"I'm going to eat you! Blitz Attack!"
Mama's fiery hair blazed wildly as she stomped on Zeus, her torn cape flaring behind her. With Napoleon burning in her grip, she lunged through the air toward Shirogai like a meteor.
In that instant, her speed surged to frightening levels—she became a hawk of living flame, slashing Napoleon, coated in Haki infusion and lightning, straight at her opponent.
"From brute strength to speed enhancement, huh?"
Shirogai smirked, raising his God King Sword.
"Impressive effort, but still not enough to matter."
Clang!
The blades collided, sparking black lightning that split the sky.
Bang!
Before the energy could compress, Shirogai's single sword strike sent Mama hurtling backward through the air.
Her power—once feared across the seas—was utterly overwhelmed.
"Is this the limit of a Yonko?"
He sighed, resting his sword on his shoulder.
"Linlin, your prime has long passed. All those years of childbirth have worn you down—you've fallen from the top."
"You brat!"
Mama's eyes flared with fury as she steadied herself midair.
"I am the woman destined to become Pirate King! How dare you say I've peaked? I'll show you my true strength!"
In a flash, she vanished.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Riding Zeus, Big Mom reappeared in front of Shirogai, her hands coated in Armament Haki as she swung Napoleon again and again, fire and lightning roaring with each strike.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
"That's it?"
Shirogai deflected each blow with ease, smiling lazily.
"Come on, Linlin. Put some heart into it. Is this all you, Big Mom, got?"
"Bastard!!! Blade Mother's Flame!"
Her attacks grew wilder, her slashes faster—yet every strike was turned aside.
The air distorted with each impact, their clashing Conqueror's Haki shaking the battlefield.
Shirogai, wrapped in his own overwhelming Haki, watched calmly.
"Linlin, your reign ends here. Give up."
"I am the Queen of the Seas! I will never lose to a mere rookie!"
Her rage fueled her, pushing her swordsmanship to its former glory—but at a steep cost. Her stamina drained fast, her strength fading.
Suddenly, she grinned viciously.
Now's my chance! Did you think I was using my full speed?
"Resounding Light Sword!"
Napoleon's lightning and fire twisted as Big Mom feinted high, then cut low—straight toward Shirogai's waist.
Pfft!
The blade sliced him clean in half.
"Mamamama~! He's finally dead!"
Mama howled with laughter, clutching the two halves of his body as she descended.
"I'll devour you myself!"
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"We won! Mama won!"
Daifuku cheered wildly.
"Katakuri, you were wrong this time!"
But Katakuri only frowned.
"No… she's about to lose."
"What? That guy was clearly cut—"
Daifuku froze. The "corpse" Mama held had turned to shards of ice.
"What?! A decoy?!"
---
Mama stared at the ice in disbelief.
Crack, crack, crack—
Frost spread from her hands, crawling up her arms.
"No… Mama hates this feeling…"
Prometheus's flame flickered and froze solid.
"So cold..."
Zeus trembled beneath her, then froze too.
"Mama! Run!"
Napoleon cried out before freezing as well.
"Damn it!!!"
The frost engulfed her completely, sealing the Yonko inside a crystal prison of ice.
"Ice Burial,"
Shirogai's calm voice echoed behind her as he appeared to her flank, his sword glowing faintly.
"Cut."
Boom!
The sword struck, and the ice erupted outward—forming a massive, blooming ice flower in the air.
As the petals spread, Big Mom's frozen form lay at its core. The flower was breathtakingly beautiful—and deathly cold.
When the bloom reached its peak, cracks began to spread.
Each fragment burst apart, scattering glittering shards of ice through the sky.
Just as Big Mom was about to vanish into frozen dust—
"Boom!!!"
Her eyes snapped open.
Deep purple Conqueror's Haki burst from her, shattering the ice around her with a roar.
"Break!!!"
The frozen flower shattered as Mama escaped the brink of death.
Zeus and Napoleon, however, weren't so lucky. They crumbled into fragments, scattering like snow.
Falling through the air, Big Mom shouted,
"Prometheus!"
No answer. Her flame was gone.
"Zeus!"
She called again, but the cloud took too long to reform.
"Mama, I'm coming!" Zeus finally cried—but it was too late.
"Damn it!!! You brat! You think you can kill me like this!?"
Her words ended in a crash that shook the island.
Boom!!!
Dust rose from the massive crater below.
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Shirogai spread his six black wings, floating above the battlefield.
"Enjoy the taste of defeat, Linlin," he said quietly, eyes cold as he looked down upon the fallen Yonko.
Below—silence.
Above—only one figure remained.
The victor of the battle:
Shirogai Yamikuro, the man who defeated a Yonko.
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