The Fifth Element

by ConnerWithARailgun

AU! For centuries, four kingdoms have been locked in eternal war. The Kingdoms of Fire, Ice, Slime and Candy are all positioned to attack, no side able to break the stalemate. However, when the Ice Kingdom finds a frozen human in the ice, the Candy Kingdom prepares to counterattack... The Amnesiac Finn and the Ice King now must join forces and tip the balance of world power, or die

35. It All Starts With a Seed

The Fifth Element
Chapter 35: It All Starts with a Seed

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Forest Wizard touched the ground, and an emerald lion rose from the earth. Finn gasped in awe. This was truly the Great Beast King.

"Please, sit." Forest Wizard, as the lion bowed. It allowed Finn to climb on his back. There was a soothing breeze in the air, which wafted the pink petals around. The moon was bright, and the dark clouds all swirled to the edges of the skyline, bathing the entire forest in starlight.

"It truly is a beautiful night, here in the forest." Forest Wizard said. "This forest is a place of unbridled magic. Precious magic, a magic that cannot be taught by schools or books, and cannot be mastered by chants and incantations. It is simply the magic of the forest. Where all the elements of the world combine.

"Wha, all the elements, really?" Finn asked in amazement.

"Yes. And it all starts with a humble seed." Said Forest Wizard. He placed the seed into the dirt, and his hands began to glow green. "The seed sits in the mud, full of Slime, which feeds the seed its precious nutrients."

The Forest Wizard's hands began to glow blue as he kept explaining. "Then water, liquid Ice, falls in the form of rain, creating rivers and lakes that carve through the forest, and feed the seed's thirsty roots."

To Finn's amazement, the seed sprouded, forming a tiny green sapling. The Forest Wizard continued, his hands glowing red. "Then Fire, in the form of the suns light, warms the seed and keeps it healthy and alive."

The sapling kept growing, until it formed a mighty bush.

"And finally…" The Forest Wizard said, his hand glowing a vibrant pink. The bush sprouted juicy, tasty berries and nuts of all kinds and flavours. "The plants provide a sweet and natural Candy for all the creatures of the forest to enjoy."

"That's amazing." Finn said, in utter awe.

"This is why the forest is free from the wars of the kingdoms outside. No one kingdom can possibly hope to control any of this, because to control is to restrict, and to restrict such a magic, is impossible. The magic of all five elements, working as one!"

"Wait, FIVE?" Finn sputtered in surprise. "I though there were only four?"

"Nah Bro," Forest Wizard said. "Five is the magic number. Five senses. Five fingers. Five components of combat. Five Kings of the Forest. Five Elements."

"So," Finn asked. "What's the fifth one?"