Nami, who had been walking along, was a bit worried: "They say Eneru is so strong. Are you really sure about this? And won't our friends get into trouble in their one-on-one fights?"
Hera waved her hand: "Don't worry, your Captain is very strong. Just have faith in your friends."
Eneru flew down, seated upon a cloud.
"I actually can't hear your inner voice. You're special—worthy of becoming my partner."
Hera smiled as dark shadows swirled, hiding Nami within the City of Devouring Time. In her hands, the hour hand and minute hand were already poised and ready.
"I only want to beat you to death. I've already made arrangements for your devil fruit, yet you want me to be your partner? Dream on." As Hera fired her gun, the battle officially began.
Eneru transformed into a bolt of lightning, evading Hera's Second Bullet. "Tch, it's just speed. Everyone has that." With the boost from the First Bullet, Hera also turned into a shadow, dodging Eneru's lightning.
Eneru grew even more excited as he watched Hera catch up to him. "Your speed can actually rival mine? I'm becoming even more interested in you."
Black and white energy converged within Hera's saikū as she slashed at Eneru. At this critical moment, Eneru actually stopped. "Come, I shall show you the difference between a god and a human."
Seeing that Eneru wasn't dodging, Hera increased the output of Armament Haki on saikū. "So confident? Then try this move: 'Armament Haki: Cancer Sword'."
A massive infusion of Armament Haki turned the blade of saikū pitch black, embellished with white spatial power that formed rings of white patterns around the sword as she swung it toward Eneru.
Eneru wanted to use his elemental transformation to evade, but the threat posed by the Armament Haki shattered his confidence. His Mantra screamed warnings at him. Eneru's survival instinct overcame his arrogance, and he tried to dodge, but it was already too late.
elemental transformation couldn't completely bypass techniques imbued with Armament Haki. Eneru failed to dodge in time, and one of his arms was severed by Hera. Once Eneru reverted from his elemental state, blood poured from the stump.
Hera mocked, "Is this a god? Nothing special. It seems even gods bleed when they're cut."
Eneru elementalized his wound, his face flushed red with extreme rage. Amidst that anger was a trace of fear, and his voice trembled slightly. "Why can your attacks hit me? This is impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible. You're just a lucky brat who thinks he's a god because he ate a devil fruit. How could you possibly understand that the true power of this sea is earned through relentless training?"
"Put away your arrogance and get serious. If this is all a god is capable of, I'll be very disappointed." Hera flicked the blood off saikū and spoke calmly.
Eneru's expression twisted into a snarl. "In that case, let me show you my true power. 200 Million Volts: Amaru!" A powerful electrical current surged from Eneru's body. The heat generated by the high-voltage current made even Hera, whose body was protected by Armament Haki and her spirit dress, feel uncomfortable.
Eneru's physical body completely elementalized, expanding in size until he became a lightning giant. The golden staff in his hand transformed into two massive tridents, which he swung at Hera, wreathed in electricity.
Hera had no intention of using Iron Body to take the current head-on. She used'Soru' with a stomp of her foot, evading the strike.
The Amaru that Eneru had become raised its hands high. As the tridents swung, violent currents of electricity spread in all directions. "Aren't you good at dodging? Let's see if you can escape lightning itself. 200 Million Volts: Discharge!"
The scattering flashes of lightning enveloped Hera, about to expand further. However, she didn't panic. With the dual empowerment of her ability and Zafkiel, she had plenty of options. "Taurus Sword!" saikū slashed forward, tearing a white rift in space. Hera stepped through and reappeared behind Eneru a split second later.
"Why don't you look behind you? Rankyaku: Great Cut!" A white slicing wave shot out from Hera's kick, striking Eneru's Amaru form. It sliced into the giant made of lightning, producing an ear-piercing screeching sound.
The Amaru let out a roar, using continuous lightning to counter Hera's Great Cut. The two energies ground against each other until the constantly outputting electricity finally gained the upper hand, neutralizing the spatial blade.
But by then, Hera had already warped above the Amaru's head. Armament Haki surged wildly in her hands as black energy poured into her short gun, Forging Sky. An illusory clock face behind her connected to Forging Sky, and as spatial power intertwined with Armament Haki, they formed a black-and-white bullet: "Armament Haki: Lions Bullet."
The black-and-white bullet bored into the Amaru's head, shattering the space it passed through. Eneru had just neutralized the Great Cut on his back and hadn't even caught his breath when the Lions Bullet blew the Amaru's head apart and tore down its spine. Under the heavy blow of this attack, Eneru's Amaru form could no longer be maintained and collapsed.
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