Glancing at Freyja, I squatted beside her, waiting for her to say something, though all she did was softly chuckle, causing me to tilt my head.
"Huh, it seems I broke you." Muttered Diddy softly as he glanced at Freyja, who suddenly stopped laughing and snorting in annoyance while eyeing him.
"Hmph, as if." "Then why the hell were you ignoring me?" Remarked Freyja and Diddy, respectively, as the latter eyed the former blankly.
"Because I felt like it, duh." Replied Freyja lightly with a faint smirk as she looked at Diddy's, whose expression twitched in annoyance at her words, only to grunt.
"I should kill you just for that." "Hehe, go ahead… There is no point in me living anyways." Remarked Diddy and Freyja, respectively, as the former grunted while the latter weakly chuckled with a forced smile.
"I-I was determined to kill you with my strength, yet look at me? I made an utter mockery of myself. E-Even when faced against nearly all of the world's strongest, we still couldn't defeat you…" Said Freyja mockingly as she turned and glanced at Diddy, who silently stared at her.
"Fufu, it's borderline laughable, honestly. You destroyed Pluton… Killed every sea king Shirahoshi/Poseidon called… And snuffed out the Mother Flame, which fuelled Uranus. To top it all off, you defeated each and every person without killing anyone; the level of strength required to achieve what you did… Y-You really are The Strongest." Added Freyja with teary eyes as she looked at Diddy, who faintly smirked at her words before shifting his focus.
Glancing at the sea in the distance, which was red for as far as the eye could see from all the seak kings I killed, their bodies had long since sunk to the ocean floor, the blood-tainted ocean being an ever reminder of their previous presence. Looking farther out into the distance, I spotted Pluton, the massive ship that was a fortress, with massive cannons jutting out from the hull, making even the biggest navy battleship look like a child's toy.
However, now, it was nothing but a thing of the past; Pluton was strong and even more durable, yet it could only withstand so many swings of my bo-staff, and now it's just one of many shipwrecks that littered the ocean of this world. It was only a matter of time until it sunk to the ocean floor, forever to be forgotten.
As for Uranus, it was still intact, but the machine that houses the Mother Flame, which powered the ancient weapon, had been forcefully pried open with hands; after clashing my lightning against it, I eventually managed to forcefully snuff it out, though it did leave me a bit exhausted afterward… Just a bit.
Regarding everyone else who had previously stood against me? Well, that doesn't need further discussion; it was just as Freyja said: I hadn't killed anyone. Why? Mainly a show of strength. I wanted to show them that I was so strong that I didn't even see them as a threat to me.
"A-As much as I despise your very being, Diddy. I respect you just as much." Muttered Freyja softly with an ugly expression as she reluctantly said such words, causing Diddy to raise an eyebrow while chuckling.
"Hehe, everyone respects strength. It doesn't matter how much you hate me; Strength reigns supreme." Said Diddy with a feral grin as he glanced at Freyja, who rolled her eyes, only for her to sigh.
Touching Freyja, I transferred some of my vitality to her, but not enough for her to heal completely, but enough to the point where she could regrow her wings so she could fly.
"I want to kill you, but I know keeping you alive while leaving you to spend the rest of your life unable to fulfill your ambition will be a fate worse than death." Declared Diddy with a wicked grin as he glanced at Freyja, whose eyes widened at his words only for her expression to contrast into fury.
"B-Bastard!" Muttered Freyja through gnashed teeth as she furiously stared at Diddy, who merely laughed while leaping through the air, finding her predicament amusing.
Waving my hand, I shot hundreds of bolts of lightning in all directions as they hit every person, yet, instead of hurting them, it harmlessly diffused into their bodies, healing them slightly as I transferred my vitality into the lightning. It was something I had thought of a few seconds ago since I didn't feel like going from person to person and directly transferring my vitality to them; it would be so annoying.
'I wouldn't live long enough anyways.' Thought Diddy lightly as he yawned, feeling a deep, almost primordial sleep slowly encroaching into his mind.
Sitting down atop the frozen glacier, I glanced at everyone, watching as they slowly stood up, only for their gaze to lock onto me.
"So you're not going to kill us, Kong?" Asked Scar lightly as he held his broke shoulder while glancing at Diddy, speaking the question that was on everyone's mind.
"Hehehe, where's the fun in that?" Replied Diddy with a smirk as he threw his hands into the air while laughing, causing everyone's faces to twitch.
"Besides, it'll sound cooler when you tell your children you were beaten by your former captain so badly he didn't even bother killing you." Added Diddy with a sly smirk as he looked at Scar, who deeply sighed while rolling his eyes.
"I am not telling my son this." Muttered Shanks softly as he shook his head while Roux and Beckman nodded in agreement.
"Tsk, my son already knows. Hell, he was here with me, we both got our asses kicked." "Same." Remarked Yassop and Dragon, respectively, as they both glanced at Shanks, who snickered at their words, only for Kaido to suddenly throw Diddy a cup.
