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A colossal, sky-darkening flying fish loomed above Marineford. Its pitch-black body and slowly flapping wings sent tremors through the air itself.
"So... so huge! What kind of monster is that?! It's even bigger than the largest of the Giants!!"
Terrified voices rose all around. Even the Whitebeard Pirates felt a chill deep in their souls as they gazed at the giant creature Arashi had become.
A strange, low-pitched wail echoed suddenly. Whitebeard's pupils contracted as he stared at the massive fish floating mid-air.
He had never seen such an enormous, alien creature, yet he instantly sensed it—this was another of Arashi's abilities.
And not just any ability—it had to be a Mythical Zoan, far rarer than a Logia. "What a monster…! He really ate two Devil Fruits!" Marco growled through gritted teeth.
They watched in disbelief as the massive fish—whale-like in shape—began to open its mouth.
"Vrrmmm..." The air rippled and twisted, forming rings of distortion that quickly spun into a massive vortex.
"Shhhhhh—"
A deep suction sound echoed across land and sea. The giant whale opened wide, pulling in the tidal wave rushing toward Marineford.
With a roar, the powerful suction force twisted the wall of seawater meant to engulf Marineford, transforming it into a spiralling stream.
Drawn like a rope, the sea surged into Arashi's waiting mouth. Water vanished into the vortex by the ton, disappearing without a trace.
His immense body and belly seemed like a bottomless pit, devouring the tsunami without effort.
Gulp... Gulp...!
It was a staggering sight—this massive creature had swallowed an entire wave.
Countless fish and tons of seawater disappeared into its stomach.
No one expected Arashi to appear in such a form before the world. Even just his size was awe-inspiring, stirring primal fear.
Moments later, the twisted current ceased, and the tsunami disappeared.
"That's... that's the legendary Marine, Arashi?!"
"He's terrifying! His size alone is like a floating island!"
"He really swallowed a whole tsunami!" Pirates stared at the giant fish suspended above Marineford, feeling only dread and suffocation.
"Oooooooh..."
A deep cry rolled from the sky, stirring fierce winds across Marineford. The blast blew toward the pirate ships docked in the inner bay, shaking them violently, bulging their sails, and throwing directions into chaos.
"It's my turn now... Newgate!" A thunderous voice rang out, reverberating across the heavens.
Whitebeard's pupils shrank. Shanks stood on guard, staring up at the massive eyes in the sky—eyes the size of ships.
Suddenly, Arashi's wings flapped once. A streak of violet-blue lightning burst from his massive body in the next instant.
BOOOOOOM!
Like the trunk of a great tree, a thick thunderbolt surged upward, extending a thousand meters into the sky.
Then it branched out, splitting into countless arcs of lightning that rained down in all directions.
"One Billion Volts: Zeus." A cold voice echoed directly in every heart below.
The next moment, the Whitebeard Pirates widened their eyes in terror. Scorching, blinding bolts of lightning were descending upon them.
"Lightning! It's lightning! Dear god—it's like divine punishment from the heavens!"
"Run! Take cover!!" The storm of lightning whipped and crackled, crashing down with wrath.
"That's Arashi's Rumble-Rumble Fruit power! Not even Dad's sea-splitting punch is scarier than this level of devastation!"
"How do you defend against lightning like this?!" Marco's face was grim. Logia-type users were always the most dangerous, capable of launching massive, disaster-level attacks.
Worse still, lightning was among the most destructive. It was fast. It was deadly. Ordinary pirates wouldn't survive even a single strike.
"Defend? Why defend, Marco? If disaster rains from the sky, then let's shatter the sky itself!" Whitebeard laughed as he raised his colossal arm.
Pop!
A shockwave enveloped his fist. Then, he punched the sky.
CRACK!
The sky fractured. Cracks spread like shattering glass, forming deep fissures in the air. The lightning tree, stretching for kilometres, split apart. Its massive branches broke and shattered.
The remaining sparks of lightning fell into the bay, some striking ships, others hitting the sea and drawing screams.
But the enormous natural disaster that threatened the fleet... had been stopped.
"Gurarararara!! You really are a troublesome one, Arashi!" Whitebeard roared with laughter.
High above, the giant flying fish raised its head and rumbled in return, "In my eyes, you're just the same."
Then, his form began to shift. Arashi returned to human shape, returning to his seat, casually crossing his legs and gazing down upon the battlefield.
Just a second later, Whitebeard's smile vanished. A sharp glint filled his eyes.
