"So, you guys really aren't going to help your Captain?" Asked Yassop with a raised eyebrow, sitting on a box beside the shore while glancing at Trenza, who sighed in defeat before shaking her head.
"Haa, I couldn't even if I wanted to; not only would he get furious at me, but I'm not strong enough to affect the outcome of the battle. Besides, I've got confidence in my Captain; he may be a little wonky in the head, but… There isn't anyone stronger than him." Replied Trenza lightly as she took a bite of food before handing a thigh to Yassop, who graciously accepted it with a nod.
"Huh, weird. Well, no offense, but I hope he dies." "Eh, kind of expected that to be honest, he's got a lot of enemies." Said Yassop and Trenza, respectively, as they calmly sat beside each other while watching the terrifying battle in the distance, the ground constantly shaking from their violent aftermath.
"Just know, I'll kill you if you try to attack him." Stated Trenza solemnly as she narrowed her three eyes at Yassop, who faintly smirked while defenselessly raising his arms into the air.
"Heh, you don't have to worry about that; you've already proved you're the better marksmen." Said Yassop softly as he gazed at Trenza, who gave him a skeptical look before scoffing, causing him to faintly chuckle.
"So, has Chala awakened yet, Grand?" Asked Scar as he limped towards Grand, who was speaking with Dorry and Brogy, his words grabbing their attention.
"Chala? Yeah, she's awake, just can't move much; taking the full brunt of Dorry's attack resulted in quite severe injuries." Replied Grand lightly with a faint smile as he waved at Scar, who slightly nodded, only for Dorry to laugh loudly.
"Gegyagyagya, that lass was powerful! I can't have a rematch with her!" Stated Dorry with a massive grin as he boisterously laughed, his words causing Brogy to snort while smirking.
"Heh, I'll be fighting her next, Dorry. Besides, you should first exit that Ice before talking about fighting her again." Remarked Brogy lightly with a faint smirk as he eyed Dorry, whose body was still frozen within the mountain-sized glacier.
"Gegyagyagya, true!" Said Dorry with laughter, his words causing Grand and Brogy to join while Scar's expression twitched.
"He's going to lose." Remarked Kuzan lightly as he gazed at the battle in the distance before raising his head and looking at Freyja, who calmly glanced at him before shaking her head.
"Maybe, maybe not. But if I had to bet my life on whether he'd win or lose, I'd say he'd win." Said Freyja softly as she stared at Kuzan before shifting her focus back to the battle, her words causing Bullet to grin while Shanks calmly sipped alcohol.
"I've complete trust in my Captain! He'll win!" Stated Bullet with a feral smile, his words causing Freyja to smack him, yet he blocked her attack.
"Hmph, you haven't even been with us for a month yet, stop trying to kiss his ass; he won't let you keep the Vice-captain seat once I beat you." Said Freyja with a scoff as she eyed Bullet, who grunted, glaring at her in annoyance.
"Tsk, as if I'll allow that to happen. I can't have someone like you as the Vice-captain; I'd rather have that weakling Janet as the Vice-captain than you." Said Bullet solemnly with a snarl as he narrowed his eyes at Freyja, who rolled her eyes while Janet tossed a stone at him.
"HEY!" "Well, you are the weakest among us." "Hahaha, fuck you, Janet!" Remarked Janet, Reiju, and Trenza, respectively, their words further angering her as she promptly teleported them within a photo.
"Heh, try making fun of me now!" Added Janet with a wicked smirk as she eyed the photo in her hand containing Reiju and Trenza before crumbling it up and stuffing it into her pants.
"If you'll excuse me, my stomach is acting up, and I might need to go number 2." Said Janet politely as she patted her stomach before standing up and walking away, her words causing everyone to subconsciously shiver in disgust.
"Hmph, disgusting. Well, so long as it doesn't concern me." "Ho, I would stop her, but my dear daughter is a big girl; she can handle the consequences of her actions." Remarked Mael and Sebas, respectively, as they watched Janet's figure disappear behind a pile of rubble, only for faint grunts to soon follow afterward.
While the two crews, Frenzy and Redhaired pirates, camped with each other, watching the battle from afar, Diddy was seen launching himself into the air, grabbing all their attention. Following that came powerful bursts of haki as Blackbeard and Bigmom prepared for their strongest attacks, causing everyone's face to turn grim at the sheer strength they could sense emanating from the combined attack.
