A/N: Thanks Rusty Red Raptor (formerly Dragontiger12) and TsunamiDreamer for their reviews and praise. Also thanks to Athena's Assassin. Criticism is very welcome; flames (harsh reviews with no real reasoning behind them) will just be laughed at. Also an author is only good as their research so Talius left the Brotherhood of Makuta around 79,100 years ago and the current time is:

3,000 before the current year of Bionicle: Sometime after the Toa/Dark Hunter War.

Chapter 6: Crossroads

Helryx's POV

Empty that was the only word I could describe how I felt. Like an important organ, a piece of me was missing. It must have been two hours that I held Talius in my arms wishing with all my might that I could bring him back to life. First Toa to ever come into existence and I couldn't even bring own of my own operatives back from the brink. His body was cold like ice there was no warm left in him for me or the world.

"Helryx…" Said the gray-green giant that stood next to me.

"What…" I sobbed, not looking up from embrace with Talius.

"Helryx we need to get you back to Daxia. Can you make the trip back?" Artakha's voice was soft with understanding.

"Okay…could you…you help me carry him back?" I said sniffing and wiping away tears and getting up trying to lift Talius. Some leader I was crying over the death of one of my agents. It was difficult to lift Talius for he was at least taller than me by two inches and I was pretty sure he weighed a lot more than me. Artakha nodded and effortlessly lifted him effortlessly from the ground. The air around us shifted again and we were back at the temple in Daxia. Gently Artakha had set Talius down upon the altar, a thing that had been created with intrinsic runes and symbols that were nothing more than sentimental value, something that would sell for many widgets in the main marketplace. We used the Temple to hold funerals whenever a member had passed away, yet none seemed as bad to me as the one that was going to happen.

Artakha took Talius's longsword and placed the hilt of the sword in Talius's hands, the way a warrior's weapon was placed for his funeral. Now I went from sadness to shock, it was just one of those things that a being couldn't really comprehend. As much as my job was about killing and hurting other beings it seemed wrong. One where the Toa code was more of a hindrance than a help, I never really thought that my operatives were in any danger. I always thought any situation I threw their way they could handle well. The Order of Mata Nui recruited the only the best: the best Titans, the best doctors, the best weapons makers, and the…the best assassins. Artakha had noticed that I had slumped down onto one of the benches so he walked over to me and put his hand on my shoulder.

"Helryx…I know he was a great asset to the Order but you need to move on. You can't let the death of one your operatives hold you back." He said in a whisper. And while Artakha's eyes and voice were gentle they were the wrong words to say. I knocked his hand away, rage in my eyes.

"ASSET…Talius was more than an asset! He was the best thing that happened to this Universe and no, no one else dares think that. They think because he's a makuta he'll never be seen any other way. Or they're some racist bastard who thinks that all Makuta are evil." I shouted. I knew it was the wrong thing to do. There was nowhere else to vent my anger and bitterness at.

"Helryx…"

"No, just no. Let me vent! That being was worth more than the universe to me, some being that appreciated me and to let me guard down. I sent him to his execution and you expect me not to be angry! Whatever I have worth having the Great Beings steal away from me! I am a Toa with no village to protect; I was never allowed to get personal with the matoran and Turaga all of them were merely "assets to maintain balance". I was set aside like some prize, something to be marveled at but hidden away. Talius reminded me that I was still a being and gave that chance to be normal for once. Then he was stolen away from me like anything worth having!"

"I understand Helryx. Send me a message when you've returned to normal." The air around the legendary being shimmered and his disappear leaving me alone again. Still wrathful I threw the large bench against one of the statues, shattering the bench and the statue; ironically it was one of what we guessed the Great Beings might have looked like. I sunk back to my knees and started to return to sobbing.

"No…No…No…NO!" I sobbed, and then screamed. I started punching the tile floors, again and again watching the stone beneath me shatter, grief and rage pouring into my fists, I just wanted to hurt something, make it feel the pain I was feeling in that moment. I must have been that way for a while because when I stopped my knuckles were bloody from punching the floors one too many times.

