The Name of This Era is "Whitebeard"

Determined to remain behind and sink Marineford along with himself, Whitebeard holds the Marines at bay alone as the pirates rush to evacuate. The visual Den Den Mushi sputters back on, prompting Buggy to resume the broadcast while still angling for the captain's head. Jinbe, too, elects to stay and cover the retreating crews. Ace has nearly escaped when the admiral baits him with insults aimed at Whitebeard, and the enraged commander turns to clash with Akainu, only to be seared by the Magu Magu no Mi.

Ace learns through pain that magma sits above fire, making Akainu's Logia the natural counter to his own. Luffy strains to reach his brother but finally gives out and drops, letting Ace's Vivre Card slip from his grip. With Luffy defenseless, Akainu lunges to finish him, and Ace flings himself into the strike, absorbing the magma fist meant for Luffy straight through his own torso. The chapter closes as Ace's Vivre Card scorches down to a sliver while Luffy and his father's crew look on, dumbstruck.

One of Whitebeard's commanders, Blenheim, receives a name in this chapter. Buggy resumes broadcasting the war to the world. The chapter establishes that Logia fruits exist in differing tiers capable of wounding one another. Ace suffers a mortal wound from Akainu, his Vivre Card burning almost to nothing.

The chapter's heading casts Whitebeard as the living embodiment of his age. Akainu's jeer preys on Ace's pride in his captain, turning a clean getaway into a death trap. The cover, part of the Straw Hats and Animals run, depicts Karoo being frozen alongside a bear he is riding.