Chapter 371: Awakening

"Oi, go and help your crew!" Yelled Bullet as he swatted Freyja away while violently punching Shanks, who blocked the attack with his sword before pushing him back.

"Tch, it's your crew too!" Said Freyja in annoyance as she spat demonic flames at Bullet while aggressively kicking Shanks, who barely deflected the attack in time.

"Hmph, I'm the Vice-captain!" "I don't fucking care!" Yelled Bullet and Freyja, respectively, as they glared at each other while attacking Shanks, knocking him off his feet.

Ignoring Redhaired, I shifted my focus to Bullet as the two of us glared at each other, our haki violently clashing in an attempt to overwhelm the other, yet the outcome remained undecided as the arrival of two massive ships caught out attention, causing us to momentarily ignore each other while our focus was shifting to the pirate ships.

"Tch, Big Mom, and Blackbeard's ship." "Tsk, there is someone powerful on Blackbeard's ship." Remarked Bullet and Freyja, respectively, as they gazed at the two massive ships, only for the surroundings to rapidly drop in temperature.

"Tsk, Aokiji." Muttered Freyja with an ugly expression as she clicked her tongue, her every breath covered in frost.

Glancing at Redhaired behind us, I grumbled under my breath for a few moments before grunting as I spread my wings, taking to the air as I headed towards the front of the shore.

"Tch, you keep Redhaired busy; I'll deal with Jack Frost." Ordered Freyja while glancing at Bullet, who scoffed at her words before smiling as he shifted his focus to Shanks.

"Hehe, now, I can finally have a one-on-one lesson with my junior. Let's see how much you've improved, boy. PANDEMONIUM!" Said Bullet with a wicked smirk as he glanced at Shanks before raising his head, loudly yelling.

While flying through the air, I saw Pandy submerge himself into the water, only for him to reemerge a moment later, though this time, a large submarine was within his mouth, watching him toss the submarine towards Bullet, who began to rapidly assimilate with it, I shook my head and shifted my focus since Aokiji was going to be a pain to deal with.

"Tsk, let alone Aokiji, Blackbeard and Big Mom practically brought their strongest crew members with them." Muttered Freyja with an unsightly expression as she floated high in the air while gazing between the two ships

Even without trying, I could spot Jesus, Katakuri, Auger, Smoothie, Cracker, Shiryu, Pizarro, Oven, Daifuku, Devon, Wolf, shot, Perospero, Compote, etc. They had arrived practically with their pirate crew's full force; it would be wrong for me to say this was a battle…

"Tsk, this a war." Muttered Freyja with a click of her tongue as she gazed between the two ships, her eyes lingering on Aokiji, only for the shore to shake violently as Dorry and Brogy were forced to the ground.

Sensing Mael and Sebas approaching me, I grumbled under my breath before glancing at them.

"What do you two want right now?" Asked Freyja in annoyance as she took a deep breath before spewing a torrent of black flames onto the ocean, preventing the ships from approaching.

Unfortunately, my attack did nothing as Aokiji simply froze my demonic flames with a wave of his hand; even though they still burned while encased in ice, they were completely harmless now.

"We gave it some consideration and quickly concluded that if either of those ships reached shore, we'd most certainly lose. We already have a hard enough time fighting against Redhaired's fleet; two other ships full of powerful pirates will be too much for the Frenzy pirates to deal with." Remarked Sebas lightly as he glanced at Freyja, who clicked her tongue and nodded in agreement before glancing at the beach where the battle was taking place.

"So, we simply won't allow them to reach shore. We'll stop them before they manage to do so." Stated Mael solemnly as he rested his golden axe on his shoulder while dangerously staring at Big Mom's ship.

"You two? Hmph, doubtful." Said Freyja mockingly with a scoff as she shook her head, yet to her surprise, neither bothered to argue with her.

"Hmph, just wait and sea. We've yet to use our true strength." "We told you, didn't we? We've changed since the raid on Onigashima." Said Mael and Sebas, respectively, as they calmly glanced at Freyja, who raised an eyebrow before shrugging her shoulder.

"Then be my guest. Things will take a turn for the worse if they enter the battle; however, before then, let me get Aokiji somewhere further away." Said Freyja lightly as she flapped her wings, speedily darting through the air while nearing the Saber of Xebec, aiming right for Aokiji.

