One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Lark, Bernard, and the dozens of marines sat there in a scattered manner, not particularly noticeable.

But now that most of the other spectators have left, they are sitting still and extremely conspicuous.

Aaron handed the Flaming Fruit to Lark: "Eat it, it's for you."

The lark accepted it in astonishment: "This... is far too precious, I can't accept it."

Aaron commanded, "Just take it if it's given to you!"

Bernard swallowed hard, then said enviously, "Major Lark, the boss gave this to you, so just eat it."

The female marine next to her looked dejected: "They've given away something so precious. Looks like we're out of luck..."

"Sorry! I can't give you the Flame-Flame Fruit! Dragon Claw!"

Sabo's voice came over, and his figure appeared in a flash, his right hand in the shape of a dragon claw, grabbing at the Flame-Flame Fruit in Hibari's hand.

If someone tries to stop you, this move becomes an attack.

If there were no obstruction, they would naturally be able to take away the Flame-Flame Fruit.

With Aaron right beside me, how could I let anyone take what I've got?

"break!"

Aaron threw a backhand punch, shattering the air in front of him.

Under the immense power of the shockwave, Sabo was thrown back and landed in the stands, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"Sabo, my senior! I'm here to help you! Break through the barrier!"

A transparent barrier, about one meter square, hurtled towards Aaron from the air at an extremely high speed.

Aaron snorted and threw a punch: "Shatter!"

"Click!"

The air shattered, and the cracks quickly spread to the transparent barrier.

The barrier stopped, vibrating in the air and making a buzzing sound.

"Crack..."

The sound of shattering glass was heard, followed by a crisp "crack," and the barrier shattered into countless pieces, just like glass.

"impossible!"

Bartolomeo was confident in his barrier. Even during the match, he easily blocked the King's Punch of Elizabeth II. How could such a seemingly light punch have such power?

Aaron said, "Your barrier can block attacks and even impacts, but it can't stop vibrations."

Bartolomeo exclaimed incredulously, "A vibration?"

Bernard said, "Our boss's power is the Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit, understand?"

Upon hearing that it was the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which is said to be the strongest Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, Bartolomeo instantly understood and apologized to Sabo, saying, "I'm sorry, senior, it seems that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit can indeed counter my Barrier-Barrier Fruit."

Sabo had already stood up: "It's alright. Who exactly are you?"

Aaron then removed the mustache from his mouth: "Rear Admiral Neil Aaron, Naval Headquarters. Nice to meet you, Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, Sabo."

Sabo removed his helmet and the white mustache from his mouth, and smiled: "You've already recognized me. Sorry, I have a reason for needing the Flame-Flame Fruit!"

Aaron said, "Unfortunately, what I want, no one can take away from me."

"Give it a try!"

Sabo swung the Supreme Water Pipe, his left hand hardened with Armament Haki again, transforming into a dragon claw shape. He leaped forward and grabbed at Aaron.

Aaron said, "Skylark, if you don't eat now, someone else will snatch it away!"

Hibari quickly hummed in agreement and brought the sizzling fruit to his mouth.

Seeing this, Sabo panicked and slowed down his movements.

Aaron drew his sword, the blade instantly enveloped in Conqueror's Haki, and slashed horizontally with a backhand motion.

With a "ding!" sound, the water pipe in Sabo's hand snapped, and he was sent flying backward again by the impact.

Aaron swung his sword again, unleashing a flying slash that chased after Sabo.

Sabo was in mid-air with nowhere to put his grip, and it looked like he was about to be caught up by the slashing wave.

"A protective barrier!"

Bartolomeo crossed his arms, creating a barrier in front of Sabo to block the slash.

Bartolomeo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the barrier had worked this time.

Aaron squinted, and couldn't help but marvel at how strong the Barrier Fruit's protective capabilities were.

The previous generation of Devil Fruit users were able to block the full-force slash of Kozuki Oden, the "King of Naked Oden's Oden Dance." It's truly absurd that this generation's Devil Fruit user can actually block his own slash.

"Senior, this marine is really powerful. We should avoid him."

Sabo stared at Aaron, letting out a resentful snort: "I never imagined a mere rear admiral would possess such strength!"

Bartolomeo said anxiously, "Senior, shouldn't we be leaving?"

The Flame-Flame Fruit had already been eaten, and Sabo was unwilling to accept it, but he was no match for Aaron, so the matter had to end there.

He made a decisive decision: "Let's go!"

The two sprinted towards the edge of the field, and in the blink of an eye, they entered a passage and disappeared.

Aaron slowly sheathed Qiu Shui: "Yun Que, how does it feel?"

Hibari raised his right hand, and flames suddenly burst from it: "I can't describe the feeling."

"Damn it, they stole the Flame-Flame Fruit that should have been mine!"

Burgess, furious at failing to snatch the Flame-Flame Fruit, was glaring at Aaron and cursing him when Aaron turned around, and he froze.

Aaron grinned. "Burgess, long time no see!"

"It's better not to see you, bye!"

Bages turned and ran without hesitation.

Diamanti looked at Aaron, feeling utterly unfamiliar with him: "Hey! Who are you?"

Aaron slowly walked over: "Rear Admiral Nell Aaron, Headquarters."

"A Rear Admiral? Hmph, they actually let a Marine infiltrate and steal the Flame-Flame Fruit!"

Diamanti chuckled: "Now, hand that navy girl over to me. I need to explain myself to Dover!"

"What if I don't pay?"

Diamanti laughed, "Not handing it over? Doflamingo is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and you're just a Rear Admiral? Are you going to go against Doflamingo?"

Aaron said, "If I remember correctly, he just resigned from his position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea yesterday."

Diamanti said, "That's just a trick to deceive people."

Aaron shook his head and pulled a newspaper from his pocket: "I only believe this. He's not a Shichibukai now. But even if he were, I could still kill you."

Diamanti looked at Aaron's cold smile and knew he wasn't joking, but did he have the ability?

Diamanti picked up a sword: "Navy, you think you can kill me?"

Aaron said, "It seems you've been in Dressrosa for too long and have no idea how big the world is."

"A funeral procession in half a month!"

Diamanti swung his sword, unleashing a massive crescent-shaped slash that tore through the stands and hurtled toward Aaron.

Aaron neither dodged nor avoided the attack, but went to meet it head-on.

The slashing wave struck Aaron and crumbled instantly.

Before Diamanti could react, a gust of wind rushed towards him, and a hand was already gripping his throat.

"You can go die now."

"Crack!" Diamanti felt a pain in his throat, and the vibration in his throat quickly spread throughout his body. His bones, meridians, and muscles felt as if they were breaking and tearing apart inch by inch, causing excruciating pain.

Fortunately, the pain subsided after just two seconds, and so did his consciousness.