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Luffy's fist plastered Coby's face. Making him fly far away, knocking him unconscious almost immediately.

"Someday… I will become one of the Navy's Admirals!" in the flashback, the pink head Marine boy shouted, give his promise to his friend. But no matter how hard he tried, no matter how determined he was. His strength not suffices, his brimming determination is not enough.

He failed, Coby failed his promise, the second time since he pledged. With his current strength, he will never reach his goal. Laying on the ground with a blank face, one thing ran through his mind. "He really is strong…"

New Pacifista units appeared from the smoke, aiming at the Straw Hat captain and the band.

"Ahhh!" Luffy cried in a panic still running for his life.

Out of nowhere, Hancock stepped in the line of the PX unit. Recognizing her as an ally, it automatically stopped his charging protocol.

"Shichibukai Boa Hancock. Step out of the fire line!" shouted a Marine officer, shaking his fist violently.

"Perfume Femur!"

The Empress just shrugged, kicking the head of the unit turned it to stone, after that, broke it with a second kick. Pointing the man, dropped her head back appalled.

"I can't stand someone like you saying my name!"

"Hey! Hancock! What the hell are you doing! You supposed to hit the pirates, not our forces!" Sentomaru stopped her leg before she could do anything more. The man's Haki imbued forearm made him immune the petrifying effect of Hanckock's powers. The woman just frowned and answered in the next sentence. "Love is like a hurricane!"

The sentence left poor Sentomaru entirely clueless and confused. "Ahh?" He could only utter a groan.

Not far from the group, Ace landed spotting Marco on the ground. Seeing his comrade struggling against the storm of Navy forced him to intervene.

After landing, with a swift strike, Ace kicked away Vice Admiral Onigumo, catching him off guard he managed to neutralise the Marine for a moment.

"Ace!" Marco shouted as Fire Fist landed not far from him. "You are alive!" breathed the phoenix clasping a few times his friend's shoulder. On his chest, several holes are gaping. Present from Admiral Kizaru himself.

In the chaos of the battle, Marco not even recognised that Ace managed to escape from the captivity. In his head different scenarios, ideas simulated about how the commander of the second division managed to slip away from the clutches of the Fleet Admiral, Garp and his cuffs. Due to his fight against the Navy, it was hard to watch out the happenings. Nonetheless, he was overjoyed seeing his esteemed fellow commander and friend.

Ace just nodded a few times with a stern face. "Yes. But we still need to reach pops and make sure Luffy is all right!"

Marco nodded sweating. "Yes, pops' state is worsening moment by moment. He can't hold them back much longer." Glancing at Whitebeard, their eyes widened, countless high ranked Navy officer stormed the old man. Stabbing, shooting, injuring him with various tools, if this goes on, no matter how sturdy the Old Man is, he will die!

Out of the chaos of the battle, Onigumo jumped on his feet once again. Surprising Marco clasped him with a Seatstone cuff. Ace immediately jumped into action, landed not far from the Vice Admiral and knocked him away with a massive fire imbued strike. He was not accidentally the commander of the second division; he was quite strong. Turning back to Marco, he watched astonished as his friend struggles bounded.

"Go Ace! I will manage!" shouted Marco immediately.

"But you can't use your…" Ace hesitated, he can't leave his friend here without protection. With his power sealed his regeneration also negated.

Ace hesitated; what to do? Help Marco, reach his father, or save his brother? Fire Fist was torn between the sides.

"I said go! Your brother and pops needs you!" retorted Marco angrily pushing him away.

Although reluctantly, Ace nodded. Being Luffy was closer, he was his first objective. His father will endure, he hoped he would abide. The Old Man was sturdy after all. A few straggling Marine will not kill him.

"I am Whitebeard!" Edward Newgate roared. Stomping on the ground gained foothold once again. The Yonko just brushed off a cannonball shoot in his face. Making many marines stumble back in fear.

"Mo-Monster…!" roared numerous Navy officers in panic, fleeing from his sight.

Many strikes reached him, injuring him lethally. He is old; his body is failing. He had not much time left. Still, the Old Man held himself steadily.

The old Yonko already ordered his men to support Luffy as much as they can. After seeing the will of D still burning brightly in him. He can't do anything just support the youngster decision. Only now, the heat of the battle increased. The stinging feeling in his chest returned once again. The podium collapsed, Sengoku, Garp as well Ace disappeared.

The events either suggested his son is in safe hand or died. His best guess was the safe option, or at least he concluded that much after hearing the cheers of his sons. Knowing Ace is safe, he was relieved.

Whitebeard looked around grievously; his subordinates struggled, Juzo lost one of his arms, frozen solid and broken to pieces by Aokiji. Marco still holds himself, although, against multiple vice admirals and his powers blocked by a seastone handcuff it is somewhat problematic. War is hell! The fighting spirit of the convicts hindered after seeing the closing defeat of the two Whitebeard commanders. Yet, bolstered seeing Ace is safe.

Giving Luffy one last look and spotting Ace just landed not far from him. The old man's chest filled with warmth and smiled. He is alive and kicking! It is only natural for Ace to seek his brother first. Whitebeard would do the same in his stead. That boy just can't stop speaking when it comes to Luffy. After a while, it even made Whitebeard, who usually loved listening good stories about adventures, the old times and family, sneer annoyed.

In the other side of the bay, the two 'brothers' finally meet.

"Luffy!"

"Ace!"

After landing, the two of them embraced each other with a tight hug. Around them, the chaos of the battle still raged. People died one after other just to buy some time for the brothers. But it does not matter now. The only thing that mattered, Ace is finally free! Around them, the vagabonds of the new world welcomed Ace meantime formed a tight defensive ring.

"How?!" asked Luffy dumbfounded, smirking. Hancock gave the Captain a key beforehand, but he did not expect Ace is also having one. No, in truth he had no idea how the hell he managed to get away from Garp and Sengoku.

Back when they were only kids, neither of them could outsmart the old man without him allowing it. It was just natural fearing the old man after the beatings the two of them experienced.

Ace just smiled. "Let's say; a beautiful Angel helped me…"

"Ahhh… Where?" Luffy looked around clueless, his eyes miraculously widened.

Ace facepalmed, he was well aware his brother was a little bit simple, but he can't be that simple. "Is there an angel around? I did not recognise! Where it came from? Is the angel give you meat? Is it cool?"

Sighing Ace just gave up. He loved his dear brother, but he was just too clueless for his own good.

"You know what. Just survive this, and I will explain. But before that…" Ace pulled back his fist dangerously.

Luffy nodded smirking, knowing not what's coming. One moment later he felt the sudden stinging pain on his face. His brother hit him with a strong punch, grabbing his vest shaking him violently.

"You idiot! I said you to flee! Aren't you supposed to listen to your brother!?" Luffy could only snicker, holding his hat tightly, enjoying the brotherly pain.

"Shishishshi! Sorry!"

Ace sighed, a small smile curling on his lips. "You were always like this…"

Feeling the trembling, the brothers glanced in the direction of the ruined execution platform.

The tremor started to rise once more; a vast golden Buddha emerged from the ruble. But instead of having a bald head, the statue-like figure had an afro and was strangely resembled a certain Fleet Admiral. His golden radiance engulfed the surrounding. On his eyes, a spectacle settled. From his side, Garp emerged straight, his face overshadowed with an enraged snarling expression, folding his hands together.

Luffy trembled, Ace gulped. The brothers were well aware what that expression means. It means Garp will tear apart everyone standing in his way.

"Jiji will tear your friend apart if we don't do something…" whispered Ace terrified.

Luffy just nodded with a severe expression but said nothing.

"Angel! You traitor!"

Angel's eyes widened for a moment, averting Kizaru and Aokiji's assault. The two Admirals attacked her right after the platform collapsed. They most likely thought she violated the deal and wanted to teach her a lesson; never betray the World Government. Naturally, she doesn't mind it; it was a good game of tag.

She looked in the direction of the transformed Fleet Admiral. The bleeding Garp stood on his side eyed her dangerously.

For a moment, the whole battlefield ceased to move. It was like time froze when the two legends entered the battlefield.

Angel just hacked away the ice from her black sword; the motion reverberated through the whole bay. Turning towards the furious Fleet Admiral, the girl picked her ear with her pinkie. Her expression was lazy and apathetic.

"What? What have I done again?" She questioned her accuser.

No, if we see in another light, it was not apathy that settled on her face. It was a profound disinterest in those things that could have no bearing on one's existence.

"You traitor! You helped Ace escape!"

Hearing the announcement of Sengoku, every individual turned their attention to the girl. Either giving him a glare or a praising look.

Doflamingo could barely hold his sneering laugh.

Mihawk just wiped away the blood from his sword.

Crocodile tilted his head smoking his cigar.

Kuma was disinterested; he is more of a machine than a man now. Since Vegapunk filled his end in the deal.

