Spirit's Wrath (Book 2 of Spirit's Calling)

Fire and Tornado

A/n: w--what's this?? a new chapter in less than a month?? am I getting back in my groove???? XD

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They took the Bounty to the Caves of Despair. It was a one-hour flight and the skies remained clear with no wind. It was smooth sailing the whole way. Y/n sat on the bow, staring out at the horizon, thinking.

They had no way to know if they could pass the tests without the Sword of Sanctuary. They couldn't use it to make sure they were at the right place. They had no idea if Morro had a head start, or if they were even in the right spot. The tests could only be conquered by a master of spinjitzu, which she wasn't.

So even if it was the right place, she wouldn't be able to go in anyway. She'd have to let the others find the Realm Crystal without her—sitting on the sidelines, useless.

Nya's words rang in her ears. "Even I still don't know spinjitzu." She was going into the Caves, too.

None of it would matter if they couldn't use spinjitzu.

"We're here!" Jay exclaimed suddenly, running over to the side railing. Y/n stood and joined him just as the others crowded the deck, peering down.

The Caves looked like a stone quarry with several holes in the wall. Old mine cart tracks led into the depths of the darkness and some wooden pillars supported the cave walls. Y/n counted at least five different openings.

"The Caves of Despair," Kai breathed, his expression somewhat nostalgic.

Cole, Jay, and Zane shared similar sentiment. "The place we came for the first Golden Weapon," Cole remembered. "The Scythe of Quakes."

"And met Rocky," Zane remembered.

"And learned spinjitzu," Jay added.

They shared a fond smile at the memories.

"Who's Rocky?" Y/n asked timidly.

Cole suddenly looked wistful. "A dragon."

Y/n blinked. Not what she was expecting.

But not surprising. Not in Ninjago.

"It's like we've come full circle," Kai mused.

Jay groaned. "Don't say that. Full circle means it's coming to an end, and I don't wanna hear that before I go into the Caves of Despair, one of my least favorite words! Are we sure the tomb's in there?"

Nya swatted his shoulder. "We've already been saying that!" She huffed, exasperated.

"Do we have any evidence that it is the right place?" Y/n questioned. "Y'know, before we go in?"

Zane leaned closer to the caves, his eyes flashing slightly. "There." He pointed to one of the cave entrances, where a small skull symbol had been carved into the rock.

The same one as the third clue.

"Good enough for me," Jay declared, and even though he put up a determined facade, Y/n saw the lingering fear in his eyes. "Let's go and get it over with."

Zane saluted to Wu and Misako up on the bridge, who nodded and dropped the anchor. Jay went first and, one at a time, the others followed.

A puff of dirt flew into the air when Y/n landed. She sneezed and dusted off her gi, then waved her hand in front of her face. "Great. This place hasn't been used in years."

"About two," Cole replied with a shrug.

Right. They would know.

They wandered up the side of the quarry to the skull symbol, watching their steps to make sure they didn't slip off the edge of the narrow path. Luckily the entrance to the cave had a wider platform, so they could all fit without risk of falling.