Surging Shade

*“The Balance is disrupted... this is the beginning of something terrible.”*

— Pullumi

## Chronological Order

**Rebirth** Chapter 7 (subtitled ***Surging Shade***) is the seventh chapter in the *Rebirth* series and 22nd overall story arc in *Legends of Ogaji*. It is preceded by *Into the Mult-G-Verse* and followed by *Dark Winter*.

The main protagonist is Jordan and Pullumi Zezla, and the Beast of the Black Valley Temple is the main antagonist. Pythor and his gang are the villainous faction of this chapter.

It was originally written in 2018.

As of now there are no full-length episodes written for this chapter yet.

## Synopsis

*Empress Pullumi becomes a secret superhero at night, fighting off the recent surge of evil that has been surfacing in Ogaji. She and the Ninja eventually find out that this is because the Balance is being shifted, and since the uncovering of the Black Valley Temple, it's becoming more and more noticeable.*

## Plot Summary

Because of G's death, and the rapid growth of the Edge of the World, the Balance of Ogaji begins to shift, causing more and more evil spirits and dark beings to roam the country.

Partially due to this change in climate, Pythor, of Ninjago Earth-743, returns to Ogaji with the help of a small gang. He plans to recreate an ancient device used by the Overlord in the beginning of time to wipe out all those who have betrayed him in the past.

They are soon apprehended by a new rogue hero who calls herself, the "Jade Princess" (who is actually just Empress Pullumi in disguise.)

Pythor and his gang make several more attempts at reactivating their machine, while also getting in the way of the Ninja and the Jade Princess. The Ninja are forced to move to the Ogaji Palace with Pullumi after they come to the conclusion that it's safer, (what with more and more villains roaming around,) and Jordan becomes suspicious of his mother.

Pythor eventually evades the Ninja, and activates the ancient machine. . . The Ninja and the Jade Princess apprehend them, but they are too late, and it activates. The only way to save all of Ogaji from extinction is to reroute the machine's journey to the sea to lessen the blow. They do this, but it barely works. Radiation emits from the machine into the Edge of the World and Black Valley, which causes the Edge to grow in size. Just then, more and more monsters appear in the island, and some of the Ninja leave to go deal with them.

Meanwhile there is a great disturbance in Black Valley, so Jordan and some others go to the Temple to figure it out. There they accidentally awaken a great Shadow beast known as the Beast of Black Valley Temple.

They warn the other Ninja, and they try to fight back, but it is far too powerful to stop. Chad suddenly starts hearing voices in his head telling him to seal the Beast away at the Temple. He and Tom go there to do this, but when they think they've won, Sheiver appears and tells them that he told him to "seal" the beast, which was a lie to reawaken him.

Sheiver gains control over the Beast and fights with the Ninja. He ends up stealing Chad's blade, and stealing his Golden Power. Meanwhile, the Beast kills Pullumi, and Jordan forgets any of his reforms he made for himself, and goes crazy on the beast. They get caught in a loop, an unstoppable force meets an unmovable object, and it's not until Sheiver calls off the beast that they cease their fighting.

Sheiver spares the lives of the Ninja, but leaves them all injured. He knows that there is a battle yet to come, and so he leaves.

As most of Ogaji lay in ruin, as monsters prowl the countryside, the Ninja hold a small funeral for Pullumi, and Jordan realizes what comes next for him. . . Becoming Emperor.

## Episodes

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and the Ninja must find a way to stop it before it gets to
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Jordan must fight for what he believes in.

## Characters

#### The New Ninja of Ogaji

* Tom Phan (Master of Destruction)
* Chad Killian (Master of Amber and Golden Light, Master of the Dragonbone Blade)
* Nelly (Master of Energy)
* Trevor (Master of Lightning)
* Sid Roothus (Master of Nature)
* Sheila Robins (Queen of the Desert, Master of Steel)
* Jordan Zezla (Master of Gravity and Sound)
* Pullumi Zezla (Empress of Ogaji, deceased)

### Antagonists

#### Pythor's Gang

* Pythor (Ninjago Earth-743)
* Lasha
* Sunis
* Spittup

#### Other

* Beast of Black Valley Temple
* Shadow beasts

## Author's Notes

* *Surging Shade* closes the story-arc of Pullumi when it began in *His Return**.*
* This chapter, along with *Dark Winter* and *End of the World* are tied for my three favorite chapters in this series. They tell the same overarching story (and now that I think about it honestly could have just been one long chapter all together,) that I feel was very satisfying to write and very fun.
* The location of Black Valley, Black Valley Temple, and the beast Shaderoc were all taken from and inspired by my own fan *The Legend of Zelda* game titled *"The Kingdom of Evil*."
* This is the first chapter since *The Soldier of Light* to feature Pythor.
	+ The Serpentine that Pythor appears with are inspired by LEGO Ninjago Legacy characters that appeared in the most recent wave of sets at the time.
* At this point in my writing process, I think I knew that I was building towards bringing the Oni, or at least some sort of great evil, into the land of Ogaji.
	+ I knew that I wanted the Balance to shift so much so that the damage was irreversible.
* Pullumi being referred to as "the Jade Princess" is a reference to Princess Harumi's title in LEGO Ninjago Season 8, as she is the character Pullumi is based off of.
* The connection between Jordan and Shaderoc is introduced this chapter, which is one of my favorite plot points in the series.

**Milo's Adventures**

**Closing the Circles**

**Rebirth**

**Origins**

**Movies**

**The New Elemental Masters**

**Scavengers**

**The Deicide**

**No Laughing Matter**

**Ipseity Crisis**

**Into the Mult-G-Verse**

****Surging Shade****

**Dark Winter**

**End of the World**