Chapter Summaries

Shane awakened the Dark-Dark Fruit by devouring its Demonic Will, then used his expanded powers to defeat the Five Elders. He left them trapped in an alternate space, intending to use the Memo-Memo Fruit on them.

• Shane overpowered and devoured the Dark-Dark Demonic Will, awakening the Dark-Dark Fruit and gaining control of its darkness.
• Shane emerged from the darkness and absorbed the Five Elders' attacks with his violet Haki black hole.
• Shane formed a massive Gravity Ball that dragged the Five Elders and the surrounding earth toward it, tearing their bodies apart.
• Shane sent the Five Elders into an Alternate Space and said he planned to use the Memo-Memo Fruit on them.

Shane stole the Five Elders' memories, transformed them into obedient toys, and revealed his victory to the world. He left the people of the Kingdom of D looking to him as their king and called for the world to boil.

• Shane trapped the Five Elders in the Door-Door Fruit's alternate space and took their memories to learn about Imu and the world's hidden history.
• Saint Mars condemned Shane, but Shane said the truth did not matter to him and controlled the Five Elders with invisible threads.
• Shane combined the String-String Fruit, Hobby-Hobby Fruit, and Age-Age Fruit to turn the Five Elders into toys and alter their memories.
• Shane led the five toy Elders out of the alternate space as the Den Den Mushi broadcast the scene to the world.
• The members of the D. Clan looked to Shane as their king, and Shane declared that it was time for the world to boil.

Shane shielded the world from Imu’s attack, then used a copied Woods-Woods Fruit power to help restore the destroyed island. The people celebrated their victory and looked toward rebuilding under the Kingdom of D, while Shane’s forces prepared to defeat Imu and the old world.

• Kaido, Linlin, Whitebeard, Garp, Dragon, Roger, Rayleigh, and King reflected on Shane’s power and the changes he had brought to the world.
• Imu struck from the sky, while the Five Elders—now Shane’s servants—threatened their former master and Shane declared that Imu no longer posed a threat.
• Shane swallowed Imu’s divine attack with darkness, leaving no trace of its power in the sky.
• Shane made trees grow across the devastated island, and its people cheered as they planned to rebuild with the Kingdom of D’s support.
• The chapter revealed that the Seagull Laboratory had begun mass-producing Pacifistas under Shane’s command, though the old world’s ruler still had to be defeated.

Shane left the newly secured territories to his subordinates and boarded the Black Pearl in Loguetown to fire on Reverse Mountain, planning a spectacle before the coming war. Meanwhile, the Vinsmoke Family pledged loyalty to him, and former Marines prepared to fight their way toward Mary Geoise.

• Shane's forces brought ungoverned islands and kingdoms in the East Blue and North Blue under the Kingdom of D, and Loguetown's people celebrated their liberation.
• Judge praised Shane as the King of the World, pledged the Vinsmoke Family's loyalty, and anticipated using technology to strengthen his rule over the North Blue.
• Enies Lobby panicked over Shane's breach of Impel Down and the possibility that he had seized its Devil Fruits; its new fleet admiral ordered CP9 to launch a Buster Call.
• Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kong, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru set sail from Water 7 toward Enies Lobby to open a route to Mary Geoise.
• The Celestial Dragons watched the battle's outcome and wondered whether Imu could still save them.
• Shane boarded the Black Pearl in Loguetown, aimed its cannons at Reverse Mountain, and ordered the crew to set sail.

Shane revealed that he possessed Pluton and used it to blast open Reverse Mountain, exposing the ancient Kingdom of D and Laugh Tale. He entered the island and walked toward the Devil Fruit Tree, also known as God's Tree.

• Shane broadcast from Reverse Mountain and announced that he would reveal the ancient ruins and the world's past.
• Shane fired Pluton, amplified by the More-More Fruit, and destroyed Reverse Mountain's outer layers to reveal its Seastone core.
• Shane ordered the Seastone mountain to open, revealing an entrance from the Four Blues and a gate at Twin Cape.
• Shane led the ships into Laugh Tale, where people around the world witnessed the ancient Kingdom's civilization and the Divine Tree.
• Shane stepped onto Laugh Tale and walked toward the Devil Fruit Tree, or God's Tree.

Shane sent the Black Pearl beyond the sky while the world’s forces sailed to seize the Grand Line and prepare for war against the Celestial Dragons. At Enies Lobby, Sakazuki and Borsalino wondered about Imu’s power as the approaching final battle drew closer.

