Daniel the Finlander

IC: Danaku Ran

"Ah, very well. But why are the guards talking about them? Have they done something terrible recently?"

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-Koro Hospital)

Dahkapa stood in silence, observing the conversation between Kellin and Brontes. He thought about how the battles were going in the Sanctum and at the main gate. Was Jaatava fine? Had the Sanctum fallen into enemy hands? He didn't know, and he couldn't find out by just standing here. He had already saved the matoran, and there was no reason to stay here. The hospital should be safe, because it was outside the city, far from battle. He couldn't fulfill his destiny here.

"It was pleasant to meet you all, but I might be more useful if I go defend the Koro itself. I am certain you can keep the hospital safe. Farewell". He bowed slightly, turned around and started to walk towards the passage that led to Ko-koro. He still felt tired, but countless matoran lives were in danger, so he didn't have time for sleep. He decided to head towards the main gate, but he would check out the situation at the Sanctum first.

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-Koro hospital)

He turned to look at the oblivious stranger, a bronze Toa, ignoring the words of the Makuta worshipping Vortixx. "Ah, greetings. To clear things up, the Sanctum and the main gate are under attack by what I assume are Makuta's servants, and some of them have infiltrated the city. Well, at least two have. One is this Vortixx and the another is a female Skakdi. I do not know who is in charge in the hospital. Maybe Kellin or this tall warrior know."

IC: Danaku Ran (Onu-Koro prison)

"Oh, very well." He was suddenly a lot more distrustful of Silo. Chaos and suffering.. what's the point?, he thought. Silo could be very useful in the prison escape, however. Danaku still needed his help. Maybe these 'Piraka' could be helpful as well.. "Do you think they could help us escape?"

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-Koro hospital)
 
"Ah, excuse me for my mistake" Dahkapa said to the tall, grey warrior.  A couple of matoran suddenly appeared from the hospital doors, and they were carrying a stretcher. They put the Ta-matoran on them, and wrapped the leg wound in cloth after Dahkapa turned the ice in it into dusty snow that melted quickly. Then they carried her into the hospital. Dahkapa turned to look at the warrior again and asked "May I know your name?"

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-Koro hospital)

A tall, muscular Toa walked closer to them. Dahkapa hadn't seen him earlier. This man seemed to be a Warrior with a big W. He had multiple weapons strapped to his belts, a large morning star being the most notable one. Dahkapa raised his hand in a greeting and said "It is good to see an another Toa here. Are you the Toa of Iron Kellin was talking about?"

IC: Danaku Ran (Onu-Koro prison)
 
Ran was sitting in his cell, eating lunch that consisted of bread made out of cave wheat, some water presumably from an underground river, and a plate full of cave mushrooms. This food is terrible, he thought.
 
Then Silo spoke and said "What d'ya think of these Piraka guys, Dan-Dan?" For a moment, Danaku pondered the meaning of the word 'Piraka'. Some guards had used it in their talks, and he had an idea that it was a group of people, who seemed to be criminals.

"Who are these Piraka? I've been wondering for a while."

Welcome to the RPG 

Currently there is a big battle going on in Ko-Koro, the Le-Wahi is in danger of being eaten by hordes of flying termites and a civil war on Kenoku Archipelago. Also a desert storm at Po-Wahi and Onu-Koro will probably be attacked soon. That's all I think.

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-koro hospital)

Dahkapa looked at the strangers for a moment, before saying "Greetings, Kellin, I am Dahkapa, a Toa of Ice. I found this poor Ta-matoran on the streets. She is injured and needs medical attention." He glanced at the vortixx, and wondered how he had managed to attack the hospital that was so far away from the battlegrounds. It was even stranger that a matoran had managed to defeat him.. but where did the iron spikes come from? "Kellin, did someone help you to fight against this vortixx?" he asked while stroking his chin thoughtfully.

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-koro streets)

He picked her up, and started walking towards the hospital. It would be a long walk, and the matoran was heavier than he had thought, but he pressed onwards through the streets.

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Dahkapa wasn't sure how to react when he saw a vortixx chained to iron spikes, an ussal crab and a grey and white matoran next to it in front of the hospital. As he approached, he asked "What happened here?"

OoC: Hello Silo and uncle Chael

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-koro streets)

Dahkapa felt pity towards the matoran as she explained what had happened. She seemed to be afraid and desperate. Dahkapa looked at the wound again, and came up with an idea to stop the bleeding. With the remnants of his strength he formed a block of ice around the wound. "There, that will stop the bleeding for a while. Calm down, everything is fine. Can I carry you to the hospital? I doubt that you can walk with a wound like that," Dahkapa felt like he could fall asleep right there, but a short prayer to Mata Nui gave him strength. He had a destiny to fulfill.

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-koro streets)

After a small amount of searching, Dahkapa found the person in need of help close to the city walls. It was a female Ta-matoran. As he saw her, she said "Oh, thank goodness" and ordered him to hurry. It seemed like she was injured in the leg. Dahkapa was no doctor, but he could take her to the hospital. He was in no condition to fight yet, because his stomach still hurt a little from the Skakdi's attack, and he felt tired. He  walked to the matoran and kneeled to take a closer look at her wound. "Who cut you in the leg?" he asked. Her protodermic skin was cut, and the wound appeared to be quite deep. Only swords and knives could cause this type of damage, he figured.