Hancock, her only care lied in her beloved happiness, although was a little bit surprised seeing Ace from close, and deep in her heart thanked Angel for her help.

Moriah is long gone, escaped before Doflamingo could kill him. It seemed being a small fry in the forest of giants brought its negative consequences; the zombie man will lose his Shichibukai title in the future.

Whitebeard just smiled, praising the girl's smart tactic that managed to fool the Admiralty.

Doflamingo stepped forward watching the battle relaxed. "Fuffuffuffuffu! Aren't it would be entertaining letting them go?"

"Don't be a fool! Ace is a dangerous convict! The son of the greatest threat in the world!"

Flamingo just smirked, enjoying the sight, dismissing the sweating glare of Vice Admiral Momonga.

"Answer me! Why do you violate the deal?" Boomed the Fleet Admiral, eying the girl outraged.

"What? I violated nothing! I swear! It was Kizaru-kun who shoot his lasers left and right! I just played dodgeball with him!" She pointed at Kizaru accusing, the man tilted his head patiently.

"I admit, maybe I was too spirited under our game, and reflected a ray in the wrong direction, that's all!" She tried to explain the events, crossing her arms, pouting her face, the girl pictured an offended kid who accused by her parents falsely.

The Fleet Admiral had enough! He will not play her meaningless games anymore! He still not reached the point to release the monster, but Angel deserves a good beating. With two Admirals, him and Garp he hoped they could at least restrain her.

"Get her!" he ordered with distraught.

Two Admirals surrounded Angel right away, continuing their assault. Aokiji used his ice power and Kizaru his light sword to attack her. She managed to block their strikes. But her situation seemed hopeless; the Admirals was stronger than back in the lab, the environment did not hinder their power.

For first, she held herself firmly; even Whitebeard raised a praising brow how well she can handle the two of them. Then, Garp and Sengoku joined the fray, pushing the girl to her limits. Or it seemed. For the simple onlookers, the battle was just too fast paced to follow. But individuals who're trained to use high-level Kenbunshoku Haki could follow the clash, just fine. Although, from this distance, just barely.

The girl seemed cornered, forced to use only her sword and her 'Haki', outclassed multiple times by the monsters around her, or it seemed.

Despite her cornered state. No matter how hard Sengoku used the powers of his Mythical Zoan type devil fruit, the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibuts (Human-Human Fruit, Model Buddha) to generate shockwaves and weight down her movements, her smile always remained. She seemed to enjoy herself against the four head figure of the World Government. It does not matter how much strikes reached her or how much time she slips. Her smile never faltered. Her breath and the breeze around her visible in the air, Aokiji's freezing power made her even more excited; her blood is boiling, making her body release slight steam.

Mihawk watched her for a while, then turned away, he is not willing to watch as an excellent swordsman like her dies in vain.

"We need to save her!" Luffy roared, but his brother held him back, shouting angry. "Luffy! We are outclassed, we can't do anything against four admiral level enemy! She knew the risk when she came up with that crazy plan!"

"I don't care!" Luffy moaned and moved. But his body reached its limits, falling on his knee. He could only crawl and breath heavily. The Tension Hormones are leaving his body slowly his expression turning blank. "She is my Nakama. I need to save…" he muttered.

Ace just sighed, picked his brother and headed in the direction of Whitebeard. Now, he understands why she said; 'wishes usually comes with a heavy price.' Now Ace understand, she meant, she or maybe even gramps die in action. No matter how it pained him, Ace was well aware of his chances against four Admiral Level enemy, and he will not throw away his brother's life for a crazy rescue action. Even if it comes to his saviour, she was well aware of the consequences of her actions.

Looking back at her, she must be some kind of monster keeping the four of them occupied so long. His brother most likely was not in his right mind when he recruited her.

From the direction of the sea, the sounds of a strangely familiar ship echoed through the bay. Ace's eyes widened, Whitebeard just shrugged seeing the foolishness of his son.

Squard with his crew stood on the deck of the rampaging ship cutting through the bay, heading to its last suicide run.

"Whoaw" The crew cheered spirited.

"Don't be a fool Squard!" "Are you planning to die?!"

Hearing the questions just ignited the pink head balding pirate officer's resolve, strengthening his grip on his swords. On his face, a shameful expression settled. "Well, of course, I did something terrible to the Old Man. Even this won't atone my sin! I'd never been at peace if I didn't do this!"

Looking back his crew, he was really ashamed pulling them in his mess. "Sorry, you guys… I dragged you into this."

"It's all right, captain, don't worry about it!" his men shouted spirited, not even one worried about their coming death. "We followed you because we wanted to!" "Captain we will follow you!"

"Thanks…" The doubtful man nodded slowly, turning back his goal. "Take Ace with you and flee!"

"What an idiot." Commented Sakazuki with a sneer.

"Squard!" Ace and Marco shouted at once.

"Hurry and get these handcuffs off me!" grabbing his abdomen, Marco urged his subordinate to unlock his bindings. Managing to gain some breathing room from the Marines.

"Men? Are you ready?"

"Whoaaaa!" comes the concentrated cheer for Squard's question.

The vessel charged, no one can stop it, cutting through the hard concrete the engine spin relentless.

The motion of the ship abruptly stopped before it could reach the wall, a sizable hand ended the vessel abruptly, making its engine cease to move.

"What was that?"

"The ship stopped!"

Looking down, the dust settled, revealing the mysterious force that stopped the ship. It was the heavily injured Whitebeard. Even covered with wounds, barely living, he managed to stop a battleship several sizes bigger than him.

Whitebeard just watched Squard with a disappointed look, glaring him angrily. "Don't you realise how painful it is for a father to see his own child die before him? Don't you, Squard?!"

Squard gaped, he would never think the Old Man could look him as soon anymore. He thought Whitebeard resigned from him after his betrayal.

Now, a strange warm feeling filled his chest. Knowing, the Yonko still love him as his son. "Pops…" a warm substance poured down on his face.

Stepping away from the ship, the bay was somewhat calm. The arriving boat disturbed the clash between Angel and the Admirals. Now, even the little group watched Whitebeard's next step, the event that will lead the people in the new age of piracy.

He was prepared, Edward Newgate, the Yonko, Whitebeard, and the Father. All of the titles belonged to one man, a man who will utter his last captain order. Around him, his sons gathered.

"Pops!" Ace just arrived, carrying the half-conscious Luffy on his back. True, under the way he encountered some resistance but the allied convicts managed to fend them off long enough so he can cut through. It also helped Angel occupied the main fighting force of the Navy.

The people all around watched him and Luffy's appearing form. A hard smirk curled on Whitebeard's face seeing his approaching boy. He was glad he could see him one last time.

"Gurararara! Good, now all of you can hear my last order!"

It was a snicker come from the depth of his heart. Clearing his throat, the old man gave his last command.

"Listen carefully, Whitebeard pirates!" Whitebeard announced with his baritone voice.

"I am gonna give you order from the Captain one last time!"

"What do you mean 'last?!' Wait, Pops, that so sad!"

"I don't wanna hear such thing!"

"Let's go back the New World together!"

"Pops! Stop speaking nonsense!" Numerous complaining voices echoed through the bay, but Ace's was the loudest.

"All of you and I will split up from here! Everyone will survive and go back to the New World safely!"

The last words of the Old Man uttered, on his chest a gigantic hole gaped, a present from Admiral Sakazuki.

"P-Pops! Are you planning to die here!?"

Whitebeard stomped, under him, the ground trembled. Flexing his muscles the last remains of his determination radiated from his eyes. "I'm remnant from the old times! There is no ship that can bear me in the new era!"

Hitting the air, the most prominent quake ever produced shook the very foundation of Marineford. Fracturing, shattering, shaking many buildings, the ground and tilting the island once more. Separating Whitebeard from his sons forever.

"Whitebeard!" Sengoku shouted angrily, looking in his direction. Angel just whistled, her uniform somewhat dirtied by the fight, but no injury visible on her impeccable appearance, holding her cap, she whispered faintly.

"Whew… That was something. I really don't want to clash with him when he is angry."

"No Poops!"

"It is an order! We gotta go!"

"Old guy!"

"Pops!" Ace and the meantime awakened Luffy shouted.

Edward Newgate gave one last look to Ace, smiling at his son, maybe one last time. "Don't look back. Because the era is changing." he thought, giving his last good advice his son.

Remembering the question his old comrades asked him in the past. "What is that you want? Hey! Newgate!?" Now, he knows the answer, no, he always knew the answer. "Family…" That was the answer to the question.

"I've been travelling a very long time. Let's get over with!" Whitebeard whispered, started his last walk.

"Pops! You can't!"

"Follow my order brat! This is your captain order!" shouted Whitebeard at Ace, charging towards the still stumbling Marines, heading into the fray of the battle.

