Chapter 10

Welcome back dear readers. This chapter will focus mostly on Kai and Guren's brotherly relationship, as a gift to Hollowrain1.

The Nightmares that plagued me the next week after the fight were terrible. As we were preparing a rescue mission for Chooki and Toxsa, they continued to get worse. They were so bad that I was laying awake at night, trying to keep myself from slipping back into them. They were mostly about Chooki and Toxsa, being dragged off by creatures in the black, or burning in fire.

But all I could hear was them screaming. And a voice that kept repeating "Is this what you wanted? Them suffering a fate at the hands of Lord Garmadon?" And I could never find an answer. I didn't know. I kind of did want them to suffer, for betraying me and not asking questions before hurting me. But at the same time they used to be my friends.

"I need some fresh air" I grumbled to nobody in particular, climbing out of bed. I got dressed and dragged myself outside. There was really no reason to stay in bed at that point. I opened the door to the deck and took a deep breath, feeling the cool night air. This was better than a stuffy room, and I could think in peace without Cole's snoring. At least Ceylan got his own room.

I headed over to the balcony to look over Ninjago's landscape. I never really got the chance to learn about it. The moonlight glimmered off of the many villages I saw, and I wondered which one was Jamonaki. Kai said he grew up there with his sister, and I thought It would be nice to visit. I saw a flash in the distance, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Ninjago City. It looked so small up here on the cliff. I turned my head to the yellowish patch of sand, where I could tell there was a huge city sticking out of the ground.

Do I really want to save them? That's a question I was still pondering about. Quietly, I summoned up a little flicker of fire, and had it take the shape of Chooki. I cupped that one hand under it, my black claws protecting my skin from the heat. I stared at it for a little bit, my claws curling. I snapped my claws in, crushing the figure. And I didn't feel the least bit sorry. I just didn't want to look at it anymore, it brought back bad/good memories.

The blackness evaporated off my hand after, and I continued to stare. I was so lost in my thoughts, that I didn't hear the quiet footsteps. That is until a warm hand rested on my back. I flinched and looked up at Kai. His dark red eyes showed worry, and another emotion I still couldn't identify.

"Still having those traumatizing nightmares?" He asked. I nodded, as he settled on the railing next to me.

"This is way better than staring out the window of my old home. You could barely see anything" I said, relaxing my posture. "Which ones Jamonaki?"

"You see that rise in the landscape over there, near that small forest of white trees?" He asked. I followed his finger and nodded. "That's my village, where I was trying to be a Blacksmith like my dad. Between you and me, I'm better at Using swords, not making them" he said.

"I bet you are" I said. He elbowed me in the arm, and I started laughing. Kai was like the big brother I never had. We stood there in a peaceful silence, and I leaned up against him. This was the safest I felt in my entire life, and I guessed this was a luxury most normal kids got to have with their older siblings or fathers. Sucks to be me, I honestly never thought my father cared, at all. And I never really met my mother so you know.

A sudden shard of light snapped me out of my little world, and Kai went rigid.

"What was that?" I asked, quiet as falling leaves. Another flash, and a burst of darkness clouded my vision. My legs became weak, and I fell down on my side, feeling a rush of warm sticky blood burst from my mouth.

"GUREN!" Kai yelled, as I heard him lean down next to me. But the world had already faded around me, and with another burst of blood, I slipped out of reality.

I found myself in my bed the next morning, after screaming and waking up from my nightmare. Kai and Ceylan leaned over me, worried.

"I'm fine, are we heading off? Because if we're going to rescue Chooki and Toxsa we have to do it today" I said.

"Actually, we're in position, and waiting for you to get up" Kai said. His facial expression filled me with guilt, but now wasn't the time.

"Good, I'm ready to go" I told him, jumping up. Ceylan scurried out of the room to the bridge before we arrived, and he lowered us down to the others. Cole looked extremely Pissed off.

"Dude, if your gonna plan a rescue mission, please try not to pass out for TWELVE HOURS!" He yelled. Immediately Jay slapped his hands over his mouth.

"Dude Shut up he's gonna hear-" he started. But he never got to finish.

"Well well well. What do we have here? A couple ninja, a sensei, and A Destined thirteen year old warrior, ooh, might I ask why you're here?" Garmadon Hissed, with an army of snakes behind him. I was still in the darkness. He doesn't know!

"I demand the release of Chooki and Toxsa" I spat back, brimming with anger as he admired his mega Weapon. He suddenly stopped and grabbed my collar.

"What's wrong with your voice" he demanded. I gave him a creepy eye glare. He snorted and pulled me into the dimming light. He dropped me immediately after that in shock.

"Funny how life in Ninjago can surprise you when you least expect it" I said back. I flicked my right hand and struck the Dark Lord Upside the face. Purple blood trickled from the claw wound and I smirked. He ran his finger over the wound, and something sparked in his eyes.

"No… You can't be…!" He said, quietly before complete hatred clouded his eyes. "You want your friends back? WELL HERE THEY COME, FRONT AND CENTER!" He commanded. A darker version of Chooki and Toxsa leapt off the pillar, and with a commanding flick from the hand of Garmadon, they sprang at me and Sensei. Up close, I saw that Chooki had a pair of glistening fangs, and he clamped them down on my arm. The venom caused me to see visions of what he did, and with a growl, I kicked him off of me and pinned him to the ground. I held my claws to his throat and looked up at Garmadon.

"I will kill him. There's nothing you could do to stop me from doing the same to you" I said, tightening my hold. Warm blood snaked down his flesh and splattered on my face. He turned straight around and lifted the Mega Weapon.

"I command you to create a portal to Guren's past, take me to his world to I can finish him off there!" He yelled. A sudden spurt of blood came from my chest and I shrieked in pain as he jumped into the swirling Vortex. Chooki gave me a Hitler smile before vanishing in a puff of smoke.

"Guren!" Kai called leaning down next to me. The rest of the team stared at the portal.

"Stop him" I said weakly, before my arm gave out. I managed to see them Jump inside before my world disappeared.

So yeah, next Chapter will be in Kai's P.o.v so I just proved myself wrong. On a side note, I made a promise to my friend Skitty on this site to put her in a story with me and the cast from this one. It's probably gonna be a one-shot, but I'll work on that when this story is finished.

~Nightmare of Bloodclan.