In the New World, within the borders of Wano Country, a heavy silence followed the wake of Kaido's world-shaking Conqueror's Haki. The four members of the God's Knights who had been laying waste to the land suddenly stiffened. Without a word, their bodies dissolved into a pitch-black, mud-like substance and vanished, leaving behind nothing but a glowing five-pointed star magic circle on the scorched earth.
The members of the Beasts Pirates stood frozen, completely dumbfounded by the sight. "What kind of power was that?" one of them muttered. It was no wonder these assassins had bypassed Wano's natural defenses so easily.
O-Tama, Baby-5, and Monet, all battered and covered in wounds, slumped forward as they caught their breath. "Did they... did they really run away?" O-Tama asked, her voice trembling.
Eneru stared toward the distant Woka Kingdom, his usual arrogance replaced by genuine astonishment. "It seems they were scared off by Big Brother Kaido's Haki."
At that moment, O-Tama finally realized that the man she once feared was truly the shield protecting her country. As the realization sank in, the people of Wano erupted into cheers that echoed through the flower capital, celebrating as if the Great War itself had been won.
The atmosphere near Woka Kingdom was the polar opposite of Wano's joy. As the pressure of Kaido's Haki finally dissipated, the sea fell into an eerie, suffocating silence. Vice Admiral Garp, who only moments ago had been itching for a fight, now looked on with a horrified expression. "How can this be possible...?"
Beside him, Charlotte Linlin let out a panicked scream. "No... it's impossible!"
Kaido's massive dragon form coiled in the air, his sheer presence clearing the dark clouds from the horizon. He towered above the world like a god looking down upon mortals. "From this day forward," his voice boomed, "the title of 'Four Emperors' is dead. The only ones fit to dominate these seas are the alliance of the Beasts and Big Mom."
The sea remained deathly quiet. No one dared to challenge him; the display of Haki they had just witnessed—power enough to blanket the entire New World—had stripped them of their words. It took several long moments before a defiant voice broke the silence.
"What a joke! This sea has never belonged to pirates!"
The sky flared red as a torrent of magma erupted from the Marine flagship. Fleet Admiral Akainu's body transformed into a towering giant of molten rock. With a roar of fury, he launched himself toward the heavens.
"Hellhound!!!"
Akainu's magma fist slammed directly into Kaido's scales. Even Big Mom looked on in shock; an Admiral's destructive power was on an entirely different level than the rookies they had been facing. The Marines below began to cheer, confident that Sakazuki's absolute lethality would surely wound the beast.
Akainu shared their confidence. In his mind, no creature could take a direct hit from his magma and walk away unscathed. But his face quickly turned pale with horror. Under the weight of a punch meant to overturn mountains, Kaido hadn't budged an inch. The dragon simply stared at him with cold, pitiless eyes.
"Hey, magma brat," Kaido rumbled. "How many times do I have to tell you? Anger is the most useless power on this sea."
"Sakazuki, look out!!!" Garp and Sengoku screamed from below.
Akainu didn't have time to react. A colossal force struck his midsection as Kaido's tail swept through the air, cracking the very sky with the impact. Akainu spat out a spray of blood, his elemental form shattered. He was sent spiraling backward, his eyes rolling into the back of his head. Garp leaped into the air to catch him, but the momentum was so great that even the "Hero" was pushed back hundreds of meters before he could stabilize the unconscious Fleet Admiral.
Garp's eyes flashed red with Observation Haki. "Sengoku! Borsalino! Get ready!"
"Understood!"
Sengoku instantly transformed into a giant golden Buddha, while Kizaru readied his light. High above, Kaido opened his jaws, and a blinding heat began to condense in his throat.
"Heat Breath!!!"
"Yasakani no Magatama!!!"
"Buddha Impact!!!"
The world vanished in a flash of gold and crimson as the attacks collided. Kaido was taking on two Fleet Admiral-level opponents at once—and he was winning. His flames slowly but surely began to push back the combined shockwave and lasers.
Seeing his comrades failing, Garp roared and threw a punch laced with red lightning. "Kaido, that's enough!!!"
But Kaido didn't even look at him. Charlotte Linlin had already intercepted the blow. Riding Zeus with Prometheus blazing on her head and Napoleon in hand, she met Garp's fist with her own Haki-infused strike.
"Mamamama! How nostalgic! Garp... let's see you handle this! Thunderclap!"
The resulting explosion was so massive it blinded and deafened everyone on the battlefield. A shockwave tore across the ocean, knocking everyone off their feet and frying all communication equipment. The world lost contact with Woka Kingdom.
Three days later, the few remaining Marine warships limped back to Marineford. Shortly after, Fleet Admiral Akainu issued a shocking order: the Marines were to withdraw from the New World entirely. The plan to use G1 as a deterrent was scrapped.
The era of the Four Emperors had indeed ended. In its place stood a new, terrifying reality: the Beasts-Big Mom Dual Emperor Alliance now ruled the New World with an iron fist.
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