Perona floated above the shattered battlefield. Ghosts spiraled around her like an army of the dead.
The ashes of Jesus Burgess still drifted through the air. Not even a body remained.
Only dust.
Marineford had gone eerily quiet. Even the cannons had stopped.
Because everyone, Marines, pirates, even Blackbeard's crew had just watched one Commander disappear from existence.
Then Perona laughed.
"HOROHOROHOROHORO!!"
Her laughter echoed across Marineford like something straight out of a nightmare. She held her stomach dramatically while pointing downward.
"Well look at that~!"
"All bark and no bite after all! and he even died in one hit!!"
She spun happily in the air. "That's what you get for messing with us!!"
"HOROHOROHORO!!"
The Marines watching trembled.
"That girl…"
"She killed one of Blackbeard's commanders like it was nothing…"
One Marine dropped his rifle entirely. "What kind of Devil Fruit is that?!"
Another backed away slowly. "No…what kind of MONSTER is she?!"
Even some of Blackbeard's crew looked disturbed.
Catarina Devon frowned deeply. "That power's disgusting…"
Vasco Shot actually stopped drinking. "I really don't wanna get hit by that…"
Laffitte's smile twitched slightly. "My my…how terrifying."
Blackbeard's face darkened. Veins bulged across his forehead.
"DAMMIT…"
His eyes snapped toward Ada. "Are you REALLY going to fight us here?!"
"You bastards!!"
Darkness leaked violently from his body. The ground beneath him cracked.
"Why the hell are you still interfering?!"
Ada looked at him calmly. No emotion. No hesitation. Only killing intent.
"Do you think…" Her voice was cold enough to freeze the battlefield. "…I make idle threats?"
Black lightning crackled faintly around her body. Conqueror's Haki leaked into the air again. The Marines nearest to her nearly collapsed from pressure alone.
"Today…" Her eyes sharpened. "…is the day you and your crew die."
Teach clicked his tongue loudly. "Tch…!"
For the first time since arriving at Marineford. Real danger crawled down his spine. Not excitement. Not ambition. Fear.
Then suddenly Loki roared. "OI!! ENOUGH TALKING ALREADY!!"
The giant's booming voice shook Marineford itself.
He stepped forward with a monstrous grin.
"ADA!!"
He pointed toward San Juan Wolf.
"LET ME HANDLE THE BIG ONE!!"
"IF HE'S CALLED THE BIGGEST CREATURE IN THE WORLD—"
Loki slammed his hammer into the ground.
BOOOOOOOM!!!
"—THEN I WANNA SEE IF HE CAN SURVIVE ME!!"
Ada glanced toward him. Then smirked faintly.
"…Go ahead. Have fun."
Loki's grin widened savagely.
"GABABABABABABA!!!"
"That's what I wanted to hear!!"
San Juan Wolf panicked immediately.
"H-Hey wait—!!"
"You're too close!!"
The massive giant tried to step backward.
Too slow. Far too slow.
Loki grabbed his gigantic war hammer with both hands. Veins bulged across his colossal arms. His muscles swelled monstrously.
Then he swung.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The air exploded. The sea split apart.
Marineford itself shook violently from the sheer force behind the attack.
San Juan Wolf's eyes widened in horror.
"…NOOOOOOO—!!!"
SPLAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!
The hammer connected directly with his upper body.
Half of San Juan Wolf's body exploded instantly.
Blood erupted across the battlefield like a tsunami.
Bones shattered apart. Flesh rained from the sky. The impact alone flattened nearby buildings.
Silence. Then screaming.
"SAN JUAN!!!" Blackbeard's crew stared in horror.
The so-called Great Battleship one of the largest beings in the world had been erased with one swing.
The Marines watching turned pale.
"H-Half his body is GONE!!"
"He killed him instantly!!"
"What kind of strength is THAT?!"
"That giant's a damn monster!!"
