It's Complicated

Chapter 3: The Temple of Water

Grunts and groans of pain could be heard as they walked through the forest. The injured ninjas were having a bit of struggle, trying to walk. Luckily, the Temple wasn't far from sight. They could already see the roof of the building. They tried to hurry up to get there but the none injured members were trying to get them to slow down, or else their injuries would only get worse.

Kai, after getting kicked and punched so many times, could barely walk straight. But thankfully, it was nothing more severe than a mild concussion. It would heal eventually. His bruises, however, would need to be treated properly.

Having an injured right leg, Skylor needed to lean on someone or she would just fall flat on the floor. The bleeding still hasn't stopped yet, which wasn't good. If it kept going, she could pass out due to blood loss. And the cuts on her forearms had stopped bleeding so those were fine.

Cole was doing better than both of them. Yes, he had a few scratches and cuts but they were minor. He just needed to get them cleaned before he gets an infection and the minor injuries turn into serious ones.

The gash on Vania's left arm was pretty bad. The bleeding had stopped but the cut was pretty deep, meaning it would most likely need stitches if it were to fully heal. She was lucky that the gash was on her left arm and not her right one. If it was on her right arm, she would not be able to fight anymore until it healed.

Zane and PIXAL would need some repairs. The cracks and dents needed fixing and the wires would need to be set back in place. But either way, they were pretty much fine.

Lloyd's injuries were probably the worst out of all of theirs. He's lucky that the blow he received was on the chest and not on the head, cause if it was to the head, he'd have a major concussion that wouldn't go away for a while.

But when he got sent flying through five trees, he had some bruises on his back. The impact took the air right out of his lungs. It made catching his breath harder. Even up until now, his breathing was still heavy and shaky.

The cut on his forehead needed to be cleaned and the other cut on his cheek that was still bleeding would also need to be treated. Thankfully, he had no other severe injuries other than those.

Jay helped Kai and Skylor walk while Harumi helped Lloyd walk. Their long journey soon came to an end when they reached the Temple of Water. It looked similar to the Temple of Light but it also had its own unique water-like features to it.

The place was like one gigantic room with pillars lined up in a circle. There were five pillars in the middle of the room and in the middle of the pillars was a pedestal. Harumi thought it looked familiar to her, but she filed that away for later.

Small flows of water on the floor came in from cracks. It was in a similar fashion to the water in the Oni Temple, except that there was no trap. Even if there was one, Nya could control the water to go away in a flash.

Harumi looked around before she helped Lloyd sit down while leaning on a pillar. He had his eyes closed while he focused on calming down his breathing. Harumi showed a worried glance at him before focusing on the others.

"Are you sure this is the Temple of Water, Nya?" She asked.

Nya came in from one of the water flows and she looked at the place, nodding. "Yes. This is the right place. I feel connected to this Temple somehow."

Jay scoffed, "If Nya feels connected to this Temple, then it must be the Temple of Water. No doubt about it." He said with confidence.

"Hmm, okay. But I don't actually know where the ritual is supposed to be held at. It's somewhere in here but I don't know where..." Harumi admitted before trailing off.