His sons, although reluctantly, agree with his orders, most of them start to pull out. Albeit, a few of them remains to help Whitebeard. Ace gritted his teeth; he doesn't want to leave his father die. He gave him so much; he just can't…

"Ace…" he felt his comrade's massive hand on his shoulder, seeing his friends battered, beaten state, sadness churned his heart.

"We need to pull out; it was the captain's order."

Watching his father battling against overwhelming numerical superiority, Ace can't do anything just grit his teeth and utter his words. "Pops, you idiot!"

Although reluctantly, but Ace accepted his father's decision. Acknowledging escape is necessary to give a faint bow of respect to everyone. Giving his respect to Whitebeard, Angel and everyone else who came to his rescue and remain behind to buy some time. Those people who most likely not live long enough to see the rays of tomorrow.

"Thank you very much! We will not let your sacrifice is in vain!" He shouted, starting his retreat.

Meanwhile, Buggy and his crew recovered from Admiral Kuzan's freezing experience and set up a quick field camera spot.


Back in Sabaody Archipelago:

The crowd before the screens grumbled. One screen still live, but the next caption can be seen on it accompanied by some kind of annoying music.

'Please stand by; our meditation will be resumed soon.'

["We are ready over here!" "Hey! Move over to the side!"] from the loudspeakers came to the voice of an unknown man.

"I thought one screen was still transmitting!" uttered a civilian. "What do they mean; 'Please stand by?!'"

["Camera test okay?" "Now then, let's get started!"]

["Starting! Five! Four! Three! Two! One! Action!"]

The abruptly draw table pulled away from the lens of the camera, showing the desolate, frozen battlefield. The bodies both pirate and Navy soldier lying on the ground.

["Everyone, thank you for your patience!"]

"I can hear a voice!"

["This is Marineford! Corpses of Marines and pirates litter the ground."] the announcer says, and the camera svenk around.

"A live report?"

["Oh! Who is that over there?] A finger pointed in the direction of the unknown figure. ["Oh! Is that… Could this be? A man who hid his identity until now, but revealed himself as the part of the legendary crew that sailed with the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!"]

"Who is that?"

["Is it really that great pirate, Buggy the Clown?"]

Buggy turned around, giving his best smile to the watchers. ["Yes, it is me alright!"]

The crowd gasped, most of them were surprised, a few of them started to feel upset being they had to watch the stupid clown once again.

["This thing about me being a legendary pirate was supposed to be secret but!"] Buggy's nose started to bleed.

["Captain Buggy, your nose is bleeding!"]

The clown wiped away his blood then freaked out. The producer just signed the cameraman. ["Cut! Cut!"]

"What the heck is this!?" "We want to see the battlefield!" "Boo!" The people booed with disinterest.


Back in Marineford:

Akainu just stood calmly before the ruined execution platform. Mocking Whitebeard, allegation leaving his mouth.

"So you think you can free Fire Fist Ace and simply retreat in safety? What a bunch of imbeciles you Whitebeard Pirates are!"

"What!?"

"He is trying to provoke us! It is obvious he wants us to stop!" Most of the Whitebeard pirates immediately recognised the provocation. But Ace, it hit the cord in him.

"Well, I suppose it's no surprise, your captain being who he is. After all, Whitebeard is nothing but, a loser from a dead era." Saying this filled with infinite satisfaction Akainu, he can't do anything just let a satisfied smile curl on his face.

Ace stopped immediately, Luffy and Jinbe followed custom.

"Ace!"

"A loser?!" He was infuriated, he was angry beyond reason. He will not let anyone mock his father's sacrifice. His hand lit up, turning to the Admiral who watched him surprised. His plan is working, just as planned.

"Take back what you just said!"

"Don't do it, Ace! Don't stop running!"

"Just let him blabber on!"

"He bad mouthed the old man!" shrugging off the grasp of his crewmate; his body lit up orange, his blood is boiling.

"Take it back, you say? I have absolutely no intention of doing so. Why would I? Your father, Gold Roger, conquered the entire Grand Line. He gave his life to open the door on a new era, the Great Age of Pirates. A Navy man like me probably shouldn't say this, but that man truly deserved the title of 'Pirate King'. What is Whitebeard, when compared to that? I mean, did he even have the guts to fight against Roger? All he's ever done is hid in some safe corner of the world and kept himself out of trouble, right? These days, some fools may claim Whitebeard's name alone upholds peace on various islands. But as far as I am concerned, he just intimidates the small-fry and believes himself a hero for it. Ridiculous! Roger maintained his honour as long as he lived, and even after his death, his fellow pirates hailed him as king. In other words, Whitebeard is an eternal loser, who will never surpass Roger! That's all he is. Everything I've said is the truth."

After the long-winded explanation. Ace heard enough; he can't take anymore. With burning, body Fire Fist walked against an Admiral.

"Now that I think of it, he sure is one pitiful man. Making all his underlings call him their 'Old Man' or 'Father' or whatever, and sailing the seas playing house."

"Stop it."

"He reigned the seas for decades, yet he never became a king or gained anything. He got himself stabbed because one of those foolish 'sons' of his believed every word I said, and now he'll die to protect that same fool. Truly an empty existence."

"Shut up!" Ace charged against Akainu. The admiral expected, no, waited for this exact reaction, transforming his hand into magma, the two legendary figure clashed.

Being Akainu's Magu Magu no Mi devil fruit superior to Ace's Mera Mera no Mi, even though both Akainu and Ace use logia fire types, magma can burn anything, even fire, thus, Ace burned horribly when clashed with Akainu.

"Ace!" Luffy ran but immediately fall to his knees. No strength left in his body, dropping his brother's Vivre Card, the young boy tried to crawl. Seeing the little paper start to burn away slowly, the Captain reached powerless to save his brother.

"Luffy! Your body is at its limit stand down!" Warned him Jinbe frightened. Still, Luffy continued to crawl, reaching to his brother.

Akainu turns towards the Mugiwara for a moment, then give a mocking smile to Ace. Charging towards the stumbling Straw Hat captain in the next moment.

Despite his injuries, Ace did not hesitate, jumped before his brother. Feeling the searing pain in his back, he knows this is the end; he will die, no escape this time. When…

"[Logic Control: Meta Spatial-Temporal Lock]"

Time and space abruptly stopped, no, the very space-time continuum locked in the world, freeze at one exact moment Angel whispered her incantation.

Sighing, the girl looked around disappointed. She expected at least a small amount of resistance from the admirals, even when she used one of the highest level time space technique in the game Espers like her can learn; [Logic Control: Meta Spatial-Temporal Lock], they could at least vibrate or something. Give some sign to fight against the effect of the spatial-temporal lock.

But there was nothing…

Watching as Sengoku, Kuzan, Garp and Kizaru all try to strike her at once, frozen in the air. She was a little surprised, according to her calculation, the four Admirals should be above level 70. Means, they could have already had set up some countermeasure against time-based abilities, such as the basic [Time Stop] was. Still, everyone in the battlefield stopped moving and perceiving her.

Time-space based abilities, be it inducted by magic or her physic based Esper classes was an essential ability back in YGGDRASIL. Even the most newbie know how to set up defences and countermeasures against them, even when they were not always effective. Yet, she stood in the middle of the battlefield. With her exception, everyone froze. It was a quite disappointing sight.

True, she can't directly attack her enemies under this frozen state. But she was able to correctly time and delay the activation of her abilities, like Momonga. Decidedly few player was able to pull out such delayed attack activated immediately after the spatial-temporal disturbance ended, approximately, less than one percent of the players.

Even more, being one of the strongest physic ability user back then, who possessed reality warper subclasses, she was able to stretch out the length of her abilities to their absolute limits, as well was able to use a few of her non-lethal skills under the duration of her temporal awareness

Pulling out a permanent marker from her dimensional storage, the girl smirked evilly. "Let's have some fun!"

Some time passed, and most of the people around the battlefield marked. Mustache, obscene words and similar things draw on their faces, body and other parts. Pants pulled down, belts stolen, it will be the prank of the century. Satisfied with her art, she positioned herself between Ace and Akainu's flying fist. Slightly lowering her defence, she prepared the pain.

She frightened them enough, showing some weakness will serve as a tactical advantage in the future, as well, portray her as a more approachable person in the eyes both of the World Government and the convicts of this world. Cutting the possibility of future alliances would be a foolish step. As well, Angel doesn't want to admit, but her biggest fear was to remain alone, remain alone with no one to speak, no one to befriend. She feared loneliness more than anything; she was terrified even thinking the possibility.

Snapping her finger, and pushing away Ace just in time, time and space flowed once more. A searing pain cut through her abdomen. She prepared it will hurt, Akainu's fist burned through her stomach finding its way through her back, spitting blood, her internal organs most likely already fried.

Lowering all her passive nullification and reflective field she has prepared the pain. Still, because of her passive [Pain Mastery IV], she felt multiple times the pain others customarily handled, thus, making her grunt and roll her eyes backward for a moment before caught Akainu's fist, shocked a little bit how much it actually hurt.

