(The Way of the Elements AU)
They didnât know exactly what happened, they just saw how a burst of energy came from the fight between Cole and Vangelis and it caused the skeletons to collapse. They had won. Somehow. They regrouped, their objective clear: help their friend and detain the villain. But when they got closer, something had changed.
Cole was⌠different, to say the least. His skin was this dark shade that could be mistaken for the ground itself, orange cracks and markings giving more color and light to the dark area. His hair was flowing, literally. It ended in bright orange that melted and was falling to the ground. His suit was gone as well as his new armor, all replaced by orange markings that swirled around, almost mystical. When he turned around they saw the bright eyes that glowed as well in that orange that now was all over him.
They had seen this before. They saw it with Zane when he fought the Golden Master. He felt it himself when he fought Nadakhan. They witnessed Kai do it in the Never Realm. It seemed like it was Coleâs turn. Still, something felt off.
âFool, you do not know what you have done! You will never return!â Vangelisâs voice was heard as the guards, with Vania in charge, chained him and prepared him to get him into a high security cell.
âItâs over, donât try to manipulate us againâ Lloyd said, confident, unaware.
The guards took him away, his screams filled with pleads and fake regret.
Cole moved, looking at the centre of the cave, where the Skull Sorcerer made all his plans. He looked at the lava below.
âWell, itâs time to change back, right?â Jay said, trying to take Coleâs hand, but soon dropping it. It was extremely warm, too warm. âCome onâ
âChange⌠back?â His voice resounded in the whole cave. Anyone would hear it. It was as if his voice came from the cave itself.
âYeah, come back from whatever this is. We really have to give it a nameâ Kai joked, but soon his goofy demeanour was changed by seriousness when he didnât see Cole move at all. âHey buddy, we really need you backâ
âBack⌠to what? Iâm fine as I amâ the worst part of the statement was the finality in it, and thatâs what scared them the most âItâs here, so close⌠this is what I amâ
âWhat you are isnât whatever this isâ Wuâs voice carried a tone of worry that none of them had heard in a long while. âRemember who you are, come back to usâ
âWho I am?â He finally turned, his eyes filled with confusion and innocence. And Jay knew in that moment that this wasnât like before âI am the Mountain. I am the Earth. I am where all comes from, where everyone goesâ
After those final words, he turned and jumped into the lava pool below them, his figure completely swallowed by the element
Jay realised that fusing was not as reversible as they thought, that he had just lost his best friend. That Cole was gone.
That maybe Lilly didnât die like they thought she did
âââ <Time Skip> âââ
Jay was alone in the hangar. The last few days had been⌠a lot. Half a year ago he lost his best friend, his other half, the one he trusted with his life, the one he had damaged beyond repair but had chosen to forgive him. And now⌠now he had lost the love of his life, his Yang, his reason to live. Half a year ago he lost Cole, and now he had lost Nya.
âI am Nya. I am the Seaâ
It was the same thing. And what was he supposed to do now without the two most important people in his life? He was alone.
Kai left, Lloyd left, Zane left! Everyone was gone. Wu was trying to find a way to fix it, he had been for a while. Pixal stayed, she knew it was for the best. But that was it.
He thought of leaving too. Isolating himself in Dr Julienâs old tower. But that would mean being surrounded by water and almost no earth. So he thought of filling the cave with glasses of water and buckets. That way he could be with bothâŚ
He was going insane. He took them both for granted, they all did. How was he supposed to know that they wouldâ
No, this was something they would absolutely do. Cole already had a tendency of protecting others without caring about himself since they met. And Nya needed to proof to herself that she wasnât useless at all times. They both had saviour complex without realising.
Yes, they saved many, but at what cost?
Jay was alone, but he would keep going. He had to.
âNinja never quitâ he sighed to himself, and got to work. This city needed protection and if he was the only one that could do it, then so be it
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