Chapter Summaries

Chloe and the controlled Queen and Jack fought Nero and the others, exposing a sharp difference in strength between the combatants. Jabra and Mighty Lion remained locked in difficult battles while Chloe overwhelmed Nero with his own technique, leaving him bleeding under her barrage.

• Soundless Owl attacked Moria with a spinning Tekkai Sphere, but Jack stopped him and repeatedly smashed him into the ground.
• Moria struck Jabra with his Shadow Saw, and Mighty Lion intervened to block Moria’s next attack and fight him with his staff, hair, and shadow techniques.
• Mighty Lion told Jabra to handle Queen, and Jabra dodged the Brachiosaurus’s frenzied attacks while struggling to deal significant damage.
• Chloe blocked Nero’s attacks and countered his Rankyaku Sen with a stronger Rankyaku Swarm Sen.
• Nero defended with Armament Haki and Tekkai, but Chloe’s slashes overwhelmed him and drew blood.

Dawn killed Bruno after relentlessly pursuing him, while Shiryu of the Rain gained the upper hand against Kaku and severed his arm. Kaku countered Shiryu’s next attack with a spinning Rankyaku, and their sword auras collided in a cloud of dust.

• Nero’s defenses failed against Chloe’s assault, and she left him bloodied and unconscious.
• Dawn used Observation Haki: Time Slow to track Bruno’s doors, freeze him, and kill him with Oto; Ouroboros consumed Bruno’s fruit and soul energy.
• Shiryu of the Rain fought Kaku, whose giraffe techniques and nose gun initially blocked his sword strikes.
• Shiryu wounded Kaku, severed his left arm, and blasted him away.
• Kaku launched Rankyaku: Spiral White Blade, and its spiraling slash collided with Shiryu’s crimson sword aura.

Chloe and Shiryu defeated Kaku and Soundless Owl, transformed Kaku into a demon, and joined the remaining battles. Chloe took control of Queen and overwhelmed Jabra with his own technique.

• Shiryu slashed Kaku across the chest and neck, leaving him near death before Chloe arrived and transformed him into a demon with the Hell Picture Scroll.
• Chloe took control of Queen, turning the tide against Jabra, while Shiryu joined Shadow Jack in attacking Soundless Owl.
• Shadow Jack pinned Soundless Owl with shadow threads and repeatedly smashed him into the ground as Shiryu wounded him with Rain.
• Shiryu and Shadow Jack left the half-dead Soundless Owl for Chloe and returned to the battle against Jabra.
• Jabra tried to attack Chloe, but she used Rankyaku: Wolf Pack Star Chain to strike him with a more powerful version of his own technique.

Chloe and Queen defeated Jabra, and Chloe began transforming him with the Hell Picture Book. Moria unleashed his improved Shadow Gathering Ground Shadow Domain against Mighty Lion as Shiryu of the Rain and Shadow Jack arrived nearby.

• Chloe used her Six Powers while Queen battered Jabra, leaving him badly wounded and unable to escape.
• Queen pulled Jabra from the crater, and Chloe began transforming him with the Hell Picture Book.
• Shiryu of the Rain arrived with Shadow Jack and dropped the half-dead Soundless Owl at Chloe's feet.
• Shiryu offered to help Moria, prompting Moria to intensify his fight against Mighty Lion.
• Moria used Shadow Punishment Hell Chainsaw and his improved Shadow Gathering Ground Shadow Domain to attack Mighty Lion.

Moria and the others defeated their opponents, leaving Rob Lucci as the last fighter against Bullet. Bullet overwhelmed Lucci and Chloe began transforming him after Moria caught him, while Bullet prepared to strike Lucci’s head.

• Moria pierced Mighty Lion with Shadow Spears, and Chloe demonized him and stored him in her book.
• Rob Lucci battled Bullet, whose strength and speed forced Lucci to use his perfected Paper Art Martial Body.
• Burter unleashed his Ghost Qi and declared that he would finish Lucci’s fight himself.
• Lucci’s Maximum Wheel: Rokuogan collided with Bullet’s Strongest Punch, and Bullet crushed Lucci’s attack and badly injured him.
• Bullet battered Lucci until Moria’s shadow caught him and tossed him before Chloe.
• Chloe’s energy began transforming Lucci as Bullet swung a powerful punch toward his head.

Dawn's forces prepared a heavily guarded island for Shanks's arrival while Dawn practiced using the Door-Door Fruit. As the Red Force approached, Mihawk joined Shanks, and Enel revealed that Dawn himself had invited Shanks to the meeting.

• Chloe defeated Lucci and completed the demonic invasion, leaving Lucci's team unconscious but alive.
• Dawn tested the Door-Door Fruit while traveling to the island where Shanks was due to meet the Thunder God Pirates.
• Dawn's forces secured the meeting island against spies, and Dawn entered the Castle Fruit space as Chloe and Moria arrived.
• Mihawk intercepted the Red Force and joined Shanks, saying he wanted to hear the conversation with Thor.
• Enel welcomed Shanks and explained that the island's defenses were aimed at spies before announcing that Dawn had invited Shanks.

Abraham Dawn revealed himself as the true captain of the Thunder God Pirates and met with Red-Hair Shanks. He proposed cooperation against the World Government, arguing that Shanks could no longer remain neutral as the seas divided between the World Government and the God Slayers.

• Enel led Shanks and the Red-Hair Pirates to meet Abraham Dawn, whose officers accepted him as the Thunder God Pirates' captain.
• Shanks recognized Dawn and explained that he had sought Enel to preserve stability after the Beasts Pirates' destruction.
• Dawn said he had come to determine whether he and Shanks could cooperate, prompting the Red-Hair Pirates and Thunder God Pirates to prepare for a fight.
• Dawn declared that he wanted to pull the gods from their altar and change the world, while Shanks warned that their conflict was irreconcilable.
• Dawn argued that Shanks had lost his role as mediator and that the coming war would force the remaining neutral power to choose a side.

Dawn assembled a formidable lineup to confront Shanks and demanded that he choose a side as the sea’s power balance shifted. The standoff grew more dangerous with Kaido’s reveal, and a new door opened before anyone could see who was behind it.

• Shanks warned Dawn that opposing the World Government was futile and prepared to fight him.
• Bullet emerged from the Fortress space and clashed Conqueror’s Haki with Shanks, then threatened to crush him.
• Shiryu of the Rain, Tesoro, Morgans, and Aokiji came through the door, escalating tensions before Aokiji held the group back.
• Benn Beckman recognized the strength and influence gathered behind Dawn, while Ouroboros delivered the seemingly controlled Kaido.
• Dawn told Shanks that everyone had to choose a side, and his allies displayed their power as another door appeared and opened.

Sabo mediated a standoff between Dawn’s forces and Shanks’s Red-Hair Pirates, allowing Dawn and Shanks to agree to an alliance against the “gods.” They signed the Contract, then staged a battle on the island so outside powers would believe the two Emperors were still enemies.

• Sabo arrived and urged Dawn and Shanks to settle their conflict peacefully, drawing on his ties to Ace and Luffy.
• Dawn explained that he wanted people to carve out the future themselves rather than rely on the One Piece, and Shanks agreed to join him against the “throne of the gods.”
• Dawn and Shanks signed the Contract and agreed to keep up the appearance of opposition for outside observers.
• Dawn arranged a staged battle, with Enel’s lightning serving as the signal for the fighters to begin sparring.
• Dawn and Shanks clashed with their blades, while Shiryu of the Rain fought Hawk Eyes Mihawk, Enel fought Benn Beckman, and the others joined in.
• The commotion drew the attention of nearby forces, and news spread that the two Emperors had gone to war.

Dawn used the aftermath of the staged Emperor battle to warn Fish-Man Island and Alabasta that Shirahoshi and Vivi faced threats at the Reverie. After arranging preparations with their families, he returned to the North Sea to prepare for his first attendance at the Reverie as king of the Ishtar Kingdom.

• Morgans's fabricated coverage made the world believe the clash between Dawn's forces and Shanks's crew was an inevitable war between the last two Four Emperors, though the three-day battle ended with both sides appearing to restrain one another.
• Dawn went to Ryugu Palace with Fisher Tiger and Jinbe and warned Neptune and Queen Otohime that Shirahoshi would be targeted at the Reverie by a Celestial Dragon and the world's ruler.
• Dawn asked Queen Otohime to guide Shirahoshi toward using her power, then left Fisher Tiger and Jinbe to explain the situation while he traveled to Alabasta.
• Dawn warned Cobra that the World Government planned to assassinate him and Vivi at the Reverie, and Cobra agreed to prepare rather than wait for an attack.
• Dawn returned to the North Sea, left Baby-5 to help Monet prepare, and was formally crowned king of the Ishtar Kingdom ahead of the Reverie.

Dawn moved Amazon Lily and its people to safety before openly attending the Reverie, where a staged attack by demonized Kaido killed Saint Charlos and plunged Mary Geoise into chaos. Dawn rescued Shirahoshi and assured Neptune and Queen Otohime that she would be unharmed, revealing that the attack was part of their agreement.

