The warrior of the dark, the worlds white shadow.
My first series of books I ever read were the Bionicle series. As such, this reminds me of my past when things seemed a hell of a lot simpler. So as a...homage to this world, I decided to make a fanfic about it. But not of the prime universe! Oh no, that is one of the few things I will never mess with. So you may be asking yourselves now. "Fallengamer13, how are you going to write a fanfic about Bionicle if you aren't going to mess with the prime universe?" To this I say, look at Takanuva's journey to reach the Toa Nuva in Karda Nui to warn them of the danger of waking Mata Nui up. Go on, I'll wait for you to read up on both 'The kingdom' and 'Dark Mirror'.
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Now that you have returned, I guess you are pretty shocked what the good toa of light went through right? And before you even think it, no. I am not making a fan-fic on the Kingdom, too similar to the prime universe for my tastes. So only 2 more universes to pick..and they are the Toa empire universe/dark mirror and the no Mata Nui universe...and due to the nature of the no Mata Nui universe means no mask of life, due to the fact the great beings originally were planning on putting it in the middle of the giant robot/Mata Nui's body. No mata nui, no mask of life. No mask of life means no Brutaka and Axonn/guardians of the mask. No Brutaka makes story impossible.
So...I am going to go with the 'Dark Mirror'-verse for this fic. Now my character probably won't be getting back-up in most cases, so if you guys complain about him being too, 'Overpowering' or 'god-modding' then let me ask you this. In the Bionicle series, it took around 6 toa teams to properly wake up the great spirit, thats around 36 toa with different abilities, weapons, and duties. He's going to have to do the duty that the toa who were written out of existance and betrayed their duties all by himself.
So ask yourselves once again, if you were facing a crazy Water Toa who has the powers of over 1000 different toa, controlling a number of toa in the near hundreds amount alongside thousands of Vahki, working with the queen of spiders Roodaka who may or may not be controlling the massive Visorak hoard, working alongside the SATAN of the universe as the 'behavior' supervisor, destroyed the great weapon designers known as the Nynrah Ghosts, annihilated the Brotherhood of Makuta and Dark hunters to which very few members of both are standing, and knows the location of the HEAVEN for Matoran workers which had all of its means of reaching it erased. Then you can see how this is going to be a long fic, with lots of very interested people. So If you want to flame me, go ahead, try it. But if you diss the Bionicle series in any way, you are definitly going to incur my wrath for a time that fits my life...which is 20 YEARS!
Now that is all over, I guess I should get the disclaimer started.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bionicle, Lego does, the story was given thought and life by Greg Farshtey and as such all credit goes to him for getting the movies in existence as well as the series to continue as long as it did. I also don't own any of the music put in this work of fiction. What I do own however Is my O.C. and my life/time so you better like the way it is, cause its hard enough writing things out as they are-*Rant for about an hour*-and those spirit shards better be happy that they were found.
Prime universe, Makuta Teridax's takeover of the great spirit Mata Nui.
As the attack came toward him, Brutaka prepared to use his damaged Kanohi Olmak to send the attack to somewhere else in the multi-verse, however too late, he was hit, the already cracked Kanohi Shattered at the energy used against it. This threw Brutaka backward, into the group of people who would attempt, yet fail for the fight of Mata Nui. But this story doesn't continue from this single battle, no. It continues from the now broken Kanohi Olmak, who's shards are still humming with energy from the attack. It's last command was to open a portal, but to where, anywhere. And thus with the massive amount of energy going through the pieces, it followed its last command. Opening a small rift to which its pieces could fall through, it disappears from this universe, to a world much more recognizable.
Our world. Country, unknown. State, unknown. City, unknown.
Yawning loudly, a male human the age of 18 is waking up for the day in his house. The man has messy black hair with light green eyes. Stretching like a cat on his bed, we see the caucasian man leave his bed with a pair of very worn pajamas, which have a similarly worn down symbol for Lego alongside the familiar symbol for the Bionicle universe. The 3 circles symbolizing Unity, duty, and Destiny. Rotating his left shoulder a couple of times, the man then walks up next to a bookcase which has more lego figures of the Bionicle line than actual books. Biting his lip for a moment, the man then tries to find a certain item when his door is thrown open by a young girl. "Big Brother! It's time to wake-up now!" The girl beams as she see's her big brother slightly turn his head toward her as she pouts as she didn't wake him up. Smiling slighty, the big brother then only jumps back into bed and pretends to sleep, causing the little sister to smile before going up to the bed to shake him awake. "Gotcha!" the big brother shouts out to the squeal of the little sister as he then begins to tickle his sister.
"St-St-Stop it big brother!" the little sister pleads through the tickling. "What's the magic word?" the Big brother asks as he continues with his sister frantically trying to remember. "Pl-Pl-Please!" To this, the bigger brother relents as he sets his sister onto the ground. "There! Was that so hard to remember?" The big brother questions as his little sister thinks for a moment. "Nope! Not at all big brother Aube!" Sighing at this, Aube then responds. "You know I don't like that name Tasogare." To this, Tasogare responds while pouting. "I'm called Tare and you know it Aube!"
Tare then puffs out her cheeks as Aube then asks. "So anything else you needed me for sis?" To this, Tare then nods before replying. "Mom and Dad need your help to finish the decorations for the birthday party!" Tapping himself playfully in the head, Aube then replies. "Oops! Looks like I should've woken up earlier!" Tare then laughs before Aube continues. "I'll be down there in a moment alright? Just let me get dressed first so our guests don't think I'm too lazy." Once again the laughter continues as Tare goes downstairs to inform her parents of his response.
Smiling as she runs off, Aube only opens a door into his closet before exiting after a couple of minutes. He now wears a Black t-shirt with an exact copy of the three virtues of the Matoran universe on it. For his jeans he has silver sweats. "Well now," Aube pops his neck before continuing. "Better get started...I also better grab my lucky charm." Aube then turns toward the bookcase once again to grab an item. The item was a Kanohi Kraakan. This item is the rightful ownership for the leader of the Brotherhood of Makuta, better known as Makuta Teridax.
This Kanohi was a one of a kind item in each of the alternate realities that it is in. The opposite to the Kanohi Avokii, this mask gives anyone who wears it power over shadows. To feed fear and/or Anger into those affected by its power, see the evil in other beings, and it could also strike non-Makuta who attempted to take the mask with blasts of shadow (Like an alarm of sorts?) Due to it being worn by shape-shifters, it also changed shape when the wearer did such a thing.
Now many people and friends of Aube upon hearing this sort of thing all had one same sentence released as a question. "Are you out of your damn mind!? How in the hell is that a Good luck charm!?" To this he first replies to them not to curse at him, and the next would be that he just felt an affinity to the mask for some reason, and whenever he brought it with him to work, no bad luck seemed to occur to him...atleast to his perception anyway.
"Hm...it's ironic now that I think on it." Aube mutters as he looks at the toy Kanohi before replying to himself. "I was always afraid of the dark, yet when I look at this thing which should embody it I'm not afraid in the least. The only thing to replace it is this strange feeling..." Aube attempts to find a similar feeling...yet the only thing that comes to his mind is-"Pride...by why would I feel pride for this thing?" Hearing yelling coming from downstairs, Aube then pockets the Kraakan before running downstairs to help out.
3 hours later
"And we are done!" Aube exclaims out as he reclines in a chair. Only for someone to swat him on the top of his head with a newspaper. "Ow!" Aube yelps as he rubs his head in pain. "No rest for you yet son! We still got to put up the bounce house and the paint-ball court!" Aube's mother shouts to which Aube twitches his left eyebrow at this. "Mother, I can understand the bounce house, but a Paint-ball court? These are 8 year old kids who have no clue how to use such things." Aube states slowly as his mother only shouts out. "Nonsense! They could use some good excercise from playing those video-games of theirs!" Sighing in a defeated manner Aube says. "Where do you want them at?" Aube's parent ponders for a moment before speaking. "In our front yard of course!" Aube's other eyebrow twitches.
"Mother, we don't have a front yard, we have a street and I don't think our neighbors would be so kind to allow us to do such a thing in the first place." Aube's mother grins before pulling out a piece of paper. "What's this?" Aube asks as he grabs the paper. "Lets see here...We in the town of such and such agree under this signed document to allow Tasogare's 8th birthday party to be conducted anywhere in the course of the town including but not limited to other people's abode, streets,...and COURTHOUSES!?"
Looking at his mother accusingly he slams the paper down to the ground before shouting. "What in the name of a Zivon is this junk!?" To this his mother only quirks her eye before replying. "I have no clue what you mean my son. I had only the intention for my daughter to have an enjoyable and fun birthday party." She then smirks to which Aube sighs to defeat. "There can't be a way this will work, there just can't." Aube mutters.
2 hours later.
Aube is dumbfounded at the sight infront of him. A full Paint-ball court, designed to go through the houses and streets by walkways above the street and connected through the houses. "Why do you have to go overkill every year? Last year it was wrestling alligators and the year before that was parachuting into the amazon!" Aube complains as his mother only looks at him before replying. "By whatever do you mean? Incase you haven't noticed Aube, you are the one building and putting these things up, so for technicalities sake you are the one going 'overkill'."
Aube then decided that when he became 21 he was going to drink for a we-, scratch that, a month before quitting the stuff to get this insanity out of his head. "Is there anything else we need to do mother?" Aube questions before his mother replies. "Only to wait my son, only to wait." And thus, Aube took his much desired rest of the work needing to be done.
As he closes his eyes while resting, Aube and his mother don't see very small golden pieces of a familiar mask spread itself near a certain point on the paint-ball course, cutting a part of the net as it situated near the edge...
During the party.
As the party got started, 30 or so 8 year old kids are decked out in paint-ball tournament-class gear. "Not going to ask where she got that stuff. I've already reached my headache limit for the day." Aube thought in his head. "OK kids! Are you ready?!" Aube's mother shouts out as she then hears yells of joy coming from the kids. "Alright! Go!" She shouts out toward the children as they disperse, their teams going to prepare for the assault on eachother. "This should be interesting to say the least." Aube mentions to his mother as she smiles toward him. "That it will Aube."
Looking up toward the web of connecting paths, Aube notices something flash from up their. "Mom?" His parent turns to look at him. "What?" She questions as Aube replies. "What's that flashing up there?" To this Aube points at the center of the interconnecting web of paths, his mother's gaze following his gesture and to her confusion, she replies. "I-I don't know? Did you leave a tool up there?" Aube then quickly turns on her. "No...but whatever the thing is, its metal, and if its shot accidentally by those kids..." Aube leaves the sentence into the air, causing his mother to widen her eyes in horror of what could happen.
