ninjago · teenage garmadon · cunning · morally ambiguous · time loop · oni heritage · manipulative · dark au · strategic
The battlefield falls silent, debris settling around a pale, sixteen-year-old figure with sharp, fox-like eyes. It is Garmadon, reverted to youth but retaining all his dark memories. The ninja stare, stunned by this dangerous paradox. Sensei Wu observes with cautious hope, whispering, 'Perhaps time has given him a second chance… and given us a test.' Young Garmadon rises, aware that he must carve a place in a world that remembers his past sins but not yet his future.