Author's Note;

Jester rushes to his desk just getting off from work and barely misses tripping over Spike.

Jester; Ok you all really like my fic to have me post twice in one day.

Smiles; I told you they would surprise you one day.

Jester; To be honest I glad your right for once. Ok DJ Rodriguez thank you for all the praise of my work and how I'm giving Finn a new set of skills and understanding of how he is changing. He23t thanks for the praise and Finn only has the powers over lightning, Soul Speech/ Tap, his skills with a sword and his hand to hand skills, and the powers Hawk gives him. Finn's Cross is a weapon so it kind of doesn't count as a skill. Hope that clears things up for what Finn has under his belt. Roberto another short and very kind review thank you. Dinodude7 thanks for liking Jeepers punishment and as for your other question you'll have to read to find out. Nexairus thank you for the praise and well here you go.

Jermaine's View

I couldn't believe what I was seeing standing in the middle of my department was a man. But not just any man he looked human, his stone like face was smooth as silk. But the cracks along his face were seeping with black ooze and his eyes burned with hints of gray. He was wearing a black suite that had a purple under shirt and tie. Man, "I take it you're the brother of one Finn the human. My creatures the 'Lurkers' as you call them have been disappointing me. So I came to see why. And here I find that the human I wanted to strangle… is gone. Now little pup tell me where he is? Or better yet tell me how I can call him". Every one of my officers snapped to attention grabbing their sword, laser crossbow courtesy of King Bubblegum, and combat wands. They were basically metal short batons that the wizards could slide their wands inside.

The man started to laugh madly saying, "You think you can hurt me? I'm a Demoniac much stronger then the average demon. You lets see how long you last". In a snap one of my officers went to the ground gripping his head as blood trickled from his nose and mouth. The 'Demoniac' smiled ear to ear saying, "Well from what I got little Finn's been gone for over four years. DAMN… I really wanted to hurt him. But looks like I'll have to settle for hurting his home. Well captain… be ready because if you think my Lurkers are bad now. When you see what I have in store will really give you a kick". Three female warriors of the Jungle kingdom tried to attack him only to he sent flying by a spray of ruby colored mist.

Crashing into some tables and even scattering papers into the air. They were breathing heavy and bleeding massively. Looking at the man he was still smiling at what he did. With a snap of his fingers he left in a cloud a smoke that seeped into the floor. "I want every outpost armed NOW! Get King Bubblegum on the line and tell him I want to see him. And someone call my family"! I went into my office as the department was filled with the sound of people scrambling to do something. Finn was being targeted all right and I now had a face to go with all the attacks. 'That bastard will not hurt my family! I will use my last breath to protect the people I love'!

Finn's View

Man this is awesome master Plur'o and Mafor showed me into the inner chambers of their temple. Inside were a few rooms but now I was ready to handle the shadow room. Inside was nothing however when master Mafor whistled the room turned into open brown planes with waist high grasses. Master Plur'o had showed me the other day to use Soul Speech to create armor. Hawk's ability triggered at my Speech and he turned into some pretty tough armor. Triggering his powers I was engulfed in the red and black mist from Hawks small orb body. The armor was black as night with hints of sinister red poking through most of it. It just didn't cover my whole body. (Authors note look up daedric armor but take away the armor over the thighs, take away the helmet, and the armor protecting the whole left arm. That's what Finn looks like in his new armor).

Seeing this early master Plur'o happily told master Mafor and now here we are both willing to teach me a new level in Soul Speech. Hawk saw my joy and was very willing to work together to teach me the next lesson. Master Mafor, "Finn today you will be using Hawk to once more conjure a weapon. Now focus and let it come naturally". I place Hawk into my hands I slowly met his thoughts with my own once again feeling the flow of his rage. Much tamer then before because he was now fueled by my rage, however still just as powerful. When I felt the link of thoughts steady I thought of the sword that I once used. But as Hawk's power pushed forward he didn't take the form of the sword he took the form of a spear. As the spear fully manifested it was a sword but its grip was a staff. The black and red wooden body was nicely wrapped in a silk soft grip. At the staff's end was a red oval jewel wrapped in the same wood that looked like tree roots.

The blade itself had a nice double edge and a fuller that went clean through both sides. Spinning it twice I wondered what it would be like a little shorter. In that instant a clicked went off inside its body. And the staff shortened as it collapsed inside itself. (Look up the sword staff from Dragon age 2 and yes I know that game was short but I liked the combat improvements). As I played with the somewhat shorter staff master Mafor came to my side saying, "Finn in here you can spend three weeks that will only equal to one week outside. We have agreed that your body can handle this new level in your training. Each day you come back here we will teach you another level in your training. For now stay in here for five weeks and learn to completely become one with Hawk.

