Bionicle: The Legend Reborn

MATA NUl:
It is said that all endings

are merely beginnings waiting to be born

My beginning was

much the same

Once I was a towering giant,

ruler of my own universe

Fearless Beholden to none

Protector of my people

Until I was betrayed

All that I had been,

all that I had known, was stolen

from me by an ever-present evil

My power stripped away,

my people enslaved

I was left powerless

to save them

And yet, a part of me

survived

My spirit

Captured and preserved inside

a mask worn by a Toa warrior,

its name echoed my rebirth

The Mask of Life!

Sorry, little one.

You may have noticed, I am

not steady on my feet yet.

I have the feeling you're

trying to tell me something.

Easy. I will not hurt you.

Ah, it's the mask

you're interested in.

Magnificent!

Which you can

see for yourself.

Before this day, I never needed help

from anyone or anything. Thank you.

Well, little one, I spared

your life, you saved mine.

Shall we call it even

and go our separate ways?

Okay, easy.

It was just a...

State your business.

Just a traveler looking

for the nearest city.

Well, then, you may

as well start digging.

Here on Bara Magna, you're bound

to find the ruins of one or another.

That's a joke.

Let me guess.

Not a big laugher?

Right. Well, to answer your

question, nearest village is Vulcanus.

I've got some business there,

if you want a ride.

That is, unless you'd rather wind up

captured by a pack of bone hunters,

or worse, Skrall.

What are bone hunters

and Skrall?

No one you ever want to

meet. Hey, you've got a...

Relax! You've got a filthy

Scarabax on your back!

I was just trying to knock

the disgusting thing off.

Thanks. But I like

him right where he is.

All right. Whatever.

I'm Metus.

I'm Mata Nui.

Hold on!

What happened here?

Who knows? Been like this

long as anyone can remember.

But if I had to make a guess

I'd probably say it was...

Evil.

I was going to say "earthquake",

maybe "volcanic eruption",

but "evil" works.

Not from around here,

are you?

No.

I figured. It's clear you can

fight if you can defeat a Vorox,

and there aren't many Agori

who can do that.

Agori?

Me! I'm an Agori.

Although most aren't

as good-looking as I am.

That's another joke.

Truth is, we're just peaceful

villagers trying to survive.

Not like the bone hunters, cutthroats

who steal what little we've got left,

when they're not fighting

with the Skrall.

Good! Sounds

like we're just in time.

For what?

You'll see.

Back in the day, the villages settled

disputes the old-fashioned way,

by destroying each other.

Very messy.

Lot of clean-up.

So we came up

with a solution.

You Agori use your

best warriors for sport?

Not sport,

problem solving.

Much more honorable than

slaughtering each other.

And considerably

more profitable.

Not that I care about

that kind of thing.

Come on, Ackar!

Take him down!

Get him, Strakk!

The red warrior, Ackar, used to be the

greatest Glatorian in all Bara Magna.

Metus. Good, you're here.

Look at Ackar.

I'm telling you, his days are numbered.

I practically had to beg him to fight.

Mata Nui, meet Raanu. He's

the leader of this village.

Mata Nui's new in town.

Hmm.

What do you think?

He fights without fear.

That is a rare quality.

True enough. But he's

lost his taste for battle.

And once a Glatorian

loses heart,

it's not long before he meets

defeat and must be banished.

No doubt that is why Metus

brought you here tonight.

I don't understand.

Let's not get ahead

of ourselves, Raanu.

There's plenty of time to find a new

First Glatorian to take Ackar's place.

By the way, did I mention

that I recruit Glatorians?

This red warrior fights with

the courage of a true Toa.

He's done it!

Get up, Strakk!

Concede.

Yield to me, and this goes no further.

All right. You win.

You leave with your honor intact,

and I with your shield, in victory!

Watch out!

You call this honor?

He was clearly defeated!

We're just Agori. We're not

going to fight a Glatorian.

Did you see that?

Interesting. No wonder

he's so fond of that bug.

You're finished, old...

I'll cut you down

for that, outsider!

Too bad. I'd hoped he'd

bring a decent price.

Strakk, no!

Your fight's with me!

You're next, Ackar!

He asked for it,

now he's going to get it!

How in...

Concede!

Fine.

For all to hear!

I concede!

Who is that stranger?

Whose village

will he fight for?

Don't.

Your victory,

your shield.

You won honorably. The

prize of victory is yours.

Well, in that case...

I've got plenty

of shields.

How quickly they forget.

I am already an outcast.

It's never too late

to win them back.

Perhaps.

I am in

your debt, stranger.

You won all these?

Yes. And look what

good they do me.

Should have packed it

in long before this.

But you stayed.

Why?

Duty. Pride.

But a Glatorian past his prime

is no good to anyone.

To be defeated without a

fight would be dishonor.

You carry this truth inside

you, as I do. You are a true Toa.

Toa?

Mata Nui! You were brilliant!

Raanu will pay anything we ask.

And if you don't like

this village, no problem!

I can get the other

leaders to bid for you.

That is very kind,

but no.

Are you crazy? Do you realize

what you're passing up?

The life of

a First Glatorian!

Oh, yes! Look how great

it worked out for me.

The answer is still no.

Okay, okay, I hear you.

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