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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8 - Germa kingdom (3)

Throne Room – Germa Kingdom

Judge's face turned purple. "Fan?! You dare mock me in my own throne room?!" His fist cracked the crystalline armrest. "Soldiers! Children! Kill these fools! Show them the price of insulting Germa 66!"

The Vinsmoke siblings moved like lightning:

Ichiji became a crimson blur. "Sparking Valkyrie!" Explosive red light filled the air.

Niji crackled with electricity. "Dengeki Blue!" He lunged, a living bolt aimed at Imu's heart.

Yonji's arm transformed into a spinning axe. "Winch Green: Germa Axe!"

Reiju exhaled a shimmering cloud. "Poison Pink!"

Before they could close half the distance 

Imu raised a single finger said "Now".

Gunko raised her right hand. A shimmering bow of pure energy materialized.

Arrow Arrow Fruit: Phantom Starfall.

She pulled back the string. A dozen translucent, star-shaped arrows hummed with destructive energy.

FWOOSH-SHOOM-SHOOM-SHOOM!

The arrows vanished in the quick speed. One moment later the next embedded to the Vinsmokes family's childrens

Ichiji's explosion fizzled as a quick arrow pierced his heart.

Niji's lightning died as another punched through his throat.

Yonji's mechanical arm froze mid-swing, a star-arrow protruding from his skull.

Reiju's poison cloud dissipated as she crumpled, an arrow buried in her forehead.

Four super soldiers. Dead in seconds. Vinsmoke judge genetically modified childrens which he considered a masterpiece could not even last few second in front of Gunko's power.

Shamrock drew his sword - Cerberus Cerberus Fruit: Model Hellhound.

He slammed the pommel into the ground. "Cerberus Unleash!"

The sword transformed. A massive three-headed dog, each head a snarling maw of obsidian metal, stood where Shamrock had been. Each head launched screaming, head-sized missiles of dark energy at the Germa soldiers lining the balconies.

SCREEEEEE-BOOM! SCREEEEE-BOOM!

Explosions ripped through the throne room. Soldiers vanished in bursts of fire and shrapnel. Stone shattered. Metal screamed. The elite guard of Germa 66 became smoking craters and scattered body parts. The cerberus dissolved back into Shamrock's sword. He stood calmly amidst the carnage.

Silence. Thick. Choking. Broken only by crackling fires and dripping fluid.

Judge stood frozen on his dais, face ashen, eyes wide with soul-shattering horror. His children. His army withing few seconds it is gone it feels like nightmare to him.

Imu walked toward him. Slowly. Deliberately. He stopped at the base of the dais.

He didn't shout. He didn't raise his voice. He simply looked at Judge.

BOOM

Conqueror's Haki erupted a planetoid of pure, crushing will. It slammed into Judge like a physical mountain. The mighty king of Germa was ripped from his feet. He crashed to his knees, gasping, pinned under Imu's sheer existence. His will, His pride all Shattered within few moments.

Tears streamed down Judge's face. "Wh-who... what are you?" he choked out.

Imu grinned the same disarming grin from before, but now it held only chilling void. "Didn't I tell you, Judge? I'm your biggest fan! Hahahaha!" He leaned down, voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "Since you're about to die... let me share a secret."

He paused, savoring Judge's terror. "Your great-great-great-grandfather conquered the entire North Blue. But he could only hold it for 66 days. Do you know why?"

Judge stared, uncomprehending.

Imu's grin widened, predatory and ancient. "It was me. I didn't want Germa to become that powerful. That influential. That... uncontrolled. So, I arranged a little... push. A rebellion here, a pirate uprising there, a few 'unfortunate' supply chain failures. Sixty-six days. Just long enough to make the point. Just long enough to ensure Germa 66 became a legend, not a threat." He chuckled, a sound like grinding stones. "I've been pruning your family tree for centuries, Judge. Keeping you useful... but never too useful."

Blood drained from Judge's face. His eyes bulged with dawning, horrific realization. The impossible power. The historical manipulation. The casual admission of centuries of interference. It all clicked. "Y-you..." he gasped. "You're from the World Government... You're... him..."

Imu's eyes gleamed with dark amusement. "BINGO!" he exclaimed.

Reidai Kitetsu left its sheath. The dark red blade flashed in the firelight.

Shlick.

Judge Vinsmoke's head eyes still wide with horror tumbled from his shoulders. It rolled across the polished stone, leaving a trail of crimson, coming to rest near the fallen "66" banner. His body slumped sideways beside the throne.

Gunko stood frozen, her mask finally cracking into awe.

Imu-sama orchestrated the fall of the North Blue's greatest conqueror… three centuries ago. He shapes powers like Germa 66 from the shadows… He is not just our sovereign. He is the architect of destiny itself.

Shamrock stared at Judge's severed head, then at Imu wiping Reidai Kitetsu clean.

Three hundred years… The Vinsmokes believed their 66 day reign was their failure. It was never theirs. It was his design. A lesson taught three centuries ago… and the final exam today. He tightened his grip on his sword. He does not react to chaos. He creates it. He controls it. He is the storm… and we are his lightning.

Imu sheathed Reidai Kitetsu. The soft click echoed in the silent tomb. He surveyed the carnage the bodies, the blood, the two loyal God Knights standing ready. The fanboy act was gone. Only the sovereign remained.

"Right," Imu said, voice businesslike. "Gunko, secure the Bloodline Factor data. Shamrock, take the cloning facilities and also took suits of judge children they are most valuable thing here. in the future our CP0 will wear these kind of suits which we dramatically increase their power We have what we came for.also take their dead body of entire vinsmoke family to Mary Geoise they will become excellent research subject. Let the rest burn." He stepped over Judge's body without a glance. "Gunko we will stay here in north blue after everything will collected shamrock return to mary geoise and give everything to the saturn"

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