• Dawn lifted Amazon Lily to the White White Sea and had Ouroboros help transport the island and its warriors, while the elderly and children stayed on Sky Island.
• Dawn delivered supplies to Marineford, then traveled to Mary Geoise and joined Cobra and Vivi at the Reverie.
• Saint Charlos tried to enslave Shirahoshi, but demonized Kaido fell into the garden and crushed him.
• Kaido fought off CP0, while Dawn used his Float-Float Fruit powers to bring Shirahoshi to Neptune and Queen Otohime.
• Dawn told Neptune and Queen Otohime that Shirahoshi would be safe, and they realized the attack matched their agreement with him.

Dawn helped Shirahoshi and Neptune’s family flee Mary Geoise after Kaido, controlled by Ouroboros, attacked the Celestial Dragons. He gathered nearly all the visiting kings into the evacuation and sent them to Sabaody, while Kaido’s rampage continued behind them.

• Garp agreed to protect Shirahoshi’s family and escort them back to Fish-Man Island while Dawn went to find Vivi and her family.
• Ouroboros-controlled Kaido attacked buildings and defeated the guards who rushed to stop him.
• Dawn found Vivi and her father, then used the Float-Float Fruit’s power to help Shirahoshi’s family move as kings and their families gathered around Garp.
• Dawn urged the kings to flee with the group, recognizing that their escape would damage the World Government’s prestige.
• A CP0 agent ordered Dawn and Garp to stop escorting the kings, but Dawn’s Conqueror’s Haki forced him to back down.
• Dawn created platforms to send the kings to Sabaody as Kaido’s attack continued.

The Five Elders learned that Garp and Dawn had escorted Shirahoshi away from Mary Geoise, then faced a worsening crisis as the Revolutionary Army joined the fight. While Kizaru battled Kaido, Dawn used Ouroboros to control Kaido’s body and rampaged through the city, leaving the destruction ongoing.

• The Five Elders learned that Garp and Dawn had taken Shirahoshi and the other kings toward Sabaody after clashing with a CP0 agent.
• The Revolutionary Army arrived, with Sabo holding back Ryokugyu and its four commanders confronting Chaton and Momousagi.
• The Five Elders learned that Fujitora had joined Zephyr’s plan to reform the Navy instead of guarding the Reverie.
• Kizaru fought demonized Kaido but could not quickly contain him, while Dawn used Ouroboros to steer Kaido’s body through Mary Geoise.
• Kaido’s controlled body endured Kizaru’s attacks and smashed buildings and castles, killing Celestial Dragons and their bodyguards as the battle continued.

Dawn and Kaido rampaged through Mary Geoise, destroying Celestial Dragon residences while Kizaru and an iron-masked Zealot tried to stop them. The Revolutionary Army rescued Tyrant Kuma and escaped through Ouroboros’s doors, leaving Dawn to find the battlefield suddenly silent.

• Kaido destroyed a Celestial Dragon residence, and the iron-masked Zealot attacked him before blaming Kizaru for failing to protect the gods.
• Dawn crushed a Celestial Dragon in Kaido’s grasp, then Kaido struck the Zealot through the air and into another Celestial Dragon.
• Kaido transformed into a dragon and fled through the sky while Sabo battled Ryokugyu and covered the retreat with explosions.
• Ouroboros opened doors that let the Revolutionary Army escape Mary Geoise with the rescued Tyrant Kuma.
• Dawn returned to find the battlefield silent after the Revolutionary Army had completed its withdrawal.

Dawn and his allies began their long-planned Marine revolution while Morgans prepared to publish information about the attack on Mary Geoise. Dawn, Zephyr, Aokiji, and Fujitora confronted Sakazuki at Marine Headquarters and demanded that he resign as Fleet Admiral, leaving the two sides on the verge of battle.

• At Sabaody, Dawn told Morgans to begin publishing the intelligence gathered from the shadows.
• Dawn met Zephyr, Aokiji, Fujitora, Hina, Sola, and Hawkins at Marine Headquarters, and they sent orders to start the Marine revolution.
• Dawn, Zephyr, Aokiji, and Fujitora entered Sakazuki's office to discuss his resignation as Fleet Admiral.
• Sakazuki realized Dawn was connected to the attack on Mary Geoise and refused to resign, attacking him with magma.
• Aokiji blocked Sakazuki's attack with ice, and Dawn declared that he intended to lead the Marines toward true justice.

