As my fight with Kaido raged in, I had already activated both of my Bankai. I was also using Samehada to drain his stamina, though it didn't seem to be having much of an effect. Kaido's stamina was like an endless buffet for Samehada, so at least he was having a good time. And of course I was too. My fight against Big Mom was intense, but this was on a whole other level. Every strike of his felt like it was going to shatter my bones, every clash of blows crushed the earth beneath us.
After an especially furious exchange, we both backed off and left some space between us.
"Worororo! You're pretty good kid! I haven't had a fight this good since Oden! I hope that you can still go further. I haven't even gotten serious yet." Kaido said with a large grin on his face.
"Of course, I haven't gotten serious yet either." I said. That of course, was the biggest lie I'd ever told in my life. I was definitely going all out, and was barely keeping up. It's just like Captain Yami always used to say. I just have to surpass my limits right here right now!
As we were about to continue fighting, Charlemagne showed up like a bolt of lightning between us.
"Char, it's nice that you came to help out but I'm really enjoying myself in this fight. If you try to but in I'll cut you down too." I said. I was having fun in this fight, and nothing would ruin it more than someone coming to make it a two on one.
"Ha! You must be joking if you think I'm here to help you. You're always taking all the good fights for yourself. Well I'm not sitting on the sidelines for this one. This fight is just too good to pass up." He said as he was almost salivating at the prospect of fighting the World's Strongest Creature. And I can't blame him I felt pretty much the same way. Having epic battles with the strongest fighters in the world is a hallmark of a great adventure after all. "Plus, I've been hoping for another chance to fight for real against you. Not sparring or training, a real serious fight, just like the first time we fought."
"Worororo! You have some interesting crew members." Kaido said laughing.
"Bahahaha! You're right, Char. It's not a bad idea to kick this fight up a notch. Looks like this dual has just turned into a triple threat match! Alright! But listen, just because you're my friend doesn't mean I'll hold back! It's every man for himself! The last man standing, will be known as the strongest!" I howled as I prepared for battle again.
"Worororo! Now that's what I like to hear. This reminds of the old days of Captain Rocks crew. Now let's see if you two have the power to back up that talk!"
Kaido then turned into his dragon form and was ominously swirling around in the sky.
"Blast Breath!" He shouted as a massive blast of flame was sent towards me and Charlemagne.
"Niko Style Ultimate Technique: Demonsbane!!!!" I sent his attack back at him knocking him back then used Tengen Muyo to follow up with a blow that knocked him out of the sky. "Tengen Muyo is the one that rules the skies around here." I said confidently.
"Not bad!" Kaido said as he brushed off the consecutive attacks as if they were nothing. "Dragon Twister!!!!!" He then sent countless wind slashes in all directions. I used my swords and the Adamantine Kata to block the strikes while Charlemagne countered by parrying with wind slashes of his own.
"Wind Storm Slashes!!!!" He then followed up with an attack of his own. "Void Blade: Vacuum Slicer!!!!!!!!!"
Kaido was cut open by Charlemagne's attack. He had received some scrapes on bruises from some of our exchanges, but this was the first serious wound he had received so far.
"Worororo! That's nice! Maybe I should go all out! Do you boys think you can handle that?" He said as he changed into his hybrid form.
"I'm no boy old man! If you don't get serious I'll kill you too quickly! You better not disappoint me! I have high hopes for you! So called 'King of the Beasts'!" Charlemagne howled as he dove in for another attack.
"Worororo! How arrogant! Don't get too cocky brat!" Kaido said as he smashed Charlemagne's face with his club. As he was falling to the ground, a smile cracked onto his now bloodied face. He then regained his footing and slashed Kaido again, this time ripping open his shoulder.
Charlemagne was most in his element when he was in a brutal life or death fight. In all the time we trained together, we never really kept score but, we had at least hundreds of sparring matches and I probably won around 70 or maybe even 80 percent of them. That being said, when it was a real fight all bets were off, Charlemagne had a strange ability to grow stronger the more brutal the fighting became. I was certain that if he survived long enough, he could surpass even Kaido. That being said he wasn't just fighting Kaido! He was also fighting me!
"Adamantine Kata: Ironbreaker!!!" I said as I sent him flying with a punch. I then followed up with a serious attack that was directed at both of them. "Three Beast Sword Style: March of a Thousand Ogres!!!!!!!!!!" Countless slashes tore apart the landscape and cut into both of them, though obviously Kaido took less damage.
Charlemagne popped right back up and responded with another attack of his own.
"Void Blade: Cyclone Thrust!"
His attack sent me flying and I struggled to get back to my feet. Me and Charlemagne then traded a furious series of strikes.
"Worororo! Hey you kids shouldn't have all the fun by yourselves. Don't go forgetting about me!" Kaido said as he bashed us with his club and sent us crashing into the ground.
The fight between the three of us went on for several hours and our injuries just kept piling up. Though of course, Kaido was the one who was the least affected by the ferocious fighting.
I stood barely able to catch my breath, and my body was riddled with wounds and broken bones. Charlemagne seemed to be hanging precariously onto his consciousness.
"This has been fun, I can hardly remember the last fight I've had of this magnitude. But it's clear that you two are on your last legs. I'll finish you both off with this next attack." Kaido said as he lifted his club above his head.
As Kaido was preparing to kill us both, and as he was about to unleash his most powerful technique yet, I couldn't help but think that this…. was exactly the moment I had been waiting for.