Episode 16: Dragon and Oni

Lloyd couldn't remember when he had gone into meditation...he closed his eyes and tried to focus like Zhihui instructed him, and the next thing he knew? He was in...a pure golden dojo. Everything was either gold or green.

The Green Ninja looked around...was this...his mind? It had to have been. Or at least, some spot in his head.

"Okay...try and remember what Zhihui told you to do." Lloyd said as he walked around...before suddenly, he heard voices playing from a framed picture on the wall. The picture itself was showing a memory.

"In order to stand a chance against The Crystal King if he were to ever steal me and my siblings' powers for himself, you need to unite your Oni and Dragon sides."

Lloyd blinked before nodding. "Umm...thanks...mind." He said before looking around. He had a feeling he actually had to find his two forms. It felt a little silly. They were forms, not sentient beings.

Well, he had a feeling they were. No proof of that, he just had a feeling.

Lloyd stepped out of the purple gold monastery, looking up at the sky. It was like a beautiful and eternal sunset, the sun's colors bleeding into the sky and the clouds. It was mesmerizing. Lloyd then looked down at the ground, which was covered in fresh green grass.

"Maybe I should spend more time daydreaming." Lloyd chuckled as he walked across his 'mindscape', still looking around. He expected one of his forms to show up by now.

Not to mention, he was kind of in a rush.

Lloyd looked up at the sky again, expecting to see a golden dragon flying across the beautiful clouds...and then, as if the thought of that summoned it, a golden dragon did fly across the sky at a great speed.

But...green energy blasts were chasing after it. The dragon wasn't summoned. It was fighting something...or someone.

Lloyd's eyes widened and he threw on his ninja hood and reached for his sword, only to realize he didn't have it. "Dangit!"

But then, a golden sword suddenly appeared in his hands. He then remembered that this was his mind. He controlled everything here. Lloyd then quite literally had himself fly up into the air, after the golden dragon. His Dragon Form.

The golden dragon roared before suddenly spinning around in the air with gold and green light, emerging as a humanoid ninja with gold and green dragon wings and matching armor. Dragon Lloyd then noticed the real Lloyd and his eyes widened. "What...?"

Lloyd flew up to him. "Dragon Form! I-I mean, uhh, me! What's going on?!"

Dragon Lloyd was about to answer before dodging another blast, pulling Lloyd out of the way. "Stay back! Let me handle this!"

"Well, please wrap it up! I need your help!" Lloyd said to what was technically himself.

Dragon Lloyd nodded and then flew off farther into the sky as whatever was fighting him chased him. Dragon Lloyd then dove into the clouds, supposedly tackling his attacker.

Lloyd, despite having a sword and complete control of his mind, felt like he could do nothing but watch and hope his dragon self would prevail. He needed to win quickly and then find his Oni Form and hopefully reason with-

But then...Dragon Lloyd was tossed right out of the clouds...with a golden and green oni with glowing green eyes flying right after him, his hands engulfed in green fire.

His Oni Form.

Lloyd's eyes were wide before he zoomed over to Oni Lloyd, getting right in between him and Dragon Lloyd. "STOP!!!"

Dragon Lloyd froze, and so did Oni Lloyd. Then, as if they were mirroring each other, all three of them floated back down to the ground in complete sync. Lloyd looked at his Oni self and then back at his Dragon self.

His two halves were fighting each other, likely for domination of who he would use out in the real world. And it seemed that due to all the stress lately, Oni Lloyd was starting to win.

Lloyd then sighed. "Okay...you two are me. With all my memories. You're basically the personification of the two parts about myself."

Dragon Lloyd nodded. "I am your Dragon side. Your kindness, bravery, and need to create and protect the innocent. And the side that fights all evil."

Oni Lloyd just snarled at his true self, stomping over to Lloyd. "And I'm the side you reject..."

Lloyd backed up a bit. "W...whoa, back up."

"See?! There you go again!" Oni Lloyd roared. "Casting me into the darkness! Pretending I don't exist!!! YOU EMBRACED ME ONCE AS A BOY, WHY CAN'T YOU AGAIN?!?!"

Dragon Lloyd got in front of Lloyd, using his wings as a shield. "Back off!"

Oni Lloyd slid his foot across the ground, like he was getting ready to charge at Dragon Lloyd like a raging bull. And when he was about to, Lloyd got in between them again.

"Look! We don't have time for this!!!" Lloyd said. "If you're me, then you know what we have to do!"

Dragon Lloyd grabbed Lloyd's hand. "Yes, and the monkey's wrong! You should just focus on your Dragon Form."

Oni Lloyd grabbed Lloyd's other hand. "Why not embrace your Oni Form for a change?! You really think having some fancy wings is gonna stop The Overlord?! It didn't last time!"