"If you need more time we will give you more time. Now have at it Kev will come by when you need food". With that I started to look over the forms and stances I went over with master Flou. A few weeks now he's been teaching me to use weapons in tandem with my fists. Mostly I've been using my Cross's various forms in different sets master Flou showed me. Spinning the short spear sword twice next to me I gave a down slash to jab twice. Instantly making it return to the full form I went into a thrust then side slash. Still facing my unseen foe I slide closer to kick at their waist.

"Hawk I want to see if we can use the armor and sword at the same time. Ready"? Hawk laughed, "Lets have some fun"! Seeing the oval red gem glow at the end of the sword I felt Hawk's power push back into me. It felt so natural to have Hawk combine with me as the armor encapsulated my body again. Going into a sprint I said, "Lets train till we can trigger our skills just as if it was second nature". Hawk, "Partner I thought you would never ask".

Jake's View

I was flipping out Jermaine told every one that the person controlling the Lurker's was hunting Finn. That and that he didn't tell us that he knew Finn was being targeted. But now the person calling him self a Demoniac was set not on waiting for Finn to return. He was content on destroying OOO. Mostly I was upset that Jermaine didn't tell any one that Finn was the target. What upset me more was that he didn't even tell us his family.

The Lurker attacks hit an outpost by the Badlands pretty hard killing three officers and wounding three wizards. These Lurkers were combining with two elements and they were far more aggressive. In all ten Lurker's attack and destroyed the ground floor of the building. Right now I was with Lady, Marceline, and FP. PB and her parents were hard at work making more weapons for the rise in attacks. FP was unhappy to say the least but at least her flames weren't burning down Lady's living room. Lady looked at me saying, ('Jake thanks for asking Margret to watch the kids. But what are we going to do. Without Finn to help stop this Demoniac guy we will be facing a big problem').

"Baby I know but what can we do. Jermaine wants me to stay back and be sure that that if any Lurker gets past the outposts I can deal with it. But now he wants there to be a small outpost near the Candy Kingdom and Grasslands borders. The fact that this guy is hunting Finn tells me that he fears Finn. But I don't get it what interest could he have with Finn. Finn and I have never faced any kind of demon called a Demoniac". With everyone in their own thoughts a portal opened up next to Marceline as both her parents came out. Hunson smile to see his daughter, but his smile quickly changed seeing her expression.

Hunson, "Marceline what wrong"? Explaining what happened and how the odd demon attacked Jermaine's office Hunson looked at me saying, "The Demoniac's are an old race of demons far older then any modern demons. Compare to them to me and the demons I control are way more tamed. They waged a bloody war with the Heaven Defenders and Scribes long before the humans entered their war. But the Demoniacs saw humanity as a weak and easily exploited resource. They killed humans and absorbed their souls to gain more strength. But if this Demoniac is hunting Finn my suspensions about him are turn. Finn's soul is not unique because it's so pure. But the fact that his soul when I tried to suck it was filled with Heaven Strands gave me suspensions about who his family was. Heaven Strands are what descendants of humans get when they're touched by the Heaven Watchmen. And the Watchmen are animal spirits that would latch onto the souls of humans to help them or be a kind of spiritual guide".

Hunson even explained that some times these Watchmen would latch onto souls without humans even realizing that something else was sharing their body. Hunson thought that most of the Demoniacs were killed thanks to last resort of the center Scribes. They used the human's most deadly weapons to cause massive destruction to every thing and anything on the planet. Those that survived were lost to the changing world and that meant humans were going through the biggest changes. The fact that Finn and Betty survived to see this age in the planets history amazed Hunson. That two pure non-mutated or half-breed humans managed to survive was beyond his grasp of understanding.

But hearing that scared me if Finn's real birth parents hadn't found a way to survive to give birth to him all those years ago. It would mean that he would never exist and most of the people and creatures Finn had met over his life would never have know the righteousness of his pure soul. Lady looked at me deep in thought moving closer she rubbed her cheek to mine trying to comfort me. Looking at Marceline's mom I asked, "Miss Abadeer you said finding Betty was lucky why did you say that before". Looking at me she exhaled deeply saying, "Because Betty was the only human that lived through the cryogenic freezing. The others that we found with her had lost their lives while in their frozen sleep. I think a part of her survival was because of a cryptic charm she wears. Still Simon is happy and no longer under the control of that crown. But if this Demoniac is after Finn we have to help your brother kill him. Because once he's find out there is another human he won't let her go easily. Hunson lets go see the others Francine I'm sure she'll be expecting us by now".

As they left I still felt a pit in my stomach Finn was to far away to find. And OOO is close to an all our war to protect him from the same evil that killed his kind in great numbers. 'Finn be strong you have to be ready but most of all you have to live.

Finn's View

I felt different like silly body different. A little while ago under the full blue moon master Plur'o sung in Soul Speech saying that with this mark I would have a place to channel my powers much easier. As the black ink sunk into a portion of my shoulder down into my upper arm I felt a slight twitch as each bubble of ink went into my flesh. As her voice continued I could see her add in hints of blue ink. I felt so numb that Kev had to help me to bed. But I couldn't sleep I got up to Calamity's displeasure.

