AB: Hey alls! I'm back from the dead! No, not really… more like from serious habit of laziness and adjusting to the school ways again.
Nobility! You may burry me with all the typos I did in my story and I'll be as happy as can be! I know I should get some one in my family to check my writing, but my sister (death-n'-hell) only lets me read it to her and getting my mom to read it is sort of… embracing y' know. So be as nit-picky as you can be, I really appreciate it. Really? You think it's that good? jumps with joy
I can't say anything else but thank you, thank you!
And now for the story….
Chapter 2
Hungry. Need food.
A bone thin rahi crawled through the ever-lasting forest, barely clinging on to consciousness. The reptilian grabbed the muddy ground and dragged itself a few inches foreword. Food had been scares for the last few weeks, and survival for life was growing difficult.
Another inch was added to its slow progress.
The green land was not the kind; life forgiving forest it once was... After the strange Toa came—
The rahi stopped in its movement, its muscles tens and unmoving. A forked tongue slithered out of parted jaws and into the hummed air. The macroscopic molecules were gathered and tasted until its thoughts were confirmed.
Its adrenaline took care of the rest.
It hoisted its self-up; not reassembling the weak creature it was a second ago. Leathery wings opened up to its full extent, transforming the rahi into a nightmare. Without further more ado it shot into the air.
Food will be mine.
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Lewa looked around in dismay. He thought the other toa had been standing here a moment ago…
Air-toa path-lost? A whisper tickled past his ear. The toa of air smiled. Then again, this place had tricks and pranks around every corner-
Just then, a snapping sound of a twig under foot fallowed by a fit of intangible words of annoyance was herd barley a bio behind him.
Moving in pure instincts he wiped around, katanas in hand, ready for a fight. The site he beheld however, had no need for weapons at all; a hooded tall figure stepping out from a bulla berry bush, cape exposing armor of an electric yellow.
Lewa lowered his swords in surprise. A fellow Toa-hero! His mind raced excitedly.
"Alqua sakia tenelpa su?"
The musical, singsong line of language glided into Lewa's ear and slipped through the other. He blinked. Languages were never his specialty.
"Ever-sorry but I only speak matoran tree-speak." Lewa replied, giving a shrug and a confused, hopeless look to make his point clear. Well, he hoped it was clear.
The Yellow Toa's green speckled yellow eyes shined brightly underneath the hood, as if gleaming with pure mirth.
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As soon as I saw the two legged – walking reptilian standing in front of the green Toa, I knew it was a Resni.
Resni were a vampire like species that changed its looks with Toa blood. They were usually smart creatures that knew their manners, but of course: rahi always change personalities when starving to death.
I stared at the rahi again. Yep, gray means starving all right.
The other Toa blinked up at the blank eyed reptilian in stunned surprise. What was he, stupid???? If he looked at the thing long enough... The air Toa stiffened, as if quick freezed by a toa of ice in an irritated mood.
"Gavata!" I swore through my teeth. Well, there you go. Hypnotized! If that lasts for more than a minute he would be lucky if his IQ level dropped increasingly low.
I sighed, "when I'm having a brake with this heroism I still seem to be looking at crises in front of my mask."
I drew out my boomerang slickers, (or as I like to say head choppers) using one of the forked blades I made a shallow cut an inch long into my arm. Yellow blood oozed out like when a rotten orange does when you squish it.
With a mechanical skill only with constant practice could accomplish, I dabbed some of the proterdermis substance on my index finger. Now came the hard part.
I looked at the rahi. Hear me buddy.
"Hey! Hey lizard!" Those were the only words I needed. It wiped around eyes blazing like the infernos of karazahani.
That's when I flicked.
As I hoped the yellow blood landed on the resni's snout. It was puzzled at first, as if not shore if this sudden blessing that was spluttered all over its nose was worth trusting, than deciding on its actions slid a forked tongue out and licked the substance.
Bad mistake.
I grind grimly as I walked over to the unconscious reptile. My blood has too much electricity in it to actually drink it while still conscious… in other words, it sent the victim drinking it into cooked raw mode.
As I walked past the lizard I glanced at it. Surprisingly it was already starting to morph. My eyebrow rose in milled interest. Man; this one must have been real desperate.
Observations can come later. I thought as I came nearer to the Toa. There's a fallen 'alley' I must see to.
Lewa's Heart thumped faster and felt a blush coming along at the Toa's gaze. Was it out of humiliation or embarrassment? Some how, it didn't seem to be either...
SMACK!!
Next thing he knew he was lying on the muddy ground, his eyes seemingly looking into a kaleidoscope of spinning rainbows and stars. When his eyes were able to see again, he wished he hadn't. A two-Toa high gray reptilian rahi's stare giving direct attention to you isn't ever a good sign after all.
