Chapter 221 - Domination!

While Ian had finally decided to stop playing around, Zoro was having a hard time fighting against Faust.

When he used Enma and let it take his Haki for an attack, he found out that Faust's shields don't hold at all and break on impact.

But that was due to the sword and not due to him.

Zoro knew he couldn't keep spamming that attack, as otherwise, he would run out of Haki. And even as he used the sword to attack, it all managed to do was to break the shield, but that in itself brought Faust enough time to move out of the place and dodge.

'But… I have seen Ian 'cut' that barrier… And that means that it is possible!' Zoro thought to himself.

He still remembers Mihawk's words back then when he trained him…

'If we wish to cut, we can cut through anything, if we don't wish to cut, then the blade becomes dull and will not even scratch a paper. Roronoa, a real swordsman can cut everything, and cut nothing!'

This was what he had said to him back then. And Zoro was familiar with these words, as back in the past, he had been up against Mr. 1 whose body was made of steel.

Zoro at the time had thought that cutting steel was impossible. But he did manage to by the end.

That was due to his strong will, and due to hearing the breath of his sword. Now he can do all that, so all that was left for him was try it out.

And that was what he had been doing for a while now.

Faust though was not just about his barriers. No, the sword at his waist was actually not just for looks. He had made his own attacks with the sword at Zoro, and now Zoro was injured in a few places…

Zoro attacked for the seventh time since he stopped using only Enma. All his attacks thus far had failed, but he believed that if he continued like this he will succeed.

'I don't believe I can't do it!' Zoro thought to himself as he took a deep breath. He then coated the three swords in Haki.

"Everything can be cut!!"

[Hyakuhachi Pound Ho] (108 Pound Phoenix)

Holding his two swords horizontally above the shoulder and the other in his mouth in the same direction, Zoro performed a circular swing that launched three air compressed projectiles spiraling towards Faust instead of one or two, tripling the power of the technique, but with Enma, the air compressed projectiles instead fused and became a larger and more powerful compressed air projectile that shot towards Faust.

But…

Once again Faust brought forth his barrier as he mocked Zoro.

"I don't know what you are trying to do, but it won't work! Why? Because you are weak!" Faust spoke up.

But against his provocation, Zoro remained calm as he looked at his attack.

And unfortunately for Faust, this time the attack was not absorbed.

Rather it cut through the barrier, and due to his momentary shock, he did not dodge and was hit straight with the attack.

"AHHHHHH"

This resulted in him getting another injury, although not as deep as the one Ian gave him…

Faust's eyes turned red in rage as he looked at Zoro while he put his hand on his injury trying to heal it.

It started to heal but like Ian, after it reached one point it didn't heal anymore since the strike contained Haki.

Zoro had a grin on his face.

"What were you saying earlier?" Zoro taunted as he put one of his swords on his shoulder.

****

Back with Ian.

The sky changed all of a sudden from sunny weather to a cloudy one, as lightning could be heard crackling. As if it was about to greet a thunder god…

Ian transformed into his Raijin form (Thundergod form). Which is similar to what the original Enel named Amaru form.

Ian's whole body turned into a gigantic thunder god made of pure electricity. His hair stood up rigidly as his form reached 8 meters in size. Apart from becoming made of pure electricity, Ian's features remained the same.

As such, right now, his size became the same as Kaido.

Ian's spear was glowing with electricity as he held it in his hand.

Ian's eyes met Kaido as he grinned.

Before suddenly Ian raised his right hand and condensed his electricity into the shape of a spear, and fired at him.

[Inazuma no yari] (Lightning spear)

Kaido couldn't even move before he found out he had a new hole in his body…

This lightning spear, akin to a laser shot, managed to cut right through his famous durable body.

"C-Cough"

Kaido coughed blood before falling on one knee.

Shiki seeing this, knew they were done for. If Kaido who was in his strongest form couldn't dodge, then how could he? But even so, he was not going to sit around and wait for it.

He flew at the top of his speed and came up above Ian before dropping on him with his swords swung to cut him apart.

Ian's form had become larger, as such it should much easier to hit him now with Haki attacks…

[Nanatsu no kaminari Ryu] (Seven thunder dragons)

Ian made seven lightning dragons in the sky and they started to fly around while the sound of the lightning reverberated around.

But just as Shiki was about to touch Ian, a huge pillar of lightning shaped like a dragon came bearing on his form from the sky…

Shiki didn't even know what was happening and still had a determined look on his face before the beam made contact and practically fried him in his place.

He then fell to the skull dome on the verge of losing consciousness…

But Ian's attack was not done yet, 2 more lightning dragon-shaped beams once again targeted his form and hit him one after the other dealing immense damage, before Shiki finally lost consciousness…

Smoke was coming out of his form as he fell through a hole that he made through the skull dome.

Ian didn't let him fall through and caught him using his telekinesis before he put him nearby on the skull dome.

The remaining four lighting dragons that were flying around, all came down in a second attacking Kaido who had managed to stand back up on his feet.

Ian made sure to telekinetically hold Kaido's form in place as the lighting beams made contact one after the other…

One came from the side after it circulated his form, the next came straight from the sky and fell on him, and so it continued until they had all hit him…

"C-Cough" Kaido coughed more blood as he struggled to remain conscious.

