Twin beams of water surged from her hands as Hahli/Naho fought the rising tide of possessed Matoran before her. Having the power of two Toa at her hands did not make this job any easier. Truth may have assured her that she could not kill anyone, but it did not change the fact that she had to harm the ones she had sworn to protect.
She looked around at her teammates. Nuparu/Lhikan was using his mask of stealth to hide from the Matoran and combining with his control over fire and earth to turn the ground to magma and harden it an instant later. Hewkii/Hydraxon was putting down Matoran left and right. The combined knowledge of two weapons experts shown like a star as blades, chains, and blasts flew in every direction. Ancient made double use of his former master's staff, encasing the Matoran in solid protodermis as well as immobilizing them with his own de-coordination spinners.
"Hahli, watch out behind you!" cried Jaller/Matoro.
Hahli/Naho turned to see another wave of possessed Matoran swarming towards her. Summoning a tidal wave, she bore it down on the Matoran. As they began to drown, she could see the spirits leave their bodies. She quickly banished the water, saving the Matoran from drowning. Whether it was by her own will or because of the status Truth had given her, she could not tell.
She turned to face the next wave when she saw a mass of mist appear not far away. She saw Matoran flying out from the inside, and when it cleared, she saw Jaller/Matoro with a triumphant look on his face.
"Just borrowed something from our old friend Vezok," he said. "Fire plus ice equals steam."
Takanuva/Botar appeared next to Hahli in a flash of light, courtesy of Botar's teleportation powers. An instant later, an unconscious Matoran dropped into his arms.
"Take them up and drop them," he said. "They pass out before the hit the "
Suddenly, the ground began to shake. Hahli/Naho looked around, uncertainly. Her eyes landed on Kongu, and she saw that his mask was glowing.
"Kongu, what are you doing?" Hahli cried.
"There's too many of them," he replied. "We need more help."
A massive claw erupted from the ground, knocking Hahli off her feet, as Rahi began to emerge from the Archives. Not three kio away, stone rats poured from a sewer grate. Nui-Rama, Gukko, ice bats and more swooped in from the sky. Packs of Kavinika bounded down the street, even as Vahki Hunters and lava eels emerged from the alleys around them.
"Kongu, stop!" cried Jaller. "There's too many!"
"Just trust me!" cried the Toa of Air/Onu-Matoran, his mask glowing even brighter.
Within moments, the streets were full of Rahi, great and small. Finally, Kongu's Zatth ceased to shine. He looked up, a strange light in his eyes. He turned to the Rahi before him, and said a single word, "Go!"
Instantly, the Rahi turned away from him and laid into the possessed Matoran. They scattered like dust as the forces at Kongu's command clawed, swatted, blasted, and burned Vain Glory's unwilling army.
Hahli jumped out the way of a night creeper, but the insect-like Rahi ignored her, heading straight for the possessed Matoran. She rushed up to Kongu and asked, "What in Mata Nui's name just happened?"
"Do you remember Turaga Vakama's tale about Mavrah?" asked the Air Toa/Onu-Matoran. "Did you ever wonder how I was able to get all those monstrous Rahi out of the Archives? I didn't know it at the time, but I have the ability to control Rahi! I don't know how or where this ability came from, but," he held his hand up as a Nui-Kopen flew at him, "I'm think I'm putting it to good use." The insectoid creature stopped and when he pointed at the crowds of Matoran, it flew to join in the fray.
The other double warriors joined the pair as the fight raged nearby.
"Thanks for the breather," said Ancient. "I needed a break."
"Too bad you aren't getting one," said a voice behind them.
The warriors turned as one to see the Toa Nuva standing before them.
"Give up while you still can," said Antroz. "You cannot win this fight."
Unremitting Truth struggled to hold his own as Vain Glory pounded him with his longsword. Not a moment after he entered the entrance to the Inferno that hovered over Metru Nui, Vain Glory had appeared and attacked him.
Glory swung hard, the blade whistling in the wind. Truth dodged backwards, bringing his own sword down, stopping Glory's blade mid-swing.
As the two stood there, blades locked, Vain Glory cracked a smile and said, "So what's it going to be, Truth? Are we to be two immortals locked in epic battle until the end of time and the Greatest Being returns?"
Truth smiled back and said, "Or you could surrender."
Truth pulled his sword away, causing Glory to lose his balance. He dodged behind the mad being and dealt him a blow with the flat of his sword. As Vain Glory fell towards the city, Truth rocketed upwards, determined to complete his mission. After a few moments, Glory regained control of his flight and shot after the other Great Being. The energies of the Inferno swirled around them as the two of them raced for their goal.
Vain Glory reached out with his life powers, bringing the energies around Truth to life. The beings of fire and torment swarmed around Truth, trying to slow him down. Truth's sword flashed like a thunderbolt, striking at anything and everything that got near him even as he rocketed through the now largely barren plains of the Inferno.
Before him, a huge pit yawned; its edges were jagged, like an enormous mouth that sat waiting to consume its victims. Truth plunged into the gaping hole, Vain Glory hot on his tail. Had anyone been at the bottom, they would have seen to dots appear over the top, one glowing white and the other as black as night. The Great Beings soared straight down, first clashing their swords together, then breaking away only to fly back together again. The air rang with the sound of metal striking metal as sparks flew from their weapons.
As the floor of the pit approached, the air glowed with an unusual blue light. In the center of the floor, a fountain of energy erupted from the ground, tendrils of power snaking up and stopping as they struck the dome of energy that surrounded it.
"That's it," thought Truth, "the Ethereal Flow."