Within minutes, Enel had grasped most of the situation in the Holy Land.
His conclusion?
These so-called "World Nobles"—
These so-called "gods"—
Many of them looked… intellectually unimpressive.
Of course, a few sharp ones existed.
Most notably—
Several elderly figures gathered together.
"The presence is still there?"
"Who is observing us?"
"Unclear."
"A powerful Observation Haki… not one of ours."
"Alert all personnel. Increase security."
"We cannot allow another Tiger incident."
Enel caught only that much before withdrawing his Mantra.
Those old men were dangerous.
Listening longer might expose him.
The Holy Land Tightens
Soon, Mary Geoise entered full alert.
Celestial Dragons strolling with chained "pets" returned to their mansions.
Black-suited guards formed tight perimeters.
The air grew tense.
Enel yawned slightly from the clouds.
"So… they noticed."
He withdrew from the sky above the Holy Land—
Returning briefly toward Sabaody.
But before leaving—
He planted something.
A mass of thunderclouds.
Hidden high above.
Now—
All he needed—
Was time.
When the storm matured enough to erase Mary Geoise—
He would return.
And end it all.
Marine Headquarters – Marineford
"Purururururu—"
"This is Sengoku."
A grave voice responded.
"Someone was observing Mary Geoise."
"We suspect a dangerous individual."
"Possibly a radical Revolutionary."
"You should dispatch forces."
Sengoku frowned.
"That's impossible."
"It was a massive Observation Haki signature."
"Covering the entire Holy Land."
"You think we're mistaken?"
"No, no—"
Sengoku sighed.
"Understood."
After a tense exchange—
He hung up, pressing his temples.
An Observation Haki user—
Capable of scanning all of Mary Geoise?
Such a person…
Did they even exist?
He thought of pirates.
Marines.
Revolutionaries.
No clear suspect emerged.
Finally—
He made the call.
"Kizaru."
"Go to Mary Geoise."
Mary Geoise – 30 Minutes Later
Kizaru looked at the darkening clouds.
"Hmm~ Is it going to rain?"
"Admiral Kizaru," a guard reported, "no suspicious individuals found."
"Very well~ Continue patrol."
After they left—
Kizaru scratched his chin.
"If not on the ground…"
"Could it be above?"
A flash of golden light.
He appeared high in the sky.
Before him—
Strange thunderclouds.
Lightning writhing unnaturally.
"How peculiar…"
"Artificial?"
He shook his head.
"Unlikely…"
"Unless… a Logia user?"
He was close.
But the Goro Goro no Mi had not appeared for centuries.
Even if he suspected it—
No one would believe him.
After circling the skies several times—
Finding nothing—
Kizaru returned lazily.
Three days passed.
No incident.
Except—
The thunderclouds grew larger.
Darker.
Heavier.
Yet—
No rain fell.
Only distant thunder.
Finally—
Orders came.
"Stand down. Return."
"Eh? Already?"
Mary Geoise resumed its "peaceful" decadence.
Music.
Dance.
Luxury.
The Five Elders concluded—
It was merely reconnaissance.
Nothing more.
Two Days Later – Nightfall
The thundercloud now fully blanketed Mary Geoise.
Low rumbling echoed through the heavens.
Above the clouds—
Enel floated silently.
Lightning danced around his body.
The black sky illuminated by electric glow.
Under his control—
The thundercloud began to condense.
Compressing.
Shaping.
A sphere.
Lightning roaring within.
Diameter—
100 meters.
Until—
Nearly one kilometer wide.
A monstrous sphere of compressed lightning and atmospheric fury.
A natural disaster incarnate.
"Yahahahaha!"
"Behold the judgment of a true god!"
"Raigo!!!"
With a sweeping gesture—
The massive sphere descended.
Target:
Mary Geoise.
Mary Geoise – Streets Below
A guard squinted upward.
"There's something in the sky…"
A tiny black dot.
Growing larger.
Faster.
"Sound the alarm!!!"
Sirens pierced the night.
Guards scrambled.
Panic spread.
"If that falls—"
"We're finished!"
"Evacuate the nobles!"
But—
It was too late.
Crackling electricity filled the air.
The smell of ozone.
White-hot light erupted—
Turning night into blinding day.
Lightning poured down like a celestial flood.
Shockwaves.
Fire.
Debris.
Thunder.
An orchestra of destruction.
Then—
Silence.
When the brilliance faded—
Mary Geoise was gone.
Reduced to smoldering ruins.
High above—
Enel hovered.
Calm.
Cold.
He looked down upon the devastation.
"Insects."
"Now you understand."
"Who the true god is."
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