While all the warships out at sea attempted to chase after Pandemonium, which would only end in their demise as that was Pandemonium's home turf, I focused on the two Admirals before me. My body twitched in excitement since I instinctively knew even before having traded a single blow with these two… They were my equal.
Despite standing before two Admirals, I knew they were only enough to match my strength; they had no hopes of defeating me, and such knowledge only caused me to laugh in joy as I raised my bo-staff into the air while coating it in haki and using conquerors infusion.
"Hahahaha! Beastly Incursion!" Yelled Diddy with a ferocious smile as he brought Naga-sa down and powerfully swung it at Kizaru and Fujitroa, forcing them to combine their strength in blocking the attack that threatened to destroy the Island.
"Urgh!" Said Fujitora and Kizaru as they grunted in pain while barely blocking the full force of Diddy's attack, shocking everyone who wasn't swept away in the violent clash.
I was slightly surprised they managed to block my attack. I was expecting them to somewhat underestimate me, though I suppose they're admirals for a reason.
"Heh, good job, a pair of punching bags that can actually take a beating. Hehe, I'm going to enjoy myself." Remarked Diddy with a feral smile as he hungrily licked his fangs, causing Fujitora to frown as he and Kizaru attacked at the same time.
Watching them attack me, I clenched my bo-staff and swung it at the incoming attacks, causing a violent clash of haki to erupt as I barely managed to smash through their powerful attacks; however, that only caused me to grin as I leaped towards them, violently swinging my bo-staff in their direction. Yet, they dodged at the last possible second while both retaliating, their powerful attacks hitting my body, yet it was merely an after-image as I had leaped into the air.
"You've grown stronger, Chaos Kong." Said Fujitora with an unsightly expression as he repeatedly attacked Diddy, launching numerous sword waves at him, yet he found it next to impossible to hit him.
"Oh, that's not good… Not good at all." Remarked Kizaru as he speedily dashed through the air, his figure darting so quickly it almost seemed like there were thousands of him, yet even so, Diddy could react to his onslaught of powerful kicks.
"Hehehehehe, two is no longer enough! Bring all three of you! I want to enjoy myself while I pummel that tree into the ground!" Stated Diddy loudly in joy as he blocked every single one of Kizaru's kicks while dodging Fujitora's numerous sword waves, though they slowly forced him into a corner.
Pushing off Kizaru's leg, narrowly dodging another sword that attempted to pull me closer to it thanks to its gravity, though I simply slammed my tail against the air, propelling me through the sky as I easily resisted its pull. However, just when Kizaru flashed before me, he suddenly touched his forehead while an intense light glowed from his body, engulfing all of my senses.
"Eternal illumination!" Said Kizaru as his body shone incredibly brightly, the light momentarily eclipsing that of the sun, causing anyone who was looking at him to go temporarily blind, while those too weak had permanently lost the use of their eyes.
Shutting my eyes in pain, I felt not only my eyesight but my hearing and touch go silent; while the loss of my senses was unfortunate, the worst was that he had even managed to blind my observation haki; the only thing I saw was an intense bright light. Relying solely on my three senses, I narrowly dodged Fujitora's rapid attacks, yet eventually, he managed to catch me as I grunted in pain when I felt a sword wave violently land atop my chest, colliding with my haki-clad body, and thanks to his devil fruit, it felt as if an island had hit me.
Getting hit out of the air, I flew toward the ground before slamming into the damaged island, creating yet another crater; thankfully, Kizaru returned to normal, allowing me to finally see through my haki as I watched him appear right beside me while his foot softly glowed.
"Light kick." Muttered Kizaru as his leg vanished, only for the ground where Diddy previously lay to explode in a violent eruption, his movements too fast for nearly anyone to see.
"I missed." Said Kizaru with a slight frown as he swiftly flew through the air, narrowly evading a powerful bo-staff that slashed where he was just standing, causing a large chunk of the island to be destroyed behind him, reduced to nothing but rubble.
Ripping off my shirt, which I had just gotten from Pandemonium, I gazed at the wound on my stomach. It was no mere flesh wound, but it also wasn't deep enough to be of any real threat; if I were hit with hundreds of those, then maybe, but just one measly attack did nothing but fill me with excitement.
