Timeline/Quest for the Mask of Life

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Eleven Months After the Coming of the Toa

Voya Nui

Voya Nui in Fractures

• Months after the arrival of Takanuva, the Matoran depart Mata Nui. They return to Metru Nui and the reconstruction of the city begins.
• One month prior to their descent down the 777 stairs, and even as the Matoran are journeying back to the city, the six figures called the Piraka defect from the Dark Hunters and head to Mangaia. While exploring the ruined lair, Vezon is accidentally created, and Teridax plants information of the Ignika in the Piraka's heads. While the six original Piraka are distracted, Vezon locates a canister in Mangaia belonging to an Order of Mata Nui agent Teridax had killed and Vezon rides the canister to Voya Nui. The rest of the Piraka are soon chased out of Mangaia onto Mata Nui by the Mana Ko. The six collect the antidermis of Makuta Teridax in a vat, steal the Toa Mata's Canisters, and travel to Voya Nui.
• Turaga Whenua gives Hahli a tour of the Archives, explaining the history of the League of Six Kingdoms as he goes.
• The Toa Nuva face Doom Vipers in Ga-Metru using their Kakama Nuvas.
• The six Toa Nuva learn from Dume that Mata Nui is dying. The Turaga tell them that the only hope is the Mask of Life, hidden on the floating island of Voya Nui. They are told to travel there without Takanuva, whom Dume insists must stay behind to protect the city.
• The Piraka arrive on the island of Voya Nui in Toa Canisters, claiming that they are Toa in order to gain the Matoran's trust and manipulate them. However, their main purpose on the island is to search for the Mask of Life.
• Turaga Dume leads the other Turaga and the Toa Nuva to an underground chamber containing Toa Canisters. The Toa Nuva depart for Metru Nui.
• In Metru Nui, Jaller grows suspicious about the Toa's disappearance, and questions the Turaga. They refuse to tell him where the Toa have gone, or why. Furious, he orders the city's repairing to stop.
• For many days after their arrival, the Piraka make them build the Piraka Stronghold and start digging holes in the side of Mount Valmai to drain the lava. Six Matoran led by Garan grow increasingly suspicious, and he and a group of Matoran start investigating. Several of the Matoran steal a Zamor Launcher that Avak is developing, and Piruk is sent to the Piraka Fortress where he confirms the Piraka aren't Toa.
• Hakann and Avak "defeat" a monster of their own creation. Garan and Balta follow them and discover they had manufactured the monster themselves.
• Zaktan creates the Zamor spheres and tests them on a Ta-Matoran, Dezalk. The enslaved Dezalk tells all the Matoran to gather at the village. Once they are gathered, the Piraka enslave every Matoran on the island except the Matoran Resistance, who avoid capture and sends them to empty the volcano.
• Toa Nuva arrive on Voya Nui in canisters, even as the Matoran Resistance affirms its commitment to overthrowing the Piraka.
• The Matoran Resistance causes a rock slide and Balta steals a Zamor Sphere from Vezok. Balta hands the sphere off to the rest of the Resistance before heading in a different direction to divert the Piraka who pursue him. Balta makes it inside a cave where he expects to ambush the Vezok and Thok who pursue him, but they scarcely go inside before sealing the entrance, trapping him.
• Reidak attacks the Toa Nuva and the other Piraka head for the scene of battle. Gali fights Hakann, trapping him in a sphere of water, but is caught by his mental blast, which knocks her unconscious. Avak and Kopaka fight, but Kopaka is caged by the Piraka and defeated. At length, Lewa, Onua and Pohatu are finally able to defeat Reidak. Tahu is defeated in a sword fight by Zaktan. Lewa, Pohatu and Onua manage to get their unconscious friends. Thok attacks, but fails. However Hakann downs Pohatu and Lewa and Onua is knocked unconscious by Vezok. Stripped of their masks and tools, the Toa are ordered to be thrown into Mount Valmai.
• Days after Jaller first announced his ultimatum, Turaga Nokama visits Jaller on Metru Nui and tells him where and why the Toa Nuva have gone, even though she knows Dume and Vakama would be opposed to her doing so. After she leaves, Jaller makes up his mind to gather a few other Matoran and Takanuva and go to aid the Toa Nuva.
• Hahli, Jaller, Hewkii, Kongu, Nuparu, Matoro and Takanuva leave, proceeding through an underwater chute in Le-Metru. They emerge and find themselves crossing a long, narrow land bridge. They arrive before a tunnel that consumes light and sound, and Takanuva proceeds in.
• With weeks having passed since the Piraka's arrival on the island, the Matoran Resistance endeavors to find and free Balta.
• An eruption occurs on Voya Nui causing the Piraka, who were about to execute the Toa Nuva to flee, leaving the Toa behind on Mount Valmai. Pohatu moves the Toa out of danger.

Garan, leader of the Matoran Resistance

• Balta is freed by Axonn.
• Jaller's team proceeds into a mysterious tunnel that consumes all light. During the passage Matoro feels a mysterious hand but as he exits the tunnel and realizes all his friends are there, the hand disappears. The party then emerges and reaches a narrow strip of land flanked by seas. On the road they find a Suletu and reach an ancient gateway. Takanuva cannot seem to pass a gate, the Matoran can (but cannot get back out). After an emotional farewell, they part.
• The rest of the Matoran Resistance attacks the Toa Nuva, thinking they are more impostors. Gali is hit by Dalu's Chargers, and madness takes over. She runs away and meets up with Axonn, who helps her calm down and brings her back. Right as the Toa are getting the upper hand, Balta arrives and convinces the Matoran to stop fighting. The Toa and Matoran ally, and head to the Piraka Stronghold to get their masks and tools back.
• Zaktan sends the Piraka to search for the escaped Toa Nuva but Hakann ignores the order.
• The Matoran of Metru Nui meanwhile travel until they come across a valley full of Manas that are acting as guards. Karzahni reveals himself to the Matoran and orders the Matoran to change their masks. Jaller refuses and is shown a terrible vision of what would have happened if he had not sacrificed himself to save Takua. This is enough to break Jaller.
• On Voya Nui, Zaktan hires Brutaka who then sets off to find the Mask of Life. Hakann allies with Brutaka in exchange for control over the Antidermis, the virus used to enslave the Matoran.
• Thok and Avak think that the Mask of Life is in the Green Belt, and that Zaktan is keeping the information from them. Thok convinces Avak to attack Zaktan.
• Kongu attempts to escape, but is stopped at a vision from the Olisi. At Karzahni's order, Jaller's team puts on the Karzahni's masks but Kongu wears the Suletu instead. Hahli tells Karzahni about the "outside world" as Karzahni has not had any contacts with the world outside his realm, while the others are sent to work in the forges. The other members of Jaller's company learn that Karzahni was meant to repair the Matoran, but he did not know how to do the job and sent the "fixed" to the Southern Continent.
• Thok arrives in the Piraka Stronghold where Avak has attacked and imprisoned Zaktan. Hakann arrives and attacks all three. The Toa Nuva try getting in by having Reidak destroy the door, but decide to go another way. Zaktan is accidentally freed by Reidak when he hurls Hakann at Avak, causing Avak to lose consciousness. At that moment, the Toa Nuva and the Resistance, masks and tools restored, break in and almost defeat the Piraka. Zaktan offers Brutaka the virus (Now referred to as Antidermis) and in return, Brutaka knocks out all twelve heroes in one swipe of his blade.

The island of Voya Nui as seen from above

• Back in Karzahni, Jaller's Matoran meet a forgotten Matoran, who was one of the Matoran Crafters who made the Toa Canisters the Toa Mata arrived on Mata Nui in. The Matoran leads them to the hiding spots of six canisters, and Jaller and the others resolve to make their escape in them. Karzahni comes in with Hahli in his grip, and Matoro challenges him to make the worst vision possible using his Olisi. Karzahni obliges, and a vision is created in full detail of what would happen if Mata Nui died. As Karzahni is shocked by his own vision, the Matoran escape in the Toa Canisters.
• Karzahni realizes that if Mata Nui and Teridax are both on the verge of death, there may be opportunity for him to fill the power void. He manages to follow the Matoran to Voya Nui.
• On Voya Nui, Dalu manages to get away as Zaktan is gloating at his victory over the Toa.
• While Jaller and the other Matoran are traveling to Voya Nui, a bolt of lightning comes from the Red Star itself. While midway through its travel, the bolt separates into six separate bolts. They reach Voya Nui, and emerge transformed as Toa Inika, who have additional lightning powers, which are fused with their original elemental powers.
• Having witnessed the defeat of the Toa Nuva, Axonn reflects on his past with Brutaka.
• Even as Garan is being interrogated, Brutaka takes the remaining four unconscious Matoran just outside the Piraka Stronghold. They are nearly attacked by a Doom Viper, but Brutaka teleports it away. Balta wakes up as Brutaka stalks off and begins to wake the other Matoran up.
• Hakann and Zaktan locate Dalu and bring her back, but begin to fight each other. After Zaktan brings a stone slab down on Hakann, knocking him unconscious, Zaktan muses about the Mask of Life, and walks closer to the canister of Antidermis. While he is distracted, Dalu gets away again.
• Meanwhile, Thok and Reidak are near Mount Valmai when Thok pushes Reidak over a cliff and runs off. Reidak comes back up and attacks Thok with his Buzz Saw, knocking him down.
• Avak is approaching Vezok with the prospect of betraying the others when Axonn attacks them, dropping trees and hurling them at the Piraka. The two Piraka pursue him to a cave containing records kept by the Voya Nui Matoran. While Vezok is distracted destroying the records, Axonn and Balta seal them inside, noting that it won't trap them for long.

