128 The sides clash.

The seas shook as the two massive fleets drew near. The weather seemed to shudder as the echo of the heaving of oars began to rise. Even though the two sides couldn't even see each other, their presence was still felt.

Katakuri stiffened as he looked at his mother, his open aired shirt waved in the wind of the salty sea around as his mouth quivered.

This would be his first mission as anything but a sweat commander, and he was nervous.

At this point, his hands twitched unconsciously longing for the silky texture of a well made donut. With a sigh he looked behind him, his eyes coloring slightly as he used his observation Haki to see the state of his crewmates.

He knew that they were worried, though his younger brother Cracker did not show it, he too was jittery. Two ships off he stood silently, the ever present smirk having left his face.

It wouldn't be a lie to say that his mother stood at the peak of the world, alone she had dominated the seas, alone she had snagged for herself the position of 'Emperor', but there was a limit of what she could do alone.

Going face to face against the brute Kaido was unfortunately one of them. The beast stood with a physique that some would argue dwarfed the strongest man in the world.

For this face of she needed her children, and though Katakuri was not as strong as any of the three disasters, he was still strong enough to phase and stall them.

With a deep breath he looked once more through his lens, his eyes searching the horizon to find the dreaded fleet that they were about to face. His eyes glowed as he felt the incoming storm.

And then his mother roared, "KAIDO!"

As if in the voice of the creaking ice her voice rocketed forward, the seas retreated against her voice alone as the fleet grew antsy.

For some this would not be the first campaign that they sailed along the brood mother for, nonetheless, they could not help but quiver. For before them was an emperor. A true dominator.

The skies changed color as the dark storm clouds rumbled in earnest. Jagged lines of lightning groaned through as if to welcome her empyrean presence and then, her Conqueror's Haki blazed forth.

Arising as if tangible it engulfed all in its wake. Katakuri could not help but balk at the terrifying presence that felt like an unruly seas cold and unyielding waves.

"KAIDO!" and then she leapt, the ship sinking slightly into the weeping sea as she brandished her sword. Her devil fruit aided her as she sailed over the massive berth between the two crews.

"LINLIN!" Kaido roared in kind, his voice equally fierce as a terrifying wave of Haki collided against his mother's.

Though his fleet couldn't yet be seen, Katakuri could not help but quail. This was nothing like facing off against Whitebeard. The strongest man never evoked such feelings of fear within him.

As the opponent's crew came into view of the scope, his mother had already reached them. Landing as if a meteor she raged through his fleet, stopping only when Kaido's earth shattering presence rose to confront her.

The both of them had their Haki enhancing their fists, slugging each other like base brawlers. Still, the ocean quaked as the storm clouds above were ripped asunder.

"Hold!" Katakuri roared raising his hand into the air. Big mom's fleet seemed to take in a massive breath together with that raised hand, shaking thunderously as it came down amidst the cacophony of a million blazing canons. The battle had started.

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King glared angrily at the rabid emperor on deck. Most called his master the rabid beast, now King found someone more fitting for that name.

The terrifying women ripped through his hardened crew as if they were her son's biscuits. The ship splintered beneath her as she raged.

Above King's face unfortunately.

As the head of the forward, the first ship of the fleet, King was expected to face off against any outer threat before they could tear into the other ships behind him.

Unfortunately in this case it meant facing off against this child in an adult's body that was currently suffering from a fucking sugar high.

Each blow shook the water around. Wind roared in accompaniment as copious amounts of blood flowed freely from his exposed wounds.

With a barely concealed groan he rose to his feet, covering his still intact mask as he pushed off the hulking form of the sweat addicted empress.

With a loud shriek he pulled forward, Haki infusing his hands as he brought them forward in the manner of a punch, with an audible crack their fists met. His hands almost immediately caving in as the superior Haki overpowered his arguable terrifying fighting potential.

With a sudden ram of his head he pushed the empress away from him, using the brief respite to transform into his Zoan form.

As he emerged a loud roar could be heard, his bestial tendencies getting the better of him. Each wind beat stirred the surrounding clouds. He zoomed forward, his jagged claws beginning to harass the angry empress.

Linlin stared at his prehistoric form impassively, before swaying away and ramming into him with her other. As if swatting a fly.

"LINLIN!" His captain roared as he squawked through the air. His body spinning away alongside a monstrous wind.

Then with a mighty lunge the Strongest creature met with the empress, their fists blazing a menacing black as they began to brawl.

Each strike tore into the world around them as reality seemed to shudder at the clash of their Conqueror's Haki.

Only after he bypassed seven massive ships could King straighten himself, Then with a mighty lunge he began to fly forward.

The empress had gone out of her way to meet them on their front porch, it would only be right for them to return the favor no?

A devilish smirk stretched across King's face as he crossed the mighty chasm between the two fleets, his nervousness all but lost, and his desire for destruction rekindled.

'Oh I love this soo much!'