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Chapter 26 - chapter 26

Screen 1 — March to War

After escaping Impel Down, Monkey D. Luffy and Ben Tennyson sail toward Marineford with an unlikely alliance of freed prisoners—Jinbe, Buggy, Crocodile, and Ivankov among them.

Their destination: the world's center of justice, where Portgas D. Ace, Luffy's brother, awaits public execution.

The Marines intend to make an example of him. To the world, this execution is more than punishment—it's a warning: no one defies the World Government.

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Screen 2 — The War Begins

The execution platform stands tall in the middle of Marineford. The world's strongest gather:

Fleet Admiral Sengoku

Admirals Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji

Vice Admiral Garp

The Warlords of the Sea: Mihawk, Kuma, Doflamingo, Moria, and Hancock—who secretly sides with Luffy.

Then the sea quakes. Whitebeard arrives with his fleet, his Quake-Quake Fruit splitting the ocean apart.

The War of the Best begins.

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Screen 3 — Luffy and Ben Arrive

A tsunami-launched ship crashes into the bay—Luffy, Ben, and their allies burst onto the battlefield.

"I'm here to save Ace!" Luffy yells.

The declaration shakes even the admirals.

Whitebeard, impressed by Luffy's resolve, allows him to fight beside his men.

Ben scans the chaos, the Omnitrix already flashing. "Time to even the odds."

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Screen 4 — Fifty Thousand Marines vs. Ultimate Humungousaur

Location: Marineford War Zone

Round 1 — Initial Assault

Fifty thousand soldiers and Pacifistas open fire. Explosions thunder across the plaza.

Ultimate Humungousaur plants his feet, armor plates locking in place. He charges through the barrage like a living tank.

Front lines scatter; the ground splits beneath his steps.

Winner: Humungousaur – Durability advantage.

Round 2 — Infantry Coordination

Seastone nets, tranquilizers, and anti-Devil Fruit gear fail—his strength is biological.

He tears nets apart and flings platoons aside with one swing.

Winner: Humungousaur – Adaptability.

Round 3 — Pacifista Formation

Ten Pacifistas fire simultaneous lasers.

Ben braces, then counters—biokinetic missiles erupt from his arms, obliterating half the units.

Winner: Humungousaur – Superior firepower.

Round 4 — Close Quarter Chaos

Marines charge. One stomp from Humungousaur sends shockwaves across five hundred meters.

He hurls a section of Marineford's wall like a discus, crushing artillery.

A Vice Admiral's Haki barely dents him.

Winner: Humungousaur – Physical dominance.

Round 5 — Endgame

After twenty minutes of combat, the Marine army is broken.

Ben reverts to human form, Omnitrix flashing red, exhausted but standing.

Outcome: Total victory – Extreme difficulty.

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Screen 5 — The Brothers Reunited

Luffy breaks through enemy ranks with Jinbe, Ivankov, and Whitebeard's men.

With Mr. 3's wax key, he shatters Ace's cuffs.

For the first time in years, the brothers fight side by side—laughing in the middle of a war.

But Akainu taunts Whitebeard's crew, calling their captain a failure.

Ace turns back; Akainu's molten fist pierces his chest.

"Thank you… for loving me."

Ace dies in Luffy's arms.

Luffy collapses, screaming in grief.

Ben, using XLR8, rushes to pull him from the flames.

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Screen 6 — Whitebeard's Last Stand

Whitebeard roars with rage, quakes splitting the sky.

He holds off Marines and Blackbeard's ambush, dying on his feet—unbowed.

"The One Piece… IS REAL."

The world trembles; a new era begins.

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Aftermath

Whitebeard and Ace are dead.

Blackbeard steals the Quake-Quake Fruit, claiming the title of Warlord.

Jinbe drags an unconscious Luffy away from Marineford as Ben shields their retreat.

The Great Pirate Era changes forever.

Shanks arrives to end the war, standing between the living and the fallen.

Ben's Omnitrix flickers from red to green once more as silence falls over Marineford.

Be continued

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