As Skylor and the currently shapeshifted Mystaké made their way towards Borg tower. "Alright, just act like the second in command." Skylor advised with a sly look. The white haired quiet one held on the master of amber's combined wrists. She tightened her grip and saw the redhead's expression fall into one of pain. "You think I don't know how to act?" Mystaké teased, shaking her wrists slightly with a lifted brow. Skylor giggled. "Well I mean you're old and-" she was cut off by the oni giving her a uptight countenance. "Who you're calling old missy?" She chuckled as well. Skylor struggled to get her arms out of the ropes. If her hands weren't tied, she would have raised them up in the air with an apologetic manner. "Alright alright Im sorry. " she apologized, refusing to return to a serious composure. The old woman sighed and told her that they needed to keep moving in order to make this plan work. They kept walking until they noticed the big man by the stairs. "When we get into view with that member, we won't be going back. Are you ready?" Mystaké asked Skylor confidently. In which to not disappoint her, she nodded in response.

Both figures came into view and Skylor changed her current expression to a dejected one but she pushed herself to continue fighting her way out of the ropes. Making the whole scene seem real in the big man's grey-black pupils. Killow observed the two and his lips curved into a small smile. "Ah! There you are, I was starting to get worried." He admitted, slightly abashed. Mystaké shrugged and pushed Skylor inside. "I couldn't get Lloyd but I've got the next best thing." She remarked, smiling at Killow as he let her past easily. Man, this man didn't bother about personality. He just cared about someone's appearance. Getting a disgusted resistance member inside of here would be easier than they thought. They just didn't want to get caught this exact moment.

As they were escorted by Ultra Violet, Mystaké noticed that the purple coded general refused to even start a conversation with her. Since she was 'Harumi' after all. Skylor just glared the general as the doors finally opened to reveal Garmadon waiting for them by his throne room. "Move along." Ultra Violet instructed. Mystaké, playing along as Harumi, responded with a huff. "And since when do I take orders from my generals?" For Harumi, she had some moxie and confidence that was for sure. Ultra placed her hands on her hips. "Look Rumi, i am done with you. So done, you hear me?" She hissed toxically before walking past her. Skylor turned to Mystaké with a confused look. "What's going on between those two?" She asked quietly. Mystaké shrugged and pushed her forward softly so that she could keep walking. "No idea, probably some sort of argument." She guessed.
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From back down, more precisely the doors to enter Borg tower, loud huffs, a sharp heart and footsteps raced towards the SOG base. The white haired girl hurried to the place right after she escaped. "Killow!" She screamed her lungs out when the man came in her view. The orange coded general's eyes snapped open when he heard his name being called. He turned his head to only see the quiet one run in his direction. "Quiet one?" He questioned confused. She didn't bother stopping in front of him to take a break from running. Instead, she grabbed his hand and pulled him inside. He knew that she couldn't possibly pull him in all on her own so he just helped her and ran along with her. "If you're here then who's-" he was cut off by the girl spamming her finger on the up-button in the elevator. "Violet?! Where's Violet?!" She cried in panic as she saw the doors open. She immediately ran inside of it and pressed the button to close the doors. Killow was still confused. "She's the one who escorted the two guests. One was dressed as you." He mentioned.
She growled, hitting her gloved fist on the metallic wall. "That was the Oni I was telling you guys about. Why couldn't we have caught her instead?!" She raged, begging the lift to go up faster. Killow reassured her by patting her on the back.

