With the Realm Crystal in Morro's hands, the Ninja are forced to head back and restock, with Cyrus giving the Ninja some new toys, bar Kai and Lloyd.
"It will take time for the Pre-eminent to be able to cross through." He notes.
"Which is why we need Lloyd to use his powers to destroy the Realm Crystal before that happens." Wu explains. "If Ninjago is cursed, the other Realms are sure to follow."
"But they'll be expecting us." Nya complains. "And Morro still has the Sword of Sanctuary. Even with all these fancy new vehicles, how are we supposed to get close?" She asks.
"Yeah, we're supposed to take on an army of ghosts."
"Leave the Sword to me. I have a weapon that can destroy it and give us an upper hand." Kai assures, saber hilt in hand.
"I could lure him out. He did always want to be the Green Ninja." Lloyd offers.
"No. He will not leave the Realm Crystal unguarded until his Master is freed." Wu denies.
"Again, he will know all our moves, even without the Sword of Sanctuary. He will expect our actions." Cole admits. Kai then puts a hand on his sister.
"That's where Nya will come in. She is a wild card, and our ace." Kai notes.
"But… I've only just begun my training! I haven't even reached my true potential." She sighs in defeat.
"Hey, you've progressed along faster than any of us. It's not a matter of training, it's just unlocking the door." Kai assures.
"As iron sharpens iron, sibling, sharpens sibling." Zane adds.
"We'll have your back, Nya." Jay smiles.
"Good. Cause I have a plan." Nya smirks.
With Nya captured, disguised as Lloyd, the ghosts surround her, leaving themselves open. As Morro flips the headgear off, and Nya is revealed, she immediately takes out the surrounding Ghosts. As Morro backs up in shock, Kai leaps at him, his saber slicing through the Sword of Sanctuary. As brother and sister fight together, Morro and his ghost backup is pushed back. They hold them off until Lloyd joins up with them, firing his concentrated energy, vaporizing the ghosts.
Before he can get inside the building, Morro pulls the building apart, as every piece, whether a larger connection, or small, like the interior details,begins to either levitate with the main structure, or rotate around it, forming a barrier. As Lloyd climbs, and is continuously pushed back, Ronin arrives in his airship, as he dumps his coins, all heavy, onto the floating building, weighing it down, and also causing Morro to lose focus.
Lloyd finds the crystal, with the ninja able to watch from barred windows, but it's too late. By the time Lloyd goes to shatter it with his power, a large tentacle grasps him, and drags him into the portal, sending him to the cursed realm. With that done, the Queen of the Cursed emerges, her massive form seemingly nothing as she slashes away at buildings and structures, her tentacles her deadliest weapon.
As the ninja work on protecting the people, only Nya's powers manage to effect the Primordial monstrosity. Her compressed water jets cutting through tentacles, only for them to regrow with every soul taken, every life that the ninja fail to save.
With each plan only angering her, the ninja are left without a way to fight, not even the Null having an effect against this one.
"Her own curse is more powerful than the Null." Kai mumbles in shock, before using his pistol to shoot a Deep-Stone bullet at a ghost, taking it out, only for the Pre-eminent to spit him back out, good as new. As the Ninja get the boat to depart, Lloyd returns, the Sword of Sanctuary reformed in his hands, the once destroyed blade whole once more. With the orders given, Kai focuses on the stilts, summoning Null gateways, with their roots of darkness wrapping around the stilts, eroding them to nothing, forcing the city down, as it slowly sinks into the water.
As this happens, the ghosts begin to take the buildings and structures, covering their Queen within it, making it a suit of armour. Nya's assistance proves invaluable, as her powers of water pierce through the ghosts.
As the barge of refugees gets further away, the Pre-eminent becomes more daring, wading through the ocean, as the number of ghosts are high enough, and able to be spat out fast enough, that she can give chase. With no real effect being dealt, the ninja return to the barge, intent on protecting the people.
With a house claw, the Pre-eminent detaches the barge's engine, leaving it sitting in the water with no power. With nothing left to lose, Nya finally conquers herself, unlocking her True Potential, as she calls a tidal wave to bear upon the being, submerging it, and bringing it down. The water, acting like an acid, turns the Pre-eminent to nothing, as she returns her minions to herself, dragging her down with them.
Today, the battle is won, and another finds their truth in power. A student is redeemed, at the very end, before he fades away, returning to death as he is meant to.
A/N - There has to be things, beings, and Realms that are more powerful than the Null. I get that it can be nice to watch or read as people are given extraordinary power that has no limits, but as much as it may seem it right now, that is not the case. The Leviathan of the Null, which is not only the Realm, but the Primordial who inhabits the realm and protects it, is similar to the Queen of the Cursed. The difference is, that the Queen, is well, a Queen. The idea is that it was a Queen class of Primordial as well, which is a higher tier than the Leviathan. While originally, the story of the Queen would be her near invincibility, with Each Realm, comes a weakness. Water, became the Queen's weakness, and was not originally one for her. That is how she is easily defeated.
I should probably write up a list of Primordials, build up stories, and their histories too, but that will take time, and help from others. For now, take care and stay safe.