Some of you may hate me at the end of the chapter.
"It may take some time to get used to these" Nya meant while putting some purple contact lenses into the normally green eyes Lloyd had.
And she was right. Lloyd blinked several times, trying to get used to these things in his eyes. They were totally annoying, and he found himself wondering how people could live with these things.
Today he was supposed to get into the town with Morro and get the pieces of the realm crystal. Then get back as fast as possible, put that thing back together, fly to the dark island and get the golden power back. After that, they only had to get rid of the oni and everything would be fine.
The blond looked into the mirror beside him, looking into the now purple eyes. They looked almost to real to him, and fear bubbled up inside him. What if he took them out, only to find his real eyes in a violet color?
It would happen soon, if they didn't act. So his only chance was to pull this through. He wouldn't be alone.
"Seems convincing enough" Kai meant, a hand on his chin, eyebrows raised, as he looked at the green ninjas new form. Well, fake form.
"Yes, they have the same shade of purple the oni warriors had" Zane observed.
Lloyd was still nervous. This was a difficult and dangerous mission. Garmadon went up to his son and put a hand on his shoulder. He had noticed his distress.
"It'll be fine" he meant, a light smile trailing on his lip. Lloyd just sighed, feeling uncomfortable in his own skin.
"Come on. Let's give them some space" Wu said, leaving the room. This was a father son conversation. And it had been a long time, since they had that. Garmadon silently thanked his brother as the others followed without a word.
"What bothers you?" Garmadon asked.
Lloyd looked at the door, where the others went through, making sure they were alone. Even if they were eavesdropping, he wouldn't blame them.
"This is not me Dad" Lloyd said, gesturing to his whole being.
"I know it's not. I know best how it is to feel different. To not feel like yourself, but it won't be much longer. In not even a few days it will be over, and you will feel better" his father explained.
"But what if it isn't enough time? If I go there, things could go wrong. If we take to long times up and it's over" Lloyd mumbled.
Garmadon smiled and hugged his son. "Remember: This works like a venom. Don't push us away and you'll pull through."
Lloyd hugged his father back, some tears leaking out. "I'm scared" he whispered.
Garmadon nodded. "I know. We all are."
"I hate to break this moment, but we have to go" Morro was standing in the doorway, arms crossed.
Lloyd nodded, wiping his eyes. "See you in a few days Dad"
Lloyd followed Morro into the yard of the monastery. The others were already there, waiting for the two of them to come. The sun was shining, and Lloyd was enjoying the last rays of sunshine for some time. He doubted that there was sun in the city.
"We're taking my dragon" the former ghost announced.
"Why?" the blond asked. He could use his own dragon.
"We are pretending that you are their king, they don't need to know you still have light powers, right?" he smirked.
If he had to admit it, Lloyd hadn't thought about that part. His power were still of light and his dragon too, they would totally see that. But could they sense his personality?
Lloyd shook that thought off. It would be fine. They would be out of there, before he would even notice it. Morro formed his dragon and jumped on.
Kai grabbed Lloyd by his shoulders. Lloyd was sure the brunet would say something either stupid to make him feel better, or something serious.
"Purple doesn't fit you" he finally said, grinning. Lloyd chuckled.
"I know" he joked. "When we come back you can burn them" he gave the fire master a short hug and hopped on the dragon.
"And you bring him back or else" Kai said to the wind master.
"I will. If I don't you are totally allowed to beat me up" he answered.
"I'm holding you on that promise" Kai smirked. Both chuckled.
Morro looked around one more time, spotting Wu, who wore a concerned look. Last time he went away, he never came back. Or at least not the way he left. Not even the slightest.
"Now don't look at me that way. This time I'll come back alive" he promised, grinning.
"Good luck" was all Wu said, before they left the monastery.
Wind rushed past them, as the elemental masters sat on the back of the dragon, flying towards the city. From the sky, all that was seen was pure darkness.
Lloyd glanced down at the sea they were crossing, ignoring everything around him, just for some time.
"Stop being so nervous" Morro's voice brought him out of his thoughts, and he looked back at the wind master.
"Wouldn't you be?" he asked.
The former ghost shrugged. "I don't know. I'm different from you, you are the do-gooder, not me" he said.
"Gee, thanks a lot" Lloyd rolled his eyes. "How can it even be that you are so different from before?" he asked.
"You have a lot of time to think about, when you're dead. And without the influence of the preeminent those thoughts are completely your own. Destiny is a strange thing and at some point, you have to accept your fate and embrace it. Just never try to defy destiny, it doesn't go to well" Morro said, looking ahead of the sea.
"And if my destiny is to be like them?" the blond looked down at the sea again, refusing to meet the others gaze after the question.
"It's not. You were manipulated that's all" he said confidently.
"But-"
"It's not!" Morro insisted.
Lloyd groaned, letting himself fall on his back, facing the sun. Life was complicated. And his destiny seemed to get tested ever once in a while.
While staring into the bright sun in the sky, it slowly became darker. Lloyd squinted his eyes. Dark clouds started covering the whole area of the sky. Abruptly, Lloyd sat up again.
"Seems like were there" Morro concluded.
The blonds now purple eyes scanned the area. Everything was dark and covered in these black smoky tentacle things. The people of the city were gone, and he asked himself, where they were. He had seen them being frozen to stone and now they were gone.
He didn't like the look of it. If the citizens of Ninjago city weren't here, then where were they?
"I don't get it" he thought out loud, looking around more, searching every area.
"What don't you get?" the former ghost asked, looking over his shoulder.
"I saw the people of the city being frozen in place, but no one is here" he glanced at Morro, concerned.
