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### **Chapter: The Sword That Split the Sea**
Ryuma slid the demonic blade back into its scabbard—then drew it **three inches**. A faint blue glow ignited.
**Flash!**
In his past life, he could only unleash **a few such strikes per day**. This was his second.
Turning with a smile, he faced the **gigantic poison-dripping warden** now vomiting blood. Ryuma's eyes held **arctic darkness**.
....
**Thirty Minutes Later**
Thunder cracked outside Impel Down as **laser-like light** streaked across the sea. It solidified into **Kizaru**, who froze upon seeing:
- The white-robed swordsman **casually seated** before the prison gates
- The blue demonic sword **pulsing** in his grip
- The **dissolving corpses** of Shiryu and Magellan behind him
The blade had **fused** with Ryuma's being, wreathed in spectral blue flames. No prisoner or guard could pass the gates he guarded.
Kizaru's heart pounded. *"This pressure...!"*
...…
**Marine HQ – Emergency Assembly**
Sengoku slammed his fist on the war table.
**"Dispatch everything to Impel Down! There's only one enemy!"**
Five Vice Admirals, two Admirals, and **legendary Garp** mobilized—but cautiously. No Door-Door Fruit shortcuts. Let Kizaru assess first.
Yet the madman **wasn't fleeing**. He **waited** at Impel Down's gates—**mocking the World Government**.
*"This arrogance... It reeks of Alabasta!"* Sengoku's call to Zephyr confirmed nothing.
...
When **10 battleships** and **two Admirals** surrounded him, Ryuma simply stood, smiling, and **pointed his sword**.
**"You came too?"**
That **unfathomable confidence** stunned them.
*"Is this really Alabasta's doing?!"* Kizaru doubted—until:
**Akainu attacked first.**
**"You overestimate yourself!"**
Molten hellfire rained—only for Ryuma's **single slash** to bisect the magma, sending it hissing into the sea.
The duel began.
Soon, Kizaru joined. **Two Admirals** pressured Ryuma—yet **he held firm**. No one in history had **simultaneously fought two Admirals to a standstill**, let alone wounded them.
**Flash!**
Kizaru's shades shattered. Blood gushed from a **gash across his face**.
*"What kind of monster IS this?!"*
...….
**Three Days and Nights Later**
Marine morale shifted from **rage** to **awe**.
- Who was he?
- Why attack Impel Down?
- How could one man endure?
Even Sengoku marveled. **Three Admirals took shifts fighting him.**
Ryuma's condition:
- Left arm **charred**
- Leg **frost-fractured**
- One eye **blinded**
- Sword hand **bone-exposed**
Yet he **smiled** through rivers of blood.
Akainu felt **genuine fear**. *"Doesn't he know pain?"*
Aokiji's hair stood on end. *"This is... terrifying."*
Kizaru—**hole punched through his chest**—had retreated. Garp replaced him.
**Then—Ryuma's final move.**
Not against them.
Against **the sea itself**.
**Boom!**
The **dragon-slaying technique** he'd used centuries ago **split the ocean** for miles.
As the Marines gaped, Ryuma **dropped his sword**... and **turned to stone** before the ruined gates.
...…
**Alabasta Palace**
Ezekiel set down his pen, smiling.
**"It's done, Fujitora-san. Visit Ryuma—he may have interesting news."**
Fujitora jolted—then understood.
Ryuma's **soul** couldn't die. Only his **cloned body** was lost.
A small price for **avenging Alabasta's prison**.