posting about lego ninjas in 2023

21+ | he/him | cyrus

[edificent]

Hey! Strangers get to call me Cyrus. This is @transosiris's Ninjago sideblog. I'm 23. I remember when the pilots were released. Somehow I've stumbled my way back into this series.

Here’s my carrd where you can find me anywhere

And, if you want, here’s my kofi (Where you can also find commission details.)

[theandrosaur]

Cold hands but warm core, an act of devotion.

[edificent]

been cooking something up

[edificent]

finally writing my au

[edificent]

wu suddenly being hung up about the law in crystallized is so eye-rolling however thinking more about it it's just straight up funny as fuck like dude your dad made ninjago i think you're afforded some special privileges here

[edificent]

cannot believe in the lego show for kids, the show about legos, they introduced the concept of classism in season 8 and then the emperor of ninjago (which we did not know existed until this season) and his wife were MURDERED by their adopted daughter then proceeded to not talk about this fact ever again. (like, oh harumi is a very good villain and she comes up a lot but the fact that the head of government was assassinated was never discussed beyond season 9.)

i need to know what kind of government ninjago had to form after the fact.

the mayor was apparently a super powerful figure? but who's above the mayor. why does ninjago city seem to be on a totally different governmental system than anywhere else. there are small villages. there's an entire other kingdom to the south of ninjago city. how are the kingdoms divided. how many are there really. why is ninjago city so isolated. i need to know these things

[edificent]

only reason the ninja never use skills they've learned in the past is because the power scaling would've been insane

[crimsoncherrie]

Hi.

it's them.

[tenn0skn]

All the main ninjas are done!!! Finished Zane and Jay and redesigned Lloyd adding some oni scars!!!!

[spinchip]

What is it saying…?

[edificent]

to mourn the self

Rating: Gen Characters: Nya, Zane Word Count: 927 Cross-Posted to AO3

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It’s been quiet.

One of those rare moments after victory when they’re allowed to simply be. 

The monastery is… nicer after its reconstruction. And while the others are out learning more about themselves, Zane elected to stay behind today. As did Nya.

“Does it get easier?” Nya abruptly ends the silence they entered minutes ago.

There’s an easy smile on Zane’s face as he moves one of his stones to secure more of Nya’s. “Nya, you are the one who requested to play Go against me. I did not promise I would go easy.”

“Not the game, Zane…”

He looks up at her, raising an eyebrow. “Then what do you mean?”

“I mean… mourning yourself… who you were before you changed. Does that ever stop?”

Zane is quiet as he contemplates her words. He’s had a conversation like this before, with Cole, but he wasn’t as hung up about it after he got his body back. Or if he was, he never expressed it. But Nya… 

She’s always been self-reliant. He understands the feeling, to some extent. Raising yourself tends to do that, and though he recovered his memories of his father that doesn’t erase the years he spent alone before Wu found him. 

He wasn’t expecting her to talk to him about her time with the sea.

“No.” Zane finally says. 

Nya looks frustrated by this.

“Truthfully, I try not to think about it. I am at peace with who I am now but that does not make me not… miss things. I notice differences more often than I would care to admit. For example, in my old body, I used to get hungry. My father designed me to be as close to human functionality as possible. This body is missing those… humanisms. My rebuild was incomplete before I got taken by Chen.”

“Sometimes it feels like my body will turn to liquid all over again.” Nya admits quietly, “Like if I don’t stay focused on staying me I’ll fall apart.”

Zane frowns. “I understand…”

“It’s… the feeling of helplessness.”

“Is… there a reason you asked me this? Rather than Jay or Kai.”

“They don’t… get it. To Kai, I’m his little sister that he still has to watch out for, if I say something like this he’ll get all… Kai about it, you know? Jay would get really sad for me but in that oblivious Jay way that somehow makes you feel more bad for him than yourself. You’re more reasonable than they are and you’ve… experienced something similar.”

“I see.”

They both fall silent. 

“Did…. did you ever feel helpless as the Ice Emperor?”

Zane’s frown deepens. “I… did not know myself as the Ice Emperor. I felt… powerful. I believed my words were just and right. But looking back…”

“None of us blame you for it.” Carefully, she reaches over and places her hand on his, comforting.

Zane draws away, instinctively, “No, of course you don’t. I do not imagine the people of the Never Realm feel similarly, however. It is… frightening to know I am capable of such cruelty. And yes… At times I feel helpless because of it. Which is why I try not to think about it. About who I was before everything.”

“Not knowing yourself is… scary.”

“You felt similarly as the Sea?”

“After enough time I forgot myself. That we’re so fragile to forget who we are? To lose ourselves? I worry about what’s to come, honestly. And it will because Ninjago can never stay saved.” She huffs in annoyance at the last bit.

Zane eases up and laughs softly, “No, it cannot. It feels as though there is something new every year.”

“For once I wish it would just stay saved. I never wanted to be ordinary but I’d like for a break once in a while, y’know? See Ninjago without the perils.”

“A road trip does sound like a pleasant idea. But you might want to consider who you would want to take.”

Nya groans, as she looks back at their game. She makes her move and Zane raises a brow at her decision, though she doesn’t seem to notice or care. “Ugh. I love him, but Jay would complain the entire time about bugs, and Kai is annoying to go on trips with.”

“I have been on a few with Cole, he’s not a bad choice, though he does waste money on buying souvenirs.” One more stone, and... there. “I win, by the way.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever been on a trip with Lloyd.” She glances down at the board and frowns, “I was never good at Go, anyways.”

“I’m not sure I have either. Save perhaps to the arcade when he was a younger child.”

“He was such a little shit at that age.” 

“Indeed. To be quite honest, at times I feel bad he had to grow up so fast…”

“Me too, unfortunately prophecies don’t seem to like waiting for people to grow up before thrusting responsibility upon our shoulders.”

Zane hums in agreement, before he switches tracks, “I am not sure I would count any of my trips with Sensei as trips.”

“Oh, Sensei trips are by far the worst. Everything is a lesson to him,” Nya laughs, then pauses, “Zane— let’s go on a road trip together.”

“Me?”

“Yeah! You know more about the ecosystems of Ninjago than anyone else here does, and you won’t have to hoard all the snacks while we drive.”

Zane smiles, glad to see Nya’s spirits rekindled as opposed to earlier. “I would enjoy that.”

[starsandwhales]

thinking of cole with different hairstyles

[edificent]

kai shouldve been at the club

[crimsoncherrie]

Nya tells the guys she's a water ninja and suddenly a lot of things make sense for Kai.

[no-gou]

Not dead Yet.

Zane

[blazersparker]

Wanted to post these after rarepairweek but I'm IMPATIENT so glacier as a prize for @robodove for participating in my dtiys :3 !!

They drew THIS SUPER PRETTY PIECE!! PLEASE. LOOK AT IT !! !! !!

[foreheadcake]

pew pew pew