Knocking Shanks back with a swing of my bo-staff, I followed up with numerous kicks, launching sharp blades of wind that sliced through the air, rapidly heading after my opponent; however, even with his observation haki being suppressed, he wasn't an Emperor of the Sea for nothing.
With several slashes of his blade, Shanks deflected every single one of my attacks, only for him to bring his sword up to block Naga-sa, yet even so, our weapons were more than half a foot apart from actually touching, displaying the sheer level of haki we had.
"Hehe, what's wrong, Shanks!? Where has that confidence gone? Don't tell me you're nothing without your future sight?" Asked Diddy with a feral grin as he stared into Shanks's eyes while the clashing of their haki created a violent storm up above.
Shanks didn't say anything and simply narrowed his eyes before shifting his sword, causing it to glide across my bo-staff as it headed right for my face; quickly reacting, I titled my head backward, dodging his attack, before spinning in the air and violently kicking his side, though he managed to mostly offset my attack with the broad side of his sword.
Forcing him backward, Shanks sheathed his sword before snapping his eyes at me and unleashing a mighty slash that cleanly sliced through everything in its path as the sword wave approached me. Smirking, I brought Naga-sa downwards just as the sword wave was about to hit me, forcing it downward into the island, slicing it cleanly in half as the island slowly drifted apart while the water quickly filled the growing gap.
"Heh, don't tell me you're trying to escape?" Asked Diddy with a feral smirk as he raised his hand into the air before stabbing it into the other half of the drifting island.
Coating as much of the split island in armament haki, I flexed my muscles and slowly lifted half of the island out of the very ocean, causing it to be quickly filled with water.
"You're not going anywhere, Shanks!" Stated Diddy with a smirk as he violently slammed the split island back into the ocean, causing mountains to crumble from the sheer force of the impact.
Using that moment, Shanks lunged at me as he violently attacked, prompting me to swiftly defend myself as I diverted the many slashes of his sword with my bo-staff. I'm sure that, under normal circumstances, Shanks would be a terrifying opponent to face in such close quarters, but with both of our future sights being suppressed, I held a massive advantage over him.
Not only was I physically far stronger than him, but my haki was just as powerful, if not more, considering I still hadn't bothered to suppress his armament haki; to top it all off, my acute senses and insane instincts easily gave me an edge as I could anticipate where his sword would go before he even attacked.
"Beastly Incursion!" Yelled Diddy with a grin as he violently slammed his bo-staff into Shanks's sword, creating a massive explosion of haki that destroyed their entire surroundings.
Flinging Shanks through the island, sending crashing through mountains, I quickly followed behind him while hitting every mountain he crashed through towards him, though by the time they reached him, he slashed them into tiny pieces no bigger than a normal stone.
Staring at Shanks through the dust and debris, I saw him wipe blood off his mouth, though it caused me to subtly furrow my brows instead of smiling; we hadn't been fighting for that long, maybe only two hours at most, yet I had already injured him.
Sure, he had done the same by leaving a gash on my arm, but the difference between him and me is that the same attack wouldn't work on me again as I've already figured out how it worked. He simply manipulated his future sight by showing what he was about to do, and then he attacked through it, essentially attacking me while in the future; it was why I couldn't sense his attack with my observation haki since his attack came from the future.
However, with his future sight having been suppressed, he can no longer use that move; besides, even if he could, I've already figured it out, so it doesn't pose as big of a problem. Though if things continue like this, it won't be as fun; defeating an Emperor of the Sea was supposed to be difficult, challenging, and fun, yet after my fight with Kaido and those two admirals, I've gotten too strong.
Sure, I could further limit myself, but that wouldn't make it fun.
"Tsk, c'mon, is everything you've got, Shanks!?" Exclaimed Diddy with a faint smirk as he violently launched a powerful bolt of lightning toward Shanks, arcing through the very air before striking him.
After he sliced through the lightning bolt, he lunged towards me with his sword in hand, yet the enthusiasm I initially had was ever so slowly dwindling.