For those not in the know, sometimes a Paintball doesn't break apart when fired. This can cause numerous problems for both the target and the enviroment as it leaves quite sizable bruises on the person, and if it missed, then someone could trip on it. Another worry is that whatever they hit has less of an ability to remain grounded it could fly off, like grenade shrapnel...and in this case its metal object, it could cut apart the web causing it to collapse or worse yet, fly into someone and possibly kill them.
"We have to call it off!" Aube shouts to his mother as she is frozen in place, not thinking that her decision could get someone killed. Tsking, Aube then see's that Tare is running toward that area! "No!" Aube's mother shouts as Aube springs into action, jumping onto a stepway to get into the interconnecting battleground. Running forward, Aube then see's a paintball go past his face, not too close, but still noticable as he turns his attention to the children who are shouting "Bonus points for whoever takes the brother of Tare down!"
Widening his eyes as he jumps onto the floor of the passage, he then sees multiple paintballs go soaring above him. "Great, now I have to worry about people shooting at me while trying to keep my sister safe, figures." Aube mutters as he starts to crawl, only for a couple paintball shots to come from the other side!? "Oh you have got to be kidding." Aube whines as he see's the other team of children prepare to shoot him. Scrambling to a running posture, Aube then starts to hear Paintballs flying toward him but missing him due to the kids inexperience with the devices.
Sliding into a corner, Aube takes a quick breather before quickly seeing his sister reach the center area. "Bro? What are you doing here?" Tare asks as another kid prepares to take a pot shot at his sister. "Move Tare!" Aube shouts out as he charges forward, attempting to reach her as she is blasted backward from the hit, slamming into the roped area acting as a cage, only for the cage to start ripping from the hit and the weakness caused by the Pieces of the Kanohi Olmak. Another hit occurs in the knee of Aube's right leg, causing him to bodyslide toward his sister.
"Gotcha!" Aube shouts as Tare drops her paintball gun onto the road. "P-Pull me up Big Brother!" Tare screams as she frantically holds onto him for dear life. "Hang on alright! I'll get you up-!?" Aube starts only to feel some form of liquid coming from his chest. Looking back, he see's some golden shards stuck in his chest from his slide, causing him to bleed slightly. "Crap." Aube curses as his sister looks at him worriedly. "Wh-What?!" Tare worriedly asks as Aube puts on a fake smile. "Nothing! Now lets-!?" Aube then gets hit in the back of the head with a paintball, nearly causing him to lose his grip on his sister. Tare screams before Aube grabs her with his left arm alongside his right. "Up you go!" Aube comforts his sister as he pulls her up and onto the center area.
Dusting herself off Tare is about to question her brother about what happened when the unexpected occurs. "Time for a headshot!" A young girl shouts out with glee as she fires her paintball gun at Aube, knocking him backwards and off of the center web. As this happens his toy Kanohi Kraakan falls onto the center area as Aube falls onto the ground. "BRO!" Tare shouts in horror as a semi-truck is coming through. "So this is how it ends...this bites." Aube replies in his head as a portal appears under him as he is falling, going through it before the semi-truck rams him.
Completing its order to transport an object, the broken and now dying Kanohi Olmak of the prime universe attempts to return to its user, but due to it being damaged beyond all repair, mistakes the location and dimension. And thus...our real story commences.
Play god eater ost No way back.
Falling, that is what Aube experiences, opening his eyes, he sees himself in a winding web of paths that defy his comprehension. The roads as diverse as they are vast, expanding into a distance far beyond what would be sane to see. Before Aube can even let out a gasp of shock, his face twists into agony as his chest is aflame with a burning sensation the likes surpace all flames that he knows of, blazing hotter than that of the sun in his current mindset. Soon the heat exits his body, causing a portal to appear infront of Aube. No matter how good Aube's reflexes are, it would take an olympic gold medalist to dodge the portal...which he wasn't. As such, he goes through the portal...and falls 10 feet onto the ground.
"Oof!" Aube grunts in pain as he rolls over onto his back to start rubbing his stomach. "Ohhhh. Where am I?" Aube starts as he then hears something start to creak from behind him, and then...*CRASH!* "Ow." Aube weakly mutters as he tries to move the fallen item off of him...only to feel both metal and flesh at the same time. "!?" Aube immediately rushes backwards as he see's what the 'object' was that fell on him...a body. Not just any body though, the body of the former Order of Mata Nui member Brutaka, his mask and weapon missing, but still, easily recognizable to Aube for his stature and Gold/blue armor.
"Wha-What?!" Aube moves his hands on the wall behind him for support, flicking on some form of switch as the lights in the facility go on...and Aube then see's many things in this location. Kanoka disks for Toa, Kanohi masks of unknown make, weapons with unknown properties as vast as they are diverse, tablets written in Matoran script, and, worse of all, more 'bodies' on the wall. Looking at each of the bodies in horror, Aube's legs start to tremble in fear. "What in the hell!?" Aube whispers loudly as he cannot contain his fear of what is around him.
Backing up more against the wall, Aube then starts to hear some muttering outside the room he is in, putting his right ear against the wall hesitantly, he then tries to understand what the people are saying. "-istr-od-ha-are you doing here?" A male voice sounds out as Aube can barely hear what is being said. "Oh? Lord-ut asked me to come by and confirm some...'stock' that we had stored in here." Widening his eyes at this note, Aube immediately mutters. "Got to hide!" immediately looking around, Aube see's a crevice barely wide enough to fit himself in behind a yellow Kanohi Hau. "Not like I've got any better places to hide!" Aube says to himself as he starts to hide behind the mask, as soon as he is situated, he hears a door open...and fear to start coming into the room alongside the guest.
"Hm...It looks like this one wasn't bolted to the wall well enough." The female voice sounds out in a seductive, yet dark manner as Aube hears the sound of something scraping on the ground, most likely Brutaka's corpse, before a slam on the wall and then a piercing sound going in the room. Covering his mouth in fear and to muffle his breathing, Aube then hears the female reply to the guard outside the room. "I'm surprised that you didn't check this room for anything out of the ordinary Toa." This causes Aube's left eyebrow to quirk up.
"Toa?" Aube thinks to himself as the Toa replies. "I'm deeply sorry Mistress Roodaka, but we aren't allowed in that room unless Lord Tuyet gives her permission to do so." Aube's eyes widen in complete and utter horror as he recognizes those names. "Tuyet?! Toa Tuyet!? The crazy water toa who killed matoran in order to blame the Dark hunters Tuyet!? Wielder of the Nui stone!?" Looking upward at the yellow hau mask, Aube then realizes with dread who it belongs to.
"Lhikan." Aube mutters out loud before widening his eyes in horror as Roodaka replies. "Hm? Did you say something?" To this the toa responds. "No? Are you well Mistress Roodaka?" Roodaka then lets out a hiss at this before replying. "I know how to take care of myself you rotten junk!" To this, the Toa stammers out. "M-Mistress Roodaka!? I don't mean disrespect, what I meant was-!?" A noise starts to happen to which Aube cannot tell what, only that its the sound of something spinning and powering up.
"Know your place protodite filth!" Roodaka hisses as her spinner fires at the Toa, immediately causing him to let out a scream of horror and pain as he is transformed by her mutation spinner. "And that's Roodaka, Queen of the Visorak horde! Native of the Island Xia, member of the Vortixx race that was created during the time of the Six kingdoms insurrection." Aube confirms his knowledge in his head, but still can't believe that he's in the Bionicle universe...or some universe that has Bionicles as he doesn't remember anything like this happening in the books, the only thing that comes close would be the Toa empire universe but that would only happen if...oh crap.
"Those golden pieces! They must've been apart of a Kanohi Olmak!" Aube realizes in facination at this event. While he can understand the danger that he is in, he also understands that he is in his favorite series universe...or an alternate reality of it anyway, take what you can get and all that jazz. As Aube can only think of all the things that he can do in this dimension, he hears Roodaka mention to herself. "Well, now we have to get a new guard. But about that sound I heard." The sound of footsteps start as Aube covers his mouth once again to reduce the sound of him breathing as well as slow his own breathing down, but Aube can guess that he would probably be found due to Roodaka's experience in tracking people down countless times...and also doing untold horrors upon the person.
One steps. Two steps. Three steps. A pause occurs as Aube tries to hold his breath in, but the panic in his body is not helping him any. Hearing something moving above him, Aube see's the mask of Lhikan being lifted up by probably the only other person in the room. "Ah. So this is the famous mask of power that went to that fool toa, Lhikan I believe his name was." Roodaka starts as Aube's eyes widen. Oh she did not just say what he just thought he heard. "I so wish I was there to rip him apart like that betrayer Nidihki and Tuyet did, it would have been so enjoyable to give the pieces to the Zevon." Roodaka says with smug annoyance to which Aube can imagine her face holding a half smiling, half frustrated look.
His hands, now off his face, rolling into fists as his anger starts to rise. "Don't you dare speak anymore Roodaka! Don't you freaking dare!" Aube yells in his mind as Roodaka continues. "Well, atleast his heartstone was used as a good candle in Tuyets room and his body was fed to the Kanohi dragon." Roodaka puts a hand infront of her face. "Ah the sounds of crunched toa, so enjoyable, well-""Shut up. Shut up. Shut up.""-atleast the fool got what he deserved when going against powers stronger than him-!?" Roodaka's sentence is interrupted by jumping out of the crevice to slam his right fist into her face!?
"SHUT UP YOU STUPID RAHI NUI BAIT! ATLEAST HE TOOK DOWN THE DRAGON WHILE YOU TOOK IT AWAY SEDATED! IF YOU CAN'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO WHAT HE DID THEN I SUGGEST YOU SHUT YOUR MAKUTA WASHED MOUTH!" Aube roars as he grabs two sabers that are to his sides, Toa Lhikans weapons that he used until his betrayal. "RAAAAGH!" Aube continues to roar as he jumps forward to slice at Roodaka, who is just recovering from the surprise attack. Lifting up her hands, Roodaka catches the blades in the hands, to which Aube's furious face is brought closer to her's from the force. Narrowing her eyes, Roodaka says. "What in the depths of Karzahni are you?" To this Aube only growls. "The being about to do this!" Aube rears back his head before slamming it into Roodaka's, the bash making her lose her grip on the weapons as Aube's head shows a bruise.
"When you get up, make sure that you start to train yourself against headbutts, that will reduce the pain you will get for the next couple of days or so." Aube tells the downed leader of the Devourers of life as she only responds. "I don't need to get up to do this!" Roodaka's spinner charges up before firing once again, Aube hits his forward left knee from behind to get him to fall out of the way. "What!?" Roodaka yells in shock as no-one has been able to dodge her spinner at all! Spinning his legs up in the air, Aube then flips himself back up. "While you can anticipate most people's reactions Roodaka," Aube points one of the Fire Greatswords at her face to cause her to stop what she is doing.