"What!? You!?" Akainu's eyes widened, feeling the steady grasp of the girl around his arm.

"I caught you…" she snickered a little bit, still smirking, spitting blood. Then, her grasp followed by a fast strike that made the Admiral stumble back a few meters.

"Angel!?" Luffy and Ace shouted in unison, seeing her appearing from thin air. Ace had no idea how she managed to catch up with Akainu when she fought against four Admiral Level individual on the other side of the bay. But she is here now. She saved his life.

"What is on your face!?" Where is my belt?!" "What happened to my pants!?" Many desperate pleas echoed through the battlefield, searching their lost pants. Angel just snickered hearing her prank indeed paid out. From her mouth blood dripping.

Sakazuki just ruffed, pulling back, raising his other hand in an effort to strike down Angel. "Die! You imbecile!" Again and again, he stroked her, trying to make her release his stuck arm, hitting her face with his magma imbued hand. From first sight burning her horrendously.

"Ahhh. Pain, old friend, how long I savoured you?" She thought. It was some time she felt real pain. Somewhat she missed the feeling. For a being like her, so close to immortality, yet so far. Possessing vast strength and defences very few people can penetrate. The pain was only a monthly visitor for her. She longed for actual battle pain after a while."I have kinda longed for you, yet, every time I feel you, a repulse wave run through my body. I can't really savour you in the fullest… "

After around the tenth strike, she released Akainu's arm from her grasp, slumping forward. Jinbe, Marco and Vista jumped in action, 'saving' her from the wrath of the Admiral. Akainu grunted annoyed being all three of them were haki users, thus, managed to push him back.

Luffy and Ace hurried on her side. But she just smiles holding the hole in her stomach and supporting herself with her sword. On her face slight burnt marks.

"Hold on! We will fetch you a doctor!"

"Doctor!" Ace shouted, and for his calling words, the doctor of the Whitebeard pirates rushed on his side.

"Ace! What happened!?" Holding his bag and the hat on his head, the medic prepared his equipment. "Hurry, patch her!"

The doctor just nods, but before he could inject her with a strange substance, she stops him using her hand. "Angel!?"

"Don't worry; it is only a scratch. I don't like syringes…" stumbling on her feet; Angel headed back in the battle, her movements unbalanced. From her mouth and stomach blood dripping.

"Stand down! You are injured!" many hands tries to hold her back, but she is merely dismissing them. An invisible force makes the surrounding people back away.

"It is just a scratch…" She repeated with a calm face, spitting even more blood. A massive hole in her abdomen. If not her coat, Ace would see through her internals.

The injury may seem grave for an outsider, but her body was merely a physical manifestation. It may be hurt and felt like everyone else, but it was not the major anchor of her existence. Like almost every heteromorphic being (monsters) in YGGDRASIL, she as well had multiple forms, multiple transformations that raised her stats and opened up new abilities and powers. Making those who play with heteromorph races feel like bosses with multiple fighting stages.

Her real form actually was like a Logia type, constructed from pure aether energy. She just always used the first form because it was more comfortable to have a flesh and blood body, she enjoyed savouring life to the fullest, drink and ate tasty meals.

Falling on her knees, she closed her eyes and imitated heavy breathing. Running to her, Luffy shook her. "Angel! Angel!"

The doctors checked her once more. His diagnosis; a headshake, her internals severely injured, he can't help. She will die in a few minutes.

"It was fun… Luffy. Sorry to not able to help you more… I am going to sleep…" her voice falters, her last breath leaves. Her eyes closed, not moving anymore, supporting herself with her sword. Luffy tugged her fearfully, calling her false name. "Angel… Angel… Angel!"

No answer, she is asleep, slumbering forever. "Whoaaaaa!" Luffy roars, his voice faltering, eyes turning back, his broken body can't take anymore. The sudden shock came with losing one of his Nakama combined with the after effect of the Tension Hormones collapsed his mind. Luffy lost his consciousness. He will not be awake for a while.

"Luffy! Luffy!" he is unresponsive, even his brother words not reaching him now.

"VAce-kun! Luffy Boy! We need to pull off!" Ivankov called them out, dragging them farther.

Nodding, Ace can't hesitate, grabbed his brother and pulled him off, heading towards the nearby safe place. She will be avenged in the future, but now, they need to flee. He and his brother need to survive to see the rays of the next day.

Wave after wave, more and more pirate, throw it selves against Akainu. But he just brushed them off; it was useless against the robust Admiral. Thanks to his Logia type devil fruit he was immune against such brunt, physical attacks. All attack passed him without avail.

Walking steadily against the kneeling, still unresponsive Angel, the Admiral raised his fist.

"You ruined the plan!" his arm turned to magma, fires intensified. "Die!"

Akainu stopped his hand abruptly, feeling a dreadful presence appearing behind his back. Knocking the button of his bisento on the ground, the heavy glare of Whitebeard nailed against Akainu.

The Admiral only had enough time to glance back, before the Yonko's quake imbued fist collided with his head, plastering him on the ground, making his head disappear. The whole plaza cracked in half, crumbling the buildings managed to survive until now.

Sengoku as well Garp was well aware, approaching Whitebeard under his rampaging state is equaling to suicide. With Angel neutralised, or at least laying in a passive state, thanks to Akainu. Whitebeard was the last piece needed to be eliminated. If Sakazuki manages to hold him back long enough, they can go after Ace.

Although, the group Angel fought was still confused; how the hell she managed to reach Ace when she struggled with them? Shaking heads, the four of them will figure out later; they have more urgent things to do. Even Kizaru glanced around nervously trying to find the right answer. One moment to another she just disappeared from his field of vision, and he saw her nowhere. Kizaru was a light-light man; he should perceive his surrounding with light speed. Thus, it was just confusing.

The battle between Whitebeard and Akainu raged. Like a raging bull against a frail dog. Sakazuki dodged the Yonko's enraged strikes. A few punch managed to find its way, but Whitebeard was exhausted, he missed more and more opportunity. Sakazuki showered the Old Man with flying magma fists, blowing away half of the face of the Strongest Man in the world. Even with a half-burned off face, Whitebeard just pushed himself past his limits. Managing to push the admiral on the ground, Akainu had no other choice but to use his trump.

Restructuring his body, his magma became more dense and superheated. "Hellhound!" After hitting the second hole in Whitebeard's body, the heat bloated the chest of the old man for a moment, making the Yonko step back. Then immediately pushing himself through the fire plastering the Admiral to the ground. Hitting a new hole in Marinfeord, pushing Akainu in the abyss.

"Whitebeard!" This was the last word of the Admiral before fallen into the depths.

Sengoku gaped, he had no idea Whitebeard had so much power left in him after the continuous attacks hit the old man under the war.

"I am not finished…" the Yonko muttered, walked the still kneeling girl and watched her with a sad expression. So young and sacrificed herself for the sake of his son. "Thank you." The big man bowed his head in respect.

Raising her chin gently, her eyes turned backwards, completely white. She most likely lost her consciousness. "I am sorry, I was not fast enough." Apologizing, Whitebeard was ashamed, why can't he move faster? Nonetheless, he will not let her sacrifice be in vain, turning towards the Fleet Admiral, he was prepared to die.

In the next moment, familiar laughter echoed through the bay.

"Zehahahaha!"

A shadow appeared behind the ruined fortress of Marineford. Making many people nailing eyes at the gigantic figure who's shyly tried to play hide and seek behind the sizable fort.

"Hey, look! What is that?!"

"Something is hiding in the shadows behind HQ!"

The fog slowly dispersed, revealing the colossal figure behind the shadow. "Ah. They saw me." The giant had a shy, playful expression.

"And that's not all! Who are those people on the execution stand?!"

Blackbeard aka Marshall D. Teach grinned looking down from the remains of the platform.

"They've finally noticed us."

"How did you get here?!" Sengoku glared back at him, despite wearing his human form, he was a sizable man.

"You little brat…" With a clenched fist, Whitebeard boiled in anger. He will destroy the traitor even if it takes his life.

"They're all criminals so villainous that their very existence has been erased from the record!"

The Navy officer who spoke talked about the nine figures standing behind Blackbeard. Five of them freshly rescued from Impel Down.

"It is the pirate…. The Giant Battleship, Sanjuan Wolf!" the Marine introduced the shy giant hiding behind the HQ.

"Ah. Not only did they see me, but they figured out who I am." Said the innocent giant slowly.

"The Corrupt King, Avalo Pizzaro!"

"How refreshing it is to be back outside!" The man had many cat-like characteristics: his eyes are slitted like a cat's, and his cyan hair is a wild mane, with white horns attached to his head via black metal plates underneath. His moustache is a lighter blue than the rest of his hair, very large and droopy, sticking out about the same length as his shoulders; they resemble a cat's whiskers, fitting in with his feline-like appearance.

"The Great Drinker, Vasco Shot!"

