Smurfocalypse Chapter 88: The Seven Smurf Deathmatch part 5: The Scorching Heat of Kelt!

Falconer returned to Hefty and the other knights, and the Smurfs on the wall cheered his name and screamed with triumph. Titan's cocky grin was replaced with a look of sheer rage as it appeared his assault on Earth was failing with each passing moment.

"Bless those knights… What a horrible endeavor they face for us." Secretary said.

Secretary was looking more and more frightened as the death match continued. The Smurfette wasn't willing to take much more and was visibly quivering.

"Are you ok honey?" Psychiatrist asked.

"I'll be alright… It's just a shame that such strong Smurfs have to be pit against each other. Imagine what all fourteen of them could have accomplished together." Secretary said.

Psychiatrist wraps his arm around Secretary and holds her close.

"I know how you feel my dear, but at least they were able to talk some sense into Pluto." Psychiatrist said.

"I think I'm going to go home… I'm not feeling all that well emotionally." Secretary said.

"Do you want me to come with you? Maybe talk things out?" Psychiatrist said.

Secretary shook her head.

"You can stay if you want dear, but I'm going to head home and sort some files." Secretary said.

Psychiatrist kisses Secretary on the cheek.

"I'll see you later today honey." Psychiatrist said.

Several other Smurfs followed her lead. There was only so much bloodshed the average villager could endure before it started getting to their nerves. However they knew they were safe, and that Hefty would give his life for their safety if needed. Chef was one of the Smurfs to leave the walls. It was nearing lunchtime and he had a lot of meals to cook up. A gourmet vegetarian lunch was on the menu today. He was going to experiment in the kitchen with the recipes in the books Brainy gave him.

Pluto had made her way inside the gate and had taken off her armor revealing a pretty knee length white dress and a white Smurf cap. She was exploring the village when she bumped into Coconut who had just finished changing Elaeis' diaper and was heading back to the walls.

"Hello there!" Pluto said cheerfully, noticing a Smurfette around her age.

"Oh! Hello." Coconut said.

"My name is Pluto!" Pluto said.

"I'm Coconut." Coconut said.

"You're dressed like mister Carambola. Did you know each other?" Pluto said.

"No… I'm from the Palm Tribe." Coconut said.

"That sounds Smurfy! Hey, I have a bag of marbles! Wanna play marbles with me?" Pluto said.

Coconut thought about it for a moment. She was understandably scared, but realized Pluto was different from the savages outside fighting the knights. She smiled as she looked Pluto in her blue eyes.

"I'd totally love to play marbles! Let me get mine real quick." Coconut said.

"Smurfy!" Pluto said.

Marbles made for good currency on the islands among tribesmurfs. Coconut would often be paid in marbles for her services so she had many, but rarely did she ever play with them. It almost felt natural to Coconut to be playing marbles, but playing wasn't normally something she did.

"Who's the cute baby?" Pluto asked peering into the carriage.

"This is Elaeis. A stork dropped him off at my hut." Coconut said.

"What is an Elaeis?" Pluto asked, puzzled.

"Oil palm fruit." Coconut said.

"No way! That's so cool!" Pluto said.

The two Smurfettes walked down to the beach to Coconut's hut so she could fetch her marble stash for the game.

"Can Elaeis play marbles too? Pluto asked.

"No. He's still too young. Right now I'm working on getting him to be able to sit up on his own." Coconut said.

"Oh I see. Well one day we should teach him how to play marbles." Pluto said.

"I'd like that a lot." Coconut said with a smile.

"I've never been to Earth before nor have I ever seen a place as cool as this." Pluto said.

Coconut's eyes widened.

"Never been to Earth? Well, where are you from then?" Coconut asked.

"I'm from Outer Smurf. I was dropped off at Titan's place by a stork, and he kind of raised me but that's ok! I'm a really nice Smurfette I promise!" Pluto said.

"Pinky promise?" Coconut asked.

"Cross my Smurf and hope to Smurf." Pluto said.

"Well… ok." Coconut said.

"Mister Hefty says I can live here from now on! You wanna be friends forever?" Pluto said.

Coconut smiled.

"M'kay!" Coconut said.

"Pluto… Have you ever killed another Smurf?" Coconut said.

Pluto just frowns and looks down at her feet and nods her head.

"I'm sorry Coconut, but I have to tell the truth. I have." Pluto said.

