"The fuck you mean Diddy's dying!?" Exclaimed Freyja furiously as she glared at Shanks, who reflexively raised his arms.
"That's what I mean. Kong… He doesn't have much longer to live, which is why he changed plans; he probably won't survive the month." Replied Shanks softly as he looked at Freyja while holding his arms in the air, causing her to furiously gnash her teeth.
"That fucking bastard can't die! I'm supposed to kill him!" Yelled Freyja angrily as she suddenly appeared in front of Shanks before grabbing his collar and slamming against the wall, only for a blade to swiftly rest against her neck.
"Calm yourself, Freyja; we can't fight each other when Kong is less than a day away from attacking." Said Shanks calmly with a stern gaze as he narrowed his eyes at Freyja, who gritted her teeth before releasing him from her grasp.
"Tch, I'm leaving!" Said Freyja through gritted teeth as she walked away, leaving the room through the massive hole she had made earlier, causing everyone to silently glance at her.
"Hmph, what's wrong with her? Did she think she would be able to defeat Kong after what we got to witness? That monster is out of our league; why does she think we're all working together?" Asked Blackbeard with a scoff as he folded his arms while glancing at Freyja's figure, only to shake his head.
"Why don't you go and tell her that? She might just need some convincing." Said Scar with a faint smirk as he looked at Blackbeard, who grunted before shaking his head.
"If what you and Shanks say is true, Sebas, could we not just hide? The world is so massive that we can surely hide from Kong for a week." Asked Sabo softly as he glanced between Sebas and Shanks, his words causing several to nod in agreement, only for Reiju to pour cold water onto them, dashing their feeble hopes.
"You all know Capt– Kong accurately threw Trenza here from Mariejois, right? He knows exactly where we're at. I don't know about you, but I don't like our chances when it comes to cowering in fear, especially when our enemy is Kong." Stated Reiju blandly as she glanced at everyone before gesturing to Trenza while adamantly shaking her head, causing multiple to click their tongues.
"Hmph, we have a better chance of winning a fight against Kong than cowering in fear since once he finds us, he will not show us mercy." Said Mael with a scoff as he folded his arms and shook his head, causing the other pirates to nod in agreement.
"Eh, but isn't Kong attacking the Islands first? Won't it take him time before he even reaches us? By then, he might already be dead." Asked Nami as she raised her hand while voicing her thoughts, only to awkwardly lower her head once she became the center of attention.
"No offense, Nami, but do you know how long Kong would take to destroy a whole Island?" "Um, a few hours?" Asked Janet and Nami, respectively, only for the former to sigh while shaking her head, confusing the latter.
"Ah, you silly navigator, it seems you've been out of the loop, which is surprising since I would expect with a Captain like yours, you would be experiencing all sorts of crazy adventurers. Speaking of that, where have you all been? I haven't seen or even heard of you in a while." Remarked Janet with a pitiful gaze as she looked at Nami before gazing at them in curiosity, only for Luffy to point at Kaido.
"Because of this big bastard!" Yelled Luffy in slight anger as he reeled his arm backward, preparing to punch Kaido, who roared with laughter while King slowly unsheathed his sword.
"Oi, make a move, and you'll be wingless." Said Zoro solemnly as he narrowed his eyes at King, who continued to unsheath his blade, unconcerned with his threatening words.
"Calm down, we've got more pressing things to concern ourselves with." Said Dragon softly as he made his presence known with a powerful gust of wind that knocked Luffy into the wall while everyone calmed down.
"Yeah, how will we stop Kong's final rampage?" Asked Kuzan with an icy breath as he looked at everyone, only for Scar to shrug his shoulders wryly.
"Well, what can we do? Even though it's one man, we're fighting a losing battle; any plan we make will quickly collapse in the face of Kong's strength." Replied Scar with a faint smile as he folded his arms while glancing at Kuzan, who could not refute him since he spoke no lies.
