The Broken Element

by Sacred Dragonblade

After the death of Kai at the hands of a dark group the ninja have never been the same. But now they have the chance to stop this group, and honor the memory of their favorite hot-head. However, something has changed. A mysterious warrior with a unique mask appears before them and tells them to stay away. Will this masked warrior let them help, or have the ninja found a new enemy

16. Chapter 16

Lloyd POV: Knowing that Kai was out, alive made it easier to get some sleep without feeling uneasy. However, I still found myself waking before anyone else. I sighed and sat up.

One nice night of sleep would go a long way. Why must I have an overactive mind?

I checked the clock. Seriously?! It's only three in the morning. Curse my troubling thoughts for keeping me up!

I got out of bed, got dressed, and went out for a ninja run, hoping to clear my head. I really pushed myself hard and ended up on a random rooftop, panting hard. After I got my breath back I looked to my side and saw something interesting.

A hooded figure going into an abandoned building. That could be connected to what we're dealing with. I can't and won't let that go without checking it out.

I jumped onto the roof and found a way in. I really should have called the rest of the team, but it was early and they needed their rest. So do I, but whatever.

I managed to find a position of the rafters and saw the only functioning room in the whole building. Several pieces of equipment on a table. The person from earlier came in and took off their hood, it was Mercy. She wiped off the stuff she put around her eyes with a towel on the table, then leaned over it.

I jumped down and said, "Mercy."

She spun around and pointed her sword at her. Without the weird stuff on her face she looked more… alive.

"How do you know my name? And how did you find this place?" her voice was deadly quiet.

"My mom told me. Her name is Misako." I raised my hands.

"Misako is your mom." she looked really surprised.

"Yeah, and she's worried about you."

"Whatever. You still haven't answered my second question."

"I saw you entering this building." I said, staying right where I was.

"Dang it. I was careless." she lowered her sword slightly.

"Or, maybe, you wanted me to find this place." I said, moving forward a little bit.

"And why would I want that?" she asked with sarcasm, and lowered her sword.

"You know that you need help. Both you and Kai can't keep fighting this giant group by yourselves." I said, getting closer.

"Maybe not, but it's not like we are going to you, so sorry to disappoint." she said, and threw a smoke bomb on the ground. Taking all the things on the table with her.

They are not making this easy at all.