Chapter 14: Return of the Necromancer

As the greatest evil in the known lands stepped forward, it reached out a rotting finger to point at the guardian of the ancient fortress.

"I seek entrance to the Citadel, now begin my trial."

Finn took a step forward as well, bringing up a clenched fist.

"Forget it creep, you won't be getting anywhere near your wish this time!"

The Lich increased his glare at the human.

"Silence boy! I know the rules of this temple! The guardian has no choice, he must give any that challenge the Citadel their trial."

Finn looked to Sentin for confirmation. Sadly, the towering man nodded. The hero was shocked but returned his attention to the unholy being before them. The Lich took several more steps forward. Finn attempted to begin a charge at his enemy but Sentin blocked the young man with his arm. The cloaked protector shook his head, then motioned to Flame Princess, himself, and back to Finn.

After a moment of confusion, the human understood and nodded. The necromancer was silently observing them. As their non-verbal conversation ended, Finn stepped over to FP, gave her a quick kiss, and gave her a look that explained the plan. She nodded. The two teens then proceeded to take positions on either side of Sentin as he slammed his staff against the floor.

The water within the micro-aqueducts instantly floated up, then vaporized into the air. From where the liquid ran, the empty ditches glowed brightly with a blue energy. As the field was set, Finn pulled out his demon blood sword while Flame Princess ignited the full power of the Ancestral Flame, turning her skin angelic white and her flowing hair electric blue. Sentin meanwhile, grabbed his cloak and disposed of it, throwing it off as it dissipated into thin air.

Underneath the man's cover was a well-toned physique, complete with spell casting tattoos that ran all the way up his sleeveless arms and even expanding up his neck and down the sides of his torso, which were exposed due to the style of the crimson vest he was wearing. The clothing also revealed the center of his chest, which hosted the overlapping symbols present throughout the Citadel.

Upon the man's neck sat a silver necklace, which held a shimmering sapphire, cut perfectly into a diamond shape. His lower body consisted of garb reminiscent of a samurai, a long warrior's skirt that reached almost to his feet. Heavy greaves could be seen underneath the dark fabric, as well as Sentin's boots, which appeared to be meant for combat.

A heavy bracer was attached to each forearm, hosting two retracting daggers. Upon his head was set a silver headband that held a blue crystal in the space above his forehead. As a last act, the guardian lifted his staff and began spinning it rapidly. The outer shell of the rod lit up then shattered into space, leaving behind an elegant double headed spear that was almost as tall as its wielder. Finn stared in awe as did the fiery princess.

Holy stuff, thought the human. Who was this guy?

Sentin stabbed his weapon into the ground, rocking the entire courtyard. The Lich appeared un-phased by the display. Before continuing, the guardian held his hand to his necklace and emitted a strange aura from the object. In a matter of seconds, the sapphire spilt off two identical copies of itself, which flew themselves over to Finn and Flame Princess, forming a thin silver chain around their necks as the gem settled on their chests. A magical bubble flickered around their heads before disappearing.

"Very well. Your trial, is to be the last one standing."

The necromancer growled at the three opponents before him. Soon enough though, he raised his arms and ignited them with demonic green flames, incinerating what little flesh was still upon them. The fires quickly spread to the rest of his body, erasing the final remains of the fallen hero Billy as they went. Soon enough, the Lich's tattered cloak was revealed, followed by the other side of his wicked horned skull.

"Fools! Do you have any idea how much raw energy drifts in the space between dimensions? For the last three years I have been gathering strength, trekking through this forsaken void searching for an escape."

The rotting skeleton pointed to Finn's necklace.

"Possession or not, I have the power to disintegrate you where you stand, boy!"

The human barred his teeth.

"Just try it, monster."

He then looked over at Sentin, then FP, who was looking a bit nervous.

"You sure we can take him?" he asked the guardian.

The man glanced over at the hero, the hint of a smile across his face.

"Well, one of the greatest close-combat specialists in Ooo, the queen of the fire elementals, and two precursors. I'd say our odds are in favor."

Finn and Flame Princess both stared at Sentin with surprise. The human then returned his sights to the Lich.

"I suppose we saw that coming."

The guardian just smirked.

"Indeed."

The necromancer took another step forward.

"Enough talk, lay down now and your deaths will be swift, and permanent."

He fired a ghostly stream of flames at the trio, only to have the blast effortlessly blocked by a wall of white fire that FP had thrown up.

