Chapter 233: Impel Down

Feeling the swaying of the ship, I looked up at the ceiling in boredom and annoyance; I couldn't even yawn, given the stupid muzzle, which was smart since I would've already broken out of my cage otherwise. I haven't seen the light of day since I've been defeated, so I don't know I don't exactly how long it's been since I've been stuck down here, but I'm assuming anywhere between twelve hours and a full day.

'Eh, maybe a little bit more; I tend to sleep longer whenever I'm grievously injured; speaking of injured, I'm hungry and in pain.' Thought Diddy in annoyance as he looked up at the ceiling, only to tilt his head and eye the two marines standing guarding.

If I didn't have a muzzle, I would've asked them to toss me some food; although I knew my request would've most likely been denied, it was still worth a shot; however, none of that mattered since I had this stupid muzzle and given my significantly weakened and injured state, I couldn't break it.

Not like I would've in the first place as I'm pretty sure they'd just put another one on me, and since I can still see Akainu through my observation haki, I wasn't about to try and escape, that would simply be a pointless endeavor and a waste of valuable strength.

'Until I can regain some strength, there is no point in escaping; I won't be able to make it off this ship before Akainu reaches me. So might as well get comfortable for now.' Mused Diddy lightly as he moved slightly, causing the chains binding his limbs to rub against the cage, alerting the guards as they quickly drew their weapons in fear and nervousness.

Since I couldn't do anything and trying to escape would be stupid, I relaxed and trained my haki to the best of my ability given my current conditions; for the next few days, this was how I passed the time: training my haki, taking a break to recuperate, then repeat. To my luck, no one bothered to feed me, which was annoying, as while I had an incredible amount of vitality, I still needed to eat to live and to heal.

On the bright side, I've made pretty substantial progress in my haki; my fight against Akainu gave me plenty of insights on how to improve my haki, and as for Conqueror haki, I honestly didn't know if it had any use other than knocking weaklings unconscious, so I was at a dead end and haven't bothered with training it too much, though I'll do so in the future.

I didn't get to train my lightning much either; the metal chains that bound me significantly restricted my lightning. I mean, I can still summon lightning if I use it a lot, but at that point, it's not training, so I didn't bother. As for Nimbus… It's still infused within Naga-sa; I had done so on purpose since I knew they would confiscate my weapon, and this way, it'll make it much easier to summon Naga-sa where it will be stored.

The only downside is that with Nimbus still inside Naga-sa, I couldn't use it immediately whenever I attempt to escape, so that'll be a pain in the ass, but honestly, so long as an admiral is not guarding me twenty-four-seven, I'm confident in being able to escape from pretty much anywhere, even if I'm not fully healed.

Anyways, a few more hours passed, and before I knew it, I felt the ship come to a halt, causing me to open my eyes as I glanced at the marines guarding my cage, yet it wasn't for another thirty or so minutes before the doors to my room were opened, only instead of it being only Akainu, there was a large man wearing a black suit with two red armbands on either of his arms; he had two large black wings and two black horns curved to the sky, reminding me of Freyja.

Though the most noticeable thing about him was his scent, it reeked of various poisons mixed together; most of them I've consumed before, yet there were several I've never smelled before.

The man didn't say anything and just merely looked at me before turning and speaking with Akainu, who seemed to be annoyed out of his fucking mind; after a brief chat, Magellan, who is apparently the Warden to Impel Down, gave orders to his men, prompting them to open the cage I was in as they approached me, intending to transfer me from the ship to Impel Down. Of course, I had to make it a little enjoyable as I blasted the first marine with a bolt of lightning, scorching him while his fellow marines suddenly stopped with frightened expressions.

"So you're going to be difficult? That's fine by me." Said Magellan in a deep voice as he entered the cage and approached Diddy, who didn't bother trying to attack him, knowing it wouldn't work in the first place.

Eyeing Magellan, who was now standing beside my much smaller cell, I saw as he raised his fingers to be above mine, only for a purplish liquid that reeked of deadly toxins to emerge from his hand. Feeling my instincts warn me of danger, I squinted my eyes at the purple droplet, only for it to suddenly fall onto me and absorb itself into my body. At first, I felt nothing, causing me to frown, but after ten seconds, I suddenly felt an almost unbearable level of pain that would've caused me to roar in agony for the muzzle. Flexing my muscles from the intense pain, I narrowed my eyes at Magellan and smiled, nearly chuckling in the process once I got accustomed to the pain; granted, it was still extremely painful.

"Take him away." Stated Magellan with a faint frown as he looked at Diddy before turning and eyeing his men, causing them to nod as they picked up Diddy's cell and transferred him out of the cell.

While being carried through the ship, I didn't have the freedom to look around, given the agonizing pain throughout my body, but when I finally reached the deck, I spotted Akainu standing off in the distance, eyeing me with a scowl, causing me to grin once again as I decided to leave him with a parting gift.

Unleashing my conqueror haki, I spread it throughout the battleship while ignoring the people carrying me, though Magellan was able to fend it off; using my observation haki, I saw not a single person besides Magellan and Akainu was able to resist my will, which resulted in every single marine collapsing onto the ground. And unsurprisingly, Akainu didn't like my little gift as he looked ready to kill me while I merely smiled, which only further pissed him off, though thankfully for me, he has some restraint.

"Tch, seems the first dose wasn't strong enough." Said Magellan in annoyance as he splatted another droplet onto Diddy, this one being slightly more toxic than the previous one, causing Diddy to grunt in agony while the chains binding him tensed from his strength.

Feeling the pain further intensify, nearly reaching the level of when Sebas had entered my mind, I looked back at Magellan, promising to kill him when I escaped from Impel Down.

"Enjoy this moment, Chaos Kong; this will be the last time you'll ever see the light of day; once you enter Impel Down, your life is essentially over." Declared Magellan solemnly as he stepped off the ship and walked down the pier leading to the underwater stronghold known as Impel Down.

Ignoring Magellan's lie, I purposefully avoided looking at the sky and saved it for when I escaped. Instead, I observed Impel down through both my eyes and observation haki. Impel Down itself was seemingly surrounded by two large, thick stone walls, with the first one being significantly smaller, but it was still massive.

The entrance was a large gate, which we passed through only with a single bridge connecting the first and second walls, serving as the only way to enter and exit. The walk down the bridge was boring and felt long as hell, thanks to poison flowing through my system and making me feel intense levels of pain, but once we finally arrived at the first wall after what felt like hours, another gate opened while the one we had previously walked through closed.

However, unlike the other gate, the instant we stepped past this one, it slammed shut, causing me to glance at it before shifting my focus toward the fortress in the distance. The inside of the first wall was surrounded by a thick forest, which was being intensely watched by snipers above, though they were of little concern and would merely serve as an annoyance during my escape.

Once we reached the fortress for the third time, another gate was opened, and I was promptly carried into it, only for it to also immediately close.

"Welcome to Impel Down, Chaos Kong, you're new home." Stated Magellan lightly as he turned and looked at Diddy, who was busy dealing with the poison in his system, so other than a glance, he hardly reacted.

'I'll destroy this place from the inside out.' Thought Diddy with a ferocious glint as she stared down the long hallway.