Entry 5

The writings of Makuta Icarax:

I heard a scratching noise in the exposed wall behind me. A swift patterned, methodical noise. Dig, pull, scrape, push. Dig, pull, scrape, push. I smiled.

The wall collapsed and a powerful black and silver armored Toa burst into the chamber. My grip on the Staff of Artakha tightened.

“Onua Nuva, I presume?” I grinned.

He gasped, remarking my Kanohi. “Makuta!” he breathed.

“Yes,” I replied, noting that my appearance and the Kraahkan were probably a bit confusing. “But not Makuta Teridax, the one you are familiar with. I am Makuta Icarax. Heir to the Brotherhood of Makuta. Soon to be lord of the universe. I will lay waste to this universe, as to the next.”

“Is this the part where I realize the difference between you two?” Onua asked. “Because you both sound exactly the same to me.”

I lashed out with a vicious power scream, followed up by a chain lightning blast, slowness, and confusion powers. Onua staggered before the onslaught. Clearly he had never suffered the effects of these powers before. Teridax went far too easy on the Toa Nuva.

“The Reign of Shadows draws closer,” I growled. “The Toa cannot stop it. Mata Nui cannot stop it. Teridax himself cannot stop it anymore. I will lead the Brotherhood to victory in the coming war.”

I narrowly dodged a pillar of earth that erupted from below me, but it was enough to break my concentration. Before I could refocus my powers on Onua, he disappeared into the earth. Glancing at the floor beneath me, I noticed the ground crumbling and jumped away just in time to see Onua erupt from beneath me. As I was about to level another attack at him, I sensed a telepathic message from Destral.

I scowled.

“Well, Toa, it appears that I do not have time to put you in your place now. The Matoran of Karzahni have gotten certain… ideas regarding their freedom. I must remind them of their place and reclaim the land in the name of the Makuta. But I will see you later. Farewell, for now…”

With that, I unleashed a telepathic attack that left him unconscious. For a moment, I considered killing him and completely dismantling Teridax’s scheme. But I decided against it. There would be time enough for that later.