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Chapter six:
Of Dreams and Gems

Gali slept gently that night, but her dreams were strange ones.

~*~
She stood in a dimly lit temple deep under ground. In the center of the temple lay a raised dais upon which rested an ornately carved glass alter. And there, laying on that alter, as though asleep, was a man.

She approached slowly, her long , silk, bluish-white dress rustling about her like mist. The jewels that were set into the bodice of the gown glinted gently in the dim light. The long royal blue sash that was tied about her waist swished gently as she walked. She could smell the cool crispness of the flowers that were in her hair. This beautiful ensemble was typical of Ga-Koran dress.

She stepped gently onto the dais, her jeweled sandals gleaming gently. She leaned over the sleeping man and got a good look at him

He was gorgeous.

Were he standing he would be about six feet in height. His hair was pure white and would grace the ground. He wore robes of pure white silk that would drag along the ground. His skin was the same shade of white as his robes. Were his eyes open they would be a gentle gray.

Gali didn't even bother to wonder about how she knew that.

'Yes child, you know who this is.'

Gali suddenly straightened and looked for the source of the whispery voice that came from everywhere at once. The voice was neither male nor female, but it was gentle all the same.

'Move closer to him,' it said. ' you know what you must do.'

Gali nodded and leaned slowly over the young man. Without a second thought she pressed her lips to his in a sweet and ever so gentle kiss.

~*~

Gali awoke gently.

She opened her eyes to look about her darkened room. She crawled out of bed as quietly as she could and put her normal clothing on.

She was glad that she had a separate room from the other's. Nokama said that this was necessary for she was different from the other Toa now, in more ways than one.

She pulled her boots on and laced them up. She grabbed her glaive and strapped it to her back before putting her hair up into a pony tail and tying a blue bandana around it to keep it secure.

With that, Gali slipped silently out of her room.

This was the room where the guys slept. She could here Pohatu snoring contentedly.

She shook her head and smiled.

Some things never change.

She flitted as quietly as she could past Onua and Pohatu.

She stopped at the edge of Lewa's bed and smiled down at him. The sleeping boy was rummaging around for something.

Gali, knowing exactly what he was looking for, bent down and picked it up off the floor where he had dropped it. She smiled gently and tucked the stuffed animal version of a Kahu bird under his arm. The green Toa quieted as soon as he got a hold of it.

Gali continued on her way but stopped at Kopaka's bed. She just stood there watching him. She did something then that she had never expected herself to do. She reached out and gently brushed a few strands of his hair away from his face. Kopaka shifted slightly, but did not awaken.

Gali moved away from him and made her way past Tahu's bed as quietly as she could. Who knows what would happen were he to wake up and catch her.

She made it past him with out a problem.

Once outside, she made her way over to the edge of the platform and leaned against the railing while gazing out over the jungle.

She looked up at the moon and sighed. It was so beautiful. It was a perfect silvery color.

Gali, so focused on her silent worship of the moon, did not hear the approaching footsteps of a certain red Toa.

She did however whip around to face Tahu when he put a hand on her shoulder.

"What are you doing up?" he asked.

"I couldn't sleep." Gali replied as she turned away from him to gaze at the moon again.

"Ah, good. Because I thought you were leaving." He said." But that would be traitorous, wouldn't it."

Gali froze.

Tahu chuckled.

"You see, I've been awake all night. And with the way you treated Lewa and Kopaka, it looked like you wouldn't be coming back." He said. " Why did you even give Lewa his stupid toy back? It'll make him weaker."

Gali whipped around to face him, anger evident in her eyes.

"He's a child Tahu!" She said. " He has a right to sleep with a doll. And it won't make him weaker!"

"What would you know about it?" Tahu growled. "You're only here to make sure we fight."

Gali growled and narrowed her eyes.

"Not only that but if you keep making buddy buddy with Kopaka you'll end up just like Lewa. I saw you and ice-boys' little episode in the jungle today."

Gali's rage got the best of her and she did something Tahu had never expected her to.

She slapped him hard.

Tahu looked at her in shock.

Gali got right in his face, her voice a deadly whisper.

"Now you listen , and you listen good." She said. " Leave Lewa alone, Tahu. Or so help me I'll kill you. I'm not afraid to stand against you Tahu, and don't look at me like I can't do anything to you. You have no idea what you're messing with. And leave Kopaka out of this. What happened today was an accident."

She got real close to his face. Tahu was frozen in terror, never had he expected Gali to say something like that.

"I'm warning you Tahu." She said. "I will rip you to shreds and spread the pieces of your body all over Mata Nui."

Gali suddenly vanished from sight, having leapt off the edge of the platform.

