As I felt the cold, Metal shackles enclose my wrists, and my Golden weapon taken out of my hand, its power on me fading away slowly, I id felt very smart for doing that, getting away from Acidicus and Skales via anothe snake general interested in my powers was my main priority first, but... whatever that was my grief was still to come to my Denial first, and I’ve now am denying the fact my father died already! Skalidor saw my Adopted father's Skeleton and asked me something. before picking it up and lopping it over his shoulder, claiming it as a nice prize
"Y’all actually defeat that hoo-man? Why would ya evr' do tat? Bitterness that lastin’ fer many yearssss against dere human races, eh? heh heh heh~..." Skalidor said, him knowing I was a snake, his chuckle said it all, I think it was due to my head-spikes cutting through the mask, fitting over my facial features rather close. "....Uh... N-no..." I tried lying, but I’m terrible at it, like i said a bit back, it failed quickly, so I told him the truth instead, like father always told me to… buuuuut… I flunked the "Honest Abe" class YEARS ago!
"Look, I am a serpentine, I am that hybrid you are... strangely looking for..., but here's the deal, you got to hurry and get me outta here, Skales and Acidicus are coming closer!" I yelled, the soldiers that held my shackles then knew instantly that I needed to get away from the two other Generals and keep me for their tribe's leader's benefits, so they quickly burrowed a large enough hole for us to fit through.
Skalidor smiled and winked one of his glowing yellow eyes at me, sneering with evil, seeing those white wrinkles in his eyes.... Then, the guards, holding me prisoner, jumped into the hole they have dug for us. Suddenly I heard the familiar rattle of Skales’ tail, and quickly popped my head from the hole and scanned the sewer, little did I know he was right behind me and tapped me on the noggin with his staff. Skalidor then Gasped and growled at Skales, erupting from the ground and knocking Skales and Acidicus back.
"You little eye-twirlin', acid sssppitin’ scum-bagsss ain't gonna git mah genetic ssssnake pah-rize!GIT AWAY FROM HEYMMMMM-YYYYEEEOOOOOOOHHH!!!" Skalidor’s voice was sorta hill-billy at times when he felt agitated and threatened, but it was like that in the general tone of his dialogue. Skalidor lunged towards Skales, locking arms, tails and blades into combat. The two Constrictai Soldiers escort me through the tunnel, and out of harm's reach again... leaving their general to fight for himself against Skales and Acidicus.
"...But where are we going?! I can't really trust many snakes at all these days!" I said, the soldiers chuckling, and not responding. With Skalidor, Skales fighting each other, and how odd I can see this moment if I am away from it, its an odd property of my Genetics Element, but Skalidor actually told me this part was 100% true. Skales grunted and tried to hypnotize Skalidor, but a few Constrictai Reinforcements soon arrived in the nick of time and pushed back Skales, breaking his hypnotic concentration and quickly escorted their general down the same tunnel, Acidicus was actually late to the fight because he told Skales he had some “special needs” to tend to...
(I wonder what are those “special needs” are, don’t ya think?)
"Ssskales, thisss issnt the time to play-fight with the Constrictai, they got our sssnake!" Acidicus yelled, and Skales withdrew from Skalidor’s attacks. Both Generals laughed as they quickly fleed, knowing this isn't a battle they can fight alone themselves and Skalidor growled. “YA FOOLS!!! SOTO IS MINE!!! YA HEARIN’ MEH!? KEEP RUNNIN' COWARDSSSS!!!” Skalidor roared, Skales and Acidicus retreating for safety after they knew that the Constrictai General could’ve be beaten, and if at worse as if Skalidor was an ogre, eaten them. but they failed to push back his superior strength, and slithered off back into the deep sewers. Skalidor then retreated into the hole where his men dug, and soon filled the entrance back up. Making sure the other two generals won't come back for a second try of nabbing me.
We were crossing the tunnel, Skalidor clued me in on why he was taking me back to his tomb, he seemed a little insensitive on the sentence he gave, but i nodded my head reluctantly anyways. I still had troubles about my fallen father, whom was the black ninja... I cannot seek any further guidance from anyone wise, but I’ll hopefully try and persuade the Constrictai, because... they aren't that smart. Like I said in the prologue; they have rocks for brains.
(They can be pretty stupid. Not as stupid as Young Lloyd, but you get the point.)
"Sooo.... uhhh, why and where are you guys taking me, exactly??" I asked, Skalidor responded with a growl, "Ye dumb fer-git-ful hybrid... IAH JUSSST TOLD YOU!!" Skalidor's voice boomed and echoed in the tunnel, stopping the soldiers in fear, comically. Couldn't help but snicker...
Skalidor's vice-like grip loosened on my golden weapon as he took deep breaths to calm himself down, i’d tried getting near it but the guards yanked me back. This will not do at all... I needed to seek some form of guidance, but my memory was completely clouded in images of my father in my youth, and now in his death. I cant believe father's death was at the hands of we two snakes we hated… well, we hated all snakes but up until now, some reports i have been following for a while now, have been showing the Fangpyres and Constrictai were seemingly getting less and less hostile to humanity. How thoughtful of them… maybe i’ll meet their generals, and possibly get them assimilated into the ninja ranks with my buddies back on the Bounty, the most awesome flying ship in all of Ninjago!
Now, I, wearing the Black ninja's ninja Gi, I felt like the whole world's future rested upon my scalie hands (if it not has already...), wait until Sensei lectures me on THIS situation… oh boy! "... Grrr... Iah'll nevar get ussssed to your facccccce!" Skalidor said at me, hissing in spite. "Ya lookin' horrible, DISGUSTING, i'm just wonderin' HAW the lil' ne-gro nin-ja could EVA' git used to..." he takes a bit to growl more... "...you. Even iffin' him care fer y'all as uh son..." Skalidor boiled, I groaned in disbelief.
"Oh c'mon! At least he loved me like any other serpentine lover! I think…" -i'd hissed out back at Skalidor, absolutyly offended at what he had just said! "And He had remorse for a helpless snake when he saw me, crying, lying in a cardboard box in a dark, dirty alleyway when I was just an infant! He promised me he will always be protecting me from anyone who tries to hurt me, he fed me when I was hungry, he trained and played with me when I was bored! He'd did the best he could of being a father at that young of his age! He even introduced me to his friends, even if they feared me just because of the race I am!"
