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Chapter 35 - Wrath

Soon, Teen Zombie Princess woke up. She laid on the ground wrapped in vines. Her nose was destroyed, and her hand was crippled.

It was the brightest time of day, and groans and clashes surrounded her.

Teen Zombie Princess broke through the vines, and she was on her hands and knees. She looked around to assess the situation.

Nearby, Matteo alerted that she was awake.

Dead members of The Rebel Zombies and other zombies were next to her.

Teen Zombie Princess stood up and ripped off her crown. She shrunk back to the size of a human or regular zombie. Blood poured from the top of her head and trickled over her face.

The smoke cleared.

Teen Zombie Princess reached for her dagger. As she gripped her retrieved dagger, her senses slowly heightened. Her nose and hand regenerated. She looked at the sky and moved her arms backwards. Her hair became messy, as well. She sighed out a cloud of steam.

Matteo struggled to freeze her feet as it kept melting.

Pepe was alarmed by Teen Zombie Princess' new posture and behavior. He demanded the brothers to back away from her.

The brothers backed away.

Stark asked what was wrong.

Pepe gritted his teeth.

Teen Zombie Princess mischievously licked her lips covered in her blood and savored it.

Stark were surprised by her action.

Hafen and Matteo noticed how worried Pepe looked.

Pepe suggested the brothers to cover their ears, and they did.

Suddenly, Teen Zombie Princess leaned forward, readied her arms, and screamed that all she felt was hate. The scream blew away the smoke and sent out rings of sound. The sheer force also blew away the blood on her face. Black markings under her eyes were revealed.

All of a sudden, Hafen fell to his knees.

Pepe asked if he was fine. He noticed blood pouring out of his ears and handed him bandages. He realized that Hafen would not be able to move for the next technique. He wrapped the brothers in his vines and readied for the next anticipated move.

Unleashing a mass of energy, the rings became physical that exploded on impact. They approached them.

Pepe tried to outmaneuver them with the brothers.

However, Teen Zombie Princess predicted his movements, and one of the rings hit Pepe.

As the smoke blew away, Pepe blocked most of the explosion with his arms.

Teen Zombie Princess stopped her onslaught.

Pepe panted and lowered the brothers to the ground.

The brothers thanked Pepe for his help. When they looked at Pepe, they noticed bruising on his arms.

Hafen realized that they were holding Pepe back. Therefore, he persuaded Stark and Matteo to temporarily fight the zombies.

Just then, Teen Zombie Princess sprinted towards them.

Pepe ran towards his rival as Hafen, Stark, and Matteo fought off the zombies by the entrance.

The brothers pushed, through the horde of zombies, into Zombie Land.

Teen Zombie Princess closed in, and she leaped over Pepe.

Pepe turned around and noticed her jump.

Teen Zombie Princess reached the entrance of Zombie Land.

The brothers fought against the zombies.

Matteo tripped a zombie and placed a heavy boulder on top of it.

Stark hit an uppercut on another zombie.

Hafen used his momentum to slice a zombie in half.

Dozens of zombies attempted to grasp Teen Zombie Princess. They demanded her to aid Zombie Queen.

However, Teen Zombie Princess pushed them away.

As he heard the princess' footsteps, Stark faced Teen Zombie Princess. He was pumped and exclaimed to bring it on.

However, Teen Zombie Princess ignored him, and she jumped. She punched the sculpture of Zombie Queen. Her arm broke as pieces of the cliffside fell into Zombie Land's entrance. 

Pepe watched as the entrance was blocked.

Teen Zombie Princess landed and turned around as her arm quickly regenerated. Her black hair floated in the air. 

Pepe and Teen Zombie Princess stared at each other in anticipation. They sprinted towards each other, and Pepe declared that it was his turn to show his mastery.

Teen Zombie Princess' messy hair moved on its own. Her hair strands stabbed through the zombies. She threw her dagger and the zombies towards Pepe.

Pepe lifted a piece of the ground underneath him that helped him dodge into the air.

Still, her hair rapidly wrapped around him.

Immobilized, Pepe created sharp leaves out of thin air.

The sharp leaves spun and cut through the hair.

As her hair regrew, Teen Zombie Princess punched Pepe.

Pepe crashed on the ground.

Teen Zombie Princess kicked the ground and created a dust cloud.

Pepe used his vines to swing above the dust cloud and surprise attack her.

Teen Zombie Princess sliced the vines and threw him into the ground.

In the smoke, Pepe groaned. He got up and used Rock Wall to hold her legs.

Teen Zombie Princess looked down and broke through the rock.

At the same time, Pepe created a giant boulder with the rest of his energy.

Out of the smoke, the giant boulder flew towards Teen Zombie Princess. The boulder collided with her, and she crashed into the ground. An explosion of energy occurred.

A crater was formed where Teen Zombie Princess laid. Her clothes were burnt and tattered.

Teen Zombie Princess coughed. Her black markings disappeared, and her hair returned to normal.

Pepe fell to the ground and coughed, too. His vision blurred. He, breathing heavily, suggested for her to surrender. Fully exhausted, he expressed that they could help her.

As she struggled to lift herself up, Teen Zombie Princess faced her rival and uttered that it didn't matter to her anymore. She continued that because of her parents, she was now a zombie, and there was nothing she could or wanted to do about it.

Pepe questioned why.

Teen Zombie Princess stood up and expressed that she didn't want to become like her father who wasted his life trying to revive his wife and ended up like he did. She insisted that she would rather live the rest of her life as she was.

Pepe frowned and inquired what she would do.

Teen Zombie Princess admitted that she did not know. She muttered farewell.

Pepe asked where she would go.

Teen Zombie Princess asserted that she would go somewhere far away. She walked to the edge of the cliff.

Pepe urged her to hold on. He requested her to promise him something.

Teen Zombie Princess stopped and glanced back. She questioned him.

Pepe requested her to promise that she would stay alive and find a reason to keep fighting.

Teen Zombie Princess scoffed. She turned back and questioned why.

Pepe asserted that after everything, he would want another rematch.

Teen Zombie Princess looked at her rival. She chuckled.

Pepe asked her to promise him, and he offered his hand out to her.

Teen Zombie Princess promised her rival and grabbed his hand.

They shook hands.

Afterwards, Teen Zombie Princess stood by the edge of the cliff. She stared at the horizon. She could make out the shape of distant mountains. Her hair flowed in the wind. She inhaled the fresh air and exhaled. She glanced back and jumped off into the forest underneath.

Pepe crawled to the edge and watched as she ran into the distance. He clenched his fists and hit the ground. He muttered for her to be careful.

After escaping her mother's clutches, Teen Zombie Princess found herself at a crossroads. With her humanity gone, what would she do now? Would she continue on her own, or would she find some way to serve the humans? Would she remain a zombie?

What awaited General Bobby and his army as they invaded Zombie Land? Would they win, or would they succumb to the zombies? A momentous battle for victory was about to begin.

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