The Toa Inika

• Vezok and Avak escape the cave. While Avak heads in the direction of Reidak and Thok, the enraged Vezok heads directly to the stronghold to interrogate their Matoran prisoner.
• Garan is interrogated by Vezok and is tilted in lava.
• The new Toa wander on Voya Nui. They discover their faces light up without their Kanohi and their masks are organic and alive.
• Hakann awakens after his defeat by Zaktan right as Avak, Reidak and Thok enter the chamber, discussing how Reidak had hurled Thok off the cliff. The four plan how to get rid of Brutaka.
• Balta and the others save Garan from the Chamber of Truth, and escape from Vezok.
• After Nuparu discovers his power of flight, Matoro unwittingly unleashes his spirit, seeing the Resistance. Nuparu goes scouting where he sees and is seen by Vezok, who has left the fortress in pursuit of the Matoran. He returns to the others and helps fly them over a lava flow, but accidentally drops Hahli. Jaller uses his Calix to save her. Shortly afterward, the Toa encounter Vezok and defeat him, but he uses his copied powers of ice and fire to escape. Garan reveals himself to the new Toa and takes them to the Matoran Resistance's hideaway where everyone, including Dalu, is reunited.
• In the Green Belt, the Piraka reunite and fight among themselves until Zaktan orders them to stop. Thok and Reidak complain since they do not know where to find the Mask of Life. Zaktan states that Vezon, who betrayed them and came to Voya Nui before the others did, thought of knowing where the Ignika is. He orders Thok and Reidak to track down Vezon.
• Thok and Reidak find the canister he traveled in and decide to follow his footsteps. Just at that moment Axonn interrupts and cracks the whole land open, causing Thok and Reidak to fall in. Axonn retrieves them both, throwing them aside and telling them to give up their search. The three fight for a while, until Thok and Reidak propose to Axonn that if he "point them toward Vezon" then they would be on their way. Axonn tells them that Vezon now serves the Mask of Life. Just as he is about to hit them with his axe, Brutaka comes out of nowhere and knocks Axonn to the ground with a beam of energy from his sword.

Umbra

• The Matoran explain the desperate situation to the Toa. Jaller names his team Toa Inika, and they get new Zamor Launchers from Velika. They then split up.
• Leaving Axonn for dead, Brutaka, Thok, and Reidak reunite with the other Piraka and make their way back to the stronghold. Axonn stirs and limps back to his home in the mountains.
• Jaller, Hahli, Dalu, and Piruk go to free the enslaved Matoran with their Zamor spheres.
• Hewkii, Matoro, Kazi and Balta travel into the mountains where they find Axonn, battered and exhaused due to his fight with Brutaka. He tells the Toa to do whatever it takes to stop Brutaka, who is on his way to the Piraka Stronghold.
• Nuparu, Kongu, Garan and Velika defeat the Nektann guarding the Piraka stronghold and search the fortress for the Toa Nuva.
• Upon arriving in the main chamber of the stronghold, Nuparu, Kongu, Garan, and Velika are ambushed by the Piraka and Brutaka but the other Toa Inika arrive in time and attack the Piraka Stronghold. A vicious fight breaks out, with the advantage see-sawing between the two sides. During the fight, Hakann shoots a Zamor Sphere at Brutaka, and the specially created Zamor Sphere transfers the being's power into Hakann. Before the Zamor Sphere hits Brutaka, Thok races to Hakann and makes physical contact, and when Brutaka gets hit, and Thok and Hakann get his energy. The two Piraka defeat the five Toa and three Piraka in one go.
• Thok and Hakann interrogate Brutaka as to the location of the Ignika before setting out.
• During the fight, the Matoran descend to the lower levels to seek out the Toa Nuva. While they are there, they find maps alluding to the existence of Mahri Nui.
• Nuparu, who was not at the stronghold when Hakann stole Brutaka's power, returns and revives the other Toa, and the Toa inspect Brutaka. However, Axonn arrives, giving words of wisdom to the Toa and gives Jaller a special Zamor sphere, saying the Toa will have to use it to retrieve the Ignika. The Toa Inika leave to follow the Piraka armed with another special Zamor Sphere given to them by Zaktan, which will return Brutaka his powers when shot at Hakann and Thok.
• Hakann and Thok fight each other while on the way to the Mask of Life. During this fight, Hakann fires a heat ray into the ground which hits a gas pocket, causing an enormous explosion. The Inika see the explosion and track them down. While the Piraka are fighting Hakann, the Toa arrive and take on Thok. During the fight, Hakann hurls Reidak at the Piraka, where he smashes into Avak. In the nick of time, Hewkii takes this chance to fire his Zamor Sphere, causing the two Piraka to lose their power just as their blasts knocked the Toa Inika unconscious.
• Brutaka's power returns to him, and as Axonn watches, he stands to his feet. The two start to fight.
• The Toa awaken and realize the Piraka have entered the cave already. They proceed in.
• In the Chamber of Life, Vezon senses the approach of the Toa and Piraka. He reflects on his origin and his journey to the chamber.
• Hakann takes the lead and encounters a junction in the passage, but as the left passage is blocked by stone, he takes the right path. However, before he can go much further, he is attacked by Irnakk.
• As the Piraka descend into the stone staircase that was revealed in the explosion, Zaktan thinks about how far they had come. However, his musings are interrupted when he and the other Piraka see Hakann and his armor melting on the steps, and hear footfalls ascending toward them.
• Now reunited, the Piraka encounter their worst fear, Irnakk. He defeats five Piraka, but Zaktan is able to confront this fear by saying he is fear and the Piraka are able to get by.
• The Matoran Resistance continues to seek out the Toa Nuva in the Piraka Stronghold.
• The Inika begin to travel down the staircase and reach the junction. However, this time, the right side is covered, and the left is open, so they take the left. The Toa enter the a chamber where an illusion of Lhikan tells them to turn back.
• Meanwhile, in the stronghold, Brutaka battles Axonn, even as he opens a portal to the Zone of Darkness to trap his former friend, that will not close until something comes or goes through it.
• The Inika encounter a chamber where they battle illusions of all their foes (Makuta, Bohrok, Bohrok-Kal, a Rahkshi, a Nui-Rama, and a Muaka). The defeated illusions then morph into the Toa Nuva causing depression amongst the Inika. The Toa decide to continue, and then realize the Toa Nuva are illusions.
• The Piraka reach the next chamber where each one is trapped in a tube. A voice tells them that if they all pull the lever in front of them at the same time they will all be released. If only one person pulls it that person will escape and the rest will be incinerated. Reidak pulls his lever.
• The Resistance frees the Toa Nuva from chains and the Antidermis that Brutaka and the Piraka used to trap them.
• The Piraka fall into waters below and make their way to the Lava Chamber, none of them realizing the slow mutations caused by the water. They decide to set a trap at a bridge they have encountered leading to the final chamber.
• The Toa Inika come to the Chamber of Death, which requires a sacrifice in exchange for passage through it, and Matoro sacrifices himself but is revived.
• The Inika enter another chamber where they fight Protodax and then Umbra. Umbra goes so fast that the Toa cannot fight him. However, Matoro uses ice and makes Umbra slip, but the guardian turns into a beam of light, then Matoro, Hahli, and Nuparu make Umbra reflect, knocking him down.
• The Inika then come to the bridge and short battle erupts, which looks to be in the Inika's favor, but a strong whirlwind caused by Kongu collapses the bridge the Inika are on, crushing them beneath the rubble. The Piraka proceed to the final chamber, finding Vezon, who has become the Ignika's ultimate guardian, fused with a giant spider, Fenrakk.
• Vezon is trapped in a cage by Avak, and shows them the mask is fused to the back of his head. He says he will give it to them if they kill Vezok. The Piraka trap Vezok, only to have Vezok copy his attacker's powers and use them to free Vezon in hopes to attack him. Vezon fuses Reidak and Vezok together into a creature under his control. The creature knocks the other Piraka unconscious and then is defused which knocks out Vezok and Reidak.

The Piraka Fusion

• The Inika then blast open the door and enter the final chamber.
• Axonn engages in a battle with Brutaka, who tries using the Antidermis to make himself stronger. Axonn then shatters the giant vat of Antidermis. He thinks he may have heard the virus scream. After that, Axonn defeats Brutaka and Botar appears. Axonn tries to stop Botar from taking Brutaka to the Pit, before Botar threatens to take Axonn there as well.
• Tahtorak and Krahka escape from the Zone of Darkness.
• Vezon and the Inika fight. Vezon is able to absorb kinetic energy, so they cannot defeat him. However, Matoro, Kongu and Hahli almost defeat the guardian, but Vezon and Fenrakk recharge with kinetic energy. Jaller knocks Vezon and his mount into the lava. Just before Jaller would have jumped in to try and retrieve the Ignika, Vezon emerges with a transformed mount which is now the Kardas.
• The Inika fight Vezon and Kardas. Jaller and Kongu are temporarily knocked out. The remaining Toa combine their powers, but Kardas defeats them. However, Kongu reads the "mind" of the mask and displays how the mask hates Vezon into Vezon's head. Jaller fires the Axonn's Zamor Sphere at Vezon and Kardas freezing them in time. Matoro grabs the Mask of Life off the back of Vezon's head.
• The Matoran Resistance leads the Toa Nuva to reclaim their masks and fill them.
• The Piraka confront the Inika and are about to fight when the time Zamor wears off on Kardas and the mask tells it to fire a concussive blast at Matoro, who drops the mask and it flies off up the stone staircase.
• The Inika fire blasts at the Piraka to slow them down and then begin chasing the mask. The Piraka break free of Matoro's ice beams and begin pursuit excluding Vezok and Reidak. Vezok demands Reidak fuse him and Vezon back together. Reidak snaps the spear of fusion in half, and then in half again. Vezok and Reidak pursue the other Piraka.
• A Matoran in Mahri Nui begins swimming toward the surface.
• The Inika emerge aboveground and race to the shore only to see the mask plunge into the ocean and Hahli swims down after the mask until she faints under the pressure. Matoro pursues her in spirit form, but rushes back to the surface when Hahli starts to drown.
• The Matoran coming up from the the deep takes Hahli to the surface and dies in the Inika's arms. The Inika are joined by the Matoran Resistance Group, Toa Nuva, Axonn, and Botar carrying an unconscious Brutaka. Botar whispers to Tahu about a new mission for the Toa Nuva before teleporting away.
• The Piraka see the group, and decide to wait for the perfect moment to strike.
• Axonn says he can show the Inika how to get down to the mask. He then opens a gate into the Cord, and the Toa Inika's journey to Mahri Nui begins.
• Having trailed them to Voya Nui, Karzahni pursues the Toa Inika on their journey into the Black Water.
• Vezon reforms the Spear of Fusion with its own power.
• One week prior to the arrival of the Toa Nuva in Karda Nui, several Makuta, led by Antroz, invade Karda Nui and the Siege of Karda Nui begins. Gavla is among the first of the many Av-Matoran to be turned into Shadow Matoran by the Makuta in Karda Nui's skies. These Shadow Matoran include Kirop, former leader of the Av-Matoran, who was turned over while leading a rescue on the second day. Tanma, an Av-Matoran, replaces Kirop. The Shadow Matoran and the Makuta conquer all the Sky Villages except one.

