Chapter 192: Initiation Ritual

Hearing them roar loudly in joy at their name, I chuckled while balancing myself atop the ship's railing before I turned around and eyed Sebas and Mael.

"Aren't you going to introduce yourselves to your new crewmate?" Asked Diddy with a grin as he eyed Sebas and Mael, the former chuckling while the latter merely raised his eyebrow.

"Hoho, why, of course, Captain. Nice to meet you, Pandemonium; I'm Sebas Visage, Second mate of the Frenzy pirates, though you can just call me Sebas." Stated Sebas with a slight smile as he glanced at Diddy before taking a step forward and giving Pandemonium a slight bow, causing them to tilt their heads in confusion before copying him

"Hoho, despite being sea kings, you two have more manners than our Captain." Muttered Sebas with a small chuckle as he fixed his tie and stood upright while Diddy lightly growled in annoyance.

"Hmph, there is no point in having manners if I'm stronger." Said Diddy with a scoff as he eyed Sebas while leaning against the ship's railing, causing him to merely smile.

"Well, I'm Mael; I'm not as nice as Sebas, and if you want my respect, you'll have to earn it." Declared Mael as he squinted his eyes while eyeing Pandemonium, who, noticing his aggressive stance, bared their fangs, causing Mael to smirk slightly while wisps of plasma emerged from his body.

"Heh, I don't know what you're saying, but I've been with Captain long enough to understand what you're trying to convey. I like it." Said Mael with a hardened gaze as the wisps of plasma emitting from his body got more intense while the water surrounding Pandamonium turned turbulent, though before anything could happen, a demonic yet heavenly voice resounded through the area.

"Where is Diddy?" Asked Freyja as the door to the Captain's quarters was slammed open while she exited the room; although she sounded calm, the sheer anger and venom her voice contained was more than enough for everyone to realize she was utterly furious.

Hearing Freyja's voice, I smirked and glanced at her just as she looked at me, and instantly, she transformed into her Satans Soul, followed by her lunging at me with her wings coated in fire, increasing the might behind every flap of her wings. Leaping off the ship's railing, I jumped over Freyja's slash of her six-inch, deadly sharp nails and floated in the air using Nimbus.

"Hehe, what's wrong, Freyja; can't handle a little bit of electricity?" Asked Diddy with a mocking grin as he stood atop Nimbus while looking down at Freyja, who wore a furious expression before her neck suddenly expanded with a soft glow.

Seeing a torrent of red-hot flames erupt from her mouth; I unholstered Naga-sa off my back before using one of my seventy bian as I spun it incredibly fast, creating powerful winds that morphed into a vortex that sucked all the air away from the fire, quickly dissipating it, though it was really a fake attack meant to divert my attention from her real attack. Seeing her charge right through the vortex, having used her torrent of flames as cover to shield herself from most of my senses, she quickly approached me while her nails were covered in that familiar and deadly, inky black flame.

However, despite seeing Freyja charge right at me with the intent to kill, I didn't move and just calmly stood atop Nimbus while arresting Naga-sa on my shoulder as there was no need for me to attack; someone was already doing that in my stead. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Pandemonium lift its head out of the water, having chugged thousands of gallons of ocean water, only for it to tightly constrict its neck before opening its mouth, firing a highly pressurized beam of water at Freyja, who was only able to glance at it before getting it.

"What th-" Said Freyja in confusion as she glanced to her right while charging at Diddy, only to suddenly be hit with a powerful jet stream of water launched from Pandemonium, flinging her hundreds of meters into the distance while she reverted back to her normal appearance thanks to the salt water.

"Haha, good job, Pandemonium!" Stated Diddy with a chaotic chuckle as he looked at Freyja flying through the sky before glancing at Pandemonium while giving them a thumbs up, which they reciprocated by softly howling.

"Ugh, I won't be able to get to Freyja; she'll drown long before I reach her." Muttered Scar with an unsightly expression as he removed his hat and trench coat before diving overboard and swimming to Freyja.

"Scar, you're crazy! Do you plan to swim through sea king infested water?" Asked Trenza in disbelief as she ran to the ship's edge and leaned over the railing while eyeing Scar, who didn't once look back.

