A single word slipped from Zephyr's lips.
"Kill."
The command cracked like thunder.
Behind him, the five Marine Vice Admirals didn't hesitate for even a heartbeat. They knew full well what that order meant.
That one word symbolized the Navy's resolve to tear apart the chains of the old era to cast off their role as obedient hounds of the World Government.
"Shave!"
Doberman vanished from sight, his figure flickering forward faster than lightning.
In the next instant, he reappeared beside a CP0 captain. The scarred cross across his face twisted with cold, merciless intent.
His blade flashed from its sheath with a scream that sliced through the air.
The CP0 captain reacted instantly, thrusting back with a finger gun to meet the strike.
"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The air rang with a storm of metallic impacts, sparks scattering between the two elites as steel clashed against hardened flesh.
Meanwhile, Onigumo Ghost Spider had already unsheathed all eight of his swords. His body spun, a whirlwind of death and steel tearing through the air as he descended upon another CP0 unit.
"Dance of the Spider Eight-Sword Style Secret Art: Thousand Cuts!"
A web of slashing light unfolded around him, every stroke precise and suffocating, cutting off all routes of escape.
The CP0 agents caught in his range roared and hardened their bodies with Tekkai, their arms crossed as they prepared to endure the storm head-on.
But they had underestimated the fury of Ghost Spider's blade.
This was no sparring match this was the culmination of countless killings, sharpened through years of slaughtering pirates.
When Ghost Spider struck, blood always followed.
Shhk!
Blood sprayed across the sky.
Several CP0 agents were slashed open, deep wounds carving through their once-pristine white suits. The arrogance that had adorned their faces moments before was replaced by sheer horror.
Why?
Why were these Marines attacking with such ruthless precision without a single ounce of restraint?!
"Are you insane?! We are CP0 direct agents of the World Government!" one of them screamed, blocking desperately.
His words were cut short by a clean, cold flash.
Another Vice Admiral drew his sword in a single motion, a blade of light slicing through the air.
The CP0 agent froze mid-shout. Then, silently, his body split cleanly in two, falling into the crimson sea below.
The rest could only stare in disbelief.
How could this be happening?
Weren't they all under the same flag?
The battle had erupted into full intensity within seconds.
The Marines didn't test, didn't hesitate they unleashed everything.
Their purpose was clear: to annihilate every single eye and ear of the World Government that had dared to approach this place.
At the center of the chaos, one man stood unmoving.
The lead CP0 captain glared across the battlefield at the purple-haired giant standing before him.
"Zephyr! Black Arm Zephyr!" he shouted, his voice trembling with fury. "You've betrayed Marine justice! You've attacked agents of the World Government itself! This is open war against the Five Elders! You "
But Zephyr didn't reply.
He unlatched the mechanical crusher from his arm and tossed it aside.
A tide of Armament Haki flooded over his body, black as ink and far deeper, far darker than in his youth.
The old man who once believed in "justice without killing" was gone.
In his place stood the man who had once terrorized the seas with his fists alone the "Black Arm" Zephyr.
When mercy dies and conviction hardens into necessity, strength becomes something monstrous.
"Black Arm... Iron Fist."
Zephyr moved. One simple step. One simple punch.
The CP0 captain's pupils contracted violently.
That single punch carried a power that could shatter mountains pure, overwhelming destruction.
How... how can this old man still be this strong?!
"Tempest Kick Wolf Pack!"
The CP0 captain kicked out a storm of compressed air blades that converged into snarling wolves, howling toward Zephyr's fist.
But when they collided
They broke.
Every blade of wind, sharp enough to carve through steel, was torn apart like foam crashing against a cliff.
The punch didn't slow.
"Tekkai Steel Form!"
The captain had no choice but to cross his arms, pouring all his strength into his strongest defense.
The next moment, the world exploded.
BOOM!
The impact shook the sky itself.
A crushing force surged through his arms, through his ribs, through his entire being.
He was hurled backward, blood spraying from his lips as he fought to stay conscious.
"H-how… is this possible…"
He stared at his mangled arms in horror. They were bent and twisted at unnatural angles.
This wasn't the strength of a dying man it was a force born from conviction sharpened to its deadliest edge.
Zephyr advanced through the air, step by step.
"Boy," he said quietly, his voice calm as a grave. "Do you have any idea what I've spent my life doing?"
In his mind, countless faces flashed young, eager faces. His students.
He had once believed that true justice meant never killing.
He had taught them that mercy.
And for it, he had received nothing but betrayal, blood, and loss.
A ship full of corpses. An arm severed. A dream shattered.
His compassion had bought only death.
But now... he had found a new truth.
A young man named Renn Hawk had shown him another path justice carried out through raw, ruthless strength.
Only through blood could the wicked seas be tamed.
Only through fear could true justice reign.
To protect that vision, to ensure the Navy's rebirth he would become the monster he once despised.
"I've spent my life making mistakes," Zephyr murmured.
"But today... I'll correct every one of them with my own hands."
"From this day forward... fear the Navy!"
The last word struck like a hammer.
His second punch landed before the CP0 captain could even raise his arms.
The bones in his forearms shattered with a sharp crack, like brittle branches breaking underfoot.
The fist didn't stop it slammed into his chest, crushing ribs and bursting his heart in a single blow.
"Y-you… will regret this…" the captain gasped, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Zephyr withdrew his hand, letting the lifeless body fall into the bloodstained waves below.
He looked down upon the sea dyed red beneath him, his voice echoing across the battlefield.
"The Navy will carry the true justice of this world," he declared. "And for that we will never regret our choice."
The fighting soon ceased.
Under the merciless assault of the five Vice Admirals, every last CP agent was slain. The ocean swallowed their bodies one by one, leaving only silence and smoke.
Zephyr descended slowly back to the flagship's deck. His large frame trembled faintly as he landed.
Ghost Spider stepped forward, steadying him just as Zephyr bent over, coughing violently.
He could feel it his teacher had pushed his failing body far beyond its limits, burning the last of his life force for a brief, terrifying surge of power.
"Professor!" Aiyn shouted, hurrying over with Zephyr's mechanical arm and breathing apparatus in her hands.
Zephyr took the respirator, inhaling deeply. The cooling medicine eased the pain in his chest, if only a little.
He waved off their concern and straightened, his gaze hardening once more.
"Tell Sengoku," he said quietly.
"The plan must move faster."
"The World Government's dogs have caught the scent they're coming."
And in the distance, the blood-red sea shimmered beneath the sun, marking the dawn of a new, unforgiving era.
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