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Chapter 41 - Attack on Bakura Town(2)

Yamato vs Ulti.

Ulti charges into her dinosaur form, bone-head aiming at Yamato, black lightning swirling around the skull.

Breeze.

Yamato transforms into her hybrid form, hair growing longer, untamed, horns extending, white fur covering her skin and a cold air flowing around her back.

"Mirror Mountain."

Ice covered her body, Ulti in her Pachycephalosaurus form, slammed into the ice.

Crack.

Ulti, shaking off her dizziness, rams again.

Crack.

The ice barrier forms with cracks, Yamato phases out from the back, and her afterimage remains in view for Ulti.

Crack!

The ice shatters into pieces, Ulti stumbles a bit as she runs into nothing after breaking the barrier.

"Namuji Hyoga."

Yamato rears her head back, azure blue energy in a spherical shape forms, her chest puffs out as she blows the ice beam at Ulti.

Ulti let out a hoarse groan, body coated in ice.

Yamato left Ulti frozen in a block of ice, the Tobiroppo girl frozen in fear.

Angelica vs Page One-

Page one whips his tail at Angelica, and the pirate becomes intangible to avoid the strike.

Page One roars, transforming to his hybrid form. Spinosaurus' legs and muscular upper body were hardened by the dinosaur's scales.

"You're a nuisance to fight." The dino-man.

Slashing at his enemy, armament haki gleaming.

Angelica reacted with sword slashes; her wild strikes, aiming to cut her into pieces, were deflected by her skillful Swordsmanship.

"Damn it!" He kicks her, fully force from his hindlegs.

"Oofff –" Angelica felt all the oxygen in her lungs escaping, cracks in her ribcage as she slams into a boulder, her spine arching in agony.

"Ack..." She spits out blood, the copper taste sour, her ears ringing, and she's not sure if she can walk.

Page One ran to her crippled form, picking her up by the throat.

"I wonder what you'll taste like~" His slit tongue moved around his scaled mouth.

"LET GO OF HER!" Yamato forms ice shards, the frozen weapons twirling around her, waiting to be released.

"Don't even think about it." Page One uses Angelica as a human shield.

Yamato gritted her teeth at the sick display,

"You have no honour. " She curses at him, eyes full of disgust.

"I'm a pirate, not a samurai. " He squeezes harder on Angelica's throat.

"Huhnng.." Angelica gasped for air, her body swinging frantically, her need for air becoming desperate.

"Release my sister, now." Page One demands.

Yamato sighs before melting her ice, freeing the girl who hugs herself as her body is drenched in cold water.

"Pppay–Pppay." She calls him through teeth clattering.

"Don't worry Ulti." He nods.

"Let her go." Yamato pleads.

"Hah–no." Page One laughs.

"Oi!" Ramos calls out.

They turn to him, the Vice-Admiral is picking up Urashima, holding the giant sumo with all his strength, legs straining at the force.

"Catch." He swung the man at Page One. Once the weight left his hands, he went to one knee.

Urashima's body came rocketing at Page One, the dino-man is completely stunned.

Poof.

Angelica took the slightest release of his grip to burst into smoke. Appearing next to Yamato.

Boom.

Urashima hit the page like a pinball; the two crashed into a house.

"PAY-PAY!" Ulti yells, rushing towards her brother, but Yamato and Angelica intercept her.

Bang

Bang

The Uni human brought down her kanabo to Ulti's head while Angelica manifested an identical kanabo with ice coating to the Tobiroppo's neck.

The dual blow bent her neck at a nauseating 90° angle. Ulti lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

"How can you copy my powers ?"

"I'm a Jin. I can mimic abilities to an extent." Angelica smirks, "Enough talk, let's loot this place~"

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Amagasa village-

Tama paces in her house, smiling involuntarily as her anxiety kicks in.' What if the Beast Pirate captured them? Or they died?' Negative thoughts filled her head.

"TAMA! COME OUTSIDE NOW!" Hitetsu orders.

Running out of her house, Tama stops in her tracks, mouth wide open. "T-This can't be..."

She whispers.

Before her eyes are her Anki Ramos and her Nee-chans Yamato and Angelica. A large quantity of food on a grey blanket, water jugs, and chests of gold and platinum.

"Are you three mad?" Hitetsu clutches his blade.

Angelica twirled a platinum coin in her hand,

"I believe the words you're looking for are thank you." She chuckles.

Ramos rolling his eyes, as her pet Kimichiyo.

Yamato is already eating a rice ball.

"I-Im hungry..." She gulped.

"Big brother !" Tama runs over to Ramos, jumping into his arms.

"Whoa–slow down, kid." He laughs, placing her on his shoulder.

"Did you get me anything?" She excitedly asks.

"Of course we did love. " Angelica puffs shuriken into her open palm.

"So cool!" Tama gasps.

"You can't give her those, they're not safe for kids." Ramos scolds the black-haired pirate.

Angelica ignores him and hands Tama the shuriken. "Now you can really be a kunoichi."

She pats her cheek.

"You're the best Nee-chan."

Ramos shivers at the words, memories of Rogue flashing him.

"Ramos?" Yamato calls him, placing her hand on his shoulder. "You okay?" She asks.

"Y-Yeah...I'm good."

Angelica shakes her head, "Anyways –enough with the worrying. LETS PARTY!"

"Yeaaah!" Villagers cheered, their constant depressive states forgotten by the newfound joy of an abundance of food and water. No more worrying about starving or drinking polluted water.

"Thank you." An elder woman wept openly.

Village kids take cautious steps with the food.

"Can we?" A little girl whispers, eyes hopeful.

Ramos clenched his jaw at the sight, eyes stinging with unshed tears.

"Of course. " Yamato encourages them to take what they want.

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The celebration stretched across the whole night, villagers ate till their hearts' content, kids singing into the night, not worrying about losing their voices, old man Hitetsu told tales of old Wano country, before Kaido's factories and Orochi's tyranny, a land once united by Kouzuki Oden.

Tonight the few can celebrate without worrying about oppression.

[The Flower Capital]

The Red-light district is the home of performers trained to serve their clients to every need. In the vast halls of pleasure, in a massive room sat Kurozumi Orochi, the current Shogun of Wano. A man known for greed and mercilessness.

Surrounded by women, alcohol, and his loyal minions, the man felt like a God amongst mortals. Everyone is waiting for his orders, as that could be the difference between them living or rotting away at Ratetsu Town's prison.

"Why haven't today's food supplies arrived?"

He questions a badly beaten Page One, the Tobiroppo is kneeling before him, pride wounded, and body still cold.

"We...were attacked." He answered.

"Huh? Attacked? In my country!" Orochi threw a sake bottle near Page One's head.

"HOW CAN YOU LET THIS BE?"

Page One looked at his eyes, holding back his anger."The enemies were strong, one could copy devil fruit abilities, another beat Urashima, and Yamato is an ally with them."

Orochi froze at the last part, blinking rapidly, "Kaido's son has betrayed us?" He clenches his jaw, "Have all the All-Stars left?"

"No, Queen is at his lab and Jack is off somewhere.

"CALL THEM NOW!"

Beast Pirates scrambled out the door.

Orochi is seething, fear creeping at his chest. "Another execution would be amazing. "

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