Reconciled hearts: a season9(Lloyrumi story)

Chapter 56: Clear skies and no sun

No one knew where the dark lord ended up strolling around to. He told his most trusted guards that he'd just leave for several minutes and stroll out by himself but ever since that past hour, he hasn't returned. In that case, Garmadon found himself in a complete scrapyard. What he was looking at could be a mystery to those who weren't close enough however, "Hmmm..." the dark oni lord stared down at the cracked sight below him. A cold and empty husk, that's what he was looking at. The man walked circles around the dead corpse peacefully placed on the ground, the victim didn't open their eyes since then.

"Such a burden." Garmadon sighed, inspecting Lloyd's body even more. There were bruises- okay maybe a bit too much but who was he to care? "If he was more careful, this wouldn't have happened to him." He whispered in contempt.
Yet an aching barrier prevented him from feeling immense satisfaction towards his kill. What was it? he wonders. Garmadon stayed still with an indifferent nor remorseful expression on his skin before he growled in frustration. "What's going, really?" He questioned to himself, feeling guilt build up inside of him. "Why am I feeling like this, why—why—" a pair of arms cupped his forehead. The man lowered himself to his knees as he kept his blood-red eyes on the body of his dead son.
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"Dad, I completed my training for today. Sensei Wu said it was alright if took my break starting from today." A middle-aged Lloyd sat down near his father on the monastery's gazebo. It was a place that Sensei Garmadon often went to when he was in need to just collect his thoughts, or escape reality per say. The man dressed in grey and dark green, stared up at the skies. A beautiful blue that could rival against Jay's gi, no clouds and an abondant amount of sunlight. One could call it a perfect day here in Ninjago city.

"Is that so? Good job son, you did well." Garmadon heard the voice of his son get closer to him. The man opened his eyes and glanced to find himself staring at his sunshine. Lloyd was smiling at him gently albeit a bit confused to what he was looking at. "Whoops, did I interrupt? What were you looking at, father?" Lloyd attempted to stare upwards like he was, he caught on that Garmadon's posture was slightly different than a normal sitting stance. He was more leaned and he kept his hands on the benches. Lloyd tried to copy that same position however, he needed to know exactly where his father's eyes laid on. Was it the clear blue sky? When his green pupils tried looking that way, "Ah!" A startled gasp escaped his lips and his eyes immediately shut on instinct.

From his side, Garmadon chuckled softly. "That's why son, you don't look directly at the sun. The place where you see will eventually burn and your vision will fade forever." He advised him and patted him on the shoulder reassuringly. Lloyd earned chills from that, no one could blame him, his father said it straight to the point and didn't even spare him from the potential consequences that one would earn if they looked at the sun too much. Though, that's when he had to ask. "What were you looking at, really? The sun too?" He inquired. Garmadon nodded without much thought.

"Aha! I'm glad I stopped you then! In that case, you might have burned your eyes out!" Lloyd giggled as if he was still the small rebellious child Garmadon remembered. The man shut his eyes again at Lloyd's outburst of pride. A bit heroic-like, he thinks. But that's what Lloyd is, and he couldn't be more proud. His little angel will become Ninjago's saviour and he will save everyone from despair. "But the sun is a beautiful thing, just like life. Savour it." His father advised him. There was a brief silence between them before Lloyd shrugged his shoulders. "Guess I'll try it then." He said, a bit unsure. His eyes stared back at the sun, without looking directly at it. Perhaps a bit more to the east than directly faced it centre-pill. "Yeah, the sun really is pretty even if it's a burning sphere." Lloyd observed. But Garmadon shushed him, "I'm sure you'll find the right compliments when you're older."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Lloyd asked. Garmadon sighed at that, oh no, here comes the real talk. "Oh you know, nothing much. I was just saying that if you perhaps found the perfect match for you-" his father was interrupted by Lloyd's immediate screeching. "Huh?!!!!" His cheeks flushed pink all of a sudden, it was almost amazing how a boy's heart could skip a beat like that. Garmadon laughed and rubbed his back in content. It seemed he enjoyed his son's reaction. "I told you, you'll understand when you get older!" He chuckled once more.
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Garmadon tightly shut his eyes. No, he shouldn't remember about those times. Despite being an evil warlord, he still had blurry memories of his past life, before he was summoned back in this menacing state. Once he reopened them, he felt his peace and quiet be interrupted for FSM knows what. It was like an echoing screech, Garmadon took a few minutes to realize what the commotion was. It was an echoing screech coming from the back of him. The old man let out a breathy growl, he turned around to meet the gaze of three SOG guards. "Oh what is it this time?" He questioned, albeit wanting the time to himself to continue for just a bit longer.