Mahri Nui

Mahri Nui

• Reysa is killed by a Giant Squid while he overlooks the hydruka harvesting Airweed.
• Defilak becomes the month's Council leader in Mahri Nui, and proposes an expedition to see what lies beyond Mahri Rock, which is passed by the Council.
• The Mask of Life floats down deep beneath the ocean. Kyrehx finds the Ignika and is cursed by it, even as a Sea Squid also sees the mask and alerts Kalmah. Kyrehx runs to bring the mask to the Council Chamber, but she is attacked by seaweed which was animated to life because of the mask's curse. Dekar saves her from the seaweed. Kyrehx, realizing the mask was responsible for the seaweed mishap, gives the mask to Dekar. Dekar puts the Ignika in his pack and begins his duty of water hunting.
• Toa Krakua seeks out Lesovikk and tells him that Karzahni has allied with the Zyglak and is going to attack Mahri Nui. He also informs the Toa of Air that, in the event of Karzahni's defeat, someone would take the tyrant away. At once, Lesovikk travels to the Pit where he is mutated by the waters.
• Defilak, Gar, Sarda, and Idris travel down into the black water in Defilak's Submarine.
• A squid that has spotted Kyrehx and sensed power emanating from the mask reports its findings to Kalmah. Intrigued, Kalmah resolves to summon the Barraki, and the news circulates among them. They meet in Takadox's cave and resolve that the Ignika must be found before scattering to find it.
• While descending the Cord, the Toa Inika are confronted by Zyglak and Vezon. During his confrontation with the Toa Inika, Vezon slams Matoro's head into the wall. Eventually, Vezon is dragged off by the Zyglak. Moreover, Jaller burns the Spear of Fusion to ashes. Over their adventure, the Toa also learn the origin of the krana and their connection to the Zyglak
• Defilak's submarine is attacked by Takea Sharks, which are led by Pridak.
• Ehlek sends his army of Venom Eels to destroy the city of Mahri Nui. The Matoran of Mahri Nui try to fight against the Venom Eels.
• Dekar is interrupted in his water hunting by the Venom Eel army, and tries to attack them. He discovers that he, too, has been cursed by the mask, and flees to Mahri Nui.
• Kyrehx is kidnapped by Carapar who takes her to Takadox. Takadox hypnotizes Kyrehx, and learns that the Ignika is still kept in Mahri Nui. Takadox sends Carapar to stop Ehlek and his Venom Eel army, who would destroy the mask in the attack on Mahri Nui as well.
• Gar, Idris, Defilak, and Sarda are kidnapped by Pridak and taken into a prison cave. Pridak takes Sarda and throws him out of the air bubble he was kept in, and into the open ocean, and he is quickly surrounded by Takea Sharks. Defilak learns that Pridak is in fact a Barraki. Pridak forces Defilak to tell him about the Mask of Life. Defilak says he will show Pridak where it is.
• Carapar lets Kyrehx go and swims towards Ehlek to tell him to stop.
• Sarda is rescued by Lesovikk. The two are attacked by Karzahni and Sarda ends up mutated.

Kalmah and Takadox in the Inner Pit

• Kalmah locates Takadox, who is stalking Mantax near the Pit. Mantax enters and the other two follow, observing that Mantax is looking for something. While they are in there, they are sealed in, even as Zyglak ambush them from inside. Nocturn, who is passing by, realizes that someone has sealed the Pit and tears it open, thinking someone is hiding something from him. Takadox tricks him into attacking the creatures.
• At the telepathic orders of Teridax, Makuta Icarax begins a series of quests starting with recovering the Kanohi Kraahkan, which the Piraka lost beneath the sea when they were raiding Mangaia. This he does, going so far as to replace his own Mask of Scavenging with it. While he is there, he is spotted by Takanuva, but escapes before a confrontation erupts.
• On Metru Nui, Takanuva defeats an invading force of Frostelus. Additionally, Kapura nearly gets lost in the Archives, but Takanuva narrowly saved him from one of the exhibits.
• After emerging on Voya Nui, Krahka shapeshifts into a flying Rahi and flies back to Metru Nui. The Tahtorak fights the Kardas Dragon which has emerged on the surface of the island and defeats it. The Kardas Dragon is sent flying northward. Axonn summons Botar to deal with the Tahtorak before it can get out of hand, and Botar drops it in the middle of Xia where the Kanohi Dragon is unleashed to stop its destructive rampage.
• Makuta Teridax descends from Voya Nui after the Toa Inika, and while Matoro is using his Iden, Makuta possesses his body and attempts to corrupt the Toa and sow confusion and doubt. In order to avoid detection, Teridax steals Hahli's Elda. However, Hewkii soon realizes that something is amiss. As soon as the team realizes what is wrong, they confront Makuta, threatening to destroy Matoro's body to drive him out. This is enough to get him out. However, the confrontation disturbs them, and they are shocked at how far they are willing to go in a crisis.
• Dekar decides it is best to get rid of the Ignika, and intends to destroy it. He hurries to a cavern far away from the city so he can destroy the mask.
• Kalmah trails Mantax and finds him attempting to hunt. Kalmah speaks to him, convincing him to join the mask hunt. As they are talking, Dekar swims past them with the mask, and they pursue. Fearful of being caught, Dekar is running out of air when the Ignika makes some to keep him alive. Dekar ducks into a cave and is preparing to destroy the mask as the Barraki close in.
• The Ignika creates a 300 foot long Venom Eel to save itself from Dekar.
• Carapar convinces Ehlek to stop the attack, but while they are interrogating a Matoran for the location of the mask, they are distracted by the sight of the Venom Eel.
• Gar and Idris make a plan to escape from a hole in the ceiling. They manage to escape during a tremor caused by the Venom Eel, and they hurry to Mahri Nui.
• Defilak is trying to stall for time by lying about the Ignika's location so he can escape Pridak. However, the arrival of the Venom Eel distracts them both. Defilak is able to escape to Mahri Nui, while Pridak seeks out the origin of the Eel.
• Takadox, who has returned to his cave, emerges after the quake. Seeing the Venom Eel, he devises to hypnotize it and bring it under his control.
• With their air bubbles growing thin, Gar and Idris arrive in the air fields, but are stopped at the sight of Carapar's keras army which has occupied it.
• Ehlek drags Carapar away from the city, uninterested in a clash with the Venom Eel and seeing an opportunity to search Pridak's cave for evidence that one of the Barraki had betrayed the rest. However, they are startled to find Brutaka in the cave. They confront each other, and Brutaka explains his history with the Mask, while also seeking to assert himself over the Barraki.
• Seeing the lights of Mahri Nui, the Venom Eels swims to attack it.
• Defilak recovers Gar and Idris, and they make it back to the city.
• As the Venom Eel draws closer to the city, Takadox attempts to assert control over it.
• Dekar awakens in the cave and ponders at the mask he has found. As he touches the mask, it gives him an extensive vision on its history and the risks now facing it. He also sees a vision of the Barraki pursuing him to claim the mask.
• While traveling down the Cord, the Toa Inika are attacked again by the Zyglak.
• Teridax travels along the Cord in Antidermis as ponders the next phase of his Plan.
• Defilak, Gar, Idris and Kyrehx shatter the city's Lightstones to hide the city from the Venom Eel and direct all non-essential personnel to wait inside the buildings. Those that remain outside are ordered to remain completely still.
• Takadox nearly hypnotizes the Venom Eel, but before he can finish the job, the Eel hears the sounds of combat between the Toa and the Zyglak in the Stone Cord. It swims for the Cord, slamming into Takadox and knocking him unconscious. Upon arriving, sensing no other means of getting at the creatures inside, it wraps itself around the Cord and begins to constrict.
• Pridak spots Mantax fleeing the Ignika and stops him. Mantax fills Pridak in on what he has just experienced, and they start back to the cave. As they are approaching, they are joined by Carapar, Ehlek, and Brutaka. Collectively, they find Kalmah who has been digging at the rocks that caved in and blocked off Dekar's cave. They dig enough out to see inside, and Brutaka attempts to get the Matoran to hand it over. Dekar remains unconvinced, and the Barraki summon a giant squid to seize Brutaka and pull him into the depths of the Black Water.
• Before he can die, Brutaka manages to kill the squid. Instead of returning to the other Barraki, he swims off.
• The Venom Eel crunches the Cord, opening more cracks in it. While fleeing the Zyglak, the Toa Inika find water leaking in through the rapidly increasing cracks in the structure. They escape only to see the Venom Eel. Unfortunately, the fire from Jaller's sword also attracts its attention.
• The Barraki finish digging out the entrance and claim the Mask of Life from Dekar, which starts to glow so brightly that it illuminates the entire region.
• Before the Venom Eel can attack, the ocean is lit up by the Ignika, which sends telepathic cries to the Toa for help. This knocks them unconscious, while also mutating them into new aquatic forms with new equipment.
• The Order of Mata Nui loses contact with their operative at Mahri Nui.
• The Barraki stir and gather their wits.
• Dekar flees the sea cave, but on the verge of death is transformed by the Ignika into a clone of the Pit jailer, Hydraxon, and becomes Hydraxon's replica.
• The Toa Inika awaken and fight the 300 foot eel, discovering some of their new mask powers and defeat it.