"Let's do this," Finn stated with determination.

His companions nodded and charged through the wall with him, which the princess suddenly dissipated. The Lich conjured more flames and flung a fiery fist at Sentin, who caught the blow with his spear, shoving aside the undead limb and stabbed his weapon right through the unholy being. He then chanted a quick spell and the end of the spear let loose a devastating explosion, throwing the Lich backwards.

He landed against the arch marking the entrance to the courtyard and struggled to get up, revealing a massive hole through his chest. Finn was next, charging at incredible speeds toward his foe. Though the vile wizard tried to throw more flames, the young man spun his sword to direct them away and pounced onto the being's head, driving his blade straight into his skull.

The Lich just laughed and grabbed the crimson weapon. Finn's eyes went wide.

Oh crap, not again.

Within seconds, the demon sword began to weaken. The human struggled to pull it out, realizing he had a chance to escape with the family heirloom as its material was difficult for the necromancer to destroy. As he was about to give up, a bolt of searing flames pierced through the bony hand gripping the sword, shattering it. Though the Lich did not feel pain from the blast, he recoiled and allowed Finn to retrieve the crimson blade.

Unfortunately, the weapon was virtually unusable at this point, having become as fragile as glass. Finn cursed under his breath. FP came up to him as Sentin took over pushing back the unholy wizard, who was already regenerating his lost body mass. The fiery girl examined the now truly antiqued sword, giving her fiancé a saddened look.

Finn surprisingly tossed aside the useless object and pulled out his backup blade.

"No time for worrying about it, we've got to help Sentin."

The fire elemental nodded and they both turned back to the guardian's fight. Amazingly, he was now on the defensive, as a constant stream of cursed flames was slowly pushing him back. Although his spinning spear was dissipating most of the damage, he was obviously struggling.

"Take me up, FP."

The girl put her arms underneath Finn's shoulders and launched into the air. After a good distance from the ground, the human signaled for her to release him. She complied and let the hero fall. Increasing speed, Finn aimed his leg to strike the Lich directly in his face, who was too distracted with trying to burn Sentin to a crisp.

A loud crack was heard as the human's foot bashed the necromancer with great energy, forcing the being's face into the floor, causing a small crater. Leaping back and landing next to the guardian, Finn began breathing heavily, anxiously awaiting the results of his strike. Sadly, the rotting wizard managed to get up and already began healing the grievous wound to his cranium.

Finn groaned.

"Damn. That's it! FP, finish this jerk!"

He looked to the sky where the girl was still hovering. She nodded and took a deep breath, concentrating on the power within her body. The Lich meanwhile, noticed her meditation and sprang into the air before either Finn or Sentin could strike him. He charged at the fire elemental with great speed, reaching out a bony hand to squeeze her neck.

A split second before he would've succeeded, Flame Princess unleashed a terrifying energy, rocking the entire floating Citadel as a monstrous pillar of flames descended from the sky. Impossibly attempting to resist the force of the blazing cyclone, the Lich's form was trapped within. His shredded cloak and what little of his own rotting flesh he had were instantly vaporized. The vortex only increase in intensity as FP concentrated every bit of the Flame's might into finally ending the dreaded necromancer.

However, no matter how hot the pillar became, the Lich's skeletal body remained intact. He began laughing his hoarse laugh, unnerving all three of his enemies. Finn struck the ground with his sword.

"Dang! Why won't he burn!?"

Sentin stared hard at the enveloped monster before them. He was still laughing, not affected any further by the white flames now attempting to incinerate him. Flame Princess grinded her teeth.

"Come on, come on, come on! Hotter, stronger!"

The girl was quickly exhausting herself in her frustration. It was no use, the blaze was simply not strong enough to finish the job. Before she knew it, the young queen began to lose consciousness. The column of white began to cool, turning blue, yellow, then orange, and finally red. The figure of the undead wizard disappeared beneath the crimson pillar.

After a moment, a shockwave of green flames blew the cyclone apart, dissipating the flames and knocking FP out of the sky. Already drained, the fire elemental didn't have the strength to hold herself up, falling far below toward the tiled floor of the courtyard.

"Flame Princess!"

Finn swiftly struck his sword into the ground and ran at the spot where his lady would eventually crash. Instead of standing directly below, he jumped into the air and caught the falling girl in his arms, hoping the early catch would slow her decent. Unfortunately, all it did was drag Finn along with her. The young man braced himself as he forced his body to be below FP's, determined to take most of the hit.

