Chapter 36

"No!" Elphaba cried. "You've always wanted to face me. One to one. I won't even use magic if that's what it takes!" Elphaba cried, her tone desperate. To Fiyero that felt like a blow to the chest. Did she really think that he wasn't strong enough to take care of himself?

Morrible laughed. "And lose the fun of seeing your soul crushed? I don't think so."

Fiyero turned back to Elphaba. "Fae, I can do this."

"And I wouldn't doubt you could if she didn't have magic."

"I'll give you a minute to say your goodbyes." Morrible said with a malicious grin.

"Fae, I love you."

"But Ye-"

"I can do this." He interrupted her. "Do you doubt me?"

"Well no but-"

"Then let me do this." He turned away from her before she would say anything else. "Glinda." When he looked at her he noticed the tears pouring from her eyes.

"Don't do this, Fifi. She won't play fair."

"I have to."

"Fifi, don't die."

"Glinda-"

"Promise me you won't die." Her voice broke on the last word and the tears fell harder when he took a minute to respond.

"I promise that I'll try my best not to die." Glinda couldn't say anything as the tears were coming down too hard. He turned back to Elphaba. "I love you." He whispered.

"I love you too." But he couldn't overlook the tears coming out of her eyes.

He turned back to Morrible. "I'm ready." He held out the dagger.

"Are you now?" Morrible whispered. She waved her arm and slammed him against the wall.

"FIFI!" Glinda cried at the same time that Elphaba cried: "Yero!"

He stood back up. "You're going to have to try harder than that."

"Don't worry that wasn't even the easiest part." She waved her arm and sent tiny bursts of light at him. Luckily he dodged them all though. When he looked back up at her Morrible was chanting.

In front of him appeared a giant purple snake with red eyes hissing and swaying. He was positive he heard Glinda squeak at the sight. Fiyero held out his dagger. The snake's mouth curled into a cried as it lunged for him. Fiyero cried out as it bit his leg. But he pulled the dagger and stabbed it, making it disappear into a cloud of dust.

"You're going to have to try harder than that." He said thought he was out of breath.

"Don't worry. I have a few more tricks up my sleeve." She said with a cackle.

"Fifi! Look out!" Glinda yelled. He looked behind him to see a giant ball of red fire coming straight for his head. Luckily he ducked at the right time and it went over.

"Thanks Glin," He glanced at her quickly to see that she was staring at him with big eyes and Elphaba had her eyes closed and her lips were moving.

"NEVER LOSE FOCAS!" Morrible cried as Fiyero was slammed into a wall resulting in a few nauseated cracks. Fiyero stumbled and stood up.

"I'm not done yet." He whispered as he threw his dagger at her. She dodged effortlessly.

"Knifes? Well I can do knifes." She grinned as a giant dagger appeared in her hand. She lodged it at him who was too weak to move and it hit him in the chest.

"FIFI!" Glinda yelled, horror in her voice.

Fiyero closed his eyes and something surged out of him. He looked up to see Morrible on the ground, looking confused. The knife he had thrown earlier flew back into his hand and he threw it at her. It hit her right in her heart. She didn't even have time to scream before she died. The force field flickered and disappeared.

Seeing Elphaba running towards him was the last thing he remembered before he blacked out.

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