I went into the bathroom to see the mark. It was amazing there resting on my shoulder was a paw print. But unlike any other the main body of the paw was a polar bear its face and two extended arms had slick and sharp lines. I had seen the style before it was called tribal tattooing and I liked how in the exposed patches that should show my skin were filled in with blue and some grays. Then above the bear were five claws and bear finger imprints. Inside each was a different sign of the skills I knew to great extent in Soul Tapping.

Sparking my electric powers the center claw of the tattoo lite up and I smiled ear to ear. My masters really did believe that I was someone meant to grow into a great warrior.

It's been a few days since I got the tattoo and I loved it thanks to its enhancing ability tapping my powers wasn't just a thought it was a reflex. Plus with master Mafor training I was now learning to push my powers into my right arm. Since it was no long flesh it was tough but with the skills of Soul Tapping and the expansion of my mind I got it. Master Mafor, "Finn today you will learn the skill of finding another's Soul over a great distance. This will take a lot of time but for now I want you to try and contact someone at the bottom of the mountain. Now focus and expand your mind once more".

I knew who I wanted to talk to I focused my mind on Nalar seeing as she cared so greatly to teach me. I let my mind drift along with the mist surrounding the mountain until I once more saw the large doors at the mountains foot. As I passed by numerous wandering thoughts I found the person I was looking for. Tapping her thoughts gently as to not scare her I spoke, "Nalar it's me Finn… before you ask I'm ok. I'm training with the master at the top of the mountain. I just learned a new skill and I wanted to use it to speak to you. Thank you for training me as quickly as you could. You're yet another person who I own my gratitude to and again I thank you".

Nalar seemed to be thinking something happy but I didn't press her mind I was respective of her inner thoughts. Nalar, "Finn I am glad I got to help you. But do not worry anyone who helped you get here understands that we did so to get you closer to your goal. In truth I want to thank you your kind heart has given us something we have long forgotten. Thank you Finn for showing us to have fun once more. Never change Finn always stay your gentle self. I like many others can't wait to see how much you grow".

As the link ended I looked at master Mafor smiling as he smiled back we moved on to do more yoga and Soul Tapping exorcises. Later that day I would have to meet master Flou and Plur'o inside the shadow room for advancing to yet another level in weapons combat. However master Plur'o wanted to show me another ability of Soul Speech the ability to alter and object. She was holding my bat and my Kukri as I sat to watch she slowly sung to my Kukri as it body bathed in the powers. It soon slowly turned into a far more unique blade then it was before. Passing it to me it was so easy to swing I hardly had to worry about how I swung it I just felt a natural flow. (Finn's Kukri is now Eli's Kukri from the Book of Eli movie).

Pashing me my bat I slowly very slowly used Soul Speech to give my bat a new body. Now its sides had two rounded triangle points going down the whole body. It was so cool because as I clicked for the bat to push forward instead a spike came out from the inner doomed top. As I played with my new weapons my masters merely smiled at me seeing that I really had the soul of a child.

Jermaine's View

The city of thieves just felt the full force of the army led by the mad Demoniac. He kept his word his army of one thousand different Lurkers march from the badlands pits to attack not only the city of Thieves. But they also hit a portion of the Rock kingdom, and then completely destroy the hidden citadel of the Sand tribe. Much like the Jungle kingdom the Sand tribe were mostly made up of women. They would test men to see if they were good enough to marry one of their females.

I asked my lieutenant and she told me that the two cultures were made by two sisters of a distant land who came to OOO seeing as many great warriors of legend once and still grow here. I was now worried the Demoniac and his army was pushing into the northern forest heading close to the Water kingdom. So I had a mass of two hundred officers stationed at the city's limits to add the Water kingdom guards. Flame queens two sons armies would wait at the cross the divided the pass heading to the three borders that met at the location. Two vampires lords were eager to join the battle so them conjured up as many as they could to provide aid.

I had the remainder of the Task force taking up positions on the opposite side. Seeing as though there was only a mountain range dividing the Water Kingdom from the Grasslands. Plus the path leading to the Grasslands was wide with not that much cover. Here was the main home to every thing and every one Finn loved and we weren't going to let this guy take that away. Finn need his family even his friends to some extent. If this fool wanted to die then we will be ready. With the new task forces flex body armor and laser crossbows in hand we stood ready. Thanks to the Bubblegum family we managed to also get a live video feed to every kingdom to keep them in the loop about the battle. If needed the kingdoms that were under attack would be able to evacuate at a moments notice. So now we wait to see what this maniacs next move would be.

Jester exhales to say; Hope you guys like it special thanks to everyone who has us on their favorite list and following us. Really everyone I can't wait to see what you have to say about this chapter. But until then peace off.