Sitting down in the middle of the empty cage in a small puddle of blood, I ate the last remaining corpse while eyeing Blackbeard with a faint smile, waiting for him to unlock the cage; not like I really needed him to, now that I was fully healed, except for my left arm and tail, my heart was beating with powerful vigor, and I was more than raring to go. As the minutes ticked by, I finished the last remaining corpse while using this brief respite to check up on my tail and arm since I hoped they could possibly regrow.
'With me having complete control over my body, it should be possible. I just need to stop my body from creating a stump and continuously leave the wounds open, and that should force my body to regrow. The only problem is, it's not going to be fast; maybe my tail will only take a week or so, but my arm, that'll take a month at the least. Still, that's far better than no arm or tail.' Mused Diddy with a faint frown as he glanced down at his left shoulder before twisting his neck and eyeing his small tail, only to smirk.
Hearing the final wail of death from the cage across from me, I swiftly stood up while grinning as I began to stretch my body; fortunately and unfortunately, the prisoners in my cage weren't too big of a deal to deal with, so it was rather boring, but now that I was about to deal with the strongest within Impel Down, I needed to prepare myself.
One by one, the cages were being opened by the Blackbeard crew as the survivor of each cage stepped while blood covered their clothes and body; whether it was to fuck with me or not, my cage was opened last, and when I finally stepped out I couldn't help but chuckle before eyeing all the survivors.
"Weak. Weak. Weak. Decent. Weak. Weak. Powerful. Strong. Decent. Decent. Weak. Weak." Stated Diddy loudly as he glanced between the several prisoners, completely ignoring the weak or decent ones while focusing on the stronger criminals, which caused several to be offended and angered.
Ignoring everyone else, I stared at the strongest person down here and licked my lips as I watched him crack his neck; chuckling, I started to approach him, yet while doing so, one of the criminals stepped in front of me, causing me to frown as I lifted my head and glared at the drunk man with a massive nose.
"Hick, l-let me kill you; I-I'm not satisfied yet." Said the big-nosed man as he looked down at Diddy, who simply chuckled, only for his figure to suddenly blur, moving faster than the man could react.
"Hehehe, what a fun idea; why don't I kill you!?" Exclaimed Diddy with a large grin as he landed atop the man's face before hitting the air above him, slamming him into the ground.
Just as I was about to kill the man, I was suddenly forced to leap into the air, dodging a sword slash from behind that would've otherwise slashed right through me; hopping in the air, I looked at the man smoking a cigar before chuckling since unlike that drunk man from before, he was actually decently strong, and would give me a decent fight.
'Hehe, he'll be a great opponent to better control my strength; now that I'm fully healed, I'm much stronger than before.' Mused Diddy with a grin as he felt strength like never before coursing through his body, just waiting to be unleashed with a beastly fierceness.
Kicking the air behind me, I swiftly lunged towards the swordsman wearing marine clothes, landing right behind him as I carefully deflected his sword attack using one of the seventy-two Bian before clenching my fist and punching him in the stomach, flinging him towards one of Blackbeard's crew, who caught him, though he too was forced backward.
"Hehe, C'mon, who else wants to fight!?" Asked Diddy in chaotic joy as he released his conqueror's haki while eyeing the numerous criminals, causing many of the weaker ones to faint while the stronger ones were mostly unaffected, at least, that was until another haki of equal strength erupted.
Sensing the haki from that man, I swiftly turned and looked at him only to see him staring right back at me with a wicked grin, causing me to eagerly bare my fangs as I crouched, preparing to lunge right at him, yet before I could, Blackbeard's voice resounded throughout the room.
"Oi! Do us a favor, seeing as we freed y'all and fight another day; we've got some very important things to do." Stated Blackbeard with a deep frown, eyeing the criminals while his arms emitted pure darkness, causing all devil fruit users to feel a chill down their spine.