"Helryx…Oh my Mata Nui…Helryx!" Voices yelled as I tiredly drifted off into unconsciousness.

Meanwhile on the Great Beings Dimension of Existence

Varia was raging towards Tall Torrent, enraged now more than ever. So far Vorx had kept his mouth shut about everything related to the Makuta. Cleverly dropping hints but giving her nothing substantial about him. Why? That was the only word found in all of the questions. Why didn't you tell me? Why did I have to send him to his death? Why did he have to die? Why aren't you telling me everything? Why? Her questions were about to be answered as she slammed the gates of Tall Torrent open where Vorx was already waiting on the other side, in the Outer Courtyard.

"I knew you were going to be here shortly and I know what you're thinking of doing next. I can predict the future after all." Vorx said, there was no tone in his voice. It was clear though that he knew what was going on.

"Oh…all powerful, all seeing Vorx tell me what I will do next." Varia snapped, annoyed and angry.

"You're thinking of punching me, which I strongly recommend against. You blows will not land at any rate. Also you should calm down and take a breather, nothings as bad as you think it is."

"Why did I mark him for death, huh?"

"You didn't mark him for death; you marked him for a new life…"

"Stop being cryptic and tell me the truth. You're being ridiculous!"

"Well Varia it would be a lot easier to show you then explain…follow me…"

Helryx's POV

I awoke a day later in the hospital, Jerbraz and Tobduk had found me and moved me there. They didn't bother trying to talk to me when I woke up, understanding it was best not to bother the moody ash bear. I remember the stages of grief, seeing as I passed through the worst of it I should have been moving onto acceptance, accepting that Talius was dead and would never be returning. Here's my problem though, resigning to fate isn't my kind of thing, it's a sign of weakness to me. I wanted to believe he was alive. For once I wanted something for myself and not the almighty Great Beings and their people. Yes it was my destiny and duty to protect the people by any means. But why did it have to been something I held dear, why did I have to give that and get nothing in return. The matoran of plant life, known as Doc came to check-up on me, I didn't visit him frequently mainly because I wasn't hurt often. His eyes were down cast and he checked my hands and scribbled a few notes on his pad.

"You're free to go Helryx this is your organization after all." He grabbed my hand as I walked past him. "Talius…he's dead isn't he?"

"Yes."

"He was a good Makuta Helryx….perhaps the only…"

"He was…we'll be holding a ceremony tomorrow, apparently Johmak has already finished planning it." I was trying to sound friendly but I could do nothing to hide my bitterness over his death. The light green matoran merely nodded at my response.

"I'll be there Helryx."

I nodded and walked away. I felt disconnected as if some tether, some rope that bound me to the world, to feeling had been snapped. And with that tether snapped I was falling and the further I fell the number I felt starting to feel. I needed to think, and think not on Talius because just thinking of him made me sick. Sick from love, from want of his company, sick for his last few moments he spent in this world and somehow. I swallowed…by now Danicus and Aylria, and most important, Mervik would have known by now Talius was dead. Danicus and Aylria looked up to Talius as a mentor and Mervik was his best friend, they would probably hate me. To be frank part of me didn't care or didn't want to about how they felt. Yet another part of me did, I knew my origins and my mission but I wasn't emotionally vacant as I may have led them to believe.

I walked past Mervik's room, not even bothering to enter for two reasons: One I wished to avoid problems with him at the moment, I'd rather explain myself at…Talius's funeral. Two, it wouldn't have changed anything. Instead I made to the balcony despite the memories that it held there. It would be easy to take a breath of fresh and concentrate but unfortunately Danicus and his little sister, Aylria had already beat me to it. I was concerned to hear what the two were going to say for I found them to be interesting matoran and they were good assistants to Doc and Mervik.

"Danicus do you think Makuta have Spirit Stars like Toa?" the lightning matoran asked her brother.

"As much as I want to believe that Talius would have one, I know he doesn't it." Danicus replied solemnly, it wasn't night yet but it was easy to tell what the two were contemplating.

"Ohh…why not, I mean he acts like a hero should he get some recognition."

