[Host: Augustus D. Aether]
[Age: 26 years old]
[Level: 71 (76702/450000) 20]
[Strength: Peak, Admiral Level, Buff Active]
[Constitution: Top-tier, Emperor Second Commander Level, Buff Active]
[Agility: Top-tier, Emperor Second Commander Level, Buff Active]
[Fruit: None]
[Skill: Top-tier]
[Armant Haki: Top-tier, Buff Active]
[Observation Haki: Peak, Voice of All Things]
[Conqueror's Haki: Peak]
[Weapon: Ace]
[Points: 97879]
The Supre Grade blade Ace was originally a gift left behind by Roger for his son. If wielded by soone of Roger's bloodline, it could grant a significant boost, similar to how Kozuki Oden's blade Enma carries traces of his Haki.
Now in Aether's hands, the blade responded just as strongly. With the inherited mories and power tied to Roger's Haki, Aether could fully draw out its potential. With that enhancent, his strength approached Roger's peak.
Aether raised the blade and pointed it toward the execution platform. His gaze sharpened, and a surge of Conqueror's Haki erupted outward.
The pressure was precise, directed entirely at the four figures standing atop the platform.
To fully utilize Conqueror's Haki at this level, both physical control and unwavering will were required. Aether had already reached that point.
The two executioners collapsed instantly, knocked unconscious before being thrown off the platform. Cracks spread across the surface beneath them.
Sengoku and Garp remained standing, though their shoulders shifted slightly under the pressure. Their expressions, however, changed completely.
Garp slowly rose to his feet, his eyes locked onto Aether, his mind in turmoil.
"Impossible… Roger… how can it be you? You should have died long ago."
Sengoku's expression darkened even further. This was the worst possible developnt. Roger, who should have been gone, had appeared again.
"Damn it, Roger. You relic of the old era… why now? And with Rayleigh of all people. How much chaos do you intend to bring to this world?"
They had fought Roger for decades. There was no mistaking it.
Conqueror's Haki was not sothing that could simply be copied. A person's experiences and will shaped it uniquely. Even a clone could not replicate it unless they possessed the sa spirit.
What they had just felt was identical to Roger's, both in nature and intensity.
Only Ace, brushed by the edge of the Haki, remained confused, unaware of what had just happened.
Aether lowered his blade calmly.
With the executioners gone, the execution could not proceed. Sengoku would not lower himself to carry it out personally. For now, Ace's life was safe.
Aether turned slightly.
"Rayleigh, let's make this interesting."
Rayleigh smiled, stepping forward beside him.
"What a troubleso Captain. I won't have many chances like this again, so I might as well go all the way with you."
The burst of Conqueror's Haki had already answered every doubt. Whatever secrets Aether carried, Rayleigh had made his choice.
They stood side by side, their presence pressing forward as their battle intent collided with Sengoku's authority.
The mont was captured by the broadcast Den Den Mushi, transmitted across the entire world. Though no one realized it yet, this scene would beco part of history.
Buggy played an unexpected role in this.
He had stolen three broadcast Den Den Mushi. One he used to boast about himself, while the other two broadcast the war. At Aether's request, one of those feeds remained fixed on him.
The last Den Den Mushi had been reclaid by the Marines, its signal cut, leaving one screen dark.
Under Mr. 3's subtle manipulation, the broadcast favored the pirates' perspective. For most viewers, it was just another chaotic battle. But for those with real strength, sothing felt off.
Among them was Kaido of the Beasts Pirates.
Originally, he had planned to attack Whitebeard's territory, only to be stopped by Red Hair Shanks. After their clash, both sides withdrew. Now, Kaido could only watch, waiting for Whitebeard's fall.
"Conqueror's Haki… used like that?"
He rubbed his chin, deep in thought. He valued Haki above all else, and what he saw unsettled him. Shanks, who had been his equal before, now seed to hold a slight edge.
On the Red Hair Pirates' ship, Shanks stared at the broadcast in silence.
Aether's control over Conqueror's Haki had surprised even him.
At thirty-seven, Shanks was still growing stronger. He could feel that he was close to that level, perhaps only a step away.
The only person he had ever seen use it like that was his forr captain.
"What exactly is going on… can soone really reach that level?"
anwhile, Whitebeard noticed the Haki as well, but his focus shifted when a familiar figure appeared before him.
Squard, the Maelstrom Spider, had left his position at the rear.
At the sa ti, Aether and Rayleigh moved.
From the frozen harbor, they advanced directly toward the execution platform, cutting through the battlefield like a storm. Marines who stood in their way were effortlessly pushed aside.
The Marines quickly responded.
Two Vice Admirals stepped forward to intercept them, Stainless and Dalmatian.
Dalmatian charged toward Rayleigh, while Stainless drew his katana and attacked Aether.
Steel clashed.
Dalmatian staggered back, clutching his abdon. After only a brief exchange, a deep wound had already opened across his stomach.
Aether's fight was even shorter.
With his Observation Haki, he read the attack before it fully ford. He sidestepped the strike with ease.
Before Stainless could recover, Aether moved.
The blade Ace turned pitch black, crackling with black lightning as Armant Haki surged through it.
One clean strike.
The katana shattered instantly. The cut did not stop there.
Stainless's body split apart along the sa line.
A broken cry escaped him before he fell, lifeless.
Silence spread for a brief mont.
A Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral had been killed in a single move.
Fear took hold. The surrounding Marines instinctively stepped back, unable to hide the shock on their faces.
Even Sengoku felt the urge to act personally. He could not allow Aether to continue unchecked.
But before he could move, another powerful presence had already begun to step forward.
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