In a distant hallway, Sectonia and Ramona were heading on up after their fight against Black Maria and Cornelia, going as fast as their legs could carry them.

"Geez… This place is like a maze. It's kind of hard to tell where to go at some points." Ramona said.

"Tell me about it. But we can't let up. We gotta hurry up and catch up to the boys." Sectonia said.

"I know. It's the least we can do to make sure her little nightmare ends." Ramona said. "Let's catch up to Zelos and go right at her."

"Seems we've had the same thoughts." A voice said as Selena was seen coming up from another hallway.

"There you are, Selena. How are things on your front?" Sectonia asked.

"So far so good, this castle is certainly more complex than the ones on Grand Gaia." Selena said. "Trying to follow the sounds of fighting after losing sight of Zelos."

"Well, this is a big place. It's not a surprise that we are all scattered around." Sectonia said.

"Yes. I do hope Zelos and the others are alright." Selena said. "I love him dearly, that I do not want to lose him."

"Zelos can handle himself until we find him. We've been with him since the start, so we know how tough he can be." Ramona said.

"On that, I believe you." Selena said.

"Hold on, I am sensing his energy… He's a little further ahead." Sectonia said.

"It must mean he's closer to Big Mom and the others than we are." Ramona said.

"Wait….stop!" Selena said as the ceiling started falling before it was blocked by Jimbei and some of the other warriors.

"That was close. You ladies doing okay?" Barbarosa asked.

"Damn…these flames have spread even to here." Erador said.

"Orochi clearly has no intention of letting anyone leave alive." Glacius said.

"But Orochi couldn't have lit all this in a short time." Esmeralda said.

"No…I heard from Scizor. Kanjuro is the one behind this one. At least he was." Bewear said.

"Was?" Ramona asked.

"Yeah… He's dead." Zeraora said. "But not before creating a monster of flame with his last bits of strength."

"It is called the Kazenbo, fellows. An intangible fire specter manifested from the burning, unending hatred the Kurozumi Clan have for the Kozuki Clan." Double D said over the comm. "But what the pressing issue is, is that its target is the Armory in the basement!"

"Right now we're trying to stop it, if we don't…BOOM!" Ajna said. "Both this castle and the capital are done for."

"But don't you kids worry. Yamato and I are just arriving in the Armory, but that thing is right behind us by the sounds of all the blasting." Sam chimed in. "She will have to freeze the explosives to buy time."

"Don't worry, Valfor's group is on the way to provide backup." Glacius said.

"Is there anyone left pursuing Orochi?" Ramona said.

"Just Cheetah, Sachiko and Crusadermon." Esmeralda said.

"Normally, I'd be worried. But Orochi only has one head left. I think they can handle it." Ramona said.

"I doubt he was anything to worry about to start." some of them said.

"Yeah… Despite all that power he boasts… He's kind of a joke. But at least he'll stay dead this time with those three on his tail." Glacius said.

Meanwhile, Nedris stood before Tanjiro as she let out a small gasp in surprise, with her eyes hidden.

"Tanjiro?" Nedris muttered.

"You… you knew my father?" Tanjiro asked in surprise.

"I see…so you are his son. You have certainly become a handsome young man since last I saw you." Nedris said.

"So we've met before. I can tell from your heartbeat that you aren't a malicious person…but…why are you fighting for the enemy then?" Tanjiro asked.

"You already know. It's due to Tormal's Curse. And through those unforeseen circumstances, I was unable to fulfill the promise I made your father back then." Nedris said.

"A promise? What was it?" Tanjiro asked.

"To watch over you and your family, as well as teach you the ways of the Breathing Arts." she said.

"I'm sorry…but father, mother and most of my siblings…they're dead." Tanjiro said.

"I see…I am sorry." Nedris said.

"It's alright. I'm now working hard as a Demon Slayer and going after the demon who killed them." Tanjiro said.

"Muzan Kibitsuji." Nedris growled a bit as she clenched her scabbard.

"We've already taken steps against him. We've…slayed an upper rank." Tanjiro said.

"Truly?" Nedris said in surprise.

"Their ranks that have never changed…are now down by one." Tanjiro said.

"Yes, but the ones with higher ranks will be the most difficult." Nedris said. "So you must be prepared."

"I am. But demons are not the focus of today. Miss Nedris…you will come back to your comrades' side!" Tanjiro said.

"Then show me all that you have learned." Nedris said as her brand reappeared and her eyes glowed once more.

The Performance Floor, Team Hope vs Big Mom….

"Inferno: Heat Raze!" Siege yelled as he had summoned multiple spell circles of flames around Big Mom, before closing his fists. "IGNITE!"

BOOOM!

The battle with Big Mom had been raging on for a long while now, and even with Siege's new form and the passed power to his revived friends, he and the rest of those fighting Big Mom still couldn't even begin toppling this monumental mountain. Big Mom's attacks had been incredibly destructive herself, and at this moment, Kidd and Trafalgar Law were both heavily damaged.

"Wot de spark is this big bitch made out of!? Sparkin' indestructible… metal or some shite!?" Nia exclaimed as she was witnessing the fight, taking a small breather for a second.

"It's like every time we hit her with something big, she just throws it right back in our faces." Hope said.

"...Wait a second…" Camilla said, turning to hope. "Perhaps you're on to something there."

"Camilla? What's your theory?" Siege asked.

"It seems whatever attacks we throw get rebounded. She's playing the counter game." Camilla stated.

"Okay. And how does that help us?" Siege asked.

"Well, darling, it's simple. We make her waste her counters as well as blitz her so much she can't counter." Camilla smiled.

"So what you're sayin' is… We're supposed tae figure out a way to overload her? Or at least sparkin' get out of the way of whatever she throws?" Nia asked.

"...That's a crazy idea." Hana said.

"But nothing else has worked." Geina stated adamantly. "Let's give it a try!"

"You erm… didn't let me get to the part of 'so crazy it just might work.'" Hana chuckled.

"Yeah… let's do it. Partly because I'm outta ideas." Hope said. "Mark? All-or nothing all out assault work for you?"

"It's not a bad idea, overloading her Haki." Mark agreed. "It would be better if we had a way to bypass it, but in the absence of that, it'll work. Let's do it!"

"(Bypass…hmm…)" Law thought to himself.

"Hmm…I've yet to hear the victory cry from Kaido. Don't tell me he and those brats are still playing patty cake." Big Mom said. "Hera, get me to the roof!"

"Yes, Mama." Hera said.

"We'll show them all…" Big Mom said.

"NOT SO FAST!" Siege exclaimed as his power skyrocketed!

(Cue - Rising Rush - Dragon Ball Legends OST)

"CHYA!" Siege yelled as he rushed forward in a blitz of punches and blasts that hit Big Mom, before sending her into the others with a hefty blow!

"C'mere!" Nia yelled as she fired large amounts of energy blasts at Big Mom before literally uppercutting her up and then TOSSING her to the next assailant! "All yours, whoever sparkin' wants 'er!"

"I've got her. Kroom: Anesthesa!" Trafalgar Law said as his sword phased through her body. "I know this didn't hurt you. What did was…" he said. "Shock Wille!" he said, sending shockwaves into her body and attacking her insides.

"I knew you wouldn't stay down, Law!" Hope said leaping into the air, Lighting Kata Invoked. "Flashing Bolt!" he zipped down and punched Big Mom with an electrified fist, slipping her off Law's sword.

"My turn~ You've been naughty~" Camilla giggled as she had a Mjölnir tome in hand, constantly blasting Big Mom with more electricity, before sending her to Hana, who had switched to a Bolt Katanas, slashing Big Mom in streaks of lightning before a lightning explosion went off, sending her flying to the next.

"Vengeance for Mama!" the metal beam Homies called, charging at those who just attacked, but soon found themselves being towards Kidd, who was also standing.

"Shut up, you I beams." Kidd said as the metal he gathered formed a shape. "Punk…Cornadio!" he said, as charging into Big Mom was a metal bull construct. "Nothing is impervious to damage. One other thing…"

"All of us would rather die than let you reach the roof." Trafalgar Law said.

"Indeed." Geina said, preparing her own attack next. "Continuum Shift: Time Lapse!" Geina yelled as she slashed, as the damage Big Mom just took was all re-done on to her in a single moment, and doubled in intensity, leaving her open for the next attacker.

"All yours, Mark, Siege! Knock her down!" Hope said.

"You know it, Hope." Siege smirked, looking towards Mark. "You ready for this?"

Mark gave the boy a wide grin as all six of his arms blazed with Ki. "Are you?"

"Oh hell yeah, brother." Siege smiled as his aura flared up again.

(Music Shift: Heavy Day - Guilty Gear Xrd OST)

Siege rushed down Big Mom first, blitzing her on all sides with a large array of blows with all his elements, as he was setting up for the set up for Mark.

