Chapter 78

Grandline, Paradise, Impel Down

'Well then, let the fun begin!' Azul thought while a grin grew on his face as he walked towards the battlefield, basking in the wild and animalistic athmosphere that raged on the first level of Impel Down involving every living being into this pure and unfiltered chaos.

Slowly Azul began to fall into a light jog his muscles beginning to go to work and not soon after he breached the final threshold that had seperated him and the group behind him from the battlefield.

With a bang Azul charged right into the frontline like a wild boar into a herd of children, not caring in the slightest for the men and women getting blasted to all sides from his humngous figure and the impact that it caused.

As he kept on charging further and further into the crowd his speed increased to a light sprinting while he battered swords aside left and right, ripped rifles out of hands and used them to smash the original owners back into another group of attacking guards and marines that were send flying with outcries of pain and surprise as a consequence.

As he advanced further and further into the lines of the wardens and marines more and more prisoners took notice of his humongous figure that was battering the defenders and prisoners alike away left and right like annoying flies. And so it didn't take long until a swarm of prisoners joined in behind Azul, finally having found a way to breach the seemingly endless lines of defenders that kept them from their freedom.

Azul meanwhile was basking in the rush of battle, the flame inside of him flickering in excitement, waiting for the pinacle of the battle that was soon to come.

While Azul was sending the fighting people flying, Crocodile was only a step behind Azul manipulating his sand to cleave through the guards and prisoners alike as he didn't really care whom he attacked either.

While this was going on Sanji, Chopper and Zoro had build a triangle formation with Sanji and Robin in the middle to cover all angles while advancing further, now and then cutting, kicking or smashing away the occasional lost fighter that had the misfortune to cross their paths.

Luffy and Nami all the while built the rear of their group, trying to stay out of fights in Namis case while Luffy was trying to pick the occasional fight with some guards, only to be disappointed at the weakness they were displaying.

The marines that had spotted the gigantic form of Azul mowing through their comrades like it was nothing fell into panic-mode, turning around in order to get away from the monster before their eyes. Unfortunately for the marines they were stuck in the narrow tunnel like a scenario from a cheep horror movie. In front of them? Azul, alias the monster. In the back? Their comrades. Pressing forward nonstop, denying them their path of retreat. Thus chaos issued in the marines ranks until that was quenched by a fist to the head or a foot to the c.h.e.s.t.

And so they advanced further upwards until not too long afterwards they spotted a white light at the end of the tunnel, bringing with it a rush of fresh air and the howling wind that washed over the ocean beyond the pier, on which 10 gigantic marine battlesh.i.p.s swam, canon's pointed at the entrance of the prison, halting the now free group in their steps.

Azul meanwhile had his gaze set upon the formost marine battleship since he sensed the strongest spirit on top of said vessel and was not that surprised when a man in a yellow black striped suit stepped forwards, which caused an uproar amongst some prisoners that fearfully called the man admiral Kizaru, making Azul grin in anticipation.

"Ohhh, how unexpected... the 'burning Grimm' was the one who broke into Impel Down... how scary..." the admiral drawled causing Azul to sweatdrop in stupefaction.

"Admiral Kizaru... now isn't this wonderful..." Crocodile spoke with a drawl himself in his usual condescending manner after which the admiral switched his gaze an the former samurai of the seas, though only for a short while, swiftly returning to observe his possible opponent.

"You got any information on the yellow dimwit?" Azul asked Croco never taking his eyes off the admiral who had started to give orders to the marine officers that stood behind him, one rushing of into the interior of the ship while another grabbed a big transpondersnail to relay the happenings to headquarters.

"hmm, it is said that his devilfruit makes him very fast but I have no idea what category it belongs to, nor what else it can do..." Croco said, relaying the information he had gathered while he was still Mr.0 and preparing for a possible falling out with the marines for when he took over Alabasta eventually.

"Ohhh, interesting... How about we get down to it then dimwitty?" Azul called over to the admiral who at first kept his silence until he began to glow in a yellow light, signalling the beginning of the fight that would end the revolt of Impel Down one way or another.