Tales From The Master's Scroll | Ninjago One-shots

Drown To The Sound Of Thunder (Part 1) | AU

Inspired by Disney's Moana. I honestly love the entire ocean spirit concept and Seabound has fueled it even more.

Title taken from "Riptide" by RØRY, probably the first song that has perfectly matched my piece of writing XD

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Have you heard the tale of the Storm and the Sea?

How they were different and how they came to be?

When one ruled the clouds and the other took the waves

A balance of nature was formed, a tempest no one could brave

The young love they harbored had set the two elements free

So come lend a ear to the tale of the Storm and the Sea

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Jay trudged through the island flora, a new layer of sand coating his bare feet with every step he took. The night breeze fluttered through the ferns and trees, bringing along the salty fragrance of the vast seas beyond the shore. Jay felt his skin grow sticky in the humidity but he didn't mind.

He loved the ocean. He had done so ever since he could remember. Part of him believed that his parents never birthed him. Rather he was presented to them as a blessing from the ocean; he felt so connected to it. He had always considered the ocean as a being like himself and the other people of his little island village.

When life got rough and his tiring duties as the chief's son were like an iron burden on his shoulders, he would clamber down to the beach and take refuge in the calming waters. Sinking below the waves, he would let the ocean sooth him and ease his worries.

Jay never drowned. The sea simply didn't allow it. It had taught him to swim at a shockingly young age and he liked to think it was because the ocean wanted him to be closer. Over the years, Jay grew to love the sound of the waves and the warmth of the water.

Even when the sea raged in the storms, he would stand by its side while the villagers cowered in their homes. He would hum the song of the sea and try to calm it, the way it did when he was distressed. The lightning never touched him and the currents didn't dare swallow him. The people admired the ocean's love for him and soon began calling him Ocean Calmer.

Jay sighed once he emerged onto the beach, smiling at the dark mass that was the sea streaked with silver moonlight. The water gently climbed up the shore to an extent before retreating back, leaving seashells and small albino crabs in its wake. Fingers wrapped tightly around the pendant hanging from his neck, Jay made himself comfortable on the damp ground.

The water engulfed his feet, washing away the sand. Jay chuckled softly, splashing the cool liquid with his toes. "Good to see you, too."

The wind blew again, causing the garment partially covering his chest to flutter. Salty air filled his lungs and he could hear the faint whisper in the back of his mind.

'You seem troubled.'

Jay's skin tingled as it did every time the ocean would talk to him. He wasn't sure if it really did; he just seemed to understand what it felt. He picked up a shell laying at his side, trying to distract himself by observing the natural grooves carved into its light pink surface. He could sense the ocean nudging him to answer. He finally let go of the shell and hugged his knees.