In a void of nothingness black as can be there floated a platform of pure ice under the feet of two beings. One of them was the great wizard, Urgence Evergreen and the other was a seemingly 18 year old slender lady with snow hair and blue skin wearing a plain long sleeved black turtleneck top with black leggings and fancy white boots with a snowflake drawn on them. It was Diligence Snowflakes.
Diligence stared at Urgence with a serious expression as the ancient elemental frowned. Silence filled the area as the tension in the air became thicker with every second and in one second, it was all unleashed. Urgence's hands glowed a magical blue hue as icy lightning crackled around them fiercely. Urgence aimed at Diligence before the female elemental suddenly appeared in front of him and kicked him in the chin with a burst of ice that eroded his beard before sweeping one of his legs with a swift spin that transitioned into a ballet swan lake pose as her hands gracefully flew into the air.
Urgence fell to one knee as ice covered his other leg before Diligence danced into a roundhouse kick to the back of the ancient elemental's head, causing him to grunt in pain. Evergreen barely had enough time to process what just happened before the Diligence battle dance continued. She kicked Evergreen in the gut, sending him flying as ice unleashed from the kick encased his body save for his head in an icy tomb. "Woah woah woah!" He said as he slid across the platform and almost off the edge had Diligence not swiftly slid across the flood and in front of the ancient elemental. "That's enough! I've lost-" He said dejectedly as he avoided eye contact. "-I've lost enough times. We're done."
Memories of Urgence's spars with his student invaded his mind as he lowered his usually proud head in defeat. The pride that he had clung so tightly to shattered by the younger elemental. "No." Replied Diligence in a coarse tone as cold as her ice, causing Evergreen to flinch as his eyes widened.
"What?" He asked in confusion as Diligence raised her foot up and lightly pressed it against the ice covering Urgence's body. Her foot immediately broke through the ice and shattered the entire block of ice into pieces before landing on the chest the now free elemental. "Stop!" Pleaded the ancient elemental before he heard a calm yet icy voice that chilled him to the core.
"Get up, Master Evergreen." What more did she want from him? Evergreen's mind raced in a panic as sweat trickled down his nose as the pressure on his chest from his student's foot became heavier.
"You've already defeated me countless times!" He exclaimed in a panic before a slender hand grabbed him by the face and lifted him into the air as if he was a feather.
"Get. Up." Repeated Diligence in a harsh tone as her eyes glowed a snowy white glow with fierce electricity escaping said eyes.
"I've already taught you everything! What more do you want?!" He asked in fear through Diligence's fist as he struggled in the death grip. He tried pushing away her arms and freezing everything around him to no avail. Diligence didn't budge an inch as Evergreen's ice dissipated around her rapidly leaving behind only vapor. "What are you made of, concrete?"
A frustrated expression overtook the younger elemental's face. "I still need more!" She exclaimed summoning a wall of ice in front of her and behind Evergreen before simultaneously slamming him into said wall. "Get up and FIGHT!" Evergreen's body shook with fear at Diligence's chilling voice. What has he done? What monster has he created? Her horrifying glowing gaze, searing itself into his mind. Her abnormal physical strength and speed threating to crack his skull at any moment. Evergreen's body lost all its strength as fear overtook his mind. There was no way out of this. His genius mind failed to find a single path to victory. "Weak." He heard a cold voice say before he met Diligence's eyes. Malicious intent flooded out of those eyes that terrified Urgence to the core.
"No. No! No! Stop! Please!" The ancient elemental begged and pleaded before his head was instantaneously encased in ice from Diligence's hand. Suddenly, cracks appeared in the ice before it started breaking apart with Evergreen's head still inside letting the old wizard's lifeless body fall from Diligence's hand onto the cold ice floor. The final remnants of the great ancient wizard, Urgence Evergreen were extinguished. Silence filled the area as only Diligence remained standing on the lone ice platform in the void. That was until she heard a feminine voice from behind her.
"Woah! It's been a while since I came here. Usually it's the old man who appears but whaddya know." Diligence turned around in surprise before seeing a blue skinned woman wearing sunglasses. Diligence quickly recognised her from her memories. It was Patience St Pim. "So you're the noobie I'm meant to guide." She said cheerfully with a funny robot dance before she created a chair made of ice and sat on it with a flamboyant motion. "Alright, noobie, what's your prob? It must be pretty bad if the old Evergreen couldn't- oh hey, isn't that him over the...re." she said noticing the headless body of the ancient ice elemental. Sweat rolled down Patience's cheek as she eyed the body. "Oh! Oh. Oh, he's dead. But this not- how are you-" a myriad of questions swirled inside Patience's mind like a wild hurricane. All those questions came to a halt when she saw the glowing eyes of the 'newbie'. Patience chuckled nervously. "I'm just gonna see myself out." She said turning around only to see Diligence standing inches from her face.
