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The terrifying slash of sword energy was about to crash into Whitebeard when a dark shadow suddenly shot forward, planting itself between him and the attack.
The newcomer raised both arms and caught the strike head-on. With a roar, he unleashed a surge of power so fierce that the emerald-green slash was blasted skyward and split apart.
Whitebeard's lips curled into a smile.
"He blocked it… the world's strongest slash!"
"That… that's—!"
"The Third Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Diamond Jozu!!!"
Jozu's body gleamed, his entire frame encased in unbreakable diamond. He met Mihawk's gaze with a taunting grin.
The pirates roared and surged forward in a full assault.
From his seat, Admiral Kizaru rose lazily. "Good grief… as expected of Whitebeard's commanders. Every one of them's a monster." His voice hardened. "If we want to keep casualties down, there's only one way—cut off the head first."
His body dissolved into golden light and vanished. In the blink of an eye, dazzling beams flooded the battlefield, forcing pirates to cover their eyes.
Above, a brilliance brighter than the sun flared across the sky before coalescing into the form of Kizaru.
"Admiral Kizaru!!!" gasped the pirates.
He crossed his arms, fingertips glowing like miniature suns.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
From his hands poured a storm of golden bullets, raining down like endless meteors toward Whitebeard himself.
Whitebeard frowned, raising a massive hand to shield his eyes. "Oi oi… that's a bit much, isn't it?"
Every shot was aimed squarely at him.
But before they could hit, a blazing phoenix burst through the air, wings igniting the heavens in blue fire. The inferno swallowed Kizaru's attack, colliding with the golden barrage in a thunderous explosion.
The clash shook all of Marineford. Shockwaves howled across the battlefield, tearing at stone and sea alike. The sky itself flickered before the flames scattered the golden light, restoring the heavens to their original color.
"The Admiral's attack… was blocked?!"
The blazing silhouette slowly took shape: a man wreathed in sapphire fire, flames licking at his arms like living wings.
His voice was calm but firm. "You think I'm just gonna let you bother my old man right from the start?"
Kizaru's face twisted into something between amusement and unease. "Scary, scary… the Whitebeard Pirates really are terrifying."
Gasps rippled through the marines.
"That's the legendary power—rarer than Logia itself!""The Mythical Zoan!"
"It's him—the First Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates! The man who rises from any wound in fire… Marco the Phoenix!!!"
With a piercing cry, Marco's body fully transformed, wings blazing in azure flames as he dived straight at Kizaru.
"Never seen a bird like this before," Kizaru muttered, fingers sparking with golden light again.
Another volley of luminous bullets screamed through the air, but they rippled harmlessly against Marco's flaming form, as if hitting water.
The phoenix closed the distance in a flash. With a swift flip, Marco brought his heel down in a flaming arc.
Blue fire engulfed his body, all his strength condensed into that single kick. Kizaru's arms blazed with light as he braced for impact.
The two forces collided with a deafening boom.
Marco's flames surged, power erupting from his leg like a cannon blast. Kizaru was sent hurtling backward, his body exploding into a streak of golden light before smashing into the Marineford headquarters.
The impact triggered a massive explosion. Golden light flared, smoke billowed, and the battlefield shook as the clash of monsters continued to tear the world apart.
The golden light slowly faded, revealing Kizaru's figure. He didn't look injured at all."Seems like getting straight to the boss won't be that easy, huh."
Suddenly, Diamond Jozu charged forward."Everyone, get back!"
He slammed his fist into the ice, splitting it open with a thunderous crack. The fracture spread wider and wider until it formed a massive circle. With a roar, Jozu lifted the entire chunk of ice with his bare arms, hoisting a mountain-sized block into the air.
"What the hell is he planning?"
Jozu bellowed, "Come on, try and stop this!!!"
The gigantic slab of ice came crashing down toward the Navy.
That was when the last admiral, Akainu, finally stood. His voice was sharp with irritation."Damn fools, abandoning your posts. If we all rush forward, who's left to guard this place?"
His whole body erupted in searing heat—like a living volcano ready to blow.
Naruto World
Sasuke stared at the screen in shock."That guy, Marco… was that Fire Style? His entire body was burning, but the destructive power was insane!"
Guy gawked at Marco's flaming form."Is he some kind of rare beast? Looks like a giant firebird! Almost like a human fusing with a summoning beast?! But… it's burning! So youthful! Even in another world, the strong burn with their own kind of youth!"
Saint Seiya World
"The Immortal Bird?!" A Bronze Saint gasped."Doesn't Phoenix Ikki have that same power? To think someone in another world has awakened something like it!"
Shaka, the Virgo Gold Saint, still recovering from his battle with Ikki, was left stunned.
Seiya clenched his fists."Unbelievable… I can feel the pressure through the screen!"
Shiryu nodded grimly."Marco's strength… it may even surpass that of the Gold Saints."
Digimon World
At Dark Tornado Mountain, Piedmon broke into a cold sweat."That so-called Marco-mon… terrifying. I can feel a power even stronger than Zhuqiaomon radiating from him!"
MetalSeadramon coiled in the sky, uneasy."My chrome digizoid body… I wonder if even it can withstand those blue flames."
"If warriors like that ever descended into the Digital World," Piedmon muttered, "we Dark Masters would have no choice but to retreat."
"Agumon, is that flaming bird a Digimon?!" Tai chi shouted.
Agumon shook his head. "I don't know either, Tai chi…"
Back on the battlefield, Akainu's body erupted like molten rock. His right arm transformed into the mouth of a volcano, spitting blazing magma.
"Admiral Akainu!!!"
The magma monster roared, colliding with Jozu's iceberg. Smoke billowed everywhere.
"Great Eruption!!!"
A colossal flaming fist burst forth, shattering the ice mountain into dust. The sky became a raging inferno, a molten titan smashing through everything in its path.
"The entire iceberg… completely vaporized?!"
The lava exploded midair, scattering into blazing meteors that rained down on Whitebeard's fleet.
"Volcanic Bombs!!!"
Explosions tore through the pirates' ranks. Ships burned, men screamed, and the bay turned into a sea of fire.
Whitebeard scowled as he looked at the blazing sky."What reckless firepower…"
His massive weapon gleamed with his quake's power, shattering the falling meteors into harmless stone.
Then he smirked."Use that flame to light a birthday candle, brat."
Akainu growled back, "What, you don't like a lavish funeral, Whitebeard?"
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