"Don't you get it? He's dead, he's never coming back and like every legend he drifts into obscurity, no one will remember because no one will ever care to. He's a Makuta and people will think the world better when another one of them is dead."

"You don't mean that Danicus…."

"Oh yeah…sure my freakin' hero had to go all suicidal on me and get himself killed." He muttered and then crossed his arms on the balcony and buried his face in his hands. I sighed and started walking up to the two matoran, they still were young so it struck them harder than it would most, and especially because of the respect they had for them. Truthfully I wasn't feeling any better, I was just better at concealing my emotions at the moment. Which when I thought about it, was the only thing that separated them from I. I laughed bitterly under my breath as I walked up to the two and put my hand on their shoulders.

"Talius did what his destiny bade him to. Even if the rest of us did not want that for him." I said softly.

"But it's not fair why does he need to die?" Danicus growled.

"There's infinite reasons why people live and people die. You have to believe that Talius is a better place." I answered.

"Is he really in a better place or are you just saying that to me?" Danicus replied.

"I have to believe it, because I can't think all that effort had all gone to waste…" I replied, walking away.

I found that during that whole day I wasn't able to concentrate. In fact I hide myself in the Operations Room so I could be alone and at the same time plan the Order of Mata Nui's next moves. First on the list was the monitoring of the Dark Hunters, Ancient would be able to provide sufficient information about their current activities. I wouldn't have to worry about him, being the powerful agent he was. It wouldn't hurt however to send Johmak to study business transactions. There were still some loose ends that needed tying up. Tuyet was already locked up safe in an alternate dimension until we could either extract information from her, extract the Nui Stone, study her, or turn her to our side. The last of which I extremely doubted would ever happen. Then again she believes completely what she was doing was for the greater good, and I found that extremely hard to believe also. Information from there was unlikely to travel fast, so I doubted I would hear anything soon. The decoy was in its proper place and everyone would believe that the real Toa Tuyet was in the Pit. I received that suggestion from someone I could tell was vastly more powerful than me. Likely the same person who tipped me off to Talius and provided other advice, it was unsettling yet welcome. Right, where was I? Oh, loose ends…Tobduk would have to be dispatched again on some assassination missions. Other than that various missions of intelligence would be carried out. I prepared the documents for each person and got ready to send word to Ancient. At the end of all this night began to fall, the sun waning in the distant horizon. I went back to my personal chambers and laid down upon bed, and thoughts of yesterday started to wash over me.

"Tell me Talius are you willing to forfeit your life if the Great Beings themselves asked it of you."

"Yes I am ready now, show me the way."

"Noooo!"

"Damn it…can't sleep." I muttered to myself. Still I needed to get sleep. By the Great Beings I wanted to grieve, wanted to wallow in self-pity over my loss but I really needed the sleep. I turned over in the bed and let the soft sheets carry me back in the slumber. I was holding Talius again, weeping over the dead Makuta.

"Helryx…Helryx…" A voice called to me.

"What?" I yelled up at the voice, still sobbing.

"Helryx…why do you cry?"

"Because Talius is dead!" I snapped.

"Talius is not dead…I know this…"

"And how would you know." I growled.

"I'm him."

I awoke from the dream in a cold sweat, the sun was already breaking over the horizon and a cool breeze blew into the room. I shivered slightly and opened the door. As I stepped out into the hallway I noticed it was completely empty. Everyone must have already been in the small temple where Talius was laying. I knew that dream was merely just a dream, Talius was dead and I had seen it happen my mind was vicious, tempting my heart to hope such thoughts. I pushed the feelings down, I had to be strong if not for myself but for the Order.

It wasn't long before I reached the Temple and when I walked inside everyone was in silent morning. Not everyone was present and over the time of the Dark Hunter/ Toa War my people had started drifting or dying. There was at least five beings in attendance other than myself, four of them the only matoran I had thus far allowed into the Order of Mata Nui. The mostly red and yellow plasma matoran was Danicus, Danicus was visibly crying though he managed to maintain his composure to some degree. The golden lightning matoran with silver streaks on her arms and legs was hiding her face in her hands. I shook my head with a frown. The matoran who was a fading shade of grey wasn't cry he looked forward, unfeeling towards the moment. I felt roughly the same but I still wasn't able to accept Talius's death completely unlike Mervik. In fact I doubted that he had completely accepted it. I was hoping that someone in the organization was emotionally stronger than me at the moment. The tall ebony being was Johmak and she was hanging out in a corner. I walked up to her she looked up at me.