"It's not a big deal right? We'll stop them." He told her confidently. She lowered her head, her chin now on the railing. "It'll be hard and what makes it worse is that Violet isn't even aware of this. I wanted to reconcile with her but now that, that Oni is disguised as me, she probably ruined more than half of my reputation." she explained. Killow shook his head. "I'm sure she wouldn't be fooled. After all, she has a strong sense to be able to tell apart between both of you who her real friend is." He reassured her and smiled. "Violet's like that"
Harumi groaned in frustration. "You are damn wrong about that. That woman's insane."
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"My lord, I present you with Skylor. An elemental master." Mystaké sneered, bending the redhead down so that she would bow down to her respective lord. Garmadon stood up from his throne, observing the orange-haired girl attentively. His voice becoming raspy as he was about to say anything. However, Ultra Violet, who was by Skylor and Mystaké's side. "Careful my dark excellence. Harumi forgot to add that she has the power to absorb!" She gritted her teeth and leant forward to point at Skylor then got back to her normal standing stance. Garmadon took a step back when hearing what the redhead clothed in orange could really do. He growled hesitant. "Absorb?" He questioned both of the girls. Mystaké gulped as she growled at Ultra Violet for blowing her cover half-way. "He is well aware of her powers! But your insubordination won't go unnoticed, Ultra Violet." She pointed at the girl angrily. Ultra Violet gasped in response.
"So you're saying I've done for the measly team?! How dare you! Watch how I'll rip your skin off the next time you-" She was interrupted by the emperor who clenched his fists in anger. He raised one of his four arms out to warn Ultra to stop talking.
He walked over to Harumi and walked circles around her. "Curious you didn't tell me that." He mentions. "For my advisor to leave that out is ill advised. " he states with narrowed bloodshot pupils. Ultra Violet gave off an angered look when he said: "advisor". Jealousy was written in her eyes. Alas, Skylor noticed that.

"My lord, I have proven my allegiance time and time again." Mystaké frowned in panic. "For you to doubt my abilities is-" she was interrupted by a cry of anger coming from the staircase going down. It was Killow and Harumi, the real quiet one. Her face was red and her fists clenched as the big man cracked his own knuckles. "Is what?!" She asked Mystaké out of rage. This was it, this was where their plan meets its downfall. Yet, they were so close. The white haired girl faced Mystaké. Tension growing between them.
"Two-faced?"
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Harumi walked forward and pointed at Mystaké. "That isn't me emperor Garmadon." She stated. Feeling pressure and adrenaline, she pushed herself to defend herself, even though she knows clearly well she is the little faker around town. "No, you're the spy!" She cried in a defensive and protective manner. Earning a few glares from Garmadon and Harumi herself. The emperor had enough of this non-sense and decided to intervene the scene himself. "Let her speak." He instructed Mystaké to keep quiet as the new arriver explain herself. Harumi narrowed her eyes as she passed Mystaké and got close to Garmadon. "That, Is Mystaké. The shapeshifting Oni I was telling you about. She tried to get the master of amber close to you so that the resistance could use your own power against us." She explained with a smug expression on her face. Skylor lifted her head up and swung her two wrists apart, from there, the ropes fell undone and she attempted to charge at Garmadon. Harumi looked at Skylor then at Ultra Violet. "Grab her." She ordered, quickly.

"Yes Quiet one." Ultra Violet nodded and slammed her palm on Skylor's collar and with her other hand, grabbed out her spear. The quiet one was honestly relieved that she decided to listen to her again despite their little argument. Mystaké gasped as she ran over to the apprehended master of amber but was stopped in her tracks as she felt herself get lifted up. No, not by force by another individual.
Killow grabbed her and made sure she was high enough to not touch the ground. He clenched his fist, holding the old woman's small body with one hand. Mystaké let out a panicked and defeated scream. Garmadon, Killow and Ultra smiled at the second in command with gratitude. "Nice going Rumi!" The purple coded general winked,holding Skylor in place. it surprised the quiet one that's for sure. She wasn't saying anything sarcastic for once. As for the male Oni, he placed one of his four arms on her shoulder. "Well done Harumi. It's good to have you back, my daughter." He told her honestly. She shut her eyes, being obviously proud with all this praise. "It was my pleasure father." She responded to her father's compliment.

