Smurfocalypse chapter 78: The Dark Tower Part 8
The blackhearted were officially all dead with the exception of Vanity. Hefty's forces had successfully cleared a path in the battlefield for Hefty to finally square off against Vanity. Farmer turned to face the other knights who were beyond impressed with his performance.
"That was amazing Farmer, but I'll admit I was scared for you the entire time." Timber said.
"No need to worry. I'm fine if you had interfered you could have died, and I wouldn't have been able to forgive myself." Farmer explained.
"No matter what happens next. I don't want any of you to interfere with my match with Vanity. We're doing so well let's keep things that way." Hefty said.
Hefty lifts up Clockwork's body and removed the sack where initially all their potions once were and retrieved the potion Alchemist had made for Clockwork. He then places the potion into his pocket.
"Hefty you're the only one of us who will be fighting whose already drank a potion today." Sweepy points out.
"I don't care… I'm not afraid to drink a second one if I have to." Hefty said.
"Don't you remember what Alchemist said? If you drink a second Potion of Addicting Health you will throw everything up and your wounds will return." Timber says.
"If your wounds return it could kill you Hefty!" Archer said.
"I am prepared to die today if that's what it takes to put an end to this once and for all." Hefty said.
Hefty then walks passed the knights towards the final staircase. The knights followed shortly behind. The ascended the final staircase only to find that the arena was already lit. Vanity was waiting for them. Hefty rushed up the stairs far ahead of the others, and made it to the floor.
"Hefty Smurf… We meet again." Vanity said casually.
"You have nowhere else to run Vanity. Your army and all your officers are dead. Its time you joined them." Hefty said.
"Do you really think the likes of you has what it takes to defeat one as beautiful and powerful as me?" Vanity asked.
"Yes I do!" Hefty said.
"Then it's time I show you my power, and remove you from this Earth once and for all." Vanity said.
"Now you're speaking my language." Hefty said as a draws his sword and readies his shield after setting Clockwork's body safely on the ground.
"Or… I could present you with the offer of a life time." Vanity said.
"I'm not interested in anything you say Vanity. I've come to kill you, and that's about it." Hefty said.
Vanity sighed.
"That's too bad. I could make you blackhearted with this mirror, and you and I could rule the world." Vanity said.
"What non-sense are you blurting this time Vanity?" Hefty asked.
"Hefty… I am not the real Vanity. Vanity Smurf died a long time ago. I was created from the lightning that struck this mirror." Vanity said holding up his mirror.
"With this mirror I can create as many warriors as I wish. All I need is the power of lightning to create a blackhearted." Vanity said.
"I knew it! I knew Vanity Smurf would never create the chaos you've created." Hefty said with a wave of his sword.
"But enough talk, you've come to settle the score with me. I'm afraid if you won't join me in spirit then I'll have to take that tremendous strength of yours for myself." Vanity said.
"Dream on Vanity!" Hefty said.
Vanity outstretches his arm and his forearm morphs into a blade. Hefty sheaths his sword only long enough to drench himself in a Formula of Strength which of course considerably increased his power. He then kicked off the ground and soared through the air sword and shield in hands and swung his sword with all his might at Vanity's chest. Vanity blocks the attack with his bladed appendage causing Hefty to land on his feet just in front of Vanity. Vanity retaliates with a horizontal slash which Hefty dodged with incredible speed appearing as merely a blur as he moved out of the way and swung his sword once again aiming for the torso. Vanity leaps into the air to avoid the attack, but Hefty pursues him in the air once again attempting to strike Vanity with his sword. Vanity quickly avoids the attack appearing as a blur as he moved. He appears behind Hefty and Hefty whirls around and strikes the demon in the face with his shield before following up with a swing of his sword. Vanity raises his arm quickly and his forearm morphs into a shield with absorbed the blow. Both fighters then landed back on the arena floor before kicking off the ground and soaring right towards each other. Hefty's sword clashes with Vanity's blade and sparks litter the floor. Hefty then raises his shield and pulls back his sword arm and swings with all his strength cutting an arc in the very air and sending it straight for Vanity at close range. The arc of wind strikes Vanity's stomach and creates a bloody gash. Hefty follows up with another swing, but this swing is countered when Vanity raises his shield appendage and then slices a hole in Hefty's chest plate.
