Maneuvering through the sky, I contorted my body, dodging Blackbeard's attack while I retaliated with a massive lightning bolt, which Linling blocked with her sword before slashing at me, causing a massive sword to slice through the earth as it speedily headed towards me.
Landing on the ground, I was about to leap out of the way, yet abyssal darkness suddenly enveloped my legs, preventing me from moving an inch as it attempted to consume me though my haki stopped it; however, I was still forced to deal with the attack coming straight at me, forcing me to swat it out of the way with my bo-staff. Yet that wasn't all as Linlin came charging right for me, causing me to click my tongue as I twirled Naga-sa before slamming it into the abyssal darkness, which violently shuddered before eventually dispersing into nothingness, just in time for me to dodge Linlins charge.
Kicking against the ground, narrowly dodging Linlin, I launched myself into the air, only for the air to be filled with cracks as I grunted in pain before pointing at Blackbeard in the distance, firing several shigan that were infused with my lightning and haki, making them nearly impossible to dodge given their sheer speed. Just as I hit Blackbeard, I felt a massive fist hit my back, violently slamming me deep into the ground; spitting out a lump of blood, I pushed off the ground and kicked Linlin's sword, stopping her attack before counterattacking with a blow to her leg causing her to fall to one knee.
"Beastly Fist!" Stated Diddy as he clenched his fist, which was coated in lightning, before punching Linlin, syncing it with his heartbeat, further increasing his strength as he hit Linlin.
"Ugh!" Said Linlin as she spat blood while grunting in pain, only for her to be sent skidding across the ground far into the distance.
However, I wasn't given a moment of respite since just as I turned to face Blackbeard, my vision was suddenly obstructed by a large black sphere.
"Dark Matter!" Yelled Blackbeard as he clenched his fist from a distance, causing the black sphere to explode violently, shaking all of Raijin Island.
Slamming across the ground, I quickly reoriented myself before kicking at Blackbeard, launching several lightning-infused sharp blades of wind, forcing him onto the defensive while I quickly lunged towards him, yet I wasn't able to get close as I was violently hit the air in front of me, bringing me to an immediate halt, narrowly evading a massive sword that cut through the air where I would've been.
"Tch, all that fat is protecting you, huh." Muttered Diddy in annoyance as he kicked away Napoleon while hitting Linlin in the stomach with his bo-staff, only for him to suddenly be engulfed in abyssal darkness.
"Black World!"
I wasn't given a chance to gain my bearings as I felt my instincts warn of the incoming attacks, and given the fact that nearly every one of my senses was being suppressed by this curtain of darkness, I had no idea where they were coming from. Clicking my tongue, I quickly raised my bo-staff and morphed into a large shield while bracing myself for the impact, which slammed against Naga-sa mere moments later, yet I furrowed my brows when I felt the strength of the attack.
'Where is the other one at?' Thought Diddy with a frown as he closed his eyes, focusing intently on his raw instincts, searching for the second attack.
Just as my bo-staff returned to normal, I tilted my body to the side, dodging Linlins Maser Cannon by a hair's breadth, but that was just the beginning of my worries as my instincts continued to warn me of incoming attacks. Abusing my natural agility, I was forced to evade a myriad of attacks from all directions with nothing but a split-second window, yet, even with my insane reflexes, I couldn't dodge everything.
Feeling a sharp pain hit my back, I grunted before leaping into the air, evading an attack while using my tail to hit the air, propelling to the side as I dodged yet another attack, though I was promptly slammed into the ground while spitting blood.
Bringing Naga-sa upwards, blocking the umpteenth attack, I leaped out of the crater and controlled the lightning with my body to violently explode outward as I released a mighty roar, causing cracks to form throughout the curtain of darkness before it quickly shattered.
"Tsk, annoying." Muttered Diddy with a frown as he landed on the ground and eyed Linlin and Blackbeard in the distance.
"Zehahaha, you've accumulated quite a lot of injuries." Said Blackbeard with a smirk as he suddenly consumed Linlin with a pool of darkness, causing her figure to vanish while he violently attacked, creating large cracks across the air.