Tahu shook himself from the shock. What had just happened. He put a hand to the side of his face where she had slapped him. It had hurt!

Tahu turned and went back to bed without a word.

~*~

Gali dove off the edge without warning. She was so angry that she needed to be alone for a while. She splashed down in the pool that surrounded the base of the great tree. She crawled gently out of the water and headed off into to dense foliage.

How could Tahu say such cruel things!

And how could he think she and Kopaka were more than just friends.

She paused for a moment.

They were just friends weren't they? Kopaka didn't have any feeling for her did he?

Gali shook her head and continued on her way.

She heard the Nui-Rama before she saw it.

Knowing full well that it was trying to ambush her from behind, she leapt into the air and caught hold of a vine. She watched as it flew under her. The rahi suddenly turned and came at her again.

Gali jumped to the ground and ran. The rahi chased her through the foliage. She ran it around a large tree where she slid while trying to turn around it. She made it but the rahi, however wasn't so lucky. It slammed head first into a cliff was that was hidden by a thick mass of jungle vines.

Gali yanked her glaive out and the rahi shook itself and lunged at her.

She did the only thing, she could think of. She slashed at it with all her strength hoping to cut it's masks off.

She felt a soft warmth against her breast.

She opened her eyes and looked down at the blue crystal Maku had given her on her first day on the island. It was nothing special. Maku had found the gem in the shallows and put it on a chain and gave it to her as a gift. Gali was shocked to see that it was glowing, and rather brightly.

Gathering her courage, Gali looked up to see what had become of the Nui-rama. She was met with the most horrible sight she had ever seen.

The Nui-Rama lay on the ground cut in half straight down the middle. There was blood everywhere.

Gali fell to her hands and knees in tears. She was shaking all over.

She hadn't meant to kill it. She just didn't want to die.

The jewel hung down before her, glowing as brightly as ever.

'Know your strength child, For it can be a blessing and a burden.'

It was the voice from her dream!

Gali tried to look for the voice but she couldn't tear her eyes away from the still bleeding carcass of the Nui-Rama.

"I didn't mean to kill it." She whispered.

"I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL IT!"

~*~

The sun had risen and Gali had still not yet returned to Le-Koro.

The Toa and the Turaga were getting worried, very worried.

The Toa had all heard what had happened between Tahu and Gali last night and feared the worst.

Kopaka had been pacing all morning and the others were all trying not to.

A hush suddenly came over the small village.

"Oh my stars."

Everyone looked at Lewa, who was staring at the edge of the main platform. They followed his eyes only to stare in disbelief.

Gali stood there drenched in blood. In her hand was her glaive, the blade of which had strips of oddly colored flesh hanging from it. She was leaning against the railing in weakness, her eyes were red and her cheeks tear stained. Her hair was down and caked with mud and blood. Her hands were littered with cuts, in her left hand, for she held her glaive with her right, there hung a once blue bandana that was now purple for it was thoroughly soaked with blood. She looked like she had been through the underworld, killed it's ruler, then fought an entire army of demons all on her own and some how survived.

They all stared at her in awe. Their eyes drawn to the glowing gem that hung from her necklace.

"I didn't mean to kill it." She whispered.

With that she collapsed into a barely conscious heap on the ground.

A single scream came from the crowd, Maku suddenly raced forward and was at Gali's side in and instant.

"Gali!" She screamed "Please get up!"

The little tohunga tried her best to get Gali to her feet.

After watching this heartbreaking scene for several seconds, Kopaka couldn't take it anymore.

He quickly made his way over to Gali's side, the sounds of the villages shock and terror ringing in his ears.

He knelt down next to Maku and rolled Gali onto her back gently. The jewel had stopped glowing but it was hot to the touch. Kopaka gently scooped Gali into his arms and stood up.

Maku fell to the ground sobbing and screaming.

Pohatu came over and gently picked up the hysterical tohunga.

Kopaka looked to the Turaga for instructions. They motioned for him to follow them. He did so very quickly.

Gali looked up at him.

"I didn't mean to kill it." She whispered.

~*~

Gali sat up in bed, staring at the wall blankly. She was clean and her hands were bandaged. She now wore blue knuckle gloved over her hands.

She looked down at them.

She still couldn't believe what she had done.

She looked down at the now cold and lifeless crystal.

"I didn't mean to kill it." She whispered yet again.

Ever since it happened that was all that she would say.

'Remember who you are child.'

It was the voice again. Gali didn't bother looking for it any more for she knew now that it came from the gem.

'Remember and fulfill your purpose.'

Gali lay down on her side and curled up into a ball.

"I didn't mean to kill it."

With that, she silently cried herself to sleep.