Chapter 25: The World Trembles - Aftermath of the Voidreign’s Victory
(Marine Headquarters - The Shattered Table of Justice)
The war room of Marine Headquarters was in ruins.
Fleet Admiral Sakazuki—known to the world as Akainu—stood amidst the smoldering wreckage of what had once been the grand strategic table of the Marines. His fists dripped with molten magma, his teeth grinding so hard they threatened to crack. The air itself seemed to boil around him.
"UNACCEPTABLE."
His roar shook the foundations of the building. The few remaining officers in the room flinched, their faces pale. The reports of the Amazon Lily disaster lay scattered at his feet—images of defeated Admirals, destroyed battleships, and the Voidreign Pirates standing victorious.
"Three Admirals. Thirty battleships. A full Buster Call authorization. AND WE LOST?!"
His magma fist slammed into the wall, vaporizing steel and stone.
Vice Admiral Momonga, nursing bandages from his fight against the Seraphim, spoke carefully. "Fleet Admiral... the Voidreign's strength was beyond our projections. Their crew—"
"SILENCE!" Akainu's glare could have melted diamond. "There are no excuses in Absolute Justice! This failure will not stand!"
His eyes burned with the promise of vengeance. "Prepare the World Government emergency channels. I want every Warlord replacement, every SSG asset, every available Vice Admiral mobilized. We will erase this stain from history."
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