BL10 - Water Blast Hydraxon

Hydraxon gestured at the landscape around them. It was a barren desert for as far as the eye could see. The humidity in the air was close to zero. “If you want water, you’re going to have to make it yourself,” he said. “Provided I don’t carve you up before you get the chance.”

Gali sprang up this time and charged Hydraxon, swinging the hooked tools she carried. He caught one on his armored wrist, grabbed her arm with his free hand, and tossed her over his hip. She landed flat on her back.

“I could do this all day,” Hydraxon said, smiling. “And if you keep thinking with your heart, not your head, I’ll probably have to.”

Gali scrambled to her feet, but this time she didn’t attack. Instead, she took a few steps backward, keeping her eyes trained on Hydraxon’s hands. If he was going to toss another blade or boomerang, this time she would be ready.

As it turned out, his hands never moved. Instead, he lashed out with a kick at a nearby dune, spraying a load of sand into her face. While she was blinded, he threw two knives, knocking both hooks from her hands.

“Now you’re disarmed, and you can’t see,” he said. “That means you have about half a second to live, and that’s if your enemy’s slow.”

Just keep talking, Gali thought. We’ll see who has how much time left.

Concentrating hard, she fired a jet of water from the palm of her hand. It hit Hydraxon with the force of a small explosion, knocking him to the ground. When her vision cleared, she saw him reaching for one of his weapons. She fired again, pinning him to the ground with her water blast.

“Give up?” she asked.

“Not even a little,” Hydraxon replied.

Gali heard movement behind her too late. A silver energy hound slammed into her from behind, putting her face-first in the sand. With her concentration shattered, her water blast was cut off. Hydraxon got up, grabbed her by the back of the neck, and hauled her to her feet.

“Meet Spinax,” he said, gesturing to the four-legged beast who still eyed her warily. “After I’m done training you would-be heroes, I have a new assignment, and he’s coming along. For now, though, he helps me prove a point — the danger isn’t always what you see. Often, it’s what you don’t see until it’s too late.”

Gali spat out sand. Somehow, she managed a smile. “I don’t envy the group working with you in your next job.”


- BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets, Interlude 2