Red-Haired Shanks tightened his grip on Gryphon. Behind him, Beckman, Yasopp, and the others sharpened their focus.
Whoooooooosh...
The wind swept past. A chilling, heavy aura spread across the battlefield.
The Marines sensed it, too—their breathing grew ragged, their eyes bloodshot, and they clenched their swords with trembling hands.
With the generals on both sides testing each other, it meant only one thing—
The real war... had begun.
"Whitebeard... let me be the first to measure your strength!" Kuzan leapt into the air and appeared above Whitebeard in an instant.
Stretching out both hands, he formed an ice spear and hurled it downward.
"Hmph?" Whitebeard turned, gaze icy. Without hesitation, he swung his fist upward.
Crack!
The ice spear shattered. Kuzan's body froze, cracked, and fell to the sea in shards of ice.
As he landed, frost spread beneath his feet, freezing the sea around him into solid ice.
"Ice Age."
His deep voice carried far. In an instant, the entire inner bay froze, and the Whitebeard Pirates' ships were trapped in place.
At that moment, Sengoku shouted into the Den Den Mushi. "Close the Gates of Justice!! Today, not a single one of them escapes!!"
WOOOOOH...
The deep groan of the gates echoed across Marineford. The massive gates began to close. When they shut, it was with a thundering boom.
The inner bay was frozen, the Gates of Justice were sealed, and the pirates could not retreat. The situation was far from hopeful.
"A battle with no way out..." Beckman muttered gravely. Only one path remained with the main gate sealed and the sea iced over.
"Yeah... we push forward with everything we've got," Yasopp said, drawing his rifle.
"Heh! Let's go all out!" Lucky Roux took a huge bite of meat and grinned.
Shanks scanned the battlefield, his gaze pausing briefly on Arashi, then shifting toward six strong presences nearby.
"What a rare event...A war like this... It's enough to make your blood boil."
He paused, then looked again at the battlefield—fighters on both sides were already breathing heavily, adrenaline pumping.
"But... this battlefield doesn't belong to us. Not yet."
Just as his words faded, A thunderous war cry exploded. Blades pointed skyward. Blinding light reflected off steel. Roars surged like waves. The invisible pressure of war spread like wildfire.
"KILL!!! Slaughter these damn Marines!!"
"Rescue Ace!!" Pirates screamed as they leapt from their ships and charged toward the plaza.
Countless bodies surged forward, shouting and howling like a swarm of ants.
"For justice!! Don't let them breach the first line of defense!!"
"Raise your weapons and protect your convictions, soldiers!!"
"Fight!! Fight with everything you've got!!" In the centre of Marineford's plaza, high-ranking officers howled wildly.
Their faces twisted with madness. Their eyes burned red. Even saliva spilt from their mouths in pure, uncontrolled battle fury.
Countless Marines, wielding blades in hand, leapt toward the frozen inner bay.
Two forces, both composed of the world's most powerful individuals, clashed with the force of crashing waves.
In an instant, a drawn blade slashed through flesh and cut across necks. The icy-blue bay was dyed crimson.
"Aaaaargh!" Agonising screams ripped through the air. Arms, legs, and even organs were scattered across the battlefield.
The sharp stench of blood filled the air. At such close range, the brutality of the fight unfolded with no mercy.
A clash of blades exposed the cruel and heartless nature of war. No battle spares lives.
Wave after wave of forces rushed in, and the dead piled up quickly. Blood tainted the ice, thickening the smell of death.
Arashi stood above, his expression stern and cold. In this brutal war, anything could happen.
Everyone could find a worthy rival, someone to test their strength against.
Suddenly, Borsalino, beside him, stood up. A blinding golden light flashed.
He soared into the sky with a few turns, then reflected downward, appearing above Whitebeard.
Gazing down at the Moby Dick and the crew aboard, his eyes grew solemn.
"What terrifying monsters they are," he murmured, then pulled his hands apart.
Countless golden beams of light filled the sky. "Yasakani no Magatama," he said calmly, as golden energy erupted and shot down from the heavens.
Just then, a flash of blue flame shot up from the Moby Dick and met him head-on. "What do you think you're doing?" Marco said coldly.
His body twisted sharply. Blue flames surged around his right leg, which struck Borsalino with blinding speed before he could react.
Boom! A dull thud echoed in the sky as Kizaru's body turned into light and crashed down into a building in the plaza.
Moments later, golden light exploded out as the structure blew apart.
Kizaru reappeared before everyone. "Looks like getting to the main nest won't be that easy," Marco said from above, his eyes sharp.
