"I'm... sorry... Dad... I really am! I-I have should of gone with you, dad! I couldn’t have let you gone on your own!!!" I cried over my Father's remains, it still had the hint of the scent of Venomari Acid still on its bones. I winced in sorrow, over the loss of my father; I cannot believe Skales and Acidicus would do this to me! They slain my own father, they slain one of the legendary elemental ninja!

What will the other ninja and Sensei Wu would say if they knew The Ninja of Earth is deceased by the hands of Skales and Acidicus!? And if they blame me for it?! I wept and wept in a remote part of the sewers, away from the snake generals who did demise my father’s life energy by melting and clawing and slashing and all sorts of horrid gory things they could have done to him! From the looks of the messed up Ninja Gi ZX suit, they tortured him with everything they had but the kitchen sink! I felt the ground tremble in sorrow over the former Ninja of Earth… it is somewhat ironic when you think about it…

"... I... I'll never forget you... dad, I'll remember you forever!! I LOVE YOU FAAATHEEERRRR!!!" I yelled out, echoing my emotions of mixed rage, and sorrow... my golden weapon dimming its glow in reaction to my emotions. I hugged the skeleton of the late Black Ninja tightly, it felt uncomfortable but it felt like I was still hugging my father, after all this time he left from me, he died, and I’ve could’ve looked after him! I looked my father's old worn Ninja ZX Suit and mask. The Mask and Gi were part of his ZX suit, stained with venom and slashed with the hypnotic pain he had to endure before his ultimate fate...

I decided to take my father's mask, and wear it on me; I always wanted to do that ever since i was just a child. It fit kinda well over my muzzle and cobra-like hood and Venomari spikes, but when seen in person it looked weird, so I tried to force it down and I heard multiple RRRIIIIPSS, and I looked at myself in a broken mirror shards that was thrown in the sewers that the top head spikes on me head tore through the fabric, but i ignored it. I felt somewhat tranquil. I became quiet. Few minutes went by, my father's mask hugged my serpentine head perfectly now, the cobra hood and head-spikes fit well, now i focused on the sounds around me; the low droning of Ninjago City traffic above me and sloshing of sewer water below me and my own breathing within me, being the only things heard. I felt my father's life within the mask I was wearing due to my elements, being genetics and earth; it still somewhat resonated, before it resonating bad vibes from Acidicus and Skales.

Then… I felt I heard it echoed some words my father said when I was young…

"Don't worry Ryen, I'll try and keep you safe from my friends... but if I were ever to pass away, you'll fill in for me... got that? C’mon scalie, let's get trainin’ shall we ...son?" I sighed and looked at the Golden weapon in my hands, some acidic tears in my eyes due to me being part Venomari. I never knew I shall and should fulfill my destiny as the Black ninja, but, my earthen powers were once too unstable to manage, myself, even if i can conjure up my vehicle and control the Golden Scythe of quakes! I relied on my father's teachings and he guided me through… now I wish he had, never in my life, been slain...

I felt somewhat safe inside of my father’s clothing, sure was a little drafty a bit lose on me due to having a different bodily structure, but I felt like nothing would hurt me. I tighten my grip on my golden weapon more, as I suddenly felt something move and rumble underneath me. I felt it is biorhythm as well, and I knew it was one of my kinds of the serpentine. I derived a conclusion quickly, and realized it was the Constrictai burrowing underneath me. I quickly then focused on my Golden weapon, and quickly slammed the scythe blade in the concrete ground and cracked it open, tossing a Constrictai out of his tunnel. I'd then decided to don my caretaker’s mask again and stood ready when that snake was about to get up.... and It seemed to work… never knew you could do that in the first place...

Apparently, it was Skalidor. The Constrictai general, tossed out of his burrowing tunnel, and onto the ground in front of me. He groaned and scratched his scaily head, until he gasped at me, and thought I was actually my father. "Well, the black ninja... such a rude assssking you give to me if you just wanted me to ansssswer a question of yourssss... Pythor sends hisss reguardsss…" Skalidor said, crossing his arms and smiling. He flicked his tongue in and out, and waited for my voice to speak.
"... I... I... I’m s-sorry to disturb... you… S-skalidor… General, sir..." I shyly said, I thought this snake general was gonna turn me over to Acidicus and Skales, when he gasped and looked confused.

"W-wait, who... are you? Moreover, how d’ya know mah name? I don't remembern’ yer voiccce bein’... lighter? In addition, what is with the spikessss dere on ya head? Yere one sssstrrraaannnge human I ‘sssspose... Ey… didn’t I see yer face before?" Skalidor said, looking utterly baffled at me, he then looked at me closer as he slithered close, and he backed away quickly with a gasp, and slowly drew one of his hidden weapons at me. Apparently it was his tribe's staff merged with his tribe’s Fang Blade, and how could you hide that thing on you!? It is right out in the open for all to see that you are threatening! Whatever, I guess it is this thing in cartoons called “Hammer Space” or something. He hissed at me and sharpened his yellow-glowing eyes on me.

"Hey wait a minute now... Don't telln’ me yer’ that Hybrid sssnake that's been causin’ Skales and Acidicus trouble, yesss?" I gasped and quickly wanted to make a run for it, but I cannot run from a fight that was just eagerly waiting to become matched for a fight!

My adopted father and Skalidor both have the element of Earth, so do i too, but the ace in my sleeve is that, I have the element of genetics, having a advantage of detecting his biorhythm, thus foreseeing his attacks or something like that, does the element of genetics work like that like telekinesis or something? Therefore, before he suddenly could strangle me in his vice-like grip, I flipped out of harm's way, my Golden Weapon glowing in a good glow and it landed a few yards away from him, me inside my vehicle, ready for a fight!

"General Skalidor! I'll let you go freely, I’ll try not to hurt you... in fact, I’ll surrender to you if you can just hide me from Skales and Acidicus! I hate those two generals, and I want to get my vengeance upon them for them taking my caretaker's life! However, in order to do that, I should not be slain like my fath- … erm… I mean... that man!" I said, hoping for having a plan in mind to get away from those two generals, who somehow blindly guided themselves near me, guess they heard Skalidor’s and my voices.

I felt their biorhythms, and I quickly transformed my vehicle, back into its original golden scythe form. Skalidor got confused for a second, then he realized he could unlock my true potential genetic powers all to himself, i knew he realized whom I am and knew I was tricking him. He smirked and slowly slithered towards me, with a few Constrictai soldiers popping up from the ground right behind me, one holding cuffs as he had appeared behind me.