25: Question everything

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Fionna gets out of the way as the statue starts crumbling. The stone's gone and reveals a human looking warrior but he looks as if he was Fionna's age. He glances at Fionna and slams his spear down on her. She rolls away and gets back to her feet, she blocks the spear's head from attacking. She falls back so the warrior stands and glares at the intruders.

"Intruders. What do you seek that caused me to be awaken?!" he demands so Marshall advances towards him,

"Girei, that's you name right? Well the point is, we kind a need your Spear. It's the only hope we have in order to survive our war right now. You see, the 7 Nightmares have been released and well, if we don't find a way to get rid of them; we're all screwed. So can we please use your spear?" Marshall asks as Girei just stares at him. He glances over at his spear and growls

"I'm a warrior, I understand your desperation but you see, this spear is more than a weapon. It's my legacy," he looks at his spear so Marshall tries again

"I know that big guy. But please," Girei looks over at him

"Fine. But be warned, my spear does not know what's an ally or not. And once when you're attacked with it, there's no way to bring you back." he tosses his spear towards Fionna as she catches it. "Only humans are able to handle the weapon Marshall Lee." she twirls it in the air getting used to it because she's the only one who can use the Allied Kingdom's other secret weapon. "Fionna the human," she looks back up at him. "You're to bring my weapon back to me once when the war is over, if you dare to keep it for yourself; you will be destroyed by the weapon like I was. Don't test it girl." then at that moment he returns back into a statue. The Girei Spear itself is beautiful, it's made out of metal for its body but at its head is a chunk of ice blue colored crystal, inside there's something swirling in it. She clicks on a notch of the Spear and it shrinks down to a ring. The crystal's the only hint that it's a dangerous weapon.

"Let's go." she grins causing everyone to roll their eyes.

They all start making their ascend back to where they entered the temple. Marshall pulls down his mask and sleeves as the rays of the sun stands before him, they start going back to the ship that awaits them outside the island's banks. One by one, they all board on and make it back to the Land of Ooo. Fionna's at HQ showing the monarchs she got the weapon so Marshall retreats to his room to rest when he senses something stirring behind him.

Marshall turns around snarls. "That's no way to greet a lady Marshall Lee. Have some manners," a voice speaks from the shadows as Lust reveals herself. She walks her way over to him. He narrows his eyes at her as she keeps her distance. "I have some questions for you Marshall." she states. She stands in front of him but he floats to a distance for his liking. She sighs "That's not very nice. But yet again the world isn't."

"What do you want Lust?" he demands and she makes a hurt face.

"There's so much venom in your voice Marshall." she throws her hair back as she sets her hand on her hip. She twirls a strand of her inky hair with her finger, "Care to tell me why?" her eyes glow violet making him to give a hateful look.

"You were the Nightmare that murdered my father! Because of you I lost everything." he snarls but instead of a smart remark she replies

"I know." he's shocked and pissed off by her answer. His fangs come out as he yells at her

"You know?! Then why the hell did you do it?! If you knew then why?! I lost my human life because of you! You destroyed my mother and made her go insane leaving me with a slowly going insane woman in a wasteland! Answer me Lust!" he yells so she glances up at him.

"Do you plan to take vengeance against me Marshall? for murdering your father?" he takes a step back, shocked and confused by her. "I didn't stutter, do you plan to take revenge against me for murdering your father?" he looks down at the floor,

"I don't think so. You only killed him out to protect yourself and the ones you love. But if that isn't the reason, why did you?" she sighs and speaks

"The only man I ever came to love once told me; 'Hatred and sorrow are power. They're yours to control. All you have to do is to turn them into strength, and use that strength to move forward.' At the time when he told me that, I had no idea what he meant by that. But once when he was murdered before my eyes, I realized that what he meant. But I used them for vengeance against your mother Abelina for her killing my loved one so I wanted her to suffer as much as I did. If I could turn the wheels of time back to that day, I would have used that strength to end the war. But I was a fool, I know what I did was wrong because vengeance is only a path of destruction and hate in the never-ending cycle of us. Our ideas and beliefs will continue to make us strive to make ourselves into what we think is best for the world. But in all reality, what's the point? If you entrust others to make things better for you, then you're a blind foolish person, but if you try taking on the task yourself, where do you begin?" she asks so Marshall closes his eyes thinking about such an answer

"You start with yourself." he replies.

"Why is that?"

"Because if you start with yourself, that's your biggest enemy. Your own conscious and doubts are what make the grey zone inside the world's thinking."

"But what defines the grey of the world? Your bad could be my good, and likewise. So that's why many visionaries/revolutionists use war to prove their point. People, including every creature that thinks for itself, cannot understand one another without pain. It what makes them stronger, wiser, and the better we understand what others are feeling. There's a difference between pretending to know and actually understanding. So Marshall, are you going to take vengeance against me or not?" she asks as she's waiting for his answer. For some reason, she sees something different in him and Fionna, something she hasn't seen since Ash's time.

"No. What makes me any better than you if I were to?" she smiles then she dispenses into shadows

"I hope that you stick to your word Marshall Lee, the world needs more people like you."

Fionna's being confronted by another Nightmare as well once when she's all alone. Wrath appears before her and he shakes the dust off of his shoulder. "It's an honor to catch you Fionna. There's been some words I've been wanting to exchange some words with you." she hides her hand in her pocket so that way he doesn't try taking the Girei Spear away from her. "I have a question for you," she nods her head like saying what so he continues. "Do you believe everything happens for a reason?" he asks so she makes a confused face.

"Define reason." he sighs as he tries putting his question in other terms.

"That you losing your mortal parents at such an young age you don't even remember them?" she shrugs

"I was adopted by my sister's family bringing me to meet her and love her for the rest of my life. I assume so, I lost my biological parents but gained a family," he nods

"I'm also known by the name Rage but creatures lash out once when they're hurt or something happened to them. So what makes you to take on quests meaning that you'll have to fight against others?"

"Because that's my role in the world, I'm a master of reality not imagination. If you want something to happen you got to go get it." she replies so he makes a "I see." noise because he got her right where he wants her. So he asks the next question,

"But what makes your interpretation of reality true? What is reality?" she makes another confused face meaning she has no answer to that. He takes a breath and continues, "We live our lives bound by what we accept as correct and true. That's how they define 'reality'. But what does it mean to be 'correct' or 'true'? Merely by vague concepts and interpretations on what's going on around us. Our reality maybe a simple mirage. Can we consider others to be living in their own world, shaped by their sense of reality?" he asks so she replies back

"Yes and no. It's a double-edged sword. There's 3 realities, my reality, your reality, and the real reality of everything. If I were to simply tell you you've been living a mirage like your brother did to me, then you would react against my proclamation. As we're clashing to see who's right, we forget what's really going on around us making us blind. Aren't I right?" she asks causing him to smirk.

"I assume you are, you're quiet a remarkable creature Fionna the human. But can you answer this question for me before I have to go?" she nods so he continues "How do you tie your sense of reality to 'everything happens for a reason.' And can you have the world look everything through your eyes?" she shakes her head

"No, because everyone has different problems to really answer that question." he nods

"Well we should chat more often. Your answers are very interesting to hear." then he disappears into thin air.