The news that Akainu had been captured by the Straw Hat Pirates and the Revolutionary Army reached even Big Mom and Kaido.
On Whole Cake Island, Perospero read the headlines aloud again, eyes wide.
"'Akainu defeated and captured by Monkey D. Luffy and his father, Monkey D. Dragon,'" he repeated.
"MAMAMAMAMAMA! So it's true? That brat Luffy and that revolutionary fool actually captured the magma brat?" Big Mom roared, delight lighting her face. "Zeus! Prometheus! Bring me the den den mushi, I want to hear this from Morgans himself."
"Mama, I don't have a hand," Zeus complained weakly.
"Oh, I forgot. You don't have a hand," Big Mom replied, amused.
Zeus trembled mid-air. "M-Mama, it's all over the papers! They say Straw Hat Luffy fought with the help of a combat suit!"
Big Mom grin widened, her massive tongue licking her lips. "Combat suit?"
"Yes, Mama," Perospero said. "The report says the Marines lost not only because Monkey D. Dragon joined the fight, but because they wore black suits that protected them from magma heat."
"Linlin, Linlin… this is new." Big Mom leaned back on her throne, laughter bubbling up. "Garp grandson is truly a monster!"
Perospero face grew serious. "Mama, this isn't mere chaos. If the Marines' strongest are gone, the balance of the seas will break. Straw Hat Luffy could soon rise to..."
"... rise to what? A rival emperor?" Big Mom cut him off, her expression hardening. "No. That little punk won't take my throne, not unless he manage to defeat me first!"
Far away, above Onigashima, thunder rolled as Kaido read the same paper with a crooked, savage smirk. Wind whipped his coat, his laughter rumbled like distant thunder.
"WORORORORO! So the brat finally made a move big enough to shake the world!" Kaido bellowed, crushing the paper in his hand as veins throbbed on his neck. "Akainu… captured by a pirate and a revolutionary. The Marines must be losing their minds."
King watched silently from behind him, intrigued. "What will you do, Kaido? If Strawhat Luffy keeps this up, he might come into our territory."
Kaido's grin broadened. "Come here? Hah! Then let him come. The world needs monsters, not heroes. If that brat wants to stand at my level, he'll have to drown in blood first."
He raised a massive hand to the stormy sky. "Let the seas roar. Let the world burn! This is the age of chaos and I will welcome it!"
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(A/N: This chapter a bit difficult, I don't know either to use he or she, that is why he/she replaced to Imu.)
Inside the castle of Mary Geoise, Imu felt something was wrong with one of Holy Knights. The connection that Imu felt before suddenly being cut down and Imu knew either Shamrock or Garling one of them might be killed.
But after reviewing between the two, Imu found out that the connection with Shamrock are still alive and strong. So to know what really happen, Imu use the brand tattoo to takeover Shamrock body.
But before he could fully merge with him, suddenly a sharp pain shot through Shamrock arm and force Imu to leave him. The pain made Imu forgot the feeling he had long forgotten and not just that even after leaving Shamrock body, the trace of wound still transfer to him on Mary Geoise.
It is impossible to wound him like this, even with conqueror haki Imu body would regenerate but this wound it didn't regenerate at all and worse Imu was being attacked when Imu was in Shamrock Body. Luckily the wound are not cutting down shamrock hand otherwise, Imu might lose hand too.
Imu didn't know who had attacked him before because it happen so fast but if someone really had that power, that person need to be destroyed. So once again Imu try to possess Shamrock body trough tattoo on his arm but that connection was severed, the thread connection Imu to shamrock was cut down.
Sensing danger, Imu gave an order to his loyal subordinates, the Five Elders and give an order to Kizaru and rescue the Holy Knights immediately. Either alive or dead, the body or corpse of Holy knights need to be brought back.
Thirty minutes later, Kizaru manage to save both father and son. Garling was already unconscious and his right arm completely gone. His body was covered in deep scars and burns, he lost too much blood.
Garling in critical condition. After Jack severed the arm that bore his brand tattoo, Garling lost his regeneration ability entirely.
The other Holy Knights who saw them froze in shock and not just them, even Holy Knights were surprised.
"The commander… lost his arm?"
"Impossible! His regeneration is gone?"
"What could've done that?"
Once garling lost his regeneration ability, he bleed so much and lost too much blood.
It became even worse when Zoro attacked him. Although Zoro Haki was weaker than Garling, in his injured state he couldn't keep up. He grew weaker over time and was nearly defeated, luckily, Kizaru arrived in time to save him.
As for Shamrock, his face was pale and drenched in cold sweat. His battle against Dragon and Sabo had gone poorly. Especially against Dragon, whose blade, coated with Conqueror Haki, slowed Shamrock regeneration and caused pain with every wound.
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Garling condition was too severe, no matter what they use to stop the bleeding it won't stopped. So the doctor burned the wound with laser so the meat would burn and stop the bleeding, after that Garling received transfusion blood and his condition become stable.
While on Shamrock side, he was fainted too because of exhaustion but after 10 minutes he woke up, he was called to meet Imu sama.
So he went to the room of flowers to meet Imu sama, his hands are still bleeding. Though it had been patched up, further reduce the wound, this is the only wound that still not regenerate and even with all the dressing, it heal slowly.
Luckily in earlier conflict he managed to block it, otherwise the arm might lose too.
When he almost arrived, he was stopped by other Holy Knights and was sent to another room.
The massive golden doors of the Hall of Thrones opened. Shamrock entered slowly, one hand clutching his bleeding arm. The Five Elders sat before him, their expressions unreadable, and behind them loomed the shadow of Imu.
