Lunging back towards the sun-man with a smile, I tightly clutched Naga-sa while wrapping it in lightning, making it almost look like a lightning bolt; punching the air to my right, I dodged a swing of his axe before slamming Naga-sa atop his head.
"It's pointless, nothing you do-" Stated the man as he fearlessly faced the incoming lightning bo-staff, though instead of what usually happens, Naga-sa didn't go right through him as it should've.
Feeling resistance as Naga-sa hit his face, I pushed even harder, slamming him into the ground, causing the entire area to tremble as I retracted my bo-staff.
"Hehe, what were you saying? C'mon, get up; this better not be all you have to offer; otherwise, I'm killing you for raising my expectations." Stated Diddy with a feral grin as he stayed in the air while looking at the crater he embedded the man into, morphing into molten lava rapidly.
In the air, I saw the sun-man exiting from the crater while flapping his four white wings, causing him to fly into the air alongside me; once he was in the air, he angrily glared at me while his head leaked blood, only for it to instantly evaporate after it fell from his body.
"Hehe, round two, third mate." Said Diddy with a chaotic laugh as he kicked the air behind him, propelling himself right toward the man, who quickly swung his golden axe at him.
Evading the giant axe, I swung Naga-sa right at his face, though, unlike before, where he would take my attacks, he dodged it, causing me to smile as I retracted Naga-sa to block his fist. Pushing his fist upwards, I swung my bo-staff right at his torso, which he barely managed to stop in time with his axe, but it still pushed him several meters back.
"This should be fun; I've heard Celestial Dragons constantly abuse slaves; that should mean you can take a beating!" Remarked Diddy with a ferocious grin as he lunged toward his opponent, evading the swings of his golden axe before slamming Naga-sa right onto his chest.
"Solar Fist!" Yelled the man angrily as he clenched his fist and punched Diddy, extending his arm into what looked like plasma.
Swiping Naga-sa in front of me, I diverted his punch before throwing my bo-staff right toward him, which he blocked with his axe, but I followed up by grabbing Nag-sa and slamming it at him, hitting him once more in the face, flinging him over the edge of the island.
"Where do you think you're going!?" Exclaimed Diddy as he swiftly followed right behind his opponent, who regained their bearings and powerfully flapped their wings, launching himself right toward Diddy.
"Solar Slash!" Said the man, covering his golden axe in even more plasma before slashing it downward toward Diddy, who blocked it with Naga-sa.
Despite blocking his attack, the intense heat still caused patches of my fur to be burnt off; grunting in annoyance, I pushed his axe off me, though he instantly retaliated with another swing of his axe, which was slightly more powerful than previously. Before the axe could cleave me in half, I knocked it away, diverting the axe and stabbing Naga-sa right in his abdomen; although he managed to block it with his arm, he still winced in pain.
I was about to attack again, but I felt intense heat coming from behind me, prompting me to place my bo-staff behind me, blocking his axe, though it left me open in the front, which he instantly used to punch me with an enlarged fist of deadly hot plasma. Covering my leg in lighting, forming almost what looked like a skin-tight boot, I grabbed his fist, stopping it from reaching me.
"Hehe, just like Freyja; you're strong, but it's not enough, slave. If this is all you've got to show me, I should quickly beat you up and hand you back over to the Marines." Remarked Diddy with a grin as he looked up at the man, who glared back at him, wisps of plasma coming off him in anger.
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"ENOUGH!" Yelled the man as his large body began to glow brightly, causing Diddy to swiftly dash away at the danger his instincts warned him of.
Once I got a reasonable distance away, the previously large man was now entirely made out of plasma; his body was nearly twice the size as before, even larger than Grand, while the heat radiating off him was even more intense.
'Now, this is what I want to see, but it's still insufficient. Someone with such a devil fruit should be much stronger. Well, he'll get there in the future.' Thought Diddy as he gripped the lightning Naga-sa while eyeing the man made of plasma.
Seeing him stand there while eyeing me, I didn't know what was going through his head, but I didn't stay idle and dashed right to him; once I got close, he almost instantly swung his golden axe, which looked a little small in his hands now, at me. Blocking his axe, I noted the strength behind his attack was much stronger than before, slightly stronger than Freyja's in her Satan soul form, though I still had strength to spare.
'72 Bian, variation 22: Wild Strikes.' Thought Diddy as he retracted his bo-staff and started attacking the man, though his strength and speed weren't amplified as every attack landed.
While constantly attacking his body, which was a massive target, I deflected all of his attacks, whether it be his golden axe or his giant plasma fist; none were able to get close to me. However, when I saw him raise his golden axe into the air like before, I expected him to use that cruel sun again, though the danger signals I was getting were far more intense.
"Divine Axe!" Stated the man in a deep voice that reverberated throughout the entire vicinity as his golden axe was covered in thick layers of plasma, increasing its size.
Once his golden axe had turned into a plasma axe, he looked down at me before powerfully swinging his axe downward; sensing the amount of power held in that attack, I stopped attacking and blocked the incoming axe. Although the attack was powerful, I managed to block it; however, the worst part of the attack wasn't the raw strength behind it; it was the intense heat coming off his axe.
'Fuck me; this shit's hot!' Thought Diddy as the radiating heat from the axe burned his skin and singed all of his furs off.
Forcefully pushing the attack away, causing the man to stumble backward, I covered my right fist in lightning and leaped to his face. Flexing my arm, I transferred nearly all of my strength into my arm before kicking off the air behind me and punching him in the face.
"Hyper Fist!" Yelled Diddy as his lightning-clad fist collided with the man's plasma face, knocking out several teeth and causing him to spit blood.
With my punch, he flung back towards the island, crashing through several beetles that guarded the edge before finally stopping after skidding across the ground for tens of meters, causing the area around him to quickly turn into a puddle of lava. Sighing, I dashed right after him, passing by the destruction his body made before hovering in the air right above him as he reverted to his previous form, which finally allowed me to see just how truly wounded he was.
'Heh, well, I wasn't wrong; he can sure take one hell of a beating; I bet he can give Freyja a run for her money.' Thought Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he looked at his grievously wounded body and broken jaw, which was missing several teeth, though even so, he was still conscious.
"You've lost, so stop being difficult and come with me." Said Diddy lightly as he rested Nag-sa on his shoulder and looked at the man, prompting him to glance at Diddy.
"N-No; I-I'll never f-follow s-someones orders a-again." Stated the man in exhaustion as he held his golden axe and tried to stand up, only to collapse on the ground after taking a single step.
"Don't care; you're my third mate now, so you will follow my orders." Remarked Diddy nonchalantly as he neared the man, who swung his axe at him, though given his weakened state, Diddy easily caught the axe.
"K-Kill me!" Said the man as he eyed Diddy, who yanked his axe out of his hand and held it in his own.
'Just as heavy as it looks.' Mused Diddy as he ignored the man's words and swung the golden axe slightly.
"No, did I not just say you're my third mate? You can kill yourself if you become the Captain. However, In order for you to do that, you'll have to beat Sebas, Freyja, and then, finally, me; whether you can defeat those two is up for debate, but it doesn't matter if you can beat them if you can't defeat me." Stated Diddy with a grin as he dropped the golden axe beside the man and squatted right in front of him, looking down at him.
"Now, I would take you back to the ship, but I've got a feeling you'll destroy it, so sweet dreams." Added Diddy, and without giving the man any time to react, he powerfully hit him on the head, knocking him unconscious.
"Ah, that was a good fight, though I look utterly hideous without my fur." Muttered Diddy with a satisfied smile before looking down at his furless body, feeling naked, which he was as the previous fight had burnt off all of his clothes.