Chapter 208: Head
"Uorororororo...well played, boy. It seems that the rumors regarding your ability to mimic Devil Fruits weren't exaggerated. That's the ability of Fire Fist Ace, isn't it?" asked Kaido, coiling his body in a manner that reminded Vahn of Shenlong. As he did, a mix of cold and hot air swirled around him, causing the already overcast sky to darken, becoming storm clouds.
"In a manner of speaking..." responded Vahn, the flames rising from his hands congealing into golden spheres that rotated with extreme speed, forming a disc of dense, plasma-like Ki and flames that burned in excess of 5,000 degrees.
Ostensibly unconcerned by Vahn's actions, Kaido did not attempt to stop him. Instead, he continued coiling his body, strengthening his storm as he questioned, "Why have you come here? Even if it is to kill me, what do you hope to accomplish outside of increasing your fame?"
Shaking his head, Vahn answered, "Killing you is neither my intention nor my right. I'm here to send a message and hopefully get you to see reason and change your ways. If you can't, I will become a nightmare that haunts you to your final breath."
"You want me to change my ways...?" asked Kaido, a hint of incredulity in his deep, exceptionally raspy tone as it sounded like Vahn was attempting to bring him and the Beast Pirates to heel.
"I want you to stand for something. To be more than a beast: a man..." stated Vahn, punctuating his words by flinging the saucers in his hand, starting with the right and then spinning to fling the left diagonally with a backhand.
"Ha! As if a snot-nosed brat like you knows a single thing about what it means to be a man...!" bellowed Kaido, surging forward with considerable momentum and no fear. As far as he could tell, there was no Haki within the two fiery discs, so he didn't believe they could slice through his nearly indestructible scales. They were also incredibly small—at least compared to his colossal frame.
Surprising even Vahn, the first disc he threw cut cleanly through a section of Kaido's left bull-shaped horn, while the second left a cauterized trench down the center of his forehead. Had his aim been truer and a few meters lower, it might have cut a cauterized path directly into his brain.
'Holy crap...the Kienzan is no joke...' thought Vahn, his expression briefly exhibiting his incredulity as, while he believed the spinning energy discs would damage Kaido, he didn't consider that they would slice through his scales or hardened horns cleanly.
"Excellent! You should aim for my heart next time...!" exclaimed Kaido, his unexpected brush with death only making him more excited as he opened his colossal maw wide and attempted to swallow Vahn whole. The latter considered permitting this, certain he could do considerable damage from within Kaido's body, but the overwhelming stench of alcohol and halitosis compelled him to teleport at the last moment.
"Hmmmgh!?"