The impact was brutal, cracking the floor for a good several feet around them. The hero groaned as he swore some bones had been broken. He ignored the pain and examined his princess. She was still breathing, but was obviously out of energy. There was no way she could continue the fight.

Finn quickly carried her over to the wall of the Citadel and laid her down gently. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and promised her he'd be back soon. Turning back to the foe above, the hero saw Sentin once again being driven almost into the ground by the force of the Lich's unholy flames. Trying to run only reminded the human how injured he really was.

Grob damn it! Get over there Finn. You can't let that psycho into the Citadel.

Yelling for his body to shut up, Finn made his way with a weak jog over to the struggling guardian. He retrieved his backup sword from the floor and ran to assist Sentin. As he slid next to the guardian, the man motioned for the hero to move closer. While holding back the green flames attempting to crush him, the protector of the temple placed his palm against the young man's chest as several of the tattoos on his neck began to glow.

A moment later, Finn began to vanish, eventually becoming completely invisible. A second later, Sentin lost his guard against the ghostly fire and was slammed back against a wall. The skeletal Lich cackled as he lowered himself to the ground. Upon reaching the floor, the necromancer began to take steps toward the struggling guardian, who was desperately trying to stay on his feet.

Finn went on undetected, a few yards from his friend and the undead wizard. He felt hopeless.

It's no use. No matter how much force we put into leveling him into the floor, he's just too strong.

The invisible human thought hard.

What was it that Peebles once said? When brute force isn't enough to win the fight…

Finn spotted a fountain near the wall adjacent to the approaching Lich. He then looked at the monster's skeletal feet, which were still hot enough to begin melting the golden tiles.

…use science instead.

The hero grinned as he rushed to the source of water, once more ignoring the splintering pain in his body. As he reached the flow of liquid, he turned to the oblivious Lich and cupped his hands over his mouth.

"Hey jerk-face!"

The necromancer swung his flaming skull to face the origin of the voice. Finn proceeded to kick the spout that was resupplying the fountain, breaking the machinery and causing the redirected stream of pure water to fire at the unholy creature. A piercing hiss filled the air as the liquid made contact with the Lich's nearly molten bones. He grunted in irritation as his temperature rapidly decreased. Sentin watched the event play out, impressed with the human's ingenuity.

Angered at the surprise attack, the undead wizard changed his direction to approach the hero, whose invisible spell was wearing off.

"I hope you enjoy an existence as ashes, boy."

Finn only smirked.

"Same to you, creep."

The necromancer stopped as he felt a strange sensation. Looking down, he was astonished to see his skeletal structure bringing to crack immensely. He gazed at his hands to see them beginning to fall apart before his eyes. The green pupils within his empty sockets trembled in disbelief.

"Now, Sentin!"

Before the Lich could turn around, the guardian impaled both of his concealed bracer daggers deep into the monster's cranium, forcing the being to open his jaw in a stunned state. As his body continued to crumble, the evil wizard finally screamed in agony and rage. Quickly jerking his weapons in opposite directions, the guardian silenced the necromancer's cries and shattered its head, sending what was left of the creature's body falling to the ground.

With a large crash, the weakened bones tumbled into the floor, sending up a cloud of dust.

Sentin retracted his weapons, taking a knee as his breathing continued to go on it short gasping intervals. He looked over to Finn, who was slumped against the wall next to the fountain, barely conscious from the internal damage he had suffered. The guardian made his way over to the human and brought him into his arms, carrying the young man over to where Flame Princess was still out cold.

Setting the hero down next to his companion, Sentin put his palms together and closed his eyes while a large number of the tattoos on his side began to glow. Within a minute, the guardian gently separated his hands and touched both teenagers' foreheads, sending a green aura to surround their bodies. He eagerly waited.

A moment later, the human and fire elemental began to stir as the magical shrouds dissipated. Finn immediately felt his ribcage. It was fully healed, as was his back, leg, and whatever else had been jacked up. He then turned his attention to FP, who was placing a hand to her head. The young man scooted closer to her and put his arm behind her shoulders, using his free appendage to take the girl's other hand.

"You alright Flame Princess?"

The fiery girl readjusted her eyes and stared back at the human, forming a smile as she shifted her arms to embrace the one she loved. Finn returned the act, happy that she was safe.

"Yeah Finn, I'm fine."

