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Monstrosity is a tragedy in disguise because Kai didn’t even know what the merge was. All he knew was that he went into a weird, glowing storm and landed in a little nightmares game. He didn’t even know if the others were alive because he didn’t know where they were even after weeks of nonstop searching. He didnt know there were more places to look. He didn’t know the realms had merged. He didn't know there was more than that. He didn't know. He was just trying to survive.
And if he wasn't busy scrambling to survive, he was probably thinking. Thinking how they were gonna win this. Thinking how they were gonna come out on top this time. He probably spent nights just wide awake strategizing like crazy. Wondering who was behind turning ninjago into a realm of monsters.
And it's just... sad. He fought everyday while clinging to the small hope that they were alive, somewhere. Somehow. And when he found the Bounty, found places outside of the hell he lived in for years, found Lloyd, found out about the merge, can you imagine his relief? Or horror? Or both?