Since the Ninja had to go help local fishermen with a huge fish problem, Lilly and I decided to go into the city and see Xavier. On the way there, Lilly told me everything that had happened while we were gone, from a tournament of elemental masters to dealing with some guy named Ronin. I was surprised to hear that my uncle was an assistant to the man running it, Chen. Evidently, Uncle Clouse also died there. I didn't know how to react to it. It was pretty sad, but at the same, my uncle was doing really bad things and I didn't really know him that well. Well, make that two members of my family that have died now. It's almost as if there's a death curse on my family now, especially since Luo and Uncle Clouse's passings weren't that far apart in time. It now makes me wonder who's next.

After landing a block away, we walked to Xavier's shop. When we walked in, we saw Xavier having lunch with a man who had skin the color of chocolate. He had curly, light orange hair. His eyes were orange like Xavier's, but a darker shade of it.

"Ah, Lilly, Karma, you've returned!" Xavier smiled.

"Is that Yami?" I heard Lilly ask, pointing at the orange-haired man.

"Yes, it's me. I've changed quite a lot, haven't I?" the man stood up, smiling. His voice was similar to Lloyd's.

"Yeah. A good change," Lilly said, giving a thumbs up. I saw Yami spot me and he walked over.

"Is this your friend, Lilly?" he asked. I saw Lilly nod. Yami held out his hand.

"I'm Yamikani Tajik, and you are?" he greeted. I took his hand and shook it.

"Karma Lee, it's nice to meet you," I smiled.

"So, how's your boyfriend?" Yami asked me. My cheeks grew warm.

"Um, I don't have one," I said, ignoring the blush growing on my cheeks.

"You don't? But Xavier told me you had one! Huh, he must have been speaking about the future again," Yami said, surprised.

"Uh, yeah," I said. Why would Xavier say something like that? How could Xavier be saying something like that for the future though? I don't have feelings for anyone right now, nor do I even know anyone enough to have that.

"So, you want to find out how you gained the powers of the Dark Arts?" Xavier asked me as Lilly and I sat at a table. I nodded.

"We'll pay you if we have to," Lilly said reaching into her pocket. Xavier immediately put his hands up.

"No need! This one's free!" he said. Lilly pulled her hand away from her pocket.

"This won't take very long, but if you two get bored, feel free to talk to Yami. Alright?" Xavier said. We both nodded and he closed his eyes. It was pretty silent then, then I saw Yami give a distressed look.

"Something the matter?" I asked him.

"Just...something's not right about the air. I'm sensing feelings of wrath and hatred I've never seen before," Yami explained.

"Are you an elemental master?" I asked him. He chuckled a little bit.

"I wish, but I'm not," Yami said, "I'm a psychic."

"Are you sure these thoughts aren't from an angry businessman or some criminal?" Lilly asked.

"I told you I've never sensed these before. These feelings are over forty years old. I've sensed these thoughts for seven months, but now they're at an extreme level. Something is not right," Yami replied, sounding worried. What Yami said sounded ominous. These feelings he sensed were around for seven months, and coincidentally, the Tournament of Elements ordeal happened seven months ago. Perhaps its a snake person being bitter over their loss? Or is a big enemy from then back?

I saw Xavier open his eyes then.

"Well, from what I could see, when you were three your uncle started teaching you it while your parents' backs were turned. He didn't teach you all of it, but he taught you a few moves that you use without noticing sometimes. It looks like they can be used when you focus your power," he explained. I don't remember that. I don't remember it at all. Then again, I don't remember anything past my sixth birthday. What makes me wonder is, how can I do it without realizing though? Isn't there some spell I have to chant or something?

"Well, is there anything else you'd like to find out?" Xavier asked us. Well, I guess I do have one thing...

"Who do I get married to!?" I asked immediately.

"That I can't tell you," Xavier laughed.

"Why not!?" I asked. What's so wrong about asking who you're going to be with for the rest of your life!?

"It'd ruin the surprise," Xavier smiled, "Literally, the only thing I can tell you about the future is that Yami and I get married. Though, I guess I could tell you what day you get married, but I bet you would deem it us-"

"Tell me it please," I said immediately. Xavier paused for a moment.

"July 28th," he informed me, smiling.

"Okay Karma, let's get you out of here before you spoil any more of your future," Lilly said, getting up. I followed her out of the shop, waving goodbye to Xavier and Yami. Huh, who knew they were a couple. I thought for sure Yami was Xavier's brother or something because of the eyes, but I think they're cute together. Though, I do wonder one thing. What were they talking about when they said Yami had changed quite a lot?

As we mounted our dragons, a strong, cold wind blew through the streets, chilling me to the bone. It felt like a winter breeze instead of a fall breeze.

"Geez, winter must be fast approaching," Lilly observed as we flew off. I knew it was just a winter breeze, but I couldn't shake the feeling that it was associated with the feelings that Yami sensed earlier. I know, it's an odd feeling, but something as unusual as that breeze has to be associated with those feelings. I decided to ignore it. Maybe I am being odd and I'm suspecting the wrong thing. I don't know.

When we got back to Steep Wisdom, the Ninja still weren't back. Evidently, they went out into the city to advertise Steep Wisdom, and Lloyd went to the museum. One question, how could any of the city people get here!? I'm sure a few people in the city don't even know what a mountain is!

"They should be back soon. Shouldn't be long, since it is getting a bit dark," Nya said as she looked out the window.