Catching the cup, I glance at Kaido with a raised eyebrow, only to see him pouring booze into his cup, causing me to smirk, and I leaped towards him, sitting opposite of him while he poured into my cup as well.
"Wororo, I'll see you soon, Kong." Said Kaido with a genuine grin as he clinked his cup with Diddy's before gulping his booze, causing him to chuckle while doing the same.
"Hehehe, best not be too soon; I'll be disappointed if the only person I could call a friend ends up dying." Replied Diddy with a smirk as he chugged his cup, only to dry heave while slamming it onto the ground.
"Ugh, what kind of cheap booze was that, tasted like shit." Muttered Diddy softly as he glared at Kaido, causing him to roar with laughter.
Grunting, I leaped off the ground and landed beside Scar, who gave me a confused look while I turned and glanced at Naga-sa.
Naga-sa, after being bathed in my haki for so long through numerous battles, has become permanently black, similar to Mihawk's blade. Tenderly rubbing Naga-sa, I felt it faintly shake as it danced with lightning, though I merely sighed while faintly shaking my head as I took Nimbus out of it, letting it float beside me.
"Heh, we had one hell of a journey, Naga-sa, but everything must come to an end eventually; though, at least you get to say you were wielded by The Strongest." Said Diddy softly as he glanced at Naga-sa, which faintly shook once more while lightning vigorously erupted from its body.
Chuckling, I gave Naga-sa one final swing before handing it to Scar; as my disciple, he was the only one worthy of wielding my bo-staff.
"I-It's not sapping at my strength." Muttered Scar in slight shock as he stared at Naga-sa, which calmly rested in his hand, accepting its new master.
"You better take care of it because you damn well know it'll take care of you." Said Diddy with a grin as he glanced at Scar, who firmly nodded, tightly holding Naga-sa in his hand.
Leaning forward, I grasped Scar's shoulder and whispered to him two of my most prized techniques: Seimei Kikan and attacking the future, which I like to call Future Attack. I didn't use the last one much, but its power was unprecedented; as for the first one, it would surely elevate Scar's strength to another level.
Seeing Scar's go wide with disbelief and shock, I chuckled in amusement while patting his shoulders.
"Among everyone here, you're the only one with the skill, talent, and will to master the second one." Added Diddy with a smirk as he winked at Scar while waving his hand, causing Nimbus to suddenly enter his body, taking him by surprise.
Feeling myself reaching my limit, I leaped away, returning to the top of the glacier, quickly swiping my nails at it, carving a throne out of the ice before gently landing. Getting comfortable, I glanced down at everyone, yet instead of feeling sad, my lips curled into a smirk as I released a hearty laugh.
"Hahahahaha, what fun!" Yelled Diddy with a grin, only for him to suddenly pluck his silver fur off his body.
Focusing on my strand of fur, I infused my haki into it before blowing on it, causing it to rest gently in Trenza's hand as she looked at me with teary eyes.
"D-Diddy." Muttered Trenza softly as she continuously wiped her tears, trying her best not to cry, not wanting his final memory of her to be full of tears.
Smirking at Trenza, I rested my head against the throne and heaved a deep sigh as I closed my eyes and let that primordial sleep take me away.
However, after a few moments, I opened my eyes again, only to see death floating in front of me, yet it refused to get close, fear gripping its very being from our previous encounter.
"Hmph, you didn't earn me, but I'll tag along; I'm curious about what Hell is like." Said Diddy with a feral grin as he licked his lips while causally floating toward the ominous dark crack in the sky, not even waiting for Death to lead him.
'Hehe, wait for me, Imu; we'll overtake Hell soon.' Thought Diddy with a feral grin as he licked his fangs while fearlessly entering through the ominous crack in the sky, causing Death to follow him from a distance.
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"Candy! Calm down!" Yelled a middle-aged golden-brown mink that looked nearly identical to someone from long ago as he ran through the ship while chasing behind a tiny little mink girl.
"I want to listen to Grandma's story of Grandfather again!" Yelled Candy with an innocent grin, displaying her sharp teeth while she darted across the hall, using her impressive agility to quickly near a door in the distance.
Leaping through the door, I flew right into Grandma's embrace as I stared into her three pupilless eyes, eager to listen to her stories again.
"Let me guess. Do you wish to listen to the story of your grandfather?" Asked Trenza with a raised eyebrow as she pinched Candy's nose, causing her to rapidly nod while the middle-aged mink leaned against the door in annoyance.
"Hehe, calm down, Funky. Besides, you also love listening to your father's stories." Said Trenza softly as she glanced at Funky before patting right beside her, causing him to nod with a sigh.
"Yes, Mother." Said Funky softly as he sat beside Trenza, who cleared her throat, gaining both his and Candy's attention.
"Now, listen and listen well, Candy. For I shall tell you the Legend of Chaos Kong… The Strongest!"
THE END.