Loki rested the gigantic hammer on his shoulder casually.
"GABABABABABA!!"
"That was disappointing!"
He looked down at the corpse with annoyance.
"You died too quickly!!"
Before anyone could even process what happened Van Augur moved. Calm. Silent. Efficient.
His rifle instantly aimed toward Ada.
"No matter how monstrous you are…"
His finger tightened around the trigger.
"…everyone dies when shot in the head."
BANG!!!
The bullet tore through the battlefield at terrifying speed.
But—
SCHING.
The bullet split in half midair.
Van Augur's eyes widened slightly.
"…What?"
Dracule Mihawk stood there calmly. Yoru already drawn. His golden eyes stared directly at Augur.
"…Poor aim."
Van Augur immediately tried to retreat.
Too late.
Mihawk swung once.
A single slash. Simple. Effortless. Beautiful. Deadly.
SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!
For a moment nothing happened.
Then Van Augur's rifle split apart. Followed by his body. A perfect line cut through him from shoulder to waist. Blood exploded outward.
THUD.
THUD.
Both halves of his body crashed onto the battlefield separately. Dead instantly.
The Marines froze again.
"He sliced him apart from THAT FAR AWAY?!"
"And cut the bullet too?!"
Mihawk calmly flicked the blood from Yoru.
"…Too weak."
Then—
BOOOOOOOM!!!
The ground exploded apart. Doc Q and Vasco Shot barely had time to blink.
Because Douglas Bullet suddenly appeared between them.
Instantly. Like a monster teleporting into existence.
"…Wha—?!"
"WHEN DID HE—?!"
Bullet grinned wildly.
"There you are."
He grabbed both of them by the face. One in each hand.
"Don't die too quickly."
Then he spun. Faster. Faster. FASTER.
Their bodies became blurs. The air screamed from the speed.
"WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT—!!!"
"STOOOOOOOP—!!!"
Then—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Bullet smashed them into each other with monstrous force.
The impact shattered the battlefield beneath them instantly.
A crater exploded outward.
Both commanders bounced across the ground coughing blood violently.
But Bullet was already there again. Standing over them. Grinning like a beast.
Doc Q weakly lifted his head. "P-Please…"
Vasco Shot coughed blood desperately.
"You…Monster…"
Bullet raised both fists slowly. His grin widened. "You're already dead."
BOOOOOOM!!!
BOOOOOOM!!!
His punches came down like meteors. Their skulls exploded instantly. Heads crushed completely. Blood and flesh sprayed across Marineford.
Their bodies twitched once then stopped moving forever.
Silence. Absolute silence.
The battlefield of Marineford once filled with war cries, cannon fire, and chaos had become horrifyingly quiet.
Five Titanic Captains dead.
Jesus Burgess.
San Juan Wolf.
Van Augur.
Doc Q.
Vasco Shot.
All killed within minutes.
The Marines looked completely broken now.
One Marine dropped to his knees. "This can't be real…"
Another stared blankly at the corpses.
"They're monsters…"
"They're killing Blackbeard's commanders like insects…"
"How are we supposed to survive against people like this?!"
Some Marines even began backing away instinctively from the Nyx Pirates.
Because now they understood.
The Nyx Pirates weren't merely another Emperor crew.
They were something else entirely.
A crew filled with monsters capable of crushing them like insects.
Even Sengoku's face darkened heavily. His fists clenched tightly.
"…Damn it…"
For the first time since the war began he felt genuine helplessness.
Because now even he understood something terrifying. If the Nyx Pirates truly wanted to they could massacre everyone remaining on this battlefield.
Marines.
Pirates.
Everyone.
Blackbeard stood frozen. Completely frozen.
Sweat rolled slowly down the side of his face. His breathing had become uneven. His eyes moved across the battlefield desperately.
Bodies. Blood. Smoke. Corpses.
His crew the crew he spent years gathering the monsters he broke out from Impel Down were being slaughtered before his eyes.