Dragon Lloyd scoffed as he pulled Lloyd over to him. "So what? Fighting the embodiment of evil with more evil is gonna stop him?"

Oni Lloyd then pulled Lloyd over to him, snarling. "I'm not just evil, you moron!!!"

"Moron?! You're a moron!! Blasting darkness with darkness just makes more freakin' darkness!!!" Dragon Lloyd screamed.

The two then began pulling at Lloyd with all their might, with Lloyd just looking incredibly done with their bickering. He then spun around into a green tornado and broke free. "STOP!!! JUST STOP FIGHTING FOR ONCE IN OUR LIVES!!!"

Dragon Lloyd and Oni Lloyd looked at each other...for a few solid seconds before punching each other in the face. Dragon Lloyd then grabbed Oni Lloyd, ready to fly up into the air and throw him around, but Lloyd grabbed his wings and then grabbed Oni Lloyd by the horns, pulling them apart.

Lloyd sighed. "Look. You're the complete opposite of each other, I get that! You're never gonna get along! One creates! One destroys! One likes protecting! The other likes fighting! But just so we can stop The Overlord, we have to unite. You are me. So, you know this too."

Oni Lloyd crossed his arms. "Yeah...we do...but that's the thing. Deep down, you don't want us to unite."

Dragon Lloyd rolled his eyes. "I know I don't..."

Lloyd looked at the two. "Okay, yeah. Fine. I don't want to...but I know we have to. Otherwise, The Overlord's going to win. I can't let that happen. He keeps getting closer and closer to victory each time he comes back, and I don't want to see what happens if he ever does win..."

Dragon Lloyd looked to the side. "Neither do I..."

"There would be so much pointless death..." Oni Lloyd said, sighing. "I may be Destruction, but I don't want to hurt the innocent."

Lloyd actually smiled a little at that before looking at his two sides. "Then, just for this once, let's unite. We don't have to like it, but it has to happen."

"I know." Dragon Lloyd said with a nod. "We know."

Oni Lloyd crossed his arms. "...fine...but I'll only unite that what winged yahoo over there on one condition."

Lloyd turned to him. "And that is...?"

"Move on from Harumi." Oni Lloyd said with a snarl. "She's not gonna change...why do you two keep fussing about her? She's done nothing but torment us...yet, you hold out hope for her. That she's good...and let's face it. Some part of us still wants to love her."

He then swung his arms into the air in anger. "But WHY?! She's evil! No two ways about it!"

Dragon Lloyd stepped to him. "There is good in her! I know there is!"

"I made a list about all the things she's done to us!!!" Oni Lloyd boomed. "She manipulated and used our feelings for her to her advantage, kidnapped Master Wu, put us in danger multiple times, brought our father back from the dead, blames us for something we didn't even do, doesn't even bother to think about us digging through rubble for her dead body, and almost murders our family right in front of our eyes!!! OH! And who can forget the fact that she's singlehandedly responsible for The Overlord coming back?!?!"

Dragon Lloyd walked over. "She's done bad things!!! But everyone does bad things!!!"

"YOU NEVER LET US DO THAT! WE GET ANGRY EVEN ONCE, AND YOU FLY OFF THE HANDLE AT ME!" Oni Lloyd boomed. "You see something that's not there!!! Deep down, you even believe our father's good!!!"

Dragon Lloyd roared. "HE IS GOOD!!!"

"THAT THING ISN'T OUR FATHER ANYMORE!!!" Oni Lloyd roared as his eyes glowed a bright green. "YOU JUST DON'T WANNA ADMIT IT!!!"

"What about Christofern?! He can care for things!!! He helped us defeat The Omega!!!" Dragon Lloyd exclaimed.

Oni Lloyd growled. "HE CHOSE A PLANT OVER US!!! HIS OWN SON!!!"

Dragon Lloyd spread his wings. "He's trying to bring you out!!! You aren't even grateful for that?!?"

"THEN HE SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT US!!! MOM SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT US!!! EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD FOR US IS RIPPED AWAY!!!" Oni Lloyd roared.

Dragon Lloyd flew high into the air and turned into a giant golden dragon, roaring as he breathed out green energy at him.

Oni Lloyd flew into the air too, turning into a giant four armed oni and blasting green energy at him as well.

Before Lloyd could even stop the two though...?




He woke up. The chamber was practically destroyed and someone was carrying him to a weird vehicle with a golden ring on it. He looked at his kidnapper and or savior. "W-what?! What's going on?!"

"Relax yourself, mortal!" The being said as he put Lloyd in the vehicle. "My name is Nezha. I'm here to help you and your friends...this Overlord has gotten too powerful. I'll be right back."

Before Lloyd could say anything more, he sped off. Lloyd was left in silence for a moment before looking at his hands.

He failed.

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