It begins

Year 1522 MobyDick

Marco: Bastard Teach. If we didn't have spare healing fruits Satchi may be dead

Satchi: If he really wanted the fruit I would've given it to him.

Jozu: Bastard.

Ace: Guy's this is my fault. If I had paid more attention to my team members this wouldn't have happened.

Satchi: Ace this isn't your fault. I heard that guy say he's been waiting for 20 years for that fruit.

Izo: Such patience is scary to think about. Waiting so long just for a devil fruit.

Vista: It's the Dark Fruit a logia. However it says it's a specialty of the logias as it does not allow the user to be invulnerable to physical attacks.

Foz: So useless?

Marco: That can't be it.

Vista: The person with the darkness fruit can make a person's fruit ability useless upon touching. It can also pull the ability of another person's fruit out of his body and bestow it on another. A downside is that the person will suffer twice as much damage as others.

Jozu: What exactly is he planning with such a fruit.

Whitebeard: It doesn't matter. Put the word out on the sea. Marshall D Teach must be captured and sanctioned by me.

Marco: Alright. I'll

Ace: Pop's I'd rather go after Teach personally.

Satchi: Ace even we who have been with him the longest hadn't been able to see his cunning nature.

Izo: Yes its best not to take risk

After a round of talks Ace was adamant on bringing Teach back personally. To give the others more confidence. Satchi went along with him. The two set out looking for Teach or rather Black beard.

Whitebeard: I can't help but have a bad feeling.

The words that Ace told him that Ryan said echoed in his mind at this time. He shook his head of these thoughts and continued to sail.

Next Day Elbaf

Red Hair who was drinking now has one more visible scar on his chest. It was burn mark with subtle fist mark. This is something he's gotten from Warren in the battles the two have had in these two years.

Bang

The door to the bar opened and in came a guy with blue smooth hair. He was 5m tall and has thick arms. A pair of brass knuckles on each of his fist with a strong aura around him.

This is Killer Shark a former Supernova two years ago. He has a bounty of 750 million and is a person under Shanks new fleet. He has some ties to Roger and Shanks from the grandline. Being someone who wanted to get on board but was too young.

He originally planned to travel earlier. But after the books got released he didn't. He stayed and trained for a while before setting out.

Shanks: Berry what's up.

The person in question had a helpless expression as he said.

Killer Shark: Shanks you guy is really helpless. I spent so much energy giving myself a fierce name. Yet you open your mouth and ruin it every time.

Shanks: Hahahaha. Killer Shark is nice but I think Berry is pretty cool.

Berry rolled his eyes and said while handing Shanks and Beckman a newspaper.

Killer Shark: That guy seems to be targeting you again.

Shanks: Ryan. About Wh !! Teach.

He said while touching the scar on his face.

Beckman: So this is the guy who injured your face. Almost killed Satchi and left after eating the Dark Fruit.

Shanks: Is he finally showing his ambitions after waiting so long.

Killer Shark: Apparently Ace and Satchi are going to hunt him down. Whitebeard pirates also put a lot of money up for information on his whereabouts or bringing him over directly.

Shanks: Let's go and meet Whitebeard.

Hatchinos

Ryan: That guy has begun to act huh.

Kuro: What is his goal anyway?

Ryan: Whitebeards Shock Fruit. Or it may be my Elemental fruit. All in all his goal is to reach the top of the sea. With him going his own way. Ace behind. Those two setting out. Four D's have entered the sea at one time. The world is gonna be very fun soon.

New World Sea Area

Blackbeard: Zehahahahaha I finally got this power. The power of darkness. Wait. Just you all wait. I'll also rise in this new era of power. ZEHAHAHAHAHA ZEHAHAHAHAHA.

Whole Cake Chateau

Big Mom: Mama mama. How foolish of that guy Whitebeard. The only people who can be trusted are blood. Those false sons of his would eventually rebel. Now it's starting to show.

