As we continued down the long hallway, heading deeper into Impel Down, we eventually reached an exit, though before they entered, they set me down and quickly put on thick, metal boots and a heavy coat that looked to be more suited for protection rather than staying warm. Once they finished, the Marines picked my cell up and followed behind Magellan as they exited the hallway, only for us to enter a crimson forest with sharp leaves and blades of grass capable of cutting through flesh.
This place had an intense smell of blood; however, in the distance, I heard faint fowling and cries of agony as I watched how prisoners were forced to run through the deadly forest while being chased by large spiders, all while marines watched in amusement.
'I don't know much about Impel Down other than it is a place filled with some of the most notorious criminals ever to walk the planet, but even I think this might be a bit much, at least for the first room.' Mused Diddy lightly as he watched a group of prisoners with cuts all over their bodies run through the forest while several giant spiders chased them.
"Don't worry; this is merely Crimson Hell, level one of Impel Down; you'll be experiencing something far worse." Stated Magellan firmly as he continued walking, not even bothering to look back at Diddy, whose eyes were currently closed, trying his best to suppress the poison coursing through his body.
During our walk through Crimson Hell, we passed by several more groups of prisoners, with one of them even jumping down a large hole to who knows where; eventually, after a few minutes, we arrived at what looked to be an elevator.
Once we were all inside, the doors locked, and the elevator began descending through Impel Down; though, on the side of the wall, I noticed a map of Impel Down.
'Wild Beast hell level 2. Starvation Hell level 3. Blazing Hell level 4. Freezing Hell level 5.' Thought Diddy as he glanced at the paper before looking in front of him, glancing at the second level of Impel down.
The second level of Impel Down was pretty much like the first; just remove the sharp grass and trees and add ten times the number of beasts chasing you. In the distance, I saw a set of stairs, which were being guarded by what looked like a feathered lion with a human face, causing me to tilt my head since it seemed somewhat familiar, but I didn't know what it was.
It must've noticed me looking at it since it glared at me, but the instant I used my predator's aura, its body was engulfed in fear as it quickly lowered its head to the floor while whimpering.
'Tsk, weakling.' Mused Diddy lightly as he ignored the beast, not even realizing he had frightened the strongest beast on the second level with just a glare, causing the several marines holding him to gulp nervously.
Once the second level passed, there was a silent gap before the third level, Starving Hell, was visible, and all I could say was sand; there was sand everywhere I looked; it looked like a desert was placed on top of a ruin. I spotted a few prisoners, but they looked so thirsty and hungry that they reminded me of the dried husks of men whenever Freyja drains their vitality; other than that and a little bit of heat, this place looked boring.
However, the lower we went, the hotter it got until the elevator was filled with steam from the heat alone; when we finally arrived at the fourth floor, Blazing Hell, I saw a massive caldron filled with boiling blood, causing me to smell nothing but iron from its overpowering scent.
There were many prisoners shoveling coal and whatnot into furnaces, which kept the caldron boiling, but other than that, this place was also boring; this level was much better than the floor above; I mean, look at all that blood.
'I'm no vampire, but blood is pretty damn nutritious, especially that much.' Thought Diddy with a heated gaze as she stared at the boiling blood, only to frown when the elevator continued to head downwards, leaving the fourth floor and arriving at the fifth floor.
Unlike the fourth floor, which was supposed to be hot, though to me it felt fine, the heat wasn't even comparable to Akainu's magma, let alone Mael's attacks; however, the fifth floor, it was the complete opposite, it was cold, like an icy tundra. On this floor, most of the prisoners were stuck in cages while wolves roamed the outside, seemingly preventing anyone from trying to leave, and seeing how this was the last floor, I assumed I would be staying here.
'Even without my fur, I can handle this cold easily; Impel down has proven to be rather boring so far.' Thought Diddy with a bland expression as he glanced at the icy tundra, only to sigh in defeat and lower his head.
So far, the only floor I wouldn't wish to be on was the third level. There was next to no food or water, and even the prisoners didn't have much meat on their bodies, so I'd have to eat a lot of them before I could heal to perfect health. However, when I expected the elevator to stop, it continued descending, heading even lower than the fifth floor, the supposed last floor, which finally began arousing my interest.
After a few minutes, I finally saw it, the supposed sixth floor of Impel Down. While it looked like a normal floor with nothing but cages filled with prisoners, I couldn't help but smile; unlike the floors above, which were filled with weaklings, there were nothing but powerful criminals here.
"Welcome to Eternal Hell, floor Sixth. The place you'll stay for the rest of your life, or until the World Government picks you up." Magellan said lightly as he opened the elevator doors before exiting, closely followed by Diddy, who was being carried by several marines.
I wanted to laugh with joy right now; I had just finished a fantastic battle with Akainu, and now they sent me here? A place with tens of strong opponents to kill?
'Hehehe, this is heaven!' Thought Diddy in joy as he looked around, eyeing the numerous prisoners stuck in cages.
Eyeing my future opponents, I first locked eyes with the strongest person down here; he was a big, tanned-skinned man with a large scar across his left chest; he wore headphones and had huge blond hair that covered all of his back. With just one glance, I could tell he was a beast similar to me, and as I passed him, our eyes locked, and the instant we did so, our wills collided as we both unleashed our conquers haki without any restraint.
His haki was powerful, and his ambition was equally as strong, but it was far from enough to make me submit, and after a few seconds of staring at each other while our haki clashed, we both retracted our haki before ignoring one another. As much as it annoyed me, he was too powerful for the current me; maybe if I healed completely, I'd be able to match him, but until then, there was no point.
Along the way, I spotted many other people: an ugly, pale woman with a smoking hot body and a large nose, a man with long hair, a mustache, and a beard, which were all blue, and to top it all off, he had two horns pointing to the sky. There was a man in what seemed to be marine clothes smoking a cigarette while polishing a sword; as for how he got a weapon in here, I don't know, and beside him in the cell next to him was a fat, smiling man with a massive nose that even covered part of his mouth.
On the left was an old man with terrible teeth, a long mustache, and a deep scar on the top of his head; as for the person beside him, I spotted Crocodile, Jinbe, and Portgas D. Ace, who all glanced at me, though Crocodile was the only one I wasn't interested in. Finally, last but not least, in the distance, there was an utterly massive cage that looked like it was meant for sea kings, and inside of it, there was a man who reminded me of a walnut, though his sheer size was ridiculous.
As I observed all those people, I anticipated the day when I'd finally escape and I could fight them all; it made me even more eager to leave. Though before I could get too ahead of myself, I calmed myself down; I first needed to heal before I could start a rampage, not to mention I also needed to escape.
Shaking my head, I Magellan continued to walk past all these cells before approaching a cage off in the distance, all by its lonesome in the dark. Once he opened the cage, I was promptly thrown inside before the door was shut tightly, causing me to turn and look at Magellan, only for me to wildly grin when I saw what he was about to do.
"Suffer for now." Said Magellan as he created a ball of highly venomous, toxic, and acidic poisons before tossing it through the bars and hitting Diddy, causing his pupils to shrink while his veins turned a sickly green.
"ARRGRHRGRHGHHHH!!" Yelled Diddy as he forcefully broke open the muzzle, screaming in pure agony while Magellan walked away.