"So you're here now." She whispered, and then looked to the others. "The others probably want you to speak first, we know you were close to him, and I know it's not really official but I'm glad you made the arrangements. He was a good operative."

"Yes…he was…" My voice was surprisingly quiet and I subconsciously avoided her eyes. I swallowed as I walked to the front. Talius still laid there still on the stone slab, his armor was white with blue stripes, silver stripes, and golden ones. He was vastly different from how he was normally seen to us. If the previous colors of his armor hid his true nature and his current state reflected what had been there all along, his face was so gentle and his eyes were closed. There air of peacefulness surrounding him but it still felt so wrong so out of place. Everyone looked when I stood up near the pedestal in front of Talius and for once I didn't want to be the one in control.

"Well…uh…I can't believe this; I'm stumbling over my own words." I looked to my right and I could feel a tear escape at the sight of him just lying there. "Talius was different if that much was obvious to all of you. He was different from what we all saw..." I said, sniffing slightly so no one would notice. "Talius was extremely devoted to protecting the people of Mata Nui, he was able to regard everyone of one of us as a friend and I'm sure we were able to do the same. He understood that sacrifice was necessary, a constant of those in the service of Mata Nui. May the Great Beings bless his soul." I paused and motion of them to say their final goodbyes. First was Aylria, the lightning matoran she was still crying and it was something that could move even the roughest of souls.

"I know you can't hear me Talius…but you were one of the best people we ever met. Granted before meeting you our life was terrible, but you stuck to your promises and allowed to stay with you, even though towing around two young matoran made you uncomfortable. Talius I'm really going to miss you." She left a white flower and waited at the side for her best friend, so much she considered him a brother, Danicus. Danicus was downcast and quiet when I heard him speak.

"You just had to do it didn't you. Had to fling yourself at every chance to prove you were nothing like the others. You didn't have to prove anything to Aylria and I, you were already a hero to us. Goodbye Talius, I hope to see you someday when I pass on." Danicus snapped, He was angry at Talius for dying and leaving him.

Mervik's face of steel had softened as he stepped to Talius; I merely nodded in response to his questioning look.

"Well old friend you always had a nasty habit of surprising people. First I think you're dead, then you come to save me, then I see you are dead with my own eyes. You know I'm still not going to accept, I still going to believe that this all just some sick joke and you'll get off that stone slab. You don't just die, you kill twenty Makuta and then die, you fight a giant monster, save a civilization, and you don't just die on some machine! Damn it Talius! Things weren't suppose to happen like this…" He took a few breaths, a single tear formed out at the edge of his mask. "I'm sorry…" He walked away. Doc and Johmak said nothing, merely nodding slightly in respect. I put a hand at the edge of Talius's mask and shook my head in disbelief, to all of us. It seemed so wrong so out of place, I guess that most people feel that way when some they cared about passed away.

"Well, officially all of you have the rest of the day off. You are free to relax; tomorrow we have some work to do." I commanded, though the strain in my voice was visible. The others nodded and I would be the last one out. As I was walking up to close the door I heard the flap of wings. Everyone was looking back towards the altar. Aylria was pointing and as I turned back I nearly fell.

Talius was hovering just a few feet off the ground; his soft sky blue eyes were downcast. Feathery, white wings gently flapped, just enough to hold him above the ground. His armor was a pure white with stripes of blue, gold, and silver going from his shoulders down to his feet. His longsword was in his right hand. He looked at me with a smile and grinned.

"Miss me?"

