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Bionicle Epics

Book One

A Hero's Quest

Written by Alec Marshall

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my family, my friends, especially Jake and Grant, and all those who read this and supported me. To the wonderful staff of the LEGO Company, especially Greg Farshtey. And a special thanks to all of the Bionicle contest winners for their awesome characters who helped build this story line.

Prologue

In a time before time, 100,000 years before the coming of the Toa Mata to Mata Nui, the Great Beings created the known universe, and all who dwelled in it. Among their creations were the Matoran, who sole destiny was to fulfill the Great Spirits needs and desires. After many Matoran had lost their lives to various causes, the Great Spirits created the Makuta, who were to protect the Matoran, along with the Hand of Artakha (later formed as the Order of Mata Nui). But the Hand did not suit the Great Spirits plan, so he began to create Toa, guardians of the Matoran who would defend them no matter the cost. Sensing treachery among the Brother of Makuta, Mata Nui created in secret, the Toa Alphata, the first Toa team to represent the six elements of the Matoran; Fire, Earth, Air, Stone, Water and Ice. With this new team formed, he sent them to an island far off in the north, called Mytha Nui, and told them they were going to be awakened when the island needed them most.

It is now 40,000 years later on the island of Mytha Nui, where the Toa were placed. The Matoran sent with the Toa hid them are all living happily, though all have completely forgotten about the Toa Alphata (all had their memories erased by Mata Nui so that Makuta could not destroy the Alphata before their mission was complete.) The islands inhabitants are busy, working, playing and fending off unwanted Rahi. All except one. His name is Darran, a Matoran from the fire village of Ta-Mytha. He is not hard at work repairing lava channels, or even surfing down them on his break. He is running for his life in a place where no Matoran has ever entered, and left, alive.