About Jedi who became Ninja

Chapter 8

The Republic is now part of Ninjago? 

We stayed in the Realm of Madness for a while, until Lloyd told us to return to the Monastery of Spinjitzu for further training. I can't wait to get back there! Now, not only Lloyd will train us, but also Kai and Nya, and she promised to show me some useful ninja tricks. 

Also after the whole incident with the Earth Dragons, Riyu was still exhausted and spent main part of the day sleeping. Our little friend gave all his strength, everything to exile his power-hungry relatives and save the Craglings from losing their life force. Heh, funny. Those stone ogres just a day ago would've been able to turn a dragon into stew, and now they were literally bowing down and praising Riyu's name like some mystical deity. In my opinion, our little friend definitely deserved it.

Against all the distrust and hatred of the Craglings, Riyu still decided to fight on their behalf and devoted some of his energy to save them. On my advice, but nevertheless, Riyu did the more important part. I don't say this to claim credit or reward. That was my duty as a Jedi, to help restore the balance, which was badly disturbed in the Cragling Realm. 

If only the Clone War could be ended so easily, as we managed to do in the Realm of Madness. That little thought was crushed by a painful reality, the war won't really end until one side wins and takes control of everything. 

The frown on my lips deepened as I continued to struggle with these thoughts. Would the Galaxy forever look like this? Consumed by the immense chaos of a bloody war? 

I'm not sure anymore. Maybe I'm just bringing back unwanted memories of the past, and the Galaxy became peaceful after my disappearance? If so, who won the war, the Jedi Order and the Republic or the Separatists and Count Dooku? Have things in my dimension improved for the better? Or on the contrary, maybe the dark side prevailed over us and the droids took control? 

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- Our little guy's still asleep. Totally exhausted. - Arin's voice woke up me from thoughts. I raised my head from my hands and moved my gaze to him, while I'm sitting on the boxes. 

- Saving a kingdom of magical, mud-eating rock monsters will do that. - Lloyd replied with a smile, glancing at me. I reciprocated his smile slightly, then I went back to looking at the clouds.

- So you're telling me that this dragon, like, " sparks " or something, then Sora can use her elemental power? - Kai asks still confused about our little friend's abilities. 

- If I even have the power. It might be all Riyu. You saw how he powered that mud field. - Sora pointed out with bitterness in her voice. I looked at her in silence.

- We've gone over this. You have a power. Riyu just... soups it up. - Lloyd shrugged his shoulders, trying to assure Sora not to worry.

- "Souping up" isn't how dragons work, is it? That's weird, right? - Nya asks. 

- Everything's been weird since the Merge happend. As far as I know, no one's ever taught themselves Spinjitzu before or earned themselves elemental powers, not to mention mystical warriors wielding a different kind of power and with lightsabers. - When Lloyd spoke of me, his head turned to watch me. I just ignored it and continued looking at the clouds.