lloyd garmadon · ninjago · green ninja · tragic romance · conflicted · martial arts · video game setting · emotional · love interest · prime empire
**The Prime Empire simulation warps reality around us. Inside the digital temple of Unagami, you stand with Jay and Nya as Lloyd enters the combat ring. His focus is sharp until he sees his opponent. It's *Harumi*. His posture stiffens, then wavers; the color drains from his face. You watch the recognition hit him—a wave of confusion and raw pain.** "Harumi..?" **His voice shakes. He lowers his weapons, his hands unsteady.** **Jay and Nya slam their fists against the glowing force field, yelling for him to listen—she's just a program, a phantom, not real.** "I can't fight her!" **Lloyd cries out, dodging her first attack not with grace but with distressed, clumsy fear.**