Only to hear a retort from Skylor. Who stood up from Ultra Violet's grasp. "She's not his child! His son is Lloyd!" She raised her tone, wanting to be heard but emitted a cry of pain as Ultra slammed her back down on the ground. Garmadon made his way towards Mystaké, who was currently captive. "Ah Mystaké, old friend." He opened his mouth to show a pair of sharp white teeth. The female Oni wasn't bothered. "We were never friends. What you're doing Garmadon is wrong. Didn't you want to protect your father's realm?" She interrogated in suspicion. He growled, a slight amount of guilt building inside of him. "Show me Oni, show me what your true face looks like!" He raged. Wanting to pick a fight. "Or are you too scared that your little friend here might judge you afterwards, succubus."
He proposed. The old woman shook her head. "I'm not afraid of anything. But don't bring the young one in this. This is between onis." She warned before jumping out of Killow's grasp and floated in the air, only to reveal a black mist flowing around her. Loud screeching was heard and the shadow-like figure fell to the ground. Garmadon and Harumi stood there, jaw dropped at her transformation.
"And only onis." She repeated before a rather grotesque creature, its shiny dark hors and gleaming magenta eyes glaring him dead-center. She charged at him right after, flinging him back with her horns.

Skylor looked at Ultra Violet before launching her combined arms forward and it resulted in Ultra Violet losing control over the target. After getting out of the overwhelming situation, she sprinted towards Garmadon only to get captured by Killow again. The big man grabbed her again and laughed evilly. The dark lord growled as he punched Mystaké out of the way, standing right back up. The master of amber struggled to get out of his grasp. Harumi leaped on the female Oni, to cover her view, and also to tackle her in a way. But, the superior species was stronger, she flung her back with her horns and Skylor took that advantage to morph out of Killow's hands. She transformed into a pile of shadows and only became visible when she was near the emperor. "Don't let her touch the emperor!" Harumi called, racing towards Skylor and tackling her down. Garmadon pressed Mystaké down, keeping her in place. The female Oni rolled over to observe the scene, her eyes widened when she was Killow and Ultra ran towards Harumi. The purple coded general bent down beside Skylor and pressed her gloved palms down on the master of amber. "Right behind you." She smiled. The white haired girl smiled back as she felt Killow press his large hands down on her body, to help the two girls keep Skylor pinned to the ground.
"I know this isn't the best time. But thanks for always having my back." Rumi replied. Ultra snickered. "That's what friends are for." Her violet eyes glimmered as bliss struck her. The teenager shook her head. "Best friends." She corrected. Holding Skylor down took an intense level of teamwork and that's what's going on right now. Weeks ago, Harumi would be the shaky and mysterious quiet one, barely asking for help when she really needed it. Now? Here she was, enjoying the services of her two generals. Genuine teamwork.
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"G̢̧̦̰̝̭̖̽̒͐̂̾͢ĕ̛̗̟̰̜̗̫̔̓̈̐̌̀͞t̢͕͉͕͚̓̾̀̔̋͌͂̏͠͞ ȧ̸̛̖̩͔̲̤͇͙͓̥̅̾̚ͅw̨͓̣̬̳̐̊̿̀̈́̋̆͘ą̶̦͓̲̓͌͒͛̅͆̽̀̾́ͅy̧̧̻̥̳̙̝̗̯̜̆̓͌̂̄̽͗͊̚͠ f̵̛̘̞͓̹͍̥̿̄͑̋̇́͜͜͝r͙̣͓͈͒̅͐̊̈̄͑̓̕͟͠ờ̵̥̪̣̘̞̪̤͉̈́́͊̅͡͡m̵̧̞̖̻͇̣̝͋͊͐́̈͘͟͜͝ ḩ̴̡̝̦̻͙̰̜͙̐͆̍͗̿̇̈́͌͐̾e̡͚̙̜̲̥̤͐̓͆̓̑̕r̴̢̠̰͈̰̫̠̼̥͋̋̕̕͠ͅ" " a distorted tone from the Oni was heard as she tried to say something, only in Oni langage. Garmadon didn't seem to understand it either which surprised the SOG members massively. It was if she was preparing some kind of spell. "Get Away now!" Garmadon warned his daughter and minions. Ultra, Harumi and Killow looked at eachother before getting off of Skylor completely. That didn't stop Msytaké from continuing the spell. Minutes later, she stood up and a black baton was summoned in her hands. She slammed it against the ground and more shadows surrounded her adversary. Garmadon backed away as his view was invaded by the thick shadows. His bloodshot eyes becoming wider and he let out a short gasp in surprise. That spell caught him off guard for once. "My emperor! Look out!" Cried a female voice, a child. The man turned around to see his second in command running to him and her fingers pointed at someone coming up behind him. The Oni turned around and growled, seeing the familiar master of amber stepping forward, her arm out, ready to touch him. She had a rather monochrome expression on her face.