The Fields of Air

• Toa Nuparu finds Mahri Nui and swims toward it, only to be attacked by the villagers. Toa Matoro approaches and tells them they mean no harm. Defilak agrees to allow one Toa in, and the rest must defend Mahri Nui. Matoro enters, but soon figures out he can not breath air any more.
• The Toa Inika meet the Barraki, all the while scaring off the Keras Crabs near the airfield. Pridak asks what they did to become prisoners of The Pit. Hahli convinces the Barraki on the behalf of the Toa that they are disgraced Toa, and the Barraki bring them along.
• Back at Mahri Nui, Idris tells that she saw the Inika talking to the Barraki. Defilak is about to act, when Matoro escapes, only to be captured by Hydraxon and imprisoned in the Pit. While he is there, the Maxilos guard robot with his pet Spinax frees him, and Matoro realizes that it has been possessed by Makuta.
• The Barraki bring them to their cave and gives each Toa an individual cave to dwell within. Nuparu, using his Kanohi Volitak, the Mask of Stealth, sneaks into Hahli's cave and asks her what she knows about the League of Six Kingdoms.
• The Barraki determine what to do with the Ignika. While Carapar and Kalmah stay behind to guard the tunnels, the rest bring it to the Razor Whale's Teeth to place it under guard of Nocturn.
• Nuparu and Hahli use their mask powers to exit Hahli's cave. Hewkii, using his Garai, the Mask of Gravity escapes from his as well.
• Jaller and Kongu attempt an escape, only to be attacked by Carapar and Kalmah and have a Hahnah Crab follow them. Kongu summons a creature from the depths with his Zatth, Mask of Summoning, which causes the Barraki to flee and sweeps aside the Toa.
• Nuparu finds a room full of treasures. He finds a Cordak Blaster and tests it out. Nuparu, Kongu, Hahli, Jaller, and Hewkii reunite, with Hewkii and Nuparu hauling a box of treasure. All five Toa take one Cordak blaster, except for Kongu, who takes two in place of his melee weapon. Jaller also takes the crab with him.
• The Toa all make their way back to Mahri Nui, only to be fired upon once again. Hahli and Kongu create a twister around Defilak, but put him back in the bubble just as he was about to die, demonstrating that she does not have murderous intent. As they are discussing Matoro's absence, Teridax/Maxilos and Matoro swim over and join them. The team discusses what they should do to find the Ignika. Teridax/Maxilos suggests to go in pairs, and Jaller agrees. Hahli says she is much better on her own. Before they leave, Defilak is impressed by the Toa's willingness to help the Matoran and rechristens the team as the Toa Mahri.

Defilak coins the term Toa Mahri.

• At the Razor Whale's Teeth, Nocturn gets bored of the Mask of Life. He throws it away, as a Gadunka creature takes refuge beneath it. Nocturn then realizes something: he could kill anything he touched. So he goes off to find Ehlek, the mask with him, not realizing the Gadunka creature was growing.
• While the revived giant Venom Eel and the Ancient Sea Behemoth fight, Kalmah and Carapar return to the former's cave where they find the other four, with Pridak interrogating Ehlek as to Nocturn's location. Without any other leads, they resolve to seek out and eliminate the Toa.
• Hahli is ambushed and is punctured by Mantax's venom spikes while she searches the sea floor.
• Jaller and Kongu are ambushed by Sea Squids when searching the caves for the Ignika. To make matters worse, Kalmah and Carapar arrive as they are about to succomb to them.
• Nuparu and Hewkii look for the Kanohi Ignika in a trench, but are quickly ambushed by Ehlek and his Venom Eels. They find themselves in the trench, which is surrounded by Venom eels.
• Matoro and Maxilos/Teridax meet Takadox and Pridak, and their armies. To counter them, Matoro uses his Kanohi to summon an army of reanimated animals. and start a battle between Takea sharks and the undead.
• While Mantax retraces Hahli's route in search of the Ignika, Hahli uses her Kanohi Faxon, copies the skills of a fish who can counter that particular type of venom. She takes Mantax by surprise makes a deal with him to cooperate in seeking out the Ignika.
• Nuparu uses a slab of rock to carry himself and Hewkii up, while shooting the eels with the Cordak blasters. They end up meeting Ehlek, and Hewkii uses his mask to drop one of Pridak's Takea sharks on the Venom eels. Thinking Pridak has attacked him, Ehlek turns on Pridak.
• Toa Jaller saves both Mahri by shooting intense heat into both Toa, and causing the squids to flee. They try to make a deal with Carapar and Kalmah, but Kalmah demands they kill Pridak first.
• Matoro and Pridak continue their fight, but the arrival of the Venom Eels gives Matoro and Maxilos time to flee.
• The Toa Mahri return to Mahri Nui, but Defilak is disappointed that battles get closer to Mahri Nui every time. Then a Ga-Matoran reveals that an army of manta rays are heading for Mahri Nui - With Hahli in the lead.
• Nocturn, looking for Ehlek, finds Hydraxon instead. He explains that Hydraxon is deceased, but Hydraxon is a clone so he does not know. Hydraxon defeats Nocturn in a quick battle, and finds the mask. A part of him tells him it is valuable, but remnants of Dekar's mind want to destroy it, so he fires a Cordak rocket at it.
• As the Mahri head to the location Hahli and Mantax were last spotted, Maxilos quietly explains to Matoro that the Toa need to destroy the stone cord, bring Voya Nui down on Mahri Nui and killing every Matoran in it.
• In Metru Nui, Nuju observes the stars going out, a precursor to the end.
• In the Pit, Hahli sends a riptide at the mask, making the Hydraxon's Cordak miss. Before Hydraxon can shoot again, Mantax catches the Mask of Life, and steals Hydraxon and Hahli's energy to make him stronger, and the Pit jailer and the Toa of Water to grow weaker. Mantax declares that the Barraki must meet him the next day at the Razor Whale's Teeth.
• After returning to Metru Nui, the Toa Nuva infiltrate the city's Great Temple and find the scroll they needed to carry out the mission gave to them by Axonn. The scroll lists several things to do to prepare for the awakening of the Great Spirit. The first task: To reawaken the Bohrok swarms.
• The Toa Nuva head to Mata Nui and release the Bahrag. Onua tells the Bahrag what to do, and the Bohrok swarms awaken and start to clean the island to the way it was supposed to be.
• The Toa Nuva then go to Odina to recover the Staff of Artakha. They defeat Minion and Airwatcher. Inside the Odina Fortress, however, they discover that the Staff is on Xia. As they are leaving, Pohatu rigs the stones in the Odina fortress to crumble.
• Makuta Icarax arrives in Xia where he learns of a weapons order placed by the Order of Mata Nui that Trinuma and Botar are tasked with delivering.
• After travelling to Xia, the Toa Nuva capture Roodaka and force her to turn the Rahaga back into Toa Hagah. Onua is defeated by Icarax, who is searching for the Staff.
• Maxilos/Teridax diverts Matoro and leads him down the Pit. He finds Tuyet's corpse and orders Matoro to reanimate her. Matoro does so and Teridax shows the Toa the pieces of the Nui Stone, an artifact he wants to recreate.
• The Toa Nuva travel to Karzahni, where Icarax said he would be. They free the Matoran but are defeated by Icarax. However, Gali sweeps him away with a Nova Blast.
• Matoro, Maxilos, and Tuyet swim to Mahri Nui and evade Hahli, who suspects something is wrong. The three meet Icarax, who gives them the Staff of Artakha.
• Maxilos fights Karzahni and defeats his army of Manas. The ruler exploits his mind, but Teridax recovers and tears the dictator's mind to shreds.

Sarda and Idris confront Karzahni.

