Chapter 10

Fionna's P.O.V.
The day before the the wedding. How many days had I spent rotting here? Seven? How many times have they forced food and liquid down my throat? I have no idea I was completely brain dead, I only got up to use the bathroom and take a shower in which I sobbed underneath the shower head. No one was coming for me. I mean of course not, I'm the hero of Aaa so why would any one save the hero when they can just find a new one?

Right now I was like a rag doll in the hands of an angry rough child trying to get the doll to fit for some clothing specifically...wedding dresses. They had taken my hat somewhere but I was over the uncomfortable feeling of not having it. They shoved me into how many wedding dresses, I did not know and afterwards the kindest maid carried me to my bed and laid me down gently and tucked me in. She then sat down next to me close to my head.
"My lady... If I could save you from such a fate I would. I promise you my loyalty in the coming years and any aid in rescuing you from this place... If that time ever comes."
"Thank you. For everything you've done for me" I nodded to her and tried to give her a smile but I couldn't bring myself to it. "Why have you been so kind me?" I suddenly blurted out.
"Because my lady, I have raised Ignitus from a matchstick flame and I know I his... Tendencies toward things that he's infatuated with." She twiddled her thumbs and then smiled at me, a kind smile that brought my soul a little closer to the surface again, "I promise I shall take care of you my lady."
She got up and flattened the rustled covers then smiled at me once more and quietly closed the door. I sighed heavily and felt my heart suddenly drop in my chest as I realized that tomorrow was the wedding and I sobbed hard for the first time in two days I covered my eyes as the tears just flowed out, I thought the well had long since dried up but I was wrong.

Marshall's P.O.V.
The battalion had been set up for the raid tomorrow and I had found Trillion, the weapon of my choosing from my mother's weapon room, it was a very large sword the hilt was very small compared to the blade; one side of the large blade had big spikes that emanated a red color, the stronger the color the more sacrifices this sword had made and the color was a very deep blood red color. The other side was so thin and sharp that it could slice a single hair through the middle. It could only be lifted by people of Abadeer heritage or people that have been granted a sliver of an Abadeer's power. This sword was once said to hold a spirit of war and hope in it, but since this sword hasn't been used in at least three hundred years it felt as if the spirit had long since abandoned the sword. Right now I was polishing it in my living room which was cluttered with battle strategies and ways that the Flame Prince could outsmart us. I got up after looking around the room and started organizing the scattered papers and assorted objects into piles. After I had finished cleaning up I sat down and thought about poor Fionna who was, most likely, suffering at the hands of Flame Prince. I thought about what he could be doing to her and I felt my heart drop to my feet. I laid back and put my arm over my face. When I get Fionna back I will hold her and caress her and protect her. I wanted to keep her to myself but I know I can't because that's what Flame Prince is doing right now. I couldn't possibly put her through the same experience although I would be much more gentler and loving than I'm sure he is towards her. I squeezed my eyes and saw Fionna's smiling face on the back of my eyelids and it was wonderful, not having seen it in awhile really makes a man solemn. I lay there thinking about the adventures we've had together and how I should have told her that I liked her then maybe none of this would have happened.
The next morning I woke up and looked at the clock.
"Crap!" I was late for the damn battle, "better not have left without me, stupid friggin Gumball. I quickly got dressed in the battle gear he had loaned me and ran out the door, I lifted off the ground and started flying towards the candy kingdom which seemed unusually quiet. It didn't take me long to realize that they had left and gone on without me and flew at amazing speed towards the fire kingdom.

