The Forgotten Shadow of Ukara

The Forgotten Shadow was originally an entry for the Halloween 2013 contest. However, it was slated aside when the rules originally said that only up to eight paragraphs were allowed. Thus, it was instead replace with Through the Mirror. However, with the recent change in then, it's likely that TTM will be replaced with this story very soon.

Prologue
As I have said a thousand times, No! No, I did not kill Sumina, my mentor and master. No, there weren't any hands involved in his disappearance. No, I do not know of anyone by the name of Alxor. And most certainly no, I am not a madman! What I saw was real, what I heard was real. Even the textures I felt with my own fingertips were real! No, I know what I said before. There weren't any hands involved, but there might’ve been a finger or two. And it might’ve been that rude finger that got us in this mess in the first place.

I’ll start from the beginning, seeing as your people have no knowledge on our society. As you might know, we’ve always been interested in the world around us and its workings. We've always wanted to see what the past was like before our time. Well my brutish friend, I can tell you with absolute certainty that I have seen such sights. And I shudder at the very thought of it.

Our world is one of clockwork, and like any machine, every piece within it is essential. Remove even the tiniest gear, and the whole system will come to a grinding halt. Society as we know it would rust and corrode into nothing. I can say with absolute certainty that your “king” is walking on the road to self-destruction. The moment he claims Metru Nui, everything will come crashing down on his head. And I do mean it quite literally.

How could such a young student know this, you may ask? You can say that it comes from… personal experience. I was part of an exhibition to some ruins down in the South, prior to our (not so) delightful encounter with each other. The story you will hear might sound like something from a Matoran’s tale, but I can assure you. Every last detail is true, no matter how much you wish to think otherwise.

Characters

 * Sumina


 * Sumina's apprentice
 * A team of Mersion reseachers
 * Alxor (mentioned only)
 * A Xevthian Intorgator