Dawn, Zephyr, Aokiji, and Fujitora confronted Sakazuki and declared their plan to reform the Marines by severing them from the World Government’s corrupt foundation. As Dawn fought Sakazuki in Marine Headquarters, Hina and her allies blocked the Vice Admirals while Zephyr announced that the Marines’ reform had begun.

• Dawn told Sakazuki that the Marines’ justice was corrupt and clarified that his goal was reform, not becoming Fleet Admiral.
• Zephyr and Fujitora joined Dawn and Aokiji, and Zephyr declared they would destroy the Marines’ existing system of justice.
• Sakazuki attacked the group with Great Eruption, but Dawn blocked him and sent Zephyr, Fujitora, and Aokiji to help elsewhere.
• Dawn fought Sakazuki, overpowering his magma attacks and hurling him through the walls of Marine Headquarters.
• Hina, Hawkins, Sola, and their allies stopped the arriving Vice Admirals, and Zephyr announced the start of the Marines’ reform.

Zephyr and Fujitora battled Marine Vice Admirals as Dawn’s allies rallied Marines to overthrow the existing command and reform the Marines. Enel stopped a CP spy from reporting the rebellion, while the Black Tide continued to spread through Marine Headquarters.

• Zephyr used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to attack the Vice Admirals who tried to stop him.
• Fujitora fought Mole and the other Vice Admirals, saying he would risk his life for the chance to change the World Government’s system.
• Marines discarded their white capes and joined the Black Tide after hearing Hina and the others’ calls and learning of the World Government’s dark deeds.
• A CP spy disguised as a Marine chef tried to report the upheaval, but an invisible shockwave knocked out his Den Den Mushi.
• Enel appeared, killed the spy with a lightning spear, and raced away to find another agent detected by his Observation Haki.

Morgans’s newspapers exposed the Celestial Dragons’ crimes and sent public outrage surging worldwide while the Five Elders scrambled to respond. At Marine Headquarters, Dawn continued to overpower Sakazuki, who answered the beating by turning into a towering wave of magma.

• Enel used electromagnetic waves and Observation Haki to incapacitate Den Den Mushi and uncover World Government loyalists at Marine Headquarters.
• Morgans released successive newspaper editions reporting the kings’ flight from Mary Geoise, exposing the Celestial Dragons’ atrocities, and publishing proof of their attempt to capture Shirahoshi.
• The Five Elders ordered Morgans found, Mary Geoise repaired, and the Marines contacted, while reports condemning the Celestial Dragons continued spreading.
• Dawn blasted apart Sakazuki’s Hound Blaze and struck him with overwhelming speed and force.
• Sakazuki roared that he was the Fleet Admiral and transformed into a towering wave of magma that crashed toward Dawn.

Dawn defeated Sakazuki and argued that the Navy's justice upheld the oppression that created pirates. He revealed that he had secretly led the Thunder God Pirates and orchestrated the fall of the Four Emperors, leaving Sakazuki stunned.

• Dawn blasted Sakazuki's magma apart and stopped fighting when he sensed the outside battle had ended.
• Zephyr, Aokiji, Fujitora, and others arrived, while Sakazuki refused to surrender and defended his idea of justice.
• Dawn condemned the World Government and Celestial Dragons for exploiting civilians and creating the conditions that drove people to piracy.
• Dawn told Sakazuki that the New World belonged to their Navy alliance, and Enel confirmed that the Thunder God Pirates, Red-Hair Pirates, and Revolutionary Army had joined it.
• Dawn revealed that he had been the true captain of the Thunder God Pirates and had arranged events that kept Kaido and Red-Hair occupied while the Big Mom Pirates were destroyed.

After Sakazuki learned the extent of Dawn’s plans and saw the strength behind them, he agreed to join the revolution and help transform the Marines. Dawn set plans in motion to conceal the takeover and consolidate their forces, while the World Government’s influence weakened after the Reverie.

• Dawn explained that his plan began after Hunter Island and revealed how he had built a coalition strong enough to challenge the World Government.
• Zephyr urged Sakazuki to recognize that the Marines’ takeover showed their former course was wrong, and Sakazuki agreed to join Dawn’s cause.
• After the Contract was signed, Dawn instructed Sakazuki to persuade the Vice Admirals and conceal the change of control at Marine Headquarters.
• Dawn arranged for Enel to stage an attack on Marine Headquarters and sent Zephyr and Aokiji to retrieve Dr. Vegapunk.
• The Marines and the Thunder God Pirates staged a battle while the kings fled the Reverie, and the World Government’s prestige and control declined.