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Chapter 22 - CHAPTER 22: WHAT HAVE I BECOME

Screen fades in

Storm walks toward Felix, each step cracking the floor.

Storm: Round 2.

Try not to die too fast.

Screen fades black (NOW)

Felix: So you finna make a move or you finna just stand there like barbie doll

Storm: chill down the chapter just started im tryna build suspension

Raven in the background: Can you just beat his ass already

Storm: fine...

Storm dash at felix leaving a trail of his red-black corrosive lightning storm was 20× faster than usual

Storm charged a mean right hook hitting felix so hard it felt like felix was just smashed by 20 planes, as felix was about to fly back from impact hes met with storms fists at every second. Storm gave felix no chance to react, he was moving so fast he was hitting combo's with delayed phantom on felix.

Finally storm had enough charged up to pulses with both hands

Blaze: oh shit he can't kill a governor

Raven: um im pretty sure he can and im pretty sure his about too.

Astrid: he meant he shouldn't this will leave a bad mark and reputation on storms name.

As they were about to stop storm they heard a large explosion full of dark and hatered energy

Storm than dashed to the boys

Storm: yall good?

Blaze: what the fuck are you thinking killing a governor

Storm: what are you talking about

Astrid: everyone's going to be after you

Storm: wasn't that already happening

Raven: what your not getting is that felix was very loved by the people so expect a shit ton of protest haters and assassins on your ass.

Storm: chill out its no biggie

Blaze looks at storm with a disappointed face

Astrid: come on let's get outta here

As they were leaving they a whistling sound storm turns around and is met with robot hunter's fist

Robot hunter slams storm into a wall.

Robot hunter looks up at storm with a brand new arm and face

Storm struggling: looks... like someone...got a... new DLC...

Robot hunter menacingly: did you miss me

Storm: there really isn't much to miss

Storm than tries to break off the robot hunters arm but hurts himself in the process.

Storm: damnnn man fuck u made out of

Robot hunter chokes storm harder slams him to the ground mid air while storms body was still embracing the impact of the slam, storms back gets pierced with a blood spike

Blaze: noo

Blaze tries to get storm but before he could get there the blood spike exploded sending him very far into the distance meanwhile at the explosion it left a huge gust of smoke in the mist of it we see the robot hunter beating the shit out of storm higher and higher and after every two hits storms body will randomly explode

Astrid: where are these blood spikes coming from and no way were about to lose

Raven: we should probably dip while we can

Astrid: fuck no we have to help our friends

Raven: right right... how do we do that

Astrid: by watching

Cuts to robot hunter holding storm in the air by the neck storm looking half unconscious and half dead

Storm: your going to pay...

Robot hunter: lemme repay you by smashing your head the same way you did with mine

He than drops storm from very high in the sky and then robot hunter charges a death strike dashing after storms body as soon as storm was about to hit the ground and then get punched he dissappears all they felt was a hot wind passing by to the right.

As the robot hunter slowly looks to his right he see a body with a huge flame holding storm it was Blaze he was faster than a usual fire wielder Blaze slowly puts down storm and turns to look at the robot hunter and points at him

Blaze: nobody hurts my brother...

Than slammed his hand together making a fist. Then the air got thin hot and dry it looked liked the sun was right next to them

The air tightened.

Like the oxygen itself was scared of Blaze.

Robot Hunter stares at him, scanners glitching from the heat.

Robot Hunter: Warning… temperature rising… threat level increasing…

Blaze:

Nah.

This ain't a warning.

This is a promise.

Blaze clenches his fist — the heat pressure SLAMS outward, blowing chunks of stone away. His flames aren't orange anymore… they're white-hot, rippling like plasma.

Storm, barely conscious on the ground, coughs out smoke.

Storm (weak):

Damn… bro… chill…

Who tryna get cooked medium rare— koff —

Blaze:

Shhh.

Let big bro cook.

Robot Hunter dashes first — a blur of metal rage —

but Blaze catches the punch with ONE hand.

The ground melts under Blaze's feet.

Robot Hunter:

Impossible… fire wielder speed does not exceed—

Blaze twists the metal arm until it SQUEALS.

Blaze:

Shut up.

He DRAGS Robot Hunter and uppercuts him so hard the robot's head snaps backward like a bobblehead.