He blasted a light of purple flames in her direction. Skylor fell to the ground and her form immediately changed into the old woman's.
She snickered as she stood back up. "Only onis. But what did you do? You brought the master of amber into this." She repeated her words from earlier and that's when the man felt a soft touch on his shoulder. When he turned around, it was too late. The real master of amber stood there, palm clearly on him. "Gotcha. " she lifted a brow, a grin on her lips. From there, the shadows vanished and the master of amber began running off, recklessly jumping off the building. She wasn't a ninja, so therefore she didn't gain airjitzu. Fortunately, there was a blimp there, purple and in the shape of a pufferfish. Harumi growled as she ordered Ultra Violet and Killow to grab their bikes right away. Garmadon fixed his gaze on Msytaké, who he grabbed with one of his four-arms. "Mystaké, I like your name. It suits you absolutely perfectly." He grinned in a teasing manner. She huffed, holding onto her baton. "Shut up!" She hissed.
The man looked back to see Harumi with a dagger out. She smiled. He did as well. "Rumi, daughter. Mind teaching this little poser a lesson?" he offered. After all, Mystaké was the one who ruined Harumi's reputation by a lot. Good thing Ultra didn't completely fall for it. She approached the old woman with a sinister and pleased look. "Ofcourse." She raised the dagger.

But something didn't feel right. Why did she feel scared to do this? She's already taken the lives of innocent before. Did she pity this little poser of an Oni? Or did the talk with her and Lloyd softened her heart up? If that was the case, curse the green ninja!
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Morning arrived in the city. This was it. The master of amber could try her abilities on the colossi. She borrowed the dark emperor's dark power and here she was now, accompanied with Lloyd, Nya and Dareth on the rooftop. The four others along with Wu were on the ground, keeping the citizens away from the colossi in case things get rowdy. The green ninja placed his palm on the orange considered ninja's shoulder. "Can you control it?" He asked softly. Skylor extended her arm out. "I'll see..." she whispered as she began to push her hand even more forward. Nya got near the edge and observed the scene. The colossi was facing the SOG hideout until it slowly flinched and turned around towards them. Dareth and the water ninja's eyes shot open. Was the colossi really coming in their direction?! Skylor gasped as she lowered her hand for a second then raised it back up. The colossi didn't stop when she placed it down. "G-Guys...that's...not....me!" She alerted them, as Adrenaline and stress rose in her. The colossi marched its way even closer to them. "Garmadon's controlling it!" Nya concluded, stepping away. In fact all of them did except Lloyd and Skylor. Dareth rushed back inside and sat down by the staircase. "That's close enough for me!" She yelled, hoping to be heard from inside.

Lloyd raised Skylor's hand and guided her in a way. The colossi was literally right in front of them, even towering over them. "Control it Skylor. You lend his power and now its yours. I have faith in you." He reassured her, clenching her arm tightly in hope. The master of amber winced as she began to shake inside. She emitted small growls as she twitched around a bit. "I-I..l can't do it..." he replied to Lloyd's statement. The colossi raised a fist up and there was a slight pause before it lowered his fist on the remaining survivors of the resistance. Skylor shut her eyes, trying to push that stone hand back up. If it really landed on all of them. The lightening ninja would lose his one and only, the green ninja wouldn't get to reconcile with the quiet one, he couldn't hear his father's apologizes one last time. He couldn't be held by his father one last time. Yet, she forgot the most important element. She wouldn't get to see Kai's face again.
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She reopened her eyes, only to feel a breeze of air flowing all around them. Were they...dead? Crushed? If so, that wasn't as painful as she thought and- "You're doing it!" Nya chimed, her gaze fixed at the purple aura around Skylor and the colossi's hand. She smiled in confidence. "I-I'm...im doing it!" She chimed herself as she flung her hand forward. The stone statuette followed her lead and began marching its way towards Borg tower. Seeing the colossi coming in their direction, Garmadon and Harumi's eyes widened. She tugged on her father's sleeve. "Stop it!" She urged. He raised all four of his arms and extended them forward. The purple flames flowing out of it, appearing and vanishing right after. "I can't...." he responded in shock. Was this how their plan was gonna end? Where they fall out of the tallest building in Ninjago? Due to his own creation? They wouldn't able to survive the fall. He turned to his child when the building began to shake. The colossi was climbing it. He frowned and pulled her into a hug. "Listen to me, my trustworthy second in command. Take the zip lines and flee, I will fix this. " he demanded her and pulled away from the hug right after. Her whole figure trembled as she met face to face with the colossi. "N-No! Sir-father, I can't leave you here! " she begged him to come along with her.
He shook his head. "That is an order from your commander." He growled sadly.

