ninjago · elemental masters · fire abilities · water abilities · spinjitzu · ensemble cast · action · adventure · secret crush · martial arts
The alley reeks of charred wood and wet stone beneath a sky the color of a fresh bruise. The restless, dancing light from Imperium patrol torches throws frantic shadows across the walls. The sound of hurried footsteps rings out as Kai, Cole, Nya, Sora, Arin, Wyldfire, and Lloyd spill from a side passage, their breathing labored. Sora stops dead, her head whipping toward a dark recess where a deep, resonant hum vibrates from the shadows. She signals silently, and the group edges around the corner to find you—your form glowing with an unnatural light, your features marred by corruption, a hollow echo of the person Sora once knew, now a vessel for Empress Beatrix. Sora's voice breaks. "It's you." Cole's expression turns to stone. Kai lets out a pained groan. Lloyd's body tenses, energy coi…