"Of course," he continued, "you clearly don't realise our king isn't someone you can just meet!"
The clash between a top commander and a Marine Admiral lit the battlefield ablaze.
"So scary... I already want to get out of here," Kizaru sighed. The next moment, he turned into a beam of light again and collided with Marco.
"Phoenix Brand!"
"Ame no Murakumo!"
A wave of shock rippled outward as the sky trembled. Seconds turned into minutes, but the pirates were still held back in the inner bay.
"The Marines are investing way more than we imagined!"
"Everyone sent here is elite among elites!"
"They even outnumber us!"
Jozu and others spoke gravely beside Whitebeard. Scanning the battlefield, Whitebeard's eyes glinted, but he said nothing.
From the start, this war had been intense. Both sides were losing people rapidly.
Yet as the king of his side, he couldn't make a move so easily. In some ways, his actions could determine the entire war's outcome.
If anything were to happen to him, it would destroy everyone on the field.
He gripped his naginata tightly and stared across at the platform beneath the execution stand.
"Arashi hasn't truly made his move yet." His gaze shifted toward Sengoku and Garp.
The Marine forces were terrifying, especially with someone like Arashi in their ranks.
Whitebeard had to wait, hoping his men could break through the lines and create an opening.
Thankfully, he had an ally in Red-Haired Shanks. Just then, one of the Seven Warlords stepped forward.
"The World's Greatest Swordsman—Dracule Mihawk!" the pirates cried in shock.
Wearing a top hat, Mihawk leapt down from a high platform, wielding his black blade, Yoru, as he rushed toward the Moby Dick.
Pirates tried to block him, but were easily cut down. "What are you doing, Mihawk?!" the pirates shouted angrily.
But no ordinary pirate could stop this razor-sharp warrior. "Out of my way!"
Mihawk growled. "I want to see the strength of the world's strongest man for myself!"
In a blink, he was only a thousand meters from the ship. His eyes gleamed. Gripping his blade with both hands, he locked onto Whitebeard.
"Oh?" Whitebeard looked back at him. "Let's see how far I am from the world's strongest," Mihawk said in a low voice.
With that, he slashed.
Voom!
A massive blue shockwave surged forward, cutting through the ice, heading straight for the Moby Dick.
The pirates in its path were cleaved aside. But at the ship's bow, Whitebeard stood like a mountain, unmoving.
The destructive force of the slash could easily shatter a mountain. Suddenly, the ship trembled.
A massive, muscular figure leapt up and landed with a heavy bang on the ice.
He raised both arms to block, instantly covering his body in diamonds.
Boom!
The slash collided with him, but with a furious roar, he deflected it into the sky.
"Trying to hurt Pops?"
"Not that easy!!" roared Diamond Jozu.
Mihawk narrowed his eyes at the declaration.
—Meanwhile, elsewhere on the battlefield—
Boom boom! A massive tremor erupted. A towering figure as tall as Marineford's walls appeared before everyone.
"Little Oars Jr.!" the pirates shouted with excitement.
He charged like a gigantic bulldozer, smashing through Marines in his path. "He's massive!" "We can't stop him!"
"He's almost at the first line of defence!" the Marines cried in panic.
Countless Marines leapt at him, cloaks of white justice fluttering as they attacked.
But shockingly, Oars didn't even defend. He focused only on reaching the gate to the plaza. "Is this guy insane?!" "It's a suicide charge!"
Oars's face twisted in pain, but his steps never slowed. "Ace!" he shouted.
"I'll save you!!" On the execution platform, tears welled up in Ace's eyes.
Oars was at the entrance in a flash, just before the Marine gates. That was when the Warlords standing atop the platform made their move.
"Fufufufufu!" Doflamingo laughed. "What a thrilling war. But without an Admiral stepping in, you'll never break this line!"
With a grin, he leapt down from the platform. He raised his hands, and nearby pirates suddenly froze, screaming in fear.
The next second, they turned their blades on their allies.
Slash! Blood sprayed.
Shocked pirates roared in rage. "Doflamingo!!!"
"It's him! Kill that bastard!" A wave of furious pirates rushed toward him.
Doflamingo frowned, then grinned cruelly. "You hold no exemption from death in my eyes."
"Fufufufufu!" White threads burst out as blood sprayed again. Screams echoed nonstop.
Moria, Bartholomew Kuma, Hancock, and others joined the fray.
"We don't have time to waste here!" Whitebeard said quietly, his eyes fixed on the battlefield.
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