Journey to One Piece

255. No

255. No

Once standing on solid ground again, Ace wasted no time and turned back, shouting,

"Fire Dragon's Roar."

A massive burst of fire erupted from Ace's mouth and struck Akainu, who was charging at them at full speed. The fire attack was much larger than anyone had anticipated, and Ace had poured a significant amount of his magic and Devil Fruit power into this attack. As the flames engulfed Akainu, Ace's hair slowly transitioned from black to red, and the surrounding temperature began to rise.

"Luffy, step back!" Ace shouted.

"No, Ace, we need to go."

"Luffy, we can't run if we don't stop him here. We just need to hold him off for a while, and then we can leave." Ace was determined and wanted a rematch. He felt embarrassed by how a powerful person like him had been captured.

As Ace stood his ground, Akainu came to a halt.

"I thought you would run like the coward you are," Akainu taunted.

"If I were the coward, why did you seek the help of a pirate to capture me? Where did your absolute justice go at that time?"

Those words seemed to infuriate Akainu. With a deafening roar, Ace lunged forward, flames roaring from his fists as he attempted a devastating Fire Dragon's Punch. Akainu, however, was no pushover. He formed a molten magma fist and clashed with Ace's fiery attack. The ground beneath them quaked as their elemental powers collided, sending shockwaves that shook the very earth.

"Of course he isn't. At least Roger didn't run when he was executed like a rat and faced it like a man. You and Whitebeard would run for sure if you were on the execution platform for your crimes."

This angered Ace even more.

"Hibashira" (Fire Pillar)

Ace shot a horizontal pillar of fire at Akainu, who gracefully defended against it. They engaged in a one-on-one battle once again. However, Luffy was growing annoyed by this point. He had been urging Ace to run away, and his brothers had been telling him the same. He now understood why Ken had been so bothered by this habit of Ace.

"Ace, we need to go!" Luffy shouted.

"Luffy, sometimes you encounter situations where you can't just run away. Mad dog, you better take your words back," Ace said.

"Make me." Akainu wore a smirk on his face as he continued to fight against Ace. However, this time, his aim was different. He intended to go after Luffy. He knew that killing Ace at this moment was almost impossible, as he could sense that the temperature of Ace's flames was rising with each passing second.

Ace's body was now covered in scales, and according to the scientists, Ace might not have consumed the Mera Mera no Mi to begin with; it could be some kind of mythical Zoan fruit they had never come across before.

And Akain could tell that Ace was a lost cause now, but Luffy.. Luffy didn't have that kind of power and he could be killed and thus as the battle raged on Akainu was slowly inching towards Luffy who was busy deflecting the attacks of the surrounding people. Ace didn't notice that Luffy and akainu's distance was getting shorter and shorter and he was cosnumed with the anger of taking Akainu down.

Just as he noticed that Akainu and Luffy had come close, he suddenly realized what Akainu had wanted to do.

"No..!!"

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