What I came upon was total and complete disaster I couldn't help but gasp and feel my my jaw hit the ground. Bodies had been strewn everywhere. The gumdrop boys had been impaled by a spear, cinnamon bun was smeared across the wall, as I walked through the heaps of bodies both from the candy kingdom and the fire kingdom. Fire soldiers doused, candy soldiers impaled or burned to death. The worst sight was Prince Gumball impaled by a sword and stuck to wall, his blood slowly dripped down the wall. The castle seemed completely quiet no one was left alive, blood coated the wall and the smell of burning sugar drifted through the castle. I remembered what this war was for. I ran through the castle searching for her and shouting her name but I never got any response back.
Finally I came upon a wing of the castle that seemed untouched, the guards had been slain Where they had been standing. I ran towards the single room at the end of the darkly lit hallway and threw it open. What I saw was indescribable, Flame prince had Fionna in his arms with a knife in his hand. He acted as if I wasn't there and lightly glided his lips along her neck, Fionna cringed and whimpered and I saw tears streak down her face. He gave her a yearning look then brought the knife up to her heart. I couldn't move and I saw that my feet had been cemented to the ground and my mouth sewn shut.
"If I can't have you then no one can my dear. We shall meet in the next world." He whispered in her ear then plunged the knife deep in her heart and she screamed in agony her body writhed for a second then went limp. I couldn't move although anger made me hot and my fury willed me to move although I could not. Flame Prince set her body down gently, the knife still in her silent heart. He walked over to me and smiled at me and undid the stitches on my lips and before i could say a word he set my body aflame and I screamed in great anguish. I watched the room crumble around me the fire becoming a light warmth and I jolted awake on the floor. Covered in a cold sweat I rubbed my eyes and went over my dreams. They only showed a future that would never happen. I got up and change into the armor that I found in the weapons room then picked up the papers that I had been working on the night before for Gumball who was too busy getting his soldiers ready which, I guess, where made of jaw breaker candy, a very strong type of candy citizen. I grabbed my umbrella, a deep red apple, and trillion and strode out of my house with determinedness and excitement. I didn't look back at my house, I didn't look at my surroundings, I kept my eyes on the horizon scanning for the small kingdom which soon appeared in the distance. As I neared the entrance everything seemed to be in a calm sort of commotion. Gumball was shouting orders from a horse, he was in a gem encrusted armor and wearing a crown that seemed like it was made for this war. When he saw me he rode up to me and whistled loudly.
"Ouch! What was that for Gummy?" I asked and rubbed my ears.
"You'll see Marshall, can I see your plans?" Just as he reached his hand out a beautiful horse, an actual horse not made of candy rode up, it's mane was long and it was a deep black, it slowed to a walk as it came up to me then bowed its head. I quickly handed the satchel carrying the plans in it to Gumball.
"Is this my horse?" I asked as i looked it over in awe. It was absolutely gorgeous.
"Yes I figured it was only appropriate for you to have one!" he said smiling at the papers "hey these are really good how much time did you spend on all of them?" he questioned turning one plan at an angle so he could see it better.
"meh, there are like five right? So about two hours on each." I answered and shrugged kicking the dirt on the ground.
"very nice, anyways it's time for us to start marching towards the kingdom. Are you ready?" his face grew solemn as he said it and he put the papers back in the satchel. I looked up at him nodding my eyes filled with determinedness. I jumped up on my horse and we started marching.