Stabbing Naga-sa at the incoming cracks, bringing them to a halt, I leaped off the ground and dashed after Blackbeard while keeping my senses on his devil fruit, which is hard to do given that it's just darkness, so it's able to slip through my acute senses now and then.
"Hahaha, so have you!" Said Diddy with a smirk as he eyed Blackbeard's injured body, though he simply chuckled while hurling a sphere of darkness toward him.
Outstretching my hand, I grabbed the sphere of darkness, yet I forcefully stopped it from exploding using my haki before tossing it back towards him.
"Zehaha, I never figured defeating you would be easy, even if I had Big Mom's help. Kurouzu!" Said Blackbeard as he absorbed the sphere into his body while raising his hand at Diddy, who was suddenly sucked towards him.
Just before Blackbeard could grab me, Linlin suddenly emerged from his body and slashed her sword at me, prompting me to raise my bo-staff as I blocked her attack, which left me for Blackbeard.
"Earth Shaker!" Yelled Blackbeard with a wicked smirk as he violently punched Diddy in the stomach with enough force to destroy an island, causing him to spit blood before he was flung into the distance.
Inwardly groaning, I shook off the pain and quickly regained my bearings as I quickly kicked another sphere of darkness while swiftly outstretching my hand, projecting my haki forwards as I barely managed to stop Linlins sword slash.
"Hehe, good, I would hate it if you thought it would be easy. Though I'm curious, is this the reason you attacked me?" Asked Diddy with a feral grin as he wiped the blood off his mouth before reaching into his satchel, causing Linlin and Blackbeard's eyes to narrow.
Chuckling in amusement, I spun the eternal pose on the tip of my nip before catching it in my hand, causing their eyes to widen in concern, something I found hilarious.
"Heh, to think a stupid Island can hold such power of people." Muttered Diddy with a smirk as he gazed at Linlin and Blackbeard, only to open his mouth.
"WAIT!" "STOP!" Yelled Linlin and Blackbeard, respectively, as their eyes widened in fear, only for a crunch to echo throughout the area.
"I wasn't expecting glass to taste good, but this is worse than I expected. The wood is decent, at least." Muttered Diddy with a wicked smile as he ate the eternal pose, only to spit it out a moment later.
As I watched their faces morph from disbelief to fury, I couldn't help but laugh wildly; what I had just eaten was merely a fake Janet had created; the true eternal pose was deep within Mony's stomach, yet, besides the main crew, no one else knew. I'm sure they will eventually figure out that it was fake, as Janet's copies don't last forever, but by the time they notice it, this fight will have long ended.
"BASTARD!" Yelled Linlin and Blackbeard simultaneously as they violently attacked Diddy, who simply laughed before fearlessly lunging into the fray.
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"Ugh, I-I want to sleep." Muttered Trenza lightly, her body covered in several bullet holes while she stared at Yassop, who was directly opposite of her.
"Yeah, so do I." Said Yassop softly as he released a yawn while pointing her pistol at Trenza, who sighed before doing the same.
Raising Sunaipu, I pointed it to Yassop, and as his barrel, I cocked the hammer back, waiting for the right time to fire it; several seconds passed by, and out of nowhere, Scar was flung through the air between us, prompting us to pull the trigger as we shot each other.
Just as I predicted would happen, my bullet bounced off his own, knocking it just slightly off-course and causing it to pierce my shoulder while my bullet hit him right in the chest.
"Ugh, y-yeah, y-you win. I-I'll admit defeat this time." Said Yassop weakly as he lowered his pistol before plopping onto the ground, causing Trenza to sigh in relief while doing the same.
"So, are you going to die?" Asked Trenza lightly as she sat on the ground amidst the battlefield and gazed at Yassop, who dismissively waved his hand.
"Nah, I-I should be fine; you didn't hit my heart… Thankfully." Said Yassop lightly, his words causing Trenza to nod as she grunted before standing up.
Welp, seeing as how I managed to defeat my opponent, I turned my focus to Scar, who was struggling against Beckham, causing me to click my tongue as I raised Sunaipu and shot at him, though he managed to block my bullets with his riffle. Yet, it allowed Scar to hit him in the face, sending him flying.
"Haa, t-thanks, B-Beckman is hella strong." Said Scar with an appreciative smile as he glanced at Trenza, who gave him a thumbs up.