New World, Flying Sky Pirates territory, floating islands.
The wind howled, dark clouds loomed, and Golden Lion Shiki stood at the edge of the cliff, the newspaper in his hand crushed to pieces.
His yellow kimono cloak flapped in the wind, his eyes fixed on the churning sea of clouds in the distance.
Because of the ship's rudder stuck in his head, the Golden Lion frequently suffered from headaches and neurological disorders, forcing him to undergo long periods of treatment, but this time it failed again; it proved that the rudder in his head could never be removed.
But more than that, what made him even angrier was... he saw this news as soon as he finished his treatment...
"What a joke! That bastard Roger... how could he be arrested by the Marine?!"
The Golden Lion's furious roar made the entire island tremble slightly, and the surrounding crew members retreated, not daring to approach.
At this moment, Indigo cautiously stepped forward, pushing up his glasses: "Lord Shiki, the news has been confirmed.
Roger was indeed defeated by the Marine’s Heaven Tremor Gern, and is currently imprisoned in Impel Down; the Marine has announced...
They will publicly execute him one month later, in Loguetown, East Blue..."
"Bullshit!" The Golden Lion turned abruptly, and Conqueror's Haki erupted with a roar, instantly shattering the surrounding rocks.
"Roger, that guy Roger... even if he was dying, he would never lose to a Navy brat!!
Besides, when I saw him last, he didn't seem abnormal at all!"
As he spoke, the Golden Lion's mind flashed back to Roger's smile when he left last time.
That man who was as famous as him, even surpassed him, the only Pirate King he recognized!
And now, the newspaper said that Roger was defeated by a Marine Vice Admiral, and was even going to be escorted to the weakest sea for public execution?!
"Loguetown, East Blue..." The Golden Lion's voice was low and dangerous, "Are those Marines trying to humiliate him?!"
Indigo swallowed hard, bracing himself to persuade him: "Lord Shiki, Marineford is heavily guarded right now.
Kong, Admiral Sengoku, and Garp are all in Marineford; if we act rashly..."
"Shut up!" The Golden Lion suddenly raised his hand, and a sword energy swept out, instantly leveling the distant mountain peak!
"Roger is my opponent! His downfall is not for the Marine to decide!"
With that, the Golden Lion leaped up, wielding the famous swords sakura ten and Kogarashi in both hands, unleashing fierce sword energy.
He hovered in the air, his raging Haoshoku churning the clouds, like an enraged lion.
"Lord Shiki! Where are you going?!" Indigo shouted in panic.
"Marineford!" The Golden Lion's voice boomed like thunder.
"I'm going to personally ask those Marines... by what right do they decide Roger's fate!"
Before his words faded, the Golden Lion's figure had transformed into a streak of light, soaring towards Marineford!
Grand Line, G-14 Marine Base.
"Enemy attack! It's the Golden Lion!!!"
The alarm blared throughout the base, but the next second, a golden figure crashed into the central plaza like a meteor!
"Lion: Thousand Cut Valley!!"
The Golden Lion roared with laughter, swinging his legs, and hundreds of golden sword energies crisscrossed.
The base's steel walls were sliced like tofu, and turrets, warships, and buildings collapsed in the sword light!
Blood and flames shot into the sky; when he left, G-14 Base had been reduced to ruins.
Immediately after, outposts, Red Line patrol fleets, everything in the Golden Lion's path was destroyed.
Then, carrying these wrecks, he continued his journey towards Marineford!
...
Marineford, Marineford.
Dark clouds pressed down, and heavy rain poured.
The Golden Lion stood a thousand meters in the sky, treading on dozens of Marine warships he controlled.
Rainwater streamed down his face, but it could not extinguish the boiling killing intent in his eyes.
"Marine!!!" His roar boomed like thunder, echoing throughout Marineford!
"Hand over Roger!!!"
He swung his hand violently, and the floating warships crashed into Marineford like meteors!
In an instant, the plaza, fortress, and port collapsed in explosions; flames and thick smoke engulfed everything!
"Enemy attack! Someone is invading Marineford!!" The alarm suddenly blared throughout the headquarters.
"How many enemies are there...?"
"Number..." The soldier in the watchtower turned pale, his binoculars almost falling from his hand.
"Rep... Report! There's only one person, it's... it's Golden Lion Shiki!!
He has already broken into Marineford Plaza!!"
...
Fleet Admiral's Office
"Bastard?!" Kong suddenly stood up, slamming his fist on the table, "Why would that madman appear at this time?!"
Sengoku's face was grim: "He's here for Roger..."
Zephyr clenched his fist, his gaze sweeping towards the hospital: "Gern is still in a coma, but fortunately Sakazuki and the others are here now..."
"It's too late!" Kong gritted his teeth and ordered, "Immediately activate Level One Alert!
Let Garp and Sengoku handle it! We absolutely cannot let the Golden Lion break into Impel Down!"
Outside the window, dark clouds churned, and a strong wind suddenly rose.
Marineford Central Plaza
"Heaven Quake brat!!" A golden figure tore through the clouds, standing on the corpses of Marines with swords in both hands, his arrogant laughter echoing through the sky, "Get out here!!!"
"How could Roger be captured by a useless guy like you!"
"He's the man I acknowledge!!"
At this moment, footsteps were heard, and the Marines surrounding the Golden Lion all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw who was coming.
"Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp..."
"Roger is the 'Pirate King'." Sengoku, wearing a black suit and a cloak of justice, looked at the Golden Lion and said calmly.
"In the Edwal Sea Battle, you already lost, Shiki."
"Pirate King?" Looking at Sengoku, the Golden Lion, with a cigar in his mouth, pulled Kogarashi out of a soldier's body, blood splattering, and slowly turned his head.
"So what?!"
"If he had been willing to help me back then, we would have already ruled the entire world!!" After speaking, the Golden Lion looked at Sengoku and Garp, narrowing his eyes.
"Although I don't get along with him..." The Golden Lion touched the wound on his chest, and Gern's strike that cut him flashed through his mind.
"But I also walked through the same era with him..." Rainwater mixed with blood formed a dark red stream at his feet.
But what I can't stand the most is that brat..." The Golden Lion suddenly pressed his chest, where an old wound throbbed faintly.
That was the sword scar left by Gern.
"That brat..." His voice suddenly lowered, carrying a chilling coldness.
Conqueror's Haki erupted with a roar, and a golden aura exploded from him as the center.
Marines within a hundred meters fell like mown wheat, and the plaza's floor tiles cracked layer by layer.
"He gained fame by cutting me once, and now he wants to end the era by stepping on Roger?"
The Golden Lion slowly raised both swords, their blades reflecting a bloody light.
"What is he, Gern, anyway...?"
"A brat who hasn't even experienced the waves of the old era...
By what right, by what right does he get to put an end to legends like us?!"
"The end of this era is not for him to decide!!"