"C'n I kill them guys down there?" The round man asked. Of all the Blackbeard Pirates, his size is second only to Sanjuan Wolf. The man smiled drunkenly with his tongue sticking out.

"The Crescent Moon Hunter, Catarina Devon!"

"Murunfuffuffu! I like you, too!" She was an incredibly tall woman (around 344 cm), possibly around her 40s or 50s with long black hair and witch-like long nose. Her toothy smile made many Navy officers gulp uneasily.

"And that's the Head Jailer of Impel Down, Shilew of the Rain!" The former prison Warden just smiled, holding his smoking cigar in his mouth. Although he was no longer a prison warden, the man still wore the uniform.

"It's the Blackbeard Pirates!"

"Zehahahaha! Glad I could see you before you die, Old Man!"

"Teach!" Even saying his former son's name filled him with disgust. He will destroy, no, he will annihilate him permanently!

Raising his hand, his muscles bulged, a wave of quake left his palm, aimed against the Blackbeard pirates.

"Watch out, Captain!" Demon Sheriff Laffitte shouted, warning his captain.

The quake rampaged, destroying everything in its way, burying Blackbeard under the rubble. Whitebeard breathed heavily, seeing the figures standing in the smoke survived the tremor. "We barely made it out alive!" shouted one of them.

Teach pushed away a massive looking concrete piece smirked deviously. "You aren't holding back? Well, I guess that's to be expected."

"You're the one person I will never call my son, Teach. You broke the one iron rule on my ship…" Pointing his weapon at Teach, he continued. "You killed a member of the crew! So that the Fourth Division Commander Thatch may rest in peace. I will take this fool's life, and settle the score!"

Grabbing his heart, the throbbing started once again. He will not last long. "Pops!"

"Marco!" shouted the Old Man. Marco froze for a moment. Eying the Yonko on the other side of the crack in the abyss, the hole gaped between Whitebeard and his remained crew.

"Stay out of this!" he shouted. "You got that?!"

Marco wanted to protest, but his father just gave him an angry look, shaking his head.

Not far from Whitebeard, Angel still kneeled. Reaching towards her the old man wanted to hand her to his men, but a strange force stopped his hand, not allowing him to close the gap. A force that first Whitebeard recognised as some kind of peculiar radiation of haki. But after a moment, he realised, he had no idea what it is. He felt a dark presence behind the power, something more evil than Teach will ever be.

Turning back to Blackbeard, Teach already prepared the power of Yomi Yomi no Mi, a black miasmic aura surrounded him.

Touching the ground darkness spreads, engulfing the surrounding environment. "Black Hole." The ability sucked everything in the gravitation field, abys waited for those who contacted the black fog.

"This is the power of the Devil Fruit I stole after killing Thatch! The mightiest power, the Yami Yami Fruit! Have a good taste!" Blackbeard's expression was evil, boasted prideful about his achievement.

Everything, even Whitebeard started to sink into the darkness, the only one remained stable was Blackbeard.

"Hey, Old Man. Thatch is dead. Ace's days numbered. The mighty Angel slumps defeated in the darkness. All light is lost." Teach sneered, the slowly sinking Angel surrounded by darkness.

"I had always respected and admired you from the bottom of my heart. But now, you've grown old. So rusty, you couldn't save a single underlying by yourself. Even the little girl trusted your plan sinking in the darkness. So pitiful."

Ace heard everything, clenching his fist, his comrades barely able to contain him. "You bastard! I will kill you!"

"Ace! Stop!"

"Pops ordered it!"

"Even though I made sure to let him live after our battle on Banaro Island."

Pulling back his hand, Whitebeard will strike once again. "Now-now! That's useless against me!"

The two sides clashed. "Black Vortex." As the name implied, a black vortex appeared on Blackbeard's palm, neutralising Whitebeard's devil fruit power instantly. Whitebeard was negatively surprised; such thing never happened before.

"Zehahahaha! Well, Old Man? What do you think about my darkness? It can even suck in Devil Fruit Powers, making the users defenceless! In other words, you can't create any more earthquakes!"

With a steady hit, Teach managed to hit Whitebeard's already injured abdomen.

"He actually landed a hit on the Old Man!"

"Pops!" Ace shouted frightened. Gathering his resolve, he doesn't care. He will save his father! Initing his body flew towards the Yonko.

Meantime Blackbeard pushed back the Old Man. Hit by hit driving him back. "Useless! You pathetic old man!"

Whitebeard forced to change tactic, grabbing his bisento, flipped it masterfully, slicing his former 'Son's chest.

"That hurts, damn you!"

Whitebeard breathed, Ace landed on his side grabbing him. "Pops!"

The old man pushed him away angrily. "Damn you Ace! I said, go and survive! Or you say you refuse the order of the Captain?"

"I don't care!"

"Humph, brat! Do not dare contradict your father orders!"

"You monster!" The clicking sound of a pistol echoed through the battlefield, penetrating Whitebeard's heart. "Zehahahaha! You are a careless old man!"

"Fire! Fire! Fire!"

The rest of the Blackbeard pirates joined the fray. Stabbing, shooting, hitting the Old man. Killing him on the spot. Yet, Whitebeard body remained standing even after his death.

"Damn you! Kagero! (Heat haze)!" From his palms, Ace shoot a vast haze of flame. Brushing off most present Blackbeard pirates. Unfortunately, Teach was also present. Grabbing his wrist sucked away his power, making him vulnerable.

"Zehahahaha! Like last time! Eh! Ace? You are so overconfident little brat!" Ace struggled, but he was exhausted. The leeching powers of Yami Yami no Mi was too strong. Teach was a lot stronger when he fought him back in Banaro Island. Blackbeard's training with the fruit brought its effect.

"Zehahahaha! To the abyss with you!" Blackbeard was cocky, shooting Ace through his chest with his pistol in blank range, then pushed him down into the gap gaped not far from them.

"Ace!" Marco and the present Whitebeard force shouted. The Phoenix immediately jumped after his friend.

"You are…"

"What!?" Blackbeard watched Edward once more; the old man still muttered something. His eyes widened, after all of this, he is still alive.

"Yo-You monster!" Backing, Teach was horrified, a fearful expression settled on his.

"You are not the one Roger is waiting for… The One Piece exists!" He shouted one last time, for Sengoku's fury. The Old Man silenced forever…

Closing his eyes, remembering his younger days, saying his goodbyes to his family. Whitebeard, the Yonko, the father died. After having been stabbed and slashed 267 times, shot 152 and hit by cannonballs 46 times. Despite his grievous wounds though, when his coat falls down after his death, it reveals his back to have been untarnished by an injury of retreat.

All around the world, reporters report on the demise of Ace and Whitebeard as the audience of Sabaody looks on in shock. Among the patrons is Rayleigh, drinking his shake wiped away a drop of tear. "So you passed on, Whitebeard."

At Marineford this event garners different reactions from those present while Whitebeard's crew rush for their ships.

Using the momentary confusion, the slowly recovering Blackbeard pirates covered the still standing body of Whitebeard with some kind of black cloth. Teach started some kind of ritual. Before he entered under the cover, the pirate captain sneered maliciously. "I will give you, the ultimate show, which will astonish the entire world!"

"What's with that black curtain?"

"Blackbeard and the deceased Whitebeard are both inside it!"

"Well then… For the time being, entry is forbidden." Holding his hat, Laffitte stated. Like always, a happy expression could be seen on his face.

"What are you trying to pull?"

"That guy betrayed us after pretending to have joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

Sengoku and the remained admirals watched the scene with doubtful eyes. Trying to figure out what to do with the situation.

Meanwhile, the muscled Jesus Burgess poked Angel with his finger. Like always, his attitude mocking and overconfident. "Wiiiihahaha! Wake up, little girl! The Captain said you are strong! Come, fight with me!"

"Burgess-san."

"What?" the huge man turned to Laffitte.

"I would not do that, according to my sources she is dangerous."

"Wiiiihahaha! Don't be ridiculous! See!" Burgess tried to hit her. For a moment time slowed.

"Completely harmless!" His last words left his mouth just as arrogant as always.

"Burgess, your arm." Laffitte pointed at his crewmate's limb or the lack of it.

Looking at his right arm, or the place it should be. Burgess shouted in fright, the pain only now reached his brain.

"Whaaaa! My arm!"

Not far from him, Angel stood, slightly leaning forward, holding Burgess dismembered arm in her hand. Stretching her limbs like she just woke up after a long sleep, a pleasant smile curled on her face.

"Uwaaa! My slumber was plentiful!" Breathing deep, she looked at the skies with a churned expression.

"It was some time I see the light. So unpleasant. Later, I need to do something with it."

Her dual coloured eyes were empty like she were not even conscious.

"Poking is not nice…" she whispered with glee, pointing at Burgess with his own arm.