"This… IS MY ALL!" Siege yelled as he punched towards Big Mom, 6 elemental dragons shooting out of his punch as they all chomped on Big Mom from all angles as Siege powered up more, crossing his arms similar to how Gogeta did against Broly.

"HAAAAH!" Siege yelled, a large column of elements bursting on Big Mom before Siege leapt up and kicked her to the ground, before raising both his arms above his head. "BEGONE! STARDUST SHOOTER!" Siege yelled, firing his own variation of Gogeta's attack, a missile silo of powerful magic and ki shooting down into Big Mom, the explosion causing her to raise back in the air. "Okay Mark, set up the final blow!" Siege smiled.

"You got it!" Mark confirmed as he raced towards the falling Emperor. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Asskicking Airlines. Thank you for joining us for your 5 second flight." he said as he jumped up towards Big Mom, all six arms Bursting with aura. All six fists connected with Big Mom's gut, sending her flying towards a wall.

"You brats! I'll-!" Big Mom said before, instead of crashing through the wall, she stuck to it, struggling to try and get off, to no avail.

"Uh…did we do that?" Mark asked.

"No, I did while you two were busy showing off." the voice of Kidd said, the group looking back at him.

"Kidd, did your Devil Fruit-?" Hope started to ask.

"Assign: N & S." Kidd said. "Big Mom's an S…the metal's an N. You know the saying about opposites attracting."

"Much easier to hit a non-moving target!" Siege smiled as he looked prime for a final blow. "Mark, let's do this together, I got a feeling this will work this time."

"Got it!" Mark said as the two raced towards the prone Emperor.

"You fools. The time for dreaming is over! We ruled the seas way before you all were weaned off your mothers milk!" Big Mom said.

"The only thing you're gonna rule when I'm done with you… IS SPACE DUST!" Siege yelled as he halted, charging up a Kamehameha, but this one was different… "KAAAA… MEEEE… HA… ME….!

"Oh yeah! Let's do it!" Mark said excitedly. "Wrath…Kamehame…!"

"Rgh… you won't beat me like this!" Big mom said standing up tall and combined her homies into a massive attack. "Mother's Visit Cannon! 3,000 Leagues of…!"

"HA!" Siege and Mark yelled, launching their combined Ki Blast towards their target.

"Misery!" said the now combined homie of Hera, Prometheus and Napoleon.

The opposing attacks collided, the air sparking with power so dense, it could almost be tasted. Slowly but surely, however, the twin Kamahamehas began to push the combined Homies back.

"Augh…it's too much!" Prometheus said.

"Mama, they're stronger than they were earlier! We can't…!" Napoleon struggled.

"We're gonna be…!" Hera cried in alarm.

Siege smiled as he soon did his Kamehameha one handed. "You're a tough one Big Mom." Siege smiled, an electric orb appearing in his other hand as he did the classic pose Goku did in the Buu Saga. "See ya!" Siege smiled, electricity coursing into his Kamehameha now. "HAAAAAAA!" Siege shouted, electricity coursing through the beam now.

This proved to be too much for the Homies, all three of them being knocked away by the blast as it sailed towards their mama as the attack hit her dead on!

(end)

"This time… this time fer sure!" Nia said. "She's gotta be doon and oot fer soore!"

"It has to be over! That was Seige's most powerful move!" Geina exclaimed. "Way to go Siege!"

"*pant* *pant*" Siege huffed as he smiled and chuckled.

"Whew…well, it wasn't easy, but-" Mark started before he felt a surge. "N-No way…it can't be!"

"ARE YOU SPARKIN' KIDDIN' ME!?" Nia exclaimed.

(Cue: Ultra instinct Theme- Dragon Ball Super)

"You brats…are stronger than I thought." Big Mom said as the smoke cleared, her back letting off smoke. "If I hadn't wretched that wall in the way…that would've got me."

"That was my most powerful… atta…" Siege huffed before Big Mom smashed him with a huge left hand, sending him flying back as he hit the ground hard.

"Siege…" Geina said as she flickered a bit, as did the others.

"No… no… guys…!" Siege yelled.

"You… did yer… best…" Nia smiled… and they faded back to the realm of death.

"...No….." Siege cried, knowing he wouldn't be able to use that spell card again for a long while.

"Now…Life…or…Slavery?" Big Mom called out to everyone. "If you don't want to be my slaves, surrender 50 years of your lifespans!"