Then Ian flashed right next to Kaido.

Kaido even with the injuries that he sustained, was quite fast as he raised his kanabo almost on instinct and tried to land an attack on Ian's form, but his mace passed through his form just like would usually happen with Logia's except in this case he was using Haki so it shouldn't be possible…

Unless…

"You can see the future?" Kaido muttered.

And Ian only grinned as he punched him straight where his wound was and electricity exploded through his body…

Remarkably Kaido was not down yet…

Ian was happy at this. As such he continued on seeing when Kaido would finally succ.u.mb to his wounds…

Kaido tried to attack once again and Ian let it pass through him, before kicking at his leg making him drop on his knee hard enough to crack the surface they were on…

Kaido inhaled before firing a beam of fire at Ian from point-blank range.

Ian's form had a hole in it before it reformed soon after. His future sight played a huge role in this, as he could open a hole in his body where the attack was and then reform it after it passed him harmlessly.

He then joined his hands before dropping them on Kaido's head. The attack was so strong Kaido dropped straight through the skull dome and passed through the whole castle like a bullet before leaving a crater in the ground.

Ian flashed to his position and watched as Kaido slowly got up from the ground while breathing roughly…

"You really are crazy old man…" Ian muttered.

Kaido gave him a grin as he stood up his form wobbling until he used his kanabo to support himself.

"You are a worthy opponent, Ian D. Louis!" Kaido uttered loudly.

He then started to return to his human form, and finally lost consciousness… Still standing…

Ian shook his head as he saw this.

It might sound like Ian's attacks were weak, but they were not. Ian was attacking with every ounce of his power. Those attacks of his had actually been made on the diávoloi of the fourth stage, and even it was damaged…

The fact that Kaido could tank so many of those spoke volumes about his durability…

Ian stopped thinking about this before he flashed back to the skull dome and focused on Zoro who was nearby.

He saw that Zoro was very near his limits, but the guy had something to show for his efforts.

Faust was completely filled with injuries…

And Faust seeing Ian done with his fights panicked before he touched a tattoo he had on his right shoulder.

"Bob, take me out…" He yelled before he suddenly vanished under the eyes of Ian and Zoro.

Ian grinned however as he made a motion of his hands to summon something.

"Zoro, be ready to deal your strongest attack!" Ian told him and Zoro nodded.

****

On another place in Wano.

Faust suddenly appeared near another guy.

"How many times have I told you to not call me Bob?!! My name is Bart!" The guy who was wearing a Marine uniform and a hat spat out angrily at seeing Faust.

"Bob this is not the time, we need to get out of here fast!" Faust quickly said.

"Bastard!" Bart cursed. But he understood the urgency…

But all of a sudden both their expressions changed as they were grabbed by something, and the next second, their surroundings changed and they were right next to Ian.

Ian brought the other guy next to him as he held him by his neck.

And the moment Zoro laid eyes on Faust he attacked with his strongest ability.

[Kiki-Kyutoryu: Ashura Bakkei: Moja no Tawamure] (Demonic Nine-Sword Style: Asura Sword-Drawing: Farce of the Dead)

Zoro held Enma out before him, horizontally in his right hand, his other swords held in his left hand and mouth, as usual, entering the "Asura" state, with the silhouette behind him clasping two of its six hands. Haki begins emanating from him as he imbues his blades with it, turning them black. He then, readying his blades, moved past Faust in a flash, cutting him with incredible force. All nine swords landing in the same area.

What followed after was Faust losing his right arm from the shoulder down.

"AHHHHHH"

He yelled in pain as Zoro dropped on one knee.

"That was all I have!" He told Ian as he breathed roughly… He was already quite injured from his battle, so Ian thought that it was enough. After all, no matter how much Faust was weak to him, he was still an emperor-level powerhouse.

Ian gave him a nod and a thumbs-up, making Zoro smile.

Ian then made another huge lightning dragon and made it come down from the sky onto Faust's form before he was suddenly incinerated with nothing of him left…

Ian then turned his attention to this person in his hands…

"Did you know that Faust isn't human?" Ian asked him.

The guy franticly shook his head.

"H-He isn't? I didn't know that!" He stuttered as he replied.

Ian frowned before he threw him towards X-Drake who he knew was from the marines. Apparently, this guy who had earlier teleported Faust was the partner Whitebeard had mentioned when he was telling Ian about Faust. But he was not related to the diávoloi so Ian let him go… After all, no one can lie to him…

He then let his Haki spread around…

'Almost all fights are done…" Ian concluded.

"Well, I'll take care of the rest then!" Ian grinned as he flew to the sky and with one swing of his hand, lightning started to rain on the beast pirates' side and Shiki. He located them by his observation Haki which made it easy to lock on their forms…

Everywhere the lightning hit, the pirates would be done for… the only ones still conscious by the end of his attack were those going against Elene and Kuzan.

As such he flashed right next to them after dealing with the huge army.

It was time to end this war.

(A/N: Enjoy another chapter, one that is 2200 words long. Also Special thanks to Edalon once again for coming up with Faust and his partner Bob/Bart)