Didn't have anything else to do so I wrote another chapter
TheAmberShadow: That would be... Abby's parents.
MMM: NOBODY KNOWSSSSSSS
Samantha: Nope. Just took a looooooooong break.
For clarification, they're in a bar in the cursed realm. I couldn't find a way to clarify that in the chapter. :P
Chapter 7
Morro stared at the counter in front of him, his head resting on his hand as he traced lines on the pale-green wood. Next to him, the older man watched him silently, waiting for a few moments before speaking up.
"You were wronged."
"That much is clear." The former wind master muttered.
"How were you sent here?"
"A man attacked me and cursed me. Then he trapped me in a cave and let me starve." Though he had only met the man a few minutes before, he saw no harm in being honest with him. It wasn't like his situation could get much worse.
"Do you plan to get revenge?"
"What?" Morro looked up at him with a frown. "How? There's no way out of the Cursed Realm. And even if there was, it was my fault. He killed me, but I was stupid enough to be in that situation in the first place."
"Hmm." Soul, which was how the man had introduced himself, shook his head. "Would you like an elixir?"
"A what?"
"Our version of beer or ale. It's not quite liquid, but it tastes about the same."
"I don't drink."
"Well none of us do, not anymore." Soul smirked and Morro rolled his eyes.
"You know what I meant."
"Do I?"
"Huh?"
"What did you mean when you said it was your fault? You were murdered. How could that be your fault?"
"I… it's a long story."
"It's rare to find any of those here. Tell me." Morro hesitated.
"…fine." He said at last. "I was raised by a man named Sensei Wu. He told me that I might be one spoke of in prophecies, the Green Ninja. Eventually, we discovered that I wasn't, but I refused to believe it. I left to try to prove myself by finding the tomb of the creator of Ninjago, and the man who killed me, Garmadon, claimed to know where it was. Like a fool, I followed him." The black-haired boy clenched his hands into fists, hating the way he could barely feel them. "He trapped me in a cave, stole my elemental power, and cursed me. Then he fled."
"You're an elemental master?" Soul raised an eyebrow.
"Of wind. Yes."
"How could that be your fault?" The masked man shook his head. "Not only are- well, were- you an elemental master, but I can tell by your body that you're physically strong as well. You clearly trained for years."
"…yes."
"So why shouldn't you be the Green Ninja? You are obviously worthy of it."
"Does it matter? You said nothing can escape the Cursed Realm."
"There are ways. Not by our power, but those in other realms can open a portal here. If we were to find one open, we could cross through."
"Even if I could, I don't have my powers! That's over half of my ability!"
"How did he take your powers?"
"With a staff. An enchanted staff."
"So break it. If magic is stored in a vessel, break the vessel and you free the magic."
"But I deserve to be here. I thought I could be something I'm not and-"
"Who said you're not the Green Ninja?"
"My Sensei."
"Is he omniscient?"
"…no. But he brought me to the Golden Weapons and they didn't react, I can't-"
"Is there anyone better than you?" Soul interrupted again.
"What?"
"Is there anyone better than you? Is there anyone with more power, more ability, more strength than you?"
"I… not that I know of."
"Then how could anyone else be the Green Ninja?"
"I- maybe they haven't been trained yet."
"Are you making excuses?" the older man narrowed his eyes. "Why?"
"I don't want to give myself false hope again!" Morro snapped. "I can't- I can't do this again! I'll just get something worse happened to me!"
"Kill the man who killed you."
"Wh- what?"
"Kill him. He is a murderer; he deserves to die. Even if you refuse to believe you're the Green Ninja, at least get revenge on your killer."
"But that would make me a murderer!"
"No, it would make you a hero. Who knows how many this man has killed already? Stop him, and you'll be a hero."
"What makes you think he killed others at all? He had some sort of special grudge against me. Something about how I was the Green Ninja, that affected him somehow."
"And maybe he was just making excuses." Soul smirked under his mask. "Who's to say he doesn't have a 'special grudge' against everyone he murders in cold blood?"
"I…"
"And your Sensei. He was the one who told you that you were the Green Ninja in the first place. Maybe you're right, and you're not the Green Ninja. If that's so, then it was his fault for giving you false hope. He was the reason you left, the reason that man was about to trick you into letting him kill you. He should die as well."
"What?! No! Wu was like a father to me!"
"Would a father have done that to you?" Morro hesitated.
"I... no."
"He deserves to die as much as the man who killed you. He was involved in it too. Ghosts are immortal. If they still live by the time you get out, kill them like they killed you."
"I won't." the black-haired boy snapped. "I won't kill Sensei. Garmadon, maybe. But I won't kill Wu."
"Then he will kill you." Soul stood up, taking his 'drink', and walking away. Morro stared after him for a moment, then sighed, resting his head on the wooden counter. It was going to be a long eternal imprisonment.
This is one of my favorite headcanons, that Soul Archer manipulated Morro into being evil. Because... y'know... I want to believe Morro is totally innocent... haha... anyway. In Curse World (don't remember which part), Soul Archer said, "Don't worry, Morro. Soon you will be the Green Ninja" and "You're invincible, Morro". Idk if anyone else noticed this, but that sounds to me like a second-in-command that's trying to take over. I think that was his plan all along, use Morro to take over, then beat him somehow and take control.
~FFF
