So, I'm planning an AU where NDR doesn't happen, but Arin and Sora still exist (they meet in a different story within this au)
The ideas I have so far:
After The Overlord is defeated for the third time, the whole realm of Ninjago suffers a power imbalance after experiencing a bizarre storm that grants people elemental powers and has unpredictable effects on those who had powers before the storm
I got inspiration from DC Comics' Lazarus Planet event
Here are the characters who gain elemental powers from the storm and the powers they get (bolded characters = new characters/elements)
Antonia - Sunlight
Nelson - Amethyst
Damien - Aether (I know there are like, 2 other Aether elements on Ninjago fanon wiki, but this one is different, despite the name)
Larson - Gravity
Chase - Speed
Aria - Lava
Seiko - Arcane (a rare combination of light and dark magic)
Soren - Crystal