Not defeated. Not overwhelmed. Slaughtered.
"…What…"
His voice barely came out. Darkness leaked uncontrollably from beneath his feet. The air itself trembled from the instability of his emotions.
"…what the hell…"
His pupils shook violently. Then finally—
"…ARE these monsters?!"
Around him, the remaining Marines trembled.
Because Blackbeard the man who laughed in front of Whitebeard, the man who manipulated the entire war looked terrified.
Actually terrified.
Then rage exploded from him.
"DAMN YOUUUUUU!!!"
His roar shook Marineford. Darkness erupted violently from his body like a storm.
The ground beneath him shattered apart. Cracks spread everywhere.
Even nearby Marines stumbled backward in fear.
Blackbeard's face twisted completely. Veins bulged across his forehead. His eyes were bloodshot. Pure hatred. Pure rage.
"You WRETCHED WOMAN!!"
He pointed furiously toward Ada.
"First Whitebeard—"
"AND NOW MY CREW?!"
His voice cracked from fury.
"Do you even understand how many YEARS I spent planning this?!"
"YEARS!!"
Darkness spiraled violently around him.
"I waited…"
"I hid…"
"I endured EVERYTHING for this moment!!"
His breathing became ragged.
"Everything…"
"…everything was perfect…"
His teeth clenched so hard blood dripped from his gums.
"And YOU ruined it!!"
"You stupid bitch!!"
The Marines froze. No one, not even the Admirals had ever seen Blackbeard lose composure like this.
Even Shiryu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Because Teach had genuinely snapped.
Laffitte quietly stepped backward. "Captain…"
Even he looked unsettled.
Ada simply stared at him. Calm. Cold. Disappointed.
Then she smirked.
"Then…"
She tilted her head slightly.
"…you clearly didn't plan enough."
Teach's face twitched violently. The darkness around him surged harder.
Ada's eyes sharpened.
"You inherited Xebec's blood."
Silence spread instantly.
"You inherited his ambition."
A pause.
Then her voice became colder.
"But clearly…not his heart."
The atmosphere changed instantly. Even the wind itself seemed to stop.
"You are nothing like your father."
Silence. Absolute silence.
Then Ada continued.
"Rocks D. Xebec…"
For the first time her tone carried genuine weight.
"…was a man I respected."
A pause.
Then she looked directly into Teach's eyes.
"And seeing his son become this…what a disgrace."
The battlefield froze. Completely.
The younger Marines looked confused immediately.
"…Rocks?"
"Who the hell is Rocks?"
"I've never heard that name before…"
"Was he some pirate?"
But the older Marines, the veterans went pale. Completely pale.
One elderly Vice Admiral's hands began trembling.
"…No…"
Another Marine officer stumbled backward.
"T-That name…"
"…it can't be…"
A Marine captain whispered fearfully—
"Rocks D. Xebec…"
"The most dangerous pirate of the old era…"
Another older Marine clenched his fists.
"The World Government erased him from history…"
"They said nobody should ever speak that name again…"
"Younger Marines were never taught about him…"
Garp's eyes widened instantly. "…What?!"
Even Sengoku looked genuinely shaken.
"Xebec's…son?!"
The surviving veteran Marines stared at Blackbeard in horror now.
"No way…"
"BLACKBEARD IS ROCKS' SON?!"
"That monster had a child?!"
"To think that bloodline survived…"
Sengoku's expression darkened heavily.
"Rocks…so you left behind a spawn after all."
The younger Marines looked completely lost now.
"Why are the Vice Admirals reacting like this?!"
"Who WAS Rocks?!"
"Why does Fleet Admiral Sengoku look terrified?!"
One older Marine grabbed a younger soldier by the shoulder.
His voice shaking.
"You don't understand…"
"That man…once stood at the top of the world."
"He attacked the Celestial Dragons directly."
"He fought Roger and Garp together."
