Imagine yourself in the shoes of Aaravos when reading the opening dialogue.
The Stranger in Red
"Long ago, there were the 16 Realms of Creation. The grandest of all Realms, was The First Realm, birthplace of the Dragons. Once, it was a lush and wondrous place, built up by The Elemental Powers and Essences."
"For centuries, The First Realm was peaceful. But three thousand years ago, a great darkness emerged. Known to all as the Oni, beings who embodied the will of Destruction itself, sought to rule all. A war broke out, the Dragons fought back with all their might. And when the war seemed to die down, a new target was born."
"A child of both worlds came to exist, with the power to both destroy, and create Realms. The Oni and Dragons fought over the Child. Though the Child fought to bring peace between the two races, he eventually left The First Realm."
"Following the Child's departure, the war continued to rage. Unbeknownst to The Dragons, a party of Oni had been sent after the Child. Meidriedorth, a Dragon connected to the Elemental power of Lightning, pursed them, with him, were five other dragons of Ice, Fire, Water, Earth and Time."
"The small party of six Dragons encountered the Child in his new Realm, a Realm free from the war between the Oni and Dragons. Inspired by the Child, the six Dragons flew off to the furthest reaches of the Ethereal Divide, and there, they created Xadia."
"Imbued with the mystical properties of their Elemental Powers, Xadia came to be home to Elves, Dragons and Humans alike. But their peace, was not to last. For over a thousand years ago, Humans discovered Dark Magic. As a result, Xadia was split in two."
"For centuries, there was a tense cold war between Humans, and the allied forces of the Dragons and Elves. But when it seemed that all-out war was upon them, a new hope was found, the egg of The Dragon Prince."
"Now, as The Dragon Prince nears his mother, darkness brews in the shadows, and the past is destined to return as events begin to unfold, sparked by the arrival of an Elemental Master of Fire."
The throne room of Queen Khessa was silent. The Sunfire Elf Queen sat upon her throne. Her build was slim but imposing. She had dark brown skin, yellow eyes and blonde hair. Upon her head was a large golden crown. Her outfit consisted of a white and gold robe and a short golden cape. In her hand was a small golden sceptre. She also had dark red horns.
Resting on the ground, forced to her knees, was a human. She had short, dark brown hair and eyes. A scar rested below her right eye and was currently dressed in a basic blue tunic and pants. Her name was Amaya.
Close by, was another Elf, she was tall and seemed to be young. She had dark red hair. Her eyes beamed a dark orange. Her skin was dark, yellow markings spread across her face. She wore a long red tunic that held gold designs. The armour she wore was gold. Resting on her back was a gold cape. Her helmet was similar to that of Khessa's crown, though it was less defined. Behind the helmet, were two dark red horns. Her name was Janai.
Queen Khessa leaned forward, her eyes narrowing as she gazed upon Amaya. "Human's disgust me." She spat. "They take what they want, even when it is not theirs." She added.
Janai frowned, her eyes dancing between Amaya and her sister. "Sister, you bring this Human to me, why?" Khessa questioned.
Janai stood tall, never once allowing her body to fail. "She fought with honour; she is also a General of Katolis." She replied, watching as her sister leaned back on her throne.
"Let the light reveal this Human's true nature." Khessa ordered. Watching as a gold staff was brought out. The light of the sun focused as Amaya's eyes were forced open. Khessa widened her eyes briefly, but quickly narrowed them. "A pure human, how original." She commented, sarcasm dripping in her tone. "Throw her in the pit of fire." She commanded.
As Amaya was pulled from the centre of the throne room, a portal opened above. A vibrant mix of purples, blues and white swirled around. Quickly afterwards, a figure dropped from it. He was human. His outfit was a red gi with dark red highlight. He wore black gloves and a piece of armour over his right shoulder. Brown straps crossed his chest and waist, a few bags attached to them. A dark red obi rested around below the strap around his waist.
His hair was brown, it was spiked, styled like fire. He had amber eyes. Coming down from above his right eye, and passing down under it, was a scar. A small Band-Aid rested upon the left side his forehead. The figure opened his eyes, his sight adjusting to the light, he glanced over the Sunfire Elves, all of whom had their weapons at the ready.
Khessa blinked. "Another Human?" She questioned. "Throw him in the pit of fire as well." She ordered.
The human narrowed his gaze. Khessa soon noticed the weapon in his hand, the golden naginata seemed to be held tightly. A scroll was rolled upon near the blade. "Relieve him of his weapon as well." She added.
The human's grasp upon the naginata tightened upon hearing this, he slowly moved his body, ready to fight if needed. He slowly opened his lips, words falling from them. "No, it's power. Too strong for anyone to handle." His words trembled out, almost as if he was exhausted from fighting.
Khessa blinked. "Now!" She cried.
The human shook slightly, his eyes darting over the Sunfire Elves advancing towards him. "No, can't let it fall into wrong hands. Can't let it be used for evil." He said, his mind already calculating his escape.
Khessa raised an eyebrow, this human seemed different, he was unlike those she'd met in the past from the five kingdoms. She glanced at her sister. With a nod, she gave a silent command for Janai to make her move.
The human knew something was off, he turned fast, blocking Janai's blade with ease. He backed up before diving around, keeping Janai in sight. The two continued to dance about, their weapons clashing every now and then.
