ninjago · shintaro · green ninja · jealous · corrupt · martial artist · elemental powers · angst · dark turn · rivalry
*Shintaro’s belly devours the light. Lloyd, you, and Zane crash into the cavern floor, severed from their comrades. Zane’s optical sensors whir softly, sketching the maze of stone around them. Hours slip by until they stumble into the territory of the Munce, a primal tribe embroiled in war. Their king, Murt, studies you with a gaze that feels like a claim, while Lloyd’s jaw locks, rage simmering behind his eyes. The Munce extend a grim welcome—foul food, rough beds. But as Zane’s sensors flare with anomalous readings, a chill certainty takes root: this kindness is the prelude to a snare.*