OoC: Gullible good guy reporting for duty
 
IC: Dahkapa

"... No. All I know is that something blew up near it and bow the Guard is rushing to it", the Fe-matoran said. Dahkapa knew that already, but he didn't say anything at first. Then, he asked "Have you seen what's the situation at the main gate?"

But before he could answer, a cry for help echoed through the icy streets. "Help! I'm hurt, please help me!" Dahkapa felt that it was his duty to go. Maybe some civilian was attacked by that Skakdi woman. "Excuse me, I must go. Someone needs my help. May Mata Nui protect you" he said to the matoran before leaving. He was still quite tired, but he could still help out a matoran in danger.

IC: Danaku Ran

He watched silently as the bizarre stranger next door was taken away by some short prison guard. He turned back to Silo and said "Few days? Well, I suppose we have no other option than to wait. Unless a miracle happens.."

"Creeping In My Soul" from the Barraki promo (which is definitely my favourite bionicle commercial) used to be my favourite when I was younger, but recently I listened to "Gravity Hurts" and now it is my favourite, "Closer to the Truth" is also quite good.

IC: Danaku Ran

This 'Phanty' sure is a strange person, he thought. "I am sorry to interrupt you two, but do you know when the tournament will start?"

OoC: What is Damek doing right now?

IC. Dahkapa (Ko-koro streets)

Captain Pilvi started to order her men to disarm the Skakdi, but she was once again interrupted by Dahkapa. "She needs the sword to walk. Just leave her alone." Pilvi looked at him with disgust and harshly said "Sometimes the honour some of you Toa are so proud of sickens me." She turned back to her men, and ordered them to form up and march onwards.

After they left, Dahkapa turned to look at the Fe-matoran. "Sorry, I had to deal with this captain and the Skakdi first. What about the Sanctum? Do you know who is attacking it?"

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-koro streets)

Before Captain Pilvi could respond to the Skakdi, Dahkapa said calmly "Let her go." The Sanctum Guard all looked at him like he was crazy."She is too wounded and tired to threaten anybody. She can go." I hope I'm doing the right thing, Dahkapa thought. Pilvi considered his words for a while before speaking loudly: "Are you insane? We can't let a Skakdi roam free in our city-" Dahkapa raised his hand, and she stopped. She is not going to like this. Dahkapa turned to look at the Skakdi woman and said calmly "Drop your weapons and get out of here before you get killed. Go."

 

IC: Danaku Ran

"Oh, what, did he escape or something?" Danaku was slightly disappointed that they had one less prisoner that could help them escape. Although he had thought that his plan was suicidal, Danaku was sure he would've taken the risk. Oh well.

Well, it's good that I decided to make my Vortixx get hired as a mercenary by the Legacy and move him from Le-Wahi to Ko-Wahi. Bashing skulls is much more fun than pest control or extinguishing forest fires

Also, 30 widgets on Zaktan. 

IC: Danaku Ran
 
"Well, I already explained the plan. Has the tournament started yet? And what did you discuss about with that strange prisoner next door?" His head was hurting a bit, and he was still rather drowsy.
 
OoC: If the tournament won't happen, we can wait for the "Piraka Rescue Team" that seems to be arriving at Onu-koro sooner or later

IC: The Deceiver (Ostia)

A Saint of Mata Nui? Interesting. She wasn't entirely certain if the dead Toa was speaking the truth, but she doubted it. "A Saint of Mata Nui? Fascinating. I would love to hear more about him or her, but I must leave now. Excuse me for my paranoia, I think I'm getting too eager to bash evil Makuta worshippers, hehe. Safe travels, then." She walked away from the cart, and waited before it started to move. She then walked behind a corner, and used her powers to turn the blue crystal covering her body into fine dust. After that she activated her Mask of Invisibility, and started to follow the cart and its driver. She would find out the truth about him and his religious friends.

OoC: The Deceiver to Ko-Wahi, I assume.

OoC: Changed my mind, ignore this

IC: Danaku Ran (Onu-koro prison)

A sudden surge of pain awoke him from his dreamless sleep, and quickly rose from his bed. He noticed pieces of a stone on the ground near his bed that hadn't been there before. Someone had thrown a stone at him, he figured. "Who threw that?" he mumbled with a rashy, tired voice. He noticed Silo looking at him from behind the bars. "Was it you? What do you want?" he asked before realizing that the tournament might have started while he was asleep. Silo spoke before he said anything however.

IC: Dahkapa (Ko-koro streets)

For a moment, Dahkapa thought about joining Jaatava at the main gate, but he was too tired to fight yet. If he would escort the Skakdi out of town, he could recuperate his strength. "I doubt I could defeat any besiegers when I'm this tired, so.." he started to say before another company of Sanctum Guard appeared from behind the corner. They were in a hurry, it seemed. Dahkapa caught their attention by shouting "Hey! Could you help me out with this Skakdi? She attacked Jaatava's company!". The entire regiment halted, and an officer walked closer to both of them. She made sure to stay a fair distance away from the Skakdi. "Greetings, Toa. I am Captain Pilvi". She looked at the Skakdi, who was too tired to fight an entire company of warriors, and said "So, Skakdi scum, drop your weapon if you don't want a dozen spears in your back. Say, do you have any friends who are willing to ransom you should we imprison you?". A soldier approached them with large handcuffs. Pilvi then pointed at the Fe-matoran and asked "And who are you?"

Dahkapa simply stood silent, waiting for both of them to respond.