Seconds turned into minutes, the human knew he couldn't last long now, he'd exhausted himself mentally and physically earlier fighting off hordes of resurrected mummies. "Can't believe I'm doing this without my powers." He muttered, backing up.
Running forward, he leapt into the air, spinning around three times before a tornado of red energy swarmed around his form, causing all present to pause. He moved with speed, picking up Janai before knocking her to the ground.
The other Sunfire Elves present all charged, the human continued to spin around, taking them with relative ease before fading out of his tornado state. He fell to his knees, gasping for air, he had completely exhausted himself. His vision was going blurry, he felt darkness slowly overtake him. The last thing he saw was Khessa walking towards him.
He awoke fast, eyes quickly glanced around. He was trapped within a ring of fire, he looked for the naginata. When he noticed it was missing, he widened his eyes in horror. He glanced back to see Khessa entered, the naginata in her hands. Her hair ablaze with fire.
"You need to release that now." He said, causing Khessa to raise an eyebrow. He got to his feet. "Give to me, I'm the only one who can use it." He went on.
Khessa shook her head. "Its power is great; no human would be able to stand in my way." She replied, watching as a few guards followed her in. "It makes me wonder, why would a human such as yourself care about what happens to an Elf like me? Your kind would only take what is not theirs because you are not satisfied with what you were given."
He blinked. "What? I don't know where you get these facts from, but from what I've experienced, we only take what's given to us, unless you happen to a criminal or villain, but that's rare." He said, slowly turning to muttering to himself. "Now, if you'd let me go, I need to get back home, my friends and family most likely think I'm dead, and I dread to think what Skylor would do to Wu, or Aspheera over that fact."
Khessa raised an eyebrow in interest. "You are different to others, but I am the Sunfire Queen, I hold the power here." She said, her voice strong and commanding.
The human rolled his eyes. "If you're trying to intimidate me, you'll have to do better."
Khessa glanced at her guards, she rested the naginata upon the ground, the fire in her air fading as she let it go. "I am intimidating in presence and command, how are you not?"
He chuckled, standing close to the edge of the fire, he reached out, only to pull his hand back. "When you've seen what I've seen, and faced down beings who could tear a hole in the fabric of reality, you get used to all those big, powerful figures." He answered.
Khessa was now intrigued by him, she noted how he hinted at the fact that he had faced things who held god like powers, and had survived, he was unique. She also noted how he seemed to stare at the flames with sadness, or was it longing, she couldn't tell.
What she noted about him, was that he wasn't afraid to say what came to mind, he had this fire in him, one that seemed to fuel him. "In my throne room, you mentioned not letting this weapon fall into the wrong hands. Why?"
He glanced back. "It's not the weapon, it's the scroll attached to the weapon. It's a forbidden art. It only affects those with Elemental Powers." He paused, his gaze turning towards the fire. "It can't affect me for now." He halted; his eyes closed as he reached out to the fire. "I long to be one with fire again. He could feel the fire lick at his fingers, the heat brushing upon his body.
Khessa glanced at the naginata. "And that tornado of energy you summoned?"
The human smirked. "Spinjitzu, a martial art created by The First Spinjitzu Master." He replied, turning around as he eyed Khessa closely. "And an Elf, at first I thought you might be an Oni. But an Elf, I have never heard of them before."
Khessa found herself both intrigued, and somewhat afraid of what an Oni is, or was. All she knew, was that he was an enigma, a puzzle. He held mysteries, and answers to things as well. But one thing she needed to know, was whether or not he was from around here, because she got the feeling that he wasn't from their world. "Who are you? And where did you come from?"
The human blinked. He took a deep breath. "Kai, my is Kai. And I come from a place called Ninjago, not much different to this world really, only difference being the lack of Elves and a rather large quantity of threats wanting to conquer the place."
Khessa nodded, turning and leaving without a word, leaving the Naginata behind, and the guards as well, she'd have to dwell upon this information, perhaps the library would contained answers she needed.
This is something I've wanted to do for a while now, and finally, I can bring it to you. I present my Ninjago/Dragon Prince crossover. I worked hard tying together the many things of the different worlds, connecting them in many ways as well. When deciding on who the main characters should be, I decided to go with Kai, Janai and Amaya for the first arc, that being the whole war with Viren, the second arc, the main characters will be Kai, Callum and Rayla, I won't dive too much into what this arc is about, all that needs to be known is the when it's set in both shows.
In the case of Ninjago, I decided to change things up with Season 11, Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu. While in the canon show, Zane was the one banished, I wanted Kai to be banished instead, and instead of ending up in the Never-realm, he ended up in Xadia. For The Dragon Prince, I decided to set it around the time Amaya was brought before Queen Khessa by Janai.
I will explore the many connection's I've made between the two worlds throughout the story, including the Elemental Powers and Essences, as well as their ties to the Primal Sources. If you're wondering about my other Ninjago and Dragon prince stories (Excluding A Father's Legacy), they won't be updated till I find some inspiration for them. (Or in the case of The Jedi Prince: Prince of Xadia, whenever I get back into Star Wars.)
Well, give me your thoughts, and who you think the true big bad is? the opening dialogue by Aaravos gave a small hint at the true big bad.