I'd hiss out in mournful fear and sorrow, power in my voice that didn't get to the cold grounded heart of Skalidor and his cronies... "Father will always be within my heart, yearning for me to carry on my task of holding over for the elemental ninja of earth! He will always be my hero; i'll never let him be away from me!” I’d heroically bellow, painting my father in this good light of mine. But I hissed in anger and continued my little rant. ..
“But then... then.... Those two generals... THOSE TWO GENERALS--G-GRRRAAAAHHHHH!!!" I slammed my feet, the tunnel becoming unstable due to my earthen powers, the Constrictai gasping, rushing me along out of fear.
I wanted to break down in a crying fit of hatred against Skales and Acidicus, but rather would not, in doubt against the others laughing at me. I was stomping the ground impatiently hard which caused some cracks in the ground, cursing their names, cursing them to Shadow World... (Say hello to Samukai and Garmadon for me, Lloyd!) I was already remembering the past by cries of admitting that I am a hero, and will become the successor of Cole; The Elemental Master, of Earth... but for now, I’m VERY angry... on this weird "Kübler-Ross model" or something
Skalidor was annoyed at me; his grumpily face said it all, along with his tense grip on his staff and my golden weapon. I held onto my father's remains, it’s amazing that human skeletons keep themselves together like that, not that I needed it or anything, but just to reflect upon his fate, and mourn him...
Oh and as a foot-note in this chapter, forgot to tell you all my actual appearance and what makes me... er, me. From what i can tell, the Human populace still fears of us as recent raids and attacks shown on Jamanakai Village from the Hypnobrai. Heck, even I, a lone snake who is befriended by the Ninja, is still dang hated by pretty much everybody else precept Serpentine fanatics. So, I guess I can tell you readers about me. I am Ryen Soto; a ninja in training by my father’s friends and himself. Sensei Wu, the old hag who runs and trains them, is also technically my sensei too. Being a Serpentine is… a bit odd.
You’d may think I was a human that was turned into a snake by a Fangpyre, but nay. I am a snake when I was first born. I am around 18 years old in the human age scale whilst I am actually 35 in serpentine years, we snakes mature faster than the humans and live longer than them, thank God I will carry on a legacy, otherwise it would have hit the bricks pretty quick. I am a Venomari and Hypnobrai hybrid (not that i stated it before), but for those whom did not pay any attention, you heard that right fools, and I’m a hybrid of serpentine. Often created by two snakes from two different tribes, most hybrids die at birth or at a young age, I, on the other fang, was a lucky one, surviving up into this day, and I loved everything my life has done for me so far, including this story, except the events that unfolded in the prologue chapters.
On My appearance, from the hybrid mixing gave me the hood of a Hypnobrai, and the head-spikes of a Venomari, plus their unique serpentine powers as well, as my four eyes from a Venomari can actually produce the swirling hypnotic effect akin to… well... I guess it’s redundant to keep repeating myself! But anyways… here’s the rest of my autobiography…
(I’m a bit rusty in writing so don’t be too quick to act and cast judgement on me. So there you have it, some more info on me, eat it up, cuz it's the only serving.)
Chapt. 2: The lightning tomb meeting… the beginning battle of Anger…
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We have reached the Constrictai Tomb; we somehow have past under the thousand-step mountain or whatever and the horrendously long Sea of Sand or something. (Hey, I have never studied Ninjago geography anyways.) It is annoying to learn it to be honest. When we met with a very large door with many engravings and murals on it, Skalidor then jammed his Staff-fang-blade hybrid weapon into a large socket-looking thing. Large door groaned and squealed in rusty pain before it opened to the tomb, the door opened slowly and then, a very wretched smell hit my nostrils, I gagged and coughed, but the others seemed used to the smell, and it smells like a freaking locker-room mixed with rotting eggs and dead animals in there!
"Well, Ryen... Welcome to the place where you are to hold as one of our captives... I'll hope you have a… heh, comfy stay here." Said Skalidor; him taking my father’s remains from my hold and throwing them somewhere onto a pile of other bones which were possibly other animals they have eaten, with his tone of voice with ever so much that is sarcasm. I hate sarcasm. However, the underground facilities that were the Constrictai tomb were mostly standard anyways, burrows for homes, burrows, for commerce and other things, mostly burrows for everything! They are earth-digging snakes, but i’d give em Rocks-for-brains, not that like it's established well already. There was a Black smithy, stables for seemingly Fangpyre vehicles, and a prison with an surprising guest that I know by the blue of his Ninja Gi, I face palmed as he chuckled sheepishly and said “hi” to me in a cell. I growled and grinned.
"Dun worry Ryen; dis guy knows ya and ya'll be wit him in da same cell, we’d knew we would know each other since we told im’ we caught anotha' one!" Skalidor said, releasing me from my cuffs, holding my golden weapon away and out of my reach like a little 3rd grader that would do the same thing to a kindergartner would, or... something along those lines.
I, being forcibly pushed into my cell from his tail whipping the gate. It shut with an echoed slam....
I studied at my claustrophobic hospitality, with my brown-haired friend. Guess Sensei Wu decided that it is every ninja for himself and decided to send them off one by one on these kinds of missions, I’d criticize this action of his later, but for now. Nevertheless, I looked at Jay in the eye and growled, yes, the Blue Ninja is Jay, Jay Walker. (Snrk... Jay Walker... HAH HA HA HA--)
“Jay, Jay, Jay... I am even WONDERING, how you got into the same place as me... Not that I’m calling you dumb or anything or-" Jay interrupted me with ferocity, his face steaming with anger from that sudden offence.
"HEY!! IM NOT DUMB, AND YOU TAKE THAT BACK!! At least Cole would probably be worried about you by now! He would probs never let US be around you anymore! H-HOW DID YOU GET HERE ANYWAYS!?!?" Jay yelled, I hissed at him to back him off my case, I could've used my serpentine powers to shut him up but I didn’t want to hurt the poor kid, but he kept on bickering with me.