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While the Frenzy Pirates and Red-Haired fleet viciously fought off in the distance, two ships were seen sailing side-by-side towards Raijin Island, the powerful clashing of haki being vividly felt from out there.
A massive ship that seemed to be constructed out of every candy in existence sailed through the seas beside a large ship made of three massive logs; the first ship had the jolly roger of the Big Mom pirates, and the second had the jolly roger Blackbeard Pirates.
"Zehahaha, it seems the battle has already started." Said Blackbeard with a wicked smile as he looked into the distant island, sensing the potent haki wafting through the air.
"Mamamama, this island will be Chaos Kong's grave." Said Linlin with a furious expression as she held Napoleon in her hand while Prometheus and Zeus floated on either side of her shoulder.
"Zehahaha, Auger! Take us into the air." Ordered Blackbeard with a smile as he leaped onto Linlin's ship, landing right beside her while Auger suddenly appeared in between them.
"Grab my body." Said Auger lightly as he glanced at Linlin, who reluctantly did as told and rested her hand on his shoulder while Blackbeard chuckled.
"Take us there." Said Blackbeard with a grin as he grabbed Auger's shoulder, only for them to suddenly vanish from the ship, their figures appearing high above the Raijin island while their ships continued to sail.
"Heh, l-looks like we should get moving as well." Said Doc Q with a tired expression as he tapped his horse, prompting it to suddenly sprout wings before taking to the sky
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Evading Shank's sword, I grabbed his wrist with my foot before leaping off his arm and kneeing him in the chin, flinging him into the air, twirling Naga-sa; I slammed it against his stomach, sending him crashing into the ground.
Landing on the ground, I stabbed my bo-staff into the ground beside me and waited for Shanks to emerge from the crater; although it may not be noticeable, I wasn't having nearly as much fun; it was still having fun, but nothing comparable to my fight with Kaido.
"I should've saved my fight with Kaido for last." Muttered Diddy with a slight frown as he tapped his tail on the ground in a random rhythm, only for his ears to suddenly twitch.
Snapping my head upwards, I looked up, only to see three people falling through the sky; for a moment, I thought I was somehow being tricked, yet after a few seconds, I couldn't help but grin as I stared at those two.
"Hehehe. Hahahaha, don't tell me you called for their help, Shanks?" Asked Diddy with a feral grin as he turned and glanced at Shanks, who leaped out of the crater before landing on the ground.
Shanks didn't say anything, but whether he asked for their assistance or not, the fact I could sense their intense hostility directed at me was more than enough for me to know why they had come.
'Eternal pose… That must be what drew those two out of hiding.' Thought Diddy with a grin as he licked his fangs while grabbing his bo-staff.
Once the two got somewhat close, they both attacked directly at me; Linlin launched a powerful attack with the use of her sword homie that speedily lunged towards me while Blackbeard punched the air, causing the entire world to tremble violently.
"Earth Shaker!" "Hakoku Sovereignty!" Yelled Blackbeard and Linlin, respectively, as they violently attacked Diddy, who simply grinned before leaping into the air.
"Hahahahaha! Beastly Extinction!" Yelled Diddy with a ferocious smile as he powerfully swung his bo-staff at the incoming attacks.
The moment our attacks collided, I felt a tremendous, overwhelming amount of force hit my body as it pushed me to the ground, yet even so, I used all of my strength to resist the might of two Emperors of the Sea; however, while I could deal with two Admirals, two Emperors of the Sea was too much for me. Eventually, I was slammed back into the island, creating a massive crater; I was further pushed deeper into the island until their attacks eventually dispersed.
Once everything settled down, I leaped out of the crater and landed on the ground, eying Linlin and Blackbeard just as they crashed onto the island, standing on either of Shanks.
"Mamama." "Zehahaha." Said Blackbeard and Linlin with wicked expressions as they stood opposite of Diddy, who fearlessly eyed the two mighty Emperors of the Sea.
Baring my fangs at the three Emperors, I rested Naga-sa on my shoulder while surging my conquerors haki towards them, causing Linlin and Shanks to retaliate, though since Blackbeard didn't have it, he was the odd one out and just stood there, attempting to look menacing.