"Against someone who you haven't seen their race react toward these actions, you are like a rookie." Aube mentions as Roodaka hisses at him in frustration. "What do you want?" Roodaka asks as Aube replies. "What do I want?" Aube ponders this for a moment before continuing. "Is there any Anti-dermis here?" To this, Roodaka's eyes widen as she replies. "How do you know of that!? That is a secret only we know besides the Makuta!?" Aube then replies. "Just answer the question lady." Aube slightly waves the sword near her face as she then quickly responds. "Not here! It's in Tuyet's quarters!" Aube Tsk's as he realizes that he won't get any makuta out to help him at all.
"Ok, next question." Aube starts before taking a pause as he bends down to Roodaka's face. "Where am I?" Aube states with a calm face as Roodaka's face shows nothing..only for her to start to laugh somewhat creepily. "You ask where one of our most guarded conquests are and now you are asking where you are?! Are you a Kikanolo or what?" Roodaka laughs as Aube mentions. "To your knowledge, the Kikanolo are one of the smartest Rahi in the universe, so you are actually complimenting me right now." To this, Roodaka then immediately stops laughing to reply in a dark tone. "What?!"
Shaking his head for a moment, Aube replies. "Nevermind, just answer the question before you have no head to speak with." Aube crosses the other sword over her neck as she quickly responds after a somewhat drawn out sigh. "Metru-nui." Aube then quickly asks. "Which Metru?" Roodaka then looks at him confusingly. "You are in the colliesium rock for brains." Aube's blood freezes as he realizes that Tuyet rules at the Coliseum! "Thank you for your time." Aube politely excuses himself as he removes the blades from her neck.
Rubbing her neck, Roodaka then hears Aube mutter "Now just got to get to Mata Nui up above and I can get a plan going." Roodaka's eyes narrow at this. "Mata-nui? He doesn't mean the great spirit does he?" Roodaka prepares to strike him from behind with a Proto-steel knife when Aube then turns his attention to her. "By the way." To this Roodaka hides the blade quickly before replying. "Yes?" Aube then answers. "Does Tuyet have the Kanohi Olmak with her?"
To this, Roodaka only points to a wall and Aube see's the mask held there. "Well, that was a short journey." Aube jokes as he goes over to retrieve the mask to head back home to his dimension. "What do you plan to do with it? Rule the universe?" Roodaka asks as her spinner starts to warm up silently. "Nah, nothing like that. More like get back to my home dimension and call it done." Aube turns around to face her as he has the mask halfway out of its binding, seeing the spinner active. "Oh crap." Aube blinks while replying that note.
"I see, then after I'm done with you, we will destroy your home dimesion for the crime of damaging my pride!" Roodaka roars as she fires 3 spinners at Aube, who has to let go of the Olmak to avoid. As that occurs, Aube then prepares the blade to fight Roodaka, but seriously doubts being able to fight her in open and honorable combat as he doesn't have a half mechanical body on his side. "Time for plan Boom." Aube states as Roodaka looks at him confusingly. "Plan Boom?" She asks as Aube elaborates.
"Kanohi disks to left." Aube points one weapon at the wall. "Two certain Kanohi disk powers that go off at the same time cause explosions;" Aube's right foot picks up a small blade of unknown origin as Roodaka puts the picture together with dread. "You can't be serious. The explosion would take you out too!" Roodaka screams as Aube replies. "That would be true, except." Aube combines the swords together to Roodaka's surprise. "I'm the one with a hoverboard/shield of awesomeness arachnid lady." Aube then kicks the knife toward the two Kanohi disks, a Reconstitute at random and weaken powers, causing them to activate simultaneously, causing an explosion to occur, knocking Roodaka away and Aube outside.
Play It's my time to fly from Titan A.E. OST.
Flying on the weapon that belonged to Lhikan, Aube can only let out a yelp as he glides outside. "THIS. IS. AWESOME!" Aube yells in glee while going over the metru's, no destination chosen. "Better stay in the air, on the ground I'll just get lost." Aube mentions to himself as he continues to fly...only to hear some warning bells go off. "What is that?" Aube asks as he feels his stomach fall a couple feet as he see's 2 flying Toa of Air alongside a Toa of Gravity come toward him...and they aren't looking very happy to his perception. "Maybe they are friendly?" Aube fools himself as the Toa of Gravity holds out some form of long range weapon and fires it at Aube!?
"Going down it is then!" Aube falls forward as the board dives alongside him. "After it!" A toa of air shouts to his comrades as they follow after Aube. "Tch! Talk about persistent!" Aube mutters as he slides past a couple chutes of Le-Metru, causing quite an uproar as he cliped a part of a billboard, or its best equivalent in this universe as he flies toward another chute. Unable to stop himself from colliding with the transporting chute, Aube only takes a deep breath as he goes into the protodermis in the chute. After doing so, he nearly loses the board before splitting it apart to grab onto a piece of cargo. "Maybe they'll stop following me?" Aube thinks to himself as he cannot speak aloud in this liquid protodermis.
Once again, Aube is proven wrong as he hears the sound of metal being crushed behind him. Upon turning around to see what is causing it, Aube's eyes widen further to his pain from the liquid protodermis as he see's a part of the chute being crushed by massive gravitational forces. "Are they insane!? That'll destroy it and Transport in Le-Metru will be damaged!" Aube thinks to himself as he jumps off of the cargo piece to go into the air...and collide into one of the toa belonging to it. "Oof!" Aube grunts as the Toa grabs his arms quite forcefully to the point where he left they would be crushed. "Gotcha!" The toa shouts out in glee as Aube only replies. "I don't think so pal!"
Aube then knees the Toa in the head, knocking off his Kanohi Akaku and causing him to scream as he falls into the chute. Combining the weapons again into the shield/board mode, Aube then starts to think to himself. "Did I just kill that Toa? Did I really just kill one of the beings I looked up to as a role model for my life?" Aube then looks at his hands, scared at what he is doing to survive. Before he can question the morals of his decision, the other Toa of air starts to come toward him angrily yelling in fury. "Time to go." Aube mutters as he glides away with the two other toa following shortly behind.
Ta-metru, home of the mask makers
"You know, I am really getting tired of getting shot at!" Aube yells behind him as the Toa fire their blasters at him...alongside around 10 Nuurakh firing their staff's of Command as well. "Just give up foot-walker! You'll have less-pain way for death!" The Toa of air replies happily as Aube looks at him in shock. "No way in Karzahni am I going to die here!" Aube's face then turns into a furious glare as he hits the brakes and flies into reverse to the confusion fo the Toa, and to the glee of the Nuurakh...only for a Aube to clamp onto one of the Nuurakh's heads before separating it in a shower of sparks as he uses the now decapitated Nuurakh head as a blaster.
"Lets see how you guys like getting shot at!" Aube shouts as he fires the disk already loaded into it at the Toa of gravity, causing him to be Frozen in a block of ice and fall onto the ground, crashing the ice apart and causing the Toa of Gravity to groan in extreme pain, then fall into Unconsciousness. "Why you!" The toa of air shouts as he points his hammer at Aube, and in that second, a massive gale force strikes him, separating the board and causing him to fall toward a Furnace! "Crap!" Aube throws the Nuurakh head away before grabbing one of the greatswords, attempting to feebly to grab the other, Aube then starts to hear the sound of something charging? Looking behind him, he see's the Toa of air holding his cannon at him and gale force's going into it. "I hope you like getting hit with my Vacuum cordak!" The toa of air shouts as he fires the blast at Aube, who then grabs the swords before crossing them infront of him to block the shot, no time to turn them into a shield.
Upon contact, the impact immeditaly throws him more downward, slamming him into the outside wall of the Furnace, but the feeling off all air being ripped from his closed mouth nearly knocks Aube out as he falls further downward. "Let me get him!" The toa of air shouts to the Nearby Nuurakh which begrudgingly complies as the Toa of air prepares another blast from his weapon. Outside the area of affect, Aube takes a deep breath before kicking off of the hot walls surrounding the furnace, dodging the shot as the Toa fires, damaging the furnace to his grimace. While he does so, the Nuurakh next to him orders the others to detain him for damage to the metru. Against this, he struggles with his toa embued might, as he does so however, his weapon accidentally discharges again. This discharge blasts Aube who didn't see it coming. Knocking him further down into the Metru...
Falling once again, Aube tries to use the greatswords to glide downward as he is falling backwards, and if he puts the swords together, it would just probably fly off without him. Doing so helps some, but not the amount he needs to slow his decent as he crashes into a building. Letting out a yelp of pain, Aube then slides down before falling onto the ground with his right side. Groaning in pain, Aube attempts to get up only to fall back down onto the ground. "So...tired." Aube moans as he crawls to a nearby and seemingly abandoned home. "This will have to do." Aube mutters as he combines both of the blades once again before stabbing them into the ground, putting his back against it, Aube then tries to go to sleep...
Only to be waked up by something poking him nonstop! "Ok, I get the point, stop poking me!" Aube exclaims as the figure poking him falls backwards in surprise. "Y-You're completely organic!" The Ta-Matoran shouts out as he pedals backwards, grabbing a hammer off of the floor. "And you are interrupting my nap. Now can I ask who you are?" Aube replies as the figure then narrows his eyes. "Who am I?! Who are you to be in my home!?" The figure gets off of the ground to start to advance upon him but stops as Aube grabs the Handles to the Fire Greatsword and lifts it out of the ground and separating it.
"I'm just a guy who is trying to get back to his home, that's all. And the first step on that part is to get some freaking rest for my weary body as I've been thrown through a portal from a Kanohi Olmak, dodged Rhotuka spinners, flew into a collapsing Chute in Le-metru, and nearly got cooked in a Furnace here! Now if you would kindly let me sleep, then I'll be out of your way tomorrow alright!?" Aube yells which causes the Ta-matoran to fall on his rear end with a clang from fear of Aube. Seeing the look of fear in his face, Aube rubs the back of his head before extending a hand out to the Matoran, who looks at him wearily before accepting it and being lifted back up. After dusting himself off, the Ta-matoran asks. "So you'll leave after you get some rest?" Aube then nods as the Ta-matoran sighs. "Fine, just don't get in my way tonight ok? I'm trying to work on a new mask design." Aube only recombine's the blades before stabbing them back into the ground the grimace of the Ta-matoran as he once again goes to sleep...and this time, not to be awoken so abruptly.
The next day.
