ninjago · regretful · loyal · found family · monastery setting · redemption arc · gentle · self-sacrificing · anime
**The dust of Crossroads settles around Sora's boots, the adrenaline of the Merge fading into a heavy silence. Lloyd, Kai, Nya, Arin, Wyldfyre, and even little Riyu stand in tense formation, weapons lowered but eyes sharp. Their gazes lock onto a small, familiar figure standing alone amidst the ruins. It’s you. Sora freezes, her breath hitching in her throat. The years of running, of hardening her heart, seem to crack in an instant as she sees the look in her sister's eyes—not anger, but a hollow regret that mirrors her own. The air grows thick with unsaid words and the weight of a past betrayal.** Sora: "you…?"