A New Hero - Peter Parker (BOOK 1) | Spider-Man: Far From Home

Chapter Fifteen - The Fire Monster

Amidst the panic, Clara disappeared from view, taking the moment to hide from those around her. There were bigger things to worry about than anyone seeing her, or not seeing her, as the stone of the decorative statue was pulled apart by molten lava.

The figure seemed to swell before contracting, a moment later erupting, a colossal figure growing instantaneously from the ground. Clara raised her hands, the purple light spreading from the palms of her hands and radiating out to create a wide barrier.

Pieces of rock flew into the shield, creating ripples across the surface. She barely felt a thing as they tapped against the force she projected, the sensation similar to light rain sprinkling against an umbrella.

Her head spun to her right; a green cloud rushing passed her to stop a few metres away. Mysterio stood with hands held out in front of him and glowing green energy began blasting towards the creature, hitting it in the chest. A second later, a fire hydrant flew from its fixture and across the open space. The water sprayed up, hissing against the flaming beast, smoke billowing into the air.

Clara stared into the thick cloud, waiting to catch a glimpse of anything, once again raising her hands just in case she needed to protect herself. The square was clear of festival goers now, the screaming fading into the distance, barely heard over the roaring from the fire monster as it reared up like a mistreated stallion.

A flaming fist slammed into a building and Clara watched as Spider-Man leapt from the wall he clung to, landing on the carousel. The giant entity seemed to look around for a brief moment, trying to locate the masked hero. It didn't take long though, and another fist rained down into the fairground ride, launching the boy into the base of the Ferris wheel.

He fell to his hands and knees, raising his sight to look at the fire monster as it began to grow. "No! Beck, he's got the carousel – he's getting bigger!" Peter's muffled voice called out.

"Night-Monkey!" Clara frowned, looking around for the source of the voice. Her breath stuck in her throat when her eyes landed on her two classmates stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel. She scolded herself for not checking the ride sooner. "Night-Monkey! Help! Save us!" Betty continued to cry out.

Clara ran forwards, swerving around flaming obstacles until she reached Spider-Man. She stood next to him, staring up and feeling as if she was a million miles away from the top. Another monstrous roar sounded behind them and both teenagers span to face the other way. In two steps, the atrocity was towering above them, raising his arms above its head.

"Shit." Clara mumbled, watching in slow motion as they began their journey downwards. Peter ducked down, holding arms above his head, knowing he had no time to move. Mysterio was across the square, sending a new blast of energy into the beings back. It had no effect though; the Elemental didn't even flinch.

"William, what the hell is this? This wasn't in the choreography!" Mysterio yelled into his headset, too far away for anyone to hear him. He watched helplessly as the creature brought his fists down to the floor, about to destroy his only chance of obtaining the E.D.I.T.H. technology.

Clara braced for impact, an instant flash of purple encasing them in the nick of time. She clenched her jaw, feeling the immense weight behind the Elemental. Her legs already ached as they withstood the first blow, her heart pounding against her chest. She had never faced such a being – she had never faced that amount of power.

"What the..." Peter looked up from his position, seeing as he wasn't dead. The soft purple glow surrounded him like he was trapped in a snow globe. He looked around the space, no one except him within it. He looked up into the sky, Quentin Beck hovering over the shoulder of the creature unmoving. "Mr Beck – What's going on?" He asked. Why wasn't the man helping him?