Feeling the entire ship shake violently, Dalmatian and I both looked toward the source, only to find a piece of the ship crashing into the side of the ship; following that, I saw an unconscious Gion plummeting to the ocean, whether she was dead or alive was hard to tell, though these Vice-admirals are rather powerful, so I wouldn't put it past her to still be living after taking that attack.
'I'm putting up a rather poor performance as the Vice-captain.' Mused Freyja, using this chance to catch her breath as she glanced at Sebas collapsing right beside Mael.
I wasn't bothered by the fact that I was taking too long to defeat my opponent; he was stronger than both the people either Gion or Mael fought. I also wasn't fighting using my usual style; I was fighting like a complete brawler, which was something I wasn't.
"Heh, two down, three more to go, and you're next." Remarked Freyja with a smirk as she wiped the blood running down the side of her mouth while glaring at Dalmatian.
"Your crew may have defeated my colleagues, but justice always prevails in the end, no matter how difficult and challenging it will be." Stated Dalmatian confidently as he took a deep breath before lunging back at Freyja, who did the same, the two ready to exchange their last fight.
'Hell's Descent.' Thought Freyja as she leaped high in the air while lighting herself ablaze.
Pointing downwards toward Dalmatian, I powerfully flapped my wings, launching myself right toward him, and once I reached the halfway mark, I started spinning, increasing my might as I kicked Dalmatian, who managed to block it with his arms; however, the force from my kick shook the entire ship as the two of us were sent crashing through multiple decks, before finally stopping.
Clicking my tongue in annoyance, he pushed me off him and tried to retaliate, though I evaded with a few flaps of my wings before charging right at him once more. Punching him in the face, I flung him through the walls and followed right after, wanting to punch him once more, though while in mid-air, he caught my fist before headbutting me in the face, right on my nose, breaking it as well.
'Fucking bitch!' Thought Freyja as she glared at Dalmatian before opening her mouth, spitting red hot flames at him, though his armament haki helped him offset most of the damage.
He didn't take kindly to my fire breath as he swung me around before tossing me back upwards, flinging me through the several decks we had just crashed through until I arrived out of the ship, though I could've sworn I spotted Grand in the process.
Regaining my bearings, I looked down the hall I was just tossed through and saw Dalmatian jumping from deck to deck, following right after me; spreading my wings, I set them ablaze and did one mighty flap.
'Hellish Winds!' Thought Freyja as she launched a powerful gust of burning hot air, scorching patches of Dalmatian's fur and pushing him back down into the ship.
"T-This is exhausting; I-I don't know how Diddy enjoys this." Muttered Freyja lightly in exhaustion as she looked back down the hole, though no one came into view despite the seconds passing.
Knowing Dalmatian was, unfortunately, still alive, I warily eyed my surroundings while focusing on my senses, which weren't as acute as Diddy's but were still quite sensitive.
'Tsk, all I smell is salt and burning wood.' Mused Freyja with a frown as she leaped off the deck and floated a few feet above the ground.
While unable to smell anything helpful, I heard wood breaking, causing me to frown slightly as it was rather close, though all of a sudden, Dalmatian came charging through the deck, lunging right at me.
"Canine attack!" Yelled Dalmatian as he used his claws and swiped at Freyja with his haki-infused paws, creating several long gashes atop her body and even greatly damaging one of her wings, causing her to fall out of the sky.
Catching myself right before hitting the deck, I landed on the floor, not even bothering to check my condition, as I gathered a tremendous amount of fire in my neck while glaring at Dalmatian, who was still in the air.
"Diablo's Fury!" Yelled Freyja angrily, spitting forth a torrent of blazing hot flames towards Dalmatian, who only now started falling, though he was quickly engulfed in the wrathful flames.
Only when I sensed Dalmatian nearing me did I finally stop breathing flames, allowing me to see his burned figure lunging right at me, which I quickly evaded by leaping backward with the help of my one working wing.
Stopping several meters away, I stared at Dalmatian's burned figure while I used this chance to inspect my injuries, which were much more severe than I expected.