"Isn't a bit early for it to be getting dark outside?" I heard Lilly say, joining Nya at the window. I watched Misako assist their first customers, a mother and her young daughter.

"I added a little something extra," Misako said as she gave the bag to the mother. I really wondered what Misako put in there, because saying something like that could give people the wrong idea, like you put drugs in their tea or something. Or that's just me.

Just then, the Ninja ran into the shop with panicked expressions. I noticed Lloyd wasn't with them. Maybe he's still at the museum.

"Sensei! We need to talk to Sensei!" Jay yelled, looking the most frightened out of all of them.

"Boys, quiet down. Can't you see we have our first customers here?" Misako said, ignoring their panicked expressions.

"Woah! It's the Ninja!" the little girl marveled as she walked up to Jay, "Hey, can you shock me?" Why would she ask something like that? Being electrocuted is painful!

Jay gently pushed the girl aside. "Okay, okay, but where's Sensei Wu?" he asked. Just then, Sensei Wu walked out of the back of the shop, a bag of tea in hand.

"Sensei! We were getting the word out," "And then there was this wind!" "And then our powers were gone!" all four of the Ninja spoke at once. I froze when I heard them speak of the wind. Was it the same wind that Lilly and I had felt earlier!? If so, why aren't our powers gone?

"You were using your powers!?" Sensei Wu said, sounding a little peeved.

"Yeah, I know, we're terrible students! But what happened to our powers!?" Jay asked, sounding even more panicked.

"If your powers are gone, then something must have happened to Lloyd," Sensei Wu said, his eyes widening. Immediately then, I internally panicked. What could have happened to Lloyd!? All he did was go to the museum! Maybe there was a sniper there, or something, and they took Lloyd! The poor guy, just today he was talking to me about how he's constantly kidnapped, and it might have possibly happened to him again today.

"Um, hey, Lloyd's walking up right now, and he's wearing something funny," Lilly said, staring out the window. A wave of relief rushed through me. So he is okay! Thank goodness! Now, that makes me wonder, what happened to the Ninja's powers then?

Lilly and I followed the Ninja outside to see a slightly angry looking Lloyd.

"That's not Lloyd," I heard Sensei say. Well, if it's not Lloyd, then who else could it be!? There's no in Ninjago that looks like him, except for his father, but his father is dead!

"Step aside," I heard the possibly-fake Lloyd say. Oh my god, the voice. Obviously, Lloyd never had (and probably never will) have a voice like this guy's, so I guess it can't be Lloyd. Would it be awkward to say I really love this person's voice though? I mean, just, hot damn.

"Lloyd! What's your deal!?" I heard Jay yell over the raging winds.

"I want a word with your master," Lloyd said, his new voice threatening.

"Woah, Lloyd's gone through puberty," I heard Jay say. How could he be going through puberty now if he had an aging potion thing four years ago!? I suppose it could start happening now if puberty starts off mentally, then physically.

"What's gotten into him!?" Cole asked, frightened.

"I sense some kind of foreign entity has taken over his body, so the question is what, or who has gotten into his body?" Zane informed us all. Someone has taken over Lloyd? But how? Hypnosis like this doesn't exist!

Then, Kai started yelling something about wanting Lloyd back. Lloyd was silent, then he cracked his neck and laughed. I was frightened now. It seemed like something you'd see in some kind of horror movie, except now it was real.

"How are we supposed to fight a friend!?" Cole panicked. Lloyd smiled.

"Let me show you!" he yelled. His hair and the whites of his eyes became black. His skin was a ghostly green, and his eyes were now a color similar to the one you see in green glow sticks. I was utterly frightened now. What is this person doing to Lloyd!?

Lloyd sent a huge gust of wind at us all, making us fly into the air and land on the hard ground. I had the wind knocked out of me on impact. No pun intended.

We all quickly got up and ran at him. One by one we were all knocked away by him. I got kicked in the stomach, which made me feel a bit sick. He started walking towards us, but he didn't notice Lilly running at him from behind, or so I thought. Before she could land a hit on him, he grabbed her arm and flipped her, making her land on her back with a thud. Still holding her arm, he took her hand, the scarred one, and bent it a way I've never seen a hand bend before. I heard a snap and the sound of what would sound like a cell phone screen breaking. Lilly's eyes widened, then she let out a scream of pain. Lloyd dropped her arm, smirking. Lilly curled into a ball, cradling her arm. I, then, realized what had happened. Lloyd broke her hand, which also broke the elemental forge crystal inside her hand which was the source of her powers. Lloyd destroyed her power source.

I saw Cole and Jay try spinjitsu, but Lloyd just used wind and blew them all into a wall. Then, I saw Zane pull out his shurikens. Lloyd laughed.

"Shurikens? Cute. Try this on for size!" he yelled as the blew the propeller part of the windmill nearby at us. It hit us and we fell to the ground. My cheek throbbed from a gash I got from a piece of the windmill. I reached up and focused, making the surrounding area grow dark. I quickly got up and ran to Lloyd. I don't want to hurt him, but I have to.

"You really think darkness can stop me!? I've been in darkness for years!" I heard a voice yell behind me. I turned just in time to see Lloyd send a strong gust of wind at me. It blew me to the wall. My head hit the wall, then smacked onto the hard ground. I blacked out from the impact. The last thing I remember hearing is Lloyd laughing, his deep voice menacing.