"Enough, Freyja; as fun as that was, you're still not strong enough." Remarked Diddy with a smirk as he calmed down while eyeing Freyja, who he had flung into the distance, her body crashing through numerous trees.

"Tch, I'm returning to the ship." Replied Freyja with a scowl as she flew back, grabbing her bleeding head.

Seeing Freyja leave us, I chuckle before shifting my focus back to Heracles, who trembled in slight fear when he met my gaze.

"So, you said it's been only a few days since you've gotten a so-called resident; who was this other person? Had they already died?" Questioned Diddy curiously as he approached the group of four, causing Heracles, who wasn't used to Diddy's presence, to be filled with nervousness.

"Ah, well, a couple of days ago, a large man with wings and a golden axe appeared on the opposite side of the island; I tried introducing myself to him, but he wasn't so friendly." Replied Heracles awkwardly while showing a strong front as he looked into Diddy's beastly eyes, which showed excitement.

"Golden axe? Hehe, don't tell me I'm lucky enough to run into the Sun's Angel so soon." Said Diddy with unconcealed excitement while grinning before eyeing Heracles.

"Hehe, take me to him." Added Diddy with a feral grin, prompting Heracles to nod while Trenza, Grand, and Scar stood up and dusted off their clothes.

"Yes, he's this way." Said Heracles with a nod as he pointed east before running the way he pointed, followed closely by Diddy while the three trailed behind.

"I don't know who this Sun's Angel is, but he's about to be in for a rude awakening." Muttered Scar with an expression of pity while running behind Diddy and Heracles.

"Yeah, so far, it's seemed like anyone who's managed to garner our Captain's interest hasn't had the best of endings." Said Trenza with a nod while running alongside Scar and Grand, surprisingly able to keep up with them.

"Well, at least it sounds like this Sun's Angel isn't going to die; his situation could be worse." Commented Grand lightly, finding the small light in the pit of darkness.

"True." Remarked Trenza and Scar simultaneously as they quieted down while running through the forest.

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After running through the forest that was pretty devoid of life except for the occasional beetles, which made sense, considering the island had just eaten, I smelled the presence of someone else. It wasn't human, or a Fishman, that's for sure, nor was it a Mink or whatever Trenza is; it was a completely different species. However, along with that scent, I smelled something else wafting in the air, although it was a little hard to identify because of the smell of food.

'Helium and Hydrogen. I was right; he must've truly eaten it.' Thought Diddy with an incredibly eager expression as he looked toward where the scent was coming from.

As we continued traveling through the forest, following his scent, it started getting hotter and at a rapid pace to boot, and the deeper we went, it reached the point where even the vegetation was no more; all that was left was the burnt ground.

"The person you're looking for should be just a little further up ahead; I don't dare go any further; I'm not trying to be roasted alive." Stated Heracles while sweat trailed down his armor as he stopped running and pointed further down, towards the area where the ground seemed to become almost molten lava.

"Um, Captain, I think we'll stay here; it's getting a little too hot for us." Remarked Trenza, her sun dress thoroughly drenched and sticking to her sweaty body, with Grand and Scar's situation only slightly better than hers.

"Heh, fine by me; do whatever." Replied Diddy dismissively as he glanced at the three before ignoring them; despite being covered in fur, he was perfectly fine amidst the blazing heat.

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Leaving the four behind, I continued treading forward, this time moving more slowly as I was now entering the man's territory, so it was best to be on guard. Once I reached the area of the ground that might as well have been molten lava, I was forced to float it above, continuing forward.

'Heh, this is ridiculously hot, even with my heat resistance.' Mused Diddy with a smirk as he slowly propelled himself forward with geppo while finally sweating as the temperature had surpassed four hundred degrees.

Getting closer, I suddenly stopped in the air when I spotted a large man with two large white feathered sprouting out his back and two smaller wings emerging from just above his tailbone; his hair looked to be made out of flames, and his eyes which radiated an until amount of furry, stared at me with his white flames for pupils.

