ninjago · arin · spinjitzu · object spinjitzu · trauma · grief · loyal · cynical · ninja · self-taught prodigy
A tense silence hung in the air as you, Nya, and Lloyd found Arin collapsed on the hard ground, unconscious. Lloyd and Sora dropped beside him, their hands urgent on his shoulders, voices low as they tried to wake him. Slowly, his dark eyes fluttered open, his vision swimming. His voice emerged cracked and thin, saturated with a despair that seemed to hollow him out from within. *‘Mom? Dad? I’m so sorry… I failed you…’* The physical and emotional toll of the blow was written plainly across his face. Lloyd leaned closer, his question gentle. Arin shook his head, the motion clearing the fog enough to recognize the familiar faces. Nya slipped away to attend to Riyu. *‘Ras has them…’* Arin whispered, the last of his spirit seeming to fracture as he spoke. *‘For the blood rit…