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Chapter 18: The War
Tahu's glowing magma sword flashed in front of Eli's eyes. Shortly followed by Kopaka's glowing ice blade. Both weapons crossed each other and radiated a light brighter than Eli had ever seen produced by a Toa's weapon. With a swift movement of Kopaka's wrist, the ice blade was swung towards Tahu's throat. Tahu raised his magma sword in defense. The two swords clashed together—
Eli awoke with a start, breathing heavily.
That dream was too real, Eli thought with fear. Feeling more refreshed than the night before, Eli leapt out of bed and raced out of El-Koro into the Mount Ihu snow. She ran as fast as he could towards Ko-Koro in the moonlight. The moon was beginning to set as dawn became nearer. The matoran would be waking soon, as Eli passed Ko-Kohilii on the way.
Kopaka's hut was empty when she reached Ko-Koro. Eli found Matoro talking to his neighbor, Naiza.
"Matoro?" Eli said. Matoro turned and bowed. Naiza did the same and hurried away. "Where is Kopaka?" Eli demanded.
"If I am not mistaken, he was headed in the direction of Ta-Koro."
"Was he there on duty or was he going for help?" Eli asked.
"No, I don't believe so," Matoro replied.
"Curious…"
"What?" Matoro inquired.
"Knowing Kopaka, he would never just go to Ta-Koro because he felt like it," Eli informed Matoro. Matoro looked confused.
"I know, but…"
"Never mind," Eli interrupted, "Something is wrong here. Something is not right."
Eli circled Ko-Koro and found Kopaka's footsteps, as Matoro had said, heading in the direction of Ta-Koro. She ran after him. As she got closer to Ta-Koro, the air gradually got warmer, but not warm enough to melt the snow. In the distance, Eli could see one red and one silver figure. Eli quickened her pace, despite her headache.
The distance between Eli and Kopaka and Tahu shortened with every step that Eli took. She was out of breath when she reached them. Tahu was circling Kopaka with a frown and a glare. Tahu was analyzing every strength and weakness that Kopaka had. Kopaka just watched Tahu with his cold stare, doing the same.
"What are you doing?" Eli asked feeling frightened, seeing the look in their eyes. Eli did not have to read their thoughts for her to know the one word they were thinking of: Murder…
"You already know," Tahu said, red eyes flashing.
"Please, no, Tahu! Please don't!" Eli cried, "I'm supposed to make peace between people, not start a war between them!"
Tahu drew his magma sword, it began to glow with Tahu's will. Kopaka produced his own blade, and it glowed just the same.
"There already was…" Tahu began.
"A war…" Kopaka finished.
Tahu's glowing magma sword flashed in front of Eli's eyes. Shortly followed by Kopaka's glowing ice blade. Both weapons crossed each other and radiated a light brighter than Eli had ever seen produced by a Toa's weapon. With a swift movement of Kopaka's wrist, the ice blade was swung towards Tahu's throat. Tahu raised his magma sword in defense. The two swords clashed together—
"STOP!" Eli screamed.
Tahu flipped away from one of Kopaka's swings. Kopaka backed up and prepared for another attack. A large gap separated the two Toa as they glowed white as they absorbed energy from their surroundings. Both Toa drew their weapons back and prepared to zap each other with elemental energy.
"NO!" Eli screamed and leapt in between Tahu and Kopaka, caught and suspended in midair by the surge of energy.
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For just a moment, Eli felt nothing, nothing at all, no pain, just a sense of peace. Eli smiled and only then the pain came. Tearing and pulling, scratching, scraping and searing at her body. The power of ice and fire combined burned her so badly, it felt cold. For thirty seconds the pain made her angry, sad, and upset.
This is entirely my fault…Eli thought as the pain ceased, the colors and faces of the other Toa stopped as well. Eli dropped from the air, feeling all energy whatsoever, drained from her body. Eli looked at Tahu and Kopaka with gray-blue eyes sadly, and then her heart light shut off.
"ELI!" Tahu and Kopaka screamed. "NOOOOOO!"
Tahu and Kopaka dropped their weapons right where they were and ran to Eli's dead body. Tahu touched her, guiltily eyeing the scorch marks that ran up and down her thigh, sides and legs.
The burns weren't the only thing that Kopaka was worrying about. Eli was frozen inside a thin layer of jagged ice. Frozen with an expression of sorrow and disappointment.
Kopaka felt something he had not ever really felt: sadness. Sadness that was creeping inside of him, turning his insides even cold and unforgiving. This incident made him want to be even more isolated than he already was. Kopaka said nothing. There was too much sadness embedded in his heart. He felt that any words he might speak, would pollute him more than he felt now. Yet, he wanted to scream. Louder than Tahu could ever scream. Nothing would erase this sorrow. Nothing, he decided.
Tahu glared at Kopaka's back, or he tried. But Tahu lacked to find the energy to be himself. Not one comment to shoot at Kopaka, not one.
Eli's death left a deep pit in Tahu's heart. One that, no matter how much mud and dirt you put into it, could never be filled. Tahu lay down in the snow and stared up into the sky, which was brightening with the dawn. He remembered the first moment he saw Eli, and the night she visited him in Ta-Koro…The Kolhii match…The time he held her hand—
He would miss her eyes and her smile, her company the most. Tahu closed his eyes and felt his fingers close upon Eli's dead hand.
I'm sorry, Eli, Both Toa Nuva thought with broken, guilty hearts.
Hi, I'm gonna do something at the end of each chapter from now on: I'm doing to put snippets from songs that relate or have to do something with the chapter or story…I don't want any complaints about the music I listen to. So…Here's the first one:
"Empty Spaces
Fill me up with hopes
Distance Faces
With no place left to go
Without you, within me
I can't find my way
Where I'm going
Is Anybody's guess…
I tried
To go on like I never knew you
I'm awake,
But my world is half-asleep
I pray
For this heart to be unbroken
But without you all I'm going to be is
Incomplete…
Voices tell me
I should carry on
But I am swimming
In an ocean all alone,
Baby, my baby,
It's written on your face
Do you still wonder,
If we made a big mistake?
Chorus
I don't mean to drag it on
I can't seem to let you go,
I don't want to make you face this world
Alone…
I want to let you go…
Incomplete..."
-Backstreet Boys, "Incomplete"