Auger tried to attack me, but his pathetic bullets couldn't harm my flesh, though I couldn't say the same for Wolf as he attempted to swat me out of the air with his massive hand; inwardly scoffing, I set my foot ablaze with normal flames before kicking his palm, causing him to recoil in pain while he fell into the ocean, yet even though he had eaten a devil fruit, it meant nothing given his massive size that surpassed even the likes of Oars Jr.

Slamming onto the ship's deck and lifting it out of the ocean, I raised my arm, blocking a punch from Jesus, which nearly caused the ship to capsize, but Wolf stopped it just in time. However, before I could push Jesus back, I outstretched my other hand and seemingly clutched the very air, only for Shiryu's figure to slowly appear as I had stopped his sword with my hand.

"Hmph, so you can turn invisible now? I hardly noticed a difference when I could still easily hear your every movement." Said Freyja mockingly as she glanced at Shiryu, who furrowed his brows, only to suddenly slam him into Jesus.

Doing a backflip, I violently kicked Scar in the face, causing him to slam the ship's railing.

"What the hell was that for, Freyja!?" Exclaimed Scar in slight anger as he eyed Freyja, who scoffed before dismissively waving her hands.

"I won't even bother with you, Devon." Said Freyja lightly as she ignored Scar, who suddenly morphed into a woman.

"Tsk, I'll take a face of yours one day." Muttered Devon with a lustful expression as she stared at Freyja.

Ignoring everyone else, I approached Aokiji, who was calmly staring at me from a distance while frost emitted from his body.

"So, do you want to fight here and hopefully kill most of your crew, Aokiji, or shall we take this somewhere else?" Asked Freyja lightly as she rested her hands on her hips and eyed Aokiji, who unfolded his arms.

"I go by Kuzan now." Said Kuzan lightly as he glanced at Freyja, who raised an eyebrow before stomping her foot onto the deck, only to erupt into ablaze of demonic flames, forcing everyone else back.

"I know. I just don't care." Stated Freyja as she violently kicked Kuzan, who raised his arms, blocking the attack, yet the impact still sent him flying through the sky, far away from the ship.

"Welp, have fun dealing with that old man; he'll probably try to kill you by giving a lecture." Said Freyja calmly as she leaped into the air before speedily flying after Kuzan, releasing torrents of demonic flame his way.

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Throwing my axe onto the bow of the ship, creating an explosion of plasma, I landed right beside it while staring at the numerous Big Mom pirates.

"Tch, brothers, sisters, you all can continue; I've got a bone to pick with this fool." Stated Cracker in slight anger as he approached Mael while unsheathing his sword, only to be blasted with a wave of scalding plasma, prompting two of his cracker knights to protect him.

"Hmph, coward." Muttered Mael with a scoff as he furrowed his brows while increasing the output of his plasma, overwhelming the cracker knights, yet before he could reach Cracker, he was forced to raise his axe.

"Now isn't the time for this, Cracker; we shall quickly eliminate him before joining Redhaired's fleet to destroy the Frenzy Pirates." Stated Smoothie sternly as she narrowed her eyes at Mael, who grunted in annoyance before forcefully pushing her back.

Twisting my axe, I swung at the incoming mochi fists, slicing right through them; unfortunately, it wasn't Katakuri's arm.

"Hmph, none of you are getting past me." Stated Mael solemnly as his body violently erupted into plasma, melting everything around him, including the very ship.

"Tsk, let's not waste our time; some of us will stay to fight while the rest of us will head to the shore." Stated Oven in slight anger as he clenched his fist while approaching Mael, whose body only continued to grow.

"Did you not just hear me? I said none of you are leaving." Declared Mael as he raised his arms, causing the plasma his body created to expand rapidly until it eventually enveloped the entire shore, creating a sea of plasma.

"Awakening." Muttered Katakuri with a deep frown as he stared at Mael while their ship rapidly morphed into plasma, burning them where they stood.

"Hmph, as I said the first time we fought. I'll kill you all." Said Mael with a faint smirk as he glared at the numerous pirates before he fearlessly lunged into the fray, abusing his powerful awakening, which had changed the environment into something akin to the sun's surface.