Ok this was first posted on a message board. I'm posting it here to see
what more people think. This is the unedited version not seen on BZPower.
Well here we go.
Chapter One:
A new vision
A scream, a flash of light.
Gali Nuva awoke with a terrible jolt. She crawled out of bed weary and utterly exhausted. she made her way towards her window where she stood and gazed out over the dark town of Ga-Koro. The floating town was silent as the sea before a storm. The calming ocean waves slapped lightly against the lily pads the town was floating upon. Her golden eyes swept gracefully over the moonlit water, glazed with the tears of an exhausted guardian.
She had been having trouble sleeping a lot lately. It was all because of that horrible dream. The dream that had raged against her mind and tormented her days. It had made her quiet and withdrawn. She had become fearful and weak. She clutched at her head as the images of the nightmare raced through her mind.
~*~
She was running for her life, from what she didn't know. All she knew was that she was running like a frightened deer. Her legs carried her gracefully yet violently over the broken and bare ground. Her breath came in short spurts which caused her throat to burn painfully.
Rain poured down on her graceful body and lightning tore across the sky. The clouds were acid green and the rain was hot and burned painfully when it hit. She couldn't help but groan in pain as the acid ripped and tore at her.
The howls of a strange creature ripped dangerously through the night. It was piercing and bubbling. The sound of hooves pounding the dead earth caught her ears and caused her to run faster then she had ever run before. She tripped over a rock and fell to the ground hard. Just as she was about to get to her feet a shadow was cast over her. She screamed as blood was sprayed all over her. Evil laughter rang out as she vomited the blood she had swallowed back over the dead ground.
~*~
With tears in her eyes she flopped back onto her bed. She had not yet told anyone of this horrible thing but she was certain that the villagers had noticed something was wrong with her. She knew they would be horrified. Gali was known to have prophetic dreams after all. And she really didn't want to scare the girls. She wished she could go to the other Toa but she already knew what their reactions would be.
Tahu would laugh and tell her she worried too much.
Lewa would be confused
Onua wouldn't say anything
Pohatu would get worried
And Kopaka...
Well, Kopaka was a mystery to her.
The Toa of ice was an oddity to her. He seemed to be the strong deadly type that would kill you without a moments glance, but there was something about him that made Gali feel very safe when he was near. She didn't understand it. But ever since they had become the Toa Nuva she had felt as though he was supposed to protect her with his life. And he had.
She shook her head.
This was getting strange.
Very strange.
Gali lay down and drew her knees up to her chest.
"What's wrong with me?" she asked of the air. "Am I losing my mind?"
With that she cried silently until the dawn.
~*~
The Turaga of all the villages stood at the alter of the Kini Nui at the dawn. The stood in absolute silence, staring at each other with a wisdom that came for ages and ages of history seen pass. The Turaga of Ice finally broke the silence as the dawn lighted the alter.
"Do you know why I have called this meeting of us?" Nuju asked, using the common tongue.
The others nodded.
"You have called us because of a new prophecy." Vakama replied.
Nuju nodded.
"As you know, The Bohrok Kal now rage across the land." Nuju said. " But I have noticed something. They seem to be waiting for something, and that something has arrived."
He looked at the others who were listening intently.
"In the skies above out village a new star has appeared. It is a very dark blue, almost black." He said. "my scholars have been searching the records for the meaning of this. And they have found it. Have you all heard the legend of the Toa Leyna?"
The others all nodded with a slight look of fear on their faces.
"It is said that in a time of horrid danger the Toa Leyna would appear bringing with them the Avatar, the one who would save us all." Nokama said.
Nuju nodded.
"Sadly, I fear that it is time for that Prophecy to become a reality. You see, it is time for the Toa to become the Leyna. It is also time for the Avatar that is among them to make itself known."
"But who is it?" Whenua asked.
"I don't know." Nuju said sadly. "The legend doesn't say."
"How will we know if the Avatar is our Toa?" Matau asked.
Nuju sighed and thought for a moment.
"According to the legend the Toa who is the Avatar will begin acting strange."
"What do you mean by strange?" Onewa asked.
"They will become restless and withdrawn. The will have trouble sleeping and will be afraid to voice their opinion. They will be quiet, very quiet. They may stop eating and spend more time thinking than doing anything else. They will become stronger and will know things the others do not. They will know the answers to ancient puzzles and the like." Nuju said.
This was followed by a heavy silence.
Nokama thought of the way Gali had been acting lately. She had seemed quieter and didn't seem to put her whole heart into playing with the tohunga. The Toa had already told her that she had been having nightmares but had never explained them. She seemed to be afraid when she spoke of them, she would be pale and sick looking.
She didn't say anything to the other Turaga about it though.
"There is one problem though." Nuju said.
"And what is that?" Vakama asked.
"Once the Avatar has fulfilled its purpose it will most likely perish."
The Turaga all hung their heads.
"So be it." Matau said.
'Please Gali.' Nokama thought as the Turaga all left. 'Don't be the Avatar.'
