Part 4: Elzmara
Chapter 13: Elzmarians
Ninjago Date: December 9th 2042
"When are you going to wake up?"
I groaned and flexed my hand. I was… alive?
I looked up and saw Wu standing over me with a smile on his face. I snarled and tried to stand, but only got to my knees before I fell again. I stared ahead.
Grass? A bright blue sky? Are we in a meadow…?
I looked up to Wu's face and saw his body was relaxed. He wasn't ready to fight me anytime soon. I frowned.
"Where… are we…?"
"The world known as Elzmara."
Els- mera?
"Another… world…? Why did you take me here?"
"I had to save you from your death."
"You better tell me everything, and where are my swords." I demanded, still trying to stand.
"I'll give you your blades if you do not try to murder me." Wu said as he walked over to a nearby rock and grabbed them from behind it. He carefully handed me the blades and watched as I stood using them as support.
"Now tell me everything."
Wu sighed and sat at the rock.
"I killed your Uncle, Zane."
"You what!?"
"But I had my reasons!"
I growled and decided to let him say his side of the story.
"Asuna, your mother, was the original Ice Ninja. However, she supposedly died. So we downloaded all the data on the Ice Ninja we had and input them in Zane. He became the new Ice Ninja. After a few years of research into the Ice Ninja I realized one crucial thing. After Zane had his modifications, he and Asuna could never exist in the same universe. One of them had to be killed when she returned. I killed Zane because he 'killed' himself trying to revive her. So I killed him in the hopes that Guilt would disappear faster than him… but Guilt was stronger than I had hoped…"
"So my mom was the real Ice Ninja and died so you simply took Zane's future from him? Then, when he revived his sister you just murdered him?" I growled and gripped my swords tightly.
"Afterwards… I could not face my students… I was so ashamed by my actions…"
"So you sided with the one person in this world-"
"That world."
"What ever! You sided with the one person Zane hated!" Wu looked to his hands and nodded faintly. "Why couldn't mom and Uncle Zane live at the same time?"
"Because, the universe couldn't handle all that energy. Everything in the universe would become nothing but ice. Everything would die."
I relaxed my grip on my swords and stared at him. I sighed and shook my head. When I felt enough strength, I pulled my swords from the ground and stood, placing them in their cases. I walked over to Wu.
"Now to other matters of business." I said as I looked around. "How do we get back?"
"So soon?"
I looked up and noticed a strange blue star in the bright sky. That's Ninjago…
"Yes… judging by the orbit… I would say an hour here is two days on Ninjago…"
"A two days? Are you sure?"
"As sure as I could be."
"Well… I heard long ago that there is a Gate of Space that will transport you to Ninjago. But it is on the opposite side of the world."
I started walking away from him.
"Do you even know where you're going?"
"Nope, but I just have to keep moving forward."
"That is not exactly wise."
I shrugged. "Guess I am stupid then."
I heard him sigh and run to me.
"It is amazing that you are not dead yet."
I snickered and glanced to him. "Well, when you're stupid like me, it helps to be a good swordsman." I said as I glanced to him, a smirk on my face. He gave a soft chuckle. I stared into the sky and at the bright blue star.
"I will forgive you for your actions… if you answer me one last question…"
"Hm?"
"… Those monsters… are they Guilt's doing…?"
"Yes… and no… They were his idea… but I am the one who gathered everyone's guilt and shaped them into those beasts…"
I continued to stare. I sighed and closed my eyes looking back to Wu. "You are forgiven." I said as I continued walking. Wu followed. I stopped and pulled out Guilty Blade. I pointed its blade at his chest. "I said you were forgiven, I did not say you could come with me."
He smirked. "Isn't better to have your enemy where you can see them?"
"Not if you do not trust them to stab you in the back."
"And what, dear Frost, would I stab you with?"
I narrowed my eyes and gave a snarl. "Fine. But if you do one thing to make me distrust you, I will leave you behind." Wu nodded. "Now then, since you seem to know so much about this world, do you know of a town nearby?"
"To the East."
Ninjago Date: December 11th 2042
I frowned as I saw the very first Elzmarian. They resembled fairies, in a way. They had long pointy ears, and had fairy wings. Their hair and their eyes matched their clothes, which the same color as their wings. I frowned upon seeing them, and they stared at me with wonder.
"Wu, are all Elzmarians like this?" He nodded.
"Perhaps you should go to the hospital and have them look at that would you had long had on your back. Elzmarian Medics are the best healers in the universe. They could probably heal any injury, so Elzmarians are naturally the healthiest beings ever created."
I nodded with a smile. I gasped and looked to my shoulder then my ankle. I cant believe I forgot about them! Wu bit his lip and helped me get to the hospital, saying I shouldn't put weight on my injured ankle.
I stared up at the bright blue eyes of the nurse treating my injuries. She didn't use any normal treatments, instead she simply held out a shining hand and the wounds slowly healed.
She asked me to remove my torso clothing when it was time to heal my back. I nodded and lay on my stomach. She gasped when she saw my back.
"You were born with no wings?"
"Uh… yeah. You know that blue star in the sky? That's where I am from. We don't have pointy ears," I moved my hair so she could see my rounded ears, "Or wings like you."
"Wow. That's Incredible! How do you live? What's it like to have rounded ears?"
I frowned. "I'll answer while you heal me."
So I told her about my ears, leading to a conversation about headphones, and about how not being able to fly would be like having her wings broken, only without the pain.
"How do you heal like that…?" I asked as the glow on her hand went away.
She frowned. "I am not sure. We are all born with the ability, so we never really think about it. I guess that's another thing you can't do huh?" I nodded and jumped off the bed she set me on, grabbing my shirt and overcoat and throwing them on.
"Hm. I wonder what your wings would be, if you had any."
"Why?"
"Our eyes and our hair are always the same color, as each other and as our wings. Your eyes are almost icy, yet your hair is pure white. It is quite different from us."
I frowned and thanked her, walking from the hospital.
What would my wings be?
"I wanted you to be healthy before you saw this." Wu said as he walked along a dirt trail. I frowned and followed him.
Three hours passed, to my disliking. Six days lost in Ninjago. Now it was December 17th there…
I gasped as I saw that a tall statue stood in front of us, made entirely of marble. It was a boy Elzmarian. He held Guilty Blade and Frost Bite in his hands, but he didn't look like me. He looked older than me, and had bright icy eyes with crystalline wings. I frowned and noticed a tall tablet in front of the statues white boot. I walked up to it, and Zane's voice echoed within my mind. It was different than normal, and dream-like.
"When all else seems lost, the one who the Ninja of Ice has chosen will transform, and take a form, changing his body forever. This statue depicts what we Elzmarians think he will look like."
I stepped back and stared up at the statues face. I look so old and mature…
"Hard to believe that I will look like that in the future…" I whispered. I sighed and looked to my left, noticing the sky turn faintly orange. I blinked twice before turning to Ninjago's star. I closed my eyes as an arctic cold breeze brushed me. It was December 25th on Ninjago now…
Merry Christmas… everyone…