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Power-hungry pirates terrorize innocent citizens once protected by Whitebeard, and Luffy's nightmarish awakening sends him on a reckless rampage that could land him in an early grave!

The world rejoices in the wake of Whitebeard's death, and a host of powerful pirates vie for his position. Meanwhile, Luffy's friends fear that Ace's death may be more than the rubber-man can handle - if he ever wakes up!

The Heart Pirates head for the bottom of the ocean as Trafalgar Law prepares to operate on Luffy and Jimbei. Meanwhile, the arrival of Shanks brings the bloodshed to a sudden halt!

Trafalgar Law and the Heart Pirates offer Luffy a submarine escape route, Blackbeard continues his reckless rampage, and a puny pink-hair marine changes the world with a scream!

While Blackbeard and his men seek to sink Marineford, Jimbei and Luffy's desperate attempt to flee is thwarted by Akainu's fiery fists. The situation appears dire until a former enemy lends a sandy hand!

The world reacts to Whitebeard's death with shock and awe. Meanwhile, Jimbei risks his life to save Luffy and Blackbeard reveals the depraved depths of his nefarious nature!

Whitebeard’s children watch in horror as the old man faces off the villainous Blackbeard pirates. Though his injuries are mounting and the odds are stacked against him, Whitebeard never, ever runs away from a fight!

Anguished cries echo across the battlefield in the wake of Ace's tragic death. Luffy - paralyzed by grief - must be carried to safety, but Whitebeard summons the strength for one last ferocious attack!

An eerie silence falls over the battlefield as Luffy and Ace share a heartbreaking final moment together. With his dying breath, Ace begs his brother to convey a message to his fellow pirates.

Despite Whitebeard's order to retreat, Ace is drawn back to the battlefield by the cruel taunts of a Marine adversary. Luffy watches in horror as his brother makes what could be his last stand!

Ace is finally free from the execution scaffold! Luffy and his brother make a fearsome team as they blaze a path toward salvation. Ravaged by the war, Whitebeard wistfully commands his men to make the journey to the New World without him!

Luffy must defeat the man who taught him how to fight - his own grandfather - in order to save Ace. Battling his own flesh and blood won't be easy, but a waxy ally is there to provide back up!

Whitebeard orders his men to help Luffy clear a path to the execution scaffold, but someone close to the Rubber-man rises up to derail the rescue mission at the last second!

Luffy makes short work of face from his past, and Whitebeard struggles to withstand the full force of the Marine onslaught. With the executioner's swords hovering above Ace's head, Straw Hat Luffy discovers a new ability!

While awaiting his execution, Ace flashes back to a trouble youth spent seeking the truth about his father. Meanwhile, Luffy begs Ivan for a potentially-deadly treatment that will allow him to continue fighting!

The battle rages on and the bodies pile up as Whitebeard squares off against an Admiral, Luffy gets knocked cold, and the legendary Vice-Admiral Garp finally enters the fray!

Crocodile's unexpected assistance creates an opening for Luffy to advance, and Whitebeard has a surprise lurking beneath the ice that might swing the momentum in favor of the pirates!

With the ice melting beneath his feet, Luffy begins a desperate final charge towards his soon-to-be-executed brother. Should his rescue attempt fail, death will surely embrace them both!

Whitebeard shrugs off his injuries and leads a ferocious charge into the heart of the enemy's defenses, but three deadly Admirals join forces to silence his shock wave attack as the pirates find themselves surrounded by impenetrable walls!

Whitebeard is betrayed - and brutally stabbed - by one of his own men! In the wake of this unthinkable act of treason, allegations about the legendary pirate bring the battle to a halt!