He gulped. Hope one of the Ga-matoran wound-healer's are time-free for rest of the day.
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A crack of light seeped through the darkness as Lewa opened his eyes. He regretted even trying when a painful headache invaded his mind, shredding at it mercilessly. He must have made a noise without realizing it for a mask loomed over him, looking worried.
His heart started to pump again. SHE was GORGEOUS! Her mask had complicated line dizziness that held the green speckled yellow eyes in place... THE STRANGER!? With the realization a head-splitting ache racked through his brain. He let out another groan.
"Easy now, easy," she whispered, "here, drink this… it's only bulla berry whine." She reassured him as he took a sip from the bottle. His mind cleared up considerably.
The stranger crouched back down, touching the damp foliage with her right hand. She set her eyes on him, as if sizing him up before saying "don't you know NOT to look a Resni strait in the eye?"
"What?" The pathetic whisper that leaked out of Lewa's mouth was so tiny and meek that it would have made Pohatu crack up in sheer amusement if he had been present to witness it.
"The resin, you know, that big reptile with big wings," she jabbed a thumb at the direction where the unconscious rahi lay "Because you looked at it strait in the eyes when it was in a desperate state of starvation you almost killed your self!" She gave an exasperated sigh as she shoved the bottle away into her pack.
Huh?
What was she talking about? He'd never seen that… that monster in Mata-nui! Sure, he liked rahi but not when they rather had him for supper!
And what's her wrong problem? His mind bubbled. Treating me like an infant-child when I am a toa-hero!
"Oh, so you're a toa-hero! My apologies, I'd almost mistaken you for a strangely tall matoran."
Lewa stared at the yellow toa, stunned. Not only did she tease him in that pride dinting way like Tahu did but some how read his thoughts!
"And to be titled an official toa-hero you half to have past novice hood… which, seems your people where in desperate measures or really sucky at choosing who's supposed to stay matoran and who-"
"Never. Rude-insult. My people!" Lewa sat bolt up right, -the headache temporally gone- attacked the other toa with a dagger like stare.
Ignoring the sharp glare or the fact that the airs atmosphere was growing considerably darker, the female toa gently, yet firmly pushed him back down.
"Calm down! Calm down! I wasn't meaning to offend you like that," she said as her armored hand clasped the two blades of the toa of air's.
"I can be nice. It's just that, Ihave a rude, twisted way about it – Oooh, impressive." Her green speckled yellow eyes had their full attention on the two weapons, examining every curve and sharp edges the design of the swords had to give. After having her greedy fill with the blades, she griped one of the swords hilt tightly before, with one smooth motion threw the sword into a near by tree.
Thunk.
The weapon imbedded itself a good few inches into the tough trunk of the wood.
"Very impressive" The yellow toa murmured as she took the few steps to the weapon and the tree, separating the objects once again.
"So fellow toa where were you headed to before the little encounter with the resin?" An exaggerating pompous noble tone was literally dripping like water from a leaking pipe from her question.
Lewa's eyes grew wide. The meeting…
"Rahi-dung!! Tahu's going to be Lava-mad now!" He sat bolt up right once again, only to plop back down by the sudden dizziness that consumed his head.
"Well, who ever this Tahu is, he shore sounds like a toa of fire."
"He is."
"Oh… lovely. Well, you definitely be expecting rich vocabulary coming out of this mouth here," She grumbled as she looked around the greenery around her "and most of them are not going to be the kind of stuff that are allowed at a ga-matoran school, that's for shore.
"And can I ask you again, where were you heading exactly?" She turned to Lewa who some how managed to propped himself up on one elbow.
"Or is your pride still scratched by the offensive comment I made and needs to here an apology?" She stretched her hand out, waiting for the toa of air to grab it or pushed it away.
Lewa, naturally couldn't stay mad at any body for long, this was no exception. He grabbed the waiting hand saying "Lava-face Tahu and the other toa are wait-standing close-near here." Or should be...
"I think I have a pretty good idea where your comrades are" the yellow toa chuckled as she pulled the air toa to his feet.
But the answer sounded distant, as the dizziness shrouded his mind.
Every thing was suddenly gone, mute, colorless and senseless as his mined started to slip out of consciousness. Before he drifted off completely though, he felt another being at his side, supporting his limp form. Then a whisper was herd, barley a noise at all.
"By the way, the name is Kacany. Kacany, toa of electricity"
Kacany, toa of electricity
Toa of electricity
Electricity…..
AN: I wonder if I should put up the next chapter today as well…..