The knights struggle to properly observe the battle as Hefty and Vanity's speed overcomes the untrained eye. Hefty's armor had taken a heavy beating earlier today. Despite Blacksmith and Handy's best efforts it would seem Hefty's protection is being whittled away with each attack he endures. This did not concern Hefty though as he fought Vanity without fear. Hefty charges Vanity again and swing his sword horizontally at him. Vanity raised his bladed appendage and Hefty's sword struck it, bouncing off of it as the kick of the recoil set in. Hefty followed up with another slash, but Vanity leaped back to avoid it before swing his own blade at Hefty's chest. Hefty raises his shield and the blade strikes his metal shield. Then Hefty begins to rapidly swing his sword in a flurry of blows which Vanity skillfully dodges, bobbing and weaving perfectly to dodge every swing. Vanity then swings his bladed forearm with all his strength and strikes Hefty in the left shoulder plate. The blade sinks through the shoulder plate of Hefty's armor and cuts deep into his shoulder causing him to wince as blood instantly began to run down his armor. Hefty's response was perform a Wind Cutter which resulted in Vanity gaining cuts and gashes all over his body which began to visibly heal.
Vanity then took the air and soared far above Hefty's head, his arm morphing into a giant hammer before descending fast towards Hefty's head. Hefty rolls out of the way as Vanity strikes the floor and cracks it under his hammer. Hefty quickly whirls around and strikes Vanity's back his sword cutting deep and exposing internal organs and bones. Vanity turns to face Hefty and Hefty follows up with a shield bash to the face which caused Vanity to stagger before removing Vanity's bladed arm causing blood to spray all over him.
"I have you now!" Hefty exclaims as he jabs his sword forward attempting to impale Vanity's heart.
Before his blade could connect Vanity's left arm morphs into a spear which impales both Hefty's chest plate and his stomach causing him to scream out in pain. Vanity laughs as he lifts his arm causing Hefty to slide down the spear until he was face to face with Vanity. Vanity grins and laughs more just before an entire arm aggressively shot out of the bleeding stump Hefty had created.
"Stuck like a pig are we Hefty?" Vanity asked.
"D-Damn you Vanity! This won't be enough to kill me!" Hefty said.
"We'll see Hefty." Vanity said.
Hefty snarls under his breath and throws his weapon and shield to the ground and grabs Vanity by the head, and much to the shock of everyone there literally rips his head clean off and throws it as though he were passing a basketball. This caused Vanity's body to revert to its normal state freeing Hefty from the spear. Hefty grasps his wound and winces. He had a hole in his stomach but no vital organs were struck which meant he was free to continue the fight.
"Now it's over!" Hefty claims as he swings his sword straight for Vanity's heart, but Vanity's headless body stands and the attack strikes Vanity across the stomach.
Vanity's head then soared through the air and quickly reattached itself to his neck. Vanity then morphs his arm into a hammer and once again soars high into the air above Hefty with his hammer arm raised hi above his head. Hefty saw an opening that could win him the battle once and for all, but it was extremely risky. However, Hefty was already prepared to die today if that's what it took to protect Port Saint Smurf and its residences. Hefty soars up towards Vanity sword in hand and arm extended aiming for Vanity's heart just as Vanity began to descend. The result was brutal. Both fighters collided in the air and Vanity was completely impaled vertically by Hefty's sword. The blade sunk into the demon's body and had ran him through causing the point of the blade to stick out of his right shoulder. However it completely missed his heart, but Vanity's hammer struck Hefty on the top of the head point blank leaving a dent in his helmet. Hefty was sent flying to the ground. He landed with a bounce before laying there. The pain Hefty was going through was incredible, but he was still alive.
"Hefty!" Timber yells.
"Hefty! You have to get up!" Farmer yells.
Hefty was laying face first on the floor. His head was pounding, he had a hole in his stomach and gash in his torso. Hefty's accumulated injuries were debilitating. He was struggling to stand.
"I have to keep fighting… I can't die without killing Vanity." Hefty thought.
But he couldn't stand, Hefty had no choice. Out of sheer desperation he gulped down the Potion of Addicting Health. Hefty then got to his knees expecting the potion to heal him, but instead it felt as though his stomach was doing back flips in his body. Hefty began to sweat profusely as his body was suffering from extreme Magic Overload just as alchemist had warned. He began to burp again and again as his body quivered. This was the worst Hefty had ever felt in his life. Then it happened, vomit ran up his esophagus and filled his mouth, but Hefty didn't dare allow himself to throw up. He swallowed the vomit, and his stomach immediately rejected it filling his mouth with vomit yet again.
"I can't throw up! I can't!" Hefty thought as he struggled.
Vanity watched with curiosity as his opponent writhed in agony and bled all over the floor. This was amusing to Vanity. Way more fun than killing Hefty directly. Hefty swallows his vomit yet again and gags from it. Vomit shoots out his nose into his hands and Hefty actually slurps it up and swallows it, the vomit was a bright blue just like the potion.
"I'm going to die aren't I?" Hefty thought.
Just then he hears a voice in his head.
