Ninjago: The Tribes AU

"Revenge is ours"

Kai ran down towards the battlefield, the rain pounded against the ground causing a thick watery fog to cover it. The weather caused the land to begin to flood. Muddy water splashed up on him as Kai charged ahead. Finally, through the downpour, his fiery orange eyes locked onto Lloyd, who was desperately trying to hold his own against two Anacondrai warriors. He began to run towards his target, when suddenly, a gust of wind caused him to go flying several feet back. He landed in the mud, dazed and confused. When he looked up, Brad, Morro, and Jay were standing in front of him like they were blocking him off.
"What the hell was that!? I command you to let me pass! I have something very important to take care of." He growled. Kai lunged forward to get passed them, but was sent flying back via electric shock; landing him back in the growing mud puddle. Jay glared at him as he got back to his feet.
"Oh, we know all about your little plan... We're not letting you hurt Lloyd!"

Morro blasted him further away on Brad's command. The fire leader shook off the impact, but grimaced in pain as the chill of the re-growing hex began to travel up his neck. "You maggots don't understand! I need to get to that brat!"
Kai drew his sword and attacked the three boys. They dodged each attempted hit with ease. That fact caused Kai major frustration, but he understood it was because the hex was taking its toll on him physically. The 4 continued to fight until they were far from the village. Brad kicked him in the gut and aimed his sword at Kai, walking forward; causing him to stumble backwards as the tip got ever closer. Finally couldn't back up further. He was now backed against a cliff that dropped directly into a ravine. And thanks to the storm, raging water flooded through at high speeds. The young leaders eyes grew wide at the sight; something Brad immediately took notice of.

The soldier cracked a smile. "What's the matter? Can't swim? Then you'll love it down there..." Kai fell to his knees and clenched his increasingly more frozen heart while Brad raised his sword, ready to strike. Jay quickly intervened. "Woah, woah, hey! This isn't the plan! You told me the plan was to trap him in the north cave until this blows over! You didn't say we were going to kill him!?"

Morro looked at the boy with a confused expression. He too was told the plan was to trap him. Brad turned to them with an angered glare. "Of course we're going to kill him! You've seen what was in his heart! You've seen how easily he was willing to turn on us! He's Fire Tribe! Murder is the only thing he's capable of. His only purpose in life is to hurt people. And my purpose is to make sure he doesn't do that!"

While still on his knees, Kai was frozen with pain and emotion. Was that REALLY true? The only reason he exists is to kill?

"We don't know that." Countered Jay. "What if we were wrong? What if we misjudged the situation?"

"Oh, don't tell me you're falling for his game!" Brad snarled. "You can't let his act fool you! He's never been one of us! He never will be... All he is- he's a monster."

Morro let those words smack him in the face. He took a deep breath and tried to reason with Brad. "I understand your exact situation, but someone once told me that if you kill a person like him, you'll be no better than the one you call the monster. You'll be a murderer."

Brad turned to look Kai in the eyes, vision foggy from the downpour's haze. "It’s called a necessary evil." With that, he kicked Kai in the chest, causing him to fall and crash into the raging water below. Morro and Jay both watched in horror as they called out for him. For a moment Kai broke through the surface, and Morro used his powers to start lifting him out. Brad turned to them angerly and slashed at Morro to break his concentration, but Jay jumped in front of the blow. The millisecond between the moment the blade falling and hitting him seemed to pass in slow motion. The soldier retracted his hit as fast as he could, but some damage had already been done. Jay fell to his knees holding his newly lacerated arm. Morro saw the moment from the corner of his eye and unwillingly dropped Kai when he broke concentration. The young leader struggled to hold his breath while being violently tossed around under water. Several pieces of debris rocketed into him as the water rushed, causing more pain than he was already in. Suddenly a branch slammed into his stomach. He lost his grip on the air he was holding in, and he became dizzy. Within a moment, his body was violently thrown against a large rock, and everything went black.