Chapter 28: Conflict before the End(part-2)

"Pops! why are you here! I deserve this!" Ace yelled as tears dwelled in his eyes.

"You are my son! I never abandon family!" Shirohige yelled in response as he slammed his Bisento on the deck.

"Only four division leaders of Oni Pirates? did they break up?" Tsuru muttered as she looked towards thier opponents.

Shirohige closed his eyes as he took in a deep breath. In a quick moment, he crossed his arms and then released them punching the air around him.

Cracks appeared in the air where he punched as a massive shockwave was released. The shockwave traveled to the sea causing two giant tsunamis to sandwich the Marineford.

Kuzan with his quick thinking and reflexes jumped from his seat and used his devil fruit powers to create icicle-like objects from his palms which connected to the water waves freezing them.

"Everyone! Charge!" John the giant yelled as both the forces charged towards each other with their weapons ready. The war of the Marine against Shirohige has finally started!

Kizaru flashed from his seat and appeared in mid-air in front of Moby Dick.

"Yasakani no Magatama" Kizaru muttered as he released several jewels of light towards Shirohige. The attack was blocked by Marco who used a hybrid form of his Bird-Bird Fruit model: Pheonix.

"You can't just aim for the king, yoi" Marco said with a smirk and then charged towards Kizaru.

Kuzan slammed his palms on the ground creating a frozen pathway to Moby Dick and other ships. He then jumped high in the air and then used Moonwalk to approach Shirohige.

"Haaah!" With a yell, he created three objects which looked like pheasant's feathers from ice which launched towards Shirohige.

Shirohige did not look twice towards the move and simply clenched his fists and punched in Kuzan's direction sending a massive shockwave that sent him flying.

"Great Eruption!!" Sakazuki yelled as he released a giant wave of lava in Shirhige's direction. Seeing the attack Shirohige just let out a smirk and used his Bisento, Murakumogiri to block it.

The wave of lava due to surrounding cold temperature slowly turned into obsidian surrounded by flames then Shirohige blew at it to make it stop burning.

Seeing the sorry sight of the Admiral's attach Mihawk made his move. Slowly he brandished his blade, Yoru, one of the only twelve Supreme Grade blades.

"Ho? making a move? I did not see that coming. Fufufufufufufu!" Doflamingo said as he let out a laugh.

"I just wish to see the distance between us and him" Mihawk replied as swung Yoru creating a powerful air slash that sliced through the grounds of Marineford heading straight for Shirohige.

Shirohige did not even bat an eye at the incoming slash as he kept on grinning. Just as the air slash was about to reach Moby Dick, Jozu one of the Division commanders of the Shirohige Pirates comes in front of it.

Using the power of his devil fruit, Diamond-Diamond fruit, he covered all of his body except the upper right to block the attack. Using haki and his diamond body Jozu deflected the airstrike as it flew towards the sky and dissipated.

'I see...it is not just his strength that makes him the strongest, it is the people around him as well' Mihawk thought to himself as he placed Yoru back in its sheathe.

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As the seven warlords and the marine admirals focused on Shirohige, the rest of the marines along with the vice-captains face against, Shirohige pirates and other division leaders.

Leon just like a beast charged straight into a hoard of marines. His fingers turned into blades as he sliced any and every marine that was in his way. Like a mad man, he sliced and chomped on the marines as his body was covered in a protective layer of Armament haki.

"Hhahahahhahahha!! Come you, peasants! I show how to hunt like a man!!" Leon yelled with a huge grin. Blood dripped from his face and hands as a sea of dead bodies laid below him.

"Don't get cocky you beast!" Hina yelled as she created iron cages around Leon in order to bind him.

"Huh!?! Pft* Hahahahhahahahahahh!!!" Leon laughed loudly as he noticed iron bars around him.

"I know you did not just try to put a guy with blades behind bars! You dumb bitch!" Leon yelled loudly as his arms turned into blades and he sliced through the bars and charged straight towards Hina.

"Whiteout!!" Smoker yelled as he released a blast of smoke towards Leon that knocked him back a little.

"Fine then! I will play with both of you!!!" Leon yelled as he charged madly towards both of them with his blades(fingers/arms) now covered in haki.

Smoker stabbed his Jitte towards Leon and Hina created several iron bars around Leon's legs in order to bind him. Leon jumped in the air as his feet turned into sharp blades. In mid-air, he rotated his body creating a tornado of sharp winds as he charged towards both of them.

"What a brute, no class at all" Jagger commented as he saw Leon just laughing like a maniac.

"Die pirate scum!" The marines yelled as they aimed for him.

"Humph" Jagger sneered as he grabbed the blades of the marines. Four tentacles made of blood erupted from his back as he grabbed the marines and threw them.

"I guess I should take the stage now!" Jagger exclaimed as he started to fight the marines.

In a moment of quick succession, he spat out multiple blood bullets from his mouth and then charged towards the vice-admirals.

"Don't underestimate us!" Ronse one of the giants of the marine's yelled as he brought down his ax covered in Haki towards Jagger.

