Hello, and welcome to this, the sequel of "Artakha Chronicles"; my first major fic in here, I want to thank Rusty Red Raptor, Scar 211 and Dan the Wireman for the support through that fic and –I hope- this one as well; so, shall we begin?

Disclaimer: I do NOT own BIONICLE, Varia, Talius or any other OC not made by me; Kalnur and "Good Nidhiki" (will change his name soon) however, are mine.

"2,000 Years Later"

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Metru Nui... the "City of Legends"… have you ever been there? It used to be a nice place, there were great heroes like Toa Lhikan or Jovan… but that was thousands of years ago; now the city was going into serious trouble with those Morbuzahk vines tearing things down and the suspicious Turaga Dume being… well… suspicious.

Time to pay a visit; after all Varia should already be there and I'm sure she'll be thrilled to see Nidhiki again... not so sure about Nidhiki's reaction.

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(In the entrance to the cave that leads to the island of Mata Nui)

It was a stormy night in the City of Legends; the twin suns had long gone into hiding beyond the great cavern and the sea of protodermis beat viciously against the shore; with the morbuzahk vines and the weather, only a fool would go outside the safety of a home.

But then again, two said fools were looking at Metru Nui in the distance; they had nothing but a small raft and they intended to use it to cross the angry sea; way to start an adventure.

"Are you ready to go back there? She might still be angry at what you did all those centuries ago; you can go back to the fortress if you want" The taller figure, cloaked and with a sword almost his size strapped to his back, said. "She still has a temper"

"Oh, cry me a river; she tried to kill me once and –luckily- failed" The slightly smaller, Toa-ish figure with a halberd answered. "What's the worst she can do, anyways?" He added with a chuckle.

"Ooh, I wouldn't say that if I were you… at least not in her face; come on, let's get moving" The taller one ended the conversation as he climbed aboard and stirred the raft clear off the rocks. "And hold on tight this time"

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(Vakama's Forge, Ta-Metru)

A mysterious figure was perched atop some of the equipment lying around; to anyone, it would have been just a strange little bird-looking rahi with red-hot skin and green eyes.

The figure slowly watched as two Dark Hunters, Krekka and Nidhiki –who had been an old ally, but sadly gave in to corruption- dragged away the last proud hero of Metru Nui: Toa Lhikan, leader of the Toa Mangaia. If only he could stop it, but that was the way things had to be.

"Take care brother, and be sure your legacy will last forever" The bird-like rahi said as it took off after the, now scared, mask maker and his toa stone.

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(Great Temple, Ga-Metru)

The toa suva discharged light and power as six, once lowly, matoran were transformed, their bodies growing taller, leaner; more muscular… in short, they were turning into big, powerful toa heroes.

Matau was the first one to act, immediately rushing to the weapons cache, grabbing two aero slicers and doing a summersault to show off his newfound powers before slamming headfirst into the column.

It was easy to notice the footsteps of an approaching Varia as she rushed towards the suva; she was too late to stop the transformation, but on the other hand; she'd get a full front view of the rookies. All of them turned around in shock and promptly drew out their new weapons.

In the shadows, a pair of green eyes watched with amusement how Varia tried to be patient and tech the toa metru something and how they pretty much sent the relationship down the drain, Nokama putting special effort into that. After a few minutes, Varia walked away, angry and frustrated, while the toa metro started arguing amongst themselves.

"How amusing…" Was all the owner of the green eyes could mutter before he started laughing and left into the shadows.

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(Le-Metru wing, Onu-Metru archives)

"Yes, in fact you do" The Ta-matoran answered, still smiling. "I have many names, actually. Some call me a Makuta. Others call me the last true follower of Miserix. Yet others call me the avenging Angel. You know me as Talius"

As Varia and the makuta known as Talius kept talking about their old days and catching up to recent events, they failed to notice the chute spider opening its eyes and fading away from the stasis tube.

"So your name is Talius… are you the one who worked in the Order too?" The voice faded away along the spider body. (A/N: Read Artakha Chronicles for this; Kalnur used to work for the Order of Mata Nui, remember?) "Only time will tell"

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(Knowledge Towers, Ko-Metru)

A tall being walked along the alleys formed by the huge crystals known as knowledge towers; he had been instructed to meet into special one marked with the symbol of the Order of Mata Nui; no reason had been given to him, but none was needed.

The problem was the unwanted attention matoran drew when a figure the size of a toa walked next to them, especially after the onle one left, Toa Lhika, was rumored to have disappeared days ago; rushing throught the crowds and vahki, the figure finally stopped in front of the tower he looked for, pulled a secret switch on its side, and stepped through the door faster than you could throw an akilini disk.

"Took you long enough, did you get your stuff back, Nidhiki?" An even taller being said; he sported black and white armor, with mostly yellow additions and some silver too; in his head rested a golden Ignika, the mask of life; resting close by were two halberds and a sword even Krekka would find hard to use. "Or did some random chit chat and a giant spider thing scare you?" He added with a little malice.

"For the millionth time! I am not afraid of bugs!" Was the only answer he gave as he took out a glaive and threw it at his feet. "Will you stop it now?"

"Whatever floats your proto drakes" The other one answered as he picked up his weapons and strapped them on to his back. "Now let's go, there is a meeting in the Great Temple that we really won't want to miss"

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(Great Temple, Ga-Metru)

Six matoran; Ahkmou, Vhisola, Orkahm, Tehutti, Ehyre and Nuhrii ; stood sitting against the outer wall of the Great Temple trying to find a distraction from boredom; not too far away, the reasons they were there were busy arguing.

The Toa Metru and Varia stoo discussing which one of the matoran might be the one who had betrayed the city and plotted to give or sell the Great Disks to the Dark Hunters; and so far, all evidence pointed to the po-matoran, Ahkmou.

As every toa head turned around to watch what said matoran was doing, Varia noticed something atop one of the watch towers surrounding the temple; it looked like someone was crouching, paying close attention to every one of their moves. . . then the paranoia left and she decided it was just another of those weird statues po-matoran liked so much.

"Dammit, I think she noticed" The figure, about a kio away, whispered to himself. "She's still the old Varia, sharp as a blade and just as stingy" He chuckled as he jumped into the water and shifted into a proto drake.

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(Abandoned buildings, Ta-Metru)

Nidhiki walked through the ruins; his job was to find a small ta-matoran that would answer by the name of Tarrik, although he had been adviced to be extremely careful and try to avoid revealing his name.

He found said matoran a few yards from where he stood; activating his Kanohi Volitak, mask of stealth, he silently crept behind his unsuspecting target and, before he had chance to completely react, found himself pinned to the wall by a Makuta and with a broadsword pointed at his neck.

"Mistake number one: thinking you could sneak up on me" Talius said as he inched the sharp end of the blade closer. "Now you have three seconds to explain yourself before I force it out of you"

"You should leave him alone Talius, I sent him to find you, not for you to kill him" A yellow, armored hand set itself on his shoulder and pushed him slightly back. "We have to talk… and for Helryx's sake, put that sword away!"

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And this is how the new story starts; I know it's a bit confusing, so I recommend you read "The Avenging Angel" by Dan the Wireman and "Pharmakon" and "Poison that saves" by Rusty Red Raptor (formerly dragontiger12); nao

To my old readers, hope you enjoy and don't get confused; to the new ones, enjoy it and review.