November, Sea Circle Calendar 1522.
The battle of Egghead drew to a close with devastation and upheaval no one had foreseen.
The shadow of the World Government had been torn apart.
Saint Nusjuro (sliced apart), Saint Saturn (killed), Saint Warcury (reduced to a skeleton after the contract was transferred).
Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, Saint Mars (blasted back to the Holy Land).
Of the supreme authorities, the "Five Elders," three were dead and two had fled!
Imu, master of the Empty Throne, had suffered grievous wounds to the manifested body from Gern's Spark slash, while Joy Boy's lingering Haki scoured Imu's will.
In the end, Imu retreated in disgrace, hiding deep within the Holy Land to lick those wounds.
One of the "Four Emperors," Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, the ambitious Two-Devil-Fruit User,
had first been gravely wounded by Gern and Luffy together, then forcibly burdened with the abyssal contract by Imu.
Enveloped in a massive black cocoon, he had vanished through teleportation, his fate uncertain and his whereabouts unknown.
The core officers he had brought to the island:
"Champion" Jesus Burgess (cut down by Gern), Shiryu of the Rain (slain by Gern after turning demonic), "Supersonic" Van Augur (slain by Gern after turning demonic).
"Curse Doctor" Samuel Kronos (missing, whereabouts unknown).
Former Marine Admiral "Aokiji" Kuzan, after Aramaki was blasted back to the Holy Land by Joy Boy's Haki,
had faced Kizaru and Enel alone, eventually exhausting himself and being captured.
Former senior CP0 agents Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Stussy (gravely wounded and unconscious) were also taken into Independent Navy custody during the postbattle sweep.
Meanwhile, Hachinosu, the stronghold of the once-renowned Blackbeard Pirates,
had come under attack by former Fleet Admiral and current Inspector General "Buddha Sengoku," former Admiral "Black Arm" Zephyr, and former Chief of Staff Tsuru.
The Navy