Vakama slipped away from the celebrating Matoran and his fellow Toa, smiling softly as he passed them on his way to a more quiet area. A deep regret still filed his heart even with the comfort of his people and friends for all the deeds he had done, deeds that even his brothers and sister didn't know.
Deeds he doubted even Sidorak had known about… only Roodaka could have known… and she was now gone forever… He shuddered and slumped into the shadows and looked around the small forge that had once been his home, relieved it had survived the time he was away.
Outside he heard other cheering and celebrating as they danced around the streets.
"It's over now, I know inside…" Vakama said softly, slowly climbing his stairs to the balcony where his room was. "No one will ever know… the sorry tail of the Beast inside and those that I… No one must ever know…" he said, clenching his fist, focusing down the memories.
"They'd only see the tragedy, they'd not see the intent, the shadow of Beast's Evil... Would forever kill the good that I had meant..." Vakama sang, resting against the top of the railing heavily, looking at his reflecting in a mirror. "Am I a Toa? Am I a Tyrant? There's such a fine line between a Toa and a..." he turned away, attempting to block the thought out as he went to his wash room to clean himself up for the night.
"Do you really think that I would ever let you go?" A voice asked with a wicked sneer, making Vakama jump in fear. "Did you really think I'd ever set you free?"
Slowly he backed away from the wash room, watching in horror as his reflection shifted and changed to the long muzzle of his Hordika form. "If you do I'm sad to say, it simply isn't so. You will never get away from me!"
"All that you are is a face in the mirror!" Vakama stated, shaking his head frantically, "I close my eyes and you'll disappear!" he added hoping his own words would become truth.
"I'm what you face when you face in the mirror! Long as you live, I will still be here!"
"All that you are is the end of a nightmare! All that you are is a dying scream! After tonight, it shall end, this demon dream!" Vakama proclaimed, slamming the wash room door and made to leave.
"This is not a dream my friend-" his Hordika-side stated as it came from inside the full length mirror at the foot of the steps, is steps denting the floor. "And it will never end! This one is the nightmare that goes on! I am here to stay no matter what you may pretend-" It proclaimed as the flame activated in his claw, a real and deadly threat. "And I'll flourish long after you're gone!"
"Soon you will die and my memory will hide you! You cannot choose but to lose control!" Vakama stated, holding his disk launcher.
"You can't control me, I live deep inside you! Each day you'll feel me devour your soul!"
"I don't need you to survive, like you need me! I'll become whole as you dance with death! And I'll rejoice as you breathe your final breath!" Vakama promised, gasping as his Hordika side grabbed his throat and laughed.
"I'll live inside you forever!"
"No!"
"With Shadows and Death by my side!"
"NO!"
"And I know that now and forever, they'll never be able to separate Toa from Beast!"
"Can't you see it's over now? It's time to die!" Vakama snapped kicking his Hordika self away and back towards the mirror, using the time to snatch up his mask making tool and press it close to his heart stone.
"Oh not I, only you!" It chuckled landing with grace and stood proudly before him.
"If I die you'll die, too!" Vakama said having assumed that to be true.
"You'll die in me I'll be you!" the beast corrected.
"Damn you Beast! Leave me be!" Vakama demanded.
"Can't you see? You are me?" The beast laughed, as the tool dropped to the floor.
"No! Deep inside-" Vakama slowly realized as his eyes became two tone green.
"-We are one! You and I!" the beast smirked.
"No - never!" Vakama screamed shaking his head again as his optics flickered between their normal orange and red to green.
"Yes forever!"
"God damn you, Beast! Take all your evil deeds and rot in hell!" Vakama yelled throwing an unfinished mask at the mirror as the beast's laugher echoed around him.
"I'll see you there, Vakama!"
The mirror shattered loudly.
Confrontation from Jekal and Hyde Musical
