When they'd arrived at the Dark Island, Nya had steered the Bounty back down to the ocean so they would, hopefully, be less noticed. Wu directed her towards an area known as Shadow Bay, where they found the mouth of a river. After a good 15 minutes of arguing, they decided to go down the river, docking at the very end of said river in a cove.
The Bounty was then carefully hidden in the small cove, with the ninja working to further disguise the Bounty with palm leaves and sand.
"This whole island is swarming with Garmadon's indestructible Stone Army," Kai grumbled, dragging branches behind him. Every time they made their way into the forest, they'd been forced to hide from the Stone Soldiers walking around.
"Ha! Good thing we're ninja, and we know how to hide," Jay chirped, dragging along several palm fronds.
"Who wants to hide when you can fight? I'm getting tired of having our heads buried in the sand. I wanna fight these guys," Cole complained.
"They have no apparent weakness. It would be unwise to start a fight we cannot finish," Zane advised.
[M/n] kept his opinion to himself, dropping his gathered branches and palm fronds into the pile.
"That is why we must find the Temple of Light," Wu stated, waiting for them beside the plank. He turned, leading them back up the plank and to the Bridge where Misako had taken over the table inside. It was completely covered in all manner of scrolls, Dr. Julien parsing through them with curiosity.
"The scrolls say there is a hidden temple on the island. If you find it, it will give the ninja pure elemental powers, powers that can destroy the indestructible army," Misako stated, barely giving them a moment to enter and settle around the table.
"So you're saying we get to fight? Whoo-hoo! I've got happy feet!" Cole cheered, doing a little jig. The other three were just as excited.
"And you, my son, here it is written: 'For once the Green Ninja finds the instrument of peace, he will strike it and know the power of the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master,'" Misako stated, carefully placing paperweights on the edges of the scroll to hold it open. She reached for another scroll, handing it over to [M/n].
Unrolling the scroll, [M/n] observed the stylized image of Nirnasha, with a massive Kitsune at his side. And he meant massive. The fox stood at shoulder level with Nirnasha, who was likely about 6' tall. But the odd part was the strange silver substance curling around the two. And written on the side was, 'When the bell tolls, let memories be returned and the power of the Beginning be returned to its rightful holder.'
"Ultimate Spinjitzu Master? I thought he was just the First Spinjitzu Master."
"It means you will be able to invoke the power of the Golden Dragon, an ancient fighting style created and used by the First Spinjitzu Master. Think of it more like a second title," Misako explained, tapping the smeared forms of said fighting style along the border of the scroll. Each form seemed to be missing arms or legs, making it difficult for anyone to learn the style.
Though even if the scroll had remained perfectly intact, no mere human could do what Izanagi-Sama had.
All four ninja looked at Lloyd, crossing their arms. "Hahaha. Jealous?"
"Okay, wait a minute. This all sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?" Kai asked, dismissing Lloyd's teasing.
"The catch is, the Temple could be anywhere on the island, and all we have is this," Wu stated, holding up a gold medallion with three holes. Dr. Julien held out his hand for the medallion, observing it closely when it was handed to him.
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Querencia
Fanfiction(n.) A place where one feels safe, a place from which one's strength of character is drawn. [M/n] Caelestis has no memory of who he is, relying entirely upon Sensei Wu to fill in the gaps. With knowledge, a history, skills, and a willingness to kill...
