I'll watch over you from now on

Someone walked to Lloyd's bed with a poisonous dagger, made of vengestone.

Lloyd was sleeping, but he woke up when he heard a noise from near him. He saw a dagger above his head. He was confused until someone came out of his camouflage.

Lloyd stared at him in horror.

"Pythor?"

"Hello, Lloyd," the Anacondrai said deviously. "And goodbye!" He tried to stab Lloyd, but the golden ninja managed to restrain him by grabbing his hands. He created a ball of energy, throwing Pythor across the room.

"Pythor? Where did you come from? And how'd you become white?"

"Sorry, Lloyd, but I don't have time to talk." Pythor tried to charge towards the boy but he threw an even bigger energy ball at him, and this time the impulse tore through the snake's skin, and he was bleeding. Pythor collapsed on the floor.

Lloyd felt more relieved than ever. He was almost as scared as himself during his battle with the Overlord. He felt exhausted, but he had to dispose of Pythor's body.

Should I ask the others for help? He thought.

No, I don't want to bother them. What's a corpse to the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master?

Lloyd dragged Pythor's body out of the monestary.

Where shall I do with his body? Should I burn it or throw it into the river. Maybe I should ditch it in a forest where nobody goes. The vultures and decomposers can have a feast.

Lloyd was still quite unwell so he had difficulty dragging Pythor's heavy body. He was close to the woods so he let go of the corpse for a few seconds, so he could get a small break.

In all the excitement of Pythor's demise, however, there was something Lloyd didn't notice.

The knife was still in Pythor's hand.

Lloyd sat, staring at the moon, with the dead body behind him.

The seemingly dead body.

Lloyd suddenly felt a very sharp pain near his waist. And someone's voice whispered in his ear.

"Did you really think you could get away with this with so much ease?"