"Shot!" Leroy launched a Gum Gum Shot! The fist cracking and soaring through the air aimed right at Hornigold's head! The Ex-Marshal's eyes widened as he saw it coming and readied himself! The Fist Impacted harshly into a solid mass of gold! He'd purposefully shifted the gold from the gold like state of intangibility to the dense metal!
Leroy's Fist caused a deep fist shaped dent into the metal!
Pain suddenly shot through Rackhams Abdomen as Light returned to his retina's. One of the Major Downsides to a Logia use was if their head was damaged, they'd be unable to see for a moment before it reformed. Leroy had taken advantage of this, and in the split second that Hornigold was blind, he planted his foot into his Abdomen!
'Again?! How?!' The Golden King looked around and spotted Leroy, who'd dashed to the side! "That Won't happen again!"
"D'oro Locust!" Hornigold crossed his arms and shot his arms forward! Arms Transformed into gold as bubbles and spheres of Gold came off of his arms and shifted into the form of flying, Razor Sharp Locusts! Wings fluttering and zipping fast through the air!
'Too fast!' Leroy said as he grounded his feet into the ground and pulled up his arms! Not even a second later the Razors sliced into his skin! Swarming around leaving many lacerations around his arms, tearing through his shirt and slicing his abs! "Ergh!"
Red drizzled down Leroys body from the fresh wounds as he looked up at Hornigold, gone was the smile he wore at the beginning. Now Replaced with a deep scowl of focus and determination, eyes hardened as he starred the Ex-Marshal down.
Leroy Suddenly made a mad dash straight for Hornigold! But half way towards his target he leapt into the air and shot his arms backwards! "Gum-Gum!"
"Arbalist!" He retracted his arms with a blur of speed and momentum, slamming them into the ground! The result was large cracks propagating through the sand stone! Snaking and webbing their way through the material! The harsh vibration caused Hornigolds footing to become loose, his gaze shifting to the ground, watching as the stone became loose into chunks, a deep wound into the nearly three meter thick Ceiling of the mausoleum!
Leroy bounced through the Air, Sweat dripping down his face as he appeared suddenly in blur over Hornigold! The Marital Having lost sight in the mere moments from him beginning to loose his footing
The Captain of the Red Sash Pirates had his Knees tucked into his chest before launching them with extreme force into the Back of the Marshals head! Making full clean contact into his Skull! It Caused the Golden man to reel forward in pain! "Argh!"
Tightness wrapped around Leroys foot in midair! Rackham had twisted around with astonishing speed and had grabbed him! Leroy tried his best to loosen himself from the grip and yet! He couldn't move! His muscles felt like they were made of stone!
The Captains gaze shifted to the Kings grasp, his eyes widening as he saw exactly what had happened!
Gold began to trickle and snake its way up his leg! Coating it in a thick layer of Gold! It was quickly Solidifying! He had to move quickly! But before he could he was slammed into the ground!
Pain wrought through his body despite no damage being caused due to his rubbery constitution!
Leroy pawed at the ground attempting to stand, only merely being able to get one knee before Hornigold's golden hand wrapped around his throat!
"You don't deserve a quick death. You speak of freedom, and King. What a joke. You are nothing more than a mere nuisance. A stepping stone to my victory that will serve as a symbol to that racket in the city that their fighting is a fruitless endeavor!"
The Pirate then lifted Leroy in to the Air, just as he had in the desert outskirts of Aluba. "I'll make sure that you suffer. Slowly. Painfully…"
Hornigold's Grip was so tight around his throat that the only thing Leroy was say "H-How?" It was a sarcastic remark as Leroy attempted to undo the Grip of Rackham but to no avail!
Gold began to form over his throat! Inching its way down his body and up his face! The cold icy grip of the Liquid solidifying around him encasing him!. "A Devil Fruit is only as strong as It's user…And I'll use all of my practice to make sure that you die a slow death…"
Leroy Shot his eyes closed and gripped the Marshals Wrist before falling to his knees! He fruitlessly attempted to stand, forcing all of his muscles to move! But his air ways were totally closed over with gold! Making it difficult to move
What remained was a Gold Plated statue of the Red Sash captain, Attempting to stand from his downed position, Hand outstretched as his mouth was closed into a scowl
"Huff…Huff…Maybe I haven't trained to the Peak I desired…Perhaps next is to automate the process of intangibility…I've focused too much on Utility and Offense…"
He stood there for a few moments. Staring at the glare that the Statue gave him.
"Fuck…! How could a runt like this give me such a run! Make me lose my composure!" His hand began to transform into liquid, he raised it in the air and began to produce copious amounts of gold! A shower of liquid gold poured onto the shape of Leroy, encasing him in a thick layer of Metal. But Hornigold didn't stop, be then Manipulated the Shape into a large sphere, six meters in radius. Tens of Thousands of Tons holding down on the Red Sash
"There…Now, Stay Put, Red Sash…" He flicked his coat and slicked his hair back into place before turning and walking away.