Space-Space Fruit in One Piece

Today will be the last time he and Enel would spar. At least for now.

Eren had woken up much earlier than usual. The excitement of their upcoming fight had kept him awake far too long.

When he entered the dining room, Enel was already awake and preparing a hearty breakfast for the two of them. It seemed as if he was also looking forward to finally decide once and for all, or at least until their next fight, who the stronger sibling was.

Of course, Eren had full confidence in himself. With his harder work, higher intelligence, better looks, greater personality, kindness, strength, fruit power, drive, humor, style, sense of aesthetics, name, potential and shorter earlobes, he was basically destined to win. Heavy emphasis on the length of his earlobes.

Just to be sure, he pulled out both of their system screens. Of course, this was not due to a lack of confidence, but rather out of personal interest.

[Host: Eren C. Birka]

[Age: 14 years, 6 months, 20 days]

[Height: 240 cm (7'8'')]

[Heaven Fruit: Space-Space Fruit (5.5 points; Logia) - Beginner II(^)]

[Haki: Observation - Beginner II; Armament - Beginner II].

[Total Power: Low-Level Yonko Commander (^)]

[Name: Enel Birka]

[Age: 31 years, 7 months, 14 days]

[Devil Fruit: Goro Goro no Mi (5 points; Logia) - Beginner II]

[Haki: Observation - Beginner III ; Armor - Beginner II].

[Total Strength: Mid-Level Yonko Commander]

Over the past year and a half, both of their strengths had increased significantly. Especially Eren's Haki had improved a lot. Enel had also become much more confident with his Devil Fruit and increased his Haki levels as well.

Right now, Eren had the feeling that the system gave a pretty fair evaluation. Realistically speaking, he and Enel were about equal in strength. At least, he wouldn't be able to hurt Enel too badly. Of course, no one in this world would be able to stop him if he wanted to flee, so Eren getting hurt was also out of the question.

But even if they were to clash head on, their Armament Haki levels were about the same in strength. Maybe Enel's was a little bit stronger because he had been at level II for a bit longer, but all in all, there wouldn't be much of a difference.

The only real advantage Enel had was his observation Haki, but due to the unpredictability of the space space fruit, only future vision would be able to really predict his moves.

Eren felt that it would be nice if the system also gave an indication of physical strength, but he also realized that it might be hard for the author to come up with a logical and evidence-based index. After all it was never really made clear how strong a character was at a given time of the show. But he knew from experience that Enel, as a grown man, was obviously a bit stronger than him.

The only thing that could really determine who was stronger would be a real fight.

So they went outside right after breakfast. This time, Eren teleported them to a huge, empty area of island clouds where their fight would take place. Their battles had become far too destructive to continue in a populated area.

"Are you ready to be destroyed?" Eren asked Enel with a provocative grin on his face. He felt that he had become very close to him over the past 6 years and really considered him a real brother. They often joked and provoked each other like brothers do.

"Hmph, do you really think you are worthy to even touch the sole of my shoe with your meager strength? Remember, you're in the presence of the god of thunder!" Enel reminded him with an arrogant expression that made Eren sigh.

In the past year and a half, Enel's arrogance had returned. At least not as much as before he got hit on the head, but it was still there. Maybe it was in his DNA.

"Just shut up!" Eren said before he suddenly lunged at Enel. In the beginning, they would fight without any Devil Fruit powers to test their physical abilities.

Enel also approached his brother. When there was only a distance of about 2 meters between them, both of their right arms turned pitch black.

Both of them struck out at the same time, their fists clashing in the air. The clash of their haki caused violent airwaves to be sent out in all directions. If they were standing on solid ground, it would have collapsed by now.

Their expressions changed to maniacal grins before they were sent flying backwards. Eren did an unnecessary backflip in the air to land on his feet, while Enel just skidded over the clouds.

Now that they were standing a few meters apart again, Eren looked down at his fist, which hurt a little. It seemed that his haki and his physical strength were really a bit weaker than Enel's.

But that didn't stop him from attacking again. The daily fights of the past 6 years had almost made him addicted to them. He had truly become a battle-hungry maniac.

Eren swung his right arm towards Enel's face, but Enel dodged with the help of his observation haki. He wanted to counter with a blow to Eren's belly, but was stopped by a Haki-covered leg aimed at his face. He had to cross his arms in front of his chest to block the attack and used the momentum he gained to retreat.

Both siblings were basically flawless melee fighters right now, having relentlessly honed their skills to perfection over several years. Against anyone else, they would probably be able to gain an advantage through sheer skill, but at the moment, they were evenly matched.

Enel wasn't discouraged by the brief setback and knew that he had to take the initiative now. Suddenly, the golden rings he wore on each of his fingers seemed to turn liquid and change shape. They turned into a long staff of pure gold.

It didn't stay that color for long, though, because Enel injected his Haki into it, turning it completely black. After that, he entered the fight again and swung his staff downward at Eren.

Obviously, he had already seen through the attack thanks to his Haki. Eren knew that he had to get closer to Enel now, so instead of retreating, he approached him once more. Aiming his Haki-covered arm at his opponent's balls, he didn't intend to fight with honor.

"Monkey steals peach - Armament Haki edition!"

Enel was briefly able to see the near future, even without Future Sight. He decided to break the rules a bit and transformed his staff into a shield that could block Eren's fist.

"So if you can't win, you decide to cheat?" Eren asked Enel with a mocking tone in his voice.

But he only scoffed at the words. "It's not as if you played according to the rules. The rules called honor of a man," he pointed at his member, the fear still evident in his voice.

"What am I supposed to do? After all, I'm still a child. I have to defend myself somehow in this dangerous world."

Deciding that they were finally done spouting bullshit, they resumed their fight. They clashed constantly, with Enel slowly but surely gaining the advantage due to his superior observation of Haki. He was able to dodge most of Eren's attacks, and thanks to the Intent Sensing unlocked in Beginner III, he was able to distinguish between feints and real attacks.

This, combined with his already higher strength, pushed Eren back quite a bit. After 15 minutes of fighting, his whole body was already aching and he would definitely get a lot of bruises. There had even been an attack that had threatened to break one of his rips, but luckily, he had been able to lessen the impact by moving backwards at the last moment.

"Haha, are you starting to sweat already?" Enel asked Eren. His arrogance showed once again. The more his advantage grew, the less he took the fight seriously, which actually allowed Eren to catch his breath in the last moments.

"We both know that this is not our full strength. So, how about we both stop holding back and finally use our fruit powers? Even though you might be too afraid, knowing that I will win as soon as we start using them."

Eren really didn't want to continue their physical fight, as his disadvantage would only increase the longer it went on. With his increasing injuries and higher stamina consumption, he wouldn't be able to use all of his strength later on.

Therefore, he resorted to provoking Enel's arrogance. Provocative remarks like the one he had just used were always effective against him, and if he didn't learn to ignore them in the future, he would probably suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of someone weaker than him soon.

"Do you really think I can't beat up a kid using his Devil Fruit? Go ahead and use it." Enel had obviously fallen for the provocation.

Eren immediately opened a portal in front of himself, which in turn caused Enel to surround himself with lightning. The real battle was about to begin.

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