Leskya-Powai War

The Battle of Lake Faradi was a short skirmish which took place around Lake Faradi on Powai Nui and was detailed during the third volume of The Feral Plains.

Prelude
Weeks before the battle, two Toa and twenty Matoran from Leskya Nui appeared on Powai Nui. When they first met the island's native Matoran, conflict immediately began as the colonists began to fear the natives more and more, as they were being secretly tormented and manipulated by the disembodied spirit of Makuta Hysterix.

Over time, native Turaga Maroona began summoning members of the Toa Powai from the Shrine of Salvation for protection against the hostile colonists. After the sixth and final Toa, Detras, was summoned, Maroona sent her secretary Omakah the rest of the team, Corduk, Navahko, Lewok, Wreshi and Salvina, to try to negotiate with the colonists one last time.

While these negotiations were attempted, colonist Toa Vandir was sent up to Maroona and Detras using the Mask of Disguise to disguise himself as Omakah, and lied to her, telling her that the colonists were fighting the Toa and that they were winning. He then told her that she needed to give a "special command" to the Shrine of Salvation, and when Maroona did this, the body of Makuta Hysterix was resurrected, allowing his spirit to repossess it. He then knocked Detras and the now-undisguised Vandir into the nearby hillside before kidnapping Maroona and running off.

The negotiations failed entirely, and the five native Toa were welcomed with a battalion of armed Matoran, Toa of Gravity Hatar, and even Dark Hunter "Alchemist", who immediately were ordered to attack. In self defense, the five Toa fought back.

Battle
After a while of fighting, most of the colonist Matoran had retreated to the side of the lake opposite of the battle, some firing at the natives unsuccessfully. Lewok and Salvina had begun a duel with Hatar and "Alchemist", and Corduk, Wreshi and Navahko were defending themselves from a few Matoran.

Hysterix entered the battle, holding his Berserker Scythe in his right claw and Maroona in his left. He dropped Maroona when Corduk, Navahko and Wreshi began to attack him. Maroona escaped from the battlefield, but still watched the battle and was prepared to help out as much as possible.

At this point, colonist Onu-Matoran Keelo had retreated to a cliff above the lake where he was secluded by the trees. With him, he had the Mask of Catastrophes, which he contemplated putting on, thinking about how much he despised the entire battle.

"Alchemist" succeeded in shooting Lewok at point-blank range with his firearm, and a blow from Hatar which sent him flying to the opposite side of the lake knocked him out cold. Hatar followed him to the other side, as did with Salvina. Maroona came over to help, and told Salvina to get herself and Lewok out of the water. She did this, and Maroona sent an arch of electricity into the water, shocking Hatar enough for him to retreat from fighting.

Keelo finally placed on the Mask of Catastrophes, and unlike the first time he did it, he was able to harness it's power momentarily. He was able to open up a sinkhole underneath Wreshi, before it's power overwhelmed him again and he fell off the cliff and into the electrically-charged lake. This electrical power, combined with the anomalous properties of the Mask of Catastrophes, induced a reaction in Keelo which awakened the dormant Toa Power inside of him. He was mutated into a Toa of Fire, Earth and Lightning, climbed onto a cliff, and displayed his immense, newfound power.

It is assumed that the battle went on for a little longer before the Toa Powai were forced to retreat due to Lewok's injuries and the fact that they were now undoubtedly outmatched in terms of power.

Aftermath
After the battle, Keelo immediately began to form a new leadership over the Leskya Nuian Colonists, and formed his own empire. He started to claim much of the island's landscape as his own, which spawned more conflicts with the natives. One of these conflicts resulted in Detras receiving a permanent burn mark on the left side of his head. Corduk, Salvina, Lewok, Arvos and Maroona built and hid in Aqueduct Base, Detras and traitor of Keelos' Empire Shensii wandered up the Desolation River, and Wreshi and Navahko were held captive by Hatar in a forest outside Lake Faradi.

Appearances

 * The Feral Plains: Volume III