After a lot of Arguing and ranting later. Once Jay punched me in the face out of sheer spite, it was a full on wrestling match between the ninja of lightning, ... Cocky he truly is! Has one game told us about that electricity “isn't very effective” against ground and/or rocks or something like that? After a whole lotta fighting and bickering later, apparently, it took Jay all those hours before realizing I was wearing Cole's ZX ninja suit. He was COMPLETELY dumbfounded, looked shocked and embarrassed, and we ceased our fighting for a bit.
"Heh, heh... sooo, Cole's oath to you was right... heh heh... Sigh... I feel like that you have gotten much, much stronger; I have known you since you were a young snake. Ever since you dropped onto the Bounty with Cole, I was suspicious of his actions at first... and now... You seem like to be him!" Jay felt a little down in the dumps once he realized his mistake of treating me like every other Serpentine he harmed, but I sniffed and patted the blue ninja on the back to cheer him up. ..
(Something tells me Cole's Aura resonates with me very well... Jay is accepting me back, will the others turn out...?)
"Don't worry my friend... There is nothing to worry about... but to me... uhhh H-He is still okay. I-I guess…heh heh..." I was denying the fact Cole had passed by the hands of Acidicus and Skales, usually I never refer to Cole's name directly, and I mostly call him father, caretaker, master, and dad. Never had I ever used his real name, Am i really that shy? On the other hand, is it something else? I really do not know... Jay got suspicious and questioned me what happened to my father, I denied all questions he gave me, even ones that were trick questions, but I am pretty smart and cool-headed… or hotheaded, whichever you prefer; until Jay asked me this question, throwing me off my jive.
"Ryen, I hate asking this but uhh... DID COLE LIKE… y-know… like, DIED just so you can get his cool job of being a ninja!? I have that sneaking suspicion that YOU did it! You MURDERED HIM!!! Or you forced him out of his position! or... something!" He asked in surprise, I stuttered and tried to not to let the beans spill. Hissing at his face to shut the spaz up.
"N-no! That is blasphemy! I would not endow such an act against him; he GAVE me his ZX suit! He wanted to retire from being a ninja! He’s still alive, he’s… p-probably back on the Bounty! Moreover, he was training me to become his successor; he gave the Scythe of Quakes to me as to help me master my earthen powers! HE’S STILL ALIVE AND WELL!!!" I shouted and roared in his face, and lied to keep my head cool about the whole Skales-and-Acidicus-killing-Cole thing.
Jay spat back: “Wait, ninjas can become Sensei or whatever that means whenever they want to?! THAT'S AWESOME!!! Nevertheless, we NEED him on our team! Why would Cole train-... N-never mind, never mind! I know it has to do something with you in your past, right? Even if you already told me… heh heh ha ha...” Jay sheepishly laughed. “But listen, Ryen! It will be hard trying to replace or even BE Cole! I don’t know if you can use Spinjitzu yet!” Jay remarked again, me grunting and rolling my four orange Hypnobrai-like eyes.
(Fool, i can spinjitzu you to the moon and back if i wanted to, Mr. Walker...)
Jay wiped his brows in relief, "Heh, for a second there, you scared me! Ha Hah! Ha ha ha haa!" he chortled. This whole conflict irked me to try to release the truth, but the skeleton of my caretaker flashed in my head, as i turned to look back at that pile, it was gone. Then, more cryptic words being stuffy and muttered out as I saw it in my head. Something along the lines of "You devoured your father's pure heroic soul, evil now fills that void in him..."
(It was too much from me, I was internally panicking.)
Then, I sorta... blacked out... I heard Jay, questioning me why I went sort of rag-dolled and went numb. His voice was just all too fuzzy and muffled for me to decipher properly, not even my Biorhythms were feeling right… Denial, I really did not want to let the blue ninja know about the fate that was my father and something tells me, i was about to just... destroy something or someone... rising Anger...
I felt horrible and sad that I lied to Jay! T’was it did not affect him... but hurt me more! I hate lying, and I sure want to tell the truth, but I keep putting it off! I Procrastinated it! I was just plain numb, I couldn't feel anything, even the taps to awaken me out of this seized-state, no I wasn't frothing at the mouth, but I was twitching somewhat uncontrollably, like if I were possessed by some demon or evil spirit or something; that premonition apparently freaked out Jay.
"UHHH, HELP!!! EXORCIST!!! He’s having a spaz attack over here!!!" Jay screamed, it caught some Constrictai warrior's attention spans and they quickly rushed over, looking not-so fooled at all.
"Yur just tryin' to set you tew selvesss' free ar'nt ya?! Better be reportin' thissss to da general Skalidor! Haw haw haw!!" One of the warriors said, then both walked away laughing at how dumb we were to be here. Jay was kinda confused, and then he sorta did not get the memo at all. He sure is gullible...
And I hate gullible people... (still looking at YOU, Young Lloyd... you trusted a snake, and now look at what you made!)
Soon after that of a few minutes later, I got out of my weird twitching spasm, and was dizzy and dazed. I stumbled up, stumbled bout’ and I stumbled over on Jay if I were a tipsy sailor, and he did not like it, as noted by the audible groan of annoyance. and pretty flustered look on his mug.
"Ugh! Get yourself off me! I have boundaries! So stay a few feet from me, okay!?" Jay spatted, I quickly countered with the following.
"Oh yeah!? Then how are we gonna fight, huh!? How, we don't have our golden weapons and we can only use our own-ACHK!" THRACK!!! Jay swiftly kicked me in the face with an annoying stereotypical ninja sound, then I casually (and jokingly) and slowly did that weird smile-to-frown-hand-gesture-face-thingy, that Father Cole did to amuse me when I was a young Serpentine. I enhanced my sense for hand-to-hand and caught Jay off guard launching a flurry of fists at him hitting him possibly 50-70 times over! (Combo completed!) Obviously, I rather leave these small fighting parts outta detail if they are insignificant enough, but whatever; they were just generic fighting scenes to me with no major plot significance, and were a bit repetitive to write out in detail. But to put it this way, in short and the aftermath; blue lighting ninja human, beat black earth ninja snake in a arm wrestle, sadly to taint my father's name of being the most physically strong there was in the team. (My father, ripped solid with some serious Abs and Pecs, now can you prove me wrong? I have the same body as my father since he trained me hard as such! )
How embarrassing of a defeat that was, Jay was just laughing and laughing, until Skalidor's rough voice beckoned to us both, to join Jay and me into a Slither-Pit match. Against him. Jay was actually shocked but did not quiver in his ZX suit, while I looked alarmed, with my widened hypnotic eyes...
