One Piece:Revenge Against Celestial Dragons.

The lava fist, burning at thousands of degrees, scorched the Whitebeard symbol on Ace's back, blackening it until the tattoo was no longer visible.

The three fateful encounters seemed frozen in time. Magma dripped to the ground with a low sizzle.

Sakazuki's molten-red fist hovered just a palm's length away from Ace—but it could not move forward. The attack refused to fall.

"…What is this?"

A shadowy darkness expanded beneath the admiral's feet. Vine-like tendrils of black energy coiled upward, wrapping tightly around his legs.

Pulled by the dark tendrils, Sakazuki struggled to move, his body slowly being dragged downward.

With a grunt, he coated his lower body in Armament Haki, trying to sever the strange force consuming him.

"Justice will prevail!"

Stepping as if through shallow water, Sakazuki broke free from the black restraints and launched toward Ace once more.

A blazing magma fist trailed smoke as it surged forward, aiming to annihilate every last criminal—justice must be carried out to the bitter end!

But as the blow connected, it felt like striking soft ocean water. His punch froze in the air again.

"Iggy!"

Taking advantage of the delayed attack, Ace yanked Luffy aside. Eyes wide, he focused on the young figure now standing between them and Sakazuki.

Iggy—the vengeful ghost—had arrived, intercepting the fiery punch head-on with his own fist.

Upon closer look, Iggy's palm was open, and a swirling darkness spread outward like a whirlpool from his hand.

"It's you… Iggy! The world's most wanted criminal who slaughtered Mary Geoise three years ago!"

Staring at the familiar face, Sakazuki's memories surged. After the Holy Land assassination, he had immediately called for a Buster Call. A fleet of twenty Marine warships pursued the boy relentlessly.

But under the Whitebeard Pirates' protection, Iggy had escaped right under his nose—a disgrace the iron-blooded admiral had never forgotten.

Even more terrifying, touching that dark right arm was like touching a siphon—the power of magma was draining away. He had to end this fast.

"Old grudges and new, they all end today—Hellhound Lotus!"

Sakazuki tried to yank his right arm back, but it was stuck, sucked into Iggy's darkness. He snorted, then charged his left fist.

Magma flooded into his forearm, shaping it into a snarling lava beast—a bloodthirsty hound glowing with searing heat.

He swung.

"Blackwater!"

Iggy leaned back slightly, his right hand open wide. A small black dot spread across his palm, expanding into a vast pool of darkness.

The flaming hound lunged. Iggy's arm, carrying the black hole, met the infernal beast head-on.

Their clash exploded with raw power. Magma burst into the air, and a shockwave blasted out in a one-kilometer radius, scalding Ace and Luffy's faces with searing heat.

"Aaaaaaahhh!!"

The hound was being devoured by the void, its form shrinking as it howled and burned. It fought back, gnashing its teeth, but the darkness consumed everything.

Even as Sakazuki's lava powers began to fade, the infernal heat still raged like hellfire.

Flesh flaked away from Iggy's arm, turning to ash, but he gritted his teeth and roared, pouring all his hatred into his attack and pushing the darkness to its limit.

From afar, Ace saw that Iggy's entire right arm was gone. In its place, countless black tendrils stretched outward like weapons.

A swirling storm of darkness enveloped both Iggy and Sakazuki, twisting with specks of magma until the wind weakened... and finally vanished.

"Huff…"

When the darkness cleared, Iggy still stood, arms raised. But the flesh on his limbs had long since burned away—only charred bone remained.

Sakazuki stood rigid, staring blankly at his own hands. The once-unstoppable admiral looked shaken.

Iggy turned toward Ace and Luffy, gasping, as if to give a signal.

"Now's our chance, Luffy!"

"Let's go!"

Ace repositioned himself, arms raised and glowing, fingers flickering with fire. Fireballs erupted from his hands like machine gun blasts.

Sakazuki could no longer turn into magma. He could only brace himself with Armament Haki as the fireballs exploded across his body.

Luffy leapt into the air, soaring over Sakazuki's head. He blew air into his arm, inflating it to massive size.

"Gear Third… Gum-Gum Giant Tomahawk!"

His titanic fist crashed from above, casting a huge shadow over Sakazuki.

The admiral, still resolute, braced himself. His feet dug into the ground, and his iron-hard fist shot up, colliding with Luffy's.

The clash sent shockwaves through the rubble. Even without his Devil Fruit powers, Sakazuki's raw strength held firm.

Luffy's energy was waning. His giant arm rapidly shrank, and he was sent flying like a deflated balloon.

"Divine Fire… Higan!"

Ace launched toward Sakazuki mid-air, arms extended behind him. Flame surged between his palms, growing into two massive fire spears.

He flung them like javelins, cutting through the air in twin arcs.

"Insect tricks!"

Sakazuki roared. His blackened left arm slammed down, shattering one of the fire spears. The other, he caught with his right hand and flung it back at Ace.

Ace twisted in the air, spinning like a drill. The fire spear zipped past, missing by inches.

Meanwhile, Iggy stood silently, absorbing the residual life force from the dead strewn across the battlefield. His skeletal arm began to regrow—flesh sprouting, coiling, forming skin.

"Gear Second… Gum-Gum Jet Gatling!"

Luffy had landed and immediately activated Gear Second. His body glowed pink with heat. Steam hissed from his limbs as he blitzed forward.

He struck with a flurry of punches, each blow compressing air and smashing into Sakazuki's chest.

"Fire Fist!"

Ace followed up, twisting mid-air, his punch igniting into a massive column of fire. The inferno struck Sakazuki square in the torso, roasting him and lifting him off the ground.

"Rokuougan… Secret Technique!"

At that moment, Iggy's arm had fully regenerated. Black tendrils once again surged beneath Sakazuki's feet, trapping him in the air.

Iggy clasped his fists together. All his strength converged into one point.

With a roar, he struck Sakazuki dead center in the chest.

"Yaaah!"

The impact sent a shockwave bursting from Sakazuki's back. The force pierced through his body. His ribs cracked audibly, and his internal organs were crushed.

The combined strength of all three brothers landed in that single moment. The kanji for "Justice" on Sakazuki's coat split open. Blood sprayed from his mouth.

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