Not sure if I made this post before or only planned to, if I didn't here it goes:
au where Ras, instead of travelling from the Wyldness to imperium to ally with emperor Levo for the capture of a source dragon, he instead goes to the never realm and manages to form an alliance with the ice emperor and vex
HAPPY S2 RELEASE !! HERE'S A LAZY COMIC I DREW FOR MY B-DAY AND SWIFTLY FORGOT TO FINISH ! ALSO I WROTE LIKE THREE PAGES FOR MY FIC TODAY SO I'M HOPING THE NEXT CHAPTER IS ALMOST ALMOST ALMOST READY 👍
What if, during his years as the Ice Emperor, Zane's body deteriorated? He had gone 40-60 years without maintenance in a cold, harsh, wet environment. His body slowly fails itself, leaving him in "sleep mode" for longer and longer periods of time. His seemingly unlimited power sources dwindles, diminishes. He finds it harder and harder to keep focused.
When he is rescued, the ninja don't immediately think to give him a check-up. He seems perfectly fine to them, working in regular order-they're just so happy to have him back. They start to see it, though, when his memory fails him.
Some days, he wakes up thinking he's back in the Never Realm. Some days, he stays there. They're frightened, terrified. They have never seen Zane like this: cold, cruel, vicious.
When it happens for the third time, they decide its more than just readjusting to normal life. They give him a check-up.
His insides are frostbitten and decayed, brittle. Zane has always felt cold to the touch, but never like this. Never has his cool metal felt so aggressive.
They don't know how to fix him. They fear his heart has been rendered frozen; if they tried heat, it surely would melt. What are they to do?
The answer is far simpler. Heat it subtly from the outside. The warmth of his family would do-piled under a too-small blanket watching master chef reruns, giggling, throwing popcorn at the screen. Zane runs cold, his heart frozen to ice. He has never felt warmer.
Pls pls Scott ninjago talking with Zane ninjago about their ‘stuck in another realm for years trauma’ 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
I've been holding onto this one for so LONG. And the crazy part was I wasn't sure I should do it because it was more than two characters. But oh, the imagery. I had never thought of an interaction like this. I'm not the best with dialogue, but I hope it still gets the vibe right. Sorry for the wait! - ✒️🐉
Ice Emperor in a boreal onesie. Ice Emperor in a boreal onesie. Ice Emperor in a boreal onesie. Ice Emperor in a boreal onesie. Ice Emperor in a boreal onesie.