"Marco! Gather everyone and leave!" Whitebeard's voice reached Marco's ears in the sky. Marco flinched as he looked at Whitebeard. His heart ached.
"Daddy..." Marcoi felt tears well up in his eyes as he looked at the battlefield below, but with a sniff, he closed his eyes, his tears drying. His blue form flew down to Ace.
"Ace, we need your power to melt the Ice. I will hold Aokiji back while you do that." Marco said as he looked at Ace in a hurry. He knew Whitebeard was not able to hold those people back.
Sengoku might not join the fight because he needs to look over Garp in case he does something stupid. But Kizaru, Akainu and Aokiji won't let them leave.
Phoo!
Ace nodded as he spat out a handful of blood from his mouth. His torso had a massive gash, and his bones were bruised and cracked. Bruises were on his skin.
"be careful," Ace said with worry as he patted Marco on the shoulder. Marco smiled as he looked at Ace in relief. Ace turned around, and his torso turned into flames.
Boom!
Condensed flame jet shot out from under Ace, and his body shot into the sky. His body turned into pure flames as he started flying low to the ground.
Hiss!
The Ice under Ace hissed as it melted back into seawater from the temperature of his flames. Aokiji narrowed his eyes as a chill spread out from his body.
The melted water instantly froze back into its solid form. Marco narrows his eyes before turning into his phoenix form. Marco flew towards Aokiji like a missile.
"PHONEIX SEAL!" Aokiji groaned as he was kicked away from the Ice. His body slammed into the far distant marine buildings before slamming into another row of buildings.
"This fool couldn't even defeat a mere pirate." A rough voice filled with disdain caught Marco off guard. He turned around, and a fist of magma punched through his chest.
"Ugh!" Marco coughed up blood before hitting Akainu and sending him flying. The blue flames on his body healed him, but Marco panted as his stamina drained considerably.
"You magma brat!" Akainu turned around with disdain and punched a blade covered in haki. Akainu and Whitebeard locked eyes, and Akainu snorted.
"You should have stayed in your place. You and your pirate crew will be destroyed by my hands today." Akainu said with no hiding of pleasure in his tone.
Whitebeard chuckled in amusement, but even he couldn't hide the fury in his eyes. Whitebeard couldn't help but hate his old and weak body for the first time.
If he had his prime strength, it still wouldn't make a difference, but he would at least be able to ensure that his family leaves without many casualties.
"Magma Hound!" Akainu's eyes contract and he throws a punch at Whitebeard. But Whitebeard was not stabbed in the chest this time, so he could still fight.
Crack!
The magma splashed around them as a shockwave blasted it away from Whitebeard's body, but he was hit by some stray magma drops. Whitebeard groaned in pain as the magma rained on his body.
Boom!
Whitebeard smacked Akinu in the face, and Akainu punched him in the chest. The two started exchanging punches, and Akainu barely had the advantage.
"Am I being forgotten ~" Kizaru looked at Whitebeard fighting with Akainu and Aokiji fighting with Marco. But he shrugged since he did not want to work too hard.
Ace continued flying around and melting the Ice, all while everyone fought to make some time for him. The field of Ice was already 60% melted, and Ace only had a bit left.
"A bit more, and I could leave," Ace muttered as he continued melting the Ice. The pirates started fighting while making their way back to their ships.
"This can't be happening... He was freed and not executed?" A man with a bald head and a sword in his hands thought as he looked at Ace melting the ice battlefield.
Squard looked at Ace and noticed how similar he looked to his father, the same father who destroyed and killed his crew members. Hate churned in his chest.
Squard started walking and then jogging before breaking into a full-on Sprint. His eyes held hate and anger as he brandished his sword. Ace suddenly felt a massive amount of hate.
Turning behind, Ace saw a sword slash at his chest, with Squard looking at him. Ace felt panic strike him before using his devil fruit power without thinking.
Boom!
A massive flame pillar burst from Ace's body, burning the ground and Squard. The flame pillar hit Squard, who screamed as he was sent flying. Marco and Whitebeard looked at Squard with anger.
Boom!
Aokiji took the chance to strike Marco in the chest and stabbed him. Marco did not stop him but flew towards Squard with anger.
"Squard, what the hell are you doing?!" Marco asked as he looked at the burned Squard. Ace appeared and looked down at Squard. He held no pity or regret in his eyes.
"I can't be friends with someone like Ace. He is the son of Roger," Squard said with slurred speech as he looked at Ace with regret—regret for not being able to kill him.
His entire front was burned so bad that his skin was melting, and his muscles were turned into charcoal. Even Marco would not be able to heal these wounds.
"Squard... You... Idiot!" Marco clasped his face in his palm as his body shuddered in anger. He knew that Squard was a lost cause. He could not heal something as bad as this.
Whitebeard let out a heavy sigh as he looked at Marco, Ace and Squard. Akainu sneered as he took the distraction as a chance. His fist glowed with a red light.
"Hellhound!" Akainu's fist penetrates Whitebeard's chest with the sound of flesh being pierced and burned at the same time. The Whitebeard pirates seemed to freeze.
"B-Boss!!!"
"No way!"
"Daddy!"
The Whitebeard pistes watch as Whitebeard staggers from the blow. Marco turns around with wide eyes and sweat flowing down his brow. Ace frowned with displeasure at the scene.
Pew!
Ace raised his finger, and a beam of concentrated fire shot towards Akainu, who was about to attack Whitebeard again. Akainu groaned as the beam penetrated his body.
Whitebeard took the chance to clench his fist and deliver a full-powered punch to Akainu. The sky turned distorted as he punched Akainu.
Boom!
Akainu coughed blood as he was sent flying deep into the island. His body impacted the living areas and tore everything into pieces. The island started shaking with the sea churning.
Cough!
Whitebeard coughed and fell on one knee as he placed his palm on the hole in his chest. Marco quickly ran to Whitebeard but was stopped by Whitebeard.
"Marco. Continue with the evacuation."
"Leave me here," Whitebeard said with a smile as he looked at Marco and Ace. His eyes held warmth and relief. Ever since he was a kid, all he wanted was a family.
He has a family now and has a reason to give his life. He can protect them and let them escape, protecting his family.
"There is no ship that will take me anymore," Whitebeard said as he stood. Marco nodded with tears in his eyes. Vista and Jozu cried as they continued evacuating the Whitebeard pirates.
"Hurry it up!"
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