This was a sudden turn of events...
If you readers don’t know what a “Slither-Pit” is, it's basically this match for dominance over a position in a serpentine tribe, basically you can either lose or gain ranks, and possibly become new leader if you're lucky enough to beat the General! That sadly didn't happen to Jay and Me, and, well. Here's a recap from as far as I could remember...
"At least we are of equal physical strength, Skalidor! I can take you on, but leave my father's friend out of this! he must be spared from this match!" I shouted, Jay wanting to accept the match with a fierce looks for competition in his face, behind me… I still felt a little eager to be Skalidor's match, but it’ll all be overdone, because of what’s to come. Skalidor grinned with evil and calmly curled his smile into a neutral look, the guards opened up the cell door and we were pulled out forcibly, walking to a large open area. ..
Then we came into the ring, escorted by guards to the slither-pit arena on our side, surrounded by Constrictai everywhere in very cavern-like crowd-stands, cheering like the crowds they were. Skalidor then came outta nowhere that the direction of the ceiling and landed with an earth-quaking THUD!!! The Constrictai head honcho had his staff-fang blade hybrid weapon ready, grinning at us, gesturing for us to fight him. The blade shimmered in a skylight that illuminates the battlefield, i grunted and looked pleased with how royal and magical it looks.
“Well… it’s on my blue friend… let’s give em’ a show they’ll love to watch!” I said, grinning casually. “First one to KO him wins!” Jay added, we both nodded and were began the fight. I nodded along with my father’s words from his friend, looking very interested in a fight.
Skalidor shook his head, chuckled, and held his arms out in a careless fashion. "Ya two can't beat meh anywayssss. Not even der ssssnake kid’ssss father could… Hem died for his son’s sssssinsssss iah sssss’posssse..." I frowned and growled as everything went dead silent, my fangs showing, dripping their venom. I tried lunged forward, but Jay held me back from attacking too early. All i can say here was that, i'm pretty much offended.
We circled each other, my eyes blazing with anger; he had recently slung a wave of heinous slander against me and my father... bad move. Suddenly, a weapons rack lowered into the scene down to us via a Constrictai Soldier’s command, and I spotted my familiar scythe. I grinned, heading straight for it. Skalidor hissed, springing at it, but I was faster, besides, he cannot hold onto the power of such a legendary weapon and he has his own weapon too, which defeats the purpose of it.
I grabbed it, swinging it around to ward off my attacker, Skalidor backing off and hissing at me.
"Ya’ll jusssst like yo sssstupid father, not that Iah’ve evur met ‘im. Iah am actually happeh yur father’ssss dead! I’d bet he’d nevah loved yeh!" Hissed Skalidor in disgust, and then going onto this sadistic smile, him grinning in satisfaction of the vile language of slander he has just besmirched on me! How in the name of ninjago did he find out Cole’s deceased, or is it just making fun of me!?
All I could see in my vision was red; a lust of blood, an actual problem Venomari have when they are enraged just enough. (I could just smell the iron pumping in my own blood, the taste of it in my mouth, it corrupted me with... such great feelings i dunno HOW to explain!) And just like the Venomari Blood in me, mixing with my Hypnobrai blood, the Red in the Rage-filled anger I had of him offending my father to a great degree covered my line of sight in a deep red tint!
"I'LL ERADICATE YOU!!! YOU CANT TAKE MY LIFE LIKE SKALES AND ACIDICUS DIIIIIIIIIIID!!! GRRRAAAA--!!!” I screamed my loudest, slamming the golden weapon's blade into the earth, causing the ground to rumble and shake violently akin to a magnitude 10 earthquake! Fueled by my rage and anger!
The ground trembled and It viciously shot up spires of rough, jagged earth, due to reacting with my nature my Scythe detected in my emotions, and that trapped Skalidor suddenly and I advanced to him, sprinting, whom Skalidor was having trouble staying upright from the aftershock and getting out of the sharp shards of the rock spires, more spires shooting up...
"I'VE GONE THOUGH HECK AND BACK; NOW THIS'LL END MY PAIN AND SUFFERING!!!" I jumped straight forward, and reached out to Skalidor with the druid scythe and I swung it with irrevocable force, connecting with him, busting him out of the shards of the earth with such reckless violent force, rocks flying everywhere, and the Constrictai General’s body as i saw in a quick glimpse before the dust blocked it's view; a snake gnarled with horrific cuts and gashes from the sharp rocks he brushed against on his person.
He flung backwards, hitting the wall, making an impression in it, and went limp. The crowds of Constrictai were silent as they gasped, but went back to cheering from such a display of reckless violence… some looking at me with fear. Jay gasped from behind me, never had he seen such brutality on my behalf, as to smear a weapon as sacred as it was in thine hand. And the blood-rage was beginning to slowly clear from my vision and mind slowly, my heavy labored breathing calmed and my growling lowered. Then, I heard Constrictai cheering clearly, hearing shouts from the crowds to finish him off.
I made my way towards the crumpled snake slowly. My druid scythe in hand; my rage and angerguiding my last sense of humanity down the drain, feeling ready for the legendary weapon to take Skalidor’s life once and for an ultimate fate, as an act of vengance for my father, all for the scythe’s legendary stature to be dishonorably drenched in the dark greenish-reddish blood of a typical Serpentine. I heard Jay's voice fade in, but I could not hear what was saying over the yelling of the crowds, and the angry voices screaming in my head.
Skalidor slowly sat up, shaking his head to clear it. By the time he looked up at me, I had my scythe pointed right at him, the tip of the blade at his muzzle whilst holding him by the neck, he had utter fear in his eyes and I loved it as coupled with such a evil smile. Skalidor coughed and moaned in pain, trying to get me offa him.