Waking up after his nap, Aube stretches his arms before twisting his torso a couple of times to remove the feeling of stiffness in them. After finishing, he see's the Ta-Matoran is resting on the dusty bed that must belong to him. But what interests him is not the bed, its what's lying next to it, a rough design for some Kanohi of a make that is unknown to Aube. Picking the notes up, Aube then takes a glance through the notes interested in the mask...but cannot get much out of the notes as its only partially complete. Sighing, Aube puts the notes onto a nearby desk and tries to get a moment of piece so he can think on what he can do now, as well as review his current condition.
Setting the Fire greatswords to his side, Aube then tries to remember all the knowledge of the Toa empire universe. "The key notes to this universe is that Toa Lhikan was killed by both Tuyet and Nidihki, removing any chance of the Toa metru to come into existance as they need his specific toa energy to become toa. Another key note is that the Toa Mata, my heroes and role models, are pratically brainwashed to follow Tuyets rule. The only one that isn't on her side is Pohatu. The brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark hunters are destroyed. I only know of three Makuta members still alive besides Miserix and they are Makuta Teridax, leader of the brotherhood of Makuta, Makuta Krika, and Makuta Kojol. Dark hunter survivors that I know are the Shadowed One, Darkness, Guardian, and Primal."
Aube takes a moment to further remember details. "Order of Mata nui...that's one of the few things I don't know about its current condition in this universe.. I know for a fact that Brutaka is dead, Axonn wouldn't have allowed that to happen as he was his best friend and comrade in arms. Hopefully he is still alive somewhere in this universe as I could use some more information on what is going on here. Nidhiki wiped out the Nynrah ghosts so no Nynrah ghostblasters for me...if I even survive that long to look for one. Toa that are against this empire are Pohatu, toa Lesovik, and Toa Krakua..wait, isn't he also an order member? Then I guess that the order wants to fight against this empire, so I hope that Helryx is around as well."
Aube reclines slightly before continuing his thought process. "People to avoid, pretty much all of metru-nui at this rate. But the thing to note is that I know for a fact that Roodaka is here, whether she is in control of the visorak horde is another story altoghter. Karzahni is here at the correctional facility in Ga-metru with Toa Gali. I don't think I need to say anything about him as its bad enough that he's outside his domain." Aube then gets up as he says into the air. "Enough thinking, I'd better start doing something before I miss my sister's birthday completely." Aube then grabs the greatswords before walking outside the home...and right into one person that he didn't think would show herself so early.
"So you are the being who damaged my trophy room." Toa Tuyet replies as she looks Aube over. "And it seems you are a thief as well!" Tuyet points to the Greatswords that Aube is holding. "I think Lhikan would have liked the fact that his weapons were still being used to fight evil even when he is not." To this, Aube hears some rustling behind him. "Oh? You have a friend?" Tuyet starts as Aube's eyes blaze in anger. "Leave the Matoran out of this lady, if you want to deal with me, then get on with it. Otherwise..." Aube lifts up one half of the weapon toward Tuyet's face as the two guests who arived with her are walking around to get a better look at himself.
"Hello again worm." Roodaka replies as she hisses in her seductive, yet dark snakelike voice. "Geez, I've heard about clingy ex's but give me a break." Aube grumbles before getting punched in the chest by the other guest. "Be quiet." Toa Gaaki orders only for Aube to respond. "I'm surprised that she even allows you to even be here Gaaki. Since you are only a Toa created to protect Makuta-!?" Aube is then thrown back by her arm, going through the Ta-Matoran's door. Said Ta-matoran jumps backwards in shock.
Thinking he should use the Matoran as a shield, Aube decides against it as it would cause his sister to hate him for the rest of her life when she finds out about that. Replying to the matoran, Aube says. "If you've got a window or another way out, I would take it right now." To this the Ta-Matoran stands still. "What are you waiting for!? Move you idiot!" Aube shouts as the Matoran can only reply. "That's Toa Lhikan's weapons?" Aube only looks at him questioningly. "Huh?!" As soon as he lets that out, Toa Gaaki comes into the house. "If you have finished talking with your friend." Pulling out her Tidal Spear from her shield, she points her shield at Aube while her staff is at the Matoran.
"You both can now cease to exist." Gaaki starts as she fires a blast of water at the Ta-Matoran who lets out a cry...only for droplets to be hitting him. Turning back to look, he see's Aube infront of him using the Fire greatswords in shield form, defending him! "Why!?" The Ta-matoran yells at him as Tuyet enters the house. "Indeed, why did you do that? It would have been painless for you both to be defeated by my dear pet here." Tuyet taps Gaaki's shoulders as Aube looks confused.
"Pet?" Aube starts as Tuyet elaborates gleefully. "Ah yes, dear Gaaki here alongside Norik and Iruni disagreed about the decision to change them back into toa...so I had dear Roodaka here change their brains to be more...acceptable to my persuasion." Widening both of their eyes at this, the Ta-matorans face is shown horror while Aube's is showing fury. "You...did what to them?" Aube says slowly as Roodaka enters the house. "Like she said, I changed their brains out to be less guarded against our ideals...and make them so much more fun for us alongside the rest of their team." Roodaka says with a smile...which only ignites Aube's hate.
"So because of you..." Aube starts as Both Tuyet and Roodaka feel something...wrong coming from the being. "What?" Tuyet starts as Aube's eyes seem to flash in the dark side of the house. "You caused them to kill Brutaka!? You are gonna pay!" Aube roars as he pushes against the blast of water, causing Gaaki to back up. "What are you-!?" Gaaki starts as Aube splits the greatsword once again, using one blade to slice the water while the other to knock the Tidal Spear out of her hands. "Ok..here's the deal." Aube points the weapons at the non-matoran in the room. "You let the Ta-matoran leave, and I'll give you a fight you will be sure to remember for a long time...sound okay?"
Aube then see's the Matoran nod before grabbing his notes and moving past Roodaka, who surprising doesn't grab him and use him as a hostage. Before leaving the house, the Ta-matoran replies to Aube. "Th-Thank you." Aube only responds. "Sorry for getting you involved in this mess." Aube then sees the matoran nod before running off. Turning his head back to the Non-matoran, Aube starts to reply. "There, now lets-AAAGGGHHH!?" A scream rings out behind him along with the sound of an avalanche happening behind him. Turning back around to where he saw the matoran run off to is a pile of boulders the size of a building in an alleyway...and a red hand with notes in it is the first thing that Aube see's that isn't brown..."You killed him..." Aube says slowly as he see's Toa Pouks exit around the corner, his Avalanche spear still humming with power.
"So?" Pouks starts as Aube's eyes glow with hate. "YOU BASTARD!" Aube roars as he charges toward Pouks, with all intents and purposes to kill the Toa Hagah of stone. "Gotcha!" Roodaka shouts behind him as she fires her spinner at him...only for for Aube to start running more closer to the ground, the spinner flying past him and hitting a fence, turning it into a mess of vines. "How-!?" Gaaki starts as she fires her spinner at Aube, but it goes past him aswell, hitting Pouks in the chest and causing him to slam into his own avalanche behind him. Getting up quickly, Pouks barely has time to put his shield infront of him as Aube slams the greatswords into it.
Moving his spear to the side to skewer Aube, Pouks weapon is knocked out of his hands as the shield splits apart once again, Aube using one half to knock the weapon away before using it to rip the shield out of his hands, which he subsequently throws behind him at Tuyet who only slaps the weapon aside. "Die!" Aube shouts out as he prepares to kill the toa with the Greatswords only for a massive blast of water to come from behind, knocking him away. Turning back to where it came from, Aube see's Tuyets hands still glowing with energy. "I don't like feeling left out." Tuyet starts as Gaaki and Roodaka back her up, with Pouks regaining his Avalanche spear and more footsteps coming.
Wanting to continue the fight even though he would probably lose, Aube then feels the now dead and unknown Ta-matoran's hand bump into his leg...and upon seeing his notes in his hand his thoughts of anger dissapear. "I'll come back...and when I do." Aube points a greatsword not at Pouks or Gaaki or Roodaka, but at Tuyet. "You will feel a reckoning and vengeance that knows no bounds." To this, Tuyet laughs as she thinks its stupid that such a weak being can oppose her. But by the time she looks up again the being is gone...along with the Ta-Matoran's notes...
Ga-Metru, the great temple. Home of the scholars
Play boulevard of broken dreams by green day.
Heavily guarded by Vahki under orders of Toa Tuyet, the only access to the facility is due to Tuyet herself and the matoran she brings with her...who subsequently leave as toa under her control. But what they didn't expect was a being of Organic make to come into the temple from below it. Shaking himself off, Aube then takes a look around the temple, seeing it in person is a different story than, say, from a movie or book. A sense of peace should enrapture the location, but all that Aube feels is dread and despair, the sign that this temple hates the fate it has been brought to. Glancing at the Suva, Aube then puts Lhikan's Fire greatswords against it as he falls to the ground. Crying.
"Damnit..." Aube blubbers out before shouting. "DAMNIT!" And slamming his fists against the ground. Not caring for the fact that the Vahki outside might come inside from the noise. "Why did I have to come to his hell-hole! Why Mata-nui!" Aube yells at the Suva and the temple as he continues letting out his anger and hate. "Why did you bring me here!? What did you hope to happen with me here!? I'm a human! I'm not a toa or hero!" Still getting silence from the temple, Aube only keeps on crying as he lays against the Suva. "Please...just tell me that this isn't some cruel joke. Some passing interest that's just to keep you amused. Please don't torture someone like me who loves this universe...please." Aube cries as he curls up. The sobs and the cries then start to die down from him doing so...until the temple is once again silent.
Aube stays curled up for an unknown amount of time, it could have been minutes, hours, days even yet they still didn't feel truly right. Aube is taken out of his position as a crack resounds through the temple, jumping up to see what the noise is about, Aube is taken by surprise as the Suva has opened up and inside it is a piece of paper. Slowly, ever so slowly, Aube reaches inside to pull the paper out as carefully as he can. "Let's see here..'to those who have reached the absolute despair of their craft, come forth to the land of paradise.'...Wait...isn't this a map?" Aube then checks over the location in his memory, not remembering anything of that nature in the Bionicle universe at all. "There's only one place in this universe that isn't recorded on maps...and that is Artharka." Aube realizes as he gets up to grab the Fire greatswords once again as he flies of in the direction that was set down on the map.
One month later.
Unknown island.
Play Over the clouds burst mix from God eater burst ost.
The island, constantly a changing area that fits whatever being deigns it, is currently a desert with a sandstorm brewing, the likes of which would reduce all of the stones in Po-metru to dust, its statues eroded beyond all recognition. Through the dust on the island, a cloaked figure walks with a Rusty Fire greatsword trudging slowly behind him. Constantly journeying, the figure stops for a moment as he sighs. "Looks like we got company buddy." The figure states as he rips off the cloak...showing Aube with ripped clothing. Rising out of the sand are 10 Nui-jaga, looking very agitated.
