SIMON PETRIKOV
His voice was as loud as thunder with bloodlust seeping through, cold peppered my skin as my muscles contracted.
My vision blurred as I started running, going back the way I came but turning back only to see his eyes gazing at me.
In an instant he vanished, he didn't teleport but instead he moved quicker than my vision warranted.
This anger, the speed, the power. Where was it stemming from?? What's causing the crown to behave in such a manner, even if it's not my crown, it's acting completely different.
I finally reached the open field where Jake stood still in his fighting stance against the bomb opponent.
"Jake! We have to leave!!", i bellowed.
"What's wrong?! I can beat this guy!".
"It's not cuz of him, it's Fi-".
My words were cut off, a loud crack echoed through the frozen mountains silencing even the blizzard.
Following it was loud screaming, a deep, guttural cry. I turned my gaze along with Jake and even our opponent to the mountain behind us.
On top of it, the alternate Finn stood, his emotionless gaze penetrating the man in his hand.
The man being the one Jake beat, his right hand now completely gone with chunks of what looked like frozen flesh on the floor, even the blood from his open hand began freezing ever so slowly.
"Dedic, help!! Anyone!".
Then another crack and an even louder scream filled our ears as his left arm was destroyed as well.
"No!! No!! I don't wanna die!", the man yelped as he tried to squirm from the grip of his hand.
Then I noticed his neck stiffen and slowly the rest of his face, his scream cracking and swaying then it all stopped.
His face was still, frozen in that same scream. Then it shattered, chunks of his flesh poured all over the mountain.
Finn then dropped the body and turned to us, blooded seeped into the snow right below his feet before it began freezing over.
He could so easily have killed him in any other way, simpler ways, to conserve energy, to end his suffering but no, it wanted this, the Crown wanted this.
The three of us were glued to our feet, no one spoke, no one moved an inch and I doubt anyone could even breath. This feeling, so natural, so human, something we all suffered at some point.
We felt fear.
The partner of the opponent- Dedic, was the first to start running, igniting an explosion under his feet. He zoomed past the trees with astonishing speed.
I ran over to Jake and climbed on top him as he stretched and propelled his legs forward, I turned my gaze back to the mountain and I swear I could see him, smirking.
We went fast, the wind blurring my eyes. I wasn't even sure where we were going to but that was the least of our worries at this point.
Then we felt a sharp gust of wind pass in front of us, Jake halted sharply then there was a loud crash.
The blizzard seemed to pick up as my vision became only worse but I could vaguely see Dedic laying right in the direction of the crash.
"Simon get up!", Jake said worry creeping into his voice.
I unmounted quickly as he stood to his two feet and faced the direction Dedic came from.
The alternate Finn finally stepped to view, he gazed at the two of us and then focused entirely on me. I think I knew why already but i was sure when a wide grin plastered on his face.
He blitzed towards me as his body blurred but he didn't reach me, Jake managed to punch him away with his gigantifyed hand just in the nick of time.
Jake let out a small cry as he shrunk his hand, he was in pain. No wonder the other guy didn't use his powers much, he was being frozen with every touch.
Jake had also just fought two people, he looked exhausted and he was shivering, unlike me that had a small cold resistance, he was fighting the cold head on. If he kept fight, he was gonna die.
"J…Jake, leave me and run. You can't take him", I pleaded.
"You know I can't just do that".
"Please Jake! You're far more important than me, if he's after me".
"Come on Simon…shut up, what'd…you think Finn would say if…I did that", he was panting a bit now.
A blue blast cut through the snow right at Jake, he managed to dodge almost completely but his left hand was hit.
It froze completely in thick layers of ice however he clenched his fists quickly, shattering the ice around it.
"Nice try but I've fought your variants before".
"Plus you're using the body of my brother so this kinda personal", Jake said, his voice exuding a layer of confidence.
The alternate Finn stepped into the light then in an instant, Finn bolted towards him and he did the same.
Jake started it with a hook to his right but was easily blocked and countered with a low punch to the base of his stomach.
Jake yelped but used this chance to grab him with his left hand, throwing him to a close mountain and rushing in again with his giant fist.
Ice spikes sprung from the ground, Jake squirmed to dodge but was left with shallow cuts around his stomach and legs.
Leveraging the opportunity, Finn jumped to him, ice enveloping his fists as he pummelled him to the ground before kicking him away.
Jake crashed onto the floor in front of me holding his stomach as blood seeped from his mouth. I rushed to him, holding him in my arms as he faded in and out of consciousness.
I looked back up at the icy Finn who slowly walked to us his eyes were glowing a bright blue, ice plates covered his muscular build like armour.
The large ice Gauntlets that he used to punch Jake covered both his
Fists letting out a small glow as came closer and closer to us until he was standing only a few feet away from us, he raised his right hand as flashes of blue light covered it.
Then he was hit, someone rushed from behind my field of vision and kicked Finn, the force pushing him a few feet back.
A small round almost dog like creature, he was mainly purple with a couple green stripes and he wore a suit similar to the one Alternate Finn wore.
He turned back to look at us, worry etched onto his face then that's where I remembered, "T…v??", Jake asked, his words slurring.
He walked down and knelt in front of Jake before holding his hands then he said, "Hey Dad".
"Look…at my boy", Jake said with a small smile on his tired face.
"We're gonna leave as soon as we take that crown off him", Tv said.
"Thank goodness Flame Princess told us to check for you guys".
"Huh?? Don't tell me you wanna fight that guy?!", I asked.
"Not me, my teammate", he said proudly.
The alternate Finn looked at us almost confused then a voice called out from behind him, "Unacceptable".
A tall slim figure walked into view, his gaze was cold and steady, very unlike what he was know for. The yellow lemon clenched his sword saying "It's time that crown leaves that body and I will be the one to do it, your opponent will be me".
"Lemongrab??", I muttered.
"Don't worry, a lot has happened over these months. Now I can confidently say, he's strong".
The alternate Finn however paid he no mind, turning back to us while charging energy in his left fist.
Then suddenly all his armour and gauntlets shattered, his eyes widened in shock as he saw fragments of Ice fall to the floor.
His face then contorted with anger as he looked back at Lemongrab who stood tall with his double edged sword in hand.
"I told you didn't I?? Your opponent will be me".
End of Chapter 8