Author's notes: I'm so sorry for taking so long to update this time. I seriously didn't expect this to take so much longer than my other chapters. And I'm thankful that Chaora 01 is such a patient reader.
Summary of Arc 6--Mara Utha (Part 2)
The Rahkshi reached Mara Utha's shoreline. The villagers were scared at first, but when they heard the Rahkshi speak, they assumed they weren't actual Rahkshi. The Rahkshi asked the villagers if they saw Hordika or Lerahk, but with no luck. The Rahkshi started searching on their own.
Meanwhile, after several failed attempts, the Brotherhood of Makuta built a machine with a "Power Cancel" ability, and used it on Mata Nui. Then the Brotherhood realized that the Rahkshi which betrayed Makuta came to the continent. While they were distracted by this, Mata Nui was able to escape from their base. The instant the Brotherhood realized this, they started an all-out hunt for him. Even though Mata Nui couldn't use any of his powers, he was still protected from the Brotherhood's mind reading, so they couldn't find him with clairvoyance.
The Toa entered a city which was under the thumb of a Brotherhood member named Dyuma. The Toa tried to keep a low profile and search the town. They found a building that looked like an abandoned research lab. After looking through everything inside, they found a prototype weapon with the Power Cancel ability. Hoping they could use it later, they hid the weapon in Lerahk's artificial body.
The Brotherhood sensed the Toa's presence in Dyuma's city. They wanted to do the first strike against the Toa, but Dyuma told them not to; they were in his city, so he wanted to take care of it in his own way. Makuta stressed that the Toa shouldn't be underestimated again, but Dyuma wouldn't listen.
Dyuma sent a dragon-like Rahi into the city to attack the Toa. Seeing this as the perfect opportunity to test the new weapon, Lerahk did a Power Cancel on the Rahi, and it worked perfectly. The Toa quickly defeated the powerless dragon after that.
Dyuma's castle was in the direct center of the city. The Toa decided to bring the fight to him and entered the castle, but Dyuma made no effort to stop them. It was obvious that he didn't think of the Toa group as a threat (which personally offended Alakor). They entered the throne room and met Dyuma in person, and he demonstrated his ability to control matter and create impenetrable shields. He knocked Lerahk unconscious and started the fight. During the fight he told the Toa, "You are nothing compared to them."
Since Dyuma couldn't be hurt by any attack, he was confident he couldn't lose. Using that arrogance against him, Pohatu was able to take the weapon out of Lerahk's body before Dyuma even noticed. And not even Dyuma's shields could protect him from Power Cancel's effect. Dyuma was permanently unable to use his powers. In shock, he was forced to escape from his own castle.
At another of the Brotherhood's bases, they began to search for a way to undo the effect of Power Cancel. The other Brotherhood members were angry at Dyuma's actions, but they needed all the members they had to catch the Toa, Mata Nui, and Ekiah. Enraged by his mistake, Dyuma swore he would kill the Toa soon.
The Toa left the city and began searching again. Surprisingly, Mata Nui was the one to find them. After he escaped from the Brotherhood, he snuck into a building similar to a radio station and sent a message into space, asking A2 and E6 for help. Almost instantly, the ENIAC satellite came into orbit and the two enforcers came down to the surface to help Mata rejoin the Toa. However, Mata Nui was still powerless, and the group decided to stay in the continent and search for a way to restore his powers.
Soon enough, the Brotherhood sensed the Rahkshi near one of their bases. Makuta wanted to destroy them for their treason, but he knew they needed powerful minions, so he captured them instead. Turahk knew that they couldn't outfight ALL the members of the Brotherhood, so they had no choice but to surrender. The sentient Rahkshi then became Dyuma's bodyguards, and they were given strict orders to never harm him.
Meanwhile, Ekiah was perfecting a new formula for energized Protodermis...
(To be continued...)
Original characters so far:
Dyuma:
Dyuma is different from the other members of the Brotherhood of Makuta because he is not one of the original members; he joined the group after the Brotherhood was founded. Therefore, he is not literally a brother of the other members, or Mata Nui. Also, instead of controlling shadows, he controls matter. Dyuma can create Protodermis in any form he likes, and he usually makes it into a barrier to protect himself. He looks like a red and blue Toa with four arms, and he is extremely prideful about the Brotherhood's strength, blaming Makuta's loss on a fluke. He was inspired by "Shinzo's" Ryuma (hence the name), but his personality is more like Muruta Azrael from "Gundam SEED." During his first fight with the Toa, he mentioned "them," but the Toa had no idea who he was talking about.
The other Brotherhood of Makuta members:
Nothing about the Brotherhood of Makuta has been revealed in LEGO's official story line, so I made up my own members. Aside from Dyuma, there are four members. They are all Mata Nui's brothers. Their powers are mostly the same except in addition to the element of shadows, they each have a unique sub-element, which gives them certain traits. None of the new members have actually appeared in the Story yet, except for a few short meetings when all the members were needed. Therefore, I never actually used figures for them or even thought about what they look like. I will give them a bigger role once the new Stories start.
Misakra: This is the Makuta we know, the one who was in Metru Nui and who fought the Toa. The official story confirmed that 'Makuta' wasn't his real name, so I felt I should give him a new one. His sub-element is sleep, which is why he was the one guarding the sleeping Mata Nui.
Thea: His sub-element is night. (His name is pronounced Thee-ah, not They-ah.)
Dorin: His sub-element is pain.
Spiritas: His sub-element is hate. Like Thea and Dorin, he is named after a wandering AI from the ".hack" video games.
More author's notes:
I was reading Wikipedia the other day, learning about the new updates in the official story, when I found out that Toa Mahri Matoro has a mask called the Mask of Reanimation, and it has the exact same powers as the Mask of Animation I already made up (even the name is similar)! This depresses me because it means my idea is no longer original. ;..(
If you're a .hack fan, you might have noticed this. Power Cancel is a complete cheap copy of Data Drain. At least, it was supposed to be.
And as a fresh reminder, the Toa's group now consists of: The six Toa Nuva, Takanuva, A2, E6, Hordika, Lerahk (who is in the body of a Rahaga), Alakor (who has all of his memories), and Mata Nui (who can't use his powers).