(And believe it or not, I somehow CRAVED this sadistic pleasure somewhere inside me... I'll vow never to be this violent again... a vow, i would not keep so easily.)
"I stand corrected... you're n-nothing like your f-father! Uugh… H-He w-would never… ever k-kill sssssuch innocccccent b-beingsssss… h-he'ss t-too... puuuurrreee!“ Skalidor hissed out as he gasps for breath, clinging onto his pitiful life that he had left... yet he'd choked and continued...
”H-he's n-nothing l-like y-you! H-he'ssss... not... ssso... hhhh-horrifyingly d-deadly! Y-your s-sssinnss... h-have been... c-ccommitted. Y-y-you’re only a monster to humanity... i-f-if you act th-thisssss ... w-waay!Violence n-never s-solvesssss... to v-vengeance your father’ssss grave, and Th-thus... th-thus... you've should never had harmed me like you did!!!"
Skalidor said auspiciously. The sentences struck me in the heart, shattering it in a sudden realization that this ALL HAPPENED very quickly, it felt very long to me and Jay.... I looked down at Skalidor’s body, looking at what I physically caused to him, at the scythe in my hand, almost being dishonorable used to put down life instead of creating it, and then I back at Jay, who shook his head reputably, trying to get such traumatizing things out of his psyche. Then I was looking back at Skalidor. I sighed with a shudder, dropping my weapon and the Constrictai, and held my head in my hands in shame down at Skalidor, who he accepted it, knowing first hand how inhumane my actions were.
But this trust, wasn't so trusted for long, as all Serpentine do... This is why to NEVER trust another snake...
Skalidor Grinned slyly, he suddenly actually caught me off guard, and constricted me, that tail wrapping around my neck, crushing it like a tin can! (And I spare your life?! No fair, bro!)
“HRK-GURK-GRM!! GRRAAHHLLL--!!” I screamed in choked pain, feeling every breath of air going… Jay hesitated to grab his pair of golden nun-chucks that were hanging on the weapon rack.
"WHAT!?!Oh good god!Hang on Ryen!!" Jay charged Straight forward, grabbing the golden nun-chucks of Lightning that were on the rack, and charged straight towards Skalidor. I struggled to get out of Skalidor's grip, but Skalidor said otherwise...
(And I can't believe all of this actually happened. I was scared.)
"Ya'll never try an’ avenge yur pa! Ya won’t acomplissshhh much like him! Also, Jusssst TRY an’ get out of mah grip, or ya'll pay the conssssequencessss, with Y’ALL LIFE!!!" Skalidor roared out heinously, I blinked, my vision was slowly bleeding red again.
"I'll... I'll get...OOOOUUUUUTTT!!" I screamed and hissed, soon i's suddenly bite Skalidor's tail, my fangs injecting their typical acid into his tail, Skalidor hissed out in agony the INTENSE burning feeling i gave him. (You could hear the sizzling of melting scales and skin!) This broke me free of Skalidor's grip out of pure rage, i'd then be Kicking Skalidor's face as I launched myself off his head, allowing him to throw this staff-blade in the air! Then I grabbed the Staff-blade in Mid-air and threw it at him like a spear, which it barely missed but it managed to pin his tail down and I growled...
Jay then quickly came, Spinjitzu’ed it up and Ko'ed Skalidor with one electrical finish (Even tho he was a bit late...) with one hearty “NINJAGOOOOO!!!” As the blue and white sparks flew, I was in mid-air, thinking about the staff and Golden scythe, what was going on with the motive? What was MY responsible action for taking the powers of my Golden Weapon and almost Slaying Skalidor with it!? I'd soon landed gently, the Crowds of Constrictai were silent, and they gasped, as I'd walked up to Skalidor whom his staff-blade, held tightly in my is actually just mere centimeters away from his head. Jay gasped and shouted to me.
"WOAH!!! HOLY HECK WE DID IT!!!" Jay screamed out a bit too early... but the laughter of Skalidor got us good, it distracted us gravely, little did we know that this near-dead thing he played on me and him, it was premeditated! Skalidor single-handedly (or tailed-ly?) disarmed Jay with his long whipping tail, and managed to pin him down by the power of his digging ability as he lept into the air and suddenly burrowed into him into ground with him as he screamed in terror, his tail whip lashing me with his tail, it sent me flying up high before Skalidor busted out of the ground as he tossed Jay at me, we both collided mid air before we were both wrapped up by Skalidor...
"GYAH HAH HA HAAA!!! Too bad fer yer, or ya father's frien'... yer Anger is too true, Misssta Sssssoto! Give up so Iah dun run da risk of asph-yx-iat-ing y'all! Ya will fall by havin' to control a temper y'all are not used ta havin', Ryen!!!” Skalidor roared out, as me and Jay were squeezed our tightest as he both screamed out in torture! We became more desperate, even trying to use my serpentine powers against him, both hypnotism and acid spitting; all which had failed to do so, my fangs were out of venom, and i could not concentrate hard enough to lock a hypntizing gaze on him due to my lungs becoming dust. The Constrictai watched their general silently and evilly, then roaring back into cheering for their General.
"MAKE IT STOP, MAKE IT STOOOOP!!!" Jay screamed out in pure agony as I hissed out more, never have i been this so tightly compressed before against another struggling body, this was pretty much gonna be the end of us if I didn't think of a clever plan sooner or later. I'd hyperventilated under breath, my breathing labored and harsh, all gritted. I'd stared at Skalidor with such eyes of pain and regret... i'd can't believe that I managed to do this, but I did.
"GRRAAAHHH, W-WE G-GIVE UP!!! SSSSSSTOP THISSSSSSS, F-FOR TH-THE LOVE O-OF THE F-FIRST S-SPINJITZU M-MASTER!!! J-JUST STOP IT, WE S-SURRENDER!!!" -I'd hiss out, screaming out as well before the constricting suddenly stopped, and Skalidor smiled with such success... such a smug look i ever so wished to PUNCH that dumb look right off his stupid face!