"Better get this show on the road, I got to see a man about a savior." Aube jokes before the Nui-Jaga hiss as they charge toward him. Splitting the rusted weapon in half like its normal, Aube blocks a stinger from one of the tails of the rahi before kicking its mask off, disorienting it. Another Nui-Jaga attempts to grab a cylinder on Aube's chest, to which, Aube lodges one half of the weapon in its claw. "Oh no you don't!" Aube then knocks the mask off of this one now, causing it to panic. The remaining masked Nui-Jaga then decide to attack all at once to remove the intruder, to which Aube only spins in place slashing at all of their faces, knocking all of their masks off. "Gotcha." Aube starts only for something to prick him in the leg. "Huh?" Aube then takes a look downward to see one of the Nui-Jaga's stingers broke off and hit him in the leg.
"Great." Aube grumbles as he puts the cloak back on and continues his journey to the gate. Upon reaching the staircase near the massive golden gate on this island, Aube collapses onto the ground, the poison from the Nui-jaga finally starting to take effect not due to immunity or the like, but more diluted and harder to work. "Can't...stop...here.." Aube starts as he crawls onto the staircase, his weighing him down, but Aube is so weak that he cannot unhook it off of him anyway. "Got...to...get...home!" Aube yells weakly as he begins his challenge of going up the stairs, the only thing gazing at him is the stars above him.
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps. The numbers climbing past the ten digit mark but to Aube, it seems like the millions digit mark for each step. "Come-on Body! We are going to do this!" Aube then starts to see the Stairs blur and in their place is Tuyet and Roodaka, laughing at his plight...and behind them is a crying Tare and his mother. "Why? Why is he gone?" Tare asks her mother as she can only look at her hands in horror. "I-It's my fault! I killed him! If I didn't set this up he would still be-!" His mother then starts to cry...the second he hears the sobs, Aube's eyes blaze with newfound energy.
"Nobody.." Aube starts as he gets off of the steps and to begin walking, not even feeling the extreme pain in his body as he continues. "Makes..." Aube's wound on his leg starts to flow more freely, nearly causing him to slip on his own blood. "MY FAMILY CRY!" Aube roars as he then charges up the stairs, past the Laughing Tuyet and Roodaka, past his crying family, past everything in his way, and upon reaching the gate he smiles...before falling completely unconscious as he stands.
A massive wind blows, knocking his unconscious body down to the ground infront of the gate. A moment passes as the wind goes away from the gate, the air and enviroment becoming earily quiet for the sandstorm that was happening earlier. The enviroment then starts to change from the desert to an oasis the massive foliage reaching to the steps, but not touching them. The Trees as high as the gate, but fall in comparison to its majesty. As we compare the gate to the rest of the area, the stars themselves seem to fall quiet as the gate opens, and exiting the gate is a Matoran whose color is as bright as the sun that flows onto these lands.
"So...this is the guest? Seems quite thin for a Toa." The Matoran starts before putting a hand on Aube's side before flipping him over...and gasps as he see's something that shouldn't be possible. "He's pure organic?! What could this-."'What it means is for you to go back into your city, young worker." A charismatic voice sounds out. Taken aback by who was spoken, the Matoran replies into the air. "Wh-Who is there?!" To this, the voice slightly chuckles before he continues. "My worker, I don't believe that you could have forgotten the one who allowed you into this land now would you?"
The Matoran then widens his eyes even further than seeing Aube as he starts to reply in awe. "Y-You're-!" The being only holds up his hand, silencing the matorans stuttering voice. ''Enough, bring him in." To this, it causes the Matoran's eyes to show confusion. "B-But sir! We never allow the person who we take the request for to come inside-!?" The Matoran then has to take a step backwards as the being looks at him more closely. "Trust me, he won't survive long enough to get his request handled anyway." The matoran only looks at the being once again, clear signs of distress shown clearly on his face.
"Don't worry, if he attempts to ruin creation in my city..no, the world, then I'll be sure to remove him." The being replies to which the Matoran's face shows less distress and more relief. And upon shaking his head, the Matoran then goes forward to lift Aube up onto his back. The Matoran then trudges into the city to the confusion of some other Matoran, but they quickly get back to their work as the Mysterious being only looks at the Confused Matoran, sending a gaze that said 'to forget what you see', to which it was very effective.
The next day...
Darkness, the constant and comforting feeling in this world of blackened light, a cursed twilight that seems to reign forever in this universe, leaves Aube's body once more as he awakens into the world of cursed twilight...or it should be to Aube, but to his surprise, a light the likes of which he hasn't felt in the month or so from his own world welcomes his existence. A golden light the likes of which is a day in the sun, no humidity, wind, and lots of shade to relax the day in..to bathe in.
Blinking his eyes a couple of times to return his senses to this long missed feeling, Aube starts to remove himself from his current location, a bed which has only a white sheet and solid protodermis mattress which, surprisingly to himself, Aube finds it beats most of that memory foam beds that he's seen at stores...what were they called again? Ah...Bed, Bath, and Beyond is the name. Back to reality, upon leaving the bed, Aube then hears a loud clank on a nearby Proto-matter door and, scared of whose going to appear inside, Aube quickly hides behind the door's supposed hinges...only for it to slide open and a Matoran to come in. "Ah." The matoran starts as Aube only replies. "Oh..." The silence that reigns the next minute or so deafens the two people in the room before Aube, who has the somewhat memory of decency and civility, asks a question to alleviate the awkwardness of the current situation.
"So...how are you doing today?" Aube then see's the Matoran ponder for a moment before replying in what seemed like hours of waiting. "Everyday is great in Artakha Biological. It's just the matter of perspective toward ones craftmanship." Shrugging at this, Aube replies to the Matoran's response. "Well, to an outsider it would be prudent to ask such a thing now wouldn't it?" The Matoran then takes another ponder before replying. "True, that would be the logical response Biological. But normally outsider's are never allowed into our hollowed home." To this, Aube once again replies. "Can anything be considered normal in the universe?"
To this, the Matoran once again takes another ponder, this one shorter than all the other's as he smiles toward this and laughs. "True! That is one good way to putting the universe into perspective Biological!" Aube then immediately replies. "Okay, can you stop calling me Biological, I don't call you a 'Bionicle' now do I?" The Matoran only looks at him for a moment. "Bionicle?" Sighing, Aube replies. "Bio-Mechanicle is what it means fully, just shortening it down some for convienices sake." The Matoran then nods before asking. "So what should I call you?"
Smacking his chest with his left palm, Aube responds. "For one, I'm a human, and secondly;" Aube then points to himself with his left thumb. "My name is Aube. You can forget it after I leave here after having a talk with your boss." To this, the Matoran's eyes widen before quickly uttering a response. "Y-You want to talk with Lord Artakha!? No-one see's him-!?" Aube only holds up his right hand before replying. "No-one bio-mechanical anyway, but incase you haven't forgotten what you called me earlier;"
Aube spins around in a circle before continuing. "I'm Completely biological. That's gotta come up for something now right?" The Matoran's mouth agape, Aube only grabs his cloak and gear before going through the door. To this The Matoran immediately responds. "H-How will you know where to find him!?" Aube only replies. "Just have to look for the most biggest building and the most splendor...that's where the most important people usually stay." "That will not be necessary 'Human'." A voice resounds through the air as Aube looks above him.
"I presume that you're Artakha?" To this the disembodied voice sounds once again through the area where Aube is at. "You're presumptions are correct 'Human', I am the ruler of this land, a land of creation unbound and endless. To what do you need that you have arrived upon these lands?" To this the Matoran is agape, he couldn't have heard what he thought he did from his lord...he DIDN'T know what the Biological wants!?
Aube then takes a deep breath before replying. "I would prefer it if I could speak it toward you face to face, where your response is immediately considered and thought out." The silence that comes after this talk continues for roughly 8 seconds before the voice returns to speak. "You would prefer it if you spoke in person? What could be so important that you want to speak about?" Aube only lets out a sigh before replying. "Doesn't that mask that those great beings made tell you what I want?" To this, the Matoran's face is shows with shock further with his agape, the Biological's response is quick and blunt, rude in all manners of speaking to one who has worn creation upon his face.
The silence returns, but only for a moment as a response is sent through the building. "My mask, gives me the power to create things from 'Our universe', yet when I think of anything involving yourself, it goes blank in the face of anything you have touched. Which leads me to one of two answers for this event." A White stone of unknown make goes forward, pointing at Aube as the voice speaks further. "You are one who either is of something that has hidden itself by blessings from its creator..." A black stone then goes to point at Aube now. "Or you are one who shouldn't exist in this universe, an anomaly the likes of which shouldn't be possible in the way the universe spirals its eternal passage..."
Not needing to see the response of the Matoran behind him, Aube knows that the being must have either gone unconscious from the events or is laying down as a thump is heard behind him. "You are correct in the second answer, I am not from this universe, I'm not even from this dimension. I come from a world known as Earth, I arrived here upon saving my sister from falling from a fatal height, only to fall myself, except as I fell, I went through a portal caused by a damaged Kanohi Olmak, arriving here upon re-entry." Aube then goes onward to explain his knowledge of the Bionicle-verse to the master of creation, who's interest peaked, stays silent as Aube repeats the tale of the prime universe of bionicle.
"-And thus, his energy spent, the Great spirit Mata-nui goes into sleep once more in the Kanohi Ignika, leaving the world of Bara Magna in the hands of it's Progeny...and that's all that I know of what has happened in the prime universe Mr. Artakha, I know that this universe is similar to one in which Toa Takanuva, Toa of light, went through to reach the Toa Nuva in Karda Nui. My only explanation to why I am here must be that this is one dimension in which Takanuva didn't travel to, almost completely un-altered..." Aube finishes to which the lord of this land named upon himself, after much quiet listening to these tales, speaks. "Except for the undeniable fact that you are here, telling me what would have happened had Tuyet been felled against Lhikan and carrying said Toa's weapons for yourself."
Aube looks at the still rusty weapons. "I didn't want to keep them...I just thought that It would be better for them to stay out of that monster Tuyet's claws." An immediate response is uttered by the lord of the land. "And for that, you have my praise, those weapons I personally made and gave to Helryx when she left these lands, to which I presume she gave to another...which soon have passed down to Lhikan." Aube then replies. "No praise necessary, I did what any other Loving imaginator would have done in that stance. Only..." To this, the voice asks. "Only?"
Aube then responds. "Only I wish I had the power to protect a Worker who had nothing to do with my retrieving of these weapons. He was felled by a possessed warrior of Tuyet's who probably would have fought her even before he was controlled." The Creator then takes a pause before replying. "And that power...you came here to look for it?" To this, Aube then nods before replying. "Exactly, as someone who has created over countless blades, armor, and beings, you would probably be able to help me out in this case."
