The Child of Balance

The Child Three Bloodlines

Long before the Serpentine Wars... before Lord Garmadon fell completely into darkness... before anyone had heard the name Lloyd...

The greatest battle in history had already begun.

The Overlord stood alone within the endless darkness of his fortress. Purple lightning crawled across the walls as hatred radiated from him.
For centuries he had ruled through fear.
But one thing was missing.
An heir.

His wife, an Oni queen, had died long ago at his own hands during one of his uncontrollable fits of rage. Because of that, the bloodline of the Overlord would end with him.
He refused to let that happen.
"No one shall erase my legacy," the Overlord growled.
He stretched out both hands.
Darkness, hatred, revenge, and demonic Oni energy swirled together into a massive sphere of purple and black light.
Overlord:"I give form to my hatred."
The sphere slowly transformed into a tiny infant.
The baby looked peaceful, completely unaware of the evil surrounding him.
The Overlord sliced his own palm with a crystal claw.
Dark purple blood flowed into the child.
Overlord:"My blood... Half of my power... Half of my soul."
The infant's tiny veins glowed with purple Oni energy.
The Overlord smiled "You shall become greater than me."

Far away...
The First Spinjitzu Master suddenly stopped meditating.
His golden eyes opened.
He had felt it.
First Spinjitzu Master: "A child..."
"But not born from love."
"Born from hatred."

The First Spinjitzu Master immediately traveled through the Realm Crystal and arrived inside the Overlord's fortress while the dark ruler was away preparing his armies.

Hidden beneath layers of crystal, he found the sleeping infant.
The baby's tiny face looked innocent.
The Master gently picked him up.
First Spinjitzu Master:"You have committed no evil. You deserve the chance to choose your own destiny."
He escaped before the Overlord returned.

Back in the Realm of Ninjago...
The First Spinjitzu Master examined the child.
Inside the baby's body flowed overwhelming Oni blood.
If left alone...
The child would eventually become another Overlord.
The Master sighed "I have only one choice."
He summoned the power of the Firstbourne dragons.
Golden dragon energy surrounded the baby.
The Master carefully infused pure Dragon blood into him.
The baby suddenly cried.
The Oni blood fought back.
Purple and gold energy exploded across the temple.
The Master struggled to hold both powers apart.
First Spinjitzu Master:"They reject one another..."No..."They are destroying him."
The child's heartbeat became weaker.
The Master realized the terrible truth.
The baby could not survive while the Oni and Dragon blood remained unbalanced.

Thinking quickly...
The Master placed both hands over the infant.
First Spinjitzu Master:"I am sorry, little one."
Golden symbols appeared beneath the child, his tiny body slowly dissolved into pure energy. The crying stopped. The infant became a glowing sphere no larger than a person's hand.

Inside the sphere...
The baby's spirit peacefully slept.
The First Spinjitzu Master carefully held it. "You are not gone. You merely wait."

Years passed.
The Master searched countless ancient scrolls.
Every answer pointed toward one solution.
The child needed...
Human blood.
Only a mortal life force could stabilize the opposing Dragon and Oni bloodlines.
But the opportunity never came.

Until...

Years later...
Misako married Lord Garmadon.
Not long afterward...
Misako became pregnant.
The First Spinjitzu Master quietly visited her. He held the glowing sphere.
First Spinjitzu Master:"This child deserves life."
He gently placed the sphere over Misako's stomach.
The light slowly merged into the unborn baby.

Immediately...
Golden Dragon energy...
Purple Oni energy...
And human life...
Flowed together.
For the first time...
The three bloodlines reached perfect balance.
The unborn child remained completely unharmed.
The Master smiled with relief.
First Spinjitzu Master:"It worked. He is no longer merely an Oni... Nor merely a Dragon... He is something entirely new."

Months later...
A healthy baby boy was born. He had bright green eyes. Blond hair.
And an unusually powerful life force that neither Misako nor Garmadon could explain.
They gave him a simple name.
Lloyd.
No one knew the truth.
Not Misako.
Not Garmadon.
Not even Lloyd himself.

Hidden deep within his soul slept three bloodlines:

The humanity of his parents.

The Dragon blood of the First Spinjitzu Master.

The Oni blood of the Overlord himself.

Far away, deep within the shadows...
The Overlord sensed a familiar presence. His eyes widened.
Overlord: "My blood... It still exists."
A cruel smile spread across his face.
Overlord: "So... My heir lives."
"And one day... I will reclaim my son."