"He wanted to rule everything."
The younger Marine's face went pale.
"…That kind of monster…was Blackbeard's father?"
Even the pirates were shocked.
Marco's eyes widened. "Teach…was Xebec's son?"
Vista muttered quietly.
"No wonder…"
"That ambition…"
"That madness…"
"It all makes sense now."
Jozu gritted his teeth.
"…So that darkness…came from that bloodline."
Blackbeard's face twisted violently. Ugly. Distorted. Furious.
"Tch…"
His teeth clenched so hard blood dripped from his gums. He glared murderously at Ada. Hatred filled his eyes completely now.
"To think…you'd reveal that to the entire world…"
Darkness leaked uncontrollably from his body. Wild. Violent. Unstable.
The ground beneath him cracked apart as black waves spread outward from his feet.
"You really are…"
His voice lowered dangerously.
"…a hateful woman."
Ada simply shrugged lightly. Completely unbothered.
"There's no point hiding it anymore."
Her cold eyes stared directly into his.
"After all…you're going to die here anyway."
Silence.
Then something inside Teach snapped completely.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!!!"
Blackbeard's roar exploded across Marineford.
Darkness erupted violently from his body like a storm swallowing everything around him.
The battlefield shook.
Nearby Marines stumbled backward in fear. Even the air felt heavier.
"You damn woman!!"
"You've ruined EVERYTHING!!"
His voice cracked with fury.
"My crew—"
"My plans—"
"MY FUTURE!!"
Darkness spiraled around his arms violently.
"And now you expose my father to the world too?!"
Veins bulged across his forehead.
"I SHOULD'VE KILLED YOU WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE!"
Silence.
Then—
"HOROHOROHOROHORO!!"
Perona suddenly burst into laughter.
Loud. Mocking. Disrespectful.
Everyone looked toward her.
She floated in the air holding her stomach dramatically.
"T-Talk about confidence!!"
She pointed directly at Blackbeard while still laughing.
"You?!"
"Killing Captain Ada?!"
"HOROHOROHORO!!"
Even her ghosts were laughing around her.
Teach's eye twitched violently.
"…Brat."
Perona wiped a fake tear from her eye.
"Oh no no no—"
"You sounded serious for a second there!"
She pointed toward the corpses of his crew scattered across Marineford.
"But your friends keep dying every minute!!"
"HOROHOROHORO!!"
Behind her, Enel smirked arrogantly.
"Gahahahaha!"
"She's right."
He pointed down toward Blackbeard.
"You can barely protect your own crew."
"And you think you can kill Ada?"
Lightning crackled violently around his body.
"How arrogant."
Bullet cracked his neck loudly. The sound echoed like thunder. "You talk too much for someone shaking in fear."
His grin widened dangerously. "I can hear your heartbeat from here."
Mihawk calmly added. "If you truly had the chance…"
His golden eyes sharpened.
"…you would've taken it already."
A pause.
"But you didn't."
"Because deep down…you knew you couldn't win."
Teach's expression became uglier and uglier with every word.
"SHUT UP!!"
Darkness exploded outward violently.
The nearest Marines screamed and backed away.
Perona only laughed harder.
"HOROHOROHORO!!"
"He's angry!"
"He's REALLY angry!"
She floated closer slightly.
Then tilted her head mockingly.
"Wait…"
Her smile widened mischievously.
"Was your 'chance' before or after half your crew got slaughtered?"
Even some Marines nearly laughed hearing that.
A few quickly covered their mouths in fear.
Laffitte quietly sighed. "…Please stop provoking him further."
Perona pointed at him immediately.
"Oh shut up bird-man!"
"You're next anyway!"
Shiryu slowly exhaled smoke from his cigarette.
"…This situation gets worse every second."
Then Ada finally spoke. Calmly. Quietly.
And somehow that was scarier than all the shouting.
"If you had truly tried to kill me back then…"
Her cold eyes locked onto Teach.
