"These guys don't know when to quit, do they?" asks Onewa.
"Apparently not," replies Nokama.
Daskus, mounted on his reptilian steed with white and gold tassels, approaches the Toa as the General follows on his mount. "Your journey ends here," says Daskus.
"We have come this far, Daskus, and we intend to finish it," declares Vakama.
"Then you and your friends can perish here and now," Daskus says coolly as he nods to the General.
Raising his sword, the General calls out, "Attack!" and the soldiers gallop toward the Toa. In the blink of an eye, Vakama takes out his disk launcher, loads a disk, and fires, dismounting a soldier. The Toa follow his example and unsheath their weapons. Though outnumbered, if they were going to go down, they were going to give it all they got; they were going to go down as Toa--with a fight. Their grips on their weapons tensing, the Toa prepare to make their move, when suddenly, a huge form appears and places itself between the Toa and Daskus' men with a roar. The men find themselves being blown away by a powerful gust of wind.
"What the-?" asks Onewa, then he and the other Toa get a better look at the gigantic form in front of them. It looks familiar somehow. When what appears to be the head turns to face them with a pair of red, familiar eyes, they immediately know what it is.
"Kikanalo?" they exclaim, and the Rahi-beast nods its head. Meanwhile, some of Daskus' soldiers get back on their steeds and charge. Turning its attention back to the soldiers, the Kikanalo first rams a couple of steeds and their riders aside with its snout, then it swats away the next wave with its tail. Onewa notices a spear heading right for the Rahi, and uses one of his proto pitons to knock it away, to the Kikanalo's surprise.
"Just returning the favor," the Toa winks.
While it's busy, two fallen soldiers ready their spears, preparing to kill the Rahi. However, just when they're about to launch their weapons, a bird and flying mammal fly into their faces. Hearing the commotion, Nuju notices the men and uses his ice powers to freeze them. Both parties hear a shriek and spot the two animals in the air. They fly towards one of the stone pillars, where the top unfolds to reveal a man with a brown cape and land on his shoulders. A shadow cast by a hood conceals the upper half of his face. Vakama's about to grab another disc when the Kikanalo roars at him.
"Kikanalo says it's ok," Nokama translates, "That man's a friend."
The man leaps off of the pillar and looks to Daskus, who looks back at him with fury in his eyes.
"Who are you who dares to interfere with me?" he demands , then he notices something on the man's finger glinting in the moonlight. Squinting his eyes, he can just barely make out the features of a golden ring with a purple stone in the middle. A look of surprise forms on his face. Only certain people could wear such a stone. "Could it be?" he wonders aloud.
"I see you recognize the meaning of the little trinket on my finger, Daskus," says the man, and he removes the hood, revealing his face.
Even though Daskus had never seen this man's face before, the resemblance was uncanny. "You?" he asks.
"Yes, Daskus. It is I, Xyrinus. Your uncle," the man replies.
