The sky above Dressrosa had turned into a battlefield. Doflamingo, suspended in the air by his cloud-like strings, laughed as he hovered over the shattered plateau. Below him, Luffy lay crumpled among the rubble, his Gear Second steam fading, his body pushed far past its limits.
He slammed his fists into the ground, pushing himself upright. Blood dripped from his forehead, his chest heaved, but his eyes—those dark, unyielding eyes—held a fire that hadn't been there moments before.
From the rubble, Doflamingo rose, laughing—but it was a broken laugh. His glasses were cracked. His coat was torn. For the first time in decades, he felt something he had forgotten: genuine fear. luffy 4th gear first time episode
Then Luffy bounced—literally bounced —across the air, using his compressed legs like springs, laughing that wild, untamed laugh.
But Luffy wasn't done.
“Gear…” Luffy growled, his voice deeper, more primal. “Fourth.”
Then he reappeared directly in front of Doflamingo, fist already cocked back, the air screaming around his swollen arm. The warlord barely had time to cross his strings into a shield. The sky above Dressrosa had turned into a battlefield
Silence fell over Dressrosa.