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Warning: this is a sequel to "the Champion of Ice" which is also on this site. Under no circumstances should you read this one first. Really, nothing will make sense unless you read the stories in order! So if you have not read "The Champion of Ice" then press the back button and go and read it! If you have read it then enjoy and please review.

Prologue

Twelve years later

Lhikan

My name is Lhikan. I was a toa of fire in the world of Bionicle for over five thousand years before I was killed by Makuta Teridax. I then helped to save a new world from destruction along with Matoro, Solek, and Umbra. We won, but I was forced again to kill the one person I have ever loved, toa Tuyet. That was twelve years ago. I still feel a prick on my heart whenever I think of her, which is often. However, there are some times that I do not think about her, like right now. Right now the Rahkshi trying to melt me is a much bigger problem. My shielding ability was keeping the acid from hitting me but was in real trouble. My swords had been knocked out of the way by a blue Rahkshi and I had no way of getting to them. And to add to all of this these were the smartest Rahkshi I had fought in twelve long years of hunting them down. They were dodging my fire attacks. I also couldn't use my powers to their full extent, hazard of fighting in a forest. One spark out of place and the entire place might burn down. That left me with two all too human fists against two Rahkshi, yeah, I was in trouble.

"Come on you shadow leaches…" I yelled, trying to make them mad. "What are you afraid of?" instead of speaking the Rahkshi tried once again to melt me. I jumped out of the way with barely enough time to escape. Now they had me against a cliff, right where they wanted me, and, ironically, right where I wanted to be. I smiled as the Rahkshi charged me… they were smart enough to realize that their staffs were no use against my shield, and they were about to fall for one of the oldest tricks in the book. They came at me, Kraata hissing inside of their heads. With a grace that betrayed years of physical training I flew over them at the last second and sent a fire blast at the top of the cliff. The resulting explosion rained down boulders on the Rahkshi seconds after they slammed into the cliff. I leisurely walked over and picked up my swords. By the time the Rahkshi had dug their way out I was ready for them. Without a second of hesitation I incinerated them, their Kraata giving off an unpleasant smell as they burnt. I stretched and checked myself for injuries. Finding none I decided to return to my camp. Once there I walked to the nearby river and took a look at my armor. I was covered in Rahkshi fluid (since blood didn't really fit) and dirt. I shrugged and took off my armor. It wasn't very heavy, I had quickly outgrown the armor I came into this world in and had been forced to buy new armor several times. I eventually opted for leather with metal plating instead of full plate armor. I liked being able to move quickly when I needed to. Within a minute I was stripped down to my underclothes and was swimming in the river. I smiled to myself, remembering the first time I had bathed in this world. Being a toa of fire I naturally did not like water but several weeks of dirt had finally convinced me to wash it off. Now I bathed on a regular basis. I sighed remembering my old life. Despite my new body I had decided that I liked it here better. After all, here I only had Rahkshi to fight; I did not miss the Dark Hunters.

…

The spirit gate opened and two figures stepped out. One of them looked at his new body in approval.

"Now… this is a body… no more multiple legs or mandibles. I could get used to this." The other figure was barely human. He was eight feet tall and rather apelike in appearance. One of his eyes was scarred over and it was obvious that he could only see out of the left eye.

"Hey, Nidhiki, do you think that we'll get in trouble for coming here?" he asked nervously.

"And what's the Shadowed One going to do about it?" The green air toa snarled at his partner. "We're in an entirely different universe, remember. And we have a job to do… luckily we're close."

"Close to where? I don't see anything but ice." The giant asked. Nidhiki shook his head.

"Krekka, let me do the thinking and you just smash anything I point at, ok?"

"Uh, ok!" Krekka answered happily. Nidhiki snarled as he walked away.

"How I ever got partnered with you I'll never know." Nidhiki grumbled as they walked away.

…

Lhikan must have floated on his back for an hour before he heard the tell tale signs of someone watching him. Standing up in the water he turned around and looked in the direction that he sensed the person to be.

"Alright, come out. It's rude to sneak up on people when their bathing." Lhikan brought his hand up behind him and made a fireball behind his back. If this person was an enemy then they were in trouble. He was completely surprised when a Kyoshi warrior stepped out of the forest. "Oh, forgive me, I thought that you were an enemy." He smiled while dousing the fireball. "What beings you to this part of the forest?"

"Lhikan, don't you recognize me?" The woman asked.

"Not really, should I?" Lhikan shrugged. "I don't know very many of your kind by name."

"Imagine me in pink." The woman smiled. Suddenly Lhikan realized who it was.

"Ty Lee?" he gasped and blushed at the same time. "Gosh, sorry I didn't recognize you… it's been years."

"Six to be exact." Ty Lee smiled. Lhikan looked down at himself and blushed even deeper.

"Um, Ty, could you turn around for a minute." He asked.

"Why? I like the view." She smiled naughtily. Lhikan shook his head and smiled, same old Ty Lee alright.

"Ok, then give me a minute to dress." With that Lhikan walked out of the water and heated himself to dry off. The water evaporated into steam as he picked up his armor and suited up. When he turned around it was Ty Lee who was blushing.

"Wow, you've certainly grown up a lot in six years." Lhikan looked himself over. He was about six foot six and was very muscular. What parts of his body were visible were tanned from long hours out in the sun and he sported a few scars from his many fights. Lhikan grinned ruefully as he looked up.

"Yeah, I had to buy new armor at least twice a year." Ty Lee laughed with Lhikan. The two smiled at each other. Ty Lee was admiring how strong her friend had become through the years. And Lhikan found himself admiring how pretty Ty Lee was. The years had done nothing to hide the beauty of her smile. Her hair was not done up in the traditional hairstyle of the Kyoshi Warriors but instead was in her usual braid. Her body had born the trials of a full time warrior as well as his, possibly even better. Lhikan smiled as he noticed how she had changed her outfit to be as individualistic as possible while still being a Kyoshi warrior. "A bare midriff, really? Aren't you a little old for that kind of stuff." Lhikan teased her. Ty Lee blushed slightly but quickly regained her composure.

"Not really, I'm only twenty six after all, I'm not even middle aged yet." Lhikan laughed.

"So, what brings you out to a place like this?" he asked.

"Actually, she does." Ty Lee said while beckoning to someone in the bushes. "Come on out Korra." Lhikan was surprised to see a small twelve year old come out of the woods and stand next to Ty Lee. He had been so focused on Ty Lee that he hadn't noticed her. Ty Lee grinned and put her arm around the girl.

"Lhikan, meet my daughter."

"WHAT!" Lhikan exploded in surprise. Ty Lee fell to the ground and rolled around laughing at his expression. Korra rolled her eyes and turned to the fire toa.

"Actually I'm NOT her daughter. My name is Korra; apparently I'm the next Avatar."

"Oh, ok… what?" Lhikan's face went from relived to shocked all over again. Korra rolled her eyes. Were all adults this useless?

…

Deep in the farthest recesses of the spirit world, something was wrong. A crack was growing. Slowly, ever so slowly, it was growing. Soon the entire world would need a Avatar… but was there enough time? Or was the world doomed to destruction?