The heavens belonged to the Celestial Dragons

"Those two axes of yours are too weak!"

Silver Axe wielded a long, double-headed axe in both hands, charging headlong through battle with overwhelming force.

"Really? I think that axe of yours just gets in the way!"

Gaban held an axe in each hand.

He wore sunglasses and always had a smile on his face.

The Roger Pirates had their three veterans of gold, silver, and copper. He ranked third, as copper.

Of course.

These were labels the Navy later added to conceal Roger's identity as a member of the D. Clan.

Yet they also gave rise to the sea's earliest elite pirate crew.

"That little bit of strength isn't even enough to budge my axe!"

Using the Strength-Strength Fruit, Silver Axe unleashed a powerful blow.

Heaven and earth shook.

His axe fell, its tremendous force collapsing the ground.

Not a single house escaped unscathed.

"You underestimate human potential!"

Gaban blocked the axe with both hands, his Advanced Haki impregnable.

"Damn it! Where am I?"

Kaido had simply blundered in.

Ever since Whitebeard intervened in Roger and Garp's fight.

The two had begun a battle that threatened to destroy heaven and earth. They were the reason God Valley was shaking now.

Instead, this freed up Garp.

The result was Garp chasing him and Linlin down and beating them.

There was also his adjutant, Bogard. The unassuming fellow wore a little hat all day long.

Who would have thought he was a master swordsman?

Kaido had finally managed to eat a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit and get stronger.

Yet before he could adapt, he was chased down and thrashed the whole way.

Now Linlin had ridden off on a thundercloud, saying she was going to grab other treasures.

That left Kaido alone to suffer.

This incident would make Linlin and Kaido hate Garp for the rest of their lives!

They would never forget it, even in death!

If they couldn't beat Garp to death in the future, they would beat up his son or grandson whenever they saw them!

Bang!

Of all the places to stumble into, he had entered a fight between powerhouses like Silver Axe and Gaban.

Their battle wasn't as spectacular as those involving the Island-Island Fruit or the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

But they were monsters all the same!

"Such powerful Haki!"

He had been with the Rocks Pirates for six years.

Starting from nothing, Kaido had seen far too many powerful fighters.

In his eyes, the ones with truly overwhelming strength were Rocks and Whitebeard.

Now he probably had to add a few more names.

Roger and Golden Lion!

Not one of them was normal.

If Kaido combined his monstrous Oni strength with the Strength-Strength Fruit, his attack power would be maxed out.

But that didn't match what Kaido wanted.

Having blundered into their battle.

Kaido witnessed firsthand the terror of Haki clashing with a Devil Fruit.

Silver Axe's blow could probably have flattened several mountains.

Yet Gaban's increasingly ferocious counterattacks proved that his Haki was powerful enough.

Once the battle reached a fever pitch.

Silver Axe was sent crashing headfirst into Kaido. Being this close really made him cough up blood.

Gaban followed with an elbow that almost shut Kaido's brain down on the spot.

This was ridiculous!

Why would a human possess such monstrous strength?

"Damn it!"

Kaido was later called the Strongest Creature, but that absolutely did not include the God Valley Incident.

Here, even after eating the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon, he was still a junior.

There were so many monsters that Kaido barely qualified to join their ranks.

"Kaido!"

Shane was also searching for treasure, fighting his way through with his fists.

The first thing he saw was Kaido looking utterly bewildered.

"Shane!"

Kaido hadn't expected Shane to still be alive.

Much less that the even more arrogant black dragon from earlier had been Shane.

"Watch out for that bastard Garp!"

Kaido's spiked club was covered in blood, some of which he had coughed onto it after being beaten.

"Got it!"

Here, no one could hear you unless you shouted loudly enough.

Shane's compass finally stopped spinning.

[Fate Singularity has appeared. New choices unlocked.]

[Mind your health. This is a multiple-choice question.]

[Choice 1: Survive until the end of God Valley-Reward: Mutant Physique. You won't be able to sleep at night, but you can hold three fruits!]

[Choice 2: Eliminate every Celestial Dragon the Navy intends to rescue. Protect them, my ass-Reward: Rokushiki Kami-e, Rokushiki Geppo. Show Lucci who the real Six Powers genius is.]

[Choice 3: Set off for freedom and form your own pirate crew-Reward: Lineage Factor Perfect Devil Fruit, Paw-Paw Fruit.]

"One, two, three! Three, two, one!"

"I want them all!"

Shane stood in a corner of the battlefield, his gaze searching the entire area.

From this moment on, every Celestial Dragon had to die!

The Five Elders wanted to save them, the Holy Knights wanted to save them, and the Navy wanted to save them.

Whatever their reasons, not one of these pigs was leaving today.

"Choice 1" required him to survive until God Valley ended.

For "Choice 3," he would have to set sail and form his own pirate crew when the time came.

Then he would definitely start with "Choice 2."

