In the year 1500 of the Sea Circle Calendar, the pulse of the seas shook violently, and the torrent of the age swept everyone's destiny forward.
At the beginning of the year, a single transfer order from Kong sent Gern and every member of his "Calamity" faction to the New World, granting him absolute autonomy over their command.
This officially placed "Calamity" squarely in the path of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Like a sword of Damocles hanging over the head of the man known as the "World's Strongest."
And so, in just a few short months, Gern and Whitebeard fought no fewer than fifty battles in the New World!
Yet not long after Gern's fleet arrived in the New World, a surprise attack that shocked the world shattered the balance.
Red the Aloof, the "Red Count"-Patrit Redfield, one of the last surviving powerhouses of the old era-
Did what no one had expected: he single-handedly ambushed Fleet Admiral Kong while the latter was away from Marine Headquarters on an inspection tour.
The battle between these two supreme powerhouses raged for five days and five nights, finally ending in Kong's defeat and severe injuries...
The exhausted Red Count failed to escape as well. Garp arrived and hauled him off to Impel Down.
As these events unfolded, the World Government responded to the shift in Marine power with breathtaking speed.
While Kong was still unconscious, he was promoted to commander-in-chief of all armed forces, and Sengoku donned the Fleet Admiral's coat and took command at Marineford.
And on the seventh day after Sengoku assumed office, the "Ohara Incident" shook the world!
The "Poneglyph expedition" that Gern had secretly let go years earlier met with utter destruction.
The fleet led by Vice Admiral Jaguar D. Saul blasted the expedition ship to pieces. Nico Olvia