12 Chapter 11 (2/2)

Normally I wouldn't respond, however, I wanted to buy some more time for a few more wounds to regenerate, so I asked him”How did you know the name of your fruit? Do you have a book or did you just base in on your transformation?”

Everyone looked surprised at my questions, especially Kuro, but he did respond to me ”What are you talking about, once you eat a Devil Fruit, you instinctively know it's name.” That confused me since I don't have such a feeling and have no idea what my Zoan fruit is.

Kuro caught that pretty fast though ”Don't tell me you don't even know that name of your fruit? Why did I even bother asking you to join me, you are nothing more than a failure, like my stupid crew.” once he finished saying that, he was already a blur and sent me flying towards a cliff.

The next minute or so, Kuro was throwing me around like a sack of potatoes and taunting me the whole time. My blood, flesh, and hair were all over the place and that gave me an idea. Since Kuro was manhandling me, he left his guard down for a bit. I was able to make one of my hair turn into a clone behind Kuro and caught him by surprise. Unfortunately when I create a clone, they are in the same condition as me, which is slightly disappointing but it would be enough.

The clone cocked him in the back of his head, but knowing how physically strong Zoan users are, we didn't give him any chances to recover. The clone jumped him and tried tangling him down for as long as he could, while I tried doing something I am not very experienced with.

I was speeding up the blood flow in all of my body and did my best to useSecond Gear. I had some initial success with this technique. The increased body strength from the Zoan from is one of the factors I was able to get it down.

Kuro dealt with the clone quite fast. I felt the memories of Kuro bitting his neck and killing him. That almost made me lose concentration, but I managed to pull through. I know I don't have much time, considering all the wounds I have right now and the fact that my blood flow is sped up, so I made sure however much seconds I had were worth it.

It took me a second to reach Kuro, two more to send him flying towards a cliff side and reach him again. The next five seconds I spent hitting him with all my power and creating a human-sized hole in the cliff. I felt I am losing consciousness, so I removed him from the hole and threw him on the ground. This took me two seconds and after three more seconds, I was able to dislocate both his shoulders and to bust his kneecaps.

Knowing how strong Zoan users are, I had to make sure he doens't recover before me and before I fell unconcius, I heard someone screaming my name.

Waking up, I found myself bandaged and in a very expensive room. Looking around I saw Zoro in one of the corners, polishing his blades. He looked at me with a smirk ”I knew you are strong, but I never even though that you are that strong. After having such a fight, you have made a full recovery after sleeping for half a day.”

I can't say, I have fully recovered since I am still sore and tired, however, the regenerative abilities of the fruit are miraculous. I asked him what happened after I lost consciousness and he explained, how they managed to tie them all up. Once they had all of them captured, Kaya used a Den Den Mushi to call the Marines and they took them away.

Kaya had the butlers hide us in the mansion, while the Marines were here and the mansion doctor was the one who bandaged me up. There was a table filled with all sorts of food and I ate everything on it, while Zoro was telling me what happened while I was sleeping. I almost spewed the food I was eating, when he told me that Kaya took Ussop to her own room for the night. That was something I did not expect to happen.

Moments later, Nami opened the door and entered the room. Once she saw me awake, she tackled me for a hug. She was silently sobbing and I heard her whisper ”Don't ever scare me like that.”

All three of talked for some random things and Nami stayed glued to me through the whole time. Zoro at some point said he will go to sleep since I am already awake. Nami stayed for a bit longer with me, but she shortly left as well, not before giving me a quick peck on the cheek.

I still felt tired and sore, but I didn't feel like sleeping anymore. I went outside and while walking through the mansion, I heard a thumping sound from one of the rooms. I guess that's where Ussop and Kaya are.

I exited the mansion and found a garden. I made a clone and started training. In the story, Kuro didn't have a devil fruit and he was not as strong as this, however, it did show me how much I am lacking.