Fionna's P.O.V.
Dark. Sullen. Lonely. Bitter. Despair. Forlorn. And especially heartbroken. The feelings I felt in my heart today were even more pronounced because I was getting married to a monster. I turned over in bed and rubbed my eyes, I couldn't cry partly because I had no tears left. The other reason I couldn't cry was because I had gone numb, empty, nothing but a shell. Suddenly flame prince slammed the door open along with many other maids who rushed in carrying supplies.
"good morning my dear! Today is a wonderful day indeed!" he bellowed with joy that made me cringe. He turned to the maids, "please make her presentable for the wedding." he said in cheerful tone that made me nauseous. He walked over to me and held my face, looking into to my eyes.
"you will participate in this event fionna or so help me I'll kill everybody in the candy kingdom." he said viciously, causing me to flinch. He saw me flinch and a pained expression covered his face. He let go of my face and marched out of the room slamming the doors behind him. I looked at the maids with a pleading expression and they gave me apologetic looks then went about preparing the makeup and the dresses I was going to wear. The kind maid walked over to me and smiled at me then cleansed my face gently, it felt reassuring. She had shooed all the other maids away so that she could ready me for the wedding in a quiet setting where she could also comfort me and assure me that Flame Prince wouldn't hurt me. We talked about a ton more of very important subjects before one of the short, stout maids came in to tell us that the wedding was to begin in three minutes.
"my lady," she said looking into my eyes after the other maid left, "I must tell you something very important. And quickly."
"Yes what is it?"
"I am actually the spirit of a sword, my real name is trillion. Long ago though my sword had gone unused for so long I decided to wander away for a short time, but something went wrong, somehow I was recruited into being a maid here at the flame kingdom. I had to disguise myself as an ember citizen. I couldn't escape because the since deceased prince had taken a liking to me, even after he died they kept me here because they said it was better that way. But truly I belong in the crest of the Abadeer family, and you Miss, you have this... Essence of an Abadeer child. This is why I have treated you so kindly." She quickly said and took a deep breath.
"W-...what...?" I murmured I felt my heart pounding my chest.
" And Miss, the other day I felt my sword... My sword has been used by an Abadeer..." I looked at her in a confused state? I looked down.
"I dont care that someones playing sword, let's just... Get this over with maid." I muttered desolately.
"B-but Miss-,"
"Please, just help me out here."
"Yes miss." She reached for my hands and pulled me up, we slowly walked down the halls to where the wedding was being held, when the cue came to walk down the corridor to where Flame Prince was standing with the priest I didn't round the corner the walk the down the corridor, I didn't even twitch a muscle in my body, I heard the music restart from the beginning, cueing me to walk down the corridor again, it was so distant though... Everything was blurred and distant, even the kind maid's voice and face was looking worriedly into my eyes. Then all of sudden my body jerked and I started walking almost in a mechanical way. I could see faces of disgust, flame prince's family, friends, aquaintances, they all hated this wedding, they hated me, maybe they would murder me... I look forward to that. My brain was nothing but turning gears now, my entire body fueled by sorrow and just wanting to get this thing over with. I reached the alter and Flame Prince glared at me, or I could feel his glare. All I did was stare straight ahead at a window. After awhile the priest got to the final part.
"Do you Fionna the hero, take the prince of the fire kingdom as your husband?" The priest asked in a tone that seemed dead. I didn't answer but he nodded and continued with Flame Prince. "Do you Ignitus Cinders, take Fionna the human as your wife?"
"I d-," Ignitus was interrupted by a large bang that came form the entrance of the room. A soldier had burst in, he was heavily wounded, and limped a few feet before stopping.
"IT'S THE... THE... OH GOD," He yelled weakly.
"Spit it out you blithering idiot!" One of Flame Prince's relatives had blurted angrily.
"IT'S... THEY'VE COME, CANDY KINGDOM!" With those words the soldier collapsed to floor, his body slowly dimmed until it was no longer a bright red but a dull grey.
"WHAT!" Flame Prince screamed at the top of his lungs. He gave me one look and wrapped me in his flames then turned into what seemed a great monster of fire and raced down the hallway towards my chamber.
"We shall hide my dearest." We reached the room and he still held me tightly in his hot, monstrous grip and lifted my bed up, underneath it was a staircase that lead deep into what? I did not know. He raced down there throwing the bed down, when we reached the bottom it was what seemed a dungeon cell but with a bed, a cabinet, and shackles.
"Yes, my dearest fionna, my love." He murmured into my ear and threw me onto the bed violently causing my to yelp with surprise and pain. "I can't wait, I can't, no longer shall I wait, we shall consummate." He said growling as he crawled onto the bed towards me. I shook violently and murmured no then screamed it at the top of my lungs.

Marshall's P.O.V.
I heard her. Somewhere in the castle she screamed in absolute terror, this made body go even faster as I slew one soldier after another making my through the castle looking for her scent or essence. I finally got a hold of it when I reached where the wedding had been held and rushed into the room, no one was there. I sighed angrily as I continued to slay and follow her scent, which didn't smell of flowers anymore but charcoal and fear. Suddenly I heard a large thudding, Flame Prince's mother rounded the corner, her body plumed up and she was much larger than her original figure, and boy was she furious, livid. She came at me and threw me down the hallway.
"LEAVE MY SON ALONE!" She bellowed and tried stomping on my torso but I dodged her. I swung trillion at her and chopped a leg off she stumbled and fell forward, I took this chance to knock her out but not kill her. I hit her head hard with the flat part of my sword and she was out cold... Or... Never mind. I ran down the corner only to crash into a maid that had been looking about frantically. She looked into my eyes then down at my sword and laughed with pure joy.
"Do you want me to chop your head off?" I growled at her, time was running out, I felt the dream run though my head again and I looked down at her and readied my sword to kill her.
"That's my true body..." She murmured.
"I'm sorry?" I lowered trillion a little.
"You're an abadeer?"
"Yes... I haven't got time for this lady!" I yelled and raised trillion.
"I'm the spirit of that sword dearest child!" She cried with great cheer and suddenly disappeared into the metal of the sword.
"What the?!" I exclaimed.
"Go child of Abadeer heritage! Save the one you love!" I heard the voice of the maid echo from the sword. I nodded and started running, knowing that the sword had just gotten much stronger.