Lloyd Garmadon is new to highschool, and relatively new to Ninjago City altogether.
Tired of everything and almost everyone in his past, he finds himself wanting more out of life, even if it includes getting hurt, he wanted more to hope for, more to live for. After years of living in a boarding school being subject to cruel pranks and heartbreak of his friends leaving him, he's brought into a life he feels he should have been in all along, yet he still feels powerless to make anything better for himself.
Much less, better for other people. But to him, that's all he has going for him, and his only hope to be as unlike his father as possible. And to ensure he won't be alone. So, what does he do when the first people are nice to him? Make too many promises and offers that are sure to fall through.
But, he can manage. He's always had to- of course he has to, especially now.
Leading to the first- and really only- person he set his sights on helping: Kai Smith.
The supposed hotshot/playboy-turned-depressing-loner, all because of one villainous brat. And it's still this same villainous brat that took the boy away from his friends and family. How long did this last? How long would it take to fix? Lloyd doesn't know, and he doesn't much care.
He can't risk losing his only possible friends to the parasite that is the Jade Cheerleader.
Some people deserve second chances- as he's learned- and some do not. His mother and Kai seem to deserve them, and his father and Harumi do not. Lloyd himself... doesn't think he deserves one either. No matter what he does.
So why does Kai always beg to differ?
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I hope you all enjoy my first full greenflame book! I've been wanting to make it for so long, so fingers and toes crossed it'll actually get finished!
Enjoy!
The Smith siblings, Kai and Nya, together with their little foster brother, Lloyd, try to survive their difficult life with their abusive foster parent. They live far from everything, have little to no personal possessions, and lead difficult lives as their guardian's source of income.
All they have is each other.
One day, just as things start to become unbearable in the siblings' lives, an old sensei comes to meet the three siblings and makes them an all too intriguing offer. He gives them the chance to a new life.
How will the siblings cope with the drastic transition from being neglected in an abusive household to living in a peaceful monastery amongst kind and caring people? How will their broken mindsets and crippling fears affect them and their parts in a prophecy? How will two boys both dressed in green find peace after a war lights up between them?
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This story is only meant to be a bit of fun for me and my readers, so it won't be as well-written as my other books. It's just supposed to be something I can write for fun and don't have to feel stress over :)
-This story does not follow the LEGO Ninjago plot or timeline, but is alternative with some similarities to the show
-Most of the characters belong to LEGO Ninjago
-This story includes dark topics such as abuse, violence, injuries and generally anything. Graphic scenes will be included.
-None of the art in the chapters or the cover is mine.