NINJAGO: Eternal Masks

IV

"Hello? Is anyone here? What is this place?"

It was dark. Nothing existed but the dark void. That is, until Lloyd came. It was dark. Nothing was here. All that existed was darkness. Lloyd looked around. Nothing. Until he heard the cries of someone behind him. He turned around. Then he saw... him?

No.

It can't be.

What he saw tore him.

"H-Harumi?" He saw her injured. With a knife in her heart.

"Lloyd! Stay back!" She yelled, dragging herself away from Lloyd.

"What? What happened?" Lloyd asked.

"What happened? You happened," Harumi scoffed, "First you kill my parents, twice no less, and then you killed me and ruined my life and you still have the audacity to ask me what happened? Look at me Lloyd! This is what you created! Is this what you wanted when you went back in time?!"

"No..." Lloyd muttered. "No... I'm sorry,"

Lloyd heard a grunt behind him.

"Kai?" He was also lying on the dark floor. He was also injured. A pool of blood forming around him. He had the eyes of a betrayed soul. Like he was mourning almost. But beneath all of that, Lloyd sensed a raging soul deep within him.

"Lloyd... you... you monster!" Kai said, trying to get up but failing.

"What?"

"You killed them! You're worse than your father. You aren't my brother. You're a maniac. You promised to protect Ninjago and you failed."

"Kai what are you talking about?"

"You know what. You went back in time against everyone. You could've waited us out, but you didn't. Now everyone is dead. Because of you Lloyd! They're all dead!"

Lloyd stared at him not knowing what to say. The silence in the air was the loudest thing in his mind. Then he closed his eyes and it all faded back to black.

~•~

Lloyd woke up in a sweat. He had gotten a vision. It wasn't the first vision he had gotten. They had become more common since he had went back in time. The ninja had also noticed this behavior as well. Most of them had learned to deal with it, but Kai and Nya were still cautious about them. They also feared that these nightmares were also connected to his more recent outbursts. Lloyd hated these visions, but learned to deal with most of them. However, occasionally there was one vision that genuinely terrified him. And when those visions happened, it gained the Ninja's attention.

Clearly, Lloyd's nightmare had gotten the attention of the princess, who was sleeping on the bed beside Lloyd. Lloyd was sleeping on the ground, deciding it was better for him to give up his bed for her.

"Lloyd? What is it?" Harumi asked.

Lloyd was panting. He had somehow began to feel afraid of these visions. Afraid of what they beheld.