Coconut frowned and put her hand on Pluto's shoulder.

"It's ok. We can still be friends, but promise me you'll never kill again." Coconut said.

"I promise. I really want to live a normal life." Pluto said.

"I understand. I'm from a dangerous part of the world too. Sometimes we have to do things we're not proud of… I once beat a snake to death with a frying pan because it killed my friend." Coconut said.

"It doesn't feel right does it? To kill I mean…" Pluto said.

Coconut shakes her head.

"Lucky for us our brave knights will protect us." Coconut said.

While friendships were being made and work was being done the fighting outside continued.

"Well Titan? What now? Will you gather what remains of your forces and leave in peace?" Hefty asked.

"We will never surrender! Your lives are forfeit!" Titan said.

"Very well. Archer! Show them the error of their ways!" Hefty said.

"You got it Hefty!" Archer said as he stepped into the war torn arena.

"That was your one chance at mercy Titan… Now you're all going to die here." Hefty said.

Titan just threw back his head and laughed at Hefty's claim.

"Stop laughing like a clown! Which one of you fools dies next?!" Archer said.

Titan's expression changed to that of fury.

"Kelt! Squash that blabbering insect!" Titan yelled.

"It'll be all too easy Titan." Kelt said as he stepped into the arena.

The Smurf known simply as Kelt was clad in the same heavy armor as Poltergeist. On a belt around his waist he had several throwing hammers. Deadly hammers that were specifically designed to be projectiles. He grabs one and grasps it in his hand tightly.

"This battle ought to be a good one. I heard from Hefty that Archer has already awakened his Smurf essence while training." Brainy said.

"Then this Kelt Smurf stands little to no chance?" Weather asked.

"If Archer fought with the amazing skill Hefty claims he did while in the Realm of the Blackhearted then I have no doubt in my mind Archer will protect us." Brainy said.

"It doesn't have to be this way Kelt… Lay down your weapon. It is not too late for my mercy." Archer said drawing an arrow.

"You're wrong. You have to die for Titan's dream of world conquest to be realized." Kelt said.

"Very well then, die!" Archer said as he fired the first shot.

Archer's arrow soared through the air and Kelt avoided the attack by simply dashing out of the way. He then threw the hammer in his hand aiming for Archer's head. Archer jumps into the air allowing the hammer to fly right passed him. Then the hammer whirled around like a boomerang and returned Kelt's hand. While still in the air Archer released a Triple Shot followed very swiftly by a second Triple shot sending six arrows in total towards Kelt which Kelt avoided with a combat roll. Archer landed on the ground and readied another arrow.

"Let's see how you deal with this!" Archer said.

He then channeled his Smurf essence and split into several different forms which surrounded Kelt in a circle. Kelt looks around him it seemed like he was surrounded by multiple copies of Archer Smurf, but only one of them was the real Archer.

"An illusion?" Kelt asked.

"Only one way to find out Kelt!" Archer said. As he spoke all of his clones also spoke in unison.

"Unity Shot!" Archer screams as all he and all of his clones fired an arrow straight for Kelt.

Arrows came from every direction towards Kelt. Most of them literally went right through his body harmlessly verifying his suspicion. Archer's arrow struck Kelt in the shoulder piercing his armor, but not doing physical damage to Kelt.

"Which one of us is real Kelt? Are you smart enough to figure it out, or is this where you die?" Archer said.

Suddenly Kelt's armor began to heat up turning bright red as Kelt's body temperature reached an unthinkable temperature. Archer continued to fire Unity Shots which Kelt had to dodge before finally the cosmic Smurf threw his arms into the sky as his Smurf essence flared.

"Heat Wave!" Kelt screamed.

Kelt's Smurf essence released a circle of heat which quickly expanded towards Archer and his illusion. The clones generated by Archer's Smurf essence subsided and the real Archer was struck by the attack the force of which sent him flying. Archer's armor and parts of his body were covered in burns from the attack. Kelt then throws his hammer right at Archer as he was air bound and the hammer struck him in the gut sending him falling out of the sky and landing with a thud in the arena.

"Archer!" Falconer screamed.

"That was a direct hit! Can Archer's armor sustain that much damage?!" Reporter said.

"Trust in our knights Reporter. That attack was nothing." Brainy said.

Archer stood and reached for his quiver retrieving a Jokey Arrow.

"Now I'm mad!" Archer said.

