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A/n: I hope you all enjoy this chapter! And, @zillyqueen, please don't spoil it! (She's so freaking smart- she figured out the ending within the first two chapters!) Anyways, I'd like everyone to check out some of @Eris345's books. They're really good, and u don't wanna miss 'em, trust me! Note: This chapter is completely third-person POV.

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"Hello, Zane," Cryptor hisses bitterly.

Zane turns around, and gasps in horror. Cryptor stood before him- its bloody-red eyes wanted revenge. Zane knew that look all too well.

Zane readies his elemental power, his determination flowing through his metaphorical-veins. "Cryptor," he whispers, "how have you returned?"

Cryptor chuckles and ignores Zane's question. Instead, he starts to attack the Titanium Ninja. Zane shows no fear and uses his weapon- sharp-edged shurikens. Zane then attempts to throw Cryptor off by using Airjitzu- a skill that Cryptor had never encountered before. This doesn't faze the cold-hearted villain though. Cryptor, being Zane's clone, has the capability to copy anything that Zane can do- even Airjitzu.

Cryptor dodges Zane's every attack. Zane starts to lose hope- how can you possibly defeat something that knows your next move?

The cold-hearted villain chuckles at Zane's defeat. He could sense Zane's fear and hesitation. "Give up, Zane," he whispers menacingly, "you've already lost."

It takes Zane a few moments to fully register what the cold-hearted villain had said- and was right about. This fight was beyond hopeless- it was impossible. The ninja nods in defeat and drops his weapon. Cryptor takes advantage of Zane's emotional state and kicks him off the tree. Zane lands with a sickening thud, and everything goes black.

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Lloyd and Misako walk alongside each other, recalling memories of their departed family member. Lloyd stares at his father's statue, almost crying. His mother pats him on the back comfortably, causing him to relax.

There wasn't much time for him to react to the sudden danger. His mother yelps in surprise, revealing a fallen enemy- Pythor, the last Anacondri. The snake's left eye gleams into the night, an eerie aura illuminating from it.

Pythor takes Lloyd's hesitation to his advantage- he snaps at Misako, causing her to lose her balance. She starts to fall until her son manages to catch her. She weakly nods her thanks, and Lloyd continues the fight.

"Remember what I said when we banished your father?"

Lloyd pauses to think. "You said something about if someone were to rule the world, you'd rather it be you?"

"Precisely." Pythor lunges at Misako, putting her in a choke-hold. Lloyd growls at the snake and lunges at him. He throws a kick square at the snake's chest, throwing the snake into the caverns. He catches his mother in time and sighs. 

"Do you think he's gone?" Lloyd asks, gazing at the moon above them.

Misako shakes her head. "Pythor is as much cat as he is a snake- he has nine lives." 

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"I wonder if we'll ever find out what happened to mom and dad," Kai says, staring at the moon above him. Nya nods, recalling her only memory of her parents- she was too young to remember much.

"I could tell you," Chen says, "but you have bigger things to worry about."

Kai and his sister exchange glances. "How did he return?! No matter- we'll just defeat him again."

The fallen villain chuckles at Kai's over-confidence, as it had always been his downfall. He clicks over a dozen buttons- then, finally, a missile launcher appears. Kai and Nya gasp in unison but don't flinch. They take a fighting stance before lunging at the enemy.

Chen chuckles at the scene. During his time spent in the Cursed Realm, he planned on how to defeat the ninja. He planned to put his idea in action.

Unlike most of the other villains, Chen decided not to take any sidekicks. His plan didn't involve anyone but himself; he didn't plan to change his idea now. It takes him a few moments to understand the buttons on his chair, but nevertheless, he plans to win this battle.

With a click of a button, Kai is immediately eliminated. Chen springs to life- he didn't plan to take Nya's life as well- he only needed to kill one of them to return mortal. 

Nya sobs; she didn't expect her beloved brother to fall like this. Not this soon- he had so much more to do. "Kai...," she whispers, tears pouring out of her eyes. "You'll pay for this, Chen!"

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This Day of the Departed was unlike anything Wu had ever seen. Is this an omen? he thought, staring at the moonlight. The night emitted a dark aura- it was unlike anything he'd ever felt. He felt pain, torture, desperation, and even death.

Though he had never experienced another Yin-Yang eclipse, he knew for sure that this one was different.

He poured himself a fresh cup of tea, sipping the hot liquid in deep thought. Suddenly, a thought of realization hits him- where's Cole and Morro?

He starts to panic- how could have he forgotten about his beloved students? Where could they be?

Wu immediately drops his cup of tea and runs into the museum. "Cole?! Morro?!"

The museum was empty. Emptier than it was supposed to be- half of the displays were missing. What does this mean? Was the museum just closing?

Wu scurries around the city and decides to call his pupils for help. He could count on them, for sure. He creates his elemental dragon and flies towards Jay's junkyard. He quickly dismounts the dragon, and it poofs out of existence.

"Where's Jay?!" he demands. Ed and Edna exchange looks, and sob.

"He's gone... a large skeleton killed him."

No. No, no, no. This couldn't be true. No!

The missing exhibits- it all made sense now. The old man gasps in realization. He had to warn the rest of the ninja before it's too late!

Wu holds back his tears and recreates his elemental dragon.

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Yang chuckles. How could the ninja be so foolish? "Oh, Cole, I think you have other things to worry about."

"What do you mean, 'other things'?!" The ninja of Earth demands, not taking his eyes off of the enemy. Yang only chuckles once more.

"Tell me!" Morro shouts, suddenly angry. Yang rolls his eyes.

"Don't you want to join your friends in the Departed Realm? I mean, Zane, Kai, and Jay are there, waiting for both of you."

The two ninja exchange glances. "Wait, so you're saying..."

"How dare you!" Cole roars, slamming his fists on the ground beneath them. To Cole's surprise, he felt... something. 

Morro remained confused, staring at Cole. Cole lunges at Yang, his fury fueling his fists.

Yang hops backward, attempting to dodge Cole's hit. But Cole wasn't going to give up that easy.

Mortality was so near for Yang. He couldn't let this stupid ninja stop him. He flips into a marvelous tornado and springs up in midair towards freedom. The ninja hop after him- they weren't going to let Yang have freedom, not after everything he's done.

The master of wind enters Yang's tornado and knocks him out of it. The two ninja enter the breech, just before it closes.

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A/n: OML I FINALLY WROTE IT! AHHHH SORRY FOR THE WAIT!

I hope this chapter was worth the wait, and I'm so sorry for the cliffhanger! I'll try to update soon, and thanks to everybody who's patiently waited!

Have an awesome day/ night, y'all!

~Flare

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