"...Those were Siege's friends." Mark said with an eerily calm tone.

"You can join them in death! Soul Pocus!" Big Mom said as multiple allies and enemies saw their lifespan before their eyes.

"We're…not…letting it end here." Trafalgar Law said as he jumped up and pierced his sword through her as it extended through the island to the ground below. "This should keep you from running."

"No…. we're…. not…. Done…" Siege growled, as suddenly, he rose… And the aura he was exuding was much stronger than last time.

"What?! Your lifespans are mine! Why aren't you-?!" Big Mom wondered aloud.

"Have you forgotten, Big Mom?" a new voice spoke as Sectonia's group had arrived. "That technique only works on people who are afraid of you." Sectonia said.

"And… I'm not afraid…" Siege growled as his heartbeat began to grow.

"Let it consume you…"

"Let it empower you…"

"Let it take hold… the murderous side in you…"

"GYAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Siege yelled in a distorted voice of anger and pain, his aura flaring in dark aura, a powerful aura… A murderous aura.

Vengeance Taken Hold

Vengeance Siege

"No… not that form, Plip!" Usalia exclaimed as she felt the rage.

"...God damnit not the Satsui no Hadou again! And with Siege how he is now…" Rutega said before getting on comms. "EVERYONE ON THIS CHANNEL, LISTEN NOW, SIEGE HAS TO BE STOPPED!"

"BELAY THAT ORDER, RUTEGA!" Mark yelled into the comm. "Let him use it!"

"Wh-what!?" Rutega exclaimed. "Mark, you don't understand, if Siege-!"

"He needs it!" Mark yelled. "And I'm not just talking about the power boost! If he doesn't work it out now, it'll only get worse!"

"You dumbass!" Rinkah yelled through her own channel. "If the Satsui No Hado takes hold of him before he finishes what he's using it for, he's not gonna stop at whatever pissed him off! It's everyone on this damn island!"

"The Satsui no Hado?!" Ramona said. "Mark, we all know what that does to people! If he loses control-!"

"SHUT UP!" Mark yelled. "Listen, I know Wrath! If he doesn't let off that rage now, it'll stew until he can't contain it anymore! I swear, I know what might happen…but I also know that Siege is my friend! And he won't let himself go, not now! He just needs it for one minute…to beat Big Mom!"

"Prepare…" Siege said in his distorted voice. "For now I bring chaos… WITH MY FISTS!"

(Cue: Haruka Mirai - Kankaku Piero)

"So… all we have to do is help Siege blow off all his anger in just one minute?" Hope asked. "Gotcha. That's plenty of time. Sectonia, Ramona, Selena, Zelos…we'll need your help."

"Oh…you fools…I'm still…going to take these lifespans!" Big Mom said.

"No…R-Room…Silence!" Trafalgar said surrounding her in a film as she continued to cry out but no noise escaped her lips. "Whatever it is you're planning, do it now!"

"DIE! ORRRRYAAAAA!" Siege yelled, pelting Big Mom with a Vengeance Kamehameha, further breaking the floor, as he continued approaching Big Mom.

"Okay! Everyone, time to finish this!" Hope said.

"You're not the boss of me, Ginova!" Kidd said as he and the others leaped into their positions, Kidd himself assembling a large metal gun as it powered on. "Damned…Punk!" he called out as he fired a beam right into her as the floor was breaking a little.

"I stand in the light of the heavens! Cower before the Gates of Hell! Now, Perish! Indignation!" Sectonia said blasting the emperor with lighting as big mom was blasted into the floor, before entering Lavender God Mode. "And now.. Lavender God's…. Final Flash!" she said, following up with a beam of her own that pressured Big Mom more.

"Garudyne!" Ramona called out, Iris pelting the Emperor with the strongest winds it could generate.

"At the very least, I'll grant you a swift death. Finishing Strike, Mercurius Blade!" Selena said as she struck Big Mom with her sword of ice, resulting in an icy cataclysm.

"I'll show you what I'm made of! Taste this! Shining Bind!" Zelos said, blasting Big Mom with a barrage of light magic that doubled the damage in combo with Selena's attack.

"Now… All the Lifespans in the world cannot prepare you for this… DIE ONE THOUSAND DEATHS!" Siege yelled as he shadow dashed right for Big Mom, the entire room going black in an instant.

"What the-!?" Hope exclaimed.

"I can't see a damn thing!" Mark yelled.

