Foreword
"In the time before time, the Great Spirit descended from the heavens, carrying we, the ones called the matoran to this paradise. We were separate, and without purpose, so the Great Spirit illuminated us with the three virtues: Unity, Duty, and Destiny. We embraced these gifts, and in gratitude, we named our island home Mata-Nui, after the Great Spirit himself. Then, the Before Makuta, and the toa, there was another threat. Another power had threatened our precious island. A mysterious threat, of which no one knew of other than historical records held by the turaga. Strangely enough, this threat came with it's own era of toa. Again, which we only know of in historical records.
"Makuta had yet to come to the island and curse his 'brother.' The toa had yet to come, defeat Makuta's threats, transform into the Nuva, discover the seventh toa. The six matoran that had traveled to Voya-Nui had yet to turn into the Inika, then into the Mahri. All was yet to come.
Prologue
Codian was an Onu-Matoran. He was usually considered an outcast, an outsider, by the other Onu-Matoran. Although native to the winding underground passages, he spent the majority of his time, and was much happier, in the trees of Le-koro. He was unusual there too; his blue and black colors in the green and teal sea of Le-matoran stood out like a Gukko Bird in a Kane-Ra hive. The only thing close to similar to the other villagers, was his mask. He bore a silver-blue Miru, which gleamed brightly, even in Onu-Koro's dimness.
He had been living happily for two years now, in Le-koro. He lived as a merchant, selling and bartering on other things from other villages, which was stationed in Onu-koro. He was happy, out-going. But there was a problem. He had strange dreams. Figures in dark cloaks, maniacal laughter, the searing pain of a dark glowing sword stabbed through his chest. He had reported to the turaga on these dreams, they simply dismissed it. One morning he awoke, but the pain did not subside as it had. It clung on for a small amount of time. The turaga sent him away and had a quick meeting, obviously about him. For around a week, the dreams stopped, and Codian went on about his normal life…