"Yeah, Trenza's right, Scar; what you're doing is very stupid; besides, Freyja is the second strongest, so she'll be fine. Probably." Yelled Grand in concern as he yelled at Scar, yet just like with Trenza, he didn't look back and continued to swim forward.

"Haa, he's going to die; well, at least we've still got each other." Said Trenza with a sigh as she looked at Scar one last time before placing her hand on Grand's arm, causing him to affectionately pat her shoulder.

"You're right; I've always liked you better than Scar anyway. Just don't tell him I said that." Stated Grand with a nod as he glanced at Scar before looking at Trenza with a smile.

Listening to those two wish death upon Scar, I clicked my tongue before turning around and flying towards that fool; I was still training him, and I was curious to see how strong he'd become in the future, so I wasn't going to have him die from something as lame and boring as a sea king and definitely not over someone like Freyja.

'Tch, I'd understand if it were Trenza, but Freyja? Fucking worthless.' Thought Diddy with a shake of his head as he flew towards Scar before hovering just slightly above him.

"Return to the ship before I feed you to Pandemonium." Ordered Diddy as he reached down and grabbed Scar by the nape, and before he could respond, he tossed him back to the ship.

"W-What about Fryeja!?" Exclaimed Scar loudly, his voice slowly vanishing as he flew towards the ship while Diddy scoffed in annoyance.

Glancing at where Freyja was drowning, I had half a mind to leave her there, but I was already this far out, so I might as well go and help her; after all, if I want her dead, I'll kill her whenever. Clicking my tongue in annoyance, I flew towards Freyja before submerging myself into the water and letting her sink, onto Nimbus; with Freyja lying on Nimbus, I surfaced from the ocean and fellow back to the ship while glancing at her motionless body.

"Pandemonium's attack against the sea king from before doesn't do it justice for how powerful it really is; it knocked Freyja's ass clean out, though I'm sure the salt water nullifying her devil fruit assisted." Muttered Diddy with a faint smirk as he glanced at the unconscious Freyja while whistling in awe, only to drop her onto the deck once we arrived at the boat.

"Oh my, it seems Pandemonium is quite strong in their own right; if only they didn't seem to get exhausted after using such an attack." Remarked Sebas with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Freyja before looking at Pandemonium in slight surprise while the turtle was utterly exhausted.

"Heh, now that they've joined my crew, they'll only get stronger; since if they don't." Said Diddy with a feral grin, licking his teeth as he looked at Pandemonium, whose whole body shivered while the snake looked at him nervously.

"Hmph, don't be all murderous like that, Captain; they're still children." Stated Trenza with a huff as she folded her arms and eyed Diddy, who grunted in annoyance.

"Tsk, I'll do whatever I want; that's the beauty of being, Captain. Speaking of beauty." Replied Diddy with an annoyed expression as he glanced at Trenza, who softly smiled towards the end, only for him to turn around and grab Freyja by her neck.

"Tsk, stupid Freyja." Muttered Trenza in annoyance as she eyed Freyja's unconscious body while mumbling to herself.

Holding Freyja by her neck, I walked to the captain's quarters and tossed her into the room before closing the door, only for Scar to enter it almost immediately afterward.

"Anyways, now that sleeping beauty has been dealt with, I need to know who is a boy and who is a girl." Stated Diddy as he dusted off his hands before glancing at Trenza and gesturing to Pandemonium, causing her to show an exasperated look.

"You're only now worried about their gender? Haa, what a Captain. The turtle is a girl, and the snake is a boy." Remarked Trenza as she gave Diddy a blank expression before shaking her head and pointing to Pandemonium.

Nodding my head, I summoned Nimbus back to me and unholstered Naga-sa as I leaped on my fluffy yellow cloud before floating closer to Pandemonium, causing them both to look at me, only for them to subconsciously shiver while whimpering in fear and lowering their heads.

"Hehe, don't be scared; I'm not a fan of cowards. Now, as per tradition, I'm going to need to beat you two to an inch of your life, and only then will you officially become a member of the Frenzy Pirates. Just know, if you don't fight back with everything you have, you'll die." Declared Diddy with a ferocious grin as he looked at Pandemonium, who had taken a nervous gulp before aggressively growling and hissing, causing his grin to grow even larger.

"Hahaha; that's what I'm talking about!" Yelled Diddy in joy as he clenched Naga-sa before leaping off Nimbus and lunging toward Pandemonium.