Roughly 5 minutes ago, in the Great Being Realm

For the longest time I thought I was dead…that machine, whatever it was the cause of my demise. Thousands of memories flashed before my eyes in those final moments: my first creation which was Grax, meeting Sela…fast forwarding…various killings of Skakdi, Vortixx, and other beings…meeting Helryx for first time…rescuing Mervik…fighting Axxon….talking with Jerbraz….training with Tobduk and Johmak…fighting Toric…destroying the weapons manufacturing plant…meeting the bizarre Toa Varia…and finally falling in love with Helryx. I felt a separation from my earthly body, as if a cord had been cut at the moment and I drifted into nothingness. It could have been only a second or forever but the next…

I awoke, landing on the ground. Above me the sky was vastly unlike the world of I was on. The sky was storming in some parts, bizarre lightning patterns struck in every direction whereas in other areas it was completely sunny. In other words the weather system in this strange land seemed to be erratic and yet not. I was in a courtyard of some sort, with flawlessly cut stone... However it seemed more perfect, more in place, as if someone had reached perfection. I looked around and noticed that it was a fortress like Daxia. There were major differences however…one there was an astronomy tower; another was that there were peculiar flowers and plants placed around the inner courtyard but very few. I heard footsteps and a voice greeted me from me behind.

"I'm glad you're admiring my handiwork Talius…it took me some effort to get it to this point." The voice wasn't necessarily gentle yet neither was it cold. I wheel around to see two beings standing, one of them I couldn't recognize him but his voice sounded familiar, he wore a pattern of black, silver, and royalish-navy blue on his armor, he was taller than me but not overly imposing. The other I recognized immediately…the silver and ebony Great Being was tall and lean, but her gait was all too familiar, as if she was always walking around with an attitude.

"You mind telling what in the world is going on…first he's dead now he's alive!" She snapped.

"Easy Varia." He said to her holding up a hand, to which she growled in annoyance. "Tell me Talius are you feeling well; better perhaps than you have in a long time?"

"Oh, sure I bet he feels like a million widgets after dying and coming back to life." Varia muttered sarcastically. To my surprise I dead feel better, almost if I could take on a million Toa, Makuta, and the Great Beings themselves. I answered him but asked some questions in return.

"Yes, surprisingly I do feel better. But who are you? And why is Varia here? And was I dead?"

"It's not like I'm standing right here…" Varia snapped at me.

"Me? I'm Vorx and Varia's her because this place more or less is where she belongs. You were dead but only for a second, you see you could only travel to the Great Be…" He answered, but then stopped.

"Great Beings, as in the Great Beings?" I asked, so in some regard I was in heaven.

"Ding! Ding! Ding! Look here folks we have a winner, it took you like…only ten minutes to figure it out." Varia said clapping.

"If you know Varia is she normally this rude?" I said, now I remembered why Varia wasn't easily forgettable she had that lovable, annoyingly sarcastic attitude.

"Don't answer that question Vorx if you value your life." She cautioned.

"Varia has reason to be irritated." He replied, ignoring her comment.

"Okay, so the two of you are Great Beings?" I interpreted.

"Wow Vorx he's on a roll today isn't he." She teased. He finally shot her a nasty look and made a cutting motion with his hand.

"Talius you were brought her for a reason, one you must understand something that machine that killed you was a purification machine. Not a vestige of darkness remains in your being, in that regard you are a Makuta of Light." He spoke to me. My sky blue eyes were wide open in surprise. That explained the change of color in my armor, but they told me that I wasn't here in body but in spirit…so where was my body?

"What else?"

"Well Varia, Talius is your ally if ever you need his assistance he'll help you."

"Tch…so this is it? Really, why did I even waste my time coming here? Well glad to see your not dead Talius…" She started walking away, thoroughly annoyed with what was going on. I had the feeling that Vorx was omitting much information while Varia was around.

"Good she's gone…now Talius you must be aware of some things I couldn't divulge to you while she was around. First when I send you back there's going to be someone trying to hunt you….yourself. In order to keep yourself safe you're going to have to go on the run, not only for your safety but for your friends. Secondly Varia is going to be gone for some time, when she returns I want you to watch her. In the meantime, head to Metru Nui and monitor the actions of these matoran, learn what you can and keep them safe."

"Wait what do you mean I'm being hunted by myself?"

