As Renegade lay on the ground, watching the battle around him, he decided to think about what Teridax's ultimate plan was. Even the Vahamak wasn't worth this. Renegade only knew one mask that was. It didn't have an actual name, it was just a theory he had thought up.

The theory was this; if almost anything made of Protodermis could me melted into a mask or other object, then the Vahamak wasn't the ultimate power. Nothing would be until every object of even miniscule power was melted into it. This seemingly impossible task could be cheated though. The only object in existence that would allow the Vahamak to absorb power from others, though, was the Nui Stone. He sent an urgent message to Tuyet, hoping he wasn't already too late.

R

"What was the point?" Xeon asked, struggling against Teridax's magnetism.

"To what? Are you going to launch into one of your 'heroic' rants?" Teridax chuckled.

"No. Just, why didn't you wait till the items were unguarded? Why not just go after them without waging war?" Xeon wondered. He suddenly stopped resisting, instead just dropping to the ground. Teridax's hold released, and Xeon celebrated by jumping into the air, flipping, and landing a two-footed kick to Teridax's chest.

"Because you have no hope of beating me anyways." Teridax wasn't winded. He struck back quicker than Xeon could compensate for and threw the Toa to the ground. Xeon flipped instead of falling and came up in a battle stance. Teridax chuckled darkly at the Toa's efforts. This one alone was giving him almost as much trouble as Tahu's entire team the first time they had fought. It didn't matter. Teridax knew he would win.

R

"Just a few more moments…" Renegade said to himself. Tahu should be gone, and the Vahamak wouldn't function without the Mask of Life that Tahu's team had. He summoned Gigabyte while Xeon had Teridax distracted and combined with the silver drone. He stood up and rebooted his armor, repairing the software damage. Suddenly, the battlefield quieted. Teridax's forces had won.