Im'Lera

More than just a fighting style, Im'Lera is a way of life.

Development
Im'Lera was originated by Zansay many years before the Great Cataclysm. In its early days, Im'Lera was little more than a series of punches and kicks. The first recorded use of this unrefined version of Im'Lera was on one of the many unnamed Southern Islands in the Matoran Universe. Although much rumor and speculation surrounds this story, it is a widely accepted fact that Zansay used the technique to defeat a Skakdi Warlord.

Zansay realized the potential his new techniques had and began an intense time of training, trying to create the perfect fighting style. With time, he realized his goal, making an almost unstoppable  fighting style. Zansay took the idea of Im'Lera to a new level when he developed The Code; a system of beliefs by which a practitioner of Im'Lera was intended to live his life. Most modern Im'Lera practicioners do not follow The Code however.

Zansay began following The Code and practicing Im'Lera religiously, to the point where his life of solitude almost drove him to insanity. On a nearby island, the Skakdi Warlord who had previously been defeated by Zansay had gathered an army, and was prepared to destroy all the villages on the Southern Islands. Using his newly created techniques, Zansay single-handedly stopped the army of Skakdi and put an end to the Warlord forever. Some time later, Zansay moved to Daxia and started a school for those who wished to learn the ways of Im'Lera.

The Code
The Code is the set of beliefs held by the devoted practitioners of Im'Lera. While many modern practitioners do not follow The Code, Zansay intended for The Code and the fighting technique to be practiced hand-in-hand.

The Code is set forth as follows: