It had been years since Garmadon had experienced this much power, the last time being when he was trapped within the Realm of Madness. The home of the shadows. Garmadon clenched his fists tightly at the thought, the fury towards the Oni rushing through his heart and soul, thrumming through his veins.
Clearly, everything was not okay.
In an instant, Garmadon turned back into a human, his body tired, but he wouldn't let that stop him. A memory flashed in his mind, reminiscing one of the many moments he'd spent with his precious child.
"Dad, will I have to...to kill you one day?" Lloyd asked, his voice on the verge of breaking. He leaned close to his father's chest, shutting his eyes, fearing for what was to come in the future. "I just don't wanna...I love you..."
"Sweetheart... You're not alone... I-I don't want to hurt you either, no matter how... You are the light of my life... I-I never wanted to leave you to begin with...but now..." Garmadon choked up on a sob, tightening his hold on his child's body, the lower set of arms wrapped around Lloyd's back, while the upper ones were carefully stroking his hair.
"Please don't hurt me..." Lloyd whimpered, his body shivering uncontrollably.
"You know I cannot promise that," Garmadon replied brokenly. "Each and every moment, the evil within me keeps on growing stronger... I'm so scared, little one...more than you'll ever know..."
Lloyd wailed, burying his head tighter into his father's chest, shaking uncontrollably now. "I DON'T WANNA HURT YOU!"
"Oh, Lloyd... I'm so sorry you have been granted these hardships... I love you... I never wanted anything to hurt you. I never wanted to hurt you... You're my whole world...you were and always will be..."
The future green ninja sobbed harder, his father's words replaying over and over in his mind. 'Dad really does love me... He came to get me while I was taken hostage by those wicked serpentine.'
"Shhhhhhhhhhh..." whispered Garmadon in a soft voice, barely audible, stroking his son's soft golden-blonde hair. "I'm here, Lloyd Montgomery... I'm here... It's okay... It's all going to be okay..."
"You really think you can stop me?!" Tohakai sneered, walking around Garmadon in a circle.
However, this snapped the destruction elemental out of the memory that only empowered him more.
"You really don't know who I am." Garmadon shook his head quickly, then stared down the Oni leader. His shoulders and the rest of his body were set in a confident stance, his fists tightening to the point that his knuckles were becoming white. "My father was Hikari Kamiare, the First Spinjitzu Master."
"So you are his descendant." The oni leader tightened his hold on his staff, letting the purple energy surge through it, causing some the tendrils to light up
"ENOUGH!" Garmadon demanded, his eyes flashing bright purple. Fully—like the irises, whites, and pupils were all that same color. He was now levitating above the ground, purple fire surrounding him, though not burning him. He blasted the staff out of Tohakai's hand with a purple beam.
"It may have been decades since I was here last, but now I am stronger than ever."
Garmadon couldn't take the fact that Tohakai was outright brushing off the murder of his child. Sure, the Overlord brushed off the fact that he was forcing him to kill his own son, but this was different.
"Why did you not come sooner? Are you...scared?" Tohakai continued prodding.
"How dare you?! You had the audacity to tear my child away from me...to MURDER him! WELL, NO MORE!" Garmadon snarled, purple flames the same color as his eyes emerging from his hands, spiraling around him like the very snake that bit him and awakened his Oni blood so many years ago. "YOU ARE FINISHED, TOHAKAI!"
"We shall see..."
Garmadon let out a piercing screech, purple flames surrounding him completely as he regained his four-armed Oni form once more. This time, however, he had swirling horns and bright red eyes with a deep purple ombre at the center of the irises. Unlike his other form, he was so much stronger. He didn't hesitate to take on the Oni that tore his child's life away from him. Tohakai and Garmadon clashed energy beams, neither one overpowering the other. Garmadon's eyes were narrowed in fury and determination. He had to avenge his child, and if it meant that his life would be sacrificed, he would take that chance, for Lloyd meant more to him than anything else in the Sixteen Realms.
And that was when it hit him. All this time, he had been so worried about keeping his powers under control so he wouldn't hurt his precious little boy. Now, he could finally protect him, like he had promised the moment they reunited after his purification.
With a bloodcurdling scream, Garmadon infused all his power into the blast of energy, concentrating it at the Oni leader.
And then everything flashed white.