Chapter 10- Master's Choice
I twisted around as the ninja came closer to me, holding their weapons above their heads. I looked around and felt relieved when I didn't see the Overlord. I waited until they came a little closer, then I disarmed them all with one sweep. I squeezed my dagger hilts and they disappeared. I held out my hand and their weapons flew into it. "Wait," I said slowly, "I don't care if you don't believe me, but just listen for a minute." "It's trying to trick us!" Lloyd yelled out, trying to retrieve his sword from my hand. I held the weapons above my head, then exclaimed, "You need to get out of here! The Overlord is here!" "We're not going to give you a chance to escape," Kai said hotly. I sighed, then took one flying leap above them. I needed to lead them away, so I decided to use their weapons as a sort of bait. I ran out the gates, and into the forest. I heard the ninja behind me, panting as they tried to keep up. I got a good distance away from the Overlord's lair, then I stopped and waited. The ninja, sensei, and Nya finally caught up to me. They all watched me suspiciously as I carefully set their weapons on the ground. "Now," I started slowly. Suddenly my vision clouded over. Everything went dark and I could feel my knees hit the ground. "No matter how hard you try you will never be free from my wrath!" the Overlord screamed in my head, "You stole my glory and my power, so now I will take you!" Suddenly, there was a blinding flash of light. I could feel the Overlord's presence leave, replaced with a much more powerful, yet less evil one. "Come with me," I heard a voice say. Suddenly, I was standing in a grove of trees. The leaves shimmered and sparkled all the colors of the rainbow. I looked up and saw that the sky was blue and clear. The birds chirped in the distance and I noticed that I felt completely calm and at peace. I heard some rustling and turned around. Stepping around the trees, a man with blond hair and a kimono made his way toward me. "Do you know where I have taken you?" he asked. I slowly shook my head. The man smiled, then said, "This is your mind. While we are here, no time is passing in Ninjago." "Why have you brought me here?" I asked. "Just to talk without interruptions," he replied, shrugging. I waved my hand and the scenery changed to a gazebo in the middle of a lake. I made a swinging chair appear, then led the man over to it where we sat. "Now," he said, clasping his hands together, "Do you remember your complete past? Or is it more like bits and pieces?" "I remember kind of what I did on the Overlord's side, then I remember not killing you," I replied, then added, "You are the First Spinjitzu Master right?" He nodded, then said, "Alright, listen closely. I was a blacksmith in my younger years. I designed four weapons, then put some of my own power into them to make them elemental weapons. Using these weapons, I created the island of Ninjago. I did not realize though, that there is always a slight amount of evil in everything that is good. I wanted Ninjago to be a place of happiness, so I extracted the evil using the weapons. I did not expect there to be so much evil though, and was not prepared to fight an army. This army of stone warriors was commanded by the Overlord and his sister. I held them back as best I could, then decided I needed to cut my beloved land, Ninjago, in half. As I readied my scythe, I gasped as the sister of the Overlord flipped over my head, then landed beside me. I sliced the land with the scythe, then watched as a huge crack formed and the other half began to drift away. I looked at the girl with wary eyes, preparing myself to kill her. What I saw surprised me. She had no weapons, and her head was hung in regret. I felt her desire to be good, so I told her I would give her a second chance. I transported you to my monastery, and we began to work on the character you would soon become. I knew you had to change your look to conceal yourself from the Overlord. After much research and looking, I finally found the magic to make our plan work. I had to take everything from you, including your immortality. I did give it a tweak. If you were to ever touch pure, dark, magic, you would retain everything. We changed you into the character, Scarlet. I placed you in the right time frame, then it was done. Now you have two choices Scarlet. You can either keep your powers, or you can pass them on to another. If you keep them, you must live in isolation. You would live forever. If you pass your powers on, you would have to recover again from your wounds and relearn your dancing skills. Both options have good and bad consequences. Which will you choose?"
In Ninjago, they never give a whole lot of info on the First Spinjitzu Master's appearance, so I just assumed that his hair was blond, like Sensei Wu's when he was that age. Which choice do you think Scarlet should choose?