"Heheheh, hahahaha!" Stated Diddy with chaotic laughter as he fearlessly propelled himself through the air, forcing Kizaru and Fujitora to work together seamlessly if they wanted to have any hope of defeating the mighty Mink before them.
"Hahahaha! C'mon, stop running, Kizaru!" Yelled Diddy with a smile as he appeared beside Kizaru, hitting him with a powerful swing of his bo-staff while using it to deflect Fujitora's sword before pushing him back.
Knocking Fujitora's sword to the side, I thrust my bo-staff into his chest, causing him to grunt as he was sent crashing into the island, gouging out a deep scar through the earth from the force of my blow.
"I'm still warming up!" Declared Diddy with a ferocious grin as he wildly swung his bo-staff, kicking up powerful gusts of wind that were felt throughout the entire Island, causing some unlucky people to be sent flying into the sea
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Feeling powerful vibrations traverse my body, I snapped my eyes open, staring at the sunny sky, only to see glowing lights flash about along with numerous sword waves as the mighty attacks all headed in one direction as if they were fighting one being.
'I lost. The Insatiable defeated me.' Thought Bullet softly as he rubbed his head and found the strength to stand up.
Glancing at the unconscious Freyja nearby, I didn't think about killing her; she had defeated me and earned my respect. I'll only kill her in a fair battle once we've both recovered from our amazing battle; then, I'll mark the start of my era.
Slowly exiting from the crater, I reached down and tossed Freyja onto my shoulder; if I could help it, I would prefer if she lived, yet before I took another step, the Island violently shook, causing me to fall to my knees while a powerful explosion of conqueror's haki was felt through the air, causing my eyes to slightly widen at its sheer power.
"Hahahahaha. C'mon bastards! Hit me harder!" Yelled Diddy with a feral smile and ferocious expression as he kicked Kizaru into the distance while Fujirtoa slashed his exposed skin, drawing blood, yet the sight of his own blood only seemed to draw out his more animalistic side.
"HAHAHAHA! This is what I want! After over one week of boredom and weaklings, I finally got to experience a proper fight! BEASTLY INCURSION!" Stated Diddy with chaotic laughter as his lightning-coated bo-staff swung towards Kizaru and Fujitora, launching a mighty blow of haki-coated lightning, destroying everything in its path.
As I watched Chaos Kong fearlessly fight against two Admirals, my mouth was wide agape as I stared in awe; his power, his strength… It was everything I wanted… Everything I ever dreamed of and more.
"C-Captain Roger?" Muttered Bullet as he gazed at Diddy, the faint silhouette of Roger overlapping.
"N-No, he's different, he's more like… Me. An untamed beast of pure power and strength." Said Bullet softly as he watched Diddy fly through the air, his grin never leaving his face despite the many wounds his body slowly accumulated.
When I first laid my eyes upon Diddy in the Impel Down two years ago, I thought he was nothing but a young, stupid pirate whose life had come to an end, though when I left and learned what had happened for the past twenty years, I was astonished to learn of his achievements. Destroying Kingdoms and Islands in the South Blue and Paradise, fighting an Admiral, engaging in the Paramount War, fighting Whitebeard, and surviving; however, the most shocking was, without a doubt, killing a World Noble. Even I had to admit my failure in that regard; I was crazy, but even I knew not to touch the World Nobles, yet he did. Of course, I still didn't expect he'd become of much, but now, as I watched him fight two Admirals to a standstill, something not even I could hope to achieve, I couldn't help but laugh as I felt like I'd found someone I could pledge myself too… Someone who was worthy of me.
"Kahahaha!" Said Bullet as he loudly laughed, his voice drawn out by the intense battle above.
Standing up with Freyja on my shoulder, I headed toward safety; with the way I am right now, it wouldn't take much to bring me down, and now that I've found my purpose once again, I refuse to be captured and thrown within the depths of Impel Down.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!" Said Diddy, his chaotic laughter filling the skies, but instead of sparking fear, it was like music to Bullet's ears as he smashed through marine soldiers.