The Blackbeard pirates prepared themselves. Shilew placed his hand on the handle of his sword. Augur aimed with his sniper, the arm named 'Senriku'. Doc Q prepared his medicines to help Burgess. Vasco just-drinks once more from his gourd. Catarina smirked. Sanjuan tried to hide, play hide and seek with the stranger. And Laffitte, he just smiled politely, bowing his head.

"Oh! Poor Burgess." the Demon Sherrif commented with some kind of satisfaction in his tone. Watching the sizable man rolling the ground filled him with glee. "Please forgive him. He is a little crude."

Angel just watched Laffitte, her two coloured eyes for first filled with emptiness. Like she was not even the same person.

"Ah, it is not a problem." Smiling, she dropped the dismembered hand on the ground. Watching the heavily struggling, sweating Burgess glaring at her. "Fetch it. Maybe you can reattach it. If you place it on the ice, you have a theoretical four hours to finish the surgery."

Burgess struggled, reaching forward his arm. Angel ignored him.

"So, Angel-chan. Did you managed to make your decision at your last meeting with the Capitan?" Laffitte inquired. Blackbeard not only consumed the resources of the World Government during his stay in Mariejois but he also subtly asked her to join his crew.

"Unfortunately, I have to refuse," she answered quietly.

"Oh! How unfortunate. Maybe the Captain can make you think otherwise."

Just now, from under the black curtain, Blackbeard appeared, his hand emitting black fog and similar white aura Whitebeard used previously.

"Zehahahaha! So you don't want to join me? Ah, Angel? Let me show you my power! Then you will change your mind!"

Pointing his finger against the Navy, Teach made his declaration. "Navy!" The people backed, seeing the intimidating form of Teach. "Now we are enemies once more. Black Hole!" The Navy soldiers started to sink into the black haze, disappearing completely. "This is the power of my Yami Yami Fruit. And…" Raising his arm, mirroring Whitebeard's motion, Teach hit the air

Marco backed horrified, carrying the injured Ace on his back. "That stance!"

Hitting the air, Blackbeard crumbled the HQ completely. "The power of Gura Gura fruit!"

"Ho-How can he be using the powers of the dead Whitebeard?"

Giving Angel a cocky look, he asked once again. "Well, Angel? Do I managed to convince you?"

Angel tilted her head; her expression was bored. "Sorry but no. You are just copying Whitey-kun. Not cool man! You are not even trying to be original."

"Zehahahaha! Then you die with the rest! With the gravity of darkness that returns all to nothingness and the power of earthquake that destroys everything. I will shake the very foundation of the world. This is my era!"

"You are not convincing." Angel just dismissed him with a shrug.

"Yet, you barely standing with a hole in your stomach. Let's sink you with Marineford to the bottom of the seas!"

Blackbeard charged, hitting towards Angel, using his Gura Gura no Mi powers the air crackled. Angel held herself firmly, the fists of the two sides meet. The atmosphere trembled, the shockwave of the two forces offset each other, making the clouds part apart above them. Angel backed slightly; she was steadily pushed back against the cavern behind her back.

Using his superiority, Blackbeard grabbed her hand, started to leech her energy. "Zehahahaha! Not so cocky anymore, are you? Join, or I will annihilate you, little girl!"

She almost reached the hole, Blackbeard will push her down. "My power… leaving me…" she groaned. "Zehahahaha!"

For one moment, Teach felt, victory is in his grasp. No matter what happens, he will win! Killing a monster like her will solidify his place in the new era. If she does not join, she will die. He needs to eliminate her or she will be a hindrance in the future.

"Blackbeard-kun…this is…" she asked and groaned for a moment, then her desperate expression turned into a malicious smile. Blackbeard faltered for a moment, surprised by the sudden change of face. "What? Do you want to plead for your life? Zehahahaha! Sorry, too late!"

"This is... Did you praised the sun?" Her stupid question made Blackbeard step back for a moment. The inquiry made no sense, why should he 'praise the sun'? He was a darkness-darkness man; the light was his natural enemy.

"What!?" Blackbeard spat, being surprised by the question.

"If not, well you should. You never know when a little bit light might help you, and when I thought I need to use [True Umbrakinesis] to overpower you. Fufufufuf!"

Gaining foothold once more, Angel started to push him back step by step. Darkness gathered around her, obeying her whims.

"This cannot be!"

The world darkened, lighting echoed over the heavens, hitting, shaking Marineford with red coloured lightning. Making both Marine and Navy look around horrified.

"Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, moulded by it. I am darkness incarnate! I am Tsukuyomi!" For a moment, her sclera turned to pitch black. Her double coloured eyes recoloured with blood red and demonic yellow. Being Blackbeard was so close to her, he saw as darkness starts to obey her instead of him. Just for a moment, but it was enough to haunt him for a while.

If you don't understand what's happening, let me explain a little bit.

Angel was a Nephalem, a hybrid creature. Half Demon and Half Angel. In her body, three souls reside, a dark demonic, a light angelic, and her own neutral soul. These three souls are continually fighting for domination.

Usually, the neutral one is in control. A king, keeping the reins over the two horse through sheer will. But time to time, tables turns, others overcome her will, overthrowing the king for short moments. The current situation is the perfect example of this, Blackbeard's powers awakened the until now slumbering dark side, and she is hungry, she is starving.!

Tsukuyomi know very well, revealing herself at this stage is just too risky, even when she was sure she could most likely take the whole world by herself. It was just not appropriate. But now, she just can't help herself, feasting on this delicious darkness the man released was just too tempting to let the feast go unanswered. Maybe she will make Teach as her personal slave, a supply of delightful dark substance, sucking him to dry slowly.

Yes, maybe later she will do that. Resisting the urge of further games was hard. But all three side made a deal in the inner world in cases like this, exposure was dangerous, it was not her time yet. The dark side gave back the control to Angel, seeing Sengoku appeared behind them, pressuring them with his power.

"Angel! Are you alright?" He asked half worried. The girl just shrugged amused, her heterochromatic eyes back to normal.

Sengoku must think the lightning and the suddenly appeared darkness was all the creation of Blackbeard. Oh, how wrong he was!

"First you want to kill me. Now you are worried about me. You are a strange man, Sengoku-kun." She chirped.

"You were both an ally and an enemy of the Navy. Going against Blackbeard more than enough to give you more trust than him." He explained. Although the explanation did not convince Angel, she just shrugged it off with a blank face.

"Ok…" she deadpanned for a moment then asked an important question. A question that is bugging her since she first meets Sengoku. "Sengoku-kun? Why are you fighting for?"

"Of course, for the Reigning Justice!" Clenching his fist, the Fleet Admiral glared down the petite girl. She just sighed disappointedly. "I did not ask for a rehearsed political propaganda. I asked; 'What are you fighting for? Why do you protect this place so vehemently?'"

The Buddha just smirked, giving his honest answer. "Buildings can just be rebuilt! But this island, Marineford, is located right at the centre of the world! Because we protect normal citizens around the world from the lawless villain, there's meaning in our being right here!"

More and more Marine started to stand up, encouraged by the Fleet Admiral's spirited speech.

"Justice formed from humanity shall never perish! Until I am alive, no one can sink this place!"

Angel smirked, bowed her head in respect. "Good answer."

Blackbeard sneered and laughed mocking the answer, which according to him was nonsense.

"Zehahahaha! What a bullcrap! You are a very idealistic man, eh? Fleet Admiral-san. Go ahead and try to defend this place!"

Once more, Sengoku raised his hand and pushed Teach to the ground, injuring him even more.

"Sengoku the Buddha! Such power! But that won't be enough to defend this island for me!"

"Ara-ara, Teach-kun! Don't forget I am here too."

"You! Stay away you monster!" In desperation to keep Angel away, Blackbeard used his newfound quake powers and released a huge tremor that tilted the whole island. The waves generated by it reached Sabaody.

"Captain! If you're not careful, you're gonna take out the ground we're standing on too!"

Pleaded Burgess, the stitches on his arm still ached. Nonetheless, his arm will remain, maybe in time, he will be even able to use it normally once again. Thanks to the precise field surgery of the medic of the group demonstrated on the scene. Doc Q was able to reattach the limb flawlessly; the cut was so clean the arm perfectly fit in its original position.

Angel swiftly hit Blackbeard in the stomach, making him groan and vomit, ceasing his demonstration of power.

"Blackbeard. Sengoku-san. I had enough; I am thoroughly bored with this little power game. Stop this nonsense war. It bores me; There was enough death today. If you continue this nonsense, I will not only sink this island but annihilate everyone and anything who gets in my way."

Her tone was so annoyed and angry both Sengoku and Teach froze in dread.

"You!" Blackbeard snarls, trying to hit Angel who catches his hand effortless, cracking it in her fine grip. "Aghhh!"

Sengoku just watched Angel creaking Blackbeard's fist effortlessly, somehow blocking the appearing darkness with her palm.

