Vol. 5The Final War and the New Age

Shane led the Kingdom of D in a war against the Celestial Dragons and Imu, then prepared the world for another catastrophe and entered a long sleep. Years later, Roger’s proclamation began the age of Sky Island, while Luffy set out to find the City of Heaven and wake God.

  • Cobra and others learned Red the Aloof was to be executed, and Shane gathered allies before sailing alone to Marineford.
  • Shane freed Red the Aloof and awakened his Vampire Form, then faced the Five Elders as they began slaughtering those who remained.
  • Sakazuki carried Borsalino to safety while Shane exposed the world’s history and defeated the Five Elders, but Imu destroyed Marineford.
  • Shane revived Rocks, took the Level Six prisoners’ Devil Fruits, and headed to Twin Cape as allies gathered.
  • Shane gathered his fleet at Twin Cape, defeated the Celestial Dragons’ forces, and led the Kingdom of D in overthrowing the Five Elders.
  • The Kingdom of D invaded Mary Geoise, where Imu activated Uranus and Shane struck back.
  • Shane defeated Imu and swallowed the Heaven-Reaching Tree, then prepared the world for another catastrophe and went to sleep in a giant tree.
  • Years later, Roger’s words began the age of Sky Island, while Luffy set out to find the City of Heaven and wake God.
Chapters 401–500 Read from Ch. 401

Arc 17The Battle of Marineford

Shane came alone to Marineford to stop Red the Aloof’s execution and fight the World Government, while his allies joined him and battled the Marines and Five Elders. After defeating several enemies and revealing his awakened Vampire Form, Shane stood between the Five Elders and the Marines as the Elders began slaughtering everyone who remained.

  • Cobra and others learned that Marine Headquarters planned to execute Red the Aloof, while Shane gathered new allies and told Roger he would face the Marines alone.
  • Shane sailed to Marineford aboard the invisible Black Pearl, and Kong presented Red the Aloof before Shane arrived alone.
  • Shane took control of the worldwide broadcast and called on people to join his war against the Celestial Dragons, then his hidden cannons, weapons, and Machine Giants emerged as the battle began.
  • Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Rayleigh, and Roger fought the Five Elders, while Shane confronted Kong, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Saint Saturn and defeated them one by one.
  • The Five Elders repeatedly fused and resurrected as Shane fought them, freed Red the Aloof, and used Haki and his Devil Fruit abilities to disrupt their summoning and drain Saint Saturn.
  • Shane battled the remaining Elders while Roger and the other pirates held off the Marines, and he awakened his Vampire Form to regenerate through darkness and bats and recover his strength by draining the Marines’ vitality.
  • Shane opened Air Doors and urged the Marines and pirates to escape as Saint Warcury began slaughtering those who stayed, then stepped in front of Tsuru, Borsalino, and Sakazuki and faced the Five Elders with his Conqueror’s Haki.
Chapters 401–42525 summaries Read

Arc 18The Five Elders Fall

Shane defeated the Five Elders, exposed the truth about the Celestial Dragons, and survived Imu’s attack on Marineford. He then revived Rocks, freed Impel Down’s prisoners to seize their Devil Fruits, and headed to Twin Cape as allies gathered for the coming campaign.

  • Sakazuki carried Borsalino to safety while Shane faced the Five Elders, and Saint Warcury ended the worldwide broadcast by destroying the Visual Den Den Mushi.
  • Shane used the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet’s attacks on Celestial Dragon homelands to expose Saint Warcury’s miscalculation, then fought the Elders with his Devil Fruits and Haki.
  • Shane used Reverse Observation Haki to overwhelm the Five Elders and summoned Sea Kings to destroy Marineford while he broadcast the history of the Ancient Kingdom and called on the world to resist the Celestial Dragons.
  • Shane trapped the fused Five Elders, killed them repeatedly, and erased them at sunrise, but Imu’s attack destroyed Marineford and left Shane’s fate uncertain.
  • After disappearing for a week, Shane returned to his allies, while Imu released cloned Five Elders and other monsters from a hidden facility beneath Mary Geoise.
  • Shane revived Rocks at God Valley, fought him after restoring his former strength for a day, and left him alive as Rocks prepared to gather Old Era pirates against the Celestial Dragons.
  • Shane entered Impel Down, demanded the Devil Fruits of the Level Six prisoners, and explained that he needed them for the coming war and the Celestial Dragons’ planned Hunting Game in the Goa Kingdom.
  • Shane defeated the old man guarding the prisoners, collected the final Devil Fruit, and flew toward Twin Cape as Crocus, Brook, Laboon, Kaido, Linlin, and Roger gathered there.
Chapters 426–45025 summaries Read

Arc 19The Final War Begins

Shane led the Kingdom of D in overthrowing the Five Elders, exposing the world’s ancient history, and rallying allies against Imu. After the forces of the world converged on Mary Geoise, Shane faced Imu as the ancient weapon Uranus came into play.

  • Shane gathered his allies and fleet at Twin Cape, then sailed to Loguetown and defeated the Celestial Dragons’ forces there.
  • Shane attacked the Goa Kingdom, defeated the Five Elders by awakening the Door-Door and Dark-Dark Fruits, and turned them into servants after taking their memories.
  • Shane’s forces brought islands and kingdoms under the Kingdom of D, and he destroyed Reverse Mountain’s outer layers to reveal a passage to Laugh Tale and the ancient civilization.
  • The D. Clan seized the Four Blues and Grand Line as Shane disappeared, while a smiling D appeared on the moon and the world prepared for the final battle.
  • The Kingdom of D invaded Mary Geoise, but Imu unleashed disasters and mechanical and undead forces as Shane gathered Ancient Creatures, Winged Giants, and other allies.
  • Shane explained how repeated catastrophes had shaped the world and how the ancient civilization had created the great weapons, Divine Tree, and Devil Fruits in hopes of remaking it.
  • Shane arrived at Mary Geoise with an enormous coalition, clashed with Imu’s Haki, and split the Holy Land in two.
  • Shane ordered a bombardment of Mary Geoise, but Imu regenerated in a gigantic form, activated Uranus, and declared himself God as Shane struck back.
Chapters 451–47525 summaries Read

Arc 20The Awakening of God

Shane defeated Imu and the Heaven-Reaching Tree, then prepared the world for another catastrophe before entering a long sleep. Years later, Roger’s words launched the age of Sky Island, while signs of Shane’s return and a new threat emerged.

  • Shane fought Imu as disasters devastated the world, while he urged people to evacuate and preserve knowledge for the future.
  • Shane devoured the demonic wills of the Devil Fruits, overcame Imu, and finally swallowed the Heaven-Reaching Tree after Imu was consumed by it.
  • Shane compressed the incomplete Devil Fruit Tree into a fruit, ordered scientists to prepare technology for the coming catastrophe, and went to sleep in a giant tree in the sky.
  • Over the following years, the world rebuilt with advanced technology, while Roger and other powerful figures prepared for the next cycle of destruction.
  • At his scheduled execution in Loguetown, Roger directed people to Mary Geoise, proclaiming that God had left everything there and igniting the age of Sky Island.
  • Roger and others investigated the hidden City of Heaven, while a report identified Robin as God's daughter and suggested she had escaped from God Valley.
  • Luffy left Foosha Village to find the City of Heaven and wake God, then joined forces with a rescued swordsman to defeat a powerful Marine.
  • Garp warned Bogard that the world had only two years left and asked whether the Fifth-Generation Pacifista had appeared.
Chapters 476–50025 summaries Read
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