BL1 - Mask of Strength VS Reidak

Reidak charged. Lewa sidestepped and darted out a foot, sending his enemy tumbling onto the rocky ground. Reidak rolled over and kept rolling, bowling over the Toa of Air. He tried to follow it up with a blow to the head, but Lewa dodged in time. A sharp kick bought the Toa some space, and a two-handed smash into Reidak’s grin sent the Piraka flying.

Lewa advanced as Reidak got up on one knee and spat. “Here I thought you Toa were so peace loving,” the Piraka laughed.

“Peace-loving,” Lewa replied. “Not weak.”

Reidak suddenly vaulted forward. Lewa sidestepped again, this time grabbing on to the Piraka’s back as he flew by. He hurled his enemy through the air toward Pohatu. The Toa of Stone flipped onto his back and caught the flying Piraka with a kick from his powerful legs. This sent Reidak hurtling toward Onua. Calling on the Mask of Strength, Onua leapt into the air until he was just slightly higher than the speeding Piraka. Then he brought both fists down in a devastating double blow. Reidak dropped like a rock and smashed into the ground.

Before the Piraka could rise again, Lewa was there pinning him to the ground with one knee while he twisted Reidak’s arm behind him. “You broke something of mine,” the Toa of Air said. “Maybe I should quick-return the favor?”

Solid stone bands erupted from the ground to bind the Piraka. Lewa looked up at Pohatu, who was pointing up the slope. “Trouble,” said the Toa of Stone. “Leave this one. The others need our help.”

[...]

The rocks exploded as they struck ground, sending Thok, Vezok, and Zaktan scrambling for cover. Hakann chose that moment to strike, blasting Pohatu and Lewa with mental energy and felling them both. That left only Onua still at full strength.

The Toa of Earth stood amongst the bodies of his friends. He had no idea if Tahu, Gali, or the others might already be dead. He knew that even his massive strength could not stop so many foes at once, especially since he could hear Reidak breaking free behind him. And his own words came back to haunt him — wasn’t retrieving the Mask of Life what was most important? Shouldn’t he escape to fight another day?

He looked down at Gali and the rest, lying so still. Then he glanced up to see Tahu’s limp body discarded on the slope like it was worthless trash. These were friends he had fought beside, laughed with, mourned with, now helpless at the hands of their enemies. In that moment, Onua made his decision — he would live or die here, as a Toa Nuva.


- BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom, Chapters 9 and 10