"That's going to kill him." Said Shanks lightly with a hardened gaze as he downed the bottle of alcohol, his words causing Kuzan to nod in agreement, though none of the Frenzy Pirates opened their mouths, watching Diddy in silence.
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"3000 LEAGUES OF MISERY!!" Yelled Linlin as she raised her sword into the air, causing a monstrous figure made entirely out of lightning to surge upwards into the air.
"ABYSSAL DAMNATION!!" Yelled Blackbeards as he punched the sky, causing black cracks to grow through the air, shattering the sky while darkness consumed everything in its path.
Sensing the incoming attacks, I narrowed my eyes before laughing in joy as I tilted my tail, causing me to spin in the air as I tightly clutched Naga-sa; once I finally neared their attacks after what felt like a minute, I violently slammed my bo-staff into them with all of my strength.
In a mighty explosion akin to a nuclear warhead, our haki exploded outwards in a violent clash while our attacks collided; we fought for superiority, trying to overwhelm the other, yet, as the moments passed, their attack started to seep through, injuring me.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!" Stated Diddy with a feral explosion, loudly laughing while blood continuously leaked out of his orifices.
I gave it everything I had, and for what felt like hours, I struggled to resist their combined might, but in the end, even for me, it was too much to do; I was too injured and exhausted, and after a few more seconds, my arms finally gave away.
Narrowing my eyes at the incoming attacks, I felt the world slow as everything I had experienced throughout my life flashed before my eyes; however, instead of feeling sad or disappointed, I simply chuckled with joy.
"Hehehe, this was fun–" Muttered Diddy with a ferocious expression, only for his figure to be enveloped within Blackbeard and Linlins attack.
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Snapping my eyes open, I looked around, only to notice that although I was still high in the sky, everything seemed so eerie; it felt like I wasn't supposed to be here.
'Matter of fact, I don't think anyone is supposed to be here; everything just feels off.' Mused Diddy with furrowed brows as he gazed at his surroundings.
When I tried to move, I quickly noticed I couldn't move even an inch; not only that, I was somehow floating in the air, and I couldn't sense Nimbus anywhere either.
'What the hell is happening?' Thought Diddy in confusion as he tried moving his head, yet, other than his eyes, he was immobile.
Just when I was about to yell, even though I shouldn't have been able to move, I suddenly shivered as I sensed an otherworldly presence; snapping my eyes to my left, I saw what was the origin of the presence. Floating in the air to my immediate left was a large skeleton wearing a huge cloak and wielding a massive scythe; staring at the being before me, only one word came to my mind.
'Death.' Thought Diddy as he stared at Death, who suddenly raised its scythe, seemingly ready to harvest his life.
'So, this is what dying is like? Huh, not that bad, though it seems I failed to achieve my ambition; I guess I wasn't going to be the strongest.' Thought Diddy softly with a sigh as he closed his eyes, prompting Death to swing his scythe, yet, for some reason, his blade didn't make the full motion.
'HMPH, AS IF! YOU THINK I'M ALLOWING YOU TO TAKE ME!? I HAVEN'T BECOME THE STRONGEST!' Thought Diddy with a feral grin as he tightly bit down on Death's scythe, his razor-sharp teeth cracking the blade.
With one final push and a powerful burst of haki, I destroyed Death's scythe while chewing the remaining tidbits before swallowing them.
"Hehehehehe!" Said Diddy with a crazy expression as he slowly stood up, his powerful haki breaking the ethereal chains that bound his movement, causing Death to erupt with an aura of miasma.
Laughing at Death, I ignored their anger and lunged towards them, smacking away their scythe as I reached my hand right into their sickly miasma, causing my arm to deteriorate rapidly, yet I didn't care and grabbed Death's neck before bringing them closer to me.
"Hehehe, you can have when you've earned me!" Declared Diddy with a ferocious snarl as he opened his mouth, displaying his razor-sharp fangs.
Biting down on Death's skull, they tried their best to stop me, even stabbing their scythe into my chest, yet I simply grinned as I bit down with all of my strength, crushing Death's skull, causing them to suddenly disintegrate into dust while I promptly lost consciousness.