"Awwww... did tha wittle swake and his'n fweind beg fer mah forgivweness!? Sssssa' pathetic, BOTH OF Y'ALL, HAW HAW HAW HA HA HA-!!!" Skalidor cackled out with a nice long one, both me and Jay having raspy breathing, such respiratory affects linger on happen when you get constricted by these guys... he'd soon let go of us as we collapsed right onto each other as we'd gasp for whatever air that was left around here... Skalidor picked us both up and gave a rather crushingly strong bear hug to both of us as he'd groaned and blushed at such faked affection...
Something felt so wrong inside of me to just... give up like that! I'm much stronger than that, i can't chicken out of this, i'm not a coward! Except Jay on the other hand...
"Urrgh… I bet you could not… ugh... defeat me anyways! J-Just try me, okay!?" I sarcastically wheezed to Skalidor, spitting on his face, still hurting. Now I wonder begin to wonder about the Fangpyres... not that i normally thought about them anyway, but for these times, now would be a good idea to seek their help... if they can aide any...
I never Personally knew any Fangpyres myself, but I was fascinated by the looks of them. Such beautiful Red and white skales along with some black for added flair and decor. Such illustrious glowing white eyes that peer into your soul and send fear up your body. Vampyric fangs that can pierce many heaven's material and inject you with such a mysterious Venom that turns you into a serpent, that I have published some in-depth studies on by myself. (Go figure, i'm VERY smart and wish to know more on my own kin's biology and genetic makeup.) I'd wish i'd meet a Fangpyre gal some day...
But enough with the shipping and dream sequences and possible potential for a love interest for me, I got a Constrictai to trick!
"I bet I could beat you with no weapon! Bring it on, I know what I am doing, I’m good in hand-to-hand!" I jeered. Skalidor turned as bright red in anger as a Constrictai can get, and threw me and Jay out of his death-hug and suddenly burrowed underground, hissing angrily. The other Constrictai started cheering once more, but this time with more fervor, knowing the fight was not over. Our guard was let down, and I did not realize what was happening! We felt a rumble, and Skalidor bursts up, knocking us high into the air again. He then grabbed us by the necks with his Tail mid-air, squeezing us for all he was worth. We hissed in agony, our eyes bulging. The feeling so bad and painful, we could not help it, our breaths were deteriorating fast, and we could not resist and longer.
Then, we felt something in snap, and smiled weakly as the blood from our head stopped flowing. Then our eyes rolled up into our heads, and we blacked out....
Post by TheFirstDecade on Nov 12, 2018 5:35:27 GMT
He released our limp bodies out of his demon-like grasp via throwing us down harshly into the ground, causing a meteorite-impact-sized crater in the size of entire arena, minus the crowds and, we lay on the ground in the middle of the crater, the dust settling gently on me and Jay, feeling like we had seen our last days… like my father…
How ironic… always head first into these kinds of things without a sense of danger… Nevertheless, it was unanimous; Skalidor won the battle triumphantly standing over our bodies, grinning, waving, and gesturing in victory in the crater he made for us all, plus proudly showing off the now "honorable scars" he gained from me... Honorable? What does this mean!?
I was still somewhat conscious as I heard his muffled out laughs of evil victory from the dark void I was currently floating all alone in, I knew it was all over... I can't believe we lost, we looked so battered up and bruised and lynched... I did the same to Skalidor, but he did it worse on us. Oh how the tides do turn... and how my anger got the best of me...
I swear, I felt like my bones were just pure mush after that!
"LET THIS DAY BE KNOWN FOREVER TO US CONSTRICTAI, AND TO OTHER FELLOW SNAKES, OF THE BELOVED DEATHS OF OUR GLORIOUS COMBATANTS WHOM FELL TO THE GENERAAAAALLLLL!!!!"
Skalidor triumphantly roared his proclamation of what seems like the end of all of Ninjago...
Then suddenly, another voice... or a set of voices... followed by a hiss of surprise... I felt a new biorhythm faintly in my coma...
"General Skalidor! What-" "-Have you done-" "-To These two!?"
"I'VE GONE THOUGH HECK AND BACK; NOW THIS'LL END MY PAIN AND SUFFERING!!!" I jumped straight forward, and reached out to Skalidor with the druid scythe and I swung it with irrevocable force, connecting with him, busting him out of the shards of the earth with such reckless violent force, rocks flying everywhere, and the Constrictai General’s body as i saw in a quick glimpse before the dust blocked it's view; a snake gnarled with horrific cuts and gashes from the sharp rocks he brushed against on his person.
He flung backwards, hitting the wall, making an impression in it, and went limp. The crowds of Constrictai were silent as they gasped, but went back to cheering from such a display of reckless violence… some looking at me with fear. Jay gasped from behind me, never had he seen such brutality on my behalf, as to smear a weapon as sacred as it was in thine hand. And the blood-rage was beginning to slowly clear from my vision and mind slowly, my heavy labored breathing calmed and my growling lowered. Then, I heard Constrictai cheering clearly, hearing shouts from the crowds to finish him off.
I made my way towards the crumpled snake slowly. My druid scythe in hand; my rage and angerguiding my last sense of humanity down the drain, feeling ready for the legendary weapon to take Skalidor’s life once and for an ultimate fate, as an act of vengance for my father, all for the scythe’s legendary stature to be dishonorably drenched in the dark greenish-reddish blood of a typical Serpentine. I heard Jay's voice fade in, but I could not hear what was saying over the yelling of the crowds, and the angry voices screaming in my head.
Skalidor slowly sat up, shaking his head to clear it. By the time he looked up at me, I had my scythe pointed right at him, the tip of the blade at his muzzle whilst holding him by the neck, he had utter fear in his eyes and I loved it as coupled with such a evil smile. Skalidor coughed and moaned in pain, trying to get me offa him.
(And believe it or not, I somehow CRAVED this sadistic pleasure somewhere inside me... I'll vow never to be this violent again... a vow, i would not keep so easily.)
