The White Pieces Fall into Place
Flames turned the night sky crimson, and the wind tore through the heavens.
Shanks raised his head, his red hair flying in the fierce wind, the light of the war illuminating his resolute profile.
In that instant, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, as if he had finally seen a glimmer of hope.
"It seems... even 'they' have made a move."
He murmured softly, his tone tinged with sighs.
The wind howled, but the drumbeats still echoed between heaven and earth.
"Thump--Thump--Thump--"
That peculiar drumbeat echoed once more between heaven and earth.
Shanks smiled slightly, a tender nostalgia flashing in his eyes.
"Speaking of which, that boy... it's been years since I've seen him."
He seemed to see that azure coastline again—
A pink-haired boy, with a pure yet stubborn smile, held up a tattered Straw Hat and shouted:
"I will definitely become the Pirate King!!"
"The Gum-Gum Fruit... I risked my life to steal it back then."
Shanks muttered to himself, shaking his head with a light laugh, "I wonder what that kid is like now."
He looked up, squinted, and gazed at the direction where the two beams of white light that had torn through the sky had fallen into the Battlefield.
--
"Boom--!"
A white streak of light fell like a meteor, and the earth suddenly exploded!
The shockwave swept thousands of meters, billowing smoke and dust, with debris and flames rising into the air simultaneously!
Kizaru and Dragon were desperately suppressing the demonized Zephyr and Sakazuki when they suddenly sensed two powerful auras. The two of them looked up almost simultaneously.
"Whose aura is this?!"
Kizaru's eyes flashed, and photons rippled around him.
The dragon's expression also turned solemn. A storm swirled behind it, forming a protective barrier. It whispered, "That's... the aura of the Giant Race?"
Ace, Luffy, Sabo temporarily suppressed the demonized Crow and Ivankov, their minds jolted by the immense aura emanating from them.
"What is that...?!"
Zoro and Kuina were on the other side, engaged in Saint Garling.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
The two clashed, their swords flashing, the blue and red sword energy creating a tsunami in the air. Blade after blade slashed through the demon's armor, blood and ghostly fire splattering everywhere.
"Buzz--"
Heaven and earth stood still.
The next second--
"Hahaha--!"
A deafening burst of laughter exploded!
"Bang!!"
The billowing dust was swept away by an immense force!
The first thing to emerge from the smoke was a huge iron hammer, its head engraved with ancient runes, with lightning crackling like fiery snakes across it!
His figure was as tall as a mountain, with an animal skin cloak draped over his shoulders and muscles on his chest as hard as carved rock.
His arms were wrapped in lightning, and his face was full of arrogant smiles.
Those long, upward-curving horns gleamed with a cold light, as if the glory of an ancient King of the Giants had been reborn.
"Roy--!"
Loki laughed wildly, his voice booming like thunder, shaking the heavens.
His eyes, wrapped in bandages, shone with an intense golden light.
"I am coming--!"
He raised the iron hammer, Ragnir, high in his hand!
"Thump--!"
The hammer slammed down!
The earth collapsed instantly, the Shockwave swept for thousands of meters, countless rubble and ash were blasted into the sky, the air exploded, and even the roar of the demon magic circle was completely suppressed!
Loki, the new king of Elbaf, entered the war between gods and demons with laughter and Thunderclap.
"Even the King of the Giants has joined the war...?"
However, the wind had not completely dissipated.
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a low, hoarse, yet familiar and arrogant laugh echoed from the depths.
"Thief-hahaha!!"
The laughter, with its earth-shattering force, exploded in the air.
A figure slowly emerged from the thick smoke, its outline gradually becoming clearer.
He was wearing a white overcoat, the hem of which was fluttering.
It wasn't just pure fabric; it was a cloak formed from steam and light, surrounded by spiritual energy and burning like White Flames.
His hair danced wildly, like white flames, each strand carrying intense heat;
The patterns of Devil Fruit appeared on his brow bone, and his pupils were as deep as whirlpools.
Chest heaving, the sound of heartbeat overlapping with the drumbeats—
"Thump--Thump--Thump--"
He grinned, revealing a row of fangs, and his laughter echoed through the heavens and earth.
"Hahaha-- What a grand scene, Roy!!"
"Even I'm getting excited!!"
He raised his palm, and darkness and white light merged in his hand, while waves of energy surged around him.
--Blackbeard Teach Nika Form, here we come!
At that moment, everyone felt an indescribable sense of oppression.
That power was both as scorching as the sun and as cold as an abyss.
Shanks, perched atop a distant mountain peak, watched in utter astonishment.
In an instant, Koby's image flashed through his mind.
But when he saw the face full of fangs and laughing maniacally, he froze for three seconds, then his veins bulged!
"... You fucking--"
Anger exploded in his chest; he gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, his roar shattering the mountaintop.
Who the hell are you?!???
His angry shout almost drowned out the roar of the entire Battlefield.
Teach heard this and continued to laugh wildly.
"Hehehe--! What? Old friend, don't you recognize me?"
He pointed to his left eye, "The gift I left you has always been there."
The roar of the Battlefield continues, flames and darkness intertwining to create a hellish scene.
Teach's unrestrained laughter echoed across the Battlefield; he was about to taunt Shanks again—
"What? Red-Hair, you can't even crack a joke—"
Before the words were finished, a roar that ripped through the heavens and earth came from underground.
"Roar!!"
The entire Red Line suddenly rose up!
That force tore through the earth, and a figure shot into the sky from the abyss, draped in a tattered shadow cloak, surrounded by surging black energy—
It was Imu was forcibly blasted into the ground by Roy.
His eyes burned with raging fury, and his gaze swept across the Battlefield, but froze the moment he saw Teach!
"Joy Boy...?!!"
Imu's voice trembled, filled with undisguised shock.
"No... His aura isn't that weak."
His pupils contracted sharply, and for the first time, hesitation and fear appeared in his voice.
"But that aura... that appearance... it can't be... you are... Davy???"
Teach's smile vanished completely in that instant.
A deep pain flashed in the depths of his pupils.
He took a step forward, and White Flames and mud erupted simultaneously, the sound like thunder.
"It was you! You killed my father and my family!!"
His roar tore through the sky, and the power of light and shadow surged from his body at the same time, causing the air pressure on the entire Battlefield to collapse instantly!
"Teach!!"
Before he could even rush out, a Spatial Ripple appeared—
"Bang--!"
Imu's body was struck again by a lightning-fast punch!
With a deafening roar, he was sent flying hundreds of meters by Roy's punch, crashing through the ground and spitting out black blood!
Roy's figure flashed in the air, his Haki and spatial power intertwining into a vortex, his eyes as cold as blades.
"Get your job done!"
The air vibrated like waves as he roared.
Teach abruptly stopped in his tracks, just as he was about to take a step.
His white hair danced in the wind, and his expression was incredibly complex for a moment.
In my mind, I recalled the deep voice of the Kuma before we set off—
"You'll know what to do then."
"Tsk--"
His gaze swept across the room and landed on Loki, the King of the Giants, on the other side.
"Loki! Finish the ritual quickly!!"
His voice was filled with suppressed rage, "Then I will personally kill Imu!!"
Loki was taken aback, then his eyes widened and he grinned angrily.
"You have no right to order me around, you bastard!!"
The next second--
The two pounced on the demonized Sakazuki and Zephyr simultaneously, one on each side!
White pieces are placed in their positions.