To this, the lord pauses as he then takes a moment to respond. "So you want me to give you a weapon to defeat Tuyet's reign?" Aube then shakes his head. "No." To this, the Creator, in a long forgotten fashion, is confused at this. "If you do that, you'll be viewed as a person who creates things to desolate worlds that people have lived in, bloodying your hands for centuries as creation becomes flawed." Aube then takes a look up at the ceiling. "So...what do you want me to do?" Aube then takes a look infront of him.
"You remember how I said I knew alot about this universe?" To this, a pause is given, the sign that Aube thinks that Artakha is nodding. "I believe that you remember your first incidence in creating life, the Crystal Serpents?" To this, an all but immediate response is given. "You want me to open a door that I swore to never open again? A door that will bring uncontrolled danger to the universe?" Shaking his head once again, Aube responds. "No. What I want is for you to modify my body." To this, a silence is given. "You want me to change your existence? Such a thing is...unique for a person such as yourself." Aube only replies. "You mean dangerous." The being responds once again. "Yes...the fact that you want to change your body to something else will be...difficult. Do you have any clue to what you want your body changed into?"
Play the world ends with you ost Calling.
Aube only looks at the sky outside the building before responding. "Yeah, I have the perfect idea." To this, the voice waits for a response...and could very well be shocked by what he hears. "Make me a Toa." Aube announces to which the voice that Belongs to Artakha replies. "What!? You want a body of those that you are going to fight!? Are you wanting to be cursed for the rest of your life!?" Aube only replies. "It doesn't matter what the others in this universe think of me, I am what I am." The voice has a mirror appear infront of him, a shadowy figure in the reflection that isn't Aube. "And what are you?" Aube replies. "I am the one who is going to end Tuyet's existence, free the universe from her oppression on existence and eternity, and complete the duty of those who couldn't do their destinies!" The proclamation rings out, true and clear, with the vial that Aube is holding moving slightly.
Sighing, Arthakha replies. "So what Toa do you want to become, a toa of Light? Plasma? Or maybe Gravity?" Aube's response is immediate and surprising. "None of them. Those that have already belonged to this cursed light are not needed to free this universe from its chains." To this, a quirked eye is given before Arthakha replies. "What? Then what are you...no! You cannot mean you want to be that!?" Aube only smirks. "That I do lord of creation, I want to be one who can turn this blackened light back into a light that matches this city, in order to do so however;" Aube's right hand swings out infront of him as he proclaims out toward Artakha.
"A Toa that belongs to the dark, one that shouldn't exist but is known to all for the fear of it. The being to which the Kraakan belongs to...A TOA OF SHADOW!" Artakha's response is immediately given as the environment turns black like the night. "YOU DARE BRING THAT WHICH SHOULDN'T EXIST INTO CREATION!? ONE WHO'S DESTINY IS ONLY TO BE A DESTROYER FOR THE UNIVERSE'S ENTIRE ETERNITY! ENDLESSLY DESTROYING ALL THAT WOULD BE CREATED FOR ALL!?" Aube responds to this. "If a destroyer is what this universe needs, then I'll become that. For all the beings who come forth from this moment in time;" The Island of Zadak shudders as these words continue, much less the entire universe as Aube continues.
"THEY WILL KNOW OF A UNIVERSE NOT BROUGHT IN FEAR, BUT OF DIVERSITY! A WORLD OF ORDER AND CHAOS BALANCED! NOT WORRIED FOR FEAR OF OPPRESSION OR OF DESTRUCTION OF THEIR OWN SELVES IN CONSTANCE! I WILL BECOME THIS WORLDS LAST HOPE...NO! ITS DARK MESSIAH TO DEFEND THOSE WHICH SHALL NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES OR THEIR NEIGHBORS!" Back in our world, the Kraakan that belongs to Aube glows slightly with a black light, all but unnoticed to everyone in existence.
"..." Silence is the response given by the creator of the universe, as the shadow from Aube grows in the dark, a feat which should be impossible as much as he is here. "If I am cursed, spit on, and forgotten by the annals of time, I'll take it." Aube starts as his eyes start to tear up. "All to make sure that Bitch goes to an abyss which shall not be escapable. So I can look at my kin in confidence at what I have done, not in regret." The wings of purity on Aube that the Lord of Creation see's in all beings are dyed black, signifying a fall..but not becoming tattered and shattering like all others of the dark. "Please...if you really hate what I may...no will become, then end me after I take out Tuyet...to protect them." Aube pleads as the vial reacts more to those words.
"But I need an item of the dark in order to turn you into it." Aube only grimly smiles at these words. "I would have arrived here in a week had I not thought the same, so I brought the only thing of the dark that I could find." Aube lifts the Vial up to the mirror as he opens it. "?! That's-!?" Arthakha is frozen in place upon seeing the substance. "Antidermis. The blood and bones of Makuta. For a darkness that is needed to clean these times, nothing better than the first users of the dark are to be used." Before he can even think of denying Aube his request, in all ideas of idiocy and lucrative, Artakha stops as the shadow behind Aube forms a being. The being, as tall as any toa, right eye letting out black flames with its duty and anger, stops him by its unnusual existance. Seeing the Toa nod at this before putting its right hand on Aube's shoulder before passing through it.
"...Alright..but it will take time. i have never worked with Antidermis before." Arthakha answers Aube's request as he smiles somewhat forced. "Then I'll start with the mask..since all that I am supposed to become shouldn't exist. I should make my existence start right here in the land of creation." Aube then puts the Vial through the mirror into Artakha's outstretched hand, setting it down into his hands. Turning away from the mirror, Aube see's the world return to the brightness that it once held...hopefully for good.
Play Over the clouds by Alan.
Walking into a long sinced closed door, Artakha only sighs before opening the said door, revealing a chamber that is as it was 100,000 years ago.
The moon is cloaked in sadness.
It quietly paints the land red and disappears.
The red star glowing its unusual light upon Voya nui, Turaga Jovan feels a sense of unease upon his battle worn and experienced body.
Can you hear my Voice?
Can I stay myself,
In this bloodthirsty era?
Walking his way into a forge area, Aube then grabs a nearby hammer and torch, to the outcry of several Matoran. To which they stop as they feel that the person in front of them has a duty the likes of which they cannot interfere in.
the tears that overflow
your heart
are surely proof of
your wish for a future.
Tears flowing through his eyes as he works through the heat, Aube then lifts out a Kanoki disk. The heat from it nearly searing his hands. "My future won't start unless I start it with my own hands." Aube says to himself as he pound the top of the disk, flattening it out after a good couple of minutes.
gaze forward without lamenting
your current powerlessness
Using the prongs, Aube starts to bend the flat disk into itself, making a somewhat half oval shape upon it. Grabbing another Kanoki disk, a disk of remove poison...or was it an Enlarge? Aube couldn't think in the heat, only he has to work to finish the job. Putting the disk back into the forge, Aube then tries to add another layer upon the mask, given an wide U on the brow of the mask. Upon doing so however. A crack occurs on the mask. Hearing some chuckling, Aube only ignores as he uses leftover molten Protodermis to fill in the crack, which is near the right eye-socket of the mask.
you can get it over
over the clouds!
Roodaka smiles, the joy of control is not so easily dismissed in the queen of the Visorak horde's body. "Only if there could be someone I can beat into my will..." Roodaka broods happily as she remembers that biological being in the trophy room. "Yes...he would have been perfect." Roodaka gleefully replies to herself.
the sound of the wind
changes the seasons
Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar surroundings, Artakha only lifts the vial of Antidermis into the air. "To the future." Artakha says aloud into the air as he pours the Antidermis into the mold, a body forming to a degree. Leaving a huge chunk in the middle freed up.
its the prelude to a fight
that has no end in sight
Makuta Teridax, coming back from a somewhat reconnaissance run around the Archives, feels a familar...yet not so much the same feeling that he would get, when a Makuta is born into the universe. "I must be needing to rethink of my situation if I think another Makuta can be created as long as Tuyet holds the pool." Teridax says to himself.
why do people forget
that our common, everyday lives
hold precious things?
Tuyet sits upon her throne, looking upon the land that she has conquered and controlled with pride...but something is missing? A challenge perhaps?
if you still hold feelings for someone
Shaking his head from the disorienting sensation running through his body, Aube looks back upon the mask that he has created, the black yet simple mask has a u-like brow upon its top, like a Kanohi Arthron...but smaller. Underneath the Eyesockets of the mask are ridges that keep the former cracks filled and the light layer of the protodermis over said sockets act as a cover for them. The lower area of the chin has a somewhat flat bottom, the areas not affected by any of these changes are slight bumps, probably from the crappy maskmaking process. But to Aube, it feels like a great Accomplishment.
even though your wings
have become tattered
Seeing a nearby pool of liquid protodermis, Aube then puts the mask into it to the outcry from the other workers. "What are you doing!? Are you trying to destroy the mask!?" One worker shouts out as Aube only lifts the mask back out, the black-like night color upon its feature shine perfectly like obsidian. "My mask, my decision." Aube responds.
you can fly no matter what
the pain you might face
Seeing the nod of disapproval from the more experienced mask-makers, Aube only sighs before putting the mask against his face, not able to feel any form of power from the mask of power. "It doesn't matter if it works or not, what matters is that I decided upon its form of my own free will." Aube mutters as a spark emanates from the underbrow of the right eyesocket. "Just like that girl." Aube remembers an anime/video game character, a girl in all black, her hair as black as the night with the only change in color from her deep and piercefull blue eyes, a blue flame emitting from her left eye.
you can get over
over the clouds.
"Black rock shooter." Aube mutters, the spark growing in height, but the now black flame doesn't hurt Aube, rather, it paints himself in a new, not before seen light as a somewhat ominous feeling comes over the Matoran workers.
can you hear my voice?
can i stay myself
in this bloodthirsty era?
