Finding Peace in War // DreamSMP

Chapter 27: A Wise Man Once Said

Instead of heading back to Dream's house, I decided my best course of action was to go back to the old bunker where Tommy, Wilbur and I used to live. I didn't have the heart to see Dream again. People like me were born to be alone because they are too different, too dangerous to be around others.

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The bunker looked just how it did the last time I saw it. I stared at the small fenced area where Erebus once lived, it looked so empty. The house felt so harsh and lonely, not like the welcoming and warm nature it used to. I cautiously walked inside, memories flooded my mind like a tsunami. Good memories and bad ones too.

Tommy and Wilbur arguing over who got to eat the last of the chocolate bar whilst I tried desperately to read a book over their yelling. I smiled to myself, I missed the old days.

I headed into my room as It was still dark out and after the day I had I needed to sleep. The room was exactly how I left it, but my bed undone and clothes scattered across the floor.

I crawled into bed and tried my best to relax. It was so weird not sleeping next to someone, but I did this to myself.

I laid watching the ceiling, feeling hopeless as ever. I had never really cared about my place on this earth but it wasn't until now that I felt completely useless and like a waste of space. It was terrifying but at the same time, I felt like I could do whatever I wanted and not have to worry about any consequences.

Through all the thinking and daydreaming, I finally drifted off into a deep slumber.

The next morning I woke up feeling a lot better. I think I had finally come to a conclusion about what I wanted to do with myself. I wanted to defeat Manburg and take back the life that was stolen from me. I know I always say that's what I wanted to do, but I never felt as motivated as I did right now.

I decided that I should create a list of things I needed and other good points to remember before getting myself into this. As I begin writing on the wrinkled paper, I hear movement from below the bunker. It must be in...The mines?

I wanted to ignore it so bad but something was pulling me towards it, I couldn't help but feel like it was Tommy or Wilbur down there. So I left my work sprawled across the table and traveled down the stone stairs into the mine.

I walked down a dimly lit tunnel until I saw a figure standing far, on the other side. He walked slowly while dragging a pickaxe on the ground behind him. He looked menacing, nothing like either Tommy or Wilbur. He had some sort of loose fabric hanging over his shoulders. I warily walked closer to him. I stepped on a loose rock that made a scratching sound echo through the mines. He stopped in his path and looked over his shoulder. I took this as an opportunity to engage with him.

"Who are you?" He slowly turns around to face me. That was when I was finally greeted with the familiar face of Technoblade.

"Long time no see." he exclaims nonchalantly.

"What are you doing here Techno?"

"I came to see Tommy and Wilbur, but it looks like they aren't here." I scanned his body in disgust, I simply couldn't get over what he did to Toby.

"Why did you shoot Toby?"

"I was under a severe amount of peer-pressure." For an incredible fighter like Techno, I expected him to be harder to crack. I guess not.

"The boys told me you were on our side...So why did you shoot Toby?" I asked defensively.

"I am on your side. I don't agree with the government nor do I like democracy."

"That's not an excuse to almost kill someone who you're 'supposedly' on the same side with." I spat at him. My words didn't phase him.

"Luna, you wanna know what I've learnt about you." I stood silent, staring into his eyes. "It's that as much as you don't want to admit it, you believe the only way that this world can function is if there is someone to monitor it, to keep it in check. But let me let you in on a little secret. Where there is Government, there is no peace. There's only destruction and hatred. After all, Violence is the only universal language." He uttered his words like they were rehearsed, like he has told every living soul that he has encountered that speech. He smirked at me once before turning to exit the mines. I had one last thing to say to him before he was out of sight.

"Violence may be a universal language." He stopped, waiting to hear what I had to back up my statement. "But so is love." I watched him as his back still faced me. He dropped his head before responding.

"Love is always overruled by hatred. Love is temporary Luna." His words cut deep, they reminded me of someone I tried to forget. In a matter of seconds, He was gone. Techno was one of those people you could never really hate, mostly because he was so wise and knowledgable. He represented the side of humanity that didn't sugar coat the harsh reality of the world, and that was something to respect.

I headed back upstairs to the main room of the bunker where I had left all of my work spread across the table. My encounter with techno motivated me. I felt this sudden desire to not only kill Jschlatt, but to also blow up Manburg. I always had a fascination with fire and explosions but it was something I had buried deep down in the darkness of my soul. I tried to shake that desire away from my thoughts, attempting to focus purely on taking back what was mine...ours, without killing hundreds of innocent people.

I needed to continue devising a plan, but I needed Tommy, Wilbur and Niki. I just wasn't exactly sure how I was going to be able to speak to them without crossing paths with Dream. Gosh even thinking about his name sends chills down my spine...I missed him.

I decided that I needed to stop being a wimp and just go to Dreams house tomorrow. After all, I wasn't going there for him, I was going there for the others.