Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

It's fair to say that this description completely captivated Enel.

This... is the ideal state of a god in Enel's mind.

Enel finally understood why he had been defeated by the High Priest.

After all, his opponent was a god who could traverse the world and watch over all the movements of the entire world from afar, while Enel considered himself merely the thunder god of this sea.

There is a dimensional gap between gods, so it is perfectly reasonable for a god to lose to the High Priest.

So gradually, Enel became increasingly eager to gain the approval of the "Lord of Hueco Mundo"!

Enel also wanted to reach that position of transcending the world and gazing at the stars and the sea.

Just then, Enel, having overheard his name mentioned in a conversation between Yann and Dragon using his "Mind Network," sat up straight.

Could it be... that the High Priest has given another order?

Enel's dead fish-like eyes suddenly brightened.

The fastest way to gain the approval of the "Lord of Hueco Mundo" is undoubtedly to find him. The fastest way is to gain the approval of the Grand Priest, who is almost indistinguishable from the God of Fire.

The next moment, as Enel listened, Yann's voice came from the distant capital of the Alabasta Kingdom to Enel's ears.

“Enel, tomorrow you will descend upon the capital of the Alabasta Kingdom in a grand manner, and in the name of God, bring the Alabasta Kingdom under your rule.”

"As for what to say or do, you should just tone down your true nature a little."

"The main approach to dealing with ordinary citizens is to intimidate them; we cannot harm them indiscriminately."

"Once you force Crocodile's pirates to show themselves, you can either kill him or expel him from the Alabasta Kingdom."

"Finally, you continue to create enormous crises, and then I will disguise myself as an ordinary swordsman and engage you in a life-or-death battle. You will be defeated soon enough..."

At this point, Yan paused for a moment, considering that Enel's combat power when fully utilizing the "Rumble-Rumble Fruit" was almost comparable to that of a Marine Admiral, and there seemed to be a huge gap between him and an ordinary swordsman.

"Let's keep it even, and then you can leave the Kingdom of Alabasta."

"If there are no questions, then let the thunder roar twice."

……

The following morning, just as the sun rose as usual, a thick, dark cloud descended from the horizon, gradually engulfing the entire capital of the Alabasta Kingdom like a shadow.

[Chapter 324 This is an art]

At first, the citizens of the Alabasta capital thought it was just a normal weather phenomenon and began to prepare for the impending rainstorm.

However, a sense of oppression gradually arose in everyone's hearts, as if the thick, dark clouds were about to completely engulf the entire capital.

"Is it going to rain heavily? That's rare."

"W-what happened?"

"This weather is so abnormal."

……

Meanwhile, in the Alabasta royal palace, King Kobra looked out at the dark sky and felt something was extremely wrong.

Such a situation is rare in the climate of the Kingdom of Alabasta!

More importantly, the dark clouds simply covered the area, but neither rain nor lightning occurred.

King Cobra frowned slightly and ordered Bell, the "Bird-Bird Fruit - Falcon Type" user who was guarding him, "Bell, see what's going on."

"Yes."

Bell quickly used his Devil Fruit powers, transforming into a half-falcon, half-human form and soaring into the sky.

However, just as Bell rose into the air, a dazzling bolt of lightning struck him directly from the sky.

"Boom!"

What followed was a deafening roar of thunder that resounded throughout the entire capital, and a flash of lightning that illuminated the city for a fleeting moment.

At that moment, King Cobra's heart clenched, and he could vaguely see the bones inside Bell's body being exposed by the electric shock.

This made King Cobra feel extremely guilty, and he thought that he shouldn't have let Bell take off in such weather.

King Cobra never expected that the first bolt of lightning from the dark clouds, which had been devoid of thunder, would strike Bell.

The next moment, as the lightning dissipated, Bell, who had been struck by lightning and was charred and smoking in mid-air, fell headfirst to the ground.

"Humph~"

Enel, surrounded by thick, dark clouds, had his eyelids drooping as if he couldn't lift them, and he muttered to himself.

"If I remember correctly, this human once questioned the High Priest, right? He was so ignorant and foolish, yet he dared to rashly ascend into the sky to spy on the gods?"

"However, it seems that's about right..."

Several bolts of lightning flashed across Enel's hand as it rested on the control sphere of the "Ark Maxim," and the massive "Ark Maxim" rapidly began to fall towards the dark clouds.

Meanwhile, in the capital, the eyes of many commoners were fixed on the lightning that had struck Bell, and they had not yet looked away from the sky.

"boom!"

As dozens of bolts of lightning flashed like thunder dragons within the thick, dark clouds, the golden "Ark Maxim" seemed to break through the clouds like a divine chariot and descend to the mortal realm.

