Whispering Wood

This article is about the realm. For the episode, see The Whispering Wood.

“You must have felt the call... but you ignored it. The first Green Ninja to ever abandon their duties, to neglect the wood from which mortal life itself originally sprang forth!”

— The Arc Dragon of Life to Lloyd, "The Lean of a Tree"

The Whispering Wood, also known as the Whispering Woods,^[1] was one of the realms^[2] before the Merge and is now part of the Merged Lands. It is a large forest realm guarded by the Arc Dragon of Life and is said to be the place where mortal life originated, and serves as a sacred reservoir for Life energy, of which the Green Ninja was named the protector.^[3]

History

History[]

Background[]

At an unknown point in time, the Whispering Wood came into existence alongside the rest of the other Sixteen Realms, functioning as a reservoir for Life energy guarded by the Arc Dragon of Life and would be where mortal life originated from. At some point the First Spinjitzu Master would visit the realm.^[4] When the First Elemental Master of Life received their Elemental Power, they became the first Green Ninja and realm's protector, starting a tradition that would be carried out by subsequent Green Ninja until Lloyd who never received the call of the Whispering Wood due to being aged up to a teenager by Tomorrow's Tea. As such, the realm began to slowly fade and wither with the inhabitants feeling betrayed.

During a clashing of realms known as the Merge, the Whispering Wood was merged with the other realms, its location currently unknown.

Dragons Rising, Season 3[]

Chaos Reigns[]

After Lord Ras hijacked the portal gates to strand the ninja in various locations, Lloyd and Arin ended up in a monastery in the Whispering Wood.

Dragons Rising, Season 4[]

The Whispering Wood[]

In a mysterious forest Lloyd, Arin, and Euphrasia during the searching way to Ninjago face being attacked by Elemental Monsters made of imbalanced elemental energy. The ninja confront them but elemental power's fritz made fight complicated. During the battle surrounding trees pulse with a green light that briefly restores Lloyd's elemental powers, allowing them with Euphrasia to successfully fend off the monsters. And it seemed that power's regain won't be left not for long. After the battle local inhabitants as known as Acona lead trio to an Arc Dragon of Life, which recognizes Lloyd as the son of Garmadon and the Elemental Master of Life and also reveals that the Green Ninja has a sacred duty to protect the Whispering Wood, accusing him of abandoning those duties.

The Lean of a Tree[]

Lloyd was confused about his role as the protector of the Whispering Wood, claiming he had never heard of the wood. The Arc Dragon accused him of dishonesty, highlighting that he was the first Green Ninja to neglect their duties. It revealed that previous Green Ninja had discovered the Wood during their transition from childhood. This realization struck Lloyd as he recalled using Tomorrow's Tea, which had hastened his aging. The dragon, although apologetic, warned that the Wood's fate was already sealed. The Arc Dragon of Life further explained how of the Ritual of Unrooting purifies the pathways of Source Energy that connect all living things. Despite Lloyd's eagerness to perform the ritual, the dragon was skeptical about his ability to do so due to his age and the effects of Tomorrow's Tea on his powers. It also noted that the departure of the Source Dragons from the Council of Sources had disrupted the Merged Lands and Elemental Powers, particularly since one of them was the Source Dragon of Life, which would accelerate the decline of the Whispering Wood. Ultimately, the Arc Dragon of Life concluded that performing the Ritual of Unrooting can restore equilibrium to the Elemental Powers and Source Energy. Determined to undertake the ritual, Lloyd resolved to journey to the Temple of the Green Ninja, with the dragon assuring him he would locate the hidden temple while cautioning him about the dangers in the trial. Accompanied by Arin and Euphrasia, Lloyd set off on his quest to find the temple.