Serious: The Dusk Pirates; Chapter 4: The big move (Open to the Dusk Pirates)

As Maximillion run towards level 4 from the stairs, he took a look at Alexander and Frank who both woke up. He smiled to them and said "Everyone... I am glad you are okay... And thanks for coming here for me... Hmphmphmphmphmphmphmph!". Then, as he stopped laughing, he turned towards Quincy to tell him what the plan was. He said "Well... We are going to get out of this place and leave... However, we will have to wait for Lecter to come back, since he has not paid his debt yet...".

Afterwards, the man kept on running and before he even noticed, he had arrived in level 4. However, what he saw was something he would never expect. His brother, Manta was unconscious on the floor, with blood covering most of his face and in serious need of medical attention. Around him, there were a few people watching at a man with a white afro and white beard that was standing above Manta and was pointing towards Maximillion and the rest of the Dusk Pirates with his pointer finger and with something more than a scarying face.

"Pirates... You have gone too far... Way, too far..." he said as a crack on the air around the finger appeared and a powerful air bullet was send towards Maximillion in order to hit him. "Shockwave..." the man said with a serious looking face, as he raised his hand and pointed forwards, launching his signature shockwave and making the air bullet and his attack collide, stopping each other. "Let me guess... You are Lucifer Redcliffe... Are you not?" Maximillion asked with curiosity.

"Indeed, I am, young man..." Lucifer responded with much arrogance at the sound of his voice.
"Then, I guess you are our last obstacle..."
"Obstacle? No... I am the end of the line. You are way too many years young for you to surpass me..."
"Allow me to see, then... You are going to pay for what you have done to my brother..." Maximillion replied and launched another Shockwave attack towards Lucifer in order to start the battle between the two of them. The captain of the Dusk Pirates was going to finally battle! Would he emerge victorious against the old man?!"

Meanwhile at level 5...

As Lecter's battle with Jack had started, a man was approaching the two of them from afar... The man was wearing a dark armor and had blades around his arms. As he walked towards them, two weak soldiers started coming out of the floor and following him... The Dark King was about to enter the battle, too!

Alexander winced as Frank started shouting. "Shut up," he muttered. "Stupid noisy dream-Frank. Let me sleep." Then as Maximillion looked around at them and thanked Alexander, he shrugged. "No problem. Hmmm...so maybe this isn't a dream. That means R.A.M. 2 is back for real. How nice. And that would also mean Maximillion is really here as well. Hopefully he's better than that idiot, Manta." Alexander yawned again and let his head flop downwards. "But I need to some more rest so I'll talk to you guys later..."

With that he passed out again and began snoring loudly. Never once did it occur to him to wonder again about Alex's silence...or the fact that he was talking much like his 'brother' would.*

(*Let me just put it this way, there is a lot happening in that guy's head that I haven't revealed yet.)

As Ellen ran after her new crew mates, wheezing in exhaustion after still having little energy left, focoused merely on the grueling task of trying her best to catch up with them. When she finaly caught up with Maximillion and company, she managed to splutter out the words, "Thanks for waiting.", before realising that there way was blocked by a new opponent, causing her to exclaim moodily; "Of for f**k sake! I havent even got cherry bombs left! I can't use the tube indoors!", staring in annoyance at Lucifer before adding to maximillion; "You guy's fight it out, unless you want the floor to cave in."

As the others were waking up, Maximillion was battling with Lucifer, the seemingly last obstacle for the Dusk Pirates before they would get out of the prison. As he launched his shockwave towards Lucifer, the Warden of the underwater prison jumped out of the way, despite the fact that he was way too old and he avoided the attack. Then, he started running towards Maximillion in order to punch him with a Gura Gura echanced punch but before he did Maximillion spinned his body and dodged the attack before moving his hand rapidly to perform his Shockwave Punch technique on Lucifer's side. Upon hitting him with the punch, Lucifer was sent a few meters away, although he quickly managed to regain his balance and run towards Maximillion, punching him on the face and causing him some bleeding... Afterwards, Maximillion went with a barrage of Shockwaves, which Lucifer easily blocked with his Gura Gura no Mi abilities.

Upon seeing this, Maximillion started stretching himself. He looked towards his enemy with a serious face, afterwards and said "You are a strong fighter... Just like I expected. You are a Warden after all... So, I guess it is about time I use my Devil Fruit abilities... Everyone... Start running towards level 3... This place is going to get dangerous..."

Meanwhile, at Level 5...

As Lecter and Jack clashed with each other, Mercury finally appeared and looked at both of them. He scratched his head and said "You, two are way too boring. Finish your battle in five minutes or I will have to interfere..."

Gabriel ran around looking for victims *cough* playmates and stumbled apon Jack and Lector fighting. He then saw Mercury watching. Seeing as he wasn't doing anything, Gabriel decided he had found his next 'playmate'.Walking up behind him slowly and lifting his arm up to the back of Mercury's skull, he fired a photonic blast using the photon dial implanted in his hand.

"Lets play!" he whispered seconds before firing

Quincy picked up Mantra over his shoulders "God I can't believe I'm helping you out of all people. You better be grateful that you are Max's brother. Otherwise I would have problem using you as a shield to protect max." He followed his captain's orders by running toward the exit toward level 3. He has had enough of this place, and was ready to leave. He would give him medical treatment later on the ship assuming that it was still there. And Lector? Quincy couldn't believe that he was still alive, and was pissed that max allowed him to live after all the crap he put them to. He stabbed him through the chest for Roger's sake. Oh well his time will come soon even if Quincy had to bring this entire floor down.

Jack used his swamp to vertically attach to Lecters feet , slowing him down, as he then splashed swamp goo at Lecter, aiming to make him stuck to the floor. He then dashed and threw 3 knives at Lecter, he saw the Dark king and heard what the dark king said "You people.... cause all this mess, and now you expect me to bow to your tunes...... i wont let you destroy this place further..... WAVE" A wave of swamp goo appeared and jack waved his hand like he was orchestrating a musical piece, and made the wave flow like a tsunami aimed at Dark king.

As Quincy started running away while carrying Manta, the other crew members, as well as R.A.M. 2 who was carrying Alexander started leaving towards level 3 in order to let Maximillion battle Lucifer alone and use all of his strength without risking damaging them. The man was ready to take down the Warden and defeat him. In the Unholy War, he did not do what he want and did not show the full power of his abilities because he just got them and could not control them at their full extent. However, time had passed since he got them and now he was adapted to them. With a smile on his face, he pointed towards the Warden with his right hand. He opened his fist, showing his pad and started explaining

"Warden... It is about time you see something unique..."
"Huh? What do you mean, young pirate?" Lucifer said with a surprised face.
"I am not like the pirates you have met before..."
"Why do you say that? Is there anything that makes you unique?"
"Indeed... Unlike everyone who has eaten a Devil Fruit... Unlike you, unlike Unholy... I have two abilities..."
"WHAT?! Two abilities? You are probably kidding..."
"It's a shame a "hero" like you does not know the powers of the Paddo-Paddo no Mi..."
"Paddo-Paddo no Mi? Is that a fruit?"
"Of course. My fruit granted me two pads, that allowed me to permanently copy two substances and be able to create them infinitely. Is it not awesome?"
"Huh?"
"You shall see... Burning Shockwave!" Maximillion said and launched a combination of his signature shockwave with his steel lava, that could burn anything it touched.

Upon seeing the attack, Lucifer moved his right fist forward. A crack appeared around his air and he used a shockwave produced from his Gura Gura no Mi powers, overpowering Maximillion's Shockwave and sending it back to the pirate. The pirate used his Shockwave Shield technique to block the shockwave that was coming on his body, while the steel lava reached him, seemingly burning him. However, he was not damaged at all...

"What? Why are you not burnt?" Lucifer asked.
"I forgot to mention that I am immune to the substances I create... Did I not?" Maximillion responded while launching another Burning Shockwave towards him. The battle was getting more and more intense.

Meanwhile, at level 5...

As the knives were launched towards Lecter, the man tried to dodge by running away. However, that was impossible because he was slowed down thanks to his enemy's Numa Numa no Mi abilities. Even if that was impossible, though, he still had a way to dodge the attack. As the knives approached him, he said "Yomi... I am sad I got to use my advanced techniques on you... I did not want it, I swear...". Afterwards, he started spinning his naginata slowly. At the time the naginata formed a circle by spinning, a portal was created, sucking the knives inside it and closing. Lecter started explaining "You see, my weapon has eaten Jigen-Jigen no Mi, a fruit that allows it to create portals for a seperate space world... Isn't that interesting?". Then, he quickly started spinning his weapon and said "Naginata Art # 9 - Air Blade!" as he launched an air blade towards his enemy in order to cut him down.

Meanwhile, as the swamp wave was launched towards the "Dark King" he did not even bother moving. The two soldiers he created out of ground moved in front of it, getting destroyed instantly after getting hit, but protecting him from the attack. Then, another soldier sprouted out of the ground and started running towards Jack in an attempt to punch him... The battle was very fierce! Who would emerge victorious?

Jack moved his hands and weaved them , not having to run but to move elegantly in his tuxedo. He twirled as his swamp reformed and swallowed the soldier which the Dark King made. Jack then moved to the far left allowing for the air blade to miss him and head towards the Dark King. Jack then moved his other hand quielty allowing for puddles of swamp to form behind Dark King and Lecter. Jack was now following the battle melody in his head.

"Hmph... Vice-Warden... You seem to be something more than determined to bring us down, are you not?" the "Dark Lord" said as he raised his leg swiftly, launching a Rankyaku towards the air blade that Lecter created, that eliminated Lecter's air blade and got eliminated upon colliding with it. Then, he looked towards Jack who was creating swamps behind him and the traitorous Chief Guard. "It seems like I have got to fill them..." he said as he raised two other soldiers out of the ground that filled the swamp behind him and gave him time to dodge from the attack. While his soldiers were getting sucked, he bought some time for himself to move away and escape. Afterwards, he started running towards Jack by himself in order to slash him with his arm blades.

On the other hand, Lecter seemed to be unable to do anything. As he was getting sucked by the swamp, he spinned his naginata and he continued sinking, disappearing inside the swamp. It seemed like he was out of the game... Did the Chief Guard really get defeated or was he planning something?

Meanwhile, on level 4...

Lucifer was surprised to see that Maximillion did not get damaged at all from the steel lava, but he could understand it since the element was created by himself. He smiled and said "You seem to have potential kid... But your arrogance is what is going to bring an end to you.". Afterwards, he stomped the ground fiercely and stretched himself. He coughed a little bit and moved his right arm at the right and his left one at the left. Cracks appeared on the air around the hand and the Warden said "Gura Gura Growl!" as the floor started shaking and trembling, causing Maximillion to lose his balance and fall on the ground. Immediately, after that happened, Lucifer appeared above him and looked at him with a smile on his face, as he was lying on the floor like a small fry. He charged his two hands that were echanced with his earthquake abilities as the technique started getting used and smashed Maximillion on the chest, causing him a great deal of damage on it. Maximillion felt like his chest was broken for a second, but afterwards he realised that it was just the brute strength of the attack that made him feel like this... Lucifer was showing why he was the Warden of Impel Down... He was a powerful warrior, indeed.

Jacks swamp grew into a cylinder shaped wall around him, threatening to suck in anything it came into contact with. Jack moved out of the cylinder, the wall of swamp goo forming very quickly around his feet allowing him to move out of the wall which would suck Dark King in , if Dark king came into contact with it. He then looked around, he didnt feel Lecter get sucked into the swamp puddle. Jack then remembered the power Lecter had. That would explain alot, he had his knives at the ready.

