“Hell no! I ain’t no Hero! I just can’t stand the thought of people not being free and starving…Besides, I just like to cause trouble…And It also means I get to beat the shit out of you quicker!” He spoke honestly and genuinely, his diabolical smile stretching across his face.
“Hmph! Well. Let's get it over with!” He said before reaching into his pocket and flinging an hourglass into the sand. “You’ve got five minutes to get your fight out. And then I’m going to kill you.” His voice gave the impression that he fully intended to take the captain's life, the snarky smile falling flat as he spoke Leroy slammed his fist into his palm and cracked his knuckles loudly and confidently.
That smile was still on his face as he shifted himself into gear, steadying his fighting stance And Then! A moment later Leroy burst forth! Speeding towards Hornigold with a staggering amount of speed! His fist cocked back! “GOMU GOMU NO!”
“SHOT!” His Fist flew forward as he was halfway toward the savvy-looking man! His fist was faster and harder than any of his previous fights! He was going all out! But the Captain's eyes widen as he was certain he hit the Ex-Marshal! He’d felt the harsh impact of his face! And yet, at this very moment, his fist was going through the man's face! The hole that surrounded his face was dazzling and shining gold! “What the Fuck?!”
Quickly stopping in mid-air, Leroy landed on the ground and whipped his leg out, and flung the rubbery appendage through the air! Striking at the man's legs! “SLING!”
And yet again! His hit made contact, yet didn’t do any damage! Merely going through him! The Captain's keen intellect raced internally. He’d seen this before. ‘Jeanne can turn into steam. I’ve seen stuff pass right through her before. Same with Azar and his Mera-Mera Fruit. But it’s like this guy's made of…Gold?!’ His leg snapped into place and in an instant, he leaped backward!
“What the Hell are you?” He Questioned Confusingly as Rackham just stood there, the ‘Wounds’ he’d caused began to drip gold inside of them. Filling the voids in his body back into shape, first his skull, then his eye, and then his hair perfectly formed back. Same with his leg. The Gold then even returned his clothes to their original condition! “I could say the same about you, Red Sash.”
“But-” He looked to the hourglass “Seeing as how we’ve only got a few more minutes left. I might as well indulge myself. I ate the ‘Gold-Gold’ Fruit. A Logia Class Devil Fruit, turning me into a King Of Gold. A Golden Man. I can make, turn into and control any Gold.” A snarky smile came over his face as he tucked the cigar back into his teeth. “Rango Told me that you were made out of rubber, but to see it for myself! It’s pathetic!”
Leroy scowled in his smile as he shot forward again! Air and Sound broke around him violently as he soared back to his opponent! “I’ll Show you Pathetic!” Adjusting in mid-air, The Captain of the Red Sash Pirates tucked his legs in before shooting them right at Hornigold! They Pierced right through him yet again! “MORTAR!” He snapped back into place, and as he was still in mid-air, using his Superhuman agility and dexterity he flung his arms back meters away and then brought them forward and slammed them into Rackham! “ARBALIST!”
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The attacks did nothing, but this time, he suddenly reformed himself around the extended hands! Trapping Leroy in his Golden body! The inside felt as though they were solid like he was purposefully keeping part of himself Gold to trap him in place! “Useless!” Hornigold Declared as a Golden fist was slammed into Leroy's skull!
The Captain's head recoiled violently from the impact! Yet he didn't have a wound on him! The only thing on his face was that cocky smile! The Elasticity and Rubber Constitution of his body absorbed the blow! It stung like hell, but left not a mark on him!
The Logia user's eyes narrowed as he realized he hadn’t done any damage to the man! “What the Hell?” That cocky smile stretched across the Rubber Mans's face “Talk about Useless! I’m made of Rubber!” He said before making a quick hop into the air, arms still outstretched, and slung his legs into the side of the man's arm, passing through it completely causing it to fall to the ground, and then hitting his side, His body willfully transformed into a liquid state allowing for his arms to be set free and snap back into place!
’He used my Logia ability against me? He knew I was going to transform from the hit since I saw it coming, and then used that to set his arms free?!’ Leroy landed a short distance away yet again, skidding across the sand as he was crouched down. “Clever! You’re certainly Smarter than you let on!”
“Yeah, and It makes me think. If you’re Gold, then why the Hell are you mining away the Capital?” Rackham Scoffed “Hah-! Can never have enough Gold right? Nothing wrong with gettin’ a little richer…”
“But, there's no Gold under there. I’ve already indulged myself in Boasting about my Fruit. Might as well Indulge your curiosity, it’ll let me run the clock out.” At that moment they both looked at the Hourglass. A little under two minutes left.
“There were rumors for Decades, maybe even Centuries, of a Treasure being under the Capital. Most said it was Gold beyond anyone's imagination. And that’d make sense, seeing as ever the very Sand we stand upon has particles of Gold in it…” He said kneeling and picking a handful of the sand and letting it pour from his hand. Even with the thick layer of smog above them, the small glints of light shined small microscopic particles within the pour “Perhaps at one point that was true. But it’s a lie that even they began to Believe…”
“In truth. The Treasure under there may even Rival the One Piece itself…” The very prospect caused Leroy to widen his eyes. “Something known as an Ancient Weapon.”