I had no idea what he was doing before this, but considering his track record, I'm assuming he was waiting to destroy some marine or government ships, and if that were the case, it meant those ships would be arriving in the vicinity within a matter of days.

"Who are you." Asked the man as he looked at Diddy, who, despite hovering a few feet in the air, was still shorter than the man.

"Hehe, Chaos Kong, your new Captain." Declared Diddy boldly with a feral grin as he approached the man, who stood before him fearlessly, staring into his beastly eyes.

"Captain? You must be a pirate." Remarked the man, though he didn't seem phased at all by Diddy's words, which only caused his grin to deepen.

"Captain of the Frenzy pirates, and you'll be the third mate." Said Diddy while looking up at the man, who had merely turned around, grabbing his golden axe, which was just lying there, off the ground.

"I don't care about your pirate group; leave me alone; this is your only warning." Stated the man with a frown as he rested his golden axe on his shoulders and looked down at Diddy, completely dwarfing his small frame.

"Hehe, no; you're joining the Frenzy pirates whether you like it or not. I wasn't asking you; it was an order." Declared Diddy while smiling, though his words, precisely the last word, seemed to greatly anger him as he tightly clutched his golden axe before swinging it down to Diddy.

Seeing his golden axe head right for me, I quickly grabbed Naga-sa off my back and blocked his attack.

"I'm never following orders again!" Yelled the man angrily as he glared at Diddy while retracting his axe before swinging it, only this time, he coated it in a yellowish plasma, causing it to carry with it an incredible amount of heat.

Again, just like before, despite him strengthening his attack, I blocked it once more, though this time, I wasn't so passive; pushing him off Naga-sa, I retaliated by slamming my bo-staff atop his head, though it phased right through his body before hitting the ground beneath him.

"It's no use; you can't touch me; I've eaten a logia devil fruit, the Sun Sun fruit. Your defeat is assured." Remarked the man calmly as he allowed Diddy to wantonly attack him, though Naga-sa phased right through his body every time, causing him no harm whatsoever.

"Heh, I know how a logia devil fruit works; I've fought against one before." Said Diddy with a smirk as he dodged a swipe of the man's golden axe by jumping over it and swinging Naga-sa, only for it to phase right through his body.

Kicking the air behind me, I propelled myself forward, passing the man and appearing directly behind him, stabbing Naga-sa into his back, though just like before, it only created a large hole through his body that did no damage to him. Though that was fine with me, I was merely testing the waters right now as I was curious to see how strong he was, and so far, he hasn't disappointed me, but I want to see more.

Blocking another swipe of his axe, I saw his back reform, only for the same symbol that I saw on that Fishman to be there: the symbol of slavery.

"Heh, so you're a slave? No wonder you're attacking Marine and Government ships; you're getting revenge. Hehe, good luck with that; you'll always be a slave, though." Remarked Diddy with a grin as he pushed the golden axe away and leaped into the air, succeeding in provoking his opponent.

With my words, he suddenly raised his golden axe into the air, and following that, a ball of fire appeared; no, it would be more accurate to say it was a miniature sun from the sheer heat coming off of it.

"Cruel Sun!" Yelled the man angrily as he slammed his axe down, launching the sun toward Diddy, who was still in the air.

Grinning at the incoming mini sun, I tightly clutched Naga-sa before hitting the sun away, though, just like with his body, it phased right through the attack, allowing the sun to close the distance.

'Heh, this is going to hurt.' Thought Diddy, hardening his body just as the sun exploded, though since it wasn't a physical attack, tekkai did next to nothing.

Being blasted with the full force of a star, I was flung a good distance away, and although I was alive, I was decently injured, having taken what was probably one of his strongest attacks to the face.

'Ouch, my fur is singed, and even parts of my skin are burned.' Mused Diddy as he assessed his damage before twisting in the air and powerfully kicking his feet against the air behind him, launching him back toward his opponent.