• Shane told Roger, Whitebeard, Garp, and Golden Lion to take the Grand Line, then sent the Five Elders with the departing forces.
• Ships sailed through Reverse Mountain as people across the world rallied to challenge the Celestial Dragons and free the slaves.
• The Black Pearl rose above the Divine Tree and vanished into the sky, revealing that the Celestial Dragons had imitated the attire of people who came from beyond it.
• Shane disappeared, leaving the world’s forces to conquer the Grand Line while the Reverie’s affiliated nations occupied its islands.
• After Sengoku and the others left Enies Lobby for Sabaody, Sakazuki and Borsalino discussed the immense hole there and feared Imu’s power through Uranus.

As the D. Clan’s forces drove the Celestial Dragons back to Mary Geoise, the world waited for Shane and the coming battle with Imu. A giant smiling D appeared on the moon, signaling that the final battle was near, while Imu remained alone in the Ice Cellar beside the pierced straw hat.

• The D. Clan occupied the Four Blues, the Grand Line, the New World, and Reverse Mountain, leaving the Red Line and Mary Geoise as the Celestial Dragons’ last stronghold.
• At the new Marine Headquarters on Sabaody, Roger, Garp, Rayleigh, Whitebeard, and Sengoku ate soba while Kong, Red the Aloof, and Rocks discussed Shane’s disappearance and Imu’s unknown power.
• People across half the world saw a giant smiling D on the full moon, and children and onlookers laughed at the sight.
• The Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise realized the moon’s D-shaped smile signaled that the final battle was imminent.
• In the Ice Cellar, Imu sat alone in the moonlight with a sword piercing the straw hat.

The Giants and their allies interpreted Shane’s moon display and the Sea Kings’ attack as signs that Joy Boy had returned, then launched an assault on Mary Geoise. The Celestial Dragons’ forces were overwhelmed, but the war remained unfinished because Imu had not appeared.

• People celebrated Shane’s smiling face on the moon and raised food, expecting him to return as the Sun God.
• Dorry, Little Oars, the Giants, the Snowmen Tribe, and the Demon Tribe gathered to fight for Shane and began climbing the Red Line.
• Warships from Sabaody sailed toward Mary Geoise as Sea Kings surged into the Red Line and attacked it.
• The attackers broke into Mary Geoise, where Giants and the Kingdom of D slaughtered the Celestial Dragons’ elite defenders.
• Golden Lion killed a Celestial Dragon who blamed Imu for their plight, while the Five Elders fought at the front.
• The attackers continued searching for Imu, whose absence meant the war was not over.

As Imu’s Undead overwhelmed the defenders at Mary Geoise, darkness swallowed Saint Saturn and Saint Shepherd Ju Peter while Shane remained absent. Shane sailed through the Devil Fog to recruit its Winged Giants and Ancient Creatures as the final hidden force before his entrance.

• Mechanical Cyborgs and waves of Undead attacked the D. Clan, repeatedly rising again after Roger and others cut them down.
• Imu awakened natural disasters across the world as the Sea Kings left the Calm Belt, prompting Sengoku to warn that the world’s protection was gone.
• Garp and the others fought the Undead while Saint Saturn cursed Imu and led an attempt to breach the forbidden grounds.
• Ink-black darkness poured from the forbidden grounds and swallowed Saint Saturn and Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, while Golden Lion’s sword energy vanished against it.
• Shane’s allies prepared Sky Island’s weather powers and weapons to counter Uranus, while the bell of Shandora awaited Shane’s entrance.
• Shane sailed the Black Pearl into the Devil Fog and called on the Winged Giants and Ancient Creatures to join him.

Shane gathered the Winged Giants, Ancient Creatures, and sea monsters under the power of Sun God Nika and sent them toward Mary Geoise. At Sabaody, Zunesha warned him that the newcomers had betrayed Joy Boy’s orders, and Shane saw their disloyalty as no obstacle.

• Shane transformed into a towering Sun God Nika, subdued the Ancient Creatures, and rescued the Winged Giants from the waves.
• Shane ordered three Ancient Creatures—a whale, a turtle, and a hippopotamus—to take the Winged Giants to Mary Geoise.
• The whale revealed the sea monsters hidden inside its body, and Shane brought them along with the other forces.
• Shane reflected on the ancient betrayal that led to the Celestial Dragons’ rule and resolved to gather every available fighter against Imu.
• At Sabaody, the Black Pearl met Zunesha while the Sea Kings rammed the mountains, and Zunesha warned Shane that the Ancient Creatures were traitors.

