Chapter five: A memoryless Toa
"Hey...Tarah, come here." The ko-matoran known as Gatka called.
"Yeah Gatka what's up?" questioned a tall red matoran, he was almost as tall as one of the Toa Nuva, but clumsy and foolish.
"What's that down there?" Gatka asked, pointing down at the beach, in the sand lay a large body, and a mask a bit away being hit by the waves.
"I don't know...let me take a look." Tarah replied and started his way down to the beach, whistling as he walked. He made his way to the body, kneeling down in front of it "Who are you..." he questioned, stepping over to a kanohi mask in the sand, pulling it out, he saw it was a grey Hau "This must be yours huh..." Tarah remarked, placing the mask on the body's face, he stepped back, watching as the figure's eyes opened slowly, he pushed up from the sand, grains and water falling off as he did, the figure looked up at Tarah.
"What...where...who...?"
"Name's Tarah, the best matoran you'll ever meet." Tarah boasted, reaching a hand out to the confused new arrival.
"K...Kasai...is...is my name..." he said, standing.
"Come with me, we'll help you get situated" Tarah replied, pointing back at the few matoran guards a ways inland.
"Y...yes...thank you..." Kasai nodded slowly, following Tarah as he made his way back, he stumbled a bit at first but gained his footing, as they arrived back at the group Gatka stepped forward.
"What's going on Tarah?"
"This guy's name is Kasai, I figured we could take him to Ta-koro and have him talk to Turaga Vakama."
"Hmm..." Gatka thought for a moment, looking Kasai over "Fine...come with us." He turned around, the rest of the matoran following him as he passed. "Who are you?" Gatka asked.
"I'm not sure..." He replied, his gaze remained fixated on the path ahead of them.
"Well...I'm Gatka, the captain of the guard in Ko-koro." He smirked, Kasai appearing to not have acknoledged this.
"Okay..." Kasai nodded, remaining silent for the rest of the walk.
The matoran guided Kasai for awhile, but eventually they made it back to Ta-koro, Gatka and Tarah taking Kasai to Turaga Vakama's hut, as they entered, they soon realized Vakama had problems of his own.
"What do you mean vanished?" Vakama asked, looking over a nervous Le-matoran.
"That's all I know Turaga, all the other elders have disappeared, Matau, Nuju, Onewa, Whenua, Nokama, all of them gone, no one has seen them..." The matoran spoke, trying to answer Vakama's question as best he could, when he noticed Tarah and Gatka "Turaga Vakama...you have visitors..."
"Oh? Do I now?" Vakama asked, turning around and looking at the two matoran and Kasai "Lerah, leave us..." Vakama spoke softly, looking Kasai over, Lerah walking to the door, Tarah walking with him, the two leaving the hut as Gatka and Kasai came to Vakama.
"Turaga Vakama, this is Kasai, we found him lying on the beach." Gatka said as Vakama looked up at Kasai, he was far taller than any of the Toa Nuva, about as tall as Vakama when he was a Toa, this made him smile a bit, he placed his hand over the long vent on the front of his mask, sliding his hand down it as he thought.
"No...you are Toa Kasai...I can feel the power flowing through you...you are stronger than any Toa I have seen before...even stronger than our own Takanuva." Vakama's words puzzled Gatka, he looked up at Kasai, who also seemed confused.
"Turaga...how could you possibly know tha-"
"Excuse me wise one...but how can you know this about me...when all I know is my own name?" Kasai interupted Gatka, questioning Vakama.
"I had a vision recently...of dark times...but I also saw a Toa, one who bore a grey Hau, he broke the darkness...and illuminated us with true light, once and for all." Yet again Vakama's words were odd, as if he were trying to confuse the two.
"You say this...but I have no memory of where I came from or who I am..." Kasai sighed, Vakama nodding.
"It was the same with the other six Toa, they knew nothing of themselves, but the truth will be revealed, in due time..." The Turaga placed a hand on Kasai's arm, closing his eyes and giving a sigh "Gatka, take Toa Kasai to the mask maker, he has armor and a sword that I requested he make, just for this new Toa..."
"Y...yes Turaga..." Gatka mumbled, walking out, Kasai followed him, looking back at Vakama as he left.
"Mata Nui...I know I will not be around much longer...but let the matoran be safe..."
The two walked the streets of the village, coming to the mask maker's hut, as they stepped in, a scream was heard, mask rustling. "What's the matter?" Gatka asked, a matoran peeking out "Oh...Gatka...I didn't realize you were back..."
"Well I am, Vakama said you have some armor for this guy." Gatka sighed, pointing to Kasai.
"Armor? Yes, for him? I don't know, probably..." he said nervously, climbing out from under the masks, he stepped over to the forge, tossing large red plates of armor to Kasai, who caught them, looking them over and putting them in the most appropriate spots on his upper arms and legs, the matoran then gave Kasai a large red sword, the blade was silver, though the back of the blade and the hilt were red, he put the sword onto his back "N...now...can you two leave..." The matoran asked, Kasai looking at Gatka, who had already stepped outside.
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