The Elementalist Lucia [One Piece x OC fanfiction]

XXXXV - Seeing things differently

Smoker looked at Law, then at Lucia, then back at Vergo.

"Deal with Law", muttered the Vice-Admiral, "I have a score to settle with this scum."

Not having the strength to protest Lucia nodded and started to move to join the Warlord. However Vergo interposed himself in front of her, his fist raised, ready to stop her:

"As if I'm going to let you do that!"

Smoker stepped in and blocked the pirate's blow before pushing him away as best he could.

"It is between you and me Vergo!"

Lucia arrived at Law's side and helped him to stand up, sitting him against the metallic railing. Against all expectation, he let himself make, too wounded to protest. Lucia put her hand on his coat before suddenly realizing :

"Shit!"

"What?" he asked, worried.

"I can't do anything... without your heart I can't do anything..."

She bit her lips, annoyed. She could regenerate a person's strength, but for that she had to have its heart in order for the blood to circulate properly. She had never imagined that anyone could live without it. She couldn't help him the way she wanted to. She would have to stay and watch the fight between Smoker and Vergo without saying anything. The Vice-Admiral was in great difficulty, he was being pushed around by his opponent. In spite of his armament Haki, in spite of his devil fruit, in spite of his many years of experience in the Navy, Smoker was not able to overcome it. A final punch from Vergo knocked Smoker to the ground and he could not get up. Vergo then turned around to find Law, who despite Lucia's warnings, had bravely stood up and faced the pirate. Impatient, Vergo used his best weapon against the Warlord and began to squeeze his heart with all the grip he could muster, triggering again that unbearable pain for Law. Lucia glanced at the symbol that was still inked on his forearm and that pulsed more and more weakly while the screams redoubled in intensity. Disregarding her broken bones, Lucia took it upon herself to get back on her legs under Vergo's indecipherable gaze. She was really in bad shape. She stretched her arms out to either side, palms towards the walls. Law thought for a second that she was going to use the same technique she had used at Sabaody the first time he had seen her. But in reality, he saw all the little drops of moisture in the atmosphere swirl in the air and melt towards her, immediately absorbed by her skin. She straightened up, a victorious smile on her face:

"Much better", she breathed.

Smoker also got up and ran towards Vergo. In the same stride, Lucia did the same and liquefied her body to become invisible to her adversary. She disappeared and reappeared to give blows to Vergo, at the same time that Smoker multiplied his attempts on his side. But nothing could be done, he was still too strong and with his armament Haki, the two Logia fruit holders could not get any advantage out of their condition. On the contrary, the more they extended their body surface, the easier they were to fall prey to. But contrary to what Vergo thought, they had the same idea in mind. Smoker sent his fists to meet Vergo's face one last time, and Vergo still avoided them, while Lucia tried to kick him in the back of the head. He dodged, again, and of a massive blow, he hit the young woman in the abdomen, cutting off her breath momentarily. Then in a final attack, he destroyed Smoker's jitte and his ribs at the same time. He was going to finish him when the noises of steps of Law pushed him to turn around.

"Smoker, Lucia, it is good, thanks to you, I could recover my heart", says simply the Warlord.

Kneeling on the ground, Lucia showed a big satisfied smile, a hand on her chest as she tried to recover herself.

"You made diversion?!" exclaimed Vergo.

"We are perhaps less strong than you, but we do have something in our brain you see", mocked Lucia, straightening up with difficulty on her legs.