As ships departed and strange tides and currents intensified, Shane explained that the world faced an inevitable disaster and began revealing its ancient history to everyone through a broadcast. He ended by announcing that the world was expanding as he approached Mary Geoise to confront Imu.

• Ships left ports around the world as the moonlit seas grew increasingly turbulent and the Knock Up Stream erupted again.
• Zunesha asked Shane why he would not lead people to Sky Island, and Shane said the Red Line would be the last refuge when rising seas destroyed their homes.
• Shane used a Den Den Mushi to address the world, explaining that the bells came from the past and that the planet had suffered repeated disasters.
• Shane recounted how the Giants arose on a supergiant landmass and how powerful survivors had discovered that the world was moving toward destruction.
• Shane announced to the watching world that their planet was expanding.

Shane explained how the Giants, Fish-Man Race, Mink Tribe, and Skypieans arose from humanity’s repeated attempts to survive world-expanding catastrophes, and revealed that the Ancient Weapons were created for survival. Each effort failed, and the account ended with people considering controlling the moon to command the tides and seas.

• Shane explained that the Giants nearly went extinct during a world expansion and that Adam became their hope for survival.
• Shane described how the Fish-Man Race sought refuge underwater, but earthquakes, magma, and frozen seas destroyed their prosperity despite Poseidon and Sunlight Tree Eve.
• Shane recounted how the Mink Tribe and Ancient Creatures relied on Pluton, great ships, and their strength to survive, but another catastrophe killed nearly all of them.
• Shane explained that the Skypieans tried living in the sky and created Uranus to control natural disasters, but they failed to find infinite energy and Sky-Sea Currents threatened the Sky Islands.
• Shane ended by revealing that humanity’s next desperate idea was to control the moon and thereby command the tides and the movement of the seas.

Shane revealed his account of the ancient civilization, the Divine Tree, Devil Fruits, and Imu’s immortality, accusing Imu of condemning the world to eight hundred years of stagnation. After challenging Imu as Nika’s drums sounded and the Lamp of Shandora burned, Shane arrived at Mary Geoise.

• Shane explained that humanity had created the Divine Tree and Devil Fruits while trying to reverse entropy and remake the world.
• Shane said Joy Boy had sought to decipher Nika’s awakening as a source of infinite energy, but Imu’s immortality and the loss of Uranus had ruined the plan.
• Shane described how Pluton, Uranus, and Poseidon had been used to reshape the world and prepare for disaster, before the ancient civilization fell.
• Shane accused Imu of maintaining the world’s suffering for eight hundred years while fearing Nika’s return.
• Zunesha lifted the Black Pearl onto the Red Line, and Shane arrived at the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

Shane and his allies brought their overwhelming forces to Mary Geoise to confront Imu and reclaim the Red Line for the people of the world. As Shane probed the Forbidden Land, he clashed with Imu’s darkness, splitting Mary Geoise in two with their Conqueror’s Haki.

• Sengoku and Kong were stunned by the Ancient Creatures, Giant Mechanical Warriors, Winged Giants, and Sea Monsters gathered under Shane’s command.
• Shane’s forces surrounded Mary Geoise as his allies prepared to return the Red Line to the D. Clan and settle Imu’s eight-hundred-year debt.
• Shane teased Zephyr about changing his views, then called him “Purple-Hair” despite Zephyr’s protests.
• Imu spoke to Shane through Observation Haki and warned that he could not destroy the order of the world.
• Shane pierced the darkness with his Observation Haki, then unleashed a Violet Conqueror’s Haki Storm when Imu tried to block him.
• Shane and Imu’s Haki collided with such force that Mary Geoise split in two.

Shane attacked Imu’s Forbidden Zone at Mary Geoise, forcing Imu to reveal a colossal combat form with many combined abilities. Imu unleashed Uranus against Shane, who answered with a punch as the battle escalated toward world destruction.

• Urouge wondered about the winged Giants and hoped to survive a full-powered blow from Shane so he could become stronger.
• Shane ordered the fleet to fire on Mary Geoise, and the bombardment devastated Imu’s Forbidden Zone.
• Imu emerged in a gigantic form, and Shane identified several Devil Fruit abilities that seemed to make Imu immortal in body and soul.
• Imu drew a colossal sword, regenerated after the Black Pearl blasted away part of the deity’s shoulder, and told Shane that only world annihilation could create a new paradise.
• Imu activated Uranus, and Shane threw a punch as Imu declared, “I am God!”

Shane fought Imu while natural disasters erupted across the world, threatening to destroy civilization. As people fled toward ships bound for the New World, Shane promised the trees would preserve humanity’s knowledge, resources, and hopes for a future revival.

• Shane attacked Imu, who regenerated from his blows and declared that Uranus would destroy the world unless Shane submitted.
• Shane condemned Imu for suppressing civilization for eight hundred years and preventing humanity from exploring space and developing new energy.
• Earthquakes triggered Knock Up Streams, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, lightning, and magnetic disruptions across the world, including around Mock Town and Fish-Man Island.
• Shane urged people to survive and board ships bound for the New World, while Sea Kings and ships from the Kingdom of D helped guide and evacuate them.
• Imu reformed and claimed that humanity’s greed and selfishness made them powerful, while Shane said he had no time to deal with them.
• Shane told the world that the Tree of Knowledge, Adam Tree, Sunlight Tree Eve, and Devil Tree would preserve knowledge, aid survival, and carry people’s hopes before he struck at Imu again.

Shane and Imu clashed as both awakened sealed power, each seeking to shape the world according to a different vision of civilization. The chapter left them confronting one another as gods of rival eras, with Imu intent on destroying the world and Shane refusing to accept blame for resisting.

• Shane explained that he had mastered his Devil Fruits and Haki, then grew stronger as he attacked Imu.
• Imu revived from Shane's blows and absorbed their damage, becoming stronger through the power of darkness and their Mythical Zoan form.
• Shane and Imu both began undoing their seals, revealing that neither had yet reached their strongest form.
• Shane and Imu set out their competing visions: Imu would destroy the world and create new life, while Shane would let humanity pursue its ambitions and expand beyond the world.
• Imu tried to make Shane feel responsible for the world's destruction, but Shane rejected the accusation and cursed Imu.

Shane argued that killing Imu was necessary to give humanity time to survive the coming planetary disasters, while Imu accused him of seeking power and tried to destroy the world. Imu expanded his darkness over Mary Geoise and called on humanity to despair.

• Imu condemned Shane as immoral, but Shane said killing Imu would give humanity decades to prepare for disasters and possibly migrate to the moon.
• Imu resented Shane's ability to unite the world and accused him of wanting to possess it forever.
• Shane openly declared himself a god, and people across the world hailed him as their king and god.
• Shane mocked Imu for keeping humanity weak and warned that an extraterrestrial civilization would target the strongest defender first.
• Imu activated Uranus at full power, expanded his night-like form over Mary Geoise, and threatened humanity.

Shane and Imu clashed as Imu struggled to overpower him, while Shane refused to be moved by the threat of the world’s destruction. Imu unleashed a world-annihilating flood, and the chapter ended with the Blue Planet’s lands and seas engulfed in catastrophe as people tried to flee aboard massive ships.

• Roger, Whitebeard, and Rocks attacked Imu, but Imu’s darkness absorbed Devil Fruit abilities and Shane intervened before Imu could strike back.
• Imu stabbed Shane, but Shane was unharmed, seized Imu’s sword, and pierced Imu in return.
• Shane blocked Imu’s next sword strike with Haki armor, leaving Imu unable to defeat him quickly.
• Imu tried to make Shane care about the people and places threatened by the world’s destruction, but Shane refused to accept responsibility for Imu’s actions.
• Imu accelerated the catastrophe, unleashing super tsunamis, magma, earthquakes, lightning, and other disasters across the Blue Planet.
• A beam of light destroyed Enies Lobby, while the ark Noah and fleets built by Hachinosu and Water 7 attempted to carry survivors to safety.

Imu drew his sword and challenged Shane, insisting that his pursuit of godhood was necessary to save the world. Shane dismissed Imu’s justifications, freed the Five Elders from his power, and restored them after Imu struck them down, leaving the complete group ready to fight as Shane’s retainers.

• Imu drew his sword and declared that Shane would lose his chance to contend for God’s Throne.
• Imu accused humanity of threatening the world and demanded that Shane answer whether he wanted to become a god.
• Shane freed the remaining Five Elders with a command, and Saint Nusjuro joined them in confronting Imu.
• Imu struck the Five Elders apart, but Shane explained that his Age-Age Power restored them to their previous state.
• Shane brought back the two erased Five Elders, and the complete group declared that they had willingly become his retainers.