Well there it is...umm review and I won't attack you.::evil grin:
Chapter One:
A new vision
A scream, a flash of light.
Gali Nuva awoke with a terrible jolt. She crawled out of bed weary and utterly exhausted. she made her way towards her window where she stood and gazed out over the dark town of Ga-Koro. The floating town was silent as the sea before a storm. The calming ocean waves slapped lightly against the lily pads the town was floating upon. Her golden eyes swept gracefully over the moonlit water, glazed with the tears of an exhausted guardian.
She had been having trouble sleeping a lot lately. It was all because of that horrible dream. The dream that had raged against her mind and tormented her days. It had made her quiet and withdrawn. She had become fearful and weak. She clutched at her head as the images of the nightmare raced through her mind.
~*~
She was running for her life, from what she didn't know. All she knew was that she was running like a frightened deer. Her legs carried her gracefully yet violently over the broken and bare ground. Her breath came in short spurts which caused her throat to burn painfully.
Rain poured down on her graceful body and lightning tore across the sky. The clouds were acid green and the rain was hot and burned painfully when it hit. She couldn't help but groan in pain as the acid ripped and tore at her.
The howls of a strange creature ripped dangerously through the night. It was piercing and bubbling. The sound of hooves pounding the dead earth caught her ears and caused her to run faster then she had ever run before. She tripped over a rock and fell to the ground hard. Just as she was about to get to her feet a shadow was cast over her. She screamed as blood was sprayed all over her. Evil laughter rang out as she vomited the blood she had swallowed back over the dead ground.
~*~
With tears in her eyes she flopped back onto her bed. She had not yet told anyone of this horrible thing but she was certain that the villagers had noticed something was wrong with her. She knew they would be horrified. Gali was known to have prophetic dreams after all. And she really didn't want to scare the girls. She wished she could go to the other Toa but she already knew what their reactions would be.
Tahu would laugh and tell her she worried too much.
Lewa would be confused
Onua wouldn't say anything
Pohatu would get worried
And Kopaka...
Well, Kopaka was a mystery to her.
The Toa of ice was an oddity to her. He seemed to be the strong deadly type that would kill you without a moments glance, but there was something about him that made Gali feel very safe when he was near. She didn't understand it. But ever since they had become the Toa Nuva she had felt as though he was supposed to protect her with his life. And he had.
She shook her head.
This was getting strange.
Very strange.
Gali lay down and drew her knees up to her chest.
"What's wrong with me?" she asked of the air. "Am I losing my mind?"
With that she cried silently until the dawn.
~*~
The Turaga of all the villages stood at the alter of the Kini Nui at the dawn. The stood in absolute silence, staring at each other with a wisdom that came for ages and ages of history seen pass. The Turaga of Ice finally broke the silence as the dawn lighted the alter.
"Do you know why I have called this meeting of us?" Nuju asked, using the common tongue.
The others nodded.
"You have called us because of a new prophecy." Vakama replied.
Nuju nodded.
"As you know, The Bohrok Kal now rage across the land." Nuju said. " But I have noticed something. They seem to be waiting for something, and that something has arrived."
He looked at the others who were listening intently.
"In the skies above out village a new star has appeared. It is a very dark blue, almost black." He said. "my scholars have been searching the records for the meaning of this. And they have found it. Have you all heard the legend of the Toa Leyna?"
The others all nodded with a slight look of fear on their faces.
"It is said that in a time of horrid danger the Toa Leyna would appear bringing with them the Avatar, the one who would save us all." Nokama said.
Nuju nodded.
"Sadly, I fear that it is time for that Prophecy to become a reality. You see, it is time for the Toa to become the Leyna. It is also time for the Avatar that is among them to make itself known."
"But who is it?" Whenua asked.
"I don't know." Nuju said sadly. "The legend doesn't say."
"How will we know if the Avatar is our Toa?" Matau asked.
Nuju sighed and thought for a moment.
"According to the legend the Toa who is the Avatar will begin acting strange."
"What do you mean by strange?" Onewa asked.
"They will become restless and withdrawn. The will have trouble sleeping and will be afraid to voice their opinion. They will be quiet, very quiet. They may stop eating and spend more time thinking than doing anything else. They will become stronger and will know things the others do not. They will know the answers to ancient puzzles and the like." Nuju said.
This was followed by a heavy silence.
Nokama thought of the way Gali had been acting lately. She had seemed quieter and didn't seem to put her whole heart into playing with the tohunga. The Toa had already told her that she had been having nightmares but had never explained them. She seemed to be afraid when she spoke of them, she would be pale and sick looking.
She didn't say anything to the other Turaga about it though.
"There is one problem though." Nuju said.
"And what is that?" Vakama asked.
"Once the Avatar has fulfilled its purpose it will most likely perish."
The Turaga all hung their heads.
"So be it." Matau said.
'Please Gali.' Nokama thought as the Turaga all left. 'Don't be the Avatar.'
Well there it is...umm review and I won't attack you.::evil grin: