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IC: "Hey" Lantz yelled. "What do you think you are doing?" He struggled against the liquid chains, but he could not break free. He had expended far too much energy in the show he put on before the ensuing fight. He resigned himself to be "taken in," whatever that meant, and wait and see if he couldn't use the circumstances to his advantage.

ooc: Sorry I havent posted in a couple days. I've been gone a little. IC: Lantz responded to Knidia's question. "Well, you see, I've made an, ah, enemy or two over the years. Course, I reformed after I met the girl, but she knew about my past. Anyways, I though it best not to announce my true name to the entire bloody world. But either way, she would know that little display before was caused by me."

IC: LoJak noticed the rest of the group heading to Le- Wahi, so he decided to travel there as well ooc: LoJak to Le-Wahi

IC: "What? No! She's nothing like that. The truth is she's... missing. She has been for a few years. Every now and then I put on a show like the one I did today, hoping that word of it gets back to her. And maybe, just maybe, she'll come back." Lantz looked at ground, wiping his eyes as if they had begun to tear. Maybe he should go into acting?

IC: "Ah, well, you see umm...." Lantz was flustered. He couldn't rightly tell her the real reason he had done what he did, and short of that, there weren't many plausible explanations. Then Lantz realized he was talking to a woman." I was trying to impress someone. A girl. Or rather, trying to make a point. I don't know, it's hard for me to know what the right to do is when I think of her." In his head, Lantz thought he had struck gold.

IC: "Why are you here?" Knidia asked. To that questions Lantz had no easy answer. He could either lie, and say that he was here to cause mayham and have fun, or he could only slightly lie by telling her he was here to meet people and makes friends. He chose the latter."As a matter of fact, I thought Ga Wahi would be a nice changeof pace from those treetops in Le Wahi. The food and scenery are better here, and the citizens aren't all that bad either."

IC: "Merror is rights" LoJak said, agreeing with the fellow Ta-Toa. "If Rahkshi really are Makuta-spawn, they will in all likelyhood prefer tunnels and darkness. Hides their hideous faces, you understand."LoJak felt the rain hit his back, the storm having appeared out of nowhere where only minutes ago there had been clear skies. "Although, it's gonna be a little hard for us Fire Toa to fight in these damp conditions." ooc: I'm gonna be away for a couple days. Tazaak and Ghosthands have permission to rp as LoJak till I come back.

IC: LoJak was more than slightly embarrassed. Despite having a few soft spots, such as gambling, he thought of himself as a man in control. That rahkshi... it had stripped him of very identity. Turning to Matakite and Merror, he said "I'm sorry if I said anything... insulting. You have to understand I'm really not like that." There was hint of begging in his voice, as if he was pleading that the previous events hadn't happened.His voice steadied, and he continued "But I agree. Lets get out of this Virture-forsaken tunnel." He followed after the earther, climbing and digging through earth to reach the surface above. But he made a promise to himself. One day he would return to these tunnels, he would the source of these Rahkshi and he would wipe them out.

IC: "Performed here? What, are you some sort of actor?" Lantz snorted.

ooc: yeah lol, it was kurahk. IC: "And what if I dont wanna pay? What are you gonna do, attack me with those puny little muscles of yours?" LoJak sneered. He raised his hand and attempted to fire a blast at Matakite, having forgotten already that their elemental powers had been disabled. "Will someone please do something about that before I burn this cave and Makuta himself will be singed!" LoJak screamed at the top of his lungs, his veins nearly popping out.

IC: "No! And stop speaking so... calmly! It is so infuriating!" LoJak was burning with anger. The onset of this ravaging emotion has been sudden, although LoJak didnt quite notice it. He did, however, hear some strange sound come from where the hole in the ground was, and it sounded something like a throaty laugh."And will you please stop laughing to yourself!" LoJack yelled.

ooc: Sorry, didnt realize. ill try to edit that. IC: "Who cares? You're just slowing us down, you and your ridiculous flaming swords." LoJak wasnt sure why, but he suddenly felt a great hatred for those around him. They were all so slow. He could have outpaced them with his Mask of Speed in an instant. "And which one knows the source of this power cancellation. I know one of you know!" he yelled.

IC: "Just as well, I don't like ships too much. All the water - I get seasick nearly every time. So what brings you two to this part of Mata-Nui?" Lantz asked.