• Maxilos/Teridax tries repairing the Nui Stone with the Staff of Artakha, but Brutaka attacks him, summoning Botar to take the Staff away and telling Matoro to flee. After a brief fight, Brutaka informs Teridax that he spotted Hydraxon about to confiscate the Mask from Nocturn. Teridax leaves to prevent Hydraxon from destroying the Ignika, pondering the Plan as he goes.
• Eventually, Maxilos reunites with Matoro and the other Toa Mahri.
• The Toa Nuva split up to cover more tasks. Tahu and Kopaka cap active volcanoes, Onua and Pohatu collect the Heart of the Visorak, and Lewa collects the Great Sundial and leaves it in the Archives as instructed by a mysterious voice. Gali looks through the Great Telescope to chart the location of the Red Star. As she does, she tries using her Akaku Nuva at the same time. She sees Kestora in the Red Star. As Gali is about to head back into the Matoran Universe, Botar intercepts her and brings all the Toa Nuva to Daxia where they see the Staff of Artakha being used to repair the universe.
• When the Toa Mahri and Maxilos eventually locate Hahli, Hydraxon and Mantax are long gone, so Matoro sends Teridax and Spinax to track Hydraxon. The Toa then spread information among the Barraki about Mantax's meeting, and everyone makes preparations.
• After meeting up with Idris, who has been mutated by Pit waters, and watching the fight, Lesovikk, Sarda, and Idris follow Karzahni for the better part of a day and find him in a cave. Karzahni uses his Kanohi Olisi to make Lesovikk see his old team again. Lesovikk breaks free of the vision and witnesses Karzahni to get caught in a trap the two Matoran had prepared. Botar teleports Karzahni away and Idris returns to Mahri Nui using a Lesovikk-built apparatus to survive outside of water. Sarda and Lesovikk also leave.
• With the information Matoro has obtained from Maxilos, the Toa Mahri convince the Mahri Nui Matoran to ascend the Cord. On their way, the procession encounters the Piraka, mutated and vengeful, who have killed the Zyglak colony, and after a fight Axonn arrives, knocking everyone unconscious with an energy blast.
• The Piraka are teleported to Daxia and imprisoned. Additionally, Vezon, who has been held captive for a few days by the Zyglak until their executions by the Piraka, is also teleported and imprisoned in Daxia.
• When the Toa awake, they escort the Mahri Nui and Voya Nui Matoran to subterranean caves on Voya Nui with the help of Axonn. Axonn then provides the Toa Mahri with a "living vehicle" called the Toa Terrain Crawler, which escorts them down in time for battle.
• The Barraki meet and Mantax exhibits the Tablet of Transit, and asks the Barraki to reveal who signed it.
• The Gadunka, now a hulking monstrosity, senses the Barraki and the Ignika in close proximity and moves to claim it.
• Maxilos/Teridax catches up to Hydraxon and attempts to divert him from the trail of the Barraki and the Ignika. When the jailer refuses, Maxilos attacks and they fight, but Hydraxon is able to bury Maxilos in an avalanche.
• The Barraki's meeting is interrupted by the avalanche and Takadox, now revealed as the traitor, battles against Mantax, with an enlarged Gadunka in pursuit.
• The Toa arrive in the Pit and split up.
• Hewkii encounters the giant Gadunka and decides against using his mask power, favoring some competition. The two fight, but the Gadunka gains an edge over Hewkii. As the Rahi is pressing the advantage, Hahli and Nuparu, unsuccessful in their attempts to distract the four Barraki, reinforce him.
• Matoro and Jaller go after Takadox, Mantax, and the Ignika, while the rest stay behind to face other dangers. Jaller severely burns Mantax, and is about to take the Ignika when Hydraxon interferes and throws him into a nearby cliff side.

The Kanohi Ignika saving Mata Nui

• Maxilos/Teridax, frees himself from the avalanche and Takadox, paralyzed by Mantax, tries to hypnotize him but fails. Matoro sees Teridax heading toward Jaller who is facing Hydraxon. Matoro quickly freezes him, hoping he will never escape.
• Jaller throws a jet hot bursts at Hydraxon, who goes around it, and it hits Maxilos instead, helping him escape his icy prison. Maxilos attempts to stop Jaller from claiming the mask, but Jaller is able to get it into Matoro's hands. The two flee.
• Spinax pounces on Hydraxon, and Maxilos reveals that Spinax is now his pet. With this, Teridax fells Hydraxon.
• On their way back to rendezvous with the other Toa Matoro explains to Jaller the true identity of Maxilos, even as Jaller encourages him and explains that Matoro is meant to claim the Ignika.
• To afford the Toa more time, Maxilos confronts the Barraki, taunting them with the past and humiliating them. Several of the Barraki are felled quickly, and Takadox is given a torturous nightmare courtesy of Makuta's powers. While Pridak and Maxilos confront each other, the armies reassemble and they and the Barraki unleash everything against Maxilos.
• The Toa meet up and are preparing to destroy the Cord when they are met by Gadunka, the 300 foot long Venom Eel, and the ancient Rahi Kongu had summoned. Hahli and Kongu trap the Rahi, Hewkii lowers the eel gravity and Gadunka is turned back into its original, smaller, form. Hydraxon attempts to claim the Ignika, but Matoro convinces him to stand down. The Mahri use their Cordak blasters to fire on the cord, making it fall straight into Mahri Nui, and then further down into the Pit. The Mahri are then pursued by the Barraki and their armies, but as they run away, Mata Nui dies.
• In the Pit, Maxilos/Teridax senses Mata Nui's death. Expecting that the Toa will succeed in saving Mata Nui, he abandons his robot form and makes his way to Metru Nui. Some time later, Hydraxon stumbles upon the broken robot body and wonders where Makuta's spirit may have gone.
• The Mahri face the Barraki, while Matoro follows Voya Nui. He witnesses it returning to the Southern Continent and slips under it, into Karda Nui.
• In the Pit, the Toa Mahri are losing the battle. Jaller prepares to unleash a Nova Blast, hoping to slow down the Barraki.}
• Mutran, while tending to the Shadow Leech vats, chronicles the past of the Brotherhood of Makuta, reflecting on the many events he has witnessed. Vamprah turns Radiak into a Shadow Matoran.
• Matoro, at the suggestion of a mysterious voice, dons the Ignika and manages to revive the Great Spirit at the cost of his own life, but not before teleporting the Toa Mahri back to Metru Nui, where they become air breathers again.
• Chirox and Antroz are discussing recent events, and Vamprah is draining the light of Reidak when Matoro falls into Karda Nui. They are about to begin a hunt when they are all blinded by the light given off by the Ignika as it and Matoro merge.
• The Kanohi Ignika falls into the Swamp of Secrets, but remains silver due to the imbalance caused by the actions of the Makuta in Karda Nui.
• Jaller barely forces down the Nova Blast. Vakama approaches and informs them that he has seen Matoro's death in a vision. In his observatory, Nuju mourns Matoro's death, even as the stars above return to life.
• After waiting on Daxia and checking up on their armor and equipment, the Toa Nuva are teleported to Artakha.
• Botar and Trinuma travel to an island near the Southern Continent to deposit a weapons cache to be claimed by Brutaka's team. However, they are spotted and attacked by Icarax. Botar is killed and Trinuma is critically wounded, causing the deposit point to be relocated.