Robot Hunter tries fighting back— but he's body doesn't move like he's melts just melted and stick to the ground.

Astrid:

Holy mother of Hulk's balls…

Raven:

Ain't no way this man turned into a walking furnace.

Blaze appears behind Robot Hunter in a flicker and slams both palms into its back.

BOOOOOOM!!

A column of fire shoots the robot through three walls.

Robot Hunter crawls out, metal MELTING, jaw clicking off its hinges.

Robot Hunter:

SYSTEM FAILURE… THREAT LEVEL: UNMATCHABLE—

Blaze appears right in front of him.

Blaze:

I'm not done.

He grabs Robot Hunter's head and curb-stomps it into the ground —

then drags the robot across the floor like a mop —

then throws him straight up…

And punches him into the ceiling.

Raven:

…GODDAMN.

Astrid:

That's not a fire wielder.

That's arson with fists.

Robot Hunter falls back down—

Blaze catches him, whispers:

Blaze:

Nobody.

Hurts.

My family.

And crushes the robot's core with one fiery squeeze.

The robot goes limp, sparks dying out.

Blaze stands there panting, burned up, blood dripping from his nose.

Blaze (out of breath):

Storm… wake up bro… we ain't done yet…

A slow clap echoes.

Felix steps from the smoke, calm, suit flawless, not a scratch.

Felix:

I'll admit… that was adorable.

But you kids just don't know when to stay dead.

Blaze: I would say the same for you

Raven:

Oh hell no man is back like a side quest.

Astrid:

Nah this ain't a side quest this is a RAID BOSS.

Blaze steps forward, still shaking.

Blaze:

Felix…

I'm not scared of you.

Felix:

You should be.

Felix vanishes.

CRACK!!

Blaze flies into a wall.

Blaze coughs blood. Stands. Swings.

Felix isn't there.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Felix hits Blaze from every angle like he has 14 arms.

Storm tries crawling to help but collapses again.

Raven:

WE'RE FINISHED.

WE ARE STRAIGHT-UP ROTISSERIE CHICKEN.

Astrid:

SHUT UP AND THINK!!

Felix grabs Blaze by the throat and slams him down.

Felix:

I warned you all.

Storm dies.

His little friends die.

And then the universe forgets you ever existed.

Blaze spits blood onto Felix's suit.

Blaze:

Storm…

Run…

Felix lifts his hand to kill Blaze—

But everything stops.

The torches flicker.

The room darkens.

The oxygen dissappear

Storm stands up.

Silent.

Emotionless.

His lightning isn't red anymore.

It isn't blue.

It isn't even lightning.

It's void.

Crackling, corrosive, pitch black with glowing frost-white veins.

Storm's eyes are dead.

Not angry.

Not sad.

Just… empty.

Felix turns, forcing a smirk, but he's sweating.

Felix:

Oh…

So this is new.

Storm appears in front of him without moving.

Storm (flat, dead tone):

Don't.

Touch.

My family.

He punches Felix once.

Just once.

The shockwave cracks the entire floor.

Felix screams — one arm instantly shatters.

Astrid covers his mouth.

Raven is shaking.

Blaze is staring wide-eyed.

Felix tries to crawl away—

Storm grabs his leg and drags him back.

Then he starts punching.

No lightning.

No theatrics.

No jokes.

Just ruthless, cold, dead, mechanical fists.

Raven:

STORM— STOP!! BRO— STOP— YOU'RE KILLING HIM—

Astrid:

HE CAN'T HEAR US— HE'S GONE— HE'S COMPLETELY GONE—

Blaze (weak):

Storm… please…

Don't do this…

Don't lose yourself…

Felix's breathing falters.

Storm raises his fist for the finishing blow—

Blaze:

STOP!!!

STORM, LOOK AT ME!!

LOOK AT ME BRO— PLEASE—

Storm's fist trembles.

His eyes flicker white… then black again.

And he brings the punch down anyway.

CRACK.

Felix's body goes silent.

Dead.

For real.

Everyone stands frozen.

Storm stands over the corpse… void lightning slowly fading… hands trembling… then collapsing to his knees, exhausted beyond anything he's ever felt.

Storm (quiet, breathless):

…I told you I was done with your bullshit...

Fade to black.

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