He then readied the shot.

"Jokey Shot!" Archer screamed as he let loose the arrow.

Kelt smirked.

"The hell is a Jokey Shot?" Kelt asked.

The arrow struck the ground near Kelt and immediately exploded causing Kelt to be sent backward violently from the blast. Archer then readied a triple shot and sprinted forward towards Kelt before releasing the three arrows which went right through Kelt harmlessly.

"Over here!" Archer yelled as he appeared above Kelt.

Kelt looks up only for his chest plate to receive three arrows which penetrated the armor. Kelt threw his hammer at Archer and Archer struck the hammer with another arrow which changed the trajectory of the attack. Kelt's hammer soared right passed Archer's head and Archer landed just in front of Kelt on his feet. He then shoved the blade of his combat bow right towards Kelt's face, but Kelt leaped back.

"Heat Wave!" Kelt screamed.

His Smurf essence generated another attack which Archer avoided by jumping into the air.

"Heat Hammer!" Kelt shouted as he threw a red hot throwing hammer straight at Archer.

The scorching hot hammer went right through Archer revealing it only to be a clone. The real Archer was behind Kelt a distance away and had prepared a Five Fold Shot which he released sending five arrows into Kelt's armor and into his torso. Kelt screams in pain and throws his Heat Hammer with such speed that it struck Archer in the leg causing the Smurf to fall and scream out. The weapon not only did heavy blunt damage, but left behind a scorching burn on Archer's knee. Archer struggled to stand, but ended up doing so shakily.

"Take this! Three Fold Jokey Shot!" Archer screamed as he released three Jokey Arrows from his bow.

Kelt leaped into the air towards Archer and the Jokey Arrows collided with the arena floor and exploded sending dirt and grass flying everywhere. Kelt drew back his hammer and prepared to swing it into Archer's head as he landed, but Archer's bladed bow collided with the hammer. The scorching heat of the hammer warped the blade on his bow.

"Let's see how you fight close and personal!" Kelt yelled as he swung his hammer.

Archer skillfully ducked to avoid the swing. Kelt swung again and Archer avoided the attack yet again frustrating Kelt and causing him to rapidly swing his hammer. Archer skillfully dodged every swing and then leaped into the air firing a Triple Shot into Kelt's armor yet again piercing the Smurf's flesh through his armor. He landed and Kelt disappeared with a blur reappearing behind Archer. He grabbed Archer's quiver and threw it far away from the fight.

"What now?" Kelt asked.

"You think just because you removed my quiver that I can't fight?" Archer asked.

"Naturally." Kelt said with a smirk.

"You're wrong…" Archer said as he generated his Smurf essence.

A visible blue aura enveloped Archer as he readied his bow. Raw Smurf essence took the shape of an arrow which Archer loaded into his bow.

"Magic Shot!" Archer screamed as he fired his bow.

An arrow of pure Smurf essence whirled through the air and struck Kelt in the stomach. The Magic Shot tore right through both Kelt's armor and his stomach before flying through the other side of his body and soaring into the distance. Kelt grabs at his wound as Archer sprints for his quiver.

"Not so fast!" Kelt screamed as he threw his Heat Hammer right towards Archer's back.

The hammer struck Archer in the back point blank and sent the Smurf flying forward towards his quiver with a scream. Archer hit the ground and skidded a bit before landing right next to his quiver. Kelt's attack knocked the wind right out of him. Fortunately Kelt was experiencing great pain of his own as the wound Archer had created in his stomach was making it so Kelt couldn't even stand up straight anymore. Kelt caught his hammer just as Archer reached for a Jokey Arrow from his quiver and rolled over and sat up. Kelt charges Archer prepared to swing his hammer into Archer's head, but Archer fired the Jokey Shot which struck Kelt in the chest piercing his lung. Kelt stops his advance and screams in protest, coughing up blood before violently yanking the arrow out of his chest. The ribbon on the box of the Jokey Shot was taken apart causing an explosion that sent pieces of Kelt flying all over the arena. With that he was dead, but Archer was in too much pain to move. He lays down on the grass and grasps at his burns.

"Hefty… I think somethings broken… I can't move!" Archer said.

"Stay put I'll come to you!" Hefty yelled as he sprinted towards Archer with a potion.

Titan scowled as Hefty helped Archer drink the potion and helped him stand. There were only two fights left.