Watching Freyja break through Kizaru's massive sword of light before violently kicking him deep into the island caused me to smirk as I quickly leaped toward the large crater, kicking Ryokugyu into the distance before he could take advantage of Freyja's weakened and exhausted state.
Landing beside the crater, I glanced down, only to see Freyja casually sitting on Kizaru's body while gazing right back at me with a faint smirk. However, before I could do anything, I was forced to leap in the air, dodging a punch from Garp while Ryokugyu, like the fucking snake he was, ignored me and targeted Freyja, using his many roots to capture her, and although she managed to escape from the crater, she was eventually captured.
"Urgh! D-Don't you know it's not very chivalrous to attack a weak and defenseless lady?" Said Freyja lightly with a weak smirk as she stared at Ryokugyu while struggling to escape his hold, only for her body to slowly wither.
"Hmph, it's better just to kill you all; it saves many future problems." Remarked Ryokugyu arrogantly as he drained Freyja of her vitality, turning her into one of her tens of thousands of victims, yet before he could finish, a massive bo-staff the size of a mountain slammed him into the ground.
"Hey! Only I'm allowed to kill my Vice-captain!" Yelled Diddy angrily as he slammed Ryokugyu deep into the ground of Impel Down, causing it to shake violently, though he wasn't finished as he followed up by zapping him with a massive lightning bolt that struck him down from the sky.
Thanks to my all-out attack on Ryokugyu, I was forced to tank a powerful punch from Garp, which launched me through the sky, though thankfully, it was in the same direction as Freyja, prompting me to reorient myself before kicking the air, propelling myself right for her as I caught her shriveled-up body out of the sky.
"Ugh, you look fucking terrible. Tsk, dammit, I wish Janet was here." Muttered Diddy with a faint smirk as he gazed at Freyja, only to click his tongue in annoyance while kicking his air, distancing himself from Garp and Ryokugyu, who had just emerged from the ground.
While Freyja was still alive, her life force was abysmally low, and worst of all, she was unconscious, so she couldn't even absorb some of my vitality; however, so long as she doesn't sustain any more injuries, she should be fine.
'Tsk, though, with those two still present, that's easier said than done; let alone protecting someone else, I can hardly protect myself.' Thought Diddy with a frown as he gazed at Garp and Ryokugyu before violently swinging Naga-sa, launching a massive blade of sharp wind infused with his haki, momentarily halting them.
Seeing that Freyja's life was pretty much dangling on a thin thread, I figured it was about time we left Impel Down; staying any longer wouldn't do either of us any good, and I'd gotten my fill of fighting, not to mention, I'm pretty injured.
"Well, on the bright side, I'll still be slightly stronger when I heal, so there's that, and I get to piss off Akainu." Said Diddy softly with a smirk as he gazed at Impel Down before raising his bo-staff and rapidly enlarging it.
Once Naga-sa reached the desired size, I coated in both my haki and lightning before swinging it down with all of my might, causing Ryokugyu, who had transformed into a massive tree-man or treat, I believe that's what they're called, to grow a massive forest while combining the many trees into a singular one with a thick and large canopy, seemingly attempting to block my attack; while Ryokugyu did that, Garp leaped off the tree's many tree branches and jumped into the air before punching at my incoming attack, releasing a powerful Galaxy Impact.
"Hehe, you think that will be enough to stop me!?" Exclaimed Diddy loudly with a feral smile as his eyes shone with a dangerous light, only for his conqueror haki to suddenly surge outwards in a far deadlier manner than ever before.
Using a technique that I've been theorizing about ever since my first encounter with Red Haired, one that I've only recently managed to master, and when I say recently, I mean last week, with my conqueror's haki surging through the air, enveloping both Garp and Ryokugyu, I saw their eyes slightly widen in shock, and before they could say anything, my bo-staff violently slammed right through his Galaxy Impact.
Smashing Naga-sa onto Garp, I slammed him into Ryokugyu's massive tree, which was easily crushed beneath my might along with his large tree body, smashing them deeply into Impel Down, which violently shook, nearly on the verge of breaking as my lightning dangerously arced all over the island, forcing every marine still standing to leap into the ocean lest they were burnt alive, though there were a few strong ones who were able to resist my lightning, such as the person Scar happened to be fighting with.