"…you would have died much sooner."
Silence.
Teach clenched his fists so hard his nails dug into his palms. Blood dripped slowly. His breathing became heavier.
Because the worst part was that everyone there believed her.
Behind him, even the remaining Blackbeard Pirates looked shaken.
Because Teach had completely lost control.
Laffitte slowly stepped forward nervously.
"…Captain."
Teach ignored him completely. Darkness continued exploding outward.
"…Captain…"
Laffitte's smile was gone now.
For the first time he looked genuinely worried.
"I think…we should retreat for now."
Silence.
Blackbeard slowly turned his head.
The look in his eyes made even Laffitte freeze.
"…Retreat?"
His voice was low. Dangerous. Laffitte carefully continued.
"We've already lost half the crew…"
He swallowed slightly.
"The Nyx Pirates are far stronger than expected."
His eyes briefly glanced toward Ada.
Then towards the rest of the crew.
"…If we continue fighting now…there's a serious chance we all die here."
Even Shiryu spoke quietly.
"…He's right."
His blade lowered slightly.
"This isn't favorable anymore."
Shiryu's sharp eyes narrowed toward the Nyx Pirates.
"That crew…is absurd."
But Teach wasn't listening anymore. His breathing had become ragged.
Angry. Unstable.
"No."
Darkness exploded harder around him.
"NO!!"
Blackbeard roared furiously.
"This damn woman…needs to DIE!!"
His killing intent exploded outward.
"She's ruined everything!!"
"I spent YEARS building this!!"
"YEARS!!"
He pointed furiously toward Ada.
"And now she stands there looking down on me?!"
"Mocking me?!"
His eyes were bloodshot now. Completely consumed by rage.
"I WON'T RUN!!"
"I DIDN'T COME THIS FAR TO RETREAT!!"
The Marines watched nervously.
One Marine whispered.
"…He's lost it…"
Another nodded fearfully.
"He's blinded by rage…"
Even Sengoku frowned heavily.
"Blackbeard…you fool."
Ada watched him calmly. Almost disappointed.
Then she sighed softly.
"…So loud."
That single sentence made Teach's expression twist even further.
Then Ada slowly stepped forward. One step.
The battlefield cracked.
Another step.
The air itself trembled.
Her Conqueror's Haki leaked slightly again and countless unconscious Marines nearby collapsed harder into the ground.
Teach instinctively stepped backward.
Just once.
But everyone saw it.
Bullet grinned widely from behind Ada.
"Oh?"
"You're scared now?"
Enel laughed mockingly.
"Gahahahaha!!"
"So this is the great Blackbeard?!"
"The son of Rocks?!"
"You look pathetic!!"
Perona floated in the air with ghosts surrounding her.
"HOROHOROHORO!!"
"What happened to all that confidence earlier?!"
"Your crew keeps dying!!"
Mihawk quietly rested Yoru on his shoulder.
"…Your emotions are clouding your judgment."
His eyes sharpened.
"A swordsman would call that weakness."
Teach gritted his teeth violently.
"…SHUT UP!!!"
Darkness exploded outward again. But now even his own crew could feel it.
Blackbeard wasn't fighting rationally anymore.
He was panicking.
Ada looked at him coldly. Then finally spoke.
"You know…"
Her voice lowered.
"For the son of Rocks D. Xebec…"
"…you really disappoint me."
That sentence hit harder than any attack.
Teach froze. His pupils trembled slightly.
Ada continued.
"Xebec would never lose composure like this."
"He would never let rage control him."
Her eyes narrowed.
"You inherited his ambition."
"But not his will."
A pause.
"…Not his greatness."
Blackbeard's face darkened completely. Pure hatred filled his eyes.
"…Don't…"
Darkness spiraled violently around him.
"…compare me to him."
Ada smirked slightly.
"But you wanted to surpass him, didn't you?"
Silence.
Then Teach roared.