IC: LoJak did not need to be told twice. He quickly unsheathed his sword and tried to shoot a blast of fire at the Kraata, but for some odd reason, he couldn't. That was not good. LoJak moved his legs apart and bent slightly lower to the ground in a defenseive stance. "C'mon you oily little shadow slug! Give us your best shot!" LoJak told the Kraata.

IC: "This sun? Funny speech you've got there. Although it's more like this moon, what with that darned Makuta having plunged our hopes into darkness." LoJak noticed something peculiar about the walls, even in the dim light provided by the fireball he had thrown earlier. LoJak walked up to the wall, feeling the rock under his hands. "Matakite, there are scratch marks on theese stone walls. People have gone down this tunnel before. And it would appear they were forced."

IC: Lantz scratched his chin, considering the offer. "How 'bout I agree not to collapse the village for NOW.... and will try not to in the future? Because really, no one knows what the future will require be done.Also, neither of you would happen to have a ship now, would you?"

IC: "NOOOO" Lantz yelled in pure exhiliration. He jumped to his feet, swayed, then fell back down. He leaned forward and grabbed his head. "I should not have done that so fast" he said with a chuckle. He noticed the others were staring. "That was fun. What did you say your names were?"

IC: "Really? Well then, you obviously haven't met me before" LoJak replied, grinning. "Honestly though, what brought you to Kini-Nui? And how'd you meet that silent oaf" he said, gesturing to Merror.

IC: Lantz was tiring. The singularity was draining his energy, energy which he needed because of the present lack of oxygen. His mind raced. His attackers seemed determined not to fall to the ground. If Lantz had any hope of winning this battle, he would need to try something risky. But then, the riskiest gambles were often those that rewarded most.Lantz knew that Knidia's heart must be pounding - as much as Lantz' if not more, because although oxygen came easy to her, it would be extremely hard for her blood to circulate her body with the pull being exerted by the singularity. Lantz dug deep into his elemental reserves and ripped the singularity from it's place, moving it directly underneath Knidia. He started counting. One. Two. Three. His vision was beggining to darken from lack of air. Four. Six. No wait, wasn't it five? Lantz wasn't sure. His muscles began to loosen. Eight. Lantz knew Knidia's hear wouldn't be able to take the stress much longer.Then, suddenly, Lantz stopped the flow of energy to the singularity, and winked out of existence. If Lantz was correct, the sudden dissapearance of the stress on Knidia's circulatory system would cause it to malfunction, causing her to fall unconcious. If he was correct. Lantz fell to one knee. This was it.

IC: Lantz heard some loud noise coming from behind him, but he couldn't quite make out what it was. The water was acting as some sort of dampener, preventing him from hearing anything properly. As a precaution he moved to the side as best he could, but he made sure not let up on the singularity. He watched as his blade flew, about to strike Knidia.

IC: Lantz was beggining to feel the effects of the lack of air. This water toa getting annoying. He moved the singularity slightly, so that the Ga-Toa stood directly between it and Lantz. With one hand on his mask, Lantz unsheathed one of his hand a half swords and flund it directly towards Knidia. The singularity would not only keep the blade's path true, it would almost certainly stop Knidia from avoiding the pointed edge. His head engulphed in water, Lantz smiled.

IC: Lantz grabbed at his Mask, struggling to keep the water from pulling it off. He found it was beggining to annoy him. Then he had an idea. Lantz created a singularity 20 feet below the water surface near his attackers. He then fed it energy. Nearly instantaneously the area around them heaved under newfound weight. Lantz continued giving the singularity more energy. If his attackers didnt stop, they would be crushed under their own weight. And then the village would follow.

IC: LoJak laughed heartily. "Well, you can call me LoJak, thats what all my aquaintances call me, when they're not referring to me as some Makuta slug. As for the swarm of Nui Rama? Well, let's just say there was a wager involved." LoJak then created a small ball of fire and hurled it further into the cave. It flew for quite a while until it fell to the ground, burning and acting a beacon for the small group. "It appears we've a way to go" LoJak sighed.

IC: Lantz's head was envelopped in water, but he still saw the plasma burst heading for legs. He quickly deactivated his Mask of Power. Since he was affected by gravity, his body quickly shrank until i floated in midair. The plasma burst missed by over six feet, and the water no long touched him. "Woo Boy! That was fun!" he exclaimed. "Thanks for playing, kids. My name's Lantz. And you are?"

IC: LoJak sighed. "It appears so. Quite a bit of luck, you finding this place and all" LoJak said, gesturing at the cave they were all in. "By The way, what are your names?"