Karda Nui

Karda Nui, with the Swamp of Secrets at the bottom

Tanma in Karda Nui

• Icarax travels to Metru Nui under orders from Teridax to turn Ahkmou into a Shadow Matoran. However, he is distracted at the sight of Takanuva and targets him instead, though avoids an outright confrontation and returns to Destral.
• Mere hours after Matoro's sacrifice, the Toa Nuva are given Adaptive Armor on Artakha.
• Tanma attempts to take advantage of the Makuta's blindness as a result of Matoro saving Mata Nui's life, and rallies the Av-Matoran to attack the Makuta. Three Shadow Matoran are taken by the Makuta in the sky in Marda Nui to act as their "eyes" via telepathy: Kirop, Gavla, and Radiak. The blind Makuta, with their Matoran assistants, pursue the squad of Av-Matoran including Tanma, Photok and Solek.
• The Toa Nuva are teleported by Artakha to the skies of Karda Nui in front of the three Av-Matoran and proceed to fight the Makuta. During the battle Lewa sees a Shadow Leech and tries to capture it. Tanma stops him, accidentally attaching to Lewa and sharing with him his memories of Karda Nui's past. Onua understands that the Makuta are blind and Tahu orders them to stun the Shadow Matoran eyes. The Makuta then retreat.
• The Makuta regroup and discuss the arrival of the Toa Nuva. Vamprah retrieves Mutran from his hive and they travel in the direction of the Makuta camp.
• On Metru Nui, Takanuva is attacked by a Shadow Leech, launched by Icarax. He manages to pull the Shadow Leech off, but now has control over Shadow while maintaining his Light powers. Takanuva is confronted by Helryx, Krakua, and Brutaka. He is shown the Toa Mata's past by means of a krana-Kraata hybrid. Upon emerging from the vision, Brutaka attempts to send Takanuva to Karda Nui with his Kanohi Olmak. However, due to damage to the Kanohi Olmak, he ends up in a parallel dimension where he helps survivors of the Great Spirit Robot defeat their parallel Makuta Teridax for good.
• After Takanuva disappears, Jaller sends the other Toa Mahri to seek him out, but they return empty-handed. Some time after, the Kardas Dragon arrives in the city and is subdued by the Toa Mahri.
• Vezon, Takadox, Carapar, Roodaka, and Spiriah are all captured by the Order of Mata Nui and placed in a cell. Before Vezon can escape, Brutaka arrives from Metru Nui. Being told they can either obey his commands or be buried alive, the five inmates comply. The newly formed team arrive at Stelt, Sidorak's homeland, where they steal a suitable boat for their trek.
• While the Matoran bring them to their homes, the Toa Nuva begin to remember Karda Nui and their pasts. The Toa Nuva decide to split into two teams. Tahu, Gali, and Onua journey down to the Swamp of Secrets while Kopaka, Lewa, and Pohatu stay in the villages to help the besieged Av-Matoran. The following day, they part company.
• One day after Matoro's sacrifice, Hydraxon is attacked by Takea, defeats them, and is confronted by Pridak. Pridak shows Hydraxon the helmet of the original Hydraxon, and reveals that he is not the true Hydraxon. Confused and angry, Hydraxon refuses to believe the story, but gradually comes to understand what happened. He captures Pridak, claiming that he is Hydraxon now, and nothing can change that. He eventually successfully apprehends all the escaped prisoners, including Nocturn, who dies attempting to escape again.
• Radiak reaches the Av-Matoran Stalactite Village and lures Pohatu and Photok out of it, where the two are ambushed by the Makuta and the Shadow Matoran. Pohatu stuns Vamprah and Antroz, but Chirox grabs both Toa and Matoran with a shadow hand, then throws them down into the village below. Kopaka and Lewa, after joining with their Matoran, arrive. Kopaka hits Chirox with a light ball. Lewa and Tanma are attacked by Antroz and Radiak, but Lewa hurls the Makuta away with a cyclone. Kopaka is attacked by Vamprah, who uses his Kanohi Avsa to weaken him. Lewa and Tanma flee, intending to search for the other three Toa for help. However, the battle finishes and the village, along with the three Toa Nuva, who escape with their Matoran partners, still stands.
• Several skirmishes occur over the following day and a half, one of which sees Pohatu's shoulder injured. Solek gives Kopaka a Keystone, a piece of a tablet telling how Mata Nui can be awakened. Meanwhile, Lewa and Tanma are on patrol. They see Kirop passing by overhead, and Lewa uses his Air powers to knock him to a nearby stalactite. Kopaka then goes over there and kidnaps Kirop, taking his keystone.
• The Makuta meet in their lair, and Antroz decides to send a message to Icarax, demanding that he come to Karda Nui. Chirox and Mutran create a Rahi mount for Mutran's assistant, Vican, so that he can reach Icarax.
• In the swamp, the Kanohi Ignika creates for itself a body to bear itself, "Toa Ignika." A Skyboard is also created.
• Three days after the start of their mission, Brutaka explains their mission: to free Miserix, the former leader of the Brotherhood of Makuta. The team's boat is pursued by Zyglak allied with Spiriah who apprehends the vessel with the intention of sailing to Zakaz and taking revenge on the Skakdi for leading to his exile from the Brotherhood.
• Three days after the death of Matoro, Kopeke transcribes the accounts of the Toa Mahri.
• After a long flight, the Toa Nuva Mistika arrive in the swamp and split up. The Toa split up and reunite several times over the subsequent days in search of the Ignika.
• When Kirop awakens the next day, the Toa trick him into leading them and the Matoran to Mutran's hive. Toa Ignika joins the three Toa Nuva with their Matoran and defeat a Rahi that is attacking them. The seven then reach and break into the Shadow Leech hive, even as Vican flies out for Destral.
• Upon storming the hive, Pohatu, Photok, Lewa and Tanma are subjected to an illusion made by Mutran, which makes them believe Toa Ignika is a giant, aggressive Rahi. Kopaka and Solek take on Mutran. The other five realize that something is wrong, since they have not seen any Shadow Leeches in sight. Everyone turns to Toa Ignika, who now appears to be a monster. The Toa Nuva and their Matoran attack in response. Angered and confused, Toa Ignika starts to kill the four.
• Kopaka defeats Mutran, with Solek's help.
• The other four realize that they have been tricked and stop their attack on Toa Ignika. Pohatu is angered by Toa Ignika's attack, and is about to hurt him when he realizes that Toa Ignika is wearing the Mask of Life. Before they can retaliate, Antroz, Vamprah, and Chirox arrive and defeat all seven. They are all knocked unconscious.
• Vican delivers his message to Icarax. Icarax plans to go to Karda Nui.
• The following day, the Toa and Matoran awaken in Mutran's cell. Mutran threatens Lewa by holding a Shadow Leech to his mask. Pohatu distracts Mutran long enough for him to activate his Kanohi Kakama Nuva and free the Matoran, who are trapped elsewhere. Then the seven escape from the hive. Outside the hive, Toa Ignika uses his powers to send the hive plummeting. The Makuta escape and regroup.
• Icarax reaches Karda Nui, and despite Mutran's vengeful wishes, they do not attack immediately. Instead, they wait three days, allowing the Toa to believe they have secured victory.
• Three days after Spiriah's insurgence, Brutaka's team arrive at Zakaz. Upon arriving, several Dark Hunter ships stationed there to apprehend the Piraka are destroyed by the Zyglak. The survivors reach the shore, but are killed by the Skakdi. However, when the Zyglak ships are attacked and sunk by Ehlek's species, Brutaka defeats Spiriah and takes command of the ship again. Brutaka's ally and last member of the team, a Dark Hunter called Lariska, is introduced to the rest of the group.
• Brutaka's group arm themselves with weapons at the new rendezvous point, Tren Krom's Island, and are attacked by Tren Krom shortly after and brought into his cave. Carapar attempts to kill him, but is killed instead. Disgusted by tapping into Lariska's mind, and being told by Spiriah what the Brotherhood plans, Tren Krom releases them to go on their way.
• Brutaka's team arrives on the island of Artidax, where they navigate through traps into a tunnel in the side of a mountain. The team is trapped inside after Takadox cuts the vine to trigger the trap, causing an avalanche that seals them in. With no other choice, they continue into the tunnel and arrive at a chasm spanned by a thin bridge. While they attempt to cross insects crawl up the walls and block the entrance and exit to the area, but Roodaka uses her Rhotuka launcher and fires at the insects, mutating them. The insects then turn on the mutated ones and fight them for being different, allowing the team a way out. The team finds Miserix. Seeing Spiriah amongst the team, Miserix absorbs the Makuta and kills him as revenge for his actions. The team destroys one of the chains holding Miserix. He then breaks himself free from the others. The team is attacked by klakk, which are defeated by Miserix. Miserix grows wings and the remaining members of the team get onto his back and fly north. Along the way, the team notices that their boat has disappeared.
• Brutaka and Vezon arrive back at Daxia. Vezon is thrown in a holding cell.
• Krakua and Botar's replacement are sent to Voya Nui by Helryx to recall Axonn. After Axonn discerns that they are telling the truth, they return to Daxia and is reunited with Brutaka.
• Helryx sends a message to the Order's Dark Hunter spy, Ancient, informing him that it is time to convince the Shadowed One to ally with the Order.
• Trinuma frees Vezon.
• Takanuva enters the City of Silver Pocket Dimension where he helps a beast reclaim its home.
• After many searches over a few days, Onua is hit by Bitil's Nynrah Ghost Blaster, and becomes controlled by the Makuta. Bitil uses his mask power to create a number of duplicates. The duplicates take Onua to Krika's lair. Bitil and his doubles arrive on an islet where Bitil thinks Krika is. No longer under Bitil's control, Onua fires his Nynrah Ghost Blaster, which morphed from a Midak Skyblaster, and the attack sends Bitil spiraling down towards the swamp. The Toa Nuva then sees Tahu's signal and flies toward it.
• Tahu discovers the Codrex, and Krika emerges from the swamp. He attacks Tahu, who manages to send a signal for help.

Tahu, Gali, and Onua in the Swamp of Secrets

• Gali finds a Keystone, and Gorast strikes Gali while she tries to pry it loose from a plant. The two fight fight, during which Gali turns the ground below the Makuta to mud causing Gorast to begin sinking. Gali offers Gorast mercy, but Gorast plunges into the mud, seemingly committing suicide. She bursts back out a few moments later from the mud behind Gali, knocking her down, and starts to drain her light. Onua arrives and saves Gali from Gorast.

The three Toa Nuva Phantoka - Lewa, Pohatu, and Kopaka

• Some time after the destruction of Mutran's lab, the five Makuta attack the last free village. However, as they open the refuge of the Av-Matoran, they find it to be empty. A Shadow Matoran nearby tells them the Toa Nuva are stealing another Keystone from the Makuta's base. The Makuta head over to their base and confront the Toa Nuva in battle. Antroz fires a bolt of shadow at Pohatu, but Kopaka deflects the attack, which strikes Antroz. Pohatu strikes Chirox with a stalactite sending him tumbling down towards the Swamp of Secrets. He and Photok then strike Antroz multiple times, but Icarax uses his powers over Gravity to send both Toa and Matoran plummeting from the sky. Antroz is also affected by this.
• Tahu escapes Krika by making the ground Krika is on boiling hot. Onua and Gali soon arrive. The three Mistika Makuta are reunited, but spot Chirox falling from the sky above and rush to intercept him.
• Thirteen Av-Matoran take the Toa Nuva to safety. The Toa Nuva Mistika watch in horror as twelve of them turn into Bohrok. The thirteenth then gives them a Keystone and turns into a Bohrok himself, and is teleported to the nests on Mata Nui along with the rest.
• Icarax and the Toa Ignika battle, but when Icarax attempts to claim the Mask of Life, Toa Ignika retaliates by devolving Icarax from a being of energy to a being of flesh.
• With Icarax unable to maintain his gravity powers, Pohatu's fall stops and he flies back into the fight, as does Antroz.
• Seeing the battle turning against the Makuta, Mutran decides to order a retreat to the swamp. He moves to the center of the fight and begins to pull as much shadow energy to himself as possible.
• The Toa hurry to the Makuta's camp to retrieve a third Keystone. The Makuta corner the Toa, and Tahu lies to the Makuta, telling them the Ignika is with the Phantoka. Bitil does not believe this, and telepathically communicates with one of the Makuta above. He is shocked when he finds out it's true. The Toa take advantage of the moment of distraction and flee.
• Mutran unleashes an enormous Shadow blast and orders a retreat to the Swamp. The blind Makuta and Icarax do so, while Mutran himself is surrounded by the Toa. The Nuva and Toa Ignika then head to the swamp.
• The Makuta go to the Codrex to wait for the Toa who realize they are not being followed and return. By air, the Mistika go to the Codrex and ambush the Makuta.
• The Phantoka decide to go into the swamp, though Toa Ignika will guard Icarax, who sends a telepathic message for Vultraz.
• Just then, the Phantoka Makuta and their Shadow Matoran arrive. They are followed by the Phantoka Toa Nuva and their Av-Matoran.
• Takanuva enters the Toa Empire Alternate Universe where he helps to defeat an evil regime of Toa.
• The Toa Hagah defeat the Kanohi Dragon and the Tahtorak. Gaaki has a vision of the future via her Mask of Clairvoyance. Bomonga interprets Gaaki's vision to mean that the Dark Hunters are coming. Kualus summons a Smoke Hawk to scout the area. The Smoke Hawk returns with the news that hordes of ships are massing on Xia. Iruini uses his Kanohi Kualsi to teleport to the lead ship, where he meets the Shadowed One who says he has come to destroy Xia and threatens Iruini.
• Helryx arrives with two other Order of Mata Nui members, to force the Dark Hunters to only invade and control Xia, not destroy it. After Helryx warns the Shadowed One about what will happen to the Hunters if they disobey her, she has the Toa Hagah teleported to the ship and orders them to locate Makuta Teridax. Helryx gives the Toa Hagah the Piraka Zaktan as a guide to where they are going. Gaaki has another vision of the future, one where one of the group dies. Helryx then has the Toa Hagah teleported to Metru Nui.
• Vezon and Trinuma travel to Destral, where Vezon will pretend to betray the Order.
• Miserix attacks a trader's house and tells him to tell everyone he can a message: Miserix is back, and looking for Teridax.
• Axonn and Brutaka are sent to Zakaz to broker an alliance with the Skakdi species. There they forge an alliance with the Skakdi warlord Nektann.
• Vezon lands on Destral where Rahkshi capture him and returns him to Tridax.
• The Toa Hagah arrive in Metru Nui to destroy the Coliseum. The Toa Hagah fight the Toa Mahri, stopping only when a Rahi Kualus summons goes out of control. After the Rahi is subdued, the Toa Hagah explain to the Toa Mahri that they are following Teridax to an inaccessible spot below the Coliseum, where all the hidden knowledge about the Matoran Universe and its workings were. The Toa Hagah and Toa Mahri then work together to form a tunnel under the Coliseum, which the Toa Hagah then travel through.
• Mazeka travels to Stelt to question a Fe-Matoran about the location of Vultraz. He fights his way past two guards from Krekka's species and breaks into the Fe-Matoran's room. There he asks the Fe-Matoran where Vultraz is. Mazeka steals the Fe-Matoran's Kanohi and threatens to smash the mask. The Fe-Matoran tells Mazeka that Vultraz was heading to the core of the universe to bring something to Makuta Icarax. Mazeka smashes the Fe-Matoran's mask, and returns to his Swamp Strider.