"Perhaps it would be better if I show you….

Meanwhile in the Fortress know as Sheershade

The Great Being known as Yistran was fuming…the creation was nearly complete though and that put him in a good mood but only a little. Makuta Talius Nega was just about finished. It made him so mad, to think that Varia had messed around with one of his designs. Talius would have been a great scientist and general but she perverted his destiny and might have even included that damn fortune teller, Vorx….manipulating destinies wherever he saw fit. Why didn't they understand what he was doing wasn't wrong but necessary. Talius Nega had red armor with jet black stripes and Yistran thought he was a work of art. More important was his mission, with the last bit in place, the soul he would soon awake and he did.

"I feel like I have been asleep for a very long time." A voice said. it was Talius Nega. Yistran almost wanted to clap as he turned around, Talius Nega was perfect, streamlined, a vastly more effective creation than the Antidermis material, based off his old designs with some new additions. He was lithe, athletic, and strong and the best part was that the protosteel that his armor was made of could be molded into anything. In other words Talius Nega could create weapons with his own body.

"Yes you have, you have been asleep since your very creation, your destiny altered by an enemy of mine." Yistran sneered.

"What do you mean?" Talius Nega questioned with a look of interest, almost child-like, his eyes were pure black. Overall Yistran approved of his own work of art, Talius Nega was Talius how he was meant to be, perhaps even a replacement for Teridax.

Nah He thought. That was too ambitious for now.

"What I mean is an imposter is masquerading as you, Talius Nega. An imposter calling himself Talius, the Avenging Angel, this Makuta ruins your good name as a Makuta. You must either find him and assimilate him into your being or you will kill him and take your place within the Brotherhood of Makuta." He commanded.

"I understand; when do I start?" He asked.

"I'm sending you now…I don't care how you do it, find Talius and deal with him." Yistran said, the Makuta shimmered and disappeared. He grinned, Varia's little pet wouldn't last long with the new shark in the waters….

Back at Tall Torrent

"That Talius is what you're dealing with. I will be giving the Cloak of Shadow, it will hide your presence from him…but the moment you take it off he'll start tracking you…make good use of it. Finally I'm giving you some instructions but don't break the seals until they are supposed to be open." Vorx said, handing me a packet full of scrolls and notes. "Now I'm going to send you back, okay." He said.

"Vorx, one thing before I go….thanks." I said. He merely nodded and I awoke….

Current Time

"Miss me?" I laughed. I noticed the angel wings and dropped to the ground, I rolled my neck and wings shifted and folded inwards disappearing into my body. Aylria and Danicus ran up to me and I dropped down to hug them.

"We thought you were-" Aylria declared.

"—Dead, I can't believe it your alive!" Danicus cut in. Mervik came up just shaking his head with a smile on his face.

"I hate you Talius…I mean it…next time I'm going to fake my death and jump out of the coffin at my funeral..." He laughed. Doc and Johmak merely grinned and left the room.

"Good to see you Mervik as always." I jostled. I looked up to see Helryx; she was on the verge of tears but was smiling at the same time. I swallowed and turned to the Mervik.

"Could you excuse me?" I asked, Mervik noticed and grabbed Aylria and Danicus.

"Hey—we're—"

"Leaving with me…come time for the adults to play." He dragged them out despite their protests. Helryx and I met halfway between the rows of seating. Her blue armor and feminine mask, her dark blue eyes normally full of furious glares was full of tears.

"You—" We both spoke at the same time. I motioned to talk first.

"I love you Helryx, it took me the longest time to say that, and now I know that was far too long. I…I'm sorry about all this…" She said nothing, just giving me a hug and crying into my shoulders, which was peculiar because I always expect a snippy comment she was just silently. She looked up and when she did I gave her a kiss.

"Why do you do this Talius, out of all my order members you're the one that gives me the most hell." She replied, strained.

"I don't know…I don't really have a choice.

"So…are you staying for…for good." She asked, locking me into a glare as she wiped away tears. My heart began to turn to stone and drop into my stomach. I wasn't…I couldn't…if I did they would die…if I left they would hate me, she would hate me. I put my hands on her head and a tear left my mask and fell to the ground. She already knew what it meant.