"KILL THEM!!!"
And the remaining Blackbeard Pirates charged desperately toward the Nyx Pirates fully aware now that they were charging toward monsters.
From the Nyx Pirates' side Lilith blinked slowly.
"…Are they stupid?" She pointed toward Blackbeard's remaining crew with complete disbelief. "They're clearly outnumbered."
Carrot puffed her cheeks slightly. "Well…rage does make people do stupid things."
She looked toward Blackbeard. "And he looks REALLY angry."
Tesoro laughed softly. Cold. Mocking.
"How pathetic." He adjusted his glasses slowly. "They've already lost…and they still don't realize it."
Then his hand touched the ground.
GOLD spread instantly across Marineford.
Like a living tidal wave. Fast. Beautiful. Deadly.
The cracked battlefield transformed beneath everyone's feet. Gold surged through the destroyed streets. Across the broken walls. Over the rubble. Even the light reflected off it beautifully which somehow made it even more terrifying.
Avalo Pizarro's eyes widened.
"…What the—?!"
Catarina Devon suddenly stopped moving entirely. "Huh?!"
Gold rapidly climbed up their legs. Then their waists. Then their chests. Their bodies became immobilized instantly.
"What is this?!"
"I CAN'T MOVE!!"
Avalo roared furiously while struggling. The more he moved the tighter the gold constricted around him.
Catarina snarled desperately. "GET THIS OFF ME!!"
Her claws scraped against the gold uselessly. "It won't break!!"
Tesoro smirked lightly. "…Enel."
Lightning crackled nearby. Enel floated arrogantly in the sky. Electricity danced violently around his body. "…Are you commanding me?"
Thunder roared above Marineford. The clouds themselves darkened.
Then Enel smirked. Cruel. Excited.
"…Well. whatever."
He slowly raised one glowing hand.
"ONE HUNDRED MILLION VOLTS!"
KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK!!!
The lightning descended instantly.
Not a bolt. A pillar. A massive beam of destruction slammed directly into the gold surrounding Catarina and Avalo.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Their screams echoed across the battlefield.
Electricity consumed their bodies completely. The gold conducted every volt perfectly. There was nowhere to escape.
Their flesh burned instantly. Skin cracked apart. Muscles convulsed uncontrollably. Smoke exploded from their mouths.
"MAKE IT STOP!!!"
"PLEASE!!!"
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH—!!"
Avalo's eyes nearly burst from their sockets.
Catarina's transformation disappeared immediately.
The smell of burning flesh spread through Marineford.
Marines covered their mouths in horror.
"They're being FRIED alive!!"
"That gold is conducting the lightning!!"
"What kind of combination attack is that?!"
"They're monsters!!"
The electricity intensified further. Bones became visible through burning flesh. Their screams slowly weakened. Then turned into choking noises.
Then nothing.
KRAAAAAAAK!!!
A final surge exploded through their bodies.
Their skin turned completely black.
Burned. Destroyed. Unrecognizable.
Then finally the lightning stopped.
THUD.
THUD.
Their corpses hit the ground. Smoke still rising from them.
Their faces, their bodies looked nothing like their bounty posters anymore. They didn't even look human anymore.
Silence spread once again. Heavy. Terrifying.
Now only three remained.
Blackbeard.
Shiryu.
Laffitte.
Teach stared at the corpses of his crew. Sweat rolled heavily down his face now.
His breathing had become unstable.
"…Damn you…"
His eyes twitched violently.
"…DAMN YOU!!!"
Darkness erupted wildly around him.
"KUROZU!!!"
The darkness exploded outward like a black vortex. Everything nearby was dragged toward him violently.
Broken stone. Weapons. Corpses.
Even Marines screamed as they were pulled across the battlefield.
Ada moved. Instantly. She jumped forward directly into the pull of the darkness.
Teach grinned wildly. "Got you—!!"
Then Ada spun midair.
