Toa Echrive's Log

I am Toa Ecrive. I have begun a long journey to the core of Spherus Magna, in search of an ancient artifact. I don't even know what it is that I'm searching for, but the Turaga said I would know it when I saw it.

I began my journey by heading down a tunnel near the Black Spike Mountains. It led deep into the earth. I met a few Skrall patrolling the tunnels on the way down, but none of them gave me any trouble. I was relatively surprised, considering the stories I had heard about them. Then, I found out why.

It seemed that someone had heard of my mission and wanted to help. An Agori named Atakus had told me this, and I was compelled to find out who it was.

It was another Agori, one named Tarduk, from the jungle village. From what he told me, he was a treasure hunter, and wanted to help me on my journey. I originally protested; the turaga had said that I alone was to make this journey, but I eventually gave in.

He bombarded me with questions about life on Mata Nui. I answered them all, at least, all the ones I could answer. There were plenty of things I didn't know about the titan robot and great spirit that had once been my home.

So, there we were, following a dark tunnel deep below Spherus Magna. We had gone even deeper than the Skrall went, and the temperature began to rise. Being a toa of ice, it made me slightly comfortable, but it wasn't a problem I couldn't fix. I cooled the air around us.

Not long after, we met a toa of earth who had been mapping out the lower tunnels of Spherus Magna. He was named Stronius. I recognized the name; it was a name of Skrall, a war hero for the earth tribe during the Core War. I took a good look at the toa, I was sure he wasn't a Skrall, and certainly not Stronius.

I asked him where he got his name, and he told me that his tribe gave it to him. I was beginning to grow confused; had he hit a tunnel wall too hard and lost his memories? But still, that wouldn't explain why the Skrall would give him a name; let alone a name of one of their great warriors.

I paused for a second, considering this. Taruk didn't seem very puzzled; he was exploring the tunnels ahead. I looked back toward 'Stronius', who seemed to be growing impatient, wondering why I was wasting his time like this.

"Where do you live?", I had asked.

"Roxtus.", announced Toa 'Stronius'.

"You said you were mapping out the tunnels, correct?", asked Tarduk, who had come back without me noticing.

"Yes.", said Stronius.

"Would you liked to come with us?", asked Tarduk.

I groaned. The turaga would not be happy.

"Where are you going?", asked the toa of earth.

"Deep into Spherus Magna!", said Tarduk, excited at the thought.

"I do not think your leader wants me along.", stated Stronious, "Although I would like opportunity."

"You can come.", I said, giving in. The turaga had said it was only supposed to be my journey, I had already broken that rule to allow Tarduk along, what difference would one more make?

Tarduk ran down the tunnel, and I followed. I heard Stronious's footsteps and knew he was coming. Maybe I could find out more about the mysterious toa when we traveled.

And so, I continued down the tunnel, with Tarduk and Stronious following. That's how my adventure began.