As the "Dark King" was about to hit the swamp cylinder and get sucked by it, something unexpected (OOC: and by unexpected I mean totally expected, get the YGOTAS referrence xD) happened. As he was about to hit the swamp cylinder, a portal appeared out of nowhere and Lecter got out from it. Then, he smiled and said "My portal has sucking powers Yomi... It can suck non-living things..." as the swamp that Jack created started getting sucked by his portal, getting sent to the space of the Jigen-Jigen no Mi. "You should thank me Dark Lord..." Lecter said as he run towards Yomi in an attempt to slash him with his naginata and cause him some damage. At the same time, the "Dark Lord" run towards him using Soru in order to approach him and then slash him with his arm blades. The traitorous Chief Guard and the dangerous pirate were combing their strength. Would they take down the powerful Vice Warden?

Meanwhile, at level 4...

Lucifer was laughing as he looked at the injured captain of the Dusk Pirates. However, while laughing, he felt something strange going on with his body. Maximillion had grabbed his leg with his left hand and he was doing something strange... Before he even asked, the captain of the Dusk Pirates explained "Well, well... I forgot to mention the second substance I can create... Have you heard about venom, Warden?". "What?! What do you mean pirate scum?!" Lucifer replied with a worried face. "Yes, you got it... I just poisoned you. I let you hit me and think that you have an advantage over me to let your guard down... And I am glad to see that I succeeded. Hmphmphmphmphmphmphmph!". "CURSE YOU!" Lucifer said as he attempted to smash Maximillion with a powerful Gura Gura Punch. However, before he did so, Maximillion rolled his body and the punch reached the ground instead of the pirate. "Don't lose your temper... It might cause you trouble..." Maximillion completed, as he stood up in order to continue the battle.

Nelson managed to escape his cell while their was chaos going on he had been sneaking around the prison of impel down as fights went on searching for his cutlass. Once he had found it he smiled then planned to head towards the exit but got distracted by the scream of a man. Curious Nelson wanted to investigate and found himself watching the warden Lucifer in pain. He saw a man stand up and say "Don't lose your temper... It might cause you trouble..." Nelson looked at the man and could feel a certain liking for him. Nelson stepped forward towards him and said "Nice job, Thanks for helping me escape this bloody prison too." Nelson was holding his cutlass tight in his hand and could see this guy was powerful.

As Lucifer got poisoned by the attack of the pirate, he noticed Nelson that appeared in front of him and thanked Maximillion for helping him escape from his cell, even if he did not know what was happening at all. The truth was that Maximillion was not responsible for the massive breakouts. Instead, his brother Manta and the rest of the Dusk Pirates freed a few prisoners in order to get their assistance at raiding the prison and their plan seemed to be successful as they helped them a lot. Nelson was probably one of these pirates and he probably ended up in level 4 in some way...

Upon seeing him, Lucifer decided to take him out in order to stop the pirates from leaving from the underwater prison. He moved his leg that was grabbed by Maximillion before and reappeared in front of Nelson while charging a punch that was echanced by his Gura Gura no Mi powers. However, before he hit him, Maximillion raised his right hand forward and launched a Burning Shockwave attack on the Warden, hitting him and knocking him back, making him miss. The Warden's left side of the body that got hit by the steel lava got burnt, but yet he showed that he could still battle as he got out.

Maximillion was terrified to see the Warden standing like that. What was he?! Was he a monster? That was not normal strength, at all. No ordinary human would be able to stand an attack like that... That was probably the reason that he was the Warden of the prison was Maximillion's thought before he yelled at Nelson and said "Run! Get above with my crew and wait there! With your pressence here, I cannot use the full extent of my powers!". The pirate captain was clear...

Frank did his best to catch up with his crew. He left Max to finish his battle and raced up the stairs to level 3. After receiving multiple injuries, most of them would have killed him if he wasn't already dead, his running was much slower than it was when he entered Impel Down, he barely managed to handle the crew's pace. He wasn't breathing heavily, since he had no need for air, but his movements were slow and clumsy and he grabbed the railing for support. 'Just get out of here Frank... then you can rest for as much as you want...' He thought to himself as he kept on going.

