A thunderous shockwave exploded across Marineford, blasting everyone off their feet like debris from a volcano. When the smoke cleared, three figures remained standing.

Whitebeard, towering with fierce intensity, blinked in surprise as he locked eyes with the massive Sengoku, now in his Great Buddha form—blocking Whitebeard's full-strength attack.

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"Sengoku!" Whitebeard growled. "Haven't clashed in decades, have we?"

"You've come for your life, Whitebeard!" Whitebeard roared just before Akainu sprang from the earth. His magma-forged fist rocketed toward Whitebeard.

"Sakazuki!" Sengoku swept forward, palm outstretched in a violent clash that scattered magma and pinned Akainu to the ground.

"Don't act recklessly—things have changed." Sengoku's tone was steady but imperious, fraught with urgency. He avoided Whitebeard's gaze and said bluntly, "Whitebeard, it's over—stand down."

Every Marine, pirate, and even Akainu himself froze. A Marine Admiral offering Whitebeard peace? Unthinkable.

"Ku-ra-ra-ra… Sengoku… are you insane, or is it me you think is stupid?" Whitebeard laughed his booming laugh. "War's already begun—how can we stop now?"

Without hesitation, he lifted Murakumogiri in a savage arc toward Sengoku.

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"Damn it!" Sengoku scooped up the struggling Akainu and retreated backward. The shock sent fissures cracking through the ground.

Akainu spat between clenched teeth, fury flaring. "What do you mean by that?"

Sengoku's composure quivered. He ground out truthfully, "It's an order from the Five Elder Stars!"

"What?!" Akainu's voice shattered with disbelief. He had eagerly supported the Elders' purge of the old world—he should have heard nothing of halting it now.

"Ku-ra-ra-ra… Sengoku," Whitebeard taunted, "I don't know what games you're playing—but if war starts, it ends only with someone's death."

He hefted his quake blade, foot crushing stone, and charged Sengoku with unwavering fury. In his icy eyes burned the single mission: rescue Ace—no excuses.

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"To thousands of pirates dying? War ends only when one side is annihilated!" Akainu's rare agreement surged through the battlefield. His arms melted into magma—he bore down on Whitebeard.

Sengoku sighed, overwhelmed. Originally, this was meant to be an execution... not a full-scale war.

A molten eruption erupted, hurling Akainu away under Whitebeard's power. Sengoku leaped into the fray himself—and now, the Summit War had completely spiraled beyond control.

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High among thunderclouds, Ghidorah watched, admiration stirring in his minds. "Developing the Quake-Quake fruit to this tsunami level... Impressive."

Below the execution platform, Garp clenched his fists, his gaze shifting to Ace kneeling there. A subtle twist of bitterness unfurled in Ghidorah's thoughts.

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Then, a deafening roar resonated across the skies. With a tremendous beating of colossal wings, Ghidorah unleashed a storm of fracturing gold lightning. Marineford froze—dread flooding every heart.

Golden lightning crashed down without warning, battering the Navy citadel into rubble. Hundreds of lightning strikes shook the ground.

Heavy steps followed: Marineford fell silent under Ghidorah's roar. In a single motion, three dragon heads emerged from the vaulted clouds, their wings unfurling massive lightning-laced wings. The ancient beast swooped downward onto the remains of Navy Headquarters with cataclysmic power.

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Left head cast a sideways glance at Ace, on the platform, and spoke with a mocking tone:

"Ho ho… Long time no see, Ace."

A collective gasp shattered the air.

"It... It talks?!"

They had thought it was just some giant Sea Beast. Now, standing mere feet away, it spoke human words.

Whitebeard stared at the colossus in astonishment. "A Devil Fruit user...?" he whispered to himself.

Dark laughter rolled from the depths:

"Ghidorah…"

The ground trembled again. Another gigantic figure—black-clad, humanoid—loomed along the shoreline:

"I planned to wait until your war ended… but for that treasure, I couldn't hold back.

Blackbeard!!

The colossal warship, Saint Juan Wolf…"

Voices echoed in terror as three gargantuan monsters dominated the scene: the devilish humanoid rootling the warship, the demonic Sea Beast, and lightning-wielding Ghidorah.

Navy hearts pounded with dread.

Ghidorah, imperious and disdainful, swept across the fractured courtyard. He snatched Ace from the platform and hurled him toward Garp:

"Kid—catch your grandson!"

He shifted to face Saint Juan Wolf's massive frame and roared in lethal challenge:

"Blackbeard, today you—and The Marineford will vanish from this world!"

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