The Nold

IC(Ignitus and Xadah) I stare up at the ship. "," I say. "I mean, . Where's you get the money for this?" That's when I see Xadah standing nearby, bottle in hand. "Hey, 'Nitus, where ya been? Rerus said you went to talk to some... ah, what'd he call it? Oh yeah, some Abettor or somethin'? How'd that go?" "Coulda been worse. We found out virtually nothing, but he—no, it—they?—didn't kill us."

IC(Ignitus): "Anyway, Jarkale, you were saying? Where's our ship, and where's the rest of the crew?"

OOC: Ignitus, JL, and Lai Lai from Mangaia. IC(Ignitus): Fresh air. When you come out of Mangaia, it hits you like a slap in the face, and you realize for the first time how much you've missed it. Emerging from the Dark Walk, I examine my surroundings, amazed by the beauty of the fourth Koro I've been to. "Say, I wonder which ship is ours," I say, looking up in awe at the magnificent ships docked here. "I guess we should find the rest of the crew."

IC(Ignitus): Grinning, I say, "Well then, we should be getting back to Ga-Koro. We've got a safe to crack." With that, I begin the trip through the Dark Walk to Ga-Wahi.

IC(Ignitus): "Well, certain lines of it lead me and some other people to believe the key can be found by sailing towards the Red Star, and the rest of the crew besides me and JL are currently waiting in Ga-Koro with a ship, ready to leave as soon as we get there. So," I say, extending my hand. "You in?"

IC(Ignitus): "Well, you know the about Vault riddle, right?"

IC(Ignitus): Looking at Lai Lai, a thought occurs to me. "Say," I ask the Matoran, "if you're a newswoman looking for an interesting story, how would you feel about having an exclusive on the most daring voyage of recorded history? We already have a Po-Matoran chronicling our adventures for future generations, but perhaps we could use someone to communicate it to the present. Besides," I add with a grin, "Ga-Matoran like sailing, right?"

OOC: By superheating the feet themselves. IC(Ignitus/Ausar): The Rahkshi defeated, I drop what remains of it and charge the gray one, all reason having now left my mind. All that remains is pure instinct.

IC(Ignitus/Ausar): "." I charge the red and silver Rahkshi, with Vulcan in my left hand and flames in my right. Launching attacks as fast as I can, it seems able to dodge them far too easily; then a thought comes to me. Its reflexes are fast, too fast to hit it, but maybe I can fix that. Making sure I keep its attention, I pour all my energy into the creature's feet, melting them to slag in a few seconds. Just as fast as I melted them, I pulled all the heat out of the metal, causing it to freeze back into solid Protodermis, stuck to the ground. My opponent unable to run, I grab it by the throat, raise Vulcan, and enjoy the screech as I stab straight through its armor and Kraata.

IC(Ignitus): Suddenly, I hear a scream. Without thinking, I sprint as fast as I can to the source to find a Ga-Matoran cowering as a Toa of Plantlife and a Rahkshi fight. Making an educated guess as to the Ga-Matoran's attacker, I unsheathe Vulcan and swing it in a deadly arc over my head at the Rahkshi.

IC(Ignitus): Nodding, I turn to the Dark Walk to begin the long walk to Ga-Koro. To the beginning of the path to my Destiny.

I apologise about my profiles, which are very outdated and the code is comepletely screwed upfor unknown reasons. For reasons I'mnot gonna bother going into, I'm unable to edit them in the forseeable future, so we're stuck with them like they are. Sorry.

I didn't have time to read it thoroughly, just skim over the major parts, but how come I didn't see even a mention of the Bionicle websites being shut down? It seems like, on a site originally created for Bionicle, that'd be a major event of the year.

IC(Ignitus): I turn to JL, deciding against going after Echelon. "Sounds like our cue. Ready to head back?"

IC(Ignitus/Ausar): "If he'll let us go, no, I don't want to fight some random stranger. On the other hand, should he continue to me off, I'll enjoy the pleasure of taking that mask as a trophy."

IC(Ignitus/Ausar): As my mind is still registering the shards of metal, I deflect them all with a simple use of my Hau, laughing once more. "Your mastery of these tricks are impressive, I will admit," I say, clapping slowly. "But if you think that you know pain, you are sorely mistaken." My smile vanishing, I take a step towards Echelon and draw Vulcan, leveling its point at his throat. "I have watched entire nations burn, witnessed the only things in this world that matter to me destroyed without mercy. Mere physical pain? I delight in it. It takes my mind off of the truly terrible things in life." What in Karzahni am I doing? I'm winning.

IC(Ignitus/Ausar): Feeling the strange sensations, especially the pressure around my throat, I automatically sense danger, just before feeling... something else taking over. I laugh. "And I don't think you realize that you're messing with someone in charge of an entire empire, hundreds of thousands of troops at my command. If either of us goes missing, they will find you. And when they do, you're screwed. So I suggest you let us be on our way, because execution methods in Torren are very, very painful, especially for screwing with the Emperor and a general."

IC(Ignitus/Ausar): I can't help but step in. "That is none of your concern." After thinking for a second, I continue. "Actually, it doesn't concern you at all. What we learned is rather... specific to us."

IC(Ignitus):Assuming JL somehow knows this guy, I decide to step back and watch until I'm needed.

IC(Ignitus):Drawing Vulcan and lighting it on fire, I can't help but think, Seriously? Anywhere I can't find someone who wants to kill me?"So, exactly who in Karzahni is this guy?":A:

IC(Ignitus):"Well, where do you think we could find them?":A:

IC(Ignitus):"Gravus would. Before the Torren Civil War, he was a cartographer. We have a bigger problem, though. Our route goes to the west, hundreds and hundreds of miles. Has anyone ever even been recorded going that direction? There are all sorts of legends and stories in Torren about voyages far and wide... I think... but no actual maps were ever made public, and any that existed would've been in the Imperial family's library, and would've burned with the rest of Torren."OOC: I'd just like to point out, I REALLY need to bring my profiles up-to-date since Torren's details have been revealed, but due to some thing on my end it's not an option right now.

IC(Ignitus):"That's about all I could get. That we'd need a sea map and some star charts.":A:

IC(Ignitus):"Get any new information?" I ask JL as he exits the Abettor's chamber.

IC(Ignitus):Muttering profanity to myself, I can't help but think, Why in Karzahni can't I ever get a straight answer?"Thanks for your time, then," I tell it, turning around to leave the chamber. On my way out, I grab JL and mutter, "Meet you in the main chamber."And with that, I exit the chamber. While I wait, I examine the Riddle that started this whole thing, still unable to grasp that we would finally be leaving soon.