Walking forward through his now new home, Karzahni is only grinning at how he is going to 'teach' the Matoran tomorrow, maybe put that Matoran named Nokama on the spot once again? All pleasurable thoughts to the now lord of nightmares is interrupted by a feeling of foreboding, the feeling he only felt once before...on that accursed day when he lost to HIM. "Whatever is going to happen, this time..." Karzahni looks at the temples of Ga-metru. "I will win!" Karzahni proclaims in his head as his mask utters a sound of groaning.
the tears that overflow
your heart
are surely proof
of your wish for a future
Toa Pohatu, in his Throne of stone, looks upon some plans of an attack upon a Vahki recharging plant with scrutiny. "The danger of this plan is extreme old friend." Pohatu replies to his nearby cloaked compatriot. "I'm not your friend Toa. Only one person in this universe is my friend...and he's dead." The cloaked compatriot explains to which the Toa Mata of Stone sighs. "Right...Sorry once again about that." Pohatu apologizes to which the cloaked being replies gruffly. "Never say it again. I may not have my staff, but my eyebeams are still as strong as they ever were." The cloaked figure's eyes glow red for a moment as Pohatu nods.
if you still hold
feelings for someone
"We'll get Tuyet. But first we need something-!?" Pohatu is interrupted by a feeling of darkness intreading into his base, but not an oppressive darkness like the Makuta or the Dark hunter Darkness. "Do you feel that?" Pohatu asks his cloaked companion who only nods. "It feels like...a toa?" The cloaked companion starts as Pohatu then gives of a grim and dry laugh. "Who has ever heard of a toa of Shadows? It must be that one of our allies has absorbed someone." The cloaked figure only grins wryly before leaving. "But still...it's quite ominous." The cloaked figure sounds off at the last moment. Leaving Pohatu to ponder in a silence much like the stones that surround himself.
even though your wings
have become tattered
Toa Lesovik, former leader of the first Toa team in the universe, is currently in battle with a squad of Keerakh, Ko-metru Vahki that are quite interested in his current place and his current activity...which is causing as much of a disturbance as possible by damaging the Knowledge towers. Not enough to cripple them completely, just enough to drag some attention so his 'carrier' can get to those Accursed beings of shadow without being noticed, a Matoran by the name of Whenua if his memory is correct.
you can fly no matter
what pain you may face
But the thoughts of the Matoran or its package would have to wait as he dodges one Keerakh's staff of Confusion just barely. "This is just a losing battle, against Tuyet in this condition, we are all going to fall sooner or later." Lesovik states pessimisticly into his head...only to reel backwards alongside the Keerakh's as a wave of oppression hits them, a feeling that far surpasses that of Tuyet's reign. "What in the great spirit is that?!" Lesovik all but roars as he feels Fear like the time when his team fell. "Whatever it is, it's dangerous...but is it for me?" Lesovik looks at the still paralyzed Keerakh before continuing in his head. "Or for Tuyet?" The answer, it seemed, lied past the winds call.
you can get it over
over the clouds
In his pod, the former Turaga of Metru nui, and former Toa of fire, Dume, is cringing, the pain of the world shaking around him in fear as a darkness deeper than that of the place he is currently in is encroaching upon his very heartstone.
you can get it over
OVER THE CLOUDS!
Hydraxon stands watch in his pit, the darkness from the prisoners all but eliminating all chance of light in the cages that they are in, but upon looking behind him at a weird sound, he see's a sight that he has all but forgotten, his own shadow. "A new darkness is coming here." Hydraxon states to himself as he continues his eternal march, protecting the universe from some dangers that it shouldn't have to ever experience again.
the light of life
is a flood of emotions
"Are you sure you still want to go through with this?" Artahka inquires as Aube only looks at the mask in his hands, the listless eyesockets calling him forward. "Not like I have any other way to get stronger." Aube replies to the lord of creation as he sighs. "The process would be irreversible to your body, along with your current form needing to be reformatted into nerves and muscles in order to use the bod-" "So I'm going to be ripped open is that the worry?" Aube interrupts as Artakha once again sighs.
"The pain you will probably feel will be immesurable...I wouldn't be surprised if you expired from the ordeal." Artakha replies as Aube only chuckles loudly with emotion. "It really doesn't matter." To this, Artakha only looks at him questioningly as he explains. "Weather or not I die from the pain isn't imprortant...what's imprortant is if this new me will do what I want him to do if I go away." Aube walks forward to wear the mask on his face while laying down onto the table, the massive mold underneath him and above him staying Ominously where they are.
the light of life is lit
in the dark night
"Do it." Aube mentions to the other being in this cold and greyed room, and upon another sigh, Artakha replies as he flips the lever. "May the great spirits give you strength." After the lever is thrown, the table disappears, leaving Aube floating loftily into the air for but a moment as both halves of the mold come down onto him...and issuing out a loud echo of excruciating pain to emit from his body, the pitch nearly reaching a point where the human body cannot emulate. "Beggining transfusion of Antidermis." Artakha states to himself as the semi-liquid substance pours into the mold, causing all screams to stop as Aube then feels the cool, yet dark, anti-dermis around his now burning body. "Next...toa power." Aube mutters while nearly choking on some of the blood of the Makuta. A blast of energy occurs in his tomb, electrifying his body with many unknown feelings, too vast and too unique to put into words.
After 5 minutes of the energy going into the mold, Artakha shows a sign of worry as he stops the transference. "Did...Did I fail once again?" Artakha asks himself as he feels a sense of defeat once again, first with the Crystal Serpents and now this. Before he can even let out a cry of frustration, he hears a faint chuckling emit from the room, dark and foreboding...yet familiar. "Aube?" Artakha asks as the voice replies. "To be perfectly honest, I was kinda wondering when you'd stop putting so much dang energy into this coffin pal. Anymore and I'd start to understand Tuyet...which I don't intend to."
Artakha only looks at the Mold, now worried that he has created something that shouldn't even be thought of. "Are...are you sane?" Artakha asks as he pulls out his warhammer from behind him, for a precaution as well as a chance to settle this gnawing sense of danger screaming inside his body...which it doesn't. "Sane? Now that is something difficult to decide, I know of my feelings, my memories, my personality and the like; But sanity?" Artakha see's the mold fly apart, massive force blasting it away.
Immediately upon doing so, a bright light is shown upon the room, a nearby Matoran intruding into the building. What he see's is a sight of a Toa...but one who is not anything like he's ever seen before. The form of the Toa was like Toa Lhikan, Strong, yet easy to grasp as the Shoulder guards flow around it, down to the elbow joint, the thigh armor still where it should be like Lhikan. But that is where the similarities end, for where Lhikan's legs were simple, his legs are now armored covering both the Knee and ankle joint with a guard. His feet and chest were also enhanced in the armor department, not enough to make him bulky, but similar enough to Toa Jovan that it gave him that much more natural protection.
Another key difference is that, while Lhikan was gold and red, his armor is now an Ebony black, as dark as the abyss, yet gleans like a shadow. His grey heartlight slightly pulsing, the toa only looks at the sky before replying. "Quite a refreshing night...wouldn't you think?" Artakha looks at Aube...now a Toa, with scrutiny. "What are you talking about?" Artakha asks as Aube only smiles slightly, the spark on his mask coming faster. "A refreshing night to be born into this world." Aube passes the lord of creation and the stunned Matoran as he heads to leave.
"Wait!" Artakha starts out as Aube looks behind him. "Yes?" Aube's mask glows slightly. "Aren't you going to take Lhikan's weapons? You need Toa tools!" Aube only continues to smile. "Lhikan's weapons belong to pure light, for someone like me, who is of the dark, it would be dishonoring his memory." Aube then closes his eyes before opening them curiously. "And it seems the weapons I need are right behind you." Arthakha, confused, looks back at the leftover mold to find the answer to this puzzlement. Aube only grins at the items in the mold, made from the leftover darkness inside the process.
The weapon, easily a long rifle, is similar to the Magnetic Bolt Launcher once used by the now Turaga, Jovan. The difference between the two is that instead of the simple barrel, there is a Giant blade stuck where said barrel used to be. The blade, similar to the Aqua Blaster blade used by Toa Nuparu Mahri, is now gun-metal with black edges on its features. With a complete edge on the tip, its form looks bulky and large, but still practical. Walking up to the weapon, Aube picks it up before swinging the weapon downward, causing the 'blade' to split down the middle of its length, revealing a barrel now.
Flicking the weapon upwards, the blade comes back together before flying out of the gun, to which Aube catches with his empty left hand somewhat clumsily before holding it onto his shoulder. The gun's remaining parts comes together before locking in place. "Now it's time to get this job started." Aube mentions before starting to walk out of the area. "Good luck...Aube." Arthaka replies before Aube turns his head toward him. "I'm not exactly Aube anymore now, I'm a Toa. Toa..." Aube starts before the current scene fades to black.
At an unknown location.
A matoran, or to be more precise a De-Matoran, falls roughly onto the ground, letting out grunt of pain as it looks over to its now spilled crate of materials. "Oh no..." He says in a panicked tone as a group of 3 shadows come over him. Looking up as an Orange an white metal foot crashes into his body, the matoran sees a Toa of plasma, Gravity, and Plantlife above him with a Toa of Psionics in the background watching. "It seems this matoran is holding up production once again." The toa of plasma says to his fellows as the toa of Gravity narrows his eyes before picking up the Matoran.
"Seems like you need another lesson once again Sevula." The toa of Gravity then throws the Matoran into the ground, his power kicking in and burying the matoran atleast 15 feet into the ground. "You guys should just leave me alone! I'm doing what I can! You should know that better than anyone Taslo! Before you were a Toa, you were a good friend and now? You are just a tyrant like Tuyet." Sevula shouts out to the onlookers surprise, other De-matoran shaking their heads in shock as this can only result in another dead matoran.
"Brother." The toa of plantlife starts as he looks to the Toa of plasma interstingly. "Yes Toa Anuvak?" The Toa of plasma asks. "Can you turn this matoran into protodermis? It seems a fitting punishment for one who likes silence to be hearing his own destruction." Anuvak states, which causes the Toa of Plasma to grin deviously before the rest of the group. Sevula's eyes widening before attempting to scramble himself out of his pit, but to no avail as the effects of Taslo's gravity power still affect him, making it all but impossible to escape.
"Hey now." A female voice sounds out to which the Three toa look to the last member of their group here. "What now Karvensi? Wanting to join in on the fun?" The toa of plasma asks gleefully before the Toa of Psionics glares at him. "Stop joking and get back to work. Or do you want to reprimanded again?" Karvensi orders as the Toa of Plasma does a cross face. "Or what, you'll blast me with your powers again? Last time you did that you were given the 'graces' of Karzahni's personal tutelage, want to try that again?" Karvensi's hands ball up into fists and grate onto the metal on it. An obvious face of frustration on her face as she is obviously frightened of the lord of terror.
"So unless you can do something to entertain me, I think that our little friend here is going for a nice hot bath." The toa of Plasma starts only for a cloaked figure to come into view. "I think it might be wise to listen to your companion hot-head." The figure sounds off before the scoffing of Taslo. "And you are to say such a thing to a Toa?" Taslo inquires as the figure shrugs. "A passing traveler, no more." Attempting to walk forward, a vine rips out of the ground before wrapping itself around the figure. "I think your traveling is over after we deal with this matoran." Anuvak states as the figure now finally see's Savlo down in the pit.