"No…No…No…don't tell me you're coming back just to leave." She lamented, no I didn't want to see her like this. I wanted her to be strong but I was just tearing her down, my coming and going was tearing her apart, ripping her emotions to shreds.

"Helryx I love you but…I can only stay one night, after that I must leave and you may never hear from me for a while. I promise that the love that I feel for you will never weaken, never falter. I wish that I could stay but I cannot, for your own safety I must leave, for a period of time I will be nonexistent to you and the others. I will be back for the others and for you a thousand times over. But now come for we have only one night to enjoy…"

Helryx's POV

The next morning I awoke to find Talius was gone, he left a note with a bunch of flowers, the only word that was scribbled on it was…

I'm sorry…I'm sorry…I'm sorry…

I think that was the moment that my heart turned to stone, not towards Talius but life in general. Talius was just as dead to me as when he was a corpse. No explanation why he seemed dead, no explanation why he had to leave, no explanation why he was doing this to me.

Some years later on Stelt

"I'm looking for a being, kind of tall, wears a cloak, and seems like a beggar." A voice sounding nearly like mine spoke to the barkeep in the tavern. It was dusty, and dank only the lowlifes hung around here. I hung around her because I hoped no one would search for me here. He walked up to me, he looked vaguely like me, except that he wore a mask of telepathy and his armor was crimson red, his eyes were soulless and black as the night, he looked more streamlined, and altogether more dangerous than me. I had already assessed the situation, when he put his hand on my shoulder, I pinned it to the bar and slammed his head into it. Quickly I wrapped a brown cloak around me and pulled the hood over my head. It was cramped but I managed to escape the tavern. My eyes scanned for a quick exit but so far all I could see was the street, I turned left heading east down the streets of Stelt, weaving in and out of the crowded areas and down back hallways.

Unfortunately I could hear the footsteps behind it was apparent to me now that being calling himself Talius Nega had found me. I needed to escape him, for at the moment that was my only defense, and my only defense was failing me. I looked to my right and saw scaffolding and many workers in the midst of some sort of building project. Quickly I scrabbled up a ladder and across the flimsy wooden planks. I kept running weaving my way through Skakdi and Vortixx workers, as the other Talius plowed through them, knocking them off. I kept on climbing until I reached the end. Dropping my cloak and letting the wind carry it off into the distance I slide my longsword from it sheath.

"Talius you won't be able to escape. One of us is going to meet his end today." The Makuta said.

"Think of any better threats than that. Come on we are not here to exchange pleasantries, draw your blade." I growled. His two arms formed into blades and he started sharpening them off one another.

"Well that's something new…" I muttered. We rushed forward; I caught both of his blades in my longsword and pushed him back. As he recoiled he cut a rope connected to a pulley and a piece of sheet metal clambered to the ground below. He made quick, short strikes toward me, to which I held my blade. It was increasing hard to dance around his blades on the cramped scaffolding. Carelessly he took out more supports as our fight continued, now the scaffolding was start to wobble. Still the other Talius continued his fight until I pushed him back, I spun around and landed a kick on him, square in the chest, and he went smashing into some other scaffolding, breaking it apart. For the construction project upon which we fought, it was the last it could take. As he sat there dazed I waved goodbye and jeered at him.

"You know for a copy of me, you're pretty dumb." I dropped off the building scaffolding into the streets below, into a large stack of linens. Quickly I got up and grabbed my black cloak, the Cloak of Shadow that Vorx gave and walked away. It was obvious that Yistran didn't send a good enough agent to deal with me, never send a copy to do the original's work. I could only hope that was last I was going to see of him.

500 years ago

A mysterious matoran washed upon the shores of Ga-Metru. He claimed to have lost most of his memory of whatever past life he had, he was lying. How do I know that? Well I was that matoran, and after an extremely long time, thousands of years perhaps. I had reached Metru Nui, now however I needed to find those matoran: Onewa, Whenua, Nuju, Nokama, Matau, and Vakama.

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