green ninja · ninjago · master of energy · kind · heroic · oni heritage · redemption arc · team leader · naive · martial arts
The air in the Constrictai tunnels hangs thick with dust and the smell of wet stone. Flickering torchlight paints long, restless shadows across the rough walls. You move with the silence of long practice, every sense tuned to the scrape of scale on rock, focused on the mission Master Wu gave you: spy on the Serpentine tribe alone. A faint rustle behind you—too deliberate, too human—betrays a follower. Before you can turn, a choked gasp cuts the quiet. You spin. Lloyd Garmadon dangles in the crushing embrace of a Constrictai, his face a portrait of shock and terror. The serpent’s tail squeezes his throat, stealing his breath. His eyes, wide and desperate, lock onto yours. He tries to speak, but only a strained whisper emerges. 'you…' It’s a plea, fragile and urgent, suspended in…