Of Rotten Heritage

*“I'm not like my father at all... I'm better”*

— Tom standing up against the Half-Oni

## Chronological Order

**Closing the Circles** Chapter 5 (subtitled ***Of Rotten Heritage***) is the fifth chapter in the *Closing the Circles* series and 12th overall story arc in *Legends of Ogaji*. It is preceded by *Vichy Ninjago* and followed by *The Existence Imperative*.

It's focus character is G, and its mascot character is Tom. The main antagonists are Zozuk and the Lost Queen. The Half-Oni serve as 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.

## Official Description

*Tom learns of his Oni Demon ancestry and seeks out the lost Oni Demons that were banished to Ogaji, thus restarting a war that was never ended.*

## Plot Summary

Tom finds out about his Oni Demon ancestry, and G teams up with Luke Cunningham, Sammy Strumar, and Gordon Gold to take him and the Oni down. (Forming the Dragon Keepers)

Gordon tells the Dragon keepers that they must find the Golden Dragon Armor to defeat the Oni, all the while the Oni find the four 'Staffs of Beginning' to reawaken their Lost Queen.

The lost artifacts are found, and the Lost Queen enters Ogaji. She and the Oni find the four Dragons of Life, and collect their Elemental Essences to open a portal to the first realm. There, Gordon dies protecting G, and passes his power of creation back to him.

In the first realm, the Queen takes G's powers and reveals that their plan was to completely destroy the realm in order to end the war, but they defeat her, and stop her plan. Tom returns to normal, and G has his powers back. Back in Ogaji G officially establishes the Dragon Keepers.

## Episodes

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## Characters

### Protagonists

#### Dragon Keepers

* G (leader, Master of Creation)
* Sammy Strumar
* Gordon Gold (Master of Golden Power)
* Luke Cunningham

### Antagonists

#### Half-Oni

* The Lost Queen (leader)
* Zozuk (King)
* Bornium
* Zikka
* Eracna
* Thundra
* Other Half-Oni

## Author's Notes

* This chapter is a direct follow-up to *His Return*, as it follows G's story after defeating Lord Dimmick.
* Gordon Gold makes his return this chapter, after last appearing in *Revenge of the Demon Prince*in *The Hero of Light,* retaining his status as a protagonist
* This chapter introduces the race of the Oni and Half-Oni. Although a full Oni is never seen, they are described in this chapter as "two times more powerful than half-oni."
* This chapter is loosely based off of Season 9 of LEGO Ninjago, "Hunted."
* This chapter also introduces the concepts of the Elements of Creation, which come into play later in Closing the Circles.
* This was the second chapter where a main character took on the role of main antagonist.
	+ Tom being one of the main villains of this chapter is a direct reference/ callback to G turning into a villain in Doomsday.
	+ In all honesty I prefer this story better than the previous one, and I think I really improved the "protagonist turns bad" trope since the last time.
	+ The scenes where G and Tom fought each other were super fun to write.
* This chapter, and the others minus the Other Worlds Arc chapters, are my favorites in the series, and they make up why Closing the Circles was overall my favorite series to write.
* This chapter introduces Sammy Strumar and reintroduces Gordon Gold, two characters whom I feel have great chemistry with G and Tom, and also contribute to why I loved writing this chapter so much.
	+ The Half-Oni are also, conceptually and storywise, my favorite antagonistic group to write.
* The finale of this chapter was originally titled "Unbreakable," but in 2020 was renamed "Gold is Unbreakable," as a reference to the fourth part of *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*, *Diamond is Unbreakable.*

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