Ellen was plodding after the rest of the crew heading up to level 3, which merely were small figures in the distance from her view. Managing to catch her breath for a oment she called out, "For god's sake slow down already, i'll blow you up if you dont at least carry me.", though souded more like a gibberish wheeze to those around her. She then stopped moving for a moment, merely standing for a few seconds to catch her breath, holding herself up by pushing against her knees.

Nelson nodded when Max told him to leave and ran towards the stairs clinging to his sword. Nelson was curious to find out what he was going to do but figured he should follow this guys orders to get out from here as he seemed like a guy you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of. Nelson rushed up the stairs to see a woman wheezing and he saw her having trouble breathing, he knew he should help and wanted to but instead he ended up tripping up and landing on his face. Nelson stood back up embarrassed and said to Ellen "Help need?" Nelson realised what he said then coughed and said again. "Do you need a hand?" Nelson was feeling embarrassed but still wanted to try and help.

Upon seeing Nelson who reached Ellen, R.A.M. 2 and Koga looked at him and wondered who he was. However, they did not even bother thinking at that moment. When they got out they would ask him and they would learn. They had bigger problems to think than these of the man's intentions... And so, they kept running in order to escape... Would they escape or not?

Meanwhile, at level 4...

As the battle between Maximillion and Lucifer was getting more and more heated, the Warden got more and more angry with the captain of the Dusk Pirates. Maximillion managed to attack him twice with two extremely dangerous attacks while he was off-guard and that made him very angry. Knowing that he could fall soon, the Warden said "Maimou... I am not going to let you win!". Afterwards, he took a strange stance with his body. Cracks appeared on the air around him and THE WHOLE PRISON started shaking. Parts from the above level were falling at level 4, making holes in the ground of level 3. Several parts of the floor, even these of the cells of level 3 fell at level 4, making the unlucky prisoners that were standing on them get kileld or severely injured. "Seismic Collapse." Lucifer said, while he waited to see how Maximillion would avoid the falling floor and if he would defeat him...

And so, as parts of the level 3 floor were getting destroyed, the Dusk Pirates would have to rush so that they would get past level 3 before it was too late... The situation in the prison was more dangerous than ever!

Jack was pissed now, the bloody portal thing was starting to annoy him, he saw both of them attack him at once. He then stepped back and allowed their attacks to flow past him, moving to the side of his body. he then stepped twice on the floor and dashed to the other side of the room, aiming two knives at their backs. Jack wasnt done yet, of course he knew of a speed which ws like soru, he called it dirty step. Jack then made pools of swamp goo appear on the floor "Im not even at the beggining of this punishment, ill make you two regret causing this mess....."

As the Dark Lord was battling the Vice-Warden his turned his head towards him, only to see two knives coming to him and Lecter. He said "Look out!" as he used his arm blade in order to hit the knife and stop it. Afterwards, he stretched himself and he used Geppou to get on the air, avoiding a battle on the ground that could slow him down and even make him sink. The "Dark Lord" was a smart tactician and he had a plan for every situation in a battle...

On the other side, Lecter got hit by the knife that moved towards him. He was hit with the knife at the shoulder and he felt the pain of the attack. That was unexpected. He could never expect that he would get hit by a man like Yomi... However, he still kept his temper as he turned towards him and said "Yomi... A knife is not going to be enough for you to take me down...". Afterwards, he grabbed the knife and pulled it out of his body. He dropped it on the ground and took his battle stance in order to keep with the battle...

Meanwhile, at level 3...

Koga, R.A.M. 2 and the others had just arrived at the place. However, for a reason they could not explain, the ground was trembling and it seemed that it would fall back to level 4. If that happened, they would probably end up dying from the fall. The crew had to hurry and get to level 2 immediately, without wasting any time at the level. And so, they started running towards level 2, in an attempt to escape from the floor that was falling down.

As the stranger approached Ellen asking if she needed help, she merely snorted and replied; "I just need to catch my breath, who the hell are you anyway?" , as she quickly caught up with the others, though obviously exhausted. She then realised the ground was shaking, and then saw a few cracks around the floor, as well as a large chuck of it cave in. "Awww for f**k sake!", she cursed, as she began sprinting after the others.

