The Setting Shadow

Bionicle Destiny 1: The Settling Shadow

Prologue:

The island was a small one. In fact it could barely be called an island. All that it contained was a brown dead field and a circle of seven large stones. At the edges of the field were large cliffs that were several thousand feet above the ocean. A lone Turaga sat on one of these looking out at a vast ocean of protodermis that was dotted with several small islands. His only companions were a small telescope and a slightly pulsating mask. “My home was once over there.” he thought as he put the telescope to his eye and surveyed the ocean. “Before the great Shattering. Before the shadow time.” Lost in thought he picked up the mask and began walking towards the circle of stones nearby. As he reached the circle he saw a small figure approaching from a nearby ridge. The only matoran left in the entire universe, Langu walked up to the Turaga calling his name. “Thought you were going to start without me Turaga.” he said jokingly. “You can’t heal the world without me present you know.” “You don’t remember, Langu.” said the Turaga. “You don’t remember the war or the Toa.” “What’s a Toa?” “Sit here my boy.” said the Turaga. “And I will tell you a story. A story of heroes with incredible powers. A story of heroes with the darkest of destinies……”

Chapter 1

Kenar was late. He was very late. The announcement had said that all Matoran should be at the Stadium five minutes ago. As the Stadium’s wall loomed in front of him he increased his speed. When he reached the huge doors he pushed them open and saw all the Matoran of Talla Nui seated before him. Then he started the arduous search to find a seat. “Kenar!” a voice called out. Kenar looked up and saw his best friend Langu waving at him. He hurried up the steps to Langu. As soon as he got there the holoscreen activated, displaying the Toa Vohksi. Then Jakop Toa Vohksi of Ice started to speak. “As you know the Dark hunters have been ravaging the borders of Talla Nui and are starting to close in. We regret to inform you but the Western Factories and Koros must be shut down in preparation for……..” The Matoran in the Stadium shouted so loud that it nearly busted Kenar’s ears. “What!” shouted several Matoran, “Leave our homes and our businesses for the Dark Hunters to raid and to use. We don’t think so.” “If you want to be killed by the Dark Hunters,” said Toa Jakop, “then so be it.” The Matoran were left speechless by these words and one by one they began to exit the Stadium. Kenar and Langu left the Stadium in silence. Neither wanted to voice what was on the other’s mind. They both knew what it was though. The War. The Second Toa-Dark Hunter War had been raging for hundreds of years now. It had started when a Dark Hunter was killed by Toa while trying to enter Karda Nui. This incident had escalated into a full scale war. At first the Toa seemed poised to win. They had the numbers and the supplies. Then the Dark Hunters began to use Proto-Cloning techniques and it went downhill from there. The Toa fell one by one. The Toa Nuva, the Toa Mahri, the Toa Hagah, and even Toa Krackua and Toa Takanuva all fell to the might of the Dark Hunters. Only the Toa Vohksi remained and even they were starting to wane. The Dark Hunters now ruled a vast empire. Only Karda Nui and Talla Nui stayed out of their reach. Karda Nui had mysteriously lost its entrance and it was rumored to be guarded by Great Beings. That left Talla Nui. Talla Nui was not called the Floating Fortress for nothing though. All the Matoran left alive except those in Karda Nui were gathered in Talla Nui and along with the Toa Vohksi, were able to man the walls quite well. But then the shut downs began. First the Eastern and then the Northern and now the Western Factories and Koros were closed down as Matoran gathered closer and closer to the Stadium. Kenar’s train of thought ended as he and Langu parted ways. He pondered how long the Toa would be able to hold the boundaries. Lost in thought he bumped into two pillars that certainly weren’t there before. “No, not pillars” he thought, “Toa legs.” Standing before him was Roka Toa Vohksi of Air. His bright green armor shone brightly in the setting sun. Roka took the package that he was holding and handed it to Kenar. He looked Kenar straight in the eye and said “The knowing will come.” Then like a flash he headed straight towards the Southern Border. Kenar was quite puzzled by all of this but as he looked at the small round package he had received he felt a sense of knowing. He didn’t know exactly why but he knew he needed to head to the Ring of Stones.

A dark being walked through the green lit hallway of the place that he was calling home. He carried with him a single Kraata. He opened the door in front of him and stepped into the Cloning Center. A small hunched over Shadow Matoran approached him and bowed low. “The leeches are ready your Majestiessss.” he said “Have you brought the Kraata?” “Yes, I have.” said the being as he handed it to him, “Be quick about it now. I haven’t got all day you know.” “Of course.” said the Matoran. The Shadow Matoran took the Kraata and dropped it in a vat filled with a clear green liquid. The vat multiplied itself until there was an uncountable amount of vats in the large room. Then a flash activated and the Kraata began to morph. The Rahkshi Talla emerged from the vats and were outfitted with Tridax Pods. Unnoticed, the being slipped out into the hallway and locked the door behind him. He listened to the Shadow Matoran’s screams as they echoed until it was silent. Then he activated a small panel in the wall beside him. He heard the latch open and his troops march forth. The Rahkshi were unleashed and Talla Nui would soon fall.

Kenar ran towards the Ring of Stones as fast as he could. He knew that he had to be quick about whatever he was supposed to do. As he neared the Ring of Stones he saw six other Matoran already there apparently waiting for someone. An Iro-Matoran walked up to greet him. “Hello!” he said, “My name’s Tavok and this is Pohta (Li-Matoran), Celtune (Grav-Matoran), Corik (Mag-Matoran), Auxus (Plas-Matoran), and Macura (Gre-Matoran).” “Can we get on with whatever we are supposed to be doing?” complained Corik, “I have to get back to the lab soon. I was in the middle of a breakthrough.” Without another word each Matoran place their package inside of a stone in the Ring of Stones. Pure energy flowed from the stones into each of the Matoran. Kenar could feel his body growing and changing. When the energy cleared Kenar looked around and saw not other Matoran, but six other Toa. The seven Toa Durna touched the tips of their weapons. As they did so a pillar of light shone up into the sky causing fear in the hearts of the Rahkshi Talla and the hearts of the Shadowed Ones. The Shadowed Ones might have thought that it was the end of Talla Nui. No it signaled only a beginning.

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