"I stand corrected... you're n-nothing like your f-father! Uugh… H-He w-would never… ever k-kill sssssuch innocccccent b-beingsssss… h-he'ss t-too... puuuurrreee!“ Skalidor hissed out as he gasps for breath, clinging onto his pitiful life that he had left... yet he'd choked and continued...
”H-he's n-nothing l-like y-you! H-he'ssss... not... ssso... hhhh-horrifyingly d-deadly! Y-your s-sssinnss... h-have been... c-ccommitted. Y-y-you’re only a monster to humanity... i-f-if you act th-thisssss ... w-waay!Violence n-never s-solvesssss... to v-vengeance your father’ssss grave, and Th-thus... th-thus... you've should never had harmed me like you did!!!"
Skalidor said auspiciously. The sentences struck me in the heart, shattering it in a sudden realization that this ALL HAPPENED very quickly, it felt very long to me and Jay.... I looked down at Skalidor’s body, looking at what I physically caused to him, at the scythe in my hand, almost being dishonorable used to put down life instead of creating it, and then I back at Jay, who shook his head reputably, trying to get such traumatizing things out of his psyche. Then I was looking back at Skalidor. I sighed with a shudder, dropping my weapon and the Constrictai, and held my head in my hands in shame down at Skalidor, who he accepted it, knowing first hand how inhumane my actions were.
But this trust, wasn't so trusted for long, as all Serpentine do... This is why to NEVER trust another snake...
Skalidor Grinned slyly, he suddenly actually caught me off guard, and constricted me, that tail wrapping around my neck, crushing it like a tin can! (And I spare your life?! No fair, bro!)
“HRK-GURK-GRM!! GRRAAHHLLL--!!” I screamed in choked pain, feeling every breath of air going… Jay hesitated to grab his pair of golden nun-chucks that were hanging on the weapon rack.
"WHAT!?!Oh good god!Hang on Ryen!!" Jay charged Straight forward, grabbing the golden nun-chucks of Lightning that were on the rack, and charged straight towards Skalidor. I struggled to get out of Skalidor's grip, but Skalidor said otherwise...
(And I can't believe all of this actually happened. I was scared.)
"GYAH HAH HA HAAA!!! Too bad fer yer, or ya father's frien'... yer Anger is too true, Misssta Sssssoto! Give up so Iah dun run da risk of asph-yx-iat-ing y'all! Ya will fall by havin' to control a temper y'all are not used ta havin', Ryen!!!” Skalidor roared out, as me and Jay were squeezed our tightest as he both screamed out in torture! We became more desperate, even trying to use my serpentine powers against him, both hypnotism and acid spitting; all which had failed to do so, my fangs were out of venom, and i could not concentrate hard enough to lock a hypntizing gaze on him due to my lungs becoming dust. The Constrictai watched their general silently and evilly, then roaring back into cheering for their General.
"MAKE IT STOP, MAKE IT STOOOOP!!!" Jay screamed out in pure agony as I hissed out more, never have i been this so tightly compressed before against another struggling body, this was pretty much gonna be the end of us if I didn't think of a clever plan sooner or later. I'd hyperventilated under breath, my breathing labored and harsh, all gritted. I'd stared at Skalidor with such eyes of pain and regret... i'd can't believe that I managed to do this, but I did.
"GRRAAAHHH, W-WE G-GIVE UP!!! SSSSSSTOP THISSSSSSS, F-FOR TH-THE LOVE O-OF THE F-FIRST S-SPINJITZU M-MASTER!!! J-JUST STOP IT, WE S-SURRENDER!!!" -I'd hiss out, screaming out as well before the constricting suddenly stopped, and Skalidor smiled with such success... such a smug look i ever so wished to PUNCH that dumb look right off his stupid face!
"Awwww... did tha wittle swake and his'n fweind beg fer mah forgivweness!? Sssssa' pathetic, BOTH OF Y'ALL, HAW HAW HAW HA HA HA-!!!" Skalidor cackled out with a nice long one, both me and Jay having raspy breathing, such respiratory affects linger on happen when you get constricted by these guys... he'd soon let go of us as we collapsed right onto each other as we'd gasp for whatever air that was left around here... Skalidor picked us both up and gave a rather crushingly strong bear hug to both of us as he'd groaned and blushed at such faked affection...
Something felt so wrong inside of me to just... give up like that! I'm much stronger than that, i can't chicken out of this, i'm not a coward! Except Jay on the other hand...
"Urrgh… I bet you could not… ugh... defeat me anyways! J-Just try me, okay!?" I sarcastically wheezed to Skalidor, spitting on his face, still hurting. Now I wonder begin to wonder about the Fangpyres... not that i normally thought about them anyway, but for these times, now would be a good idea to seek their help... if they can aide any...
I never Personally knew any Fangpyres myself, but I was fascinated by the looks of them. Such beautiful Red and white skales along with some black for added flair and decor. Such illustrious glowing white eyes that peer into your soul and send fear up your body. Vampyric fangs that can pierce many heaven's material and inject you with such a mysterious Venom that turns you into a serpent, that I have published some in-depth studies on by myself. (Go figure, i'm VERY smart and wish to know more on my own kin's biology and genetic makeup.) I'd wish i'd meet a Fangpyre gal some day...
But enough with the shipping and dream sequences and possible potential for a love interest for me, I got a Constrictai to trick!
"I bet I could beat you with no weapon! Bring it on, I know what I am doing, I’m good in hand-to-hand!" I jeered. Skalidor turned as bright red in anger as a Constrictai can get, and threw me and Jay out of his death-hug and suddenly burrowed underground, hissing angrily. The other Constrictai started cheering once more, but this time with more fervor, knowing the fight was not over. Our guard was let down, and I did not realize what was happening! We felt a rumble, and Skalidor bursts up, knocking us high into the air again. He then grabbed us by the necks with his Tail mid-air, squeezing us for all he was worth. We hissed in agony, our eyes bulging. The feeling so bad and painful, we could not help it, our breaths were deteriorating fast, and we could not resist and longer.
Then, we felt something in snap, and smiled weakly as the blood from our head stopped flowing. Then our eyes rolled up into our heads, and we blacked out....