'He did quite a number one me with that attack; without healing myself, my body won't last much longer.' Mused Freyja with a slight frown as she looked at the six bloody gashes covering her entire torso, causing even some of her ribs to be visible.
'Though, he should be in the same boat, as well.' Thought Freyja as she wiped the blood on her thigh before eyeing Dalmatian while smoke emitted from his body.
Having stalled long enough, I took a deep breath and dashed toward him, using my single wing to increase my speed; Dalmatian, seeing me rapidly approaching him, did the same, prompting the two of us to again engage in a brawl. Every one of his haki-infused attacks was powerful, especially since he was focusing on my already present wounds; if it weren't for taking Diddy's constant abuse for years on end, I'd probably have already fallen. Damaging him was also a challenging endeavor; I was required to use every ounce of my strength in each attack if I wanted to bypass his haki-clad body; it felt like my hands and nails were striking against the toughest of steel.
Kicking him in the face at the same time, he punched me in the stomach; we were both sent flying away, skidding across the ground until we eventually lost our momentum. After a few seconds of just lying there, contemplating life, I sighed, and with my body that was on the verge of failing, I slowly stood up back, which felt like more of a challenge than actually fighting Dalmatian. Looking at him, he was also struggling to keep himself standing, approaching him like a drunkard, stumbling every few steps; I stopped, using the last of my strengths as I steadied myself and eyed him.
"Let's end this." Said Freyja solemnly as she set herself ablaze while eyeing Dalmatian.
"Even if it's at the cost of my life, I'm taking you down, Insatiable." Replied Dalmatian with a hardened gaze as he lowered himself onto all fours while intently staring at Freyja.
Extending my hand, I converged all of my flames to my elongated nails, though that wasn't all, as I compressed them, causing their color to slowly darken until they took on an ink-black appearance, and although the flames were under my control, they frightened even me. This flame right here was what I'd come up with to fight against Diddy's lightning. My normal fire just can't compete with his lightning, so I needed something stronger, something more dangerous, and after several trials and errors, I got this.
'Amaterasu.' Thought Freyja as she glanced at the inky black flame, which was far more deadly despite not being much hotter than her normal flames.
Not caring whether Dalmatian was ready or not, I lunged toward him, stepping over pieces of broken planks and the dead bodies of previously unconscious agents as I approached Dalmatian.
"HELL'S FLAME!!" Yelled Freyja as she speedily dashed Dalmatian, her inky black fire burning the very air.
"CRUELLA DE VIL!!" Yelled Dalmatian as he rapidly dashed toward Freyja on all fours while his teeth took on a dark sheen.
Nearing each other, I slashed at him with my nails while he bit at me; with our clash, we shook the entire ship before passing each other and landing on the other side.
Looking down at my side, I saw a part of my torso was missing, along with some of my organs, a deadly wound, though I'll be able to heal from it, so long as I manage to awaken; however, seeing the lack of flames on my elongated nails, I knew I had won.
"Heh, I-I won." Muttered Freyja softly, collapsing on the ground while staining the deck red in blood as she reverted to her normal human appearance.
"W-What the!?" Remarked Dalmatian as he felt the burning sensation on his back, prompting him to try and put it out, though nothing he did worked, and it, in fact, only made the inky black fire spread quicker.
"W-What's up these flames!? W-Why can't I put them out!?" Yelled Dalmatian in fear as he rolled around on the ground, though nothing he did work.
"AARGHHHH!!" Said Dalmatian, descending into nothing but agonizing screams as he was burned alive by the flames, which only disappeared when he finally died, leaving behind nothing but an unrecognizable burnt corpse.
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Hearing Dalmatians' painful screams, I leaped into the evading Hosen as I glanced at the burning man, spotting black flames that caused my instincts to give me massive warning bells.
'Hehe, Freyja's gotten stronger.' Mused Diddy with a grin as he landed on the ground after hitting Cancer away before glancing at his two exhausted and injured opponents, who looked ready to faint at a moment's notice.
"Hehe, it's just us three now; what a strong crew I have, don't you two agree?" Remarked Diddy with a feral smirk while eyeing Cancer and Hosen, both sporting ugly expressions.