Morro pulled on the reigns of his dragon, halting in mid-air. He looked around himself and found the blond was indeed right. Everything seemed dead. No person on the street.
"Don't think about it. We have to convince them of you, so we can go and find the crystal without acting suspicious" the wind master reminded.
Lloyd nodded, forcing himself to look away. "But where do we wait for them?" he asked.
"I would say over there" Morro said, pointing ahead.
Lloyd looked past him and gulped. Ahead was a large castle made out of black stones. It stood tall in the middle of the once bright city. A big crater surrounded it, with a gate, to let those through, that were allowed to pass.
Other than that, the crater seemed to go down far enough, to make sure everybody that fell down would die, without any chance of surviving.
Sharp spikes covered the tips of the four towers around the main building, the castle itself. Red light shone out of the many windows of the castle. Giving the only light beside the moon that stood tall in the sky. Though it wasn't white, like usual, it was grey.
"This was a bad idea. We should head back and make another plan" Lloyd said nervously.
Morro just shook his head. "Shake of the nervousness and sit straight. Evil rulers don't sit like a child!"
Lloyd just looked back, even more nervous. Normally he didn't get scared easily, but something about all of this made him feel uneasy. The new eye color the lenses were giving him felt so very wrong.
He didn't feel right in his skin anymore and the darkness made his whole being ache. No, this wasn't the right place for him.
Morro sighed. "I know you're scared, but this is the best plan we have. You asked me for help, and that's what I'm doing. Now sit straight!" he repeated.
The blond gave a hesitant nod and straightened his back. As they neared thought about some lines, he could say, without making the oni suspicious. Normally he was bubbly and friendly, always smiling. He had to keep himself from smiling nicely. If he smiled, it had to be a cruel one.
Morro landed the dragon in front of the gate, which was slowly lowered. Both jumped to the ground and the dragon vanished. Once again Lloyd made sure to keep a straight back and whipped all the nervousness from his face.
The gate was lowered completely, a bridge allowing the two of them to cross the large crater.
The former oni leader stepped forward. "Master, you have finally come" he spoke in his deep voice.
Lloyd just nodded, crossing his arms and taking a closer look at the castle.
Another oni stepped forward. "Is the castle to your liking, master?" it asked. Lloyd was surprised they could talk. Until now he had only heard the old leader talking.
"It'll do" he answered, walking past everyone, motioning for Morro to follow him. The oni followed too.
"We have provided some fitting robes master" an oni stepped to his side, holding out some black-purple robes to him. Even if Lloyd hated them. It was the best to just take them, so he did.
"Your chambers are down the hall, first to the right" the former leader said.
The blond nodded. "Then I will be changing. And for everyone to know. This is Morro" he said, gesturing to the former ghost. "He is my second in command and a Halfling. Everyone that has a problem with that, will get killed" he threatened, leaving.
Again, he motioned Morro to follow him.
As they walked down the dark hallway, Lloyd felt his heart skip a beat. He was nervous as hell, but they seemed to buy it.
Entering the room, where his chambers were supposed to be, he closed the door behind Morro and leaned his back against it, head resting on the wall.
"You're a better actor, than I thought" Morro remarked, smirking.
"Thank the first Spinjitzu master that they are really stupid" Lloyd answered, removing his Gi, to put on the robes he was given.
"And you were so worried, that you couldn't act like them" the former ghost chuckled.
"Ya,ya. You know me well enough to know how I am" the blond answered, slipping into the robes.
"I do. You think to much" Morro hummed.
Lloyd scoffed. "Let's get this over with" he grumbled.
"You forgot something" Morro reminded him, pointing to something on the nightstand.
Beside his way to big bed, on the nightstand with a crown lying on it.
It looked like a normal crown, beside the small ruby's, that would be at his temples, and the slightly larger amethyst in the middle.
Lloyd groaned. "How much are they insisting on me being king?" he asked annoyed. This was already getting on his nerves.
"Very much apparently" the wind master replied. "Better take it or they'll get suspicious."
"Fine fine" the blond grumbled, taking the crown. He put it on and left the room, without another word.
Outside were more oni, waiting for him and Morro.
"Master, you are done. Please follow us to the throne room" the oni requested. They were being friendly, this was not what he expected. He thought they would just act evil and that would be it.
Lloyd nodded, and he followed them, Morro trailing behind him. Going through the main hall, they turned left and towards a large door. With a rumble, the large door opened to reveal a throne room.
Red walls and a marble stone floor. On the other end was a small staircase, leading to the throne. Like everything else, it was dark, a moon symbol at the top.
Without waiting any longer, Lloyd climbed the stairs and sat down on the throne. For something that looked like the chair of death itself, it was quite comfortable.
After he sat down, arms resting on the sides, all of the oni bowed down to him. Unconsciously, Lloyd sat up even straighter.
Lloyd couldn't help but chuckle. Even Morro had bowed down, to make himself look like one of them. Last time they had seen each other, it was Lloyd that had to submit to the others power. Even if it was just a show, it was ironic how the tables had turned.
"Master, I trust that you are hungry?" an oni asked.
Lloyd thought about it. Actually, he did have something in the morning, but more couldn't make a difference, right? He didn't want to make them angry.
"Sure" he shrugged.
Some oni left the room. He was confused why they needed more than just one person, to get some blood, but his question was answered fast.
When the two oni came back, they were dragging in a screaming and crying women. Did they expect him to kill her?
The blonde's eyes widened as the women was thrown in front of the throne. She looked up at him, tears streaming down her face, begging him not to be killed.
Well, this answered his question, where all the citizens were.
Uuhh Lloyd has some problems. Now he has to kill someone, or maybe not?
I know it's evil to force him to kill her, but that's how oni work.
Mwahaha
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