User blog:MemoryAngel/The Story Of Light and Shadow

Heya fellas', here's what I believe the story of Ninjago is;

Long before Ninjago, there was the Realm of the Oni and the Dragon. This realm was home to two races; the Oni (whom had the power to destroy), and the Dragons (whom had the power to create). Because of their differences, they warred with each other. One day a child was born of both worlds (the First Spinjitzu Master). He had the powers of both. When the Oni and the Dragons fought over which side he should choose, he left their world to start a new one; Ninjago.

He created Ninjago to be a world of both of his respective powers (light and shaodow, also called Creation and Destruction). From the darkness of his new world, a evil being called "The Overlord" arose to counterbalance the light of the world. In order to protect the balance, the First Spinjitzu Master fought the Overlord, eventually splitting the land in two to preserve the balance.

Soon after, the Overlord corrupted a serpent which would be later known as "the Great Devourer". Knowing his time would soon be up, the First Spinjitzu Master fathered two sons; Wu and Garmadon (Wu had the power of Creation, and Garmadon had the power of Destruction, passed down from their father). One day Garmadon was bitten by the Great Devourer, which awakened the evil of the Oni in his blood. Garmadon then went onto to do great acts of evil, and set the basis for all other villains in the series (even bringing the Overlord back).

So there you are! An explanation as to how the Overlord came to be, and as to how Garmadon was turned evil.