Alex opened his eyes. He blinked and yawned, stretching his good arm. Then he examined his surroundings. It looked like they were back on level three and the whole place seemed to be shaking. Alex hoped that R.A.M. 2 could fly because if the floor gave out beneath them, Alex probably wouldn't be able to hold up his friend for very long. Not as tired as he was. Still, he would do his best.

Alex retreated into his mind, leaving the body on autopilot. When he did this, he once more found himself hovering in darkness. This was the realm he and Alexander had conjured for their conversations. It was simply an imaginary place and could not exist outside of their mind, but it still gave them a way to 'see' each other when they spoke.

Alexander, Alex called. He waited for a moment, but there was no response. That was weird. Alexander, he tried again. I know you're in here. Don't play games with me. If you can play games...and don't say that you're hyping yourself up to fight like I was when I was quiet. For one thing we're not fighting and for another we don't have to strength to fight. And, quite frankly, I can't see you getting hyped up over anything other than a new book. So get out here and talk to me!

Alex growled in frustration at the silence and floated around the mind realm. He was only doing this to vent his anger. It didn't matter if he moved or not in here. Distance was all relative as to how far they wished to be from one another.

This isn't funny Alexander! Alex yelled, a touch of worry creeping into his voice. Stupid brother...WHERE ARE YOU!

Here I am...

Alex's eyes widened in shock and he came to a full stop. That did not sound at all like Alexander.

Who...what...Alexander...? Alex whispered.

Then, to Alex's great surprise, a giant eye opened up in the darkness before him. It was an eye that was the color of rust. An eye that was the exact same shade as his own.

I...AM...HERE!

(OOC: Don't worry about Alexander. He'll come back to help later, but at the moment, since he cannot do anything in the physical world, I'm going to have him go on a little side story that I planned to introduce later on down the road. It is a story that won't be finished in this RP, but I may as well get things rolling.)

Quincy looked back seeing that Frank was falling behind. He walked toward the rail, picking him upon his shoulders along with Mantra. It was a good thing Quincy overdosed on those steriod pills. Otherwise he would never been able to carry both of them. "Just hang on buddy we are almost there. Just a few more steps. If die now I swear I'll kick your ass in hell. Oh wait we are already here! hahahaha God ur heavy." He had made it to the the third level which was a desert.

"Damn it... The floor above is collapsing... The others will have to get away from there as fast as possible so that they will not fall back here... That Warden... What is he?! How can he ruin this building so easily?" Maximillion thought while dodging the parts of the floor above that were falling on level 4. Thanks to Lucifer's technique, Level 3 was collapsing. With that, not only Maximillion but also the rest of the Dusk Pirates would be in danger. The captain had to do something to stop him as fast as possible, before the whole level collapsed...

After lots of thinking, the captain pointed towards Lucifer with his hand. He said "I am not letting you destroy my crew's hopes of getting out of this hell!" as he launched a Burning Shockwave technique towards him. Lucifer was hit by the attack and could feel his chest getting burnt from the steel lava, but still he could handle it. Even if it hurt, he did not say a thing. Instead, he stayed at his position and kept going with his Seismic Collapse technique in order to destroy level 3 and make the Dusk Pirates fall back at level 4.

"Why are you still standing?!" Maximillion said to his enemy with an angry look on his face.
"It is my responsibility to protect this place... And I will not fall before I protect it..."
"Damn you... This is going to be your last phrase! That was enough!" Maximillion said before running towards Lucifer and punching him at the face with a Shockwave Punch attack. Lucifer stopped going with the collapse technique as it damaged level 3 enough to make it fall at level 4 in a few minutes... While parts of the floor of level 3 were falling around him and Maximillion, the Warden got up and started punching back at Maximillion with his Gura Gura echanced punches. While punching each other at the scene of the collapsing level above them, both the Warden and the captain got damaged... They said as they talked