Before Patience could react her neck was already held in a deathly tight grip. "H-hey! We can talk about this!" Exclaimed Patience in a panic before she heard a single word that chilled her to the core as she stared at Diligence's glowing eyes.
"Weak."
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Later, in a tent in the middle of the woods Diligence opened her eyes letting the temperature around her drop in her mere wake. She yawned as she rubbed her eyes before noticing fallen snow from her unkempt hair covering her pillow. The ice elemental waved her hand once, ordering her haircut to reform into a neat braided ponytail that went over her shoulder before she heard a familiar voice.
"You look like you've just killed someone." It was Gunter, the penguin with a green brain leaking out of his head. Diligence paused as she put on an open blue winter jacket before sighing, vapor escaping her mouth as she did.
"Multiple." She remarked bluntly as she pulled out a small notebook from the jacket's pocket and started reading.
"Sweet." Commented Gunter cheerfully, causing Diligence to mindlessly nod as she continued reading. "Still researching the crown?" He asked tilting his head curiously. "You've been doing this for almost a decade now, ever since our fight with VK."
"Yeah. Urgence's notes are a lifesaver." Replied Diligence calmly as she closed the notebook.
"Didn't save his life though." Replied Gunter before bursting into laughter, causing Diligence to snort.
"I didn't expect to be this fine after murdering generations of ice elementals."
"Does it count as murder if they were already dead?" Asked Gunter nudging Diligence's knee playfully, causing the elemental to smile at her friend before the duo left their tent to be met with a sunset on the horizon as night started to fall. "We should get ready; vampires are gonna come out soon."
"The humans are leaving tonight, right?" Asked Diligence calmly, causing Gunter to look surprised. "VK should attack before they leave." Hearing this, Gunter nodded in acknowledgement, but before he could answer he felt a presence watching them from the shadows. Feeling Gunter's vigilance, Diligence spoke. "We can take care of them."
"I hate this floppy weak body." Lamented the ex space tyrant with a sigh as he eyed his flippers dejectedly. "If I had my old power I would've tore them to pieces and squeezed the goo out of their guts."
A quick chop made its way onto Gunter's brain, causing him to frown grumpily. "Too graphic, Gunter, too graphic. Bad penguin. This is a family friendly household." Replied Diligence crossing her arms as she looked down at her penguin companion in disappointment. "But if you wanna get stronger, you gotta work for it. Work your body and mind to near death." Gunter visibly frowned at the prospect before the two companions heard a rustling in nearby bushes as night finally fell upon them.
Both elemental and penguin turned around to the source of the sound to see nothing before a woman, a vampire, appeared inches away from her face. She was wearing a snake neck piece and a scarf with a purple gem over the upper part of her face. It was easy for Diligence to recognise who the person in front of her was. The Empress. "You'll make a nice maid." She said as the snake neck piece wriggled over her head and pulled back the cloth covering her eyes to reveal two hypnotic purple irises that stared right into Diligence's eyes.
Diligence's eyes glowed purple following the empress's before the snake neck piece put the cloth back on. "Hey! What are you doing!?!" Exclaimed Gunter angrily as he flailed against Empress's body helpless to do anything. "Get off her!"
"When he said she was powerful I expected a little resistance but this is just-" she said before a blast of ice caused her to jump back. She looked at her body only to find herself unharmed. She quickly turned to her hypnotized victim to see her head encased in ice. "Did she attack herself? What a weirdo." Empress muttered to herself in shock before the ice encasing Diligence's head exploded leaving behind an unharmed and unhypnotized ice elemental. Empress frowned as she got ready to fight before Diligence spoke.
"Hey," she said calmly as she stared at Empress. Her gaze held not hate nor contempt, not even a speck of anger. "do that again." Gunter looked at Diligence as if she was insane before he quickly rushed off to who know where.
Empress froze in shock. "What?" She asked in confusion, but Diligence's expression remained unwavering. "That blast must've messed up your head, little girl."
"My body stopped ageing years ago. I'm in my twenties." Deadpanned Diligence as she moved her legs and walked forwards towards the vampire. "Now, do it again." Empress took a step back. What was wrong with this weirdo in front of her? Who in their right mind would ask to be hypnotized. Empress couldn't ponder for long as Diligence appeared in front of her in onr elegant leap before grabbing the vampire by neck and uncovering her eyes.
Diligence's eyes glowed purple as her mind began to fall for Empress's hypnotic gaze once more. Crazy! Was the only thought inside Empress's head before she felt a pain in her chest. She looked down to find a wooden stake piercing through her heart before she burst into glittery smoke. "Finally, slap that crazy idiot out of it!" Exclaimed Gunter angrily as Diligence was snapped out of her hypnotized trance by an invisible chop to the head.
