Lloyd POV: Of everything that has happened in the last short hours I didn't think things could get even more confusing. But of course as a ninja everything is confusing.
"Mom, what do you mean dead?" I asked, looking at her.
"I just can't believe it. How did she survive?" She didn't hear me.
"Mom!" I said, trying to get her attention.
"Huh? Oh, right… Well, um, Lloyd. Did Wu very tell you how your father started to turn to darkness?" she said.
"He became power-hungry and tried to steal the Golden Weapons." I said, getting even more confused.
"Yes, that's true. But did he tell you how that started? At that certain time?" she said. Why did she look sad?
"The Great Devourer's venom."
"Not exactly. Of course that's how darkness entered his body, but the reason he started to give into it…" she stopped.
We all waited and she took a deep breath and said, "He started to lose it after he, along with Wu and I, watched his niece fall from a mountain during a fight."
If it was possible for all the blood in my body could freeze it would have.
"Niece? As in Wu's daughter. Wu had a daughter? And he never told us?" Cole said.
"Yes, with Mystake." another twist to this hard to believe story.
"They were in a relationship? How did they hide that?" Jay asked. Nya slapped his arm, but she waited for an answer.
"That's easy to explain. They're relationship was tense and brief. The only thing that kept them together was their child. Her name was, is, Mercy and she… She was so unique and talented. She was an amazing fighter and so spirited. There was nothing that she wasn't willing to try and no challenge that she wasn't ready to face." mom smiled slightly while talking about her.
"What happened to her?" Nya asked.
She walked to the window and, after a few moments, said, "We all took a trip to a mountain for a hike and got ambushed by some rogue skeletons. As we fought she led the leader away and caused an edge to crumble underneath him. What she didn't realize is that it also would crumble under her. There was nothing we could do. We were too far away." her head lowered.
That's a really good reason not to talk about it. If that happened to someone that I loved I probably wouldn't say anything either.
"Guessing from their behavior that we have seen. They didn't stay together after that." Zane said.
She nodded and kept looking outside.
"Well at least there's proof now that she did survive. That's good." Cole said, trying to lighten the atmosphere.
"Yes, now we just have to find them." Mom said, turning back around.
"Yeah, that might not be as easy as it sounds. They have made it pretty clear that they don't want our help." Jay said.
"Well, too bad for them. They're gonna get it no matter what." I said.
They all nodded with me.
"But first. We have had a very long, confusing night. We need rest and lots of it." I said, ending with a yawn.
"A*yawn*greed." Jay said and we all went to bed. And, not lying, had a good night's sleep for the first time in a long time.