84 A happy Fleet Admiral (1/2)
While Defying was moving upwards from Fishman Island, many forces around the world begun preparing for the so-called Throne War.
The Navy with Akainu in the lead was making a headquarter in the New World. Akainu with the help of Aokiji and Kizaru, has managed to bring forth many new Admirals in their ranks.
Fujitora, a blind man who's Devil Fruit ability can control Gravity. Ryokugyu, a man that has an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit of a Green Bull. Zephyr, a retired Admiral who re-joined the Navy. Smoker, with the help of Kizaru, Smoker was able to awaken his Devil Fruit Powers and grow his strength on par with Kizaru and Aokiji.
Not enough with that, an old man with the codename Bloody Eye – Joynus joined the Navy and became an Admiral because of his strength. With the passage of time, Lockyad, a young male became an Admiral, his strength was on par with Smoker and the rest of the Admirals. And lastly, a mysterious female became an Admiral after having met with Akainu, Aokiji and Kizaru for a brief moment.
With only those, the Navy has a Fleet Admiral and nine Admirals. The Marines were building their strongest base in the New World, preparing for the upcoming War.
Whereas the Navy was recruiting like crazy, the Emperors weren't too much bothered by it. Kaido was trying to make himself drunk by drinking sake, clearly wanting to forget about the loss of Whitebeard.
Portogas D. Ace returned to his pirate crew after his injuries got healed. The name of his Pirate Crew was the Sons of Whitebeard in memory of Whitebeard himself. He had Marco the Phoenix as his right-hand commander.
Big Mom was fuming over the loss of her son – Katakuri. She could guess that Katakuri has failed his mission in killing Izan as he hasn't reported back. But, one thing Big Mom was more joyous about was that the wedding between Germa 66 and her crew went well. Big Mom and Germa 66 were now in an alliance, sharing each other's strength.
Shanks has been slowly preparing for the war by sparring against Mihawk. Mihawk and Shanks were trying to be patient until the war, because during the war, Mihawk will reveal himself as the true Captain whereas Shanks is his right-hand commander.
In Baltigo, Dragon has been preparing his army for the war too. His aim wasn't the Throne, the Navy or the Emperors, his aim was the World Government and the leader behind them. Dragon knew that the upcoming war would be brutal, that was why he was training himself and also helping Sabo and Luffy to become a little stronger.
Just as Dragon was preparing for the war against the World Government, the Cipher Pols were also preparing for the war against the Revolutionary Army. The World Government knew of Dragon's plans and wanted to ambush them during the war.
While all of this was happening, Defying had just appeared above sea-levels. The entire trip took them half a day, during that time, all of them were training their different Powers, may it be Devil Fruit, Haki, or their mastery of weapons.
After having trained themselves for over twelve hours, most of the girls went to sleep. The only ones who didn't go to sleep were Izan and Jiutian, the two of them headed towards the deck, wanting to see the wonders of the New World.