BC3 - Nuva Icon Appearance

“Turaga! Turaga!” a shout interrupted their conversation. They turned to see a villager racing toward them.

“What is it, Hewkii?” Onewa asked as the Matoran skidded to a stop before them.

Hewkii gave a slight bow. “Forgive the interruption, Pohatu Nuva,” he said. “But something extraordinary has just happened.”

Pohatu and Onewa followed as Hewkii hurried back toward the center of the village. He led them to the village shrine known as the Po-Suva. A crowd of Po-Matoran had gathered there, clustered near the suva’s entrance.

“Move aside!” Hewkii shouted. “Let the Toa Nuva and the Turaga see.”

The villagers moved aside, murmuring with wonder. Pohatu saw a bronze-colored object hovering just above the ground.

“What is it?” he wondered aloud, taking a step forward. It was about the size of his mask, with carved lines forming an angular pattern in its smooth surface.

Turaga Onewa took in a sharp breath.

“What?” Pohatu glanced at him. “Do you know what that thing is?”

The Turaga frowned and began to tremble. “It is as it was foreseen…”


Tahu Nuva, the Toa of Fire, watched as Turaga Vakama set the strange object into a niche in the wall of the Ta-Suva, the village’s sacred shrine.

“I still don’t understand what it is,” he said. “You say it’s an icon — a symbol of my power. But what is its purpose? Where did it come from?”

“That cannot be said, Tahu Nuva,” Vakama replied, bowing before the icon. “It is a mystery shrouded in the mists of the past.”

“Yes,” Tahu murmured with a twinge of annoyance. “There seems to be a lot of those.”

Tahu stepped outside the suva, but Vakama followed. “Tahu Nuva,” he said. “Please come back inside for a moment. I have something of importance to discuss with you.” Vakama drew the Toa back into the dark quiet of the suva. “I have been consulting with the Turaga of the other villages. We wanted to make sure you and the other Toa Nuva know that there is still work to be done — that becoming Toa Nuva does not end with your new looks and strength. There is a new set of Kanohi masks you must find to truly make use of all your new powers.”

“New masks?” Tahu grimaced slightly. Soon after the Toa’s arrival on Mata Nui, they had set out to find the sets of Kanohi masks that would give them great powers. They had been hidden all over the island, and Makuta had set his vicious minions, the Rahi, to guard them.

“It should not be such a difficult task this time,” the Turaga said. “As you know, the Rahi no longer answer to Makuta. And with the Bohrok no longer a threat…”

“...finding the masks should be as easy as a nice game of kolhii,” Tahu finished. “All right. I suppose it’s better to get this out of the way. Can you manage here without me for a while?”

“Of course,” Vakama replied. “But…” His voice trailed off.



- BIONICLE Chronicles 3: Makuta's Revenge, Chapter 2