After a few minutes of trying, Enel was able to determine that, for one... Luffy was immune to his lightning, and for two... holy shit, he was getting his ass kicked.
He was forced to teleport away from Luffy multiple times to avoid getting his ass switch jeezed down.
Even when he turned his staff into a spear, Luffy could react to it. The boy seemed to possess Mantra to some level.
Thus... Enel decided to resort to a strategy he once thought was beneath him.
Chipping away at Luffy's HP and running away before he could attack. Yup, he had the speed advantage, so this was the reasonable thing to do.
"He's way too fast," Luffy muttered, stopping. While yes, he was bleeding from the side, if he couldn't punch the man, he couldn't win.
Well, if he needed speed...
Gum-Gum Balloon
Luffy inhaled a shit ton of air before placing one hand on the floor. Steam began pouring from his body.
"What's the matter, Straw Hat, can't keep up?" Enel roared.
Luffy simply smiled.
Gear... Second
"Here I come."
The instant those words left Luffy's mouth, he appeared in front of Enel's face, a grin plastered on his lips, fist cocked back.
"Gum-Gum Pistol!"
As Luffy's fist slammed into Enel's gut, the man felt like he was having a train run through him. That shit was busted like no other.
Enel spewed out blood.
Fuck.
The man teleported away again.
"Where is he?" He realized that nowhere in his line of sight.
Even with Mantra, he couldn't tell where Luffy was.
Wait... behind hi—
BANG!
Enel was launched back with immense force. Before he even had time to react, Luffy was behind him.
Gum-Gum Ping Pong
Just like the name suggested, Luffy was bouncing Enel around like he was a ping pong ball.
He knew that overall Enel was much, much faster than him. But in short bursts like this?
Luffy was way faster.
A better way to explain it would be: while in Gear 2, Luffy could reach full speed instantly. And since the distance he had to cover wasn't far, Enel's lightning reflexes couldn't save him. Currently, his god image was being shattered.
TL;DR, his confidence wasn't there anymore.
Luffy was pounding him like the man owed him money or some shit.
Gum-Gum Gatling
Thousands— and I do mean thousands— of red fists crashed into Enel's body. The man lost count after fist number 600 slammed into him.
The way he was being viciously beaten, it looked like he had done something unspeakable to Luffy, when in reality this was their first meeting.
Enel and Luffy had no prior altercations.
Gum-Gum Spring Gatling
That was new.
Enel's eyes widened as every single blow now landing on his body wasn't just the basic pistol anymore, but like 400 rifles striking at once.
Fuck.
Enel began seeing white, felt his soul ascending—or falling—into the sky or the ground.
He even forgot to breathe. The diabolical combo being unleashed on him was out of this world.
As Luffy cocked another fist back, ready to continue locking him in an infinite stun, the red steam coming off his skin vanished.
He had run out of Gear 2.
This drastic drop in speed gave Enel just enough time to turn into lightning and teleport away.
Luffy was confused as Enel didn't reform near him. Instead, the lightning shot downward.
Heh, wasn't that where the middle yard was?
"I need to get better with Gear 2."
He really could've ended the fight if only he had it longer. But who could've thought he'd run out of air so quickly?
And while yes, he could still continue without it, it wasn't safe—Gear 2 would actually begin to damage him then.
This version he used didn't hurt him at all.
Well, time to chase god.
"Come back here, I'm not done with you!" Luffy jumped from the upper yard down, following the lightning. He wanted to keep boxing god.
"You're god, aren't you? So come and fight me!" Luffy grinned, his eyes carrying a reddish tint. He was having so much fun.
This was fun.
{It is.}
POV Change.
Kairo and Robin could be seen looking at Noah's Ark. Cricket was already inside the ship—he was the expert, after all.
"This ship seems to be powered by raw lightning. It's quite large, the construction must have taken years," the man said, analyzing the ship while Kairo and Robin listened. He was the ship expert, after all.
Suddenly Kairo's brow furrowed. Something entered his passive Observation Haki.
"Robin, Cricket... hide in the boat... NOW."
They didn't question Kairo. The way he said it sounded urgent, and Robin recognized that look. He had it anytime his Observation Haki picked up something off.
The lord of the sky stayed with him for now.
The beast was ready to protect his friends.
From the sky, a bolt of lightning struck in front of Kairo.
As the smoke cleared, Enel appeared—beaten and battered. He got fucked... hard.
He gazed up at Kairo, the imposing figure towering at 15 feet tall, wings spread behind him. Kairo gripped his axe. Well, guess he was about to kill a god.
Enel, meanwhile, froze for a moment.
A/N: Going from fighting Luffy to Kairo... he's getting fucked.
Also yes, Nika may be showing his fangs.