Chapt. 3: The Fangpyre meeting, the regretting Constrictai... -- -- --
After a while, my Bio Rhythms detected another presence around Jay and me... I felt its Scaily claw trying to tap me awake, slowly running down my thigh. I shuddered in response. (I felt cold, not that I was used to being cold blooded or anything...) Suddenly, a sudden burning sensation to Jay’s sides and mine, and shocked us awake! I opened my eyes to an way-too familiar face, or should I say, faces. Good God not him again... I swear, i have trouble with this guy. He's always annoying and pestering me about things and such...
"Ssssoooo, you finally-" "-Deccccided to wake, eh?" The split dialect of familiar voices said, one light and scheming, the other coarse and brutal. I gasped as Jay screamed out in terror, "AAAAHHH!!! I THOUGHT I WOULD GET BITTEN AGAIN; I'M NOT TURNING INTO A SNAKE AGAIN!!! GET AWAY FROM ME, GET!!! A-WAY!!!"
He screamed and tried to kick away the Fangpyre who was near him. I sighed and looked un-amused, its not like i heard that one time Jay and Nya were dating, he was somehow turning into a snake, guess his clumsiness in his fighting skill managed to just brush against a fang. I had such a luagh when that episo-er... I mean, event, happened as Nya told me. (Honestly, I think them "Jaya" fans out there won't mind if i can spin "Nycole" for a bit, whats to say I can incur wrath upon thee? heh heh...)
"So... we meet again... Can you please stop following me around and, oh also… stop trying to capture me? Kay? I'm not interested in doing things for you, twoface. So… Um, hey how'd we'd get here anyways, General Fangtom…," I said, looking suspicious as ever, still angry and grumpy. Such an unpleasant surprise... I looked flustered, I have always known Fangtom, since I one time snuck out of my bed one night and went to a Serpentine tomb when I was young, and at random, I wandered to the Fangpyre tomb. I have made a bad decision of keeping in touch and becoming friends with Fangtom, hey I was naive and stupid back then, what can i say? Geez is that two-headed snake eccentric...
(...and I thought having TWO heads made you SMARTER...)
"HEY!? WHY ARE WE HERE!? GET ME OUTTA HEEERREE!!!" Cried out Jay, I kicked his shin to shut him up for a few seconds. “Shut up, blueberry, I ask the questions around here, and I GET us outta here!” I said, and then I heard Fangtom speak in his weird speech pattern his heads follow.
"Sssooo, you think I’ve-" "-forgotten about, you!?" "Neveerr~..." Fangtom said, the last word said by both heads. Him letting me out of my shackles, and putting me down on the floor on my feet. Thank him for me being freed I guess...
"...Yeah, kinda..." I reluctantly but semi-sarcastically said. (how is he that forgettable? Oh wait...)
"Well, I believe that-" "-Your father, trained you well-" "-in combat skillssss, yesss?" I cringed when the word 'father' uttered out along with "Combat skills", I'd growl, thinking how badly me and Jay lost to Skalidor, all henceforth of my anger issues... but I elevated up my head, and still felt like my father was still with me in Denial.
"Yeah, my father taught me how to be friends and how to fight well and all... besides; Sensei said it's the best way of defeating an enemy, making them your friend. Eh heh... right, Jay?” I didn't remember this saying clearly...
Jay pouted, and a Fangpyre Soldier, named Fang-Suei, freed him from his shackles. Fangdam, Fangtom’s mute brother, brought our weapons to us. He bowed to us, then to his older brother, and walked away. I pondered why we were here, still, this seems strange, but Ithink the Constrictai had to do something with it, thank god we weren't killed after that humiliating loss!
"...Alright Fangtom... Tell me-... I mean... us, why we're here!?" I said, a bit rudely, getting angry. Fangtom chuckled and smiled sheepishly.
"Ooooh, don't-" "-Worry, Mr. Ssssoto!" He said, looking a tad bit scared of my Attitude, Jay looking confused, and still skeptical on my motives. Fangtom laughed looking sarcastic, but was still kind to us... oddly. "Oh Ryen... Don't be-" "-So hasty Misssster Sssoto...” Fangtom replied, hasty? Who yer callin' hasty!?
Well, i think that rubbed off the wrong way on me via Father's training...
"HEY!! I'M NOT HASTY!!! GGRRRRRR!! BAAH!! LEMME GO JAY!!" Jay held Me back from beating up Fangtom, i saw the Fangpyre General jolt back, looking a bit surprised and scared for a split second, my vision turning red slightly again before i'd casually spit my venin at him, the heads of the Fangpyre general quickly moved away as he yelped, the acid landing on the ground behind him and melting into the stone surface..
"Hey, Ryen! Hold back your temper, dude! Mr. 'I’m-gonna-replace-Cole', you have other snakes to kick butt! and by kicking butt, I mean not killing them, idiot!" Jay then swung me away from Fangtom, and pinned me down. I’d replied with a hiss to his face as I was tossed onto the ground., i could feel his biorhythms tense up . the element of genetics allows me to literally feel emotions, it is said that one emotion can influence another body, and well, it's doing it rather well right about now...
"Hey! What in the name of Wu's Beard was that!? Why were you TRYING attacking your self-proclaimed 'friend'? Eh?" Jay whispered, holding me down, I shaking in anger. I growled and hissed raggedly back as a response.
"Well, if you ain't gonna answer, then I don’t know what I’m gonna do with you because the rock dude ain’t here with us!Hey, why are we here anyways, Fangtom!?" Jay looked at Fangtom, turning his head to the General. Fangtom replied with a hissy laugh. ..
"Oh-ho-ho-ho... Your two are-" "-Really, Really uninformed...-" "-sigh, SSSkalidor told us that, you needed-" "-Help having revenge against-" "-Two Ssssnakes whom put his father-" "-Into the realm of the deceased…-" “-Yessss~?” Fangtom’s heads smiled happily, closing his eyes in glee, feeling happy to oblige to my plea of 'revenge'… even if it is not the right way to settle things as Sensei told me. As Sensei once said, “the best way of defeating an enemy is by making him your friend.” (I think...)
(How ironic… oooooorrr is it a coincidence? I dunno...)
Don't you think? 
Don't you think?