Chapter 236: Sabaody Archipelago
Dodging Mael's swing of the axe, I coated my leg in haki and kicked him in the face, sending him crashing into one of the large trees, yet I wasn't given a break as I suddenly moved out of the way, dodging Sebas's psionic attacks, which were invisible to the naked eye, though thanks to my senses I could just faintly perceive, unfortunately, my senses weren't as acute as Diddy so I wasn't always able to notice them in time.
Hovering in the air, I coated my wings in the fire before flapping them in Sebas's direction, creating a massive gust of blazing hot air, which was significantly hotter than usual, thanks to Mael's presence; though even so, it didn't prove to be much a hindrance to him as he simply created a tornado with razor-sharp winds, sucking up my hot winds which only strengthened his attack.
Clicking my tongue, I was about to disciple the tornado with an even stronger flap from my wings, yet before I could, I sensed Mael speedily flying at me from behind, prompting me to quickly turn around as I raised my arms, covering them in haki as I blocked his golden axe, though the force from the impact sent us hurdling into the tornado.
"Argh! Fucking bastards!" Yelled Freyja angrily in pain as her body was quickly covered in shallow wounds from the tornadoes' razor-sharp winds, prompting her to quickly cover her entire body with haki, protecting her.
Taking a deep breath, I summoned forth an enormous amount of fire within my throat before compressing it, creating demon fire as I released a torrent of inky black flame, coating the entire tornado in it.
"Diablo's Death!" Stated Freyja as she spewed forth a seemingly endless torrent of demon fire, causing Mael, who was also inside the tornado, to frown deeply before doing the same, breathing golden plasma that covered the tornado.
"Tch, you're not going to overpower my flames, Mael!" Stated Freyja as she spat blood before lunging towards Mael, who erupted in a fiery plasma and did the same, only to swing his golden axe down.
"We'll see about that!" Said Mael aggressively as he stared at Freyja, who blocked his golden axe, causing the two to exchange numerous clashes within the golden black tornado that grew stronger by the second.
'Dammit, my haki isn't going to last.' Thought Freyja with an ugly face as she kicked Mael's axe to the side before kneeing him in the face, forcing him back only to turn and glare at Sebas through the golden black tornado.
Spreading my wings, I flapped them powerfully as I lunged towards Sebas, flying right through the tornado, warding off both the plasma and demon fire with my haki as I speedily approached Sebas. Raising my arms, I smashed through several psionic barriers before clenching my fist, and when I got near, I punched him, yet my fist stopped a few centimeters away from his cheek.
"Slow down, Freyja." Said Sebas sternly as he immobilized Freyja using his telekinesis before placing his palm atop her stomach.
"Explode." Muttered Sebas softly with a firm expression while looking Freyja in the eyes, causing her to frown, before she was suddenly flung into the distance, skidding across the ground before digging her feet into the ground, stopping herself.
'Ugh, f-fuck, that hurt; he blasted right through my haki.' Thought Freyja with an unsightly expression as she wiped the blood leaking from her mouth while holding her torso.
Clicking my tongue, I stood upright and was about to lunge back, only to see Mael coming at me from the corner of my eye, yet before I did anything, my senses suddenly warned me of rapidly approaching death, the same kind when Akainu trailed us.
'W-What the!?' Thought Freyja with an ugly expression as she ignored Mael before turning around and intently eyeing the city in the distance, only to notice the smoke.
"What is it?" Asked Mael with hostility as he stopped his golden axe just a few inches away from Freyja while staring at the city in the distance, only for Sebas to float towards them.
"Death… It's coming again." Replied Freyja softly as she bit her lip in frustration before glancing at Mael and Sebas.
"We'll settle this score later; c'mon." Added Freyja as she eyed the two before spreading her wings and flying towards the city, causing Mael to grunt and Sebas to frown, though in the end, they followed after her.
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Flying close to the ground, I spot several dead and unconscious marines lying on the ground, with most being surrounded by what looked to be an auction house, though what caught my attention the most was Scar, Grand, and Trenza's scent.
"So, what happened?" Asked Mael with a deep frown as he glanced at the destruction of Grove one of Sabaody Archipelago before looking at Sebas.
