#but she ran off north again soon after that and hasn't run into him again to even *notice*

[aurore-parle-de-ses-idees]

🖊️ for Est?

est :D

she needs to figure out that she's mostly just dps, and That's Fine, Actually. she can do a little healing (story wise anyway lol. when i go raiding she mostly heals), but she's not really good at it. she doesn't take naturally to it and she never really studied it either, and she tries to make up for that with stubbornness and nothing else, which doesn't always work out. she'll jump into healing when she's panicking sometimes- and sometimes it is admittedly necessary to go about things that way- and she'll go around offering it after a fight or something bc she feels like she's obligated to bc she can (and sometimes also bc it's pretty much the only thing she can do at all), but it's still very much not her Thing; a far cry from her storm affinity

some of her trying to like. fill every role at once was an offshoot of how much time she's spent just on her own, traveling and adventuring and, most recently, Being The PC lol. even when she works with other people for a bit, it hasn't often been long-term nor in groups where she can safely just let someone else handle it entirely

#ask games #est #ask game of 'yeah just ramble about your guys for a bit' :D #the Other thing with her and healing is the unintended consequences #which she hasn't often been around long enough to actually *see* #a lot of your typical adventurer show up do a few things be on your way #tadan did not take the healing- well ok. there was a lot about that situation he didn't take very well [in est-verse] and the near-death th #thing absolutely did not help. but est left to keep doing the epic and he left tinnudir for awhile and she hasn't seen him since #annoth is another one who for sure has unintended consequences happening #but she ran off north again soon after that and hasn't run into him again to even *notice* #(this is. a big problem of hers) #and entirely unrelated to that #i have no thoughts about when or why it would happen but est vs black breath to replicate the raid experience that was Extremely #when i realized i could stack all the heals i wanted on someone but with max stacks of black breath it will not do shit #bc it's -100% incoming healing :) #anyway!! thanks friend <3

[lori-the-dragon-ninja]

Not so special afterall

TW///blood/stabbing

Cole: Anyone got a plan?

Kai: Well, we could-

Cole: Let me stop you right there, anyone got a good plan?

Kai: You didn't even let me fini-

Jay: Maybe we can do a surprise attack?

Lloyd: Hmm... Alright, here's the plan...

The ninja are in the first realm, Faith called them over when she noticed dragons disappearing. Her fears turned out to be true, other hunter clans are still capturing dragons.

Forstbourne was busy caring for younglings, she needed to stay at her nest and protect them, they were too young to even see. Faith, and the ninja took some dragons and started looking. The rest of the former hunters decided to stay in case any of the other clans decided to attack.

The ninja managed to track them. They can hear what seems like half a dozen dragons in the clan's camp. It has a wall with guards around it so they can't just sneak in.

They decided to use a distraction. All the dragons, led by a fire dragon rode by Faith, flew straight for the gates. All the guards from the wall ran to defend the front gate, just like planned. With the guards gone, the ninja could easily sneak in over the back wall unnoticed.

It didn't take them long to find the captured dragons, since they were roaring in distress, and break the chains.

The previously captured dragons' escape got the clan's attention. Half of the guards went to fight the ninja.

All the dragons, including the ones the ninja brought, started to flee when the arrows started falling from the sky and chains started trying to grab them, wrap themselevs around the dragons' bodies like snakes and leaving them trapped.

They could probably survive the arrows and avoid the chains, but due to all the horribe memories, the dragons decided running would be a smarter option.

For the ninja, it was all going well, until an earth dragon, in it's confusion and fear while trying to break free and leave, slammed it's head in the ground creating an earthquake that threw Lloyd off his feat.

He tried to get up as fast as he could, but before he completely stood up he felt a sudden sharp pain in his abdomen.

He looked down and saw a blade coming through his belly, covered in blood. His flesh started to burn. Pain started to grow by the second.

He didn't scream. He experienced worse. This was more shocking and frightening than it was painful. At least, at first. When the pain started to grow, and didn't stop, that's when he started hyperventilating and sobbing.

He didn't even acknowledge what was happening around him. He didn't notice the guy who stabbed him laying on the floor, unconscious, in a pool of blood. He didn't notice the fight being over. He didn't notice his friends calling him.

He could hear muffled screams in the distance, but who was that? Who were they calling? He didn't know and he didn't really care. He couldn't take his eyes off of the wound, the blood slowly trickling down his skin was... hypnotic.

It's almost like time slowed down. Everything was calm. It was just him. Silence.

Then, the real world hit him as he snapped back into reality.