Sitting back, the couple gazed into each other's eyes before turning their attention to Sentin, who was also relieved that they hadn't been too banged up. He smiled.

"Well done you two. Heh, you'd make good precursors yourselves you know. You could stay here to protect the Citadel and live together for all time."

The couple chuckled a bit as Flame Princess replied.

"Thanks for the offer Sentin but I think we'd get super bored of this place after the first few thousand years."

The guardian returned his own chuckle.

"Haha, of course. One can try though."

The man then turned to the human.

"Incredible job with that plan Finn. I never would have thought of it."

The hero scratched his head, smiling with a hint of embarrassment at the praise.

"Aw it was nothing. I guess I do learn some important stuff from my friend PB. Can't wait to see her reaction after this story."

The three laughed a bit more before getting to their feet. Before they could make their next move, the door to the Citadel opened, revealing a nervous Index floating just inside. The robotic sphere hovered quickly over to the group and immediately scanned them with a thin beam.

"Well, glad so see you are all still alive."

He gave a strange look to Finn.

"Even you, human."

The young man frowned at the suspended mechanical keeper. After approaching closer to the archivist, he stared him down.

"I get the feeling you have something against my kind. Am I wrong?"

Index tried to remain silent, but gave in with a sigh as Sentin frowned at him.

"Alright fine, I admit it. Yes, I unfortunately hold a bit of a grudge against your species. I can tell you the whole story later but just know that I hold nothing against you personally Finn, you have proven a capable and honorable defender of the Citadel."

The young man held his frown for another second then formed a small smile, reaching out his hand to the robot. Index looked at the outstretched appendage for a moment before slowly moving one of his many arms to grasp the human's grip with his own four fingers. They did a short shake and the keeper grew his own little humble smile.

"Glad to have earned your trust, Index."

The sphere nodded.

"Same to you."

As they stepped back from each other, the mechanical being once again dilated his eyes, releasing several high pitched noises before glaring out into the perimeter of the courtyard. The other three reacted, forming a circle around Index and darting their eyes about, searching for another intruder.

"No. Anyone but him."

Sentin turned his head to face his friend.

"Who is it, Index?"

The archivist locked his vision on a space not far from the pile of bones that were the remains of the Lich. The others turned to see an unusual sight. A rift was forming nearby, slowly expanding before opening big enough for a person to walk through. And indeed, a person did walk through. A figure covered in a pitch black cloak emerged from the portal, setting his feet down without a sound on the floor of the courtyard.

The group watched intently as the new arrival made his way over to the pile of bone and ash and held his hand out to the remains. After a few pieces were dislodged and fell to the side, an intact fragment of the necromancer's arm was retrieved from the mount, levitating I front of the dark being. With several hand gestures, the fragment was cut apart until it was carved into a dull white shard.

The shard then hovering into the figure's hand, where he took hold of it and examined the item.

"This is more like it, pure evil. Not a trace of regret."

A sudden shout rang from the air.

"Hey! What do you think you're doing?"

The figure turned to see Finn pointing his blade at him. Instead of responding, the man noticed the two inhabitants of the Citadel standing next to the human.

"Sentin and Index. Never thought I'd have to see your faces again."

The guardian stepped forward, glaring at the dark being.

"Same with us. What are you doing here?"

The shady figure held up the object he had crafted from the Lich's bone.

"Just claiming this Shard of Evil. Not that it matters to you."

Index shot forward, stopping a few feet in front of Sentin.

"Forget it you arrogant slime, you won't reach Eternity!"

The dark man placed the Shard into the depths of his cloak then turned back to the portal.

"I will thank you for taking care of the annoying part of my task. It was irritating enough to not find him waiting patiently in the Time Room. At least I had something to take my anger out on."

Finn's eyes widened as his mind flashed back to his vision.

The Time Room, torn in half by some unknown force of destruction.

Before the pitch black being could step through the rift, he sensed an incoming object and turned to see the hero's sword flying at him. He instantly brought up his hand and stopped the weapon in midair. He looked dismissively at the thrower. Finn took several steps forward.

"What did you do to Prismo's dimension?"

His voice was like poison, a threat of attack present in it. The being simply stared at him and suddenly vaporized the sword, scattering its particles as if it was a sugar cube. Stunned but undeterred, the young man began running at the man, determined to punch the answers out of him.

