The battlefield was chaos incarnate.
The frozen shores of Totto Land cracked and splintered as Aokiji wielded his devastating ice powers with precision and lethality. Massive glaciers erupted from the ground, swallowing entire battalions of Blackbeard's underlings and what remained of Big Mom's abandoned forces. Amidst the chaos, Figarland Shamrock advanced calmly, Sword in hand, a cold light gleaming in his eyes.
The clash between the two was monumental.
Each exchange of blows shattered the landscape. The sky above was torn asunder, storms forming and dissipating with each impact. Shamrock's Haki-infused strikes left gaping canyons in the earth, while Kuzan's ice threatened to entomb entire regions. Weaklings caught between them were obliterated without mercy. Frozen solid, crushed by shockwaves, or reduced to dust by the aftershocks.
Shamrock moved with terrifying precision. His movements were economical, wasting no effort. Cerberus roared with each swing, its triple-headed blade consuming the life force of anything it touched. Despite Kuzan's elemental intangibility, Shamrock's mastery over Advanced Armament and Conqueror's Haki made every blow a lethal threat.
Kuzan grunted as a slash grazed his side, ice quickly sealing the wound. "Tch... This isn't the foolish Celestial Dragon the world remembers."
Shamrock didn't reply. Words were unnecessary.
Their fight escalated, great waves of ice clashed against pillars of black fire. Trees shattered. Mountains crumbled. The sea boiled and froze simultaneously.
Then, the ambush came.
A sinister laugh echoed through the air.
"Zehahaha! Looks like you're having a bit too much fun, Kuzan! Mind if I join in?"
Marshall D. Teach, Blackbeard himself emerged from the ruins, his massive form crackling with the power of the Yami Yami no Mi. Darkness pooled at his feet, swallowing the light around him.
With a roar, Blackbeard lunged into the fray, swinging his massive fists wreathed in darkness.
Shamrock parried the attack but was forced a few steps back. For the first time in the battle, the tide shifted slightly. Two of the world's most dangerous men were now coordinating against him.
The ground beneath them gave way, collapsing entire districts into the ocean. Torrents of water surged upward, freezing mid-air as Kuzan directed them into deadly spears.
Still, Shamrock remained composed.
Using Future Sight, he anticipated their movements. His haki exploded outward, filled with raw haki dominance. Cerberus howled, drinking in the fear and chaos around him, empowering Shamrock further.
The world around them was no longer recognizable. Entire islands began to tilt and sink from the collateral damage. The sky blackened, as if mourning the devastation below.
Blackbeard roared, attempting to seize Shamrock with his darkness, but Shamrock deftly avoided the trap, counterattacking with a series of devastating sword strikes that forced even Blackbeard to retreat.
Kuzan froze entire sections of the sea to stabilize the collapsing battlefield, but Shamrock was relentless, exploiting every momentary weakness with brutal efficiency.
Their battle raged on, shaking the very fabric of the New World.