Guilty Escape

The Ruins of Ninjago

I sighed, staring at the window and to the bright blue planet in the sky.

"Hey, Frost."

I turned to see Kai standing behind me. I smiled at him then turned back to the window. Kai walked around and sat next to me on the bed.

He sighed. "So you're a ninja now?"

"Yeah. Guess so."

"You feel that you have the power to destroy Guilt now? Are you going to face him so soon?"

I bit my lip and clenched my hands into one large ball.

"I… I have to. If I don't… he will…"

"Zane told us while you were in the other room being cured…. He has your love doesn't he…?"

I looked at Kai's eyes and nodded.

"I don't know about a love, but Garmadon had once kidnapped my sister, Nya. I could tell by your attitude that you're trying to save her quickly."

"Yeah."

A silent moment passed.

"And to think you're only 18." Uncle Kai said.

"Yeah, sometimes I just miss my old life."

"What was your old life?"

"What do you mean?"

"You never had a normal life… I had dragged you into all of this the second you were born." A voice came from the door. I swiftly turned and saw Zane standing there, sorrow clearly in his eyes. Kai looked to him, and they nodded to each other. With a slight sigh Kai got up and left, waving to my briefly. Uncle Zane came and sat next to me.

"What do you mean I was dragged in since I was born?"

"Frost, all of your life you have done nothing but train and travel. It was all to stop the villain that I had created. Guilt is an evil thing, Nephew, as you know by now. Despite how it is evil, there is always a twinge of guilt in everyone's hearts. Whether it is something as small as bailing out on a friend or something like committing a murder. But I… I have guilt on top of guilt. I feel guilty that I had created Guilt, when I shouldn't have felt guilty in the first place. It was my sister's choice to fall, her choice to die rather than drag me down with her. I realize that now, but only from Guilt's birth." (Confusing XD)

I stared at my uncle's eyes, swallowing. He stared at the blue star in the distance.

"But, Uncle…." He didn't look at me; instead he looked to his hands. I reached out and grasped one in my own hand. "You may have created Guilt, but you can help me destroy him once and for all."

"It is not that simple."

"Why not? Defeating Fear was simple."

"Was it? You were nearly killed. More than once!"

I stood and grasped both of my father's shoulders.

"Keep going like this and you are going to make Guilt stronger." I said with a serious tone. "Didn't Sensei Wu always say the past is the past, and the future is the future?"

My uncle looked up into my eyes finally, his eyes devoid of any spark. Was that from stress or lack of sleep?

"Frost, my nephew, you are bound to run right into a blade."

"Better to run into the blade than have the blade run into you."

My uncle chuckled and stood, looking down into my eyes silently. I noticed a slight spark.