Unfortunately, he was met with an unseen force as the cloaked man swiped his hand to the right, sending the hero flying toward a wall, where he promptly crashed and fell to the floor. Flame Princess quickly fire-dashed over to him, helping the hero to his feet.

"Finn, are you ok?"

The human nodded his head, cracking his neck. He looked back at the being to see him continuing toward the portal. Before he could attempt another charge, the Ancestral Flame shot itself out of FP and formed a wall of flames around the rift, blocking the man from entering.

Against the light of the fire, everyone noticed that the man had no shadow. Finn gasped, then looked closer. There appeared to be a dark aura around the man's outline, sticking to his movements perfectly as he attempted to force away the blazing barrier. The human suddenly realized the true nature of the intruder.

"He's…fourth dimensional."

Flame Princess looked at Finn with shock. Sentin and Index however, remained unaffected by the revelation. The cloaked man finally understood why he couldn't move the flames with his power. He grunted, most likely scowling under his hood.

"Solara. Get out of my way!"

The Ancestral Flame detached part of its wall and formed its humanoid shape. This time however, instead of just a silhouette, the woman emerged with full features, revealing a beautiful white dress similar to Flame Princess's and a wise yet attractive face that the fiery girl thought looked familiar. Stepping forward, the entity glared at the dark figure before her.

"You're not going anywhere, Astrum."

The shadowy man tightened his hands into fists. He too took a step forward, taking a stance against the woman.

"If you don't move, I'll make you!"

He shoved an unseen force toward the fiery being, only to have her calmly hold up her hand and instantly halt the energy, rocking the entire courtyard from the invisible impact.

"Time-space will do you no good against flames you fool."

The cloaked man growled, picking up multiple chunks of the floor with his powers and violently shooting them at the manifested Flame. She once again deflected the attack, sending the debris flying to either side of her.

"I don't have time for this!" the dark being shouted.

He looked around and set his gaze upon Finn and Flame Princess. In an instant, he teleported right behind the couple. The human attempted to strike but was blown aside by the enemy's kinetic attack. FP tried to get to him but was grabbed by the neck. The higher dimension foe held the girl in the air, looked back at the three precursors that were about to charge at him.

"Back away from the portal, or she dies."

Sentin, Index, and Solara hesitated, and then ultimately stood down. The Ancestral entity lowered the barrier of flames, revealing the rift that still stood open. Astrum made his way to the dimensional doorway, apparently unable to teleport a foreign being with him. The three precursors glared at him, carefully watching his movements.

Reaching the opening in space-time, Astrum quickly shoved FP to the ground and made a break for the portal. However, there was one individual he had underestimated. A fist leveled him straight in the face, forcing the man to recoil and put his hand to the impact area. Recovering, he scowled at the figure of Finn standing between him and the rift. His face was contorted in disgust.

"Don't you dare treat my fiancée like that, you bastard!"

Astrum was unaffected by the threat. He shoved another mass of kinetic energy at the young man, who braced for an impact. Crazily enough, a solid wall of rock erupted from the ground, blocking the shot as it shattered. Everyone in the courtyard, including the intruder, turned at the sight of an orange glare in the distance.

Kneeling down near the golden arch, hands against the floor with a etched transmutation circle, was none other than Ferrum. The fire elemental looked up and gazed at the assembled individuals with a smirk.

"Cavalry's here, gentlemen."

With that said, a massive yellow fist emerged from behind the alchemist with breakneck speed. Astrum only had time to cross his arms in front of his body before being slammed with tremendous force by the colossal hand. He wasn't able to hold the energy back and was pushed back until he was violently sandwiched into the wall.

Blasting aside the fist, Astrum attempted to recover fast, only to be struck by an unseen force right in the face. Another hit came to his stomach, followed by one in his shin, boing-loins, and again his face. Disoriented, he was caught off guard by a materializing girl in front of him, who proceeded to smash him in the face with a large red axe-bass.

The man was thrown several feet before he stopped his movement, digging his hand into the ground. He returned to his feet, gazing angrily at the floating black haired girl that had struck him. Before he could take a step forward though, he nearly fell. Looking down, he saw that his legs had been frozen to the ground. Too slow to break the hold of the ice, he was suddenly thrown into another wall by a powerful energy blast.

Finn had been stunned the whole time, unable to comprehend what was unfolding. He finally managed to trace the path of the blast to a smoking cannon-like weapon, which was held on the shoulders of a pink haired woman, standing on the head of a massive yellow dog. Finally, the human managed to speak.