Miserix, former leader of the Brotherhood

• Trying to track down Helryx, Mazeka breaks into the Daxia's base. The Matoran travels through an escape tunnel leading back to Helryx's chamber. There, instead of finding Helryx, he sees Tobduk, another Order member. Tobduk claims he knows where the core is, but will only tell Mazeka if he helps him. The two travel to Destral.
• Teridax drifts through the Core Processor under the Coliseum, picturing victory.
• Tahu engages in a struggle with Vamprah.
• Helryx sends Johmak with the Heart of the Visorak to the Toa Mahri with orders for them to deliver it to Artidax. At the same time, she sends a message to Hydraxon's replica, telling him to release the remaining Barraki. Hydraxon receives the message and does so. The Barraki are unleashed and proceed to rally their armies.
• The Toa Mahri are given the Heart of the Visorak by Order member Johmak and told to go to Artidax with it. Jaller, Hahli and Nuparu sail off to Artidax. However, soon afterward Kongu and Hewkii are ambushed by Johmak and knocked unconscious.
• The Shadowed One discovers a Vortixx digging for something. The Shadowed One 'helps' him until he discovers what the Vortixx is looking for. Then he kills the Vortixx. Ancient discovers the Shadowed One and learns that he has discovered several Makuta viruses, then is killed by the Shadowed One's eyebeams.
• Pridak attacks a Brotherhood fortress and discovers a secret chamber. There he finds that the shattered pieces on the room's floor are covered in writing.
• Axonn and Brutaka travel to one of the Southern Islands to lead the united Skakdi forces against the Rahkshi and to destroy a pool of pure Antidermis. However, the pool attacks them and they fall into it. Axonn is rescued from the pool of Antidermis by Brutaka, who has formed a mental link with the liquid. Brutaka talks of 'Spherus Magna' and that they must travel to a 'place of death' before opening a portal.
• Lewa discusses with Onua and Kopaka about what the Makuta want, and how they could have killed the group already.
• Jaller, Hahli, and Nuparu arrive at Artidax, only to be hypnotized by Takadox. Takadox leaves the Toa on the island and steals their boat.
• The Toa Hagah travel through the underground tunnel beneath the Coliseum until Norik discovers some inscriptions on the wall. Bomonga can only translate one name: Bara Magna. The Toa resume walking until a trap is triggered, pulling them to powerful magnetic walls immune to their Elemental Powers while molten Protodermis comes at them.
• The Order of Mata Nui attacks Destral, interrupting Tridax's interrogation of Vezon. Tridax leaves Vezon to teleport the island to offshore of Metru Nui. However, Vezon secretly follows Tridax, all the way to a room full of alternate Takanuvas, where the Makuta reveals what he had planned. Suddenly, he is attacked by Tobduk, who uses a Protosteel-eating virus. While Tobduk kills Tridax, Mazeka confronts Vezon, but ultimately lets him go. Mazeka gains the location of Karda Nui from Tobduk and retrieves his Swamp Strider from Daxia. He then travels to Karda Nui.
• At the Codrex, the Toa Nuva and the Makuta are fighting. Krika leaves the scene with Gali, dragging her far away.
• Gorast covers Pohatu and Photok in stone of Pohatu's creation, but they escape. Tahu orders Pohatu to find Gali.
• Krika talks to Gali, and tells her to flee Karda Nui.
• Tahu causes an explosion, catching Vamprah off-guard.
• Far above, Icarax mocks the Ignika, reminding it that the mask is on a countdown to the destruction of the universe, and that time is almost up. The Ignika abandons the Makuta to go warn the Toa.
• Teridax, in the body of Mata Nui, awakens Jaller, who in turn awakens Hahli and Nuparu. The three Toa escape the island as a volcano explodes, killing all the Visorak who had followed the Heart. The Toa then begin swimming back to Metru Nui.
• The Order and Brotherhood fight on Nynrah, ending in victory for the Order. Helryx examines Rahkshi armor with her Great Mask of Psychometry on Nynrah. She finds a new source of Energized Protodermis, and travels there with Keetongu. Once there, the two travel across the island until they reach the site of Energized Protodermis. Then they meet the Energized Protodermis Entity, who attacks her after a brief exchange. Helryx and Keetongu escape through a dimensional gate before the Energized Protodermis Entity's attack can reach them. Vezon enters the chamber through the gate, and is hit by the Energized Protodermis which fuses the Olmak to his face and sends its powers out of control.
• Before the molten Protodermis can reach the Toa Hagah, the team and Zaktan are rescued by Makuta Miserix, who is going to the same place as they are to kill Teridax.
• Takanuva arrives in Karda Nui through a portal to the west. Krika sees him and departs, and Gali tells Takanuva how he's changed appearance-wise.
• Pohatu tracks Gali down, finding both her and Takanuva. On their way, they encounter some Niazesk, and Takanuva defeats them with his Shadow powers. Pohatu then believes Takanuva is Makuta Teridax in disguise until Gali proves otherwise by using the mental link they had formed months ago.
• Mutran creates a klakk, but it tries to escape. Noticing this, he tries to spear it, but he misses and it screams at Vican, its sonic cry shattering the wall that prevents light from coming back to Vican. Vican is no longer a Shadow Matoran. Oblivious to this, Mutran orders Vican after the klakk.
• Voporak steals the Kanohi Vahi from the Coliseum.
• Kalmah, Mantax, and Ehlek travel to Xia to open negotiations for a pact with the Shadowed One. The Shadowed One agrees to make a bargain, on one condition: Pridak meets the Shadowed One on Karzahni to make the deal.
• Vultraz is traveling through Karda Nui to deliver information to Icarax when he sees Mazeka. He then power dives towards Mazeka, hoping to kill him. The two Matoran both begin attacks at each other, but before they can reach each other, a dimensional portal caused by Vezon's haywire Olmak opens up and takes them to an alternate universe, even as he falls into the swamp before falling into another portal. In the Melding universe, Mazeka and Vultraz are brought to the Great Beings where Vultraz is kept for experimentation and Mazeka is sent back with an alternate Teridax.
• Under the Coliseum, the group of Toa, Makuta, and Skakdi reach their goal. At their destination are two all-organic dead bodies. As the group examines them, a dimensional gate opens up behind them and Helryx, Keetongu, Axonn and Brutaka arrive. Teridax, in the body of Mata Nui, destroys Brutaka's Kanohi Olmak and kills Zaktan.
• Kongu and Hewkii wake up and learn that Metru Nui has been turned into a fortress by the Order.
• Gali, Pohatu, and Takanuva arrive at the Codrex. The Makuta see Takanuva and retreat. The Toa regroup, evaluate the information on the keystones, and plan. Takanuva brings word that Energy Storms will erupt upon their success, and Ignika alerts them that once the Mask of Life turns black, they will be out of time. The Toa plan, then launch an all-out attack on the Makuta to reach the Codrex. Once they reach it, Tahu puts the keystones into a niche in the center of the Codrex, and the shield goes down long enough for the Toa Nuva to get inside. Although the Toa don't notice, Antroz sneaks in behind them as well. The Toa are brought down to a lower level of the Codrex on a moving platform. Three spheres open, revealing three vehicles.
• On Destral, a Shadow Takanuva awakens and decides to destroy the Matoran Universe.
• Miserix begins to attack the advanced machinery under the Coliseum, only to be stopped by Brutaka, who explains that Mata Nui is the Matoran Universe and the room under the Coliseum is his mind.
• Icarax makes his way to the Codrex, and tells Krika that if the Toa awaken Mata Nui, the Great Spirit will destroy the Makuta. He says that if Krika were to turn intangible, he could perhaps pass through the shield. Krika tries this, and half his body makes it. It becomes harder to go through, though, because the shield tries to keep Krika from entering. The other Makuta, who are following Teridax's Plan, try to stop Krika but realize that it is too late.
• The Toa realize that the shield is going down and make pillars of ice, stone and earth in an attempt to support the Codrex from collapsing on them.
• The shield comes down, but Krika is thrown into the swamp in the process. Icarax uses his powers over Gravity on the Codrex, crushing it.
• The Toa split up. Some board the vehicles and leave the Codrex to buy time for the other Toa. Lewa climbs aboard the Axalara T9, and Pohatu mounts the Rockoh T3. Before Kopaka can claim the Jetrax T6, Makuta Antroz reveals himself and hijacks the vehicle. While escaping, Antroz momentarily collides with a massive Lightstone, charging the Jetrax T6 with energy and making the vehicle glow yellow. Lewa and Pohatu battle against Antroz in their vehicles. Radiak insists on helping Antroz, but he is rejected.

