The sacred and the decadent in religious imagery advance layer by layer in the rondo, like Thorns gradually spreading throughout the listener's body.

--One-Winged Angel

The Oppression rhythm and discordant sounds seemed to herald chaos and destruction. A sense of impending Judgment swept across the island.

"--Then--the time of Judgment!"

Sephiroth, now One-Winged Angel, confronts Typhon across the distance.