Kizaru was the first to move. Golden light flashed across his body, and the next instant he appeared above Whitebeard. He gathered a mass of light in both hands and scattered it downward.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Countless arrows of light rained down, covering Whitebeard and everyone around him. Whitebeard's men had only just come ashore. If the attack landed cleanly, the Whitebeard Pirates would lose a fifth of their forces on the spot.
Marco, standing beside Whitebeard, leaped forward. His arms became wings wreathed in blue flames—his hybrid form. The Phoenix's wings spread wide, growing with the wind until they spanned more than ten meters, with flames pouring from them.
But the flames gave off no heat. Marco beat his wings and flew in front of Whitebeard, facing the deluge of Yasakani no Magatama head-on.
"Undying Thistle!"
Marco swept his wings, gathering a mass of blue-green flames into a thick shield before him. It caught every arrow of light.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Golden arrows and blue-green flames collided and exploded without pause, filling the air with a tremendous roar.
Marco beat his wings rapidly and shot through the smoke. His legs transformed into talons, which he coated in Haki.
"Phoenix Brand!"
Marco drove a crushing kick at Kizaru. But Kizaru was among the fastest people in the world. His body turned to golden light and scattered where he stood.
The moment Marco's kick missed, Kizaru reappeared behind him and sent a seemingly casual kick his way.
Kizaru often said that speed meant weight. Even Marco struggled to block the force of a light-speed kick.
"Whoosh—boom!"
Marco crashed into the crowd, leaving a crater in the ground. Blue-green flames surged up, and he rose without a scratch.
Rubick promptly copied Marco's Phoenix Zoan Devil Fruit. It was a formidable power: the