"Guys! You're all here!"

Marceline slung her axe bass over her shoulders.

"Of course, weenie. Couldn't let you have all the fun again now could we?"

Finn didn't even bother to roll his eyes. He just smiled as Jake stretched his way to his brother, lowering Princess Bubblegum to the ground, who pointed her weapon into the air and placed a hand on her hip.

"You really shouldn't be so reckless Finn. At least one of us should have gone with you two."

She was smiling, telling the hero that she was just concerned about a friend. Turning to face Jake, the young man suddenly remembered someone important.

"Flame Princess!"

Finn ran to the fiery girl's side, who was still dazed from the hostage situation. The human made sure she was ok before picking her up and carrying her over to Jake.

"Jake, could you make a place for her to rest?"

The dog raised an eyebrow. FP had regained some consciousness and looked up to the hero.

"Finn, no, I'll burn him."

The young man smiled, leaning in to kiss the girl on the lips. Pulling back, he placed her hand on the dog's head. At first the canine panicked, but then calmed down as no burning commenced. Both were surprised and stared at Finn. He just continued his smile.

"I didn't desire to be fireproof FP. I desired that nothing would stand between us. That includes hurting other people I care about."

The princess gazed into his blue eyes with astonishment before turning into an expression of joy. She buried her head into the young man's chest, embracing his neck as he held her.

"Thank you, Finn."

Jake meanwhile, stretched a part of his body into a beanbag chair, allowing Finn to place the exhausted fire elemental into the comfy seat. Marceline floated over to join the group, along with Ferrum and a certain ice wizard who had finally shown his face.

"Whoa, looks like you can finally snuggle with your girl, Finn. Way to go man."

Ice King flew himself next to the human with a genuine smile. The young man raised an eyebrow.

"Even you came to help, IK?"

The old man nervously tapped his fingers together.

"Well, of, of, course I did. We're bros!"

Finn turned to PB, who frowned.

"Actually, he followed us. I assume he was trying to kidnap me again."

Ice King held up his hands.

"No way sweetheart, I haven't bothered you in like five months!"

PB rolled her eyes. Finn gave a laugh, surrounded by his closest friends. Suddenly though, a crash was heard. The group turned around to see Astrum pulling himself out of a large hole in the wall, groaning with obvious injury. He held his head in his arm before looking up at the assembled friends. Their best guess was that he was scowling at them.

They all raised their weapons, preparing for another round. The three precursors surrounded him as well. Realizing he was obviously outmatched, the dark being set his sights on the portal just beyond Finn. He made a break for it, teleporting right in front of the rift. Solara quickly struck up a wall of flames, but this time Astrum telekinetically picked up several pieces of rubble and smothered the fire.

Finn turned to Bubblegum.

"PB, shoot him, quick!"

The candy monarch aimed at the higher dimensional being and pulled the trigger. Unfortunately, he managed to avoid the blast, throwing himself through the rift, which immediately closed behind him.

Everyone in the courtyard stared in disappointment at the empty space the portal had occupied.

Finn sat beside Flame Princess as the two of them explained the whole story to their friends. The ruined demon blood sword had been replaced in the young man's backpack. The three precursors had joined their group, patiently waiting for the conclusion of the explanation. As the tale ended at the point where Astrum appeared, they all stared at the ground in deep thought. Sentin spoke up.

"I'm afraid the appearance of Astrum had warranted an emergency situation."

He looked at the couple sitting on Jake's fur.

"Finn, Flame Princess, can these people all be trusted?"

The guardian gestured to the rest of the group. The young man looked straight into the towering man's eyes, placing his hand on his heart.

"With my very life, Sentin."

FP also looked at the guardian.

"That goes for me as well."

The man looked to Index, who nodded solemnly. Solara gave the same affirmation. The protector gave one as well.

"Very well then. It would be best if you all joined us in the Citadel. There is much to discuss."

Everyone stood up and watched as the three precursors walked to the door of the fortress. Finn helped FP stand up and they began following the trio hand in hand while the human motioned for all his comrades to join in. Jake, PB, Marcy, Ice King, and Ferrum all accepted the invite and walked alongside the couple as the door to the great temple opened at Index's command.

Finn increased his grip on Flame Princess's hand as they began climbing the stairs, worried how much more of his vision would come true.

Hoped you enjoyed and please review. Later.

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