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Published:
2026-07-04
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2026-07-15
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3/?
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Ghost Nya AU one-shots

Summary:

The premise of the au is that things at the Temple of Fire go wrong during pilots and Nya dies. She goes to the Cursed realm where the possibility of her inheriting her father's element results in Preeminent taking interest. Though the result of her training may be different, she is still useful. Useful enough to accompany Morro on his quest for the Cursed realm.

Kai was just trying to save Lloyd. Now he has two siblings to save and one kinda hates the other for being the son of her murderer.

(The one-shots are not necessarily in order and there will be some info in the notes for when and where each one-shot takes place. Some parts are not as fleshed out as others but feel free to ask here or on my tumblr: riptidesblog )

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(See the end of the work for notes.)

Chapter 1: Ghost in crimson

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One of the ghosts Morro summoned was unlike the other. Compared to Wrayth she was tiny and not nearly as well armed. Where the ghost covered in chains wore tattered blue, she wore red and faded gold patterns of what Lloyd thinks is a bird. It's hard to tell with the ruined clothing. The cloak she wore did not match the rest of her outfit, a dark black-green that must have been borrowed from someone else in the Cursed realm.

She watched, her face passive as Morro sent Wrayth after the other ninja – and Lloyd had tried hard to fight him, but his strength had been sapped from calling out for Kai – and did not take Morro's offered hand(which the wind master himself seemed to do reluctantly) to climb upon his corrupted dragon. In fact, she did not get aboard at all.

"You sure took your time," she said. Morro rolled his eyes, which was so fucking weird for Lloyd himself, pulling back his offered hand.

"It was important. Come on, just because Wrayth is dealing with the ninja doesn't mean we have time to waste."

"We have enough time for my brother."

"Here we go again," Morro sighed in their shared headspace. Out loud he said: "Describe him again?"

The girl scowled, likely knowing Morro was being difficult on purpose. Still she answered. "Brown hair, freckles, green eyes, supposedly inherited our father's element."

Dread filled Lloyd at the familiar description.

"There were two brunettes with freckles but I wasn't looking into their eyes and they were not using their powers. Something to do with my vessel, I think." Upon seeing the girl's pissed look he shrugged. "How am I supposed to know which idiot is yours? Whiny one or the shitty hair–"

"That's him," the girl interrupted, something akin to joy gracing her features. It made her look less intimidating. "That's my brother!"

And suddenly Lloyd knew who he was looking at. A name he has seen on enough Day of the Departed lanterns and a face similar to Kai's, now that he knew where to look.

Nya Jiang, his brother's dead sister was one of the ghosts that escaped the Cursed realm.