Upon landing on Ninjago, I was greeted by a calm, pleasing scene: the Monastery, a short distance away, and green trees and a fresh breeze blowing in from the south. This tranquil environment gave no indication of the excitement and danger that lay just beyond the horizon.
Skeletons, armed with weapons forged from Crux Prime’s Maelstrom Crystals, are laying siege to the Monastery! While the skeletons are kept out by the Monastery's huge walls, it is only a matter of time before their Maelstrom boulders blast an opening that will provide a way in!
The main gate is blocked and barricaded, but well-guarded side entrances allow access to the main courtyard, home of the legendary Sensei Wu. Sensei Wu has left his post in Crux Prime (assigning it to his faithful ally Neido). From the main courtyard tone can reach the Four Elemental Dojos: Earth, Fire, Lightning and Ice.
At Sensei Wu's instructions, I visited each of the Dojos. The dojos themselves are very impressive. Not only do they house their Ninjago Masters (the famous Ninjas Cole, Jay, Zane, and Kai), but each also contains extensive training areas – attics containing all kinds of devious traps and puzzles. Some of these require two Minifigures to complete!
Training in these Dojo attics is critical, as Sensei Wu has revealed to me that he plans to send Nexus Force members on missions within the caverns below the Monastery, where the Golden Weapons are kept. Finding the entrance to these Caverns will be tricky, but more importantly they will require one to master Earth Spinjitzu before gaining access. Sensei Wu has barricaded the entrance to prevent Skeletons from breaking into the Monastery from below. However, once I’ve mastered the secret earth-burrowing powers of Earth Spinjitzu, I can pass beneath the barricade and find a way into the caverns!
After fighting the Skeletons on the Battlefield outside, adventurers might expect the Caverns to be a cakewalk! This is not true. Bone Wolves, Skeleton Raiders and Skeleton Mad Scientists pose new challenges with new abilities to Nexus Force members who brave the underground! They seek the Golden Weapons and wish to return them to their new master Lord Garmadon!
Braving this Monastery should be a titanic test for the Nexus Force, but with Imagination as their guide, they should pass it with flying colors. Elementron out.
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