Noah walked over to each of them, placing his hand on their shoulders one by one. Soft waves of Vector energy flowed out, closing cuts, easing bruises, and steadying their breathing.
Zoro pushed himself up with a grunt. "Tch… thanks."
"Not bad, kid." Sanji said.
Usopp cried tears of joy. "I thought I died twice!"
"Okay… let's do this again." Noah picked up a stone, coated it with vector waves, and flung it straight toward Giant Jack.
"Wait—are we teleporting again?" Emma asked.
"Yes," Noah replied.
"YOU TELEPORTED?!" Usopp screamed, his eyes glowing like stars.
Noah nodded.
Suddenly—BOOM! BOOM!
Thunder ripped open the sky. Lightning flashed violently.
"He's here…" Aisa whispered before collapsing.
Volts of lightning scattered across the ground.
"Because—" Nami started, then quickly lifted her Clima-Tact.
She spun it, forming a whirl of cold wind that erased the lightning.
"Nice work, Nami-swan!" Sanji said, hearts in his eyes.
"Shut it, lover boy," Nami replied.
Zap!
Eneru appeared in front of them, floating just above the ground.
"It seems I made a mistake," Eneru said. "I thought all the Shandorians were gone. I knew five Straw Hats lived… but five Shandorian warriors still standing? Annoying."
"If you hate us so much, then try and stop us!" one Shandorian warrior shouted.
"Don't anger him!" Raki snapped at the young warrior.
Zoro stood up, wiping blood off his chin, and drew his swords.
"If you wanted a rematch, all you had to do was say so," Eneru taunted with a grin.
Noah unsheathed his blade. "All this talking is boring me. Attack already."
Emma drew her twin blades.
Wyper aimed his cannon.
The three Shandorian warriors raised their weapons.
Eneru grinned.
"One hundred million volts."
KA-BOOOOM!
Lightning exploded outward, lightning tore through the jungle—trees burned, clouds shook, and the ground cracked open.
Emma crossed her blades, blocking most of it, but the lightning still shot through her whole body.
"Unless you know Mantra… you can't stop my attacks," Eneru said.
"Gum Gum Pistol!"
Luffy launched his punch.
Eneru vanished—then reappeared.
Noah and Zoro rushed him.
"Two-Sword Style: Rashomon!"
"Vector Manipulation—Gravity Slash!"
Eneru vanished again, appearing behind them with a smile.
ZAP!
Zoro was blasted into a wall of ruins.
Eneru vanished once more.
"Behind you," Eneru whispered into Noah's ear.
"One hundred million volts—Shock."
"Vector Manipulation—Flying Thunder God!"
Blip!
Noah vanished.
NOAH –[Good thing that stone still had my Vector waves.]
Noah peeked from behind a broken wall.
"Looking for me?" Eneru said, suddenly behind him.
"Gum Gum Pistol!"
Eneru dodged the punch easily and hit Luffy.
"One hundred million volts."
BOOM!
The smoke cleared.
Luffy stood there… picking his nose.
"Huh? Did you do something?" Luffy asked.
"What… WHAT is this?" Eneru said, eyes wide.
"Two-Sword Style: Rashomon!"
Zoro's attack passed straight through Eneru's body.
"Zoro, MOVE!" Noah shouted.
"Vector Manipulation—Screams of the God Slayer!"
A huge wave of distorted force blasted outward, ripping up the ground, splitting trees, and shredding everything in its path.
A hand grabbed Noah's arm.
"Got you," Eneru hissed—then flew upward with lightning speed and threw Noah downward.
NOAH –[Dammit… think Noah, THINK!]
Noah turns his head and saw ruins above the ruins below.
"Vector… manipulation!"
He pushed against the air and landed on the upper island cloud, catching his breath.
"So there's more ruins up here…" he muttered.
He found a stone and tossed it over the edge.
"Vector Manipulation—Flying Thunder God!"
Blip!
Noah suddenly appeared behind Emma.
"Where did you come from?" she asked.
Noah pointed upward, showing her the island cloud above.
He placed a hand on her shoulder and healed her.
"Luffy, Nami. Get over here—we're going up."
"Why me?!" Nami yelled.
They all grabbed onto Noah's shoulder.
"Vector Manipulation—Flying Thunder God!"
Blip!
They landed on the island cloud above.
"Wow…" Nami whispered, staring at the ruins. "I bet the gold is up here."
MEANWHILE BELOW.
A strange sound approached—
vroom… vroom-vroom!
Chopper and Pagaya rode in on the waver.
"How did you two even reach us?" Robin asked.
"We followed the milky road!" Pagaya said as Chopper hopped off.
Lightning cracked across the ground.
"What's going on up there?" Chopper asked.
"Nothing big. Just us fighting God," Usopp said.
Everyone stared at him with the "don't lie" face.
Suddenly—
FLASH-BOOM!
A lightning bolt almost hit Chopper.
Chopper screamed his head off, running in circles.
"I DON'T WANT TO BE ROASTED!! I'M TOO CUTE FOR THIS!!"
A massive shadow fell over them.
They all looked up.
A giant ship covered in drums and metal floated above the clouds.
Eneru stood on top of it.
"This…" he said with a smile.
"…is my masterpiece. Maxim."