Chapter 18: Chapter 18: The Luna Pirates Rampage at Marineford
The sun hung low in the sky, casting an orange glow over Marineford, the seat of the Marines' power. The battlefield had already seen unimaginable destruction, but it was far from over. With Thorfinn revealing his true identity as the son of Kouzuki Oden, the tension had reached its peak. But the storm was only just beginning. The Luna Pirates were not just a crew—they were a force of nature, united by a shared will and powerful abilities. Their rampage had only just begun.
Thorfinn stood at the forefront, the power of his Conqueror's Haki still crackling through the air as the Admirals and Marines attempted to regroup. His crew was ready, and the moment he made his move, they would follow. It was time to show the Marines what true chaos meant.
With a single, commanding motion of his hand, Thorfinn gestured to his crew. "Let's make this a day the world will never forget."
The Luna Pirates, an unyielding group of warriors bound by loyalty, pride, and the promise of revenge, unleashed their fury on Marineford. Each member was more than just a fighter; they were living embodiments of destruction, their powers blending in perfect harmony. They were unstoppable.
Enel, the former God of Skypiea, let out a savage laugh as he raised his hand to the sky. A storm of lightning surged from his fingertips, creating a cataclysmic electrical storm above the battlefield. Kizaru could move at the speed of light, but no one could match Enel's control over the elements. The lightning rained down like a thousand arrows, striking ships and Marines alike with blinding intensity.
"Bow before the true god!" Enel shouted, his voice carrying through the chaos. His Goro Goro no Mi powers wreaked havoc, the skies flashing with his electrical fury. Ships crumbled beneath the onslaught, the sea boiling with energy. The Marines who had been fighting on the front lines were struck down in droves, their bodies scorched by the devastating power.
Meanwhile, Crocodile, the former Shichibukai and master of the Suna Suna no Mi, was unleashing his own reign of terror. He stood tall on the battlefield, his right hand raised to the heavens. The Desert King summoned a massive sandstorm, the ground beneath cracking and splitting as dunes of sand rose around him. With a flick of his wrist, he sent sandstorms swirling around, burying Marines under tons of shifting earth.
"Pathetic," he sneered, watching the chaos unfold. "This is the power of a true king. How does it feel to be crushed under my sands?"
His desert powers turned the very battlefield into a living tomb, burying the enemy under endless piles of sand, suffocating their forces in blinding dust. The Marines scrambled to protect themselves, but they were no match for the relentless fury of Crocodile.
On the deck of the Luna Pirates' ship, Kaku, the former CP9 agent and their shipwright, had transformed into a beast of his own. His Kami-e and Soru techniques combined with his skill in swordplay made him a whirlwind of destruction. With Tekkai hardened, he stood firm against the waves of Marine attacks, his blades dancing through the air with surgical precision.
Each slash he made was calculated, cutting through ships and enemies with a speed and accuracy that left the Marines no time to react. "Don't mistake me for a mere shipwright," Kaku growled as he leapt into the air, his Rokushiki moves a blur. "I'll carve a path to victory with my own hands!"
Rock and Scotch, the snipers of the crew, stood on higher ground, picking off Marines with deadly precision. Their sharpshooting skills were unmatched. Rock, with his keen eye and steady hand, aimed his sniper rifle at Marine officers, picking them off one by one. Scotch, with his explosive bullet-type projectiles, launched devastating shots that obliterated entire squads of Marines from a distance.
"Think you can hide from us?" Rock smirked, his rifle smoking after taking down another high-ranking officer. "We see everything."
As the Marines attempted to mount a defense, Rasa, their newly recruited navigator, was a whirlwind of movement. Her skills were not limited to navigation—she had mastered the art of manipulation through her weather-controlling abilities. She summoned whirlwinds that tossed Marines into the air, her cloud-stepping techniques allowing her to move like a phantom. She could summon fog to obscure vision, and with a flick of her hand, rainstorms flooded the battlefield, drenching enemies and turning the terrain to mud, slowing them down and forcing them into chaos.
The final blow came from Thorfinn himself. With a deep, commanding breath, he stood at the center of the battlefield, his hands gripping the hilts of Emma and Ame no Habakiri. He had learned from the best, and now, he was about to show the Marines the true power of the Luna Pirates.
"Divine Departure!" Thorfinn shouted, and in that instant, the world seemed to tremble. A surge of Conqueror's Haki pulsed outward, shaking the very air and splitting the ground beneath him. The Marines around him froze, their eyes wide with fear as the overwhelming force surged through them. The ground shattered like glass beneath the immense weight of his will, and the shockwave sent soldiers and warships flying into the air.
For a moment, everything stood still. The Marines couldn't move, couldn't think. They were paralyzed in the presence of the son of Oden, the Conqueror who would reshape the world.
Ace and Luffy stood behind him, watching as their older brother tore through the battlefield. Ace's face was a mix of awe and pride. He had always known that Thorfinn was special, but this—this was beyond anything he could have imagined. Luffy, as usual, grinned wildly, his infectious energy filling the air.
"Thorfinn!" Luffy shouted. "You're the best big brother ever!"
Ace punched his brother's arm, a grin tugging at the corners of his lips. "You better believe it, Luffy. No one's going to stop him now."
As the Luna Pirates continued their rampage across Marineford, the Marines began to lose their grip on the battlefield. Ships burned, soldiers fled, and the Admirals began to regroup, realizing they had been taken by surprise. The crew of the Luna Pirates—Thorfinn, Enel, Crocodile, Kaku, Rock, Scotch, Rasa, and the rest—had united with a single goal: to reshape the world. And in that moment, they showed the Marines that the true force of nature had arrived.
But the battle was far from over. Sengoku, Kizaru, and Aokiji were regrouping, preparing for the final showdown. And Thorfinn knew this would be a fight that would define the future of the seas. His destiny was clear: he was the son of Kouzuki Oden, and he would fight until the very end to carve his name into the history books.