At this moment, "Ark Maxims" became the focus of everyone's attention.

……

Standing on the edge of the windowsill in Yern, Dragon couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "If it were me, I definitely couldn't pull off such a stunning entrance."

Upon hearing this, Yann, who was leisurely flipping through the newspaper and enjoying his breakfast, rolled his eyes and spoke up.

“Enel is an expert in this area. After all, his main job is ‘God,’ and he is an expert in this kind of art. It’s completely different from your little trick of using your Devil Fruit ability to deliberately create a gust of wind to make your cape billow while keeping your hairstyle in place.”

"You talk as if you're really good at this," Dragon couldn't help but retort.

"Oh."

Yaen chuckled softly, but didn't say anything more.

After all, wasn't the "Lord of Hueco Mundo" just an act?

However, Yann, who prefers to keep a low profile, will not use this art unless absolutely necessary.

“Watch closely and learn well, Dorag. Maintaining the dignity and mystery of a leader in front of your subordinates without revealing your unreliable and goofy nature is an art,” Yann said.

These words left Dorrag both indignant and speechless.

In contrast to the relaxed atmosphere in Yann's room, at this moment, as the "Ark Proverb" descended over the capital of the Alabasta Kingdom, almost everyone in the capital was on edge, and an atmosphere of confusion and panic began to spread.

The next moment, under the watchful eyes of countless people, a figure floated up from the "Ark Proverb," ​​a ship that defied common sense and soared through the sky.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

With the sound of three drums, countless bolts of lightning flashed behind the figure below, which was difficult for the people to see clearly. They condensed into a thunder beast, a thunder bird, and a thunder dragon.

Enel, whose appearance was barely discernible to ordinary people, stood semi-elemental atop the Thunder Dragon, slowly descending amidst the strange phenomena of Thunder Beast and Thunder Bird flanking him.

"I am Enel, the god who commands thunder!"

Enel's voice, like a thunderclap, echoed throughout the capital of the Alabasta Kingdom as he spoke, under the wide-eyed gaze of countless citizens.

No, or rather, it's more like a declaration.

“From now on, I will establish a new divine kingdom on this land, and you humans will be included as God’s people.”

Under the various strange phenomena created by Enel, this declaration plunged almost the entire capital city's citizens into fear and panic.

god?

Where did this god come from?

In other words, is this unknown god going to rule this land?

Among them, King Kobra, residing in the Kingdom of Alabasta, looked extremely grim and couldn't help but shout angrily, "Madman!"

Immediately, King Cobra issued the order almost without hesitation, saying...

"The Royal Guard is to assemble immediately. All soldiers in the city are to enter a state of emergency. Protecting the people is the top priority. Soldiers in surrounding cities are to be sent to support the capital immediately."

However, the instant after King Cobra gave the order, Enel, high in the sky, spoke again.

"A foolish human king, attempting to rally human power to overthrow the gods? What a dull and ignorant choice. Does he even know what divine retribution is?"

The instant Enel finished speaking, several parts of the thick, dark clouds that had enveloped the entire capital of the Alabasta Kingdom simultaneously burst forth with a brilliant blue light.

"Boom!"

Almost instantly, hundreds and thousands of bolts of lightning struck down from the sky and struck the capital, knocking down several towering buildings and causing fires.

One of the strikes landed less than ten meters in front of King Kobra, blasting a large crater in the ground and causing the king, who was only of ordinary human build, to turn slightly pale.

Hehe~

Immediately, Enel's soft laughter echoed throughout the capital of the Alabasta Kingdom.

"However, the courage to challenge the gods with a human body is commendable. Then let this god grant you a divine trial..."

Enel subconsciously started to speak, only to realize that he hadn't brought the four priests responsible for setting up the "Trials of God" with him when he left Skypiea this time.

[Chapter 325 The Gap Between Dimensions]

The test of God... what?

Amidst the deafening roar of thunder, even though no one could hear what Enel said next, his arrogant tone conveyed a sense of threat to everyone.

King Cobra was particularly moved and paled.

He had barely spoken when he issued the order, and before his subordinates could even respond, Enel spoke up first.

Keep in mind that Enel was located in the distant sky, so far above that even King Cobra could not clearly see his face. At that distance, he shouldn't have been able to hear him clearly.

However, Enel's behavior was as if he had foreseen the future, or as if he could read and hear other people's thoughts from a distance.

"A coincidence...?" King Cobra murmured.

The next moment, feeling somewhat bored since he hadn't brought his four priests with him, Enel glanced down and saw the thunder beast, thunder bird, and thunder dragon that were emitting continuous thunderous sounds in mid-air suddenly move and head straight for the direction of the royal palace.

No, to be more precise, it landed in the direction of King Cobra.