"You shall fall... You are a piece of crap from another generation... How can you still stand like that after taking my attacks?" Maximillion said while punching Lucifer at the chest.
"Piece of crap? What should I say about you, then?" Lucifer responded while charging towards the captain of the Dusk Pirates and punching him at the face, causing him to bleed.
"You still do not get it, do you? One day... I shall take over the world... And when that time comes, I will be the pirate king!" the captain responded, before striking the Warden with a kick in the face that broke a few of his teeth.
"The pirate king? Taking over the world? You are way more ambitious than I expected, young scum. You are crazy. A guy like you is never going to be the Pirate King." Lucifer said, before kicking back at Maximillion.
"I have sacrificed most things for this... Even if I was superior to everyone compared to most aspects, I still had to get strength... I sacrificed many years of my life to get my Devil Fruit. I sacrificed many more years from my life to use it and you dare to come and oppose me, saying that I will never be the King of the Pirates?" the captain shouted, while dodging the pieces of level 3's floor that were falling and while punching Lucifer at the shoulders with both his hands, weakening the Warden's arms and so the force of his attacks.
[color=olive]"Sacrificed? No... You haven't sacrificed a thing... But I will never expect a guy like you to understand, anyway." [/olive]Lucifer said, before smashing his hand on the top of Maximillion's head, causing Maximillion great damage and make him slightly dizzy.

"Can't you see the difference between you and me, Maimou Maximillion? You the bad and I am the good guy. You are way too young to understand that..." Lucifer continued saying, before attempting to attack Maximillion with a last hit. However, before he did so, he stopped moving. The poison that he received from Maximillion earlier, started working. Due to the poison, he couldn't move at all, giving time to Maximillion to kick him at the legs and make him fall on his knees. Lucifer moved his hands on the ground and so he looked like he was bowing to Maximillion, even if he wasn't.

Seeing Lucifer falling on his knees, Maximillion smiled. He slowly walked towards him... He took an evil smile on his face and started talking to the Warden. This time, he was pretty sure that it would be the last time he would talk to him. He said

"Well, well... In the end, you bowed to me... I will never forget this view... I will be remembering you like this and I will always be laughing. Hmphmphmphmphmphmphmph!"
"Shut u-" Lucifer attempted to say, before he felt his head being moved by force upwards. Then, Maximillion moved his left hand inside the Warden's open mouth and the captain started releasing great amounts of his venom inside the Warden's body, poisoning him in the inside. He released and released his venom for quite a while... Lucifer took a surprised look on his face. He started remembering his life... He battled for the sake of justice for many years only to end up dying at the hands of a pirate? He could not believe it. Seconds later, after his body was exposed to great amounts of poison, his skin started getting pale. Venom at the form of poison gas came out of his ears and his nose, while his eyes turned to purple. Seeing him dying, Maximillion got his hand out of the Warden's mouth and kicked him at the face with a powerful Shockwave Kick in order to break his skull.

Lucifer's corpse was sent many meters backwards because of the kick. Then, a few parts from the collapsing level 3 fell on him, burying him. The Warden of Impel Down just got eliminated, while Maximillion used his Shockwave from his feet to move upwards and upwards in order to reach level 3 without having to move through the stairs...

Meanwhile, at level 3... Seeing the floor collapsing more and more, R.A.M. 2 took out his Subagun and started shooting beams that increased speed temporary to his comrades. As a result, he managed to run with great speeds away from the level and he and Koga reached the stairs that would lead to level 2. He only hoped that the others would make it there, too.

Frank was about to crack. He couldn't keep up with the crew's pace much longer, and then he heard a violent shockwave shaking the floor beneath his feet. Various sounds of falling debris and cracking tiles suggested one thing: The floor was collapsing. Frank was about to give up. His wounds weren't stitched yet and he was exhausted after going through 5 levels of hell and climbing up 2. He started looking around for crew mates that he could throw to safety before he'll drop down into his demise along with the floor, but then a new energy source kicked in. It was Ram and his Subegun. The gun's abilities boosted Frank's body, supplying it with just enough energy to reach the stairs to level 2 in safety. "I owe you one" Frank said to Ram as he gasped for air.