Once everything started to calm down somewhat, I lifted Naga-sa off the ground and shrunk it back to normal size, only to see a massive pilar-shaped crater in the ground just in front of Impel Down, along with Garp and Ryokugyu both embedded in the ground, though, unlike the Vice-admiral, Ryokugyu was far more injured, while Garp just sported some moderate injuries at best.
"So now we've got two killers of haki?" Muttered Garp lightly with a frown, gazing at Diddy's figure as he flew through the sky, swiftly leaving Impel down and its surrounding waters.
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Holstering Naga-sa onto my back, I glanced at Freyja, who I had holding in a fireman carry over my shoulder, and while I was tempted to zap her awake with some lightning, she was dangerously weak right now, and if I happened to kill her, I'd have no one to be angry at.
Clicking my tongue, I ignored her and continued propelling myself through the sky, following Pandemonium's scent, which Pandy purposefully left high in the sky so it wouldn't be diluted by the ocean, which allowed me to easily track them. Nearly an hour later, I spotted Pandemonium floating in the middle of the ocean, seemingly waiting for me, causing me to smirk as I fell towards them before violently landing on Mony's shell, though I made sure to spread the impact throughout her shell, lest I smash right through it.
"Roar!" Stated Mony in slight anger as she shook her body, causing Diddy to roll his eyes as he kicked her shell.
"Oh, shut it, Mony." Said Diddy lightly as he ignored Mony while approaching the fortress, which, despite being so large, only took up an eighth of her shell.
Leaping into the fortress, I landed on the roof before hopping down a few levels and entering the medic ward or whatever it was called; inside, I saw many pirates being tended to by a healer of ours, who happened to be a Frenzy Officer with the ability to heal other's at the cost of their life span, which sounds terrible, but they can also absorb other's lifespan, so all in all, it was a great trade-off.
"C-Captain!?" Exclaimed the many pirates as they nervously gulped while glancing at Diddy, only to slightly widen their eyes when they saw Freyja.
"Here, heal her." Said Diddy calmly as he tossed Freyja onto one of the many beds before turning around and leaving, causing every pirate to sigh in relief while the Frenzy Officer's face twitched.
While leaving the room, I wasn't able to get far before I spotted Scar walking towards me with a somewhat anxious expression, prompting me to point towards the medic ward, which he promptly entered after nodding at me.
"Ah, now then, I'm tired, hungry, and injured." Muttered Diddy lightly as he walked through the fortress and stretched his wounded body.
Leaping up a few floors, I promptly entered the lounge, spotting half of the Frenzy pirates, with the exception of Janet, Scar, Chala, and Mael, leaving only Grand, Trenza, and Sebas.
"So, how was the battle? I saw Freyja's condition; did Kizaru beat her that terribly?" Asked Sebas curiously as he glanced at Diddy while reading the newspaper, only to scratch his bandaged body.
"Heh, no, Freyja actually defeated Kizaru; as for the reason she's like that, Ryokugyu tried taking advantage of her weakened state afterward, though I stopped him before he could kill her." Replied Diddy with a shake of his head as he sat opposite of Sebas, yawning before glancing at Trenza, who was carrying a massive tray filled with food.
"Ugh, h-here you go, Captain; I've been preparing this since early in the morning." Muttered Trenza lightly as she placed the massive tray on the table, blocking Sebas and Diddy's vision and causing him to nod, yet before he could eat, she promptly slapped his hand away while giving him a particular look.
"You know the drill, Captain." Added Trenza with a raised eyebrow as she folded her arms while eyeing Diddy, who growled in annoyance, though other than blinking, she didn't move.
Clicking my tongue in annoyance at her outrageous demands, I leaned forward and kissed her cheek, causing her to happily smile as she kissed me back.
"Hehe, that wasn't so hard now, was it, Captain?" Asked Trenza with a lovely smile as she scratched behind Diddy's ear, causing his tail to wag aggressively while he stuffed his face with food, completely ignoring her.
"Hoho, you truly are a different kind of soul, Trenza, treating Captain, one of strongest beings alive, like a mere child. Even I wouldn't dare do so." Remarked Scar with a faint chuckle as he glanced at Trenza, who proudly smirked before looking at Diddy, who aggressively growled.
"Hmph, well, it's not easy." Stated Trenza proudly as she raised her head high while resting her hands on her hips, causing Sebas to chuckle while Diddy backhanded Grand through the building after he tried stealing some of his food.