Diligence let out a sound of confusion as her eyes snapped awake. She looked around for her attacker only to see nothing in front of her. Suddenly, the invisible assailant appeared out of thin air. It was Marceline wearing a tank top. "What the heck, Dilly?! Why'd you try to get hypnotized by that creep?!"
Diligence pouted like a child. "...i was trying to get mind control resistance." She replied with a deep frown as she crossed her arms.
"Dilly, if that vampire actually took control of you it would've been a disaster!" Exclaimed the half demon angrily as she held Diligence by the shoulders. "The humans could've gotten hurt. I could've gotten hurt. YOU could've gotten hurt!" Snapped Marceline in complete fury, turning into a beast in anger. "This isn't even the first time! You tried to get poisoned by Hierophant!"
"My body is made of ice and snow, Marceline! I can control every part of it! How do you think I got super strength and speed?! I would've gotten rid of the poison in seconds!!" Snapped the ice elemental angrily, causing Marceline look at her as if she was insane.
Diligence went silent as she looked away with an annoyed frown. "Why are you so obsessed with getting stronger?!" Asked the Vampire huntress pinching the bridge of her mose. "You have me and the humans! You can ask for help!"
The ice elemental grit her teeth and clenched her fists, her eye twitching in rage at the word help. "Never." She said, her tone so full of venom one would think she was uttering a curse. "They're leaving! They'll forget you sooner or later. And you're not innocent either!"
Marceline blinked in confusion. "What are you talking about?"
"Ever since we met those humans, we've barely sat at the same table anymore!" Snapped Diligence angrily slamming her fist into a nearby tree as she glared at Marceline. "It's like you've forgotten all about me!"
Marceline went silent with shock. "You could've told me!" She said dejectedly. "We could've talked about it! Just because I have other friends doesn't mean I forgot about you!"
"Well I don't WANT other friends or someone who can forget me!" Snapped the ice elemental as her eyes glowed a white hue. "People hurt me when I was human, they'd hurt me again. The only one who will never betray me is me!"
"What about me? I'd never-" Asked Marceline with a determined expression before she noticed the look on the Diligence's face as the ice elemental refused to meet her eyes. It said everything. Tears fell down Marceline's cheeks before a sniff escaped her nose. "Is that so. Then have your stupid power and leave!"
"Only after I take VK's crown." Replied Diligence crossing her arms. An action that almost cause Marceline to go on a rampage.
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
"This is not fine." Added Gunter calmly before they all heard a crash in the distance. Hearing this, Marceline immediately flew away in a panic.
"It's time." Muttered Diligence calmly as she narrowed her eyes before her body floated off the ground before turning to the penguin next to her. "Gunter, stay here. I'll be back in a sec."
Without hesitation, the ice elemental flew away into the distance towards the sounds of battle between The Vampire King and Marceline.
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On one of the human ships.
"Marceline, there's no one left but me." Said the Vampire King calmly. "Would you wipe out an entire speices?"
"For the last time, yes! That is literally my entire plan!" Replied Marceline as she held stake in one hand and a broken guitar in the other.
"So be it then." Said the Vampire King before his hands started glowing white with ice magic as he aimed towards Marceline. But just as he was about to fire, a powerful kick made its way onto the side of his face. VK clutched his injured face before turning to his assailant. "You've become crazier with power, Diligence. I can see it in your eyes."
"Shouldn't you be worrying about something other than my mental health?" Asked Diligence with a deep frown before VK was tackled by Marceline sending the two of them falling towards the deck of the ship.
Quickly, the Vampire King tried to freeze Marceline with the power of the crown but all that came out was harmless vapor. VK let out a sound of confusion before noticing that the crown atop his head was gone. "No!"
"Yes!" Exclaimed Diligence with bloodshot in delight as she held her prize mid air. A mad cackle escaped her mouth as VK and Marceline continued their fight. "Finally, all this power is mine!" Before she put on the crown, she turned to Marceline's fight. The girl she had raised was about to turn into a vampire against her will. "I could stop it, but what the hell, she'll be happier this way."
Diligence ignored Marceline's blood curdling screams as the vampire king's fangs dug into her neck, her focus solely on the crown as she finally placed it atop her head. Almost a decade for this one moment and once the crown layed atop her head she felt it. She felt the power the crown had. She felt its madness seeping into her nerves. But she didn't fight it, she knew better. She accepted the madness, letting it mix with her own with harmony. The two threads of madness intertwined together like puzzle pieces forming a powerful bond. "I did it!" She exclaimed firing a blast of ice into the air that dropped that caused even the plants to shiver at its sight before she burst into maniacal laughter that echoed throughout the cold night.
Yet this was only the beginning of the the story. The story of the most feared princess of all, Princess Snowflakes.
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Adventure Time. C'mon grab your friends. We'll go to very distant lands. With Gunter the Penguin and Dilly the elemental the fun will never end. It's adventure time!
Just wanted to do this for fun.
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Do you guys like how all ice elementals are weirdos?
Toodles.