Sighing for a moment, which causes some eyes to be raised, the figure speaks once more in a cool and plain voice. "I really didn't want to reveal myself so early after leaving Goldies place 3 days ago." The figure then looks into Karvensi's eyes before continuing. "But it seems like I am going to have to do what Toa should do in situations such as this." To this, Karvensi's eyes widen as she feels a mental cry of 'Time to go to work, Aggressor mode.' from the figure and yell. "Watch ou-!" The figure's eye then glows before a black flame erupts from the right eye, burning his shroud away alongside the vine as the Toa back off in surprise, the Matoran doing the same as Savlo manages to climb up, his increased weight gone from the disruption caused by such an act.
"What in Mata-nui's name-!?" Anuvak starts before a black blast of shadow energy slams into his chest, throwing him back into a nearby hut, causing it to collapse with him inside to the groups shock. "Anuvak! You-!" The toa of Plasma cries out as he fires a blast of plasma at the black wall of flame, only for an object as black as the night to fly through the air as it points its weapon back toward them. "Target...locked on." The figure states as its black flaming eye burns, another blast of shadow energy, the size of a sphere, goes forth.
To respond to such an action, the Toa of plasma sets up a wall of Plasma to defend himself from the attack. And upon contact with the wall, the blast of shadow energy simply dissipates. Before he can reply any insult toward the figure, the figure only lands onto the ground before flipping their weapon upward, causing the blade as the middle part to fly up and be caught expertly before opening up. Doing a slice into the empty air infront of the wall, a slash made of Shadow energy erupts forth. Upon impact with the wall this time, it fails and causes the Toa of Plasma to go fly into a metallic support beam, knocking him to the ground in a daze.
"You...who are you?! Don't you know what you are doing?! You are attacking a Toa from the empire!? You will be hunted down for this transgression you Zivon spittle!" Taslo starts as he builds up his energy. "Then you might want to take a long, good look at me now and then decide on what you, and your pathetic empire is against." the figure starts as the black flame dies out completely, revealing Aube! The eyes of all those still able to be conscious widening to unbelievable levels, Taslo speaks in shock. "N-no...way, a toa?" To this, Karvensi speaks in dread. "N-not just any toa, a toa-!?"
Aube then speaks up. "Of Shadows." This freezes both toa and all the matoran in place, fear is an understatement for what is going on in their heads now from this info. "Y-Your kidding right!? A Toa of Shadows!? The destiny of which is to destroy anything in its path!?" Taslo states as Aube looks toward him. "And my destiny..." Pointing the gun at the petrified Toa of Gravity, Aube continues. "Is to take out your dumb empire and Tuyet...so get out of my sight you oppressor." Aube then pulls the trigger, firing two blasts of shadow spheres at Taslo, faster than before, leaving no room for a defense of any sort as they hit the Toa's chest, causing a cry of pain before flying into a nearby stand, knocking it over and covering his now unconscious body.
Before she can even do anything, Karvensi has the blade of Aube's weapon at her neck as he replies. "Don't even dare think of a counter attack lady. You will be regretting such an action, believe me." Lifting up her hands to show that she's unarmed, Aube waits a good 5 seconds before removing the blade from its position. Returning it back into its previous form and into the gun and attaching the weapon onto his back, Aube walks forward to Savlo before Extending a hand to him. "Need help little one?"
Savlo has no clue what to do, for one this is a Toa of Shadow of all things, a destroyer through and through. Yet he saved him from the other Toa...so he should be different...right? Lifting up his right hand to grasp the destroyer's outstretched help reluctantly...yet bravely for the situation, Savlo is lifted off of the ground and set upon a nearby chair. "Are you okay? They didn't injure you before hand did they?" Aube asks, obviously worried for the matoran.
"N-Nothing you need to worry about sir...toa." Savlo says slowly, and says the words in a manner that have something the matorans haven't faked for the past unremembered years...true respect. Rubbing his mask at the top, Aube only pats Savlo's head before replying. "Ok, that's good." Turning to look at Karvensi somewhat seriously, Aube speaks to her. "You..." Pointing at the Toa of Psionics as he mentions this, Karvensi responds. "Yes?" To this, Aube continues. "I saw that you were trying to help the matoran out, surprising given the times. Even if I didn't show up, you were putting up a psychic field around the matoran to protect him from the plasma." This causes the Matoran to look at Karvensi in surprise, to this, the female toa of Psionics only turns her head away in embaressment.
"I...just wanted to do what we used to be." Karvensi states as Aube responds. "Nothing wrong with that, just do what you think is right and you won't have regrets...probably." Aube gets a confused stare by the Toa...much less the matoran. "Probably?" Savlo asks as Aube grins. "Well, better get going I presume. I got a fight to start." Walking away slowly and methodologically, Aube then hears a shout. "Where are you going!? You know that's to Metru-nui! Where Tuyet Rules!" Karvensi then gets a chuckle out of Aube who only responds in a similarly loud voice. "And where else to go? If you want to get rid of a problem,"
Aube flicks his gun downward, causing the blade to split once more before continuing. "You have to take it out by the root." The matoran, much less Karvensi, widen their eyes further. "You mean to take out Tuyet!? That's impossible! The Skradi and Makuta couldn't beat her! So what hope do you have to fight back?!" Karvensi shouts as Aube once more responds. "Hope is something we decide for ourselves...and if Makuta and Skradi can't take the lady out," Aube hangs his weapon on his shoulder, his right eye sparking. "Then it seems like I am going to have to be a little more forceful. Besides, A toa has to protect those that can't do it themselves." Aube looks back as Savlo speaks up. "What is your name then...Toa?"
Aube then looks up to the sky for a moment before looking at the group, his Right eye flaring up once more as he says his name. "My name is simple...I'm Toa Kradis." Aube...no Toa Kradis responds in affirmity, to which the Matoran, and Karvensi are silenced by the proclamation. Kra in the matoran prefix means Darkness, while dis mean Flow...Turning around to leave into the darkness once more, The matoran knew right then and there that something would change. May it be a small change like protodust falling, or a large one such as a volcano erupting. They knew that something would happen...for better or for worse.
End chapter.
Review of Kradis/Aube, toa of shadow's weaponry/gear.
Weapon, Shadow Craftor. Uses Shadows in the vicinity to load on ammo, theoretically giving it infinite ammo as there are always darkness, but that needs a better explanation in the fact that he HAS TO HAVE Shadows, not complete darkness like being sealed into a room with no lights. No light casting over things, no shadows.
No shadows, no ammo. He can use his shadow powers to fill up on ammo, but due to problems that will be revealed next chapter, cannot without endangering everything around him. The splitting blade function on the weapon allows darkness to converge into the gap, releasing a high pressured blast of shadow energy toward the opponent once the blade closes up.
When combined together, It can form a high-powered cannon that is the focus of both Aube's powers, and the shadows around him in a somewhat Nova fashion. Unlike a Nova blast however, this shot is far more accurate and directed, making it easy to only fire on one opponet...and anything exactly behind him. However, this firing has immense recoil, enough to blast Kradis Several miles away if done so. As such, it is a last resort like the Nova blast.
Weapons used to make the idea for it. Toa Jovan's Magnetic Bolt Launcher, Toa Nuparu's Aqua Blaster Blade, and Hakann's Lave Sphere Launcher. Please check them out on the Bionicle Wiki for more information.
Kanohi, Mask of enhancement (I'll try to think up a name by stories end.). Designed in most part by the unknown Ta-matoran, Aube decides to make a slight memorial for the fallen being by building it. However, due to his inexperience, the mask is incomplete. It wasn't supposed to shoot black flames out, but probably due to Aube's determination, plus the eventual darkness that would change him, probably caused such a thing from its current condition.
It's purpose is to enhance the physical and mental abilities of the user to almost toa level, allowing the person to keep up with the other Toa that they were working with. However, due to the damage and craftsmanship Aube has done, it can only work in a few manners.
Aggressor mode, is the enhancement of the Muscles allowing for much more strength plus the enhancement of the senses to keep up with high action battle. Noted by the Eye flaring on the right side. While activated, elemental powers of the user are practically non existant, meaning any defenses given by such powers are gone. (So a toa of Fire would be burned like a leaf pretty much). By engaging Ignition mode, the user can remove the limiter by using the left eye, however, the strain on the body could cause user to perish from the pain.
Defensor Mode, is the enhancement of the body, such as the exoskeleton and the organic materials underneath. Signified by the Flame appearing on the left side, this mode increases defensive capabilities to higher levels by reducing the amount of elemental power the user can do and shutting off parts of the nervous system. This has the side affect of slower response time and the process of information from the brain to be reduced dramatically. Can restart the nerves by dumping the flame into the mask. However, this, 'emergency mode', causes damage to the nervous system that could be irreparable, leaving the user completely paralyzed in most cases.
Amplificate, is the enhancement of mind, giving a higher mental acumen for a reduced physical capabilities, reducing the offensive, and defense of the user by causing the nerves to 'flare up'. Upon doing so, the increase in elemental power is great, but not as great as one who trains everyday and knows their limits. This ability lasts for a short period of time, or for one big attack. Can keep duration up indefinitely by starting an 'inferno' in the body, done by burning the muscles and structure of the user to keep up the barrage. However, the damage done by such an action is extreme, and could, make a Toa as weak as a twig.
Finally, the last mode, Absolute Zero, Causes both eyes to flare up at the same time, by completely eliminating the body's ability to move, act, and elemental ability, all power is focused into the flames, making a barrier of such high quality that it would be hard to go through (But things like antimatter or energized protodermis are another story altogether.) in addition, the body begins to heal itself inside the black pillar of fire created. This mode, while good for returning one to how they started, is lacking in the maneuverability and combat department. As such, if someone could enter into the flames before the barrier is set up, there is no protection (So if someone snipes him as he's putting it up, he can't dodge, plus the barrier only covers around him, not above or below.). The user can theoretically cause the flames to manuever in a manner they see fit, but with no protection while they are immobile, its a highly risky...if not suicidal, endeavor.
One last note, since the mask was supposed to activate them all at once, it is possible that the user could do the same with it in this state. But with all of the cons, the amount of pain would kill the person just for thinking it, much less trying it.
Mask's used for basis plus Black rock Shooter the game abilities which I don't own. Kanohi Arthon, Mask of Sonar. Kanohi Elda, Mask of Detection. Kanohi Sanok, Mask of accuracy. And finally the mask of Sensory Aptitude. From the description I gave you of the mask, you can probably make a general idea of what the mask looks like by checking up what I used to base it on. Check for that info.
Well, Better get started with the next chapter, hopefully it'll be up after I put this one up..so do whatever and see you then, bye!