Suddenly, thunderous blows rang out as Siege landed the all too familiar move. The one that attacked not the physical… but the very soul itself. The Shun Goku Satsu/Raging Demon.

The attack suddenly finished, Siege standing tall with a kanji embedded on his back:

死

It was clear what it meant as well…

Death.

"MESSATSU!" Siege yelled.

"You brats…" Big Mom tried to call out, but the words could not escape.

"Well, guess you're not so talkative now, are you?" Hope said, entering Azure God Burst Mode.

"Siege! One more for the road?" Mark said as he and Hope joined at Siege's side.

"...With utmost pleasure." Siege said, surprisingly seeming himself, as if having harnessed the Satsui no Hado himself.

"This is the end of your era!/Begone!" they all called out.

Hope, Mark and Siege then shot into the air, all the way through the roof of the Skull Dome as Kaido, Luffy and Jexi stopped for an instant to see them climbing into the sky.

"Whuh?!" Kaido asked.

"Don't worry! We're going right back down!" Hope said as the three of them shot down to Big Mom.

"ORRRRRYAAAAAAA!" Siege exclaimed, looking to unleash Sekia Kuretsuha, his fist reeled back as he shot down.

"Time for the grand finale!" Mark said, his voice layered over another, and his eyes burning red.

"Hey, Big Mom! Earlier I said I was gonna give you a piece of my mind… but truth is, I lied! What I'm about to give you with Siege and Mark, is so much more!" Hope said as his power flowed even more as the Blue Lantern symbol over layed with the White, his clothes turning pure white as his hair stayed blue, auras of blue and light coalescing. "This is where you lose, because this is…. My EVERYTHING!" he said, positioning his right hand for the Two-Finger as all three striked in synch with everyone elses attacks, right at the Emperor.

(End song)

It was silent, the fleeting moments before they launched their attacks. And for those few seconds, Charlotte Linlin was thinking back.

"(Roger…Why did you have to go and say that? You got the whole world…even beyond it…getting in on this era of piracy! You're dying. Little did we know we're the ones who get to deal with them! Just tell us about the One Piece before you die! Does it even exist? It better! What is it? Where is it? Is there some of it like it in this country?)" she thought as the attacks landed, the Emperor sent straight through the floor.

She smashed and crashed through every level until reaching the Armory basement. In the most ironic of coincidence, Kazembo had reached it along with Yamato and Sam as they saw the woman hit a bomb, creating an explosion as the spirit was dimished as a large hole was blown open with Big Mom falling right through it and into the hole Law had made with his blade.

"Oi! Get back!" Sam exclaimed as he tackled Yamato back from the explosion before it set off.

"That was Big Mom…wait…how did it not make a sound?!" Yamato said in surprise.

"No…. Lor…d… Oro…chi…!" Kazenbo murmured as it diminished into a single flicker before it left the armory, its destination unknown.

"Uhhhh…." Sam said awkwardly before looking at Yamato. "...Mission… accomplished?" He asked.

"Not until I freeze all this over." Yamato said as both looked down the hole to see Big Mom falling into the hole.

"(Ginova…Anarchy…Kidd…Law…Sukui…I will not forgive any of you! Don't you dare assume…this will kill me!)" she thought before a massive eruption went off from the hole, though it did not make a single sound.

Charlotte "Big Mom" Linlin of the Big Mom Pirates: Defeated

Winners: United Raid Alliance

"...Oddly enough…" Siege said as he was still in vengeance form. "I would want to continue my rage over such a thing as what just occurred…" Siege said, before sighing as he reverted to base form. "...But that… that felt…. SO DAMN GOOD!" Siege hollered.

"Glad you got it out of your system." Mark said, though he wasn't the one speaking, seen with his red eyes. "The kid can have a few good ideas every once in a while."

"Yeah…" Siege smiled… before he frowned, looking down at his once vibrant spell that brought his friends back… now dull and void of magic. "...It takes a long cycle for this card to refresh, you know… a long… long cycle…" Siege sighed solemnly.

"Ah, don't sweat it, champ." Ira said, patting Siege on the back. "You'll get 'em back for good one day. I know it.

"You're so confident about it…" Siege sighed as he put his card away.

"He's an angel…he's always like this." Hope said.

"Yes but…" Siege sighed as he looked at them all. "We've already used a lot of our resources bringing our friends back… It's not that simple. I'm not sure there's a way I can bring them back…"

"Well, as an ultimate astronaut would say, "the impossible is possible. All you gotta do is make it so."." Ira said.