Antroz steals the Jetrax T6.

• Takanuva departs to help the Av-Matoran evacuate Karda Nui in preparation for the Energy Storms when Mata Nui awakes. After Reidak is cast out of the Jetrax by Antroz, Kopaka catches and captures him, and Takanuva and the Av-Matoran take him with them.
• After reviewing the Keystones, Gali, Onua, and Tahu realize that the only way to awaken Mata Nui will be through a powerful energy surge from the Codrex. Unfortunately, doing so requires the Toa Ignika to sacrifice himself, as the Mask of Life is the only thing powerful enough.
• Gorast and Vamprah attack Icarax. Icarax fires at Gavla, knocking her off Vamprah. Vamprah hurls a sonic blast at Icarax, but to no avail. Gorast saves Gavla and cuts open Icarax's armor, expecting Antidermis to flow out. Nothing happens, and Icarax explains that when he fought Toa Ignika, his Antidermis was transformed into real organs and muscles. He then tries to cut open Gorast's armor so her Antidermis will leak out.
• Antroz sends Bitil, Chirox, and Kirop after Takanuva.
• Pohatu creates pillars of stone in hopes of Antroz crashing into one, even as Lewa creates powerful winds to make Antroz crash. Antroz fires at Rockoh, sending him into a pillar, but Pohatu makes the pillar turn to dust. Pohatu makes a hand of stone erupt from the swamp. Antroz escapes, but loses the power the Lightstone gave the Jetrax. Antroz uses his magnetic power to make Rockoh fall, but Pohatu steers it up in time. Axalara T9 and Rockoh T3 close in on Jetrax T6, but Antroz teleports to the island where Mutran was working. To prevent Rockoh and Axalara crashing into each other, Kopaka makes a wall of ice to make the vehicles stop and then climbs in.
• Toa Ignika pins Tahu to the wall of the Codrex, outraged that Tahu would have him give up his life. Gali explains that if Toa Ignika wants to be a hero, he has to sacrifice himself like Matoro. Toa Ignika agrees.
• Antroz, now back in his original form, tells Mutran to get a Shadow Matoran to restore his sight and to help Gorast and Vamprah against Icarax.
• Gavla gets back on Vamprah.
• Mutran dispatches a Shadow Matoran to help Antroz, and Gorast tells Mutran to send white noise to Icarax. While Mutran telepathically fills Icarax's head with noise, Gorast tells Vamprah to have no surprise and questions about what she is about to do. She then declares that victory is at hand and that Mata Nui is almost awakened. Icarax, not wanting this, tries to teleport away. Gorast zooms toward Icarax and turns on her Mask of Disruption, making the atoms scatter while Vamprah releases of blast of power, sending them around the Matoran Universe. Gorast explains that when one teleports, their atoms are scattered and will reappear wherever they want. Scattering the atoms meant that pieces of Icarax would reappear in various places around the universe.
• Vican tells Takanuva about the klakk, and he captures Radiak, forcing the klakk to break his mental barrier as well. Radiak is no longer a Shadow Matoran. Radiak says that the Makuta want Mata Nui awakened, but for reasons unknown. Takanuva orders the Matoran to bring the other Matoran, cure them, and wait in a safe spot while he helps the other Toa. Tanma objects, but Takanuva says that if they stay in Karda Nui, an energy storm will kill everything in sight. Krika hears this, and flies off to warn the Makuta.
• The Matoran follow Takanuva's orders. After they have left, Chirox and Bitil attack Takanuva. Takanuva defeats all of Bitil's doubles instantly, and knocks Kirop off Chirox, but Kopaka catches him. Takanuva defeats Chirox, but one of Bitil's doubles tries to attack Takanuva, but the Jetrax scares it off. More of Bitil appear, and Takanuva tries to destroy each one. Seeing the real Bitil, Kopaka fires at him, making the doubles disappear. The only Makuta left is Chirox, and Takanuva tries to destroy him. Takanuva regains control over himself, and tells Kopaka about the Makuta and how they want Mata Nui awakened.
• Onua leaves the Codrex to help the fight outside. Tahu tells Gali how it's his fault they were in the canisters for a thousand years. He then realizes that they can fly out of Karda Nui by hanging on to the vehicles. He then flies out of the Codrex.
• Takanuva, one by one, turns the Shadow Matoran back into Av-Matoran.
• Vamprah helps Chirox recover from his injuries, and lets Gavla take a rest. Takanuva grabs her and takes her to the klakk. The klakk changes both Gavla and Takanuva, returning them to light. Gavla wished that she was once again a Shadow Matoran, because she had a use, but she joins the other Matoran, and as one group they fly to Metru Nui, the Av-Matoran on jetpacks and the former Shadow Matoran with their wings.
• Toa Ignika gets between the Lightstones, and he uses the power of life to awake Mata Nui. He telepathically urges Gali to leave Karda Nui.
• Gorast, Bitil, Mutran, with Antroz, Chirox, and Vamprah attack the remaining Toa Nuva.
• Krika screams that the Toa Nuva and Makuta have to evacuate, as he has just learned about the storm. Before Tahu can help Krika, Gorast uses her mask to let his intangibility powers make him disperse.
• Kopaka tells the Toa that they have to leave, because the storm has started. Onua helps Gali out of the Codrex.
• Mutran tries to study the storm, but a flash of lightning incinerates him. Gorast and Antroz ask Bitil to help them escape the Energy Storms, but Bitil abandons them and attempts to teleport out of Karda Nui. Bitil is incinerated due to the fact that the Energy Storms are interfering with his teleporting powers, and he is killed, followed by the other Makuta.
• The vehicles escape Karda Nui.
• Mata Nui awakens.
• In the Core Processor, Miserix attempts to attack again, only to be stopped by Teridax who cloaks him with an illusion. Teridax then places the Toa Hagah in an illusion where they have defeated Makuta and sends them back to the surface. Teridax then teleports Axonn, Brutaka, and Keetongu to the far southern islands. Teridax tells Helryx that he has kept her with him so that he with have someone to talk to and be a 'friend' to him.
• The Toa Mahri that had been sent to Artidax return to Metru Nui to help fight in the Siege of Metru Nui. They meet with Vakama who tells them of the theft of the Vahi and urges them to speak to Krakua. At the urging of the Toa Mahri, Krakua awakens the Bohrok, who start fighting their way through the Rahkshi to the island of Mata Nui.
• The Toa Nuva return to Metru Nui and help in the fight. The body of Mata Nui fully awakens and destroys the Brotherhood forces around Metru Nui, ending the Destiny War, seemingly in favor of the Toa and Matoran.

One Year After the Coming of the Toa

• The Matoran, the Turaga, the Toa Nuva, the Toa Mahri, and Takanuva all gather in the Coliseum, as well as the Toa Hagah, who remain under Teridax's spell. As they are rejoicing over their victory, the stars come together in the form of a Kraahkan. Makuta's voice resounds throughout the universe, proclaiming his victory, and that he has usurped Mata Nui as Great Spirit over the universe. Furthermore, he explains that Mata Nui's mind has been forced into the Mask of Life and cast out of the universe, into the void beyond. With this, the Toa are driven into hiding and the Reign of Shadows begins.

Trivia

• Close examination of Island of Doom indicates that some of its scenes are out of chronological order. At the start, the narrative implies that the Piraka arrive on Voya Nui around or before the time Dume alerts the Toa of Mata Nui's impending demise. Jaller travels down to confront the Turaga immediately after the departure of the Toa--despite this narrative being interwoven with events that would logically take place a minimum of a few days afterward. Following this, some time elapses, during which work on Metru Nui grinds to a halt and the Piraka use the Matoran as their free, then enslaved labor force. This timespan is referred to in terms of days on Island of Doom (chapter 3, page 30; chapter 4, page 46; chapter 5, page 53; and chapter 11, page 119), although Dark Destiny describes this total Voya Nui timeframe in terms of weeks (chapter 1, page 11). After this time is up, the Toa arrive on Voya Nui and are defeated, even as Nokama tells Jaller the truth of the situation. In other words, while the narrative may do a timeskip in one location, it may not timeskip in another. Although the timeline could be more logically arranged based on these timespans and timeskips, minimal adjustment has been made so as to hold as closely to the Island of Doom narrative ordering as possible.
  • The entire adventure of the Piraka from Mangaia to the Chamber of Life takes place over the course of a month, as revealed by the heading of Legacy of Evil chapter seven.
• Although the Ignition comics place the arrival of the Toa Inika at the end of the second Voya Nui comic, this is chronologically misplaced for dramatic effect. In truth, the entirety of the first two comics take place concurrent to the events Power Play, and are often referenced during the events of that story, all of which occurs after the Toa Inika have arrived.
• There is no direct confirmation as to the amount of time the battle in Mahri Nui takes place; however, based on vague textual clues, it can be estimated to have been about a week.
• The 2008 novels do not give many textual clues in terms of its timeline. Much timespan information present here has been inferred from the serials, where the events of Federation of Fear occurs over a week, before even then the events of Destiny War, Brothers in Arms, and Dwellers in Darkness take place. Considering the struggle for Karda Nui takes place over the same amount of time as these, day breaks must be inserted wherever logical.
• In terms of Swamp of Secrets, the events of the first few sections in chapter one must be viewed as occuring over days, as otherwise the events of that book occur over a day, whereas even the narrowest window for Shadows in the Sky is a minimum of a few days. As such, it must be infered that the Toa were delayed in reaching the bottom of the swamp and/or the Toa scattered and reunited several times over those days, and it was not until much later that the Makuta honed in on the Toa. This timeline has been constructed with both assumptions in mind.