The Flett Admiral considered his options many times and came to a conclusion. Continuing the war at this stage made no sense. Ace most likely dead, gravely injured, fallen in the pit, Whitebeard eliminated. The losses of the Navy within the calculation. This battle was a win for the World Government. From now on, releasing the prototype made no sense and would only accelerate the losses of both sides.

"You don't want me your enemy, Teach-kun." With a dire expression, Angel shook her head angrily. Sengoku saw the perspiration pouring down on Angel's forehead. She is exhausted, like everyone. There was enough death today. The Pirates might be still on the island, but they are scattered, beaten, barely a threat. Only one thing stopped the Sengoku ending the war right away, his orders from the Gorosei. Those damn old geezers took out his only tool to end the conflict peacefully.

"You might not enjoy the Black Capsule nor Shalltear or Neuronist-chan's caring hands…" She continued threatening.

Neither the Fleet Admiral nor Teach know what the hell the thing Angel called by the name; Black Capsule. Nor who the hell are those so-called Shalltear and Neuronist persons. Either way, all of them sounded horrible.

Blackbeard saw no other way to free himself from the monster, raising his hand, he was prepared to annihilate her and everyone else in the island with a series of the shockwave. Only the hoarse voice of a boy disturbed his action.

"That's enough!" echoed the weeping voice through the battlefield, stopping both Marine and Pirate immediately.

It was the pink haired Coby who stopped the clatter of the war. Ending it in one major stroke. The warring sides just watched him standing against Admiral Akainu, spreading his hands to stop him. End this nonsense war.

Whitebeard is dead; Ace either heavily injured or killed, his body hanging on Marco's back, only protected by the profoundly diminishing remains of Whitebeard fleet. There is no meaning continue the war. The Navy reached its goal, take out the Yonko and at least intimidate the vagabonds.

"Stop already! All this fighting, just end it!" Coby prayed for everyone; he prayed Sakazuki who recovered and chased after the already injured Luffy.

All around, both Marine and pirate reached to crawl away, pleaded for help. "P-Please help…" "Someone…" War is hell…

"We are throwing people's lives away! Even though every single soldier has a family waiting for them to return! Even though we've already accomplished our goal! We keep chasing pirates who don't want to fight, drawing out a battle that should already be over and abandoning soldiers who could be saved if we treat their wounds now! And still, we're sacrificing even more people! What about the soldiers who will fall after this?!"

"Coby!?" Garp muttered in disbelief. He could barely believe what he hears, yet, his ears not lying. That stupid boy really stands against an Admiral.

"We're making them look like idiots!" He cried, tears poured down from his eyes. His throat is hoarse from the shouting.

"Huh? Who are you?" Sakazuki asked dismissing, glaring down at him with cold eyes. His arm is smouldering from the magma. "You've wasted several seconds of my time. The Navy has no use for soldiers who aren't righteous!"

"It is hopeless; I am going to die! But I said it! I said what I wanted to say!" The cold feeling of death touched Coby's mind, even thinking of it made him tremble. "I have no regrets!" This was a lie, a lie his mind created to protect his consciousness from the cold grasp of death.

Two blades blocked the fist. One belonged to a red-haired man. One belonged to a strangely uninformed girl.

"You did well, young marine." Muttered Shanks. Just now, he recognised the second blade blocked the strike and touched his sword. Angel teleported to protect the Marine, a person who according to her had a bright future.

"Oh! Angel-chan! You're here?" He asked surprised, completely ignoring the boiling Akainu.

It is good he found her. He had many unanswered questions he needed to ask. As well; HE NEEDED TO GIVE HER BACK THE DAMN MONEY IMMEDIATELY!

In the past days, many suspicious looking individuals approached him with investment offers, appearing on his ship out of nowhere.

Honestly, he was annoyed. The agents offered him investment options, caring not he was an actual Yonko. They just came and came without end. And Shanks just had no idea where they get wind of his suddenly gained wealth or how they find him in the middle of the sea. It was just plain annoying and unbelievable.

But that's for later; now, he was just glad to see his friend.

She nodded happily, smirking. "Yep! Shanks-san! It is good to see you once again!"

"It is red hair Shanks!"

"Is Angel know him?"

"Captain Buggy? Do you know the Yonko, Red-Haired Shanks?"

Questions, questions, questions. Many surprised faces in the crowd.

"You again!? Why don't you just simply die!" snarled Akainu daggering Angel with a stink eye.

"Ow! Ow! That's hurt, Mr Habareno, and when I thought you couldn't hurt me even more. You see, now I am hungry, there is an actual hole in my stomach." She pointed the hole in her uniform and the gaping emptiness in the place of her abdomen.

Shanks quietly laughed, walking at the straw hat laying on the ground. Watching it for a moment, old memories filled him.

"Sh-Shanks!?" a familiar, but indeed hoarse voice disturbed his concentration. Looking up, it was Buggy's floating form. The clown was so surprised he literally fallen to pieces seeing his 'old friend'.

"Why the hell are you here!?"

"Buggy!" Shanks shouted surprised. It was some time the two of them meet. Nonetheless, he was happy to see his red-nosed comedian friend once more. The two of them started to chat.

Angel watched for a while how the redhead captain swindles the clown pirate to give the hat back to Luffy. Making her remember the old times she spent with her friends. "Ah… Momonga-san, good times… huh?" she whispered.

Blocking the way of both the Navy and Teach, making them unable to act only tapping her feet on the ground. Trying to initiate conversation with the furious Akainu and the surrounding people to pass the time.

Walking back to Angel, Shanks smiled for a moment. Then, his expression turned grievous, looking around once more. "What happened here?"

"Short or long answer?" she asked half eyed.

"Short."

"Human stupidity…" The answer was simple. She just can't describe better the stupidity of this war. No matter where she looked it or how much she enjoyed the excellent show and role-playing sequence. It was a stupid war for nothing, yet, she felt this war will change everything.

"I see…" Looking at the hole in her abdomen, Shanks needed to ask. His expression was concerned seeing his friend grievous state. "Are you alright?"

Angel just shrugged, adjusting her cap. "Honestly, I am a little hungry. I need a good meal after all that shit happened today." From her mouth blood dripping.

Shanks nodded with a serious face. He was sure; she will not eat anything solid for a while if she will be able to eat anything at all and not forced to gain nutrition through infusion in the rest of her life. Seeing his friend ruined state filled him with sadness.

"We will treat your wound. Please bear with it for a few minutes. I need to end this shit."

"Oh, my! The big Shanks worried about me? How flattering." As always, her tone sarcastic, eying the man joking.

The red-haired pirate just smiled confident, looking her mischievous. "No, I just like to share some more quality time with a beautiful girl, that's all. I hope my confession is not creepy." His smile was warm and inviting.

"Oh, so coy. You, hearth robbing pirate. Aren't you afraid others might misunderstand your approach?" Angel just returned the attempted flirt, confusing both pirate and Navy.

"What can I say? I have my technique! Dahahahaha!" His laugh was full-hearted. Angel just nodded, and the two convicts turned toward the warring sides. Behind them, the full might of the Red Force gathered.

"If anyone wants to fight. Then come! We will be your opponents!"

Ben Bechman held smoke and looked pressurising. Lucky Roo ate his meat carrying his gun armed. Yasopp loaded his rifle and searched a new target. Rockstar snarled intimidating. Every member of the Red-Haired pirates was infamous enough to be considered a legend in the seas. No one dared to stand against the although little, but an indeed notorious group.

Angel just smirked, playing with her sword in the sheath, 'clink-clank' the weapon slipped in and out, she pushed out slightly then pulled it back with her finger.

The people froze all around on the battlefield, even Blackbeard seeing the primal expression of Angel stopped breathing for a moment. "What do you say, Teach? No, Blackbeard!" Shanks glared at him, warning, sending an intimidation presence against the bruised pirate.

Regaining his composure, Blackbeard smirked evilly once more. "You're looking more handsome than ever, Red Hair. That scar suits you nicely." Spat back Teach immediately. The two group prepared to jump on each other's throat, aiming at each other.

"For now. Please respect what I have to say. Whitebeard. Please leave his burial to us. This war was broadcast all over the world. Don't exploit his death more than you already have!"

"I will take the blame," said Sengoku with a stern face, stepping forward.

The Fleet Admiral taking the blame means he will most likely have to resign from his position. Failing to execute a convict in the heart of the Navy will have long-reaching consequences. The Fleet Admiral had no idea how right his thinking was. He was not even aware how many problems Ace will mean in the future if he will not succumb to his injury.

"Tend the wounds of the fallen," he ordered, massaging his aching shoulder.

Taking a deep breath, he shouted. "This war is over!" The roar of the Fleet Admiral echoed through the whole bay. Stopping, Marines, Pirates, CP agents, Pacifista units, and even the Shichibukai.

The people started to tends the wounded, both sides counting the deaths then retreating.

Angel sighed, turned to Shanks and asked. "It is over?"