I've been stuck in hell for over a month, surrounded by strong and powerful opponents, yet forced to peacefully coexist with them was terrible! Now that I finally got the chance to fight, I wasn't about to listen to Blackbeard, yet when I sensed the man's haki vanish, I glared at him, only to see his will to fight had waned, causing me to gnash my teeth in anger. Turning to look at Blackbeard, I growled before dashing across the ground; at this point, I didn't care who it was. I was going to fight someone strong, yet before I could attack him, one of his crew appeared in front of me.
"Haha, not today, Choas Kong!" Stated Berguss with a smile as he slammed his large, muscular arms atop Diddy's head, only for them to suddenly calm to an immediate halt.
"Hehe, don't tell me what to do." Stated Diddy with a feral expression as he held Berguss's arms above his head with a single arm, only to swiftly kick him in the chin, filing him into the wall.
I wasn't even able to take a single step forward before I swiftly tilted my head to the side, dodging a bullet from the man with a rifle, though following that, I suddenly opened my mouth before biting down on a brown cane that suddenly appeared before me.
Grinning at the tall, pale-skinned man, I bit down, breaking his cane, only to sweep his leg before headbutting his stomach and sending him skidding across the ground; tilt my head to the side once more, I eyed the marksman, only to raise my finger, using shigan, piercing his shoulder and causing him to drop to one knee. Right after that, I snapped my head to my left and eyed a double-sided scythe heading right for my neck, prompting me to use soru as I swiftly moved out of the way, only to combine geppo with it as I kicked the air before grabbing the horse by the neck, tossing him and the rider onto the ground.
"Hehe, your crew is pretty strong, Blackbeard, but they've got no coordination with each other. I might as well be fighting one person." Remarked Diddy with a grin as he stared at Blackbeard with his piercing yellow eyes while bluish lightning danced around his golden brown fur.
"Do you really want to do this right now, Chaos Kong?" Asked Blackbeard with an intense gaze as the darkness emitting from his hands grew in intensity, even going so far as to cover his surroundings.
"Hehe, all I want to do is fight someone strong!" Replied Diddy with a soft chuckle as he flexed his muscles, preparing to pounce upon Blackbeard, who suddenly smirked.
"You want someone strong to fight? Zehahaha, well, aren't you in luck? Tomorrow, there will be a war. The Whitebeard Pirates vs the Marines." Declared Blackbeard with a wicked grin as he eyed Diddy, who suddenly froze while his words caused everyone to slightly widen their eyes.
"Whitebeard? You mean, the strongest man in the world? HEHEHE, why didn't you say so earlier? I can suppress my lust for one more day if it means I get to fight the strongest man in the world." Remarked Diddy with a ferocious smile as he released a burst of chaotic chuckle before suddenly standing up and composing himself, causing his lightning to recede back into his body while his muscles relaxed.
Although I really desired a fight right now, knowing I got the chance to fight against the strongest man in the world, I don't mind waiting one more day. Besides, I've already waited over a month, what's one more day?
Chuckling to myself, I walked past Blackbeard, who was warily eyeing me, though I wasn't going to do anything, despite how tempting it was; when I reached the elevator, I turned around, looking at the only person down here with conquerors Haki.
"What's your name? I need to make sure I find you so I can kill you." Asked Diddy with a feral grin, his words causing the large man to smile wickedly.
"Bullet. Douglas Bullet." Said the man with a smirk as he intently eyed Diddy, who chuckled before leaping above the elevator and running up the elevator shaft.
"Hehe, Diddy D. Kong. I'll kill you soon." Said Diddy, his voice fading away while he dashed up Impel Down.
"Oh yeah, I never asked, where is this war taking place? If I miss it, I'm hunting you down until I rip your beating heart out of your body with my bare hands, Blackbeard." Asked Diddy as he suddenly peeked his head from under the elevator shaft, causing Blackbeard to chuckle while ignoring his threatening words.
"Zehaha, Marineford. I'll see you there, Chaos Kong." Replied Blackbeard with a smirk as the darkness enveloping his hands receded into his body while his crew members regrouped after suffering defeat at the hands of Diddy, though they only sported light injuries.