The Saga of Hikan: City of Shadows

by Hikan

Hikan, Toa Metru of Crystal, encounters the Toa Hordika and faces off against the Visorak, all while unraveling a web of secrets that seems to never end in the City of Shadows... Book Two of the Saga of Hikan.

3. Chapter 2

There was complete silence for a moment, then Onewa spoke.
"Keetongu is an impostor?" he sniggered. "I think being under all that crystal for so long addled your brains."
Nokama looked worried. "But if what Hikan says is true, then we are doomed to be Hordika forever!"
I smiled. "Not quite. Have you used your elemental powers to heal instead of fight?"
Everyone sat recalling how they had healed an ash bear down in the Archives.
"Yes," said Matau curiously. "What can that do? We have been stripped of our elemental power, have you not noticed?"

I shrugged. "It makes no difference. No doubt the Rahaga have told you of the time they were Toa? Toa Iruini had a healing Rhotuka. Now, we may not have a object like that, but we can substitute."
"How?" Nuju asked, interested.
"The answer is simple," I replied, "I need 21 Rhotuka, one of each kind. You have twelve of them already. Once we have those, I might be able to use them to create a healing Rhotuka."

Whenua Hordika leapt up. "Well, what are we waiting for?" he exclaimed. "Let's go get those Rhotuka!"