Antroz's magma swords met Jaller's power sword in a flash of fire. Jaller fired with his Cordak laucher, trying to buy some time, but the Makuta destroyed the projectile with a blast of plasma.
"Just face it," said the Makuta. "You can't beat us."
Hearing the sound of that voice coming from the mouth of his greatest hero was, at the very least, unsettling for Jaller. But he had to admit he might be right.
Kongu clashed with Nidhiki, but Jaller could tell that his friend was having a hard time forcing himself to fight Lewa. Hahli had been attacked by Roodaka, but the last thing the Toa Mahri of Water wanted to do was to hurt Gali, the being she looked up to the most. After putting Takanuva in stasis, Icarax had turned his attention to Nuparu. Even though, the Toa of Earth knew that he was not really fighting Onua, he still could not help but hold back. And though he tried all he could, Hewkii could not bring himself to harm Pohatu, thought thankfully, Carapar did not have many powers to speak of.
Ancient was the only one that was unhindered by the knowledge of who he was fighting. He and Sidorak had locked in battle, matching each other move for move and spinner for spinner. Finally, Ancient succeeded in incasing Kopaka in protodermis. But, Sidorak's spirit simply floated out of Kopaka's body and laughed at the Dark Hunter.
"You fool," he said. "Do you think that will stop me? You may have bound this body, but there are plenty more in this -" He stopped, as did everyone else, for all of them felt a strange sensation come over them.
As they looked up, they saw a pale blue light emanating from the Inferno's gates. A look of terror filled Sidorak's eyes. An instant later, he was shooting upward, a cry of desperation escaping his ethereal lips.
Moments ago...
Truth swung hard, aiming for the top of Vain Glory's head, as the pair of them continued to descend down the pit. Glory brought up his sword, in an attempt to block the attack. Truth smiled. "Perfect," he thought.
Twirling the sword around too fast to see, he brought it down point first onto Vain Glory's blade. Vain Glory tried to bring down his sword before the blow struck, but it was too late. An instant later, Glory's blade snapped under the pressure. Taking advantage of the distraction, Truth grabbed a hold of Vain Glory's wrist and spun the unfortunate Great Being around and around. He built up speed until the two of them had become a virtual tornado of black and white. Finally, Truth let go, sending Vain Glory hurtling straight for the floor of the pit.
Vain Glory struck the floor of the pit with enough force to shake the Coliseum. Truth landed next to the Ethereal Flow and raised his sword high. The blade glowed with energy as he swung with all his might. In a flash that would have blinded a Toa of Light, the blade bounced off the dome and hurled Truth backwards against the wall.
The Great Being shook his head, trying to clear his vision, even as a weak laugh escaped Vain Glory's lips.
"You fool," he chuckled, barely able to lift himself up, "did you think I'd make it that easy to destroy? I made the obstruction, and only I can destroy it."
A look of understanding spread across Truth's face as the answer formed in his mind.
"That's what Benevolence told me," he said. "I didn't quite understand what she meant, but now I do."
He grabbed Vain Glory by the back of his cloak and dragged him towards the fountain.
"What are you doing?" asked Vain Glory, a look of horror spreading across his face.
"Benevolence told me you are the key to unlocking this blockage. I think she meant that quite literally."
Calling on all his physical strength, he flung Vain Glory at the Ethereal Flow. A cry escaped his lips as he collided with the energy dome. Instantly, the energy began to swirl around him. It grew brighter and brighter, until Truth had to shield his eyes. Within a few moments, the light had died down, and when Truth looked back, the dome and Vain Glory were gone, leaving only the Flow, its tendrils of power reaching up, restoring the universe to its natural order.
The Toa Mahri smiled as they realized what had happened. Ancient blasted away Kopaka's prison, freeing the Toa Nuva of Ice. Not a moment later, Kopaka was taken Kongu's place in fighting Lewa.
"Keep those Rahi under control," he said, his blade crackling with ice energy.
Kongu ducked away from the fight as the other Toa fought with renewed strength. A bright burst of fire from Nuparu's hands stunned Icarax just long enough for him to turn and open a pit under Lewa's feet. Before Nidhiki could call on Lewa's Miru Nuva, Kopaka had filled the pit with crystalline ice. Nidhiki leapt from Lewa's body, hoping he could grab a hold of Kopaka before the Flow could pull him back. Kopaka leapt to the side just in time, and the Dark Hunter vanished into the sky.
Kopaka freed Lewa from his icy prison, and both of them turned to fight once more. Roodaka and Hahli were in a mental struggle over the growing orb of water between them. Lewa activated his Miru and shared his power with Roodaka, catching them both in an updraft that sent them shooting upwards. Grabbing Gali's hand, Lewa chuckled and said, "You know, I often thought-wondered what it would feel like to be hand-linked with you. Never thought it would be like this." Twirling her around, he flung her towards the ground, increasing the force with a huge gust of wind. Hahli watched as the demented Toa spirit fled from Gali's body and caught the Toa Nuva in a cushion of water.
Kopaka fired a beam of ice at Takanuva's stasis field, freezing the energy. A blow from his shield was all it took to shatter the field and bring the Toa of Light back to reality. Takanuva turned and fired a laser beam at Icarax. Though normally not enough to harm a Toa, the Makuta's inherent weakness to light made it many times more painful. With Icarax sufficiently distracted, Jaller and Kopaka poured their ice energies around the Makuta. Since Onua's consciousness, and with it his powers, had been shoved into a deep corner of his mind, Icarax had no choice but to take the chance and reach for another body. But, as with Nidhiki, Gali was too quick for the spirit, and Icarax was sucked into the vortex from which he had sprung.
Once freed, Onua turned towards Carapar and willed the ground to turn to mud. Pohatu's big feet sank quickly, and within moments, he was knee deep in the mire. A pull from Nuparu's mind sent him even further into the muck until, at neck deep, Jaller and Kopaka froze the pit solid. Gali grabbed his Kakama Nuva and pulled it off his face. An instant later, the Barraki's spirit fled.
Finally, the freed Toa Nuva, the Toa Mahri, Takanuva, and Ancient turned their attention to Antroz. The possessed Toa Nuva held up his hand.
"You win," he said. "Your teamwork and devotion has made you unstoppable, and though I threw all my power against you there is no way I could win."
Antroz bowed and released his hold on Tahu's mind.
Tahu looked around at his teammates and friends. He sighed as a smile crossed his face. "Come on," he said. "We still have a lot to do."