Perospero: Should we send people to start fighting for those places. After all with Ace and Satchi gone the strength of those guys has fallen.

Big Mom's eyes sparkled for a moment as she said

Big Mom: Yes. Have Katakuri set out with Cracker. Try to obtain the islands with sweets especially Fishman island.

Perospero: Mama you should remember Fishman island is now under Ryan. Even without him the strength of the three princes and the new Fishman army is terrible. Especially those Seven Sea Swordsmen.

For this Big Mom frowned as she saw the newspaper. Not to mention she didn't want to fight against the Disaster pirates.

Big Mom: Forget it just focus on the places of Whitebeard before Kaido and Warren start to act.

Perospero: Yes mother.

Onigishima

Kaido looked at the newspaper and disdained Whitebeard.

Kaido: Old bastard finally suffered from taking so many sons. Now one has gone rogue for a DF.

Queen: It's not a useless one. It can make the ability useless and even take the devil fruit of others and bestow it on another.

King: He must be looking to build a force of fruit users. Or restrain other fruit users ability.

Kaido: Doesn't matter. Only Haki is absolute. Even Ryan with his absurd fruit ability found this out. He'll also understand this truth sooner or later.

Kong Island, Home of Six Emperor's Warren

On a forest island inside a grand castles hall. Pirates gathered and ate or drank together. At the main seat a man with extended shoulders and a large wound on his chest sat and drank.

At this time a man next to him said while tossing the paper.

Sebastian: This news aside. Our informant in the Big Mom pirates sent information. Big Mom plans to send Katakuri and Cracker to obtain some islands under Whitebeard.

Warren: Since that's the case let's prepare. Since obtaining the rubbing from Red Hair we've obtained two. Only the rubbings in the hands of Big Mom and Kaido are left.

Sebastian: Another war?

Warren: Of course not. Just get a good understanding of the waters and defenses of the territory. There are two years left before that war happens. Don't you want your name to be left in the history books.

Sebastian was shocked and thought about it. He indeed liked the idea. After all such a ground breaking war will definitely be spread out in history for years to come.

Sebastian: I'll have the people below to start operations.

Marineford Fleet Admiral's Office

Currently only Sengoku, Tsuru and Garp are here at the moment. Looking at the newspaper they all frowned.

Sengoku: Marshall D Teach. Another D. This one is even more hidden than Ryan once was. How come this person's information hasn't appeared in the archives. A fight with him and Red Hair should've definitely caused a disturbance.

Tsuru: Can't be helped. Such a guy who hides so deeply for a fruit is really patient enough. The people who can do this step are not simple and tend to have a grand plan.

Garp: Is this really important. after all there's only two years left until the world is engulfed in a large war. Be it the pirates, Revolutionary army or the Adventurers Union. Each one has grown tremendously during this time. Especially the Adventurers Union. It's turned into an unshakable force.

At the mention of the Adventurers Union the faces of Sengoku and Tsuru sank. From the initial Union with Three S rank Adventurers. Then came two powerful guilds with an S rank Adventurer sitting in.

With the passage of time more and more guilds began to appear. What's worse is that more Kingdoms have joined the Free Sailing Alliance. Not many people have joined the Marines and have decided to join the Adventurers Union.

Even a few people of the Marines have resigned and joined them. Especially those new recruits who had a glimpse of the Celestial Dragons.

Sengoku: Sigh. Because of Ryan this sea has entered a very dangerous point. Two years. In two years our Marines may no longer exist on this Sea. That war will definitely have a lot of forces joining. With the Disaster Pirates taking the lead and the amount of enemies the WG has. Sigh.

Tsuru: The closer it gets the more frightening the scene at that time will be. Although the WG is trying to improve their reputation in the eyes of the people. What's done is already done and can't be changed.

Garp: Ryan has kept his word in not attacking the WG or any forces for that matter. Now powerful people are setting out to sea. From this moment on the countdown to such a war begins