Quite a few Celestial Dragons were participating at God Valley.

Many were still hiding in the shadows, and some had even escaped aboard ships under protection.

One reason Garp was later ashamed to recall this incident was that he had protected the Celestial Dragons.

From that perspective, although Rocks had been prevented from becoming King of the World.

The Celestial Dragons still went on wreaking havoc for decades.

Who knew how many tragedies they had caused during that time?

Judging by the timeline.

Tragedies befell Fisher Tiger, Ginny, and Tesoro one after another.

Ginny had even contracted the terminal Blue Scales Disease before Fisher Tiger climbed the Red Line.

The thirty-nine Celestial Dragons killed earlier had only been a small portion.

There were plenty of participants in the Nation-Destroying Game.

Even several Holy Knights had joined in, with one of the Five Elders overseeing things.

Over a hundred Celestial Dragons had participated in total.

"Sakazuki destroyed the ships at Ohara just in case."

"I'll do it before him. I'll search every house and every ship, and I'll succeed."

Shane passed Kaido.

The Demon Compass's voice sounded in his ears.

[Choice completed.]

Next came the time to claim his rewards.

Save the Celestial Dragons?

Dream on!

Whoever you were, you could die in despair!

Anyone who took part in the Nation-Destroying Game had no business pretending to be innocent.

"Where are you going?"

Kaido turned and ran alongside Shane.

He noticed that Shane seemed to have grown a little taller and more muscular.

Shane was scrutinizing his surroundings, as though searching for something.

"Found you!"

Passing beyond the battle between the two powerhouses, Gaban and Silver Axe.

Shane found a Celestial Dragon hiding in the shadows.

The houses here had collapsed. Disregarding the filth, he had changed into a slave's clothes and hidden in a corner, trembling.

But his fat head and big ears still gave him away.

A kick struck.

He hadn't even understood. The battlefield was full of Navy soldiers and pirates.

Why was Shane attacking him?

Slash!

Blood sprayed, and the first head was collected.

Kaido watched the scene in surprise.

He soon realized the man was a Celestial Dragon!

Now Kaido was completely baffled.

The battlefield was full of powerful fighters. What was the point of going after Celestial Dragons, a bunch of trash?

Curiosity drove him to follow Shane as he searched for targets.

To his surprise, more and more Celestial Dragons died on the spot, their corpses left in pieces.

After searching the entire island.

Shane set his sights on the warships in the harbor.

"You want to steal a ship and escape?"

Kaido had the same idea.

Otherwise, Linlin wouldn't have been unable to find Kaido at the end of the battle.

Who didn't want to strike out on their own?

If Rocks died, everyone would form their own pirate crews again.

"I'm going to witness the beginning of the next era with my own eyes! Why would I run?"

Shane charged aboard a warship, while Kaido sent Navy soldiers flying along the way.

Inside the cabin.

More than a dozen Celestial Dragons were huddled together for comfort.

This was Sengoku's warship!

After Shane had wiped out those on the island, with quite a few others dying in the battle.

The last of them were all hiding here.

They trembled as they ordered the warship to leave the harbor as quickly as possible.

Yet nothing happened.

"Idiots! Are you pigs? I said leave God Valley!"

Saint Peju, their leader, cursed viciously.

Bang!

The cabin door was kicked off its hinges.

Shane stepped into the cabin, blood dripping steadily from his fists, a truly frightening sight.

"What are you trying to do, pirate? I'll have an Admiral hunt you down until you're dead!"

Saint Peju hurled abuse, but couldn't stop trembling.

He smelled blood and saw the killing intent in Shane's eyes!

Boom!

A tremendous crash rang out on the deck.

After fighting in the war at God Valley.

Sengoku the Buddha officially made his entrance.

Golden light shone, even bringing hope to the Celestial Dragons.

Kaido stood behind Shane, gripping his spiked club tightly.

"Sure enough, killing these pigs brings trouble!"

Kaido shifted into his hybrid form, a pair of dragon horns growing alongside his two Oni horns.

"Are you scared, Kaido?"

Shane's fists rained down.

The cabin was filled with curses and pleas from those about to die.

"What's there to be scared of! We'll have to fight monsters like Admirals sooner or later!"

Kaido grinned, baring his fangs.

At that same moment.

Shane walked out of the cabin, having wiped out every last Celestial Dragon.

His fists were stained blood-red.

From this moment on.

No matter who won or lost this war.

The Celestial Dragons' efforts had all come to nothing.

"Do you know how much trouble this will bring the Navy and this world!"

Sengoku looked down at Kaido and Shane.

He looked ready to become a wrathful guardian.

"Who cares? Just destroy it all. Everyone's tired."

Shane laughed wildly.

"That's right! This world is utterly boring!"

Kaido laughed without stopping.

"Your existence will only bring this world more trouble!"

Sengoku's justice would reign supreme over the world.

The heavens belonged to the Celestial Dragons.