(The Deadly Transformation)
*October 23rd, 1920*
*12:25pm*
Peter Ermakov slammed his fists on the ground in sheer defeat as his anger was reaching its boiling point as he shouted many curse words towards Bartok with each passing second while everyone else was watching the events that were transpiring.
"Screw this! Bartok has won! It's time for you to step in! Mr Ermakov's anger is getting the best of him!" Natasha cried out to the Cloaked Figure in a tone of annoyance as she noticed him chuckling to himself which made her curious.
"What's so funny? Do you know something that I don't…" Natasha asked the Cloaked Figure as she turned her direction towards him as she awaited her answer as she had a look of confusion on her face.
"Just watch, Ermakov's anger and vow to kill Bartok and everyone will prove quite useful…" the Cloaked Figure responded back as he pointed his finger towards the ongoing battle.
"SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! Why can't you just DIE!" Peter Ermakov cried out as he continued to slam his fists on the ground in sheer anger as he had seen Bartok descending from the sky to approach him while Kaede and Kazumi were watching the events that was happening.
"Bartok has won! I knew Peter wasn't any match for him!" Kazumi cried out in joy as he looked over to see that Kaede wasn't smiling which made him concerned.
"What's wrong? Bartok is about to win?! Does that make you happy?" Kazumi asked Kaede with a look of concern on his face as he turned around to see that Peter Ermakov was illuminating a strange purple glow as this made his face wide up in surprise.
"Peter still has something up his sleeve…." Kazumi thought to himself in shock as he had taken a few steps back in the process as he continued to watch the battle.
"Give up? I think it's time to end this long-drawn battle, Ermakov" Bartok had spoken to Peter Ermakov as he noticed chuckles coming from the crazed man as this made him raise an eyebrow.
"You know, You are the SECOND most annoying person I've ever met next to Kaede. I'm gonna have fun killing you so by that I will cast off everything for POWER!" Peter Ermakov had spat out with an evil grin on his face as began to laugh as clouds began to form once more as the skies turned dark.
"What does he intend to do?" Bartok simply thought to himself as he continued to watch the events that were currently going on.
"POWER OF THE SNAKE! STRIKE ME! GIVE ME YOUR POWER!" Peter Ermakov cried out to the heavens as many lightning strikes erupted due to the intense weather as everyone watched in the process.
*Irina and Felix's Place*
Anastasia watched the weather from the window as she had a worried look on her face as she was met with a warm hug from Olga.
"Please rest, I'm sure everyone will be okay. It could be a rainstorm but just like the rainstorm. This terrible battle will pass and we'll be with the sun once more…" Olga advised her sister as she had a smile on her face.
"Thank you very much but I have a bad feeling about this. Something just feels unnatural…" Anastasia had spoken back with a small smile on her face as she and Olga continued to look out from the window as they noticed a blimp approaching their direction as they knew who it was...
*Saint Forget*
Peter Ermakov was surrounded by his aura as the lighting strikes continued for a good few seconds as everyone was astonished by the scenery.
"I will finally use the FULL power of the Snake in order to kill you so GET READY!" Peter Ermakov hissed towards Bartok as the lighting strikes had taken the form of the snake as it impacted him as this created a shockwave in which pushed Bartok back a couple of feet before he caught his footing.
"W-What is going on?! It seems Peter is transforming? But how?!" Bartok thought to himself as he had seen Peter Ermakov's body turn white as a snake while his skin had many scales while Peter's face resembled more of a snake as hissing came from him.
"Now, Let's resume the horror show, shall we? I will crush you like a pulp!" Peter Ermakov hissed at Bartok as he stared back at Bartok as he crushed his knuckles in the process.
"So you've sacrificed your own humanity for power. It's sad that your path of revenge and hatred is making you like this…" Bartok said towards Peter Ermakov as he gave him a look of sheer disappointment as he prepared himself for battle.
"I won't rest until you and everyone is DEAD! Be prepared to DIE!" Peter Ermakov hissed at Bartok once more as he let off an evil grin which gave off a hissing sound as the two warriors were prepared to battle once more.
"Ermakov! This ends TODAY! I will knock some sense into you!" Bartok cried out to Peter Ermakov.
He charged towards him and attempted to deliver a hard punch towards his face, however the attack was caught by Peter Ermakov which surprised Bartok.
"Did I tell you that my speed, power, and everything else is INCREASED as well! You should have been a good boy and just DIE but I'll give you a little present.." Peter Ermakov hissed at Bartok.
He began to punch him in the face repeatedly for about 10 times as he eventually delivered a hard blow towards his stomach area as this sent him flying in the process.
"How's that for a change, I'm NOT done with you yet! I'm gonna get back at you for that Dragon's Roar!" Peter Ermakov hissed loudly towards Bartok.
He quickly dashed towards the direction in which he was falling and began to elbow him in the back as this caused him to scream in pain while everyone watched in horror as they saw Bartok fall on the floor.
"Peter! You're gonna fight me next!" Kaede cried out in anger as she clenched her Phoenix Sword as she attempted to help her friend however she saw him raise his hand in hopes of stopping her.
"I-It's okay! I-I got this! I want to defeat him on my own!" Bartok had spoken to Kaede as he slowly got up and was wobbling in the process as this only made Kazumi more concerned.
"Kaede is right! If we can come together as one to defeat Peter then we can easily crush him" Kazumi added on as his cries were ignored by Bartok as he gave him a smile and a thumbs up.