Everyone become silent, even Five Elders didn't say anything infront of Imu present.
"Tell me what really happen there," Imu questioned.
Shamrock nodded then told everything about earlier conflict, the combat suit that every straw hat pirates was wearing.
The golden sword that materialized in Jack hand, that sword he believed not from any weapon but Jack could manifest it.
How his father Garling had looked down on that sword and after being cut down, he lost his regeneration ability.
Shamrock nodded. "Your Excellencies… Imu-sama… the battle did not go as planned."
(A/N: Second author Notes, I try to replicate how Imu talk with Xebec by using the word Thy)
"Thy can see that. Speak clearly," said Imu
Shamrock swallowed hard. "The Straw Hat Pirates and revolutionary army. They're no longer weaker like before. They now wear combat suits, enhanced armor made with technology I've never seen before."
The elders exchanged looks.
"Combat suits?" asked Imu.
Shamrock nodded. "Yes Imu sama. The suits can transform into weapons, grant them incredible defense, and even absorb impacts, vibrations, heat, and explosions. Even Admiral Akainu magma couldn't melt them."
"You're saying even magma couldn't burn them?!" asked Imu.
Shamrock looked down, trembling slightly. "I witnessed it myself… Akainu attacks had no effect. The magma react like water against the combat suit."
"And your father?" asked Imu.
Shamrock's face darkened. "He… fought bravely, but Jack, the one who wielded the sword that we've never seen before. That sword look like a goldren thread transformed into a sword shape and the sword manage to cut me down and look at this."
He showed his wound to them, Imu face changed because Imu had the same wound though Imu hide it from all of them, only dressing it alone so people won't find Imu have weakness even among Imu loyal subordinates."
The room fell silent again and this time Saturn spoke up
"Describe it, is the weapon made from the same technology of that combat suit or not?" asked Saturn.
If revolutionary Army had that weapon even the other Holy knights and they themselves would be in danger. Imu and the other elders look interested with this question
"When that sword touched my flesh, even just a little… my regeneration stopped working on this area. The wound refuses to close, even now. And when it cut my father's arm—the arm that bore the brand tattoo—it erased his regeneration completely," rexplained Shamrock. "I believe it wasn't a technology because if it is technology the other strawhats or revolutionary army will use that same sword."
"Are you sure about this?" asked Saturn.
"Yes, he also said during the fight the reason our wound won't close is because of his sword. The sword will nullify the regeneration ability," added Shamrock.
"A blade that can injure those who have mark," said Imu suddenly
The temperature in the room dropped.
"Imu-sama, your command?" asked all the elders.
Imu voice grew colder."If this 'Golden Sword' can sever my power, then it must never reach the light of the world. Send word to every Holy Knight. Jack of the Golden Sword must die and increase his bounty. "
"As you command, Imu-sama," the Five elders agreed with iMu.
Thanks to imu direct command the bounty issued for Jack is 5 billion beri, 2 billion beri more expensive than Luffy.
A/N: Yeah imu is panicked but because I don't know her gender yet, so I skipped a lot at this chapter.
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Across every Marine base, panic spread like wildfire. The shocking news that Admiral Akainu had been kidnapped by the Straw Hat Pirates and the Revolutionary Army shook the whole marines to its core.
Inside the Fleet Admiral office, Sengoku stood by the wide window overlooking the sea, his fists tightening around the report in his hand. The paper crumpled under his grip. Not a single word had been received from either the Revolutionary Army or the Straw Hats since the incident. The silence was deafening.
Behind him, Garp sat lazily on the couch, munching on a rice cracker as if nothing bad happen around him.
"Garp," Sengoku said heavily, his tone carrying both authority and exhaustion. "I never thought I'd say this, but… we need your help to contact your son."
Garp raised an eyebrow, pretending not to care. "Heh. Don't tell me you're sending an old man like me to chase after my own grandson."
"This isn't about chasing!" Sengoku snapped, slamming the report onto the table. "Luffy and Dragon have Akainu, Doberman, and Onigumo in their custody. If they decide to execute them publicly, the Marine authority will collapse overnight!"
The room fell silent. Even Garp stopped chewing.
After a long pause, Garp exhaled. "So… what's the plan?"
"You'll meet them," Sengoku said firmly. "Try to talk to Luffy, convince him to return Akainu and the others. If he demands ransom… we'll pay it."
Garp eyes narrowed. "Pay ransom? For Marines?" He gave a short, bitter laugh. "The world really has gone mad."
Sengoku folded his arms. "The Elders have already given their stance. If the ransom is within five to ten billion berries, we'll comply. Anything higher will be considered an act of war."
Garp stood up, cracking his neck, that familiar mischievous grin tugging at his lips. "Five billion, huh? Heh… knowing that brat, he'll probably ask for meat instead of money."
"Don't joke around!" Sengoku barked. "This is serious! Akainu capture could trigger a power vacuum. Pirates all over the seas are already celebrating!"
But Garp only scratched his chin thoughtfully. "You don't get it, Sengoku. Luffy's not like Dragon. He doesn't care about money or politics. But if Akainu is in Dragon's hands…"
He paused, his tone turning grim for the first time. "…then this might not be a negotiation. It might be something more."
Sengoku's jaw tightened. "That's why I'm sending you, old friend. You're the only one both sides might listen to."
"Huh. Fine," Garp said at last, shoving his hands into his pockets as he walked toward the door.
"I'm counting on you," Sengoku called out.
Once Garp disappeared down the hall, Sengoku calm mask cracked. He muttered under his breath, voice low and bitter, "Damn it… it's your cursed family again, Garp."
Author Notes: There is 10 advanced chapter, the total of 20,000 word count.
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