He was suddenly on the floor, his breathing out of control, everything was loud. He was confused, disoriented, scared.

Kai: Lloyd?! Can you hear me buddy?

Nya: It's okay, it's gonna be okay! Everything is going to be fine!

It sounded more like Nya was telling that to herself.

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The dragons flew away during the battle. The ninja had to cross a big ravine to get to here, there was no way they were going back that way on foot. And without the dragons, they couldn't go back to Ninjago.

Faith: There might be a way around if we go north.

Jay: Might? Might be? Lloyd got stabbed,the dragons left us stranded and there might be a way back to camp? Great, just great!

Zane: There has to be a way. The other clan got on the other side and they don't have dragons to ride. Logically speaking, there has to be a way around.

Jay: But where? Where do we even start?

Cole: How about we ask someone from this camp?

Camp Leader: Hah, we'd rather die than help you!

Kai: Oh, you will die after what you did to our brother!

Camp Leader: Then so be it.

Faith: I know of a way back, but it requires climbing steep cliffs, which Lloyd cannot do. So I guess we just go north and hope that there really is a path there.

Lloyd was laying on the ground, Nya was carefully using her powers to wash the wound so it wouldn't get infected. He was bleeding quickly and they couldn't do anything to stop it.

In order to put pressure they would need to remove the blade. The blade was clogging up the wound, slowing the bleeding. Removing it would only make things worse.

They had to travel north. It was their only choice.

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After hours of traveling they made a camp and took a break. They have been carrying Lloyd for miles, and he was heavy. Not to mention they had to comfort him all the way because the pain only got worse over time.

The bleeding didn't help. He was pale, very pale. If the bleeding didn't stop soon, they would have to cauterize the wound, aka heat something up and put a burning hot material against Lloyd's skin. They didn't want to cause him even more pain, so they tried to put that off for as long as possible.

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After the break they had to start climbing a mountain, which proved to be even more difficult. They were already exhausted, both from the fight and the trip. They had to stop again and take a nap. At least for a few minutes.

Lloyd was still bleeding, but luckily the pain stopped getting worse, although the level it was at now was still quite agonizing and wouldn't let him rest.

But what was worse, he started hallucinating.

He saw three glowing dragons land near him. They looked just like the golden dragon. They looked so real. Were they real? No, that was impossible, right? Was it impossible?

Cole: Uhh... guys?

The ninja started to open their eyes.

Cole: Does anyone else see the golden dragons?

Lloyd: So... I'm not hallucinating?

Without a warning, there were three bright flashes of light.

"Can we help you?"

"Help them? We don't know who they are!"

"They look like they need help!"

"Are you insane? What reason do we have to help them?"

The two arguing voices were interruped by a third, soft one.

"Fortisa is right, we should help them."

"Flos? You can't be serious!"

Flos: Yes Letalis, I am serious. Don't you sense it?

Letalis: Sense what? That they're trouble?

Fortisa: Flos has a point. The young boy. He is one of us.

Jay: Uhh, what's going on?

Cole: Who are you people?

Flos: My name is Flos and these aree my sibilings: my sister Fortisa and my brother Letalis.

Letalis: And who are you? And why are you on our territory?

After the introduction and explanation of how they got into this situation, the three sibilings offered to take them to their home and care for their wounds.

Having no better choice, the team accepted, fearing that they would be dooming Lloyd to bleed out if they didn't accept help.

Zane: Thank you. We are forever in your debt.

Flos: No problem. It was our pleasure.

Letalis: Speak for yourself...

Nya: Just one question; why did you help us. I mean, it's no that I'm complaining, it's just- ya know...

Fortisa: Doesn't really make sense? Yeah, I get it. Buy you know, our kind has to stick together.

Cole: Your kind?

Fortisa: Yeah, my sibilings and the blond kid.

Lloyd: Me? What are you talking about? What kind are you?

Flos: Oh, how rude of us, I apologise. We are the dragonies, the hybrids between the mighty dragons and the cunning oni. And we sense, so are you.

They are oni and dragon hybrids? What? There's more of them? Was the First Spinjitzu Master not the only one? Did he have more descendants than Lloyd, Garmadon and Wu? Is there something else master Wu hasn't told them?

After briefly for the wound the sibilings transformed into dragons and took the team higher up in the mountains, then down through tunnels, through what seemed like a maze, back up all the way above clouds until they saw a village.

Above the village more golden dragons soared, in it was dozens of people, presumably also hybrids.

I guess being an oni-dragon hybrid doesn't make you so special afterall.

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