Duty Realized

 Is a short story created by for the Spring Writing Contest.

Feature Presentation
It was springtime again, and that meant that Bo-Koro was in full bloom.

Every year, sheets of ice would cover many places in the universe, then melt away months later. During that time, the Bo-Matoran planted the seeds of new plants, and gave nutrients to the old ones that had went through the winter. Tended to by the natural processes of insectile Rahi, they then bloomed, creating a great hedge of plantlife around the village; thick, tall, and covered with flowers of many colors.

The hedge was thick enough -- and dark enough -- to completely hide a being even of Toa size. So none of the Bo-Matoran noticed the figure watching them from within their huge garden. He was covered in black armor, which blended into the shadows of the huge plants, with splots of green. These splots had been white in his earliest days, but thousands of years of experience had left them dirtied and darkened. The figure wore a Kanohi, but it was mostly covered by a hood of black cloth.

His name was Jethryn, and he was on a mission. A brutal murderer was on the loose in these parts, and he had offered to track him down. Well, offered was not the correct word -- he had simply left a message at the door of the Turaga saying that he was going after the murderer. Here he was, watching a group of Matoran playing in their garden, when he ought to have been performing his duty.

But this, he thought as he looked from the great hedge of plants to the Matoran reveling in its beauty, is what I am doing my duty for. After that moment of tranquil reflection, Jethryn stepped out from the hedge, out into the open again. His mission would continue -- for the sake of the beauty he left behind him.

Characters

 * Jethryn
 * Unknown Bo-Matoran