In a fluid motion, the Jagger's tentacles detached from his back and reformed on his arms in the shape of a drill as he used armament haki to covert it and clashed with Ronse.

"Haaaa!" Jagger yelled as he deflected Ronse's blade and charged towards him.

Using a combination of Moonwalk and Flashstep Jagger quickly climbed Ronse's body as the blood around his arm which was in the shape of a drill turned into a greatsword as he swung it towards Ronse's head.

Despite his giant body Ronse quickly moved his arms and parried Jagger's blade as they clashed for dominance against each other.

"Pheonix Stomp" Anne muttered to herself as she stomped on Ronse's foot creating a strong shockwave that traveled all the to Ronse's waist injuring him in the process.

"Aaahkhhh!" Ronse yelled in pain as he lost his footing started to fall towards his fellow marines.

Jagger did not waste the momentum as the greatsword turned into an Odachi as he sliced Ronse's upper body into pieces. Chunks of Ronse's flesh dropped on marines as they ran away from the area with the fear of being crushed.

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Sengoku stood beside Garp as they both continued to observe the war going on.

"Garp...I am going to reveal everything" Sengoku said.

"Do as you wish..." Garp replied in a monotone voice.

Sengoku gave Garp another glance and then activated his mic.

"About two years ago...you set sailed in the world of piracy after changing your last name to Portgas D. We searched far and wide for someone with a similar name or to have relation to you. After years of research and evidence we got. We have figured out who your father is." Sengoku announced as the world halted in anticipation. Pin drop silence was spread as everyone stopped fighting as well.

"My father is Shirohige!!" Ace shouted

"Your father was none other than! Gold Roger!!" Sengoku announced loudly as the world remained unchanged. Shock appeared in everyone's face who was witnessing or participating in the war.

"How..."

"That should explain the rise in power."

Similar shouts and muttering could hear as the shock wore off. The viewers were in chaos as the reporters scattered around in hopes of capturing each and every word of Sengoku.

"Shirohige figured out your lineage as well, so he tried to raise you into the next pirate king!" Sengoku finished.

"As if! You dare deceive the world and throw dirt to my son! Wait there Sengoku!" Shirohige yelled as he jumped from the ship and landed on the Marineford.

"Everyone! Be careful! That man has eaten the Gura-Gura no mi! He has the power to DESTROY THE WORLD!!" Sengoku yelled as the marines steadied themselves.

Suddenly the gats of justice opened up as soon as Shirohige landed. John the giant along with the rest of the marines charged straight towards Shirohige.

John charged and plunged his Naginata towards Shirohige. Shirohige just let out a smirk and blocked the Naginata with his Bisento. Applying the power of his devil fruit in his free hand he sent John flying across the battlefield and straight into Marineford.

Suddenly the sky above Marineford turned dark multiple large ships started to fall from the sky. The ships crashed in the middle of Marineford as prisoners of impel down started to break out from the rubble.

"AAAAAACCCCCEEEEEEE!!!!" Luffy yelled with his arms stretched wide open.

"LUFFFFYYYY!!!!" Ace yelled as he struggled in the shackles he was locked in.

"Wh...why...why are you here!" Ace yelled as tears dwelled in his eyes. Realization and regrets of his every action flashed in his mind as he wanted just one thing at the moment, his family to be safe.

"Return Luffy! You are too weak to be here!" Ace yelled harshly.

"I refuse!" Luffy yelled as he rushed towards the execution platform.

"You do not belong here! Why are you trying to save me!" Ace yelled.

"Because...You are my brother!!!" Luffy yelled as he rushed towards the platform punching two other marines in his way.

"Son of Monkey D. Dragon, our sources have stated you and Gold Ace are sworn, brothers..." Sengoku said out loud for everyone to hear.

"How trouble some~" Kizaru's voice came from beside Luffy as he kicked him all the way back to Shirohige.

"Oi Gaki, leave the battlefield...the one who saves Ace is going to be me" Shirhige declared.

"He!?! I know you want to be pirate king as well, don't you! Let me clear this I Monkey D. Luffy! I am the one who will become the Pirate King!!" Luffy proudly declared.

"This is going no where! Start now!" Sengoku ordered as the battlefield's walls started to split open and multiple cannons appeared over them. The cannons were operated by marines as they all targeted the pirates.

"Blast Burn!"

"Raging Vortex!!"

Adam and Duvalin's voice came as a blast of flames and a wave of water struck the cannons. The dust from the explosion settled as Adam and Duvalin made thier appearance and destroyed half of the cannons doing that.

"Those are...the captains of the fifth and seventh division of Oni Pirates!!"

"Leaving out the three killed the whole Oni Pirates seems to be here!"

"Is going to make an appearance as well?" Sengoku muttered to himself as he observed the battlefield in anticipation.

'That brat planned that as well?' Shirohige thought to himself as he let out a smirk.

"Everyone!! March forwards! To save Ace!!!" Shirohige yelled loudly as the pirates cheered in unison.