She gulped and glanced at the zip line. "Y-Yes sir." She bowed down to him one last time and ran to the zip line. Harumi, a determined child. Living with lies all of her life. An orphan, not only once but twice, soon to be the third time. All of her life, she lived with the poor, then the rich and currently evil. Former princess of the jade princess, adopted daughter of the emperor and empress of this gem of a city. Had the opportunity to meet Killow, Mr. E and Ultra Violet. Her best friends. Fell in love with her hero's son, even though he was the indirect murderer of her birth parents. She still loved him deep down. Idolized Lord Garmadon for years and years to come. She would put her loyalty first for him. But she had to leave him in order to survive. This was her story, no, this wouldn't be her story. She didn't have a story. She didn't have a happy beginning, she didn't have a happy middle and she knows for a fact she wouldn't have a happy ending. She knew exactly what she had: "A legend". her next chapter lies here. Either she leaves her hero alone, on the edge of death or she becomes selfish and abandon him for her own life?

The colossi raised his hand as it finally arrived at the top. Garmadon looked at Harumi. "Go!" He cried as he backed away from the large stone hand as much as possible. The building shook and shook even more. She gulped once again, watching the scene. In her mind, the choices: "leave or stay" flashed right before her eyes. Her expression turned into a frightened one as the colossi laid her eyes on her. Garmadon noticed that and growled. "Oh no you're not!" He caught on the idea and tried to control the stone monster but failed. Without hesitation, Harumi placed her palm on the firm rope and plunged forward, riding through the zip line. The colossi, raised his other fist, ready to break down the line, Harumi was currently riding. However, Skylor lost control of the colossi. Garmadon realized all four of his arms were raised when Skylor lost the ability to control it. He looked at the colossi guiltily. "N-No no no.." he muttered, watching the colossi break the cord right before his eyes while Harumi was still riding down.

As she was about to reach the nearby building, she felt the hand break through the line in half. The whole rope broke in two and she was sent flying. She screamed as she began to go high in the sky. Her gloved palms held on the rope tightly as tears fell from her eyes.
She was gonna die. She was so gonna die. From up here, she could reach the clouds. She didn't enjoy this at all. Her hands felt ready to let go as well. The rope was thick. "S-Someone!" She attempted to yell out. No use, she was too far away from the ground. The rope began to rock back towards the ground, or towards the building perhaps. She needed to get off before she passes the building. The white haired girl felt anxiety fill her up as she was five meters in the sky from the rooftop of the apartment. "I-I need to let go.." she sobbed out of fear. "I-I don't wanna die.." She continued, feeling her stop get near as the rope brought her near the building.

She shut her eyes and let go. She screamed and screamed. She was gonna have to endure a sharp pain when she lands. She didn't want that. She didn't have Pixal's mech to slow down her landing. When she was gonna fall through the building, her back would be the first thing to hit against the cold stone ground. From there, a loud thud was heard and she opened her eyes in shock as an unbearable pain entered her entire insides.
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A/N wow! Ok I take it back! Over 4000 words for chapter 19! If you loved this chapter and enjoy COH, please support the book by leaving a vote and telling me what you think down below! Thanks for reading! Bye guys!!