Her legs wrapped around Blackbeard's head instantly.
Teach's eyes widened.
"…WHAT?!"
Then Ada backflipped violently.
BOOOOOOOOM!!!
Teach's massive body spun through the air before being slammed headfirst into the ground.
The impact shattered Marineford.
A gigantic crater exploded beneath them.
"GAAAAAHHHH!!"
Blackbeard spat blood violently from his mouth. Teeth flew out with it. His skull cracked against the ground.
"CAPTAIN!!"
Laffitte immediately rushed forward desperately. But he never noticed Fisher Tiger moving.
Tiger's arm sliced through the air.
"WATER SLICER!"
A razor-thin blade of compressed water shot forward instantly.
Too fast. Too sharp.
Laffitte froze. His eyes widened slowly.
"…Eh…?"
Then—
SCHHHHHK.
His body split cleanly in half. Waist separated from torso instantly. Blood exploded across the battlefield.
His upper body slid from the lower half before crashing into the ground separately.
The Marines stared in horror.
"H-He cut him in half…"
"With WATER?!"
Shiryu's eyes widened violently.
"…DAMMIT!!"
He instantly charged toward Ada with killing intent.
His blade coated in Armament Haki. Speed exploding.
"I'LL KILL YOU!!"
Ada stood beside the fallen Blackbeard calmly. Not moving. Not worried.
Then—
CLINK.
Shiryu froze.
His sword had been stopped. By two fingers.
Ada held the blade between her fingers effortlessly. Her expression remained cold.
"…Compared to Mihawk."
A pause.
"…you're an ant."
Shiryu's eyes widened.
Then Ada's other hand calmly reached toward her pistol.
Too fast. Too smooth.
CLICK.
The gun pointed directly at Shiryu's face.
The bullet coated in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.
Black lightning crackled around it.
BANG.
Shiryu never even reacted. His head exploded instantly.
Blood. Bone. Brain matter.
Everything vanished in a violent burst.
His body stood still for half a second then collapsed lifelessly beside Blackbeard.
Silence. Complete silence.
Ada calmly spun the pistol once. Then returned it to its holster.
"…Now then."
She looked down toward Teach.
"…where were we?"
Blackbeard trembled violently now. Actually trembling. He slowly crawled backward across the battlefield.
"W-Wait…"
"WAIT WAIT WAIT!!"
His voice cracked.
"I'm your former captain's son!!"
"Don't you have any shame?!"
Ada stared at him coldly.
"…Shame?"
A pause.
Then her eyes sharpened dangerously.
"It should be YOU…who feels ashamed."
Black lightning exploded around her body.
"For tarnishing Rocks' legacy and blood."
Teach panicked completely. Darkness erupted wildly from his hands.
He turned and started running while blasting darkness behind him desperately.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!!"
Ada calmly drew her sword.
One slash.
SHIIIIING.
The darkness split apart instantly.
Erased.
Then she disappeared.
Teach's eyes widened.
"…Where—"
Ada appeared directly behind him.
Silent.
Death itself.
"This is it, Teach."
Her arm darkened with Armament Haki. Black lightning exploded around it violently.
Conqueror's Coating.
"Your end."
Then she punched forward.
SCHKKK.
Her arm pierced completely through Blackbeard's chest.
Teach froze. His eyes widened slowly. Blood poured from his mouth.
Then he looked down.
Ada's hand was holding his heart. Still beating.
"…This…"
"…can't…"
His body trembled violently.
"…can't be…"
"…the end…"
"…of me…"
CRUSH.
Ada crushed his heart in her hand. Instantly.
Blackbeard's body went limp. The darkness around Marineford vanished completely.
Silence followed.
Ada slowly pulled her arm from his chest.
Blood dripped quietly from her hand.
Then she calmly wiped the blood away.
As if it meant nothing.
Marshall D. Teach.
Blackbeard.
Son of Rocks D. Xebec was dead.