"Our little friend, Strawhat luffy, punched a Celestial Dragon; if I'm not mistaken, the 'death' that's approaching is another Admiral." Replied Sebas lightly as he opened his eyes, retracting his mind from a random marine while the three floated above the Human Auction House.
"Tsk, well, that's just great; we finished dealing with one Admiral only a month ago, and now we've got another one." Muttered Freyja in annoyance as she clicked her tongue while flapping her wings before shaking her head and inhaling Scar's scent.
"Tch, whatever, we survived one Admiral, we can survive another; I've got Scar's scent; we'll regroup with them and then decide what to do next." Added Freyja with a scoff as she followed Scar's scent, which led out of Grove One, prompting Sebas and Mael to closely follow her.
Scar's scent led us all the way from Grove One to Grove Thirteen, specifically to a small building on top of a hill that isn't well maintained; though, what worried me the most was the fact that I could sense someone VERY powerful here.
"I suggest we behave well-mannered; someone very powerful is here, far stronger than Diddy." Said Freyja as she glanced at Sebas and Mael, warning them while she returned to her normal appearance.
'Haa, please let everything be okay.' Thought Freyja softly as she took a deep breath before opening the door and entering the bar, only to notice several familiar faces and a few unfamiliar ones.
"FREYJA-SAAAN!!" Yelled Sanji with heart-shaped eyes as he lunged toward Freyja, completely ignoring everyone else.
Ignoring Sanji for now, I glanced around at everyone, noticing Scar, Trenza, and Grand, along with the Strawhat pirates, whom three Fishman were accompanying.
"Yo, Father, Freyja, Mael! You missed the fun! Luffy punched a Celestial Dragon!" Yelled Grand with his deep booming voice while smiling as he pointed at Luffy, who was calmly sitting on the table, utterly unconcerned with what he had done.
"Yes… We know." Replied Freyja lightly as she glanced at Grand before focusing her attention on an old man with white hair and a scar around his right eye and an older woman smoking, who seemed to be the bartender or owner of the bar.
"Ah, you three must be with them. Frenzy pirates, if I recall correctly, though you seem to be missing someone." Said the woman lightly with a smile as she blew a puff of smoke while eyeing Freyja with a faint blush before glancing at Mael and Sebas.
"Tsk, you must be referring to Diddy. That monkey bastard is in Impel Down, and knowing him, he's probably enjoying himself while being surrounded by powerful criminals; I doubt he'll be escaping anytime soon." Remarked Freyja with a frown as she clicked her tongue in annoyance, her words causing the woman to raise an eyebrow only to shake her head.
"Well, it's probably for the best he's not here; he would've ended up fighting him." Added Freyja lightly as she gestured to the older man, who chuckled but didn't say anything.
"I see. Well, among the current Supernovas, I'm not really a fan of you, Frenzy Pirates, but you guys did kill a Celestial Dragon, so I'll serve you. I'm Shakky, and welcome to Shakky rip-off bar; what can I get you three?" Remarked Shakky with a faint frown as she eyed the six, only to shrug her shoulders and grab three cups.
"We didn't come here for drinks; we came to regroup with our crew since an Admiral is coming." Said Mael calmly as he looked back at Scar, Grand and Trenza, who all widened their eyes, same for every Strawhat pirate.
"Eh, an ADMIRAL!?" Exclaimed Luffy in shock as he leaped off the table, landing beside Chopper, who was tending to a Fishman.
"Yes, an admiral, and as a matter of fact, they're already here. Scar, Grand, Trenza, c'mon, we need to leave; we can't fight against an Admiral. You saw what happened to Diddy when he did." Declared Freyja solemnly as she nodded at Luffy before glancing at her crew, causing them to quickly finish their drinks before standing up and running towards the exit.
"AY, pay, I don't care if you're pirates; this isn't a charity." Said Shakky with a frown as she narrowed her eyes at Scar, Grand, and Trenza.
"The Strawhats will pay for us; they still owe us for helping them at Ennies Lobby." Said Freyja as she gestured to Sanji, who rapidly nodded without hesitation.
Seeing Shakky nod, I quickly turned around and grabbed Scar as I spread my wings, flying away, promoting Sebas and Mael to do the same while carrying Trenza and Grand, respectively.
"FREYJA-SAAANN!!" Yelled Sanji with heart-shaped eyes as he chased after Freyja, though he was too slow and was quickly left in the dust.