"Hefty… Hefty." The voice said.
"T-Tuffy?!" Hefty thought.
"Hefty… Have you forgotten my sacrifice?" Tuffy said.
"Of course not!" Hefty thought.
"You need to overcome this challenge Hefty. It's for the good of every Smurf." Tuffy said.
Hefty's entire body was quivering as he fought against the vomit. The knights had rushed to his aid, but Hefty raised an arm to halt them.
"S-Stop! Stay away!" Hefty commanded in between sickly burps.
"You can't save them from me Hefty. It appears you can't save anyone. Not even yourself." Vanity said.
Hefty clenches his hands around his own neck so as to keep the potion down, and slowly his wounds were healing and the pain was fading away, but the amount of magic going through Hefty's body was changing him. Something awakened within Hefty, it was his Smurf essence. To the shock of every Smurf Hefty's muscle mass began to greatly expand as his body was undergoing a transformation.
"This power… is incredible!" Hefty thought.
Hefty's height doubled in size as blue Smurf essence was visibly enveloping his entire form. His armor was sent flying as it could no longer contain his muscles. Hefty stood and he was practically towering over everyone present. Hefty had overcome the magic, and activated his Smurf essence.
"He's… a real Super Smurf!" Farmer said in realization.
"Look at those muscles! Hefty's power is amazing!" Falconer said.
Hefty discarded his sword and shield and took the claymore out of the sheath on his back. He was ready to fight again, but this time he truly was the strongest Smurf to ever live. A towering Super Smurf! He swings his sword at the ground and a massive arc of wind cuts through the air violently and makes its way towards Vanity. Vanity takes to the air and the wind zooms passed him and obliterates the throne of bones behind him causing bones to scatter everywhere. Hefty then pursues Vanity and swings his sword again taking off the demon's legs. Hefty then began to rapidly swing his sword at Vanity in a combo that appeared as merely a blur. Hefty's speed and power was unmatched. Vanity simply could not keep up and parts of him were flying everywhere along with a massive amount of blood as Hefty's attacks continued. Vanity swings his bladed appendage at Hefty and the blade harmlessly bounces off Hefty's chest. The demon's eyes widened as he realized he was outmatched.
"I've had enough of you!" Hefty screamed.
"Damn you Hefty Smurf!" Vanity screamed in retaliation.
Hefty then rapidly swings his sword again and again at Vanity, chopping the demon up into small barely visible pieces along with his heart. The souls of all the Smurfs he killed ascended into the heavens and Hefty lands on his feet on the ground. His body then returned to normal as he was no longer siphoning his Smurf essence.
"I did it Tuffy! I did it!" Hefty yelled.
"Whoaaaaa!" Archer yelled.
"W-We did it! We won! We saved Port Saint Smurf!" Timber yelled victoriously throwing his hands in the air.
"Hefty that was the most amazing thing I have ever seen!" Farmer yelled.
"Are you alright Hefty?" Sweepy asked.
"I'm fine, but I'll admit I still feel kind of sick." Hefty said.
"How are we going to get home?" Falconer asked.
"I have a solution." Farmer said holding up hid magic gourd.
Farmer rubs the gourd summoning his own personal genie: Gourdy.
"Mastuh Farmuh! I was so worried for all of you! Congratulations on your victory!" Gourdy said.
"Thanks Gourdy. I actually have a wish for you." Farmer said.
"Name it." Gourdy said.
"I wish we were back at Port Saint Smurf."
"Your wish is my command Mastuh Farmuh!" Gourdy says with a humble bow.
The genie outstretches his hands and wiggles his fingers as visible magic begins to envelop his hands.
"Cadoda casaba!" Gourdy said.
In a flash they were gone from the realm of demons and much too every Smurf's shock they were falling through the air towards the sea just outside the port. With the splash the armored knights hit the ocean and immediately began to sink. Hefty opened his eyes in the stingy salt water for as long as he could bare the pain. In the distance he saw what looked like fish swimming their way before he had to shut his eyes. He then felt himself he grabbed by what felt like hands and then he was being carried away. The same thing was happening to the other knights. Hefty fought against what he presumed to be an opponent, but heard a familiar voice speak to him.
"Relax Hefty. We're here to help." Marina said.
"Marina?" Hefty tried to say, his voice muffled by water.
Marina and the other mermaids carried the Smurfs to the beach of Port Saint Smurf. A wave washed the knights onto the shore and they all stood up.
"We're home." Hefty said.
And so Hefty liberated Port Saint Smurf from the hundred years bad luck, the blackhearted and their demonic forces would never terrorize another Smurf ever again, and the woods were theirs for the taking. However, this does not end our tale. There is still much more to be told.