Shanks nodded smiling. "Yes, it is."

"Good…" Blood gushed from her freshly opened wounds. The girl fell forward smiling. The until now dormant hole in her stomach painted the ice with a crimson colour. Her life essence is rapidly diminishing.

"Angel!" Shanks grabbed her, looking around desperately. "Hurry, we need something to patch the hole in her stomach."

The doctor of the group hurried, started his work, tried his best to stop the bleeding.

"Zehahahaha!" Blackbeard stepped forward mockingly laughing, clocking his gun aimed at her head.

"What do you want, Blackbeard?" Shanks eyes almost pierced the man; he must really hate him giving him such evil look. Standing up, his hands rested on his weapon.

"The mighty monster fell!" Teach spat mocking; Shanks still glared at him.

"If you are here to mock her, you are better to leave. No one interested."

Hearing Shanks retort, Blackbeard only scoffed, waved away his accusation. "I am only here to warn you, Redhair Shanks. Kill the monster before it devours us all. Believe me; the future generations will thank you."

"Speaking the monster." Scoffed back the Yonko furious.

"I may be. But I am a monster who believes in something. This monster has no restrained, nothing to believe." Pointing at the unconscious Angel, he continued. "That thing is an existence lives only for the thrill and its primordial desires. Kill her while you can, or she will swallow you." Shanks squeezed the sheath of his sword dangerous, raising his intimidating presence.

Blackbeard just flings, turned away and walked back to his crew. "Do as you wish. You will see… She will kill you as well. Don't say I never warned you."

"Captain!" Lucky Roo stepped on his side, cocking the trigger of his gun.

"It is nothing. Prepare the medical facility. We will tend her wound on the ship."

Ordered the Captain. Roo nodded, heading back to make the necessary preparations.

Shanks gave a last look at Angel before his men carried her away on a stretcher.

Her face is so innocent, so pure, aside from a few smut, she looked so harmless. Yet, deep inside the Redhead Yonko felt the faint truth behind Teach's words. He knows, she will turn the world upside down, Shanks only hoped it is for the better than the worst.

Spotting a familiar figure in the far, he gave a small nod his fellow swordsman.

Sengoku pulled out the bronze coloured snail under his bruised coat, watched the gentle creature a few long moments with a dreadful expression. Then sighed relieved. He was glad things does not escalate in a wrong way. He was glad he didn't have to use the prototype at this early stage. He was sure; if he were to use it, Angel would never forgive the World Government. Making the somewhat neutral figure into the enemy of the Navy forever. If she would survive that battle, there is no one to save the Navy from her wrath. On the other hand, if the creature Vegapunk created slipping out of control, the world will cease to exist in its current form.

A few kilometres away from Marineford, deep underwater. A reinforced underground Governmental facility has been built. Reinforced and equipped with the best alloys and anti-devil fruit technology the Navy could offer. Prepared to keep World Level threats in check. Inside of the facility, numerous Pacifista and high ranking Navy officer stood guard, each of them capable of using high-level Haki. In the inmost layer of the lab, a manned door, on it the label; PZ1. Through the small reinforced glass window wherefrom white light filtered, a blurry figure guised in lab-coated visible on the other side of the door, watching the other resident of the room interested.

"How are you today, PZ1?" He asked gently, the resident of the room just watched him blankly.

The door trembled for a moment, making the nearby PX unit look at it dangerously.


Scene Change: Sorcerous Kingdom: Undisclosed Location: Lab:

Almost a half year passed since the development started. Beelzebub, Ainz's first heir, is healthy. As expected, learning fast. Just in the recent days made his first steps, the first steps normal babies usually make when they are 9-12 months old.

Seeing him developing as intended Momonga was relieved, but at the same time a little worried about his son. Beelzebub was the first undead-demon hybrid ever existed. Only thanks to his crazy friend absurd idea to try impregnating Albedo using a newly developed method, that worked similar than the artificial insemination, the two of them managed to speak so create him.

Esdeath assured Ainz, the method is safe. Convinced him the alchemical formula is just simulating the human body and Ainz just give his somewhat modified essence to start the process of impregnation. As always, Ainz hated playing with the unknown. Just like now, he felt uneasy.

A lousy feeling began to surface in his skeletal skull. Thinking, Demiurge already wanted to teach his son how to read and write. Now, teaching an infant to write is just wrong, even according to Ainz's consideration who had no idea how to raise children. Also, according to him, the child should enjoy the little bit of freedom he has. Enjoy, before his overzealous servants storm him with the information the kid most likely not even able to process.

Standing before the strange standing ring, a new wave of uneasiness ran through Ainz. Honestly, the device Daidre and Fluder set up resembled one of the portals he saw in the series; Stargate. And he was well aware how those things work.

"Thanks for explaining me the theoretical physic behind them, Esdeath, now I am freaked out… Ahhh!"

Groaning, Ainz watched the ring and imagined as his body torn to pieces and like a computer program saved in a buffer, then put together on the other side. Even imagining it made him shiver. Of course, there is teleportation magic, but it worked using dimensional movement not by tearing you to pieces and puzzling you together back! Only she is willing to use such a method… "What an idiot…" Ainz thought reluctantly, watching the strange ring.

Daidre Bareare, the head scientist behind the project assured Ainz it is not working that way, at least theoretically, but Momonga can't help but feel uneasy looking at the edifice.

"Oh! My Lord!" Fluder kneeled before him; the surrounding scientist followed custom.

"Rise. I am only here because you sent a message."

"Yes, my Lord!" Fluder nodded, on his moustached face the smile of a maniac. Ainz doesn't want to admit, but time to time Fluder mania with magic frightened him, and he was undead, immune to such effects.

"We managed to find a way to establish a somewhat stable portal."

"Oh! Is that so?!" Ainz chirped delighted. The research branch indeed worked fast and efficient. Even in the absence of its director. It was efficient.

Most likely because of the numerous safety measurements and emergency scenario books Esdeath left behind. It can't be helped, despite her recklessness, she kept the security protocols in the lab, most of the times.

"Yes, thanks to Zero and Demiurge-sama constant effort, we managed to decipher most of the logs she left behind."

"And? Now-now, the search group already assembled, we only waiting for the research branch, Fluder. I don't want to remind you what happens if, despite all the support I gave you, you fail. Don't make me wait; you know what happens all of you if something happens my friend."

Ainz hated berating his hard-working subordinates, but time to time some motivation brought its fruit.

Raising his hand warning, Momonga subtly implied the group should hurry. Despite his undead nature, even he can grow impatient. After all, it was his friend who was at stake. Every wasted minute endangered her existence. If he would know a way, he would already go after her, personally, even leaving behind his duties was an option.

Fluder's face turned pale, kneeling before Ainz a horrified expression settled in him. Imagining losing his Lord's trust made him tremble. He cared not his life; he cared for his dream. Losing the support of Ainz meant he would lose the endless supply of magical knowledge Ainz provided, indicated he would never be able to fulfil his dream. Learning everything about magic his only desire, and it seems fading moment by moment.

"Ye-Yes my Lord! We will do our best. As I said, the portal is somewhat stable. We even managed to send survey probes on the other side. And theoretically, it is stable enough to transport human-sized beings."

"Is that so? Then what's the problem?"

Fluder sweated and gulped deeply; he hated disclosing bad news. "Without a device on the other side, there is no way back, who goes on the other side, will be stuck there. We found no other way, your Majesty. Head Researcher Daidre and I even requested Shalltear-sama's help to open a Gate on the other side, but something interfered when it comes to the dimensional travel. Thus, the portal collapsed immediately."

"What is the problem? Just bring materials to the other side and build it. Can't be that hard, is it?"

Fluder trembled, remembering the reflective explosion when they tried to send raw materials through the portal. "W-We can't my lord. The elements we used to build the portal unstable, it is not possible to store or use them without a strong, fixed insulating field. Without proper protection, they are volatile."

"Is that so…" Ainz said suspiciously, then nodded. "Very well, in a month. I want results. Find a way to send people to the other side safely, as well; I want a method of communication. Radiation is going through, yes?"

Fluder nodded timidly.

"O-Of course, your Majesty." Fluder gulped and nodded.

"Well then, carry on! Don't forget, one month…" Raising one finger, Ainz looked the device once more, then turned around and left the labs. His maids followed him close behind.

Fluder sighed relieved, fallen on his knees after Ainz left, wiping away his sweat with his handkerchief.

"I need to find a way… No, we need to find a way…" He muttered, returning to his work.


A/N:

Whew! It is over. You don't know hard it was to type down the chapter. :D

I hope the episode; the end of the War of Marineford Arc was satisfying and overshadowed a few things for the future.

In the next chapter: The Aftermath of the War. Is Fluder manage to find a way to the other side? You will know in the next time!

The next chapter might take a while; I need to catch up on my main stories first as well a little rest after this rush. I hope you understand. :)

Take care!

Oblivon2991 out!