The Wanderer

Cyrus Borg

We all were back at the dojo. I had my legs crossed as my tail was balanced on the ground, keeping me in the air as I held my tea cup that Misako gave me. Wu sighed "ok...ask any question you wish." He said.

"Who did we fight in the monastery?"

"That was Acronix, right?"

"From the painting?"

"Twins look alike!"

"Or was it Krux?"

"Is he from the future?"

"How does he speed up time?"

"Was he from the past?"

"Who ate my pudding cup?"

I looked over at Jay with the others. "What? He said ask any question. I put my name on it, too! Just because we're in a new dojo doesn't mean we disobey the refrigerator rules!" Jay said, I chuckled quietly as I gently blew my tea to cool it down.

The others just stared at Jay in disbelief, he sighed "Right, guy in monastery. What's his story?" He asked. "Ah, well...to answer that, I must begin at the end." Wu said and started to explain as I drank my tea.   

"It was 40 years ago, shortly after the Serpentine Wars...When I was a much younger man. As you know, we fought valiantly, but our enemies were strong and our powers alone were not enough." Wu said, I quietly listened.

"It was the discovery of the magic flutes that allowed us to finally defeat the Anacondrai. Their leaders were banished. And Peace was returned to Ninjago. We couldn't have done it without the elemental masters, even with the masters of Time." Wu said. "Wait, wait, wait! So that guy at the monastery is an actual elemental Master of Time?" Cole asked.    

"No. Acronix was an elemental Master of Time, like his brother, Krux" Wu said and he then sipped his tea. "After helping us win our hard-fought peace, they betrayed me, Garmadon, and the others. The so called Hands of Time felt they controlled the most powerful element, therefore entitling them to rule all of Ninjago" Wu explained and Nya spoke "What did you do?"

Wu looked "We had to stop them. And it would take all of us. Garmadon, me, and every elemental master" he said. "Even...our parents?" Kai asked, I frowned and Wu nodded "Of course." He said.

"Kai, Nya, your mother and father were great fighters, but it appeared even they had met their match. Acronix was a skilled warrior, one of the best I've ever seen, but his real power was his ability to control the forward movement of time."

"By sending himself forward, he was always ahead of the action, as if he had super speed. However, a slow progression can be just as dangerous. Different power, but equally effective."

"One Master of Time was bad enough, but like the hands on a clock, there were two. Krux's power was the opposite of his brother's. He could reverse time. It's a huge advantage in combat. Know your opponent's next move, know how to counter it."

"He could even control time...To the point of halting it. Of course, he didn't halt himself. We knew we had to prepare. Fearing that next time, we would not be so lucky."