"Don't worry guys, I got this! Peter may have sacrificed his own humanity for power BUT I still have my humanity and I'm gonna use it to finally defeat Peter!" Bartok had called out to Kaede and Kazumi as he had a smile on his face while he also saw Peter Ermakov approaching him.
"Don't worry, You'll see your precious Maria in the afterlife once I'm done killing everyone here. Today is the day that you'll PERISH! I will finally cut that red string of fate that Kaede and Anastasia have as well and everyone will finally perish!" Peter Ermakov hissed at Bartok as his smile was very wide as this failed to scare Bartok.
"You're a very sad man. If only you used that power of yours for good. I guess I have no choice but to use the FULL power of the Dragon's Roar! Get ready Peter!" Bartok cried out to Peter Ermakov as he ripped off his shirt as he cracked his knuckles in the process.
"You think I care? I will make sure I make quick work of you. Now! It's time to DIE!" Peter Ermakov hissed at Bartok once more.
He blitzed towards Bartok with great speed as he attempted to deliver a hard punch towards him however Bartok's punch also connected with his as the warriors exchanged many blows as each hit became more faster and faster as each second passes while the impact of their punches caused the ground around them to crack in the process before they pulled back from each other.
"Here's a present. I like to call this the Snake's Volleyball!" Peter Ermakov hissed at Bartok.
He chuckled in the process as he formed a medium sized ball from his right hand and proceeded to run towards Bartok with great speed as he pulled off a rather crazed look on his face as he eventually leapt towards the air and aimed the attack towards Bartok as he attempted to hit him with it however he dodged it with sheer luck as this caused Peter Ermakov to use his left foot to catch himself as he aimed himself towards Bartok.
"No matter how fast you are! I will still catch you!" Peter Ermakov hissed at Bartok as he quickly used his footing to bring himself closer towards Bartok as he was ready to use the Snake's Volleyball to aim it at him.
"He's fast! I gotta do something!" Bartok thought to himself as he quickly thought of a way to counter the move as he suddenly had a realization as he let off a smile.
"DRAGON'S TWO-FOLD PUNCH!" Bartok cried out.
His hand illuminated an orange glow as the attack came into contact with the Snake's Volleyball however Peter Ermakov eventually turned the tables as he smiled even more.
"You're strong, I like it! Too bad you're gonna die now…" Peter Ermakov hissed once more at Bartok as and without warning.
He managed to punch Bartok's throat as hard as he could as the sheer impact sent him flying across the grassy field before he collapsed back on the ground.
"Stand up, Bartok! Don't let him win!" Kazumi cried out in shock as he saw his friend slowly getting back up as he was coughing in pain.
"Just kill him! NOW!" Natasha thought to herself in annoyance as she was seeing the events that were transpiring.
"You see that it's pointless now right? Just be a good boy and DIE!" Peter Ermakov hissed towards Bartok as he walked closer and closer towards Bartok before stopping as he got right in front of him.
"I-I C.." Bartok uttered in pain as his breathing became rapidly as he was kicked in the face by Peter Ermakov as the force of the kick sent him back down as he was grabbed by the hair by Peter Ermakov.
"You've heard of Snakes being poisonous right? Well I've injected your ENTIRE body with my venom so You'll die in less than 20 minutes!" Peter Ermakov hissed at Bartok as this revelation shocked everyone as this made Kaede angry.
"Put..Him..DOWN…" Kaede angrily spat out Peter Ermakov as she clenched her Phoenix Sword in the process as this was music to Peter's ears.
"Fine, I'll play with you. I've been aching to break that spirit of yours!" Peter Ermakov hissed towards Kaede as he gave Bartok one final punch in the stomach as this made him fall towards the ground before he fell into a near state of unconsciousness.
"Damn it! I'll go check on Bartok while you take care of Peter okay?!" Kazumi cried out to Kaede as he was met with a nod from her as he ran to where Bartok was currently lying down while Peter Ermakov was watching the events.
"I'll let Kazumi go but I want to personally kill you next so get ready!" Peter Ermakov hissed towards Kaede as he let off a sly smile on his face.
"I will use this sword to defeat you! You won't even last 5 seconds against me!" Kaede cried out as she prepared to battle him.
"Before I kill you, I wanna break that spirit of yours beforehand!" Peter Ermakov hissed once more as he cracked his knuckles as he smiled at Kaede as he licked his lips in the process as he heard grunting coming from the other direction as this made him turn around to see Bartok slowly getting back up.
"W-WHAT?! THE POISON SHOULD LEAVE YOU UNABLE TO MOVE!" Peter Ermakov hissed loudly towards Bartok as he stomped his feet in anger.
"I'm not dying YET! I MADE A PROMISE TO MARIA! Everyone is counting on me! I'm not gonna fail my friends! So let's go! Let's fight until the very end. Me and you! RIGHT NOW!" Bartok cried out to Peter Ermakov in a motivated tone of voice as he prepared for battle once more as this only angered Peter yet he was calm.
"You don't realize how much anger is within me. I will kill you…" Peter Ermakov calmly said as he walked towards Bartok as the warriors had an intense staredown as they were ready for the final showdown.
*John Claude's Blimp*
"Don't worry guys! We're coming! Hang tight!" Anastasia thought to herself as she, her sisters, brother, and Yelena were on the blimp with John Claude as they were reaching their destination.