"We must hope we can draw out the battle long enough to the point where he dies; otherwise… We'll be the ones dying." Stated Auger lightly as he cleaned his gun, his words echoing throughout the room while everyone silently nodded.
"Since that's so, let us prepare; I've no doubt Kong will create a stellar opening for his first attack." Said Sebas softly as he scanned the room with his eyes before nodding and floating out through the whole Freyja made, prompting everyone to slowly disperse.
"Haa, Diddy." Muttered Trenza softly as she curled into a fetal position and lay on her side.
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Sitting on the edge of the Redline, I looked down onto the ocean below, enjoying my final moment of tranquility, though when the sun began to peek from beyond the horizon, I knew it was time to start. Pushing off the ground, I kicked the air, lunging into the sky as I grabbed Naga-sa off my back while propelling myself towards the closest Island, which was easy to find when my observation haki was encompassing all of Paradise, allowing me to witness everything on this half of the world.
With my first destination being Sabaody, which has descended into chaos ever since the destruction of the Marines, I grew Naga-sa until it reached the ocean and let it rapidly absorb all of the water into it, creating a massive whirlpool around it. Once my bo-staff finally reached the limit of what I was able to effectively use in combat, I pulled it out of the water and filled it with lightning as I intended to start off with a powerful attack since Sabaody was a decently large Island.
Since I wasn't moving as fast as I could, it took a few minutes to reach Sabaody, and when I arrived, it was a far cry from its previous self now that pirates and criminals ruled the Island, turning it into a lawless island.
'Without a government, there technically doesn't exist criminals.' Thought Diddy lightly as he floated above the island, only to shrug his shoulders while raising Naga-sa above his head.
Flexing my muscles, I leaped higher into the sky, only to spin in the air as I kicked the air above me, launching me towards Sabadoy as lightning coalesced around me, creating a lightning trail as I illuminated the dimly lit sky.
With a ferocious smirk, I enlarged my bo-staff while swinging it at the island as hard as possible.
'Beastly Extinction!' Thought Diddy with a grin as his bo-staff slammed into the island, only for a massive explosion of lightning to erupt as the Island collapsed on itself.
Watching the Island sink into the ocean, which was now void of any living beings, I smirked to myself while resting Naga-sa on my shoulder, marveling at my impressive work.
"This is the type of beauty Freyja will never be able to imitate." Muttered Diddy with a smile as he watched the former island sink into the ocean, only to raise his head while shifting his focus to the next closest seven islands.
"Now, let's not waste any time; I've got some people I wish to fight." Said Diddy with a grin as he licked his lips while kicking the air, speedily propelling himself through the sky.
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"Hmph, so it begins." Muttered Mael with a deep gaze as he glanced at the faint light far into the distance while Sebas, Scar, Bullet, Chala, and Reiju nodded.
"We can no longer wait; we must take action as soon as possible." Said Sebas solemnly as he pulled his bow tie and shifted his focus to every other pirate.
"Um, about that, the Strawhat pirates have already left to confront Kong." Said Janet lightly as she ran towards the group of six, her words causing Sebas to widen his eyes only for him to scan the island with his observation hak.
"How did they hide themselves from my haki?" Asked Sebas with a deep frown as he clenched his fist, only for Scar to wince.
"W-Well, you see, Father, F-Freyja asked me to keep this a secret, but she went with the Strawhat pirates. She said she wanted to face Kong one-on-one." Replied Scar awkwardly as he rubbed his head while averting his gaze, only for Sebas to lift him into the air while Mael and Bullet scoffed.
"Is she stupid? Doesn't she know she'll die?" "Hmph, I hope that whore dies." Said Bullet and Mael, respectively, as the latter scoffed in annoyance while the former raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Tsk, no wonder they managed to conceal themselves from my haki. Come, we must get going; if we wait too long, Freyja will die, and she's too powerful to be killed so early on." Said Sebas with an irritated expression as he eyed Scar before shaking his head and floating towards Mony, who was peacefully sleeping on the shore of an island.