"You'll find a way to keep them permanently tethered to the mortal plane. We believe in you. So believe in yourself." Hope smiled.

"You guys…" Siege smiled. Perhaps he would hold on to this hope… But he still had doubts.

"So…think she's…you know? Dead for good?" Zelos asked, looking down the hole.

"I wanna say yes but…it's hard to say with that woman." Sectonia said.

"Aw, who cares right now. The fact of the matter right now is…" Gemini said before she screamed at the top of her lungs. "BIG MOM IS FINALLY DEFEATED!" she declared as the Heart and Kidd Pirates, as well as everyone in the Hero Alliance cheered in victory.

"They did it! They really did it, Plip!" Usalia cheered.

"What do you expect? He's Siege! I knew he had it." Majorita smiled.

"That's the Siege I know. Even calmed the Hado… great job." Rutega smiled.

"Siege…" Allison said with a smile, but knew Siege probably used a certain spell to win, as her smile was solemn.

"Hell yeah! That big beached whale is OUTTA HERE!" Mythra wooped.

"Yes! Now Kaido's the last one!" Pyra yelled.

"Technically you're wrong… But eh, whatevs. Hell of a job, boss." Rinkah smiled.

"Commandant…" Lucia smiled as she heard the news loud and clear, as did Hop.

"Things are finally winding down." Hop smiled.

"He really did it." Noah smiled as Mio nodded and they hugged and kissed over the victory.

Sam soon looked towards the direction the yell came from, stopping his helping of Yamato to smile. 'That's why you're the head honcho, mi amigo…'

"Hey! Ya gonna help me here or what!?" Yamato exclaimed.

"Ah! Mi apologias!" Sam exclaimed as he got back to work with repairs.

Siege looked up to the sparkling night sky, seeing his friends for a moment as they smiled at him. "...Camilla. Hana… Nia… …Geina. Thank you. We couldn't have won this without any of you." Siege smiled.

"Hey, so…what happened to Mark?" Hope asked Ira.

"Oh don't worry, the only dead he is right now is dead tired." Ira said. "I'm pulling duty for him while he catches a break. He'll be back at sunrise."

"...Well that's a relief. I'm happy he was there to help me, and so was Siege, and everyone. It wasn't easy but… Big Mom is down and out." Hope said, looking to the two leaders. "Gimme some, brothas!"

Ira looked at Hope waiting for a hug before he simply gave him a high five, and snickered. Siege soon did the same thing as Hope only got hi fived, not hugged.

"...Take all the fun out of it, why don't you?" Hope smiled.

"Ah come on, you know that's our own way to show brotherly love, come here Hope!" Siege laughed as he headlocked Hope and gave him a rough knuckle rub on the head.

"Oh yeah, that reminds me, I gotta ask you boys a favor." Ira said, sounding serious, causing the two leaders to look at the angel. "Get a girl to kiss him later. Trust me, it'll be worth the price of admission!"

The two leaders looked at the angel incredulously before they shared a laugh as the fight was finally over, all who took part exhausted.

"Well… as much as I wanna keep going and get back to Kaido… I'm out." Hope sighed. "You tapped out for real this time, Siege?"

"Yeah… I think so…" Siege huffed as he sat down. "Energy reserves are completely and utterly depleted…."

"Then it's just now up to Luffy and Jexi to really bring this era of the emperors to an end." Hope said, looking up to the roof. "You got this guys. I know you can win."

"Give them hell, you two. Start the new reign of Pirate King with one hell of a bang." Siege smiled.

Back on the roof, Kaido, still in his Drunken Dragon state, also had his own reactions to what just happened.

"No… I can't believe this happened." Kaido said as he cried. "Linlin…lost the fight!" he said as he cried.

"So Hope and the others did it. He really has come far if he took down an Emperor." Jexi said. "However, even he's not gonna get ahead of me." Jexi smiled.

"This is my last Gear Fourth so…we need to make this fight our best." Luffy said as the three clashed once more.

On another floor, a fight had broken out between CP0 and Izo, with Izo and the agent known as Maha exchanging blows, each resulting in the other falling, with Izo having lost his life.

"Maha….get up." the bowler hat agent said. "Damn it." he growled as his transponder snail rang. "What is…"

"We've received an edict from the Five Elders. Straw Hat Luffy…must be eliminated." the voice on the other end said.