Chapter 9: Phantoka – Spirits of the AirA Thousand Years Untold 2Read as Standalone“Crystal Knowledge”Makuta Antroz has told Roodaka to retrieve a memory crystal rumored to contain information about Pridak, as well as Destral’s method of teleportation, both things they want kept secret. But the Dark Hunters are seeking the crystal too. Roodaka has been playing double agent between both sides of the war, and both sides have their suspicions…Standard Edition RELEASED 2012/01/12 WORD COUNT: 2922 Short StoryWritten by LewaLew“Deep Shadows”A Matoran on the shores of Karzahni finds a small boat, strangely with sand coating its floor. For Devastator, a Dark Hunter who once lived here, has returned on a mission from The Shadowed One, to destroy a scroll rumored to hold information about the outside world. The dangerous ruler of this realm must be kept in his ignorance of the outside, lest he feel ready to set out and conquer…Standard Edition RELEASED 2012/01/27 WORD COUNT: 2844 Short StoryWritten by The First Speaker“Retribution”You said the nektann can be programmed to attack intruders on sight, but not to harm those who are authorized?’ asked a trader on Stelt. This scene may seem innocent, but the merchant being asked is Nektann, for whom the robots are named, and he happens to be from Zakaz. That island has been quarantined, and the enforcer is the fearsome Makuta Krika…Standard Edition RELEASED 2012/01/13 WORD COUNT: 3037 Short StoryWritten by Kraahlix“Merciless Shadows”In the year 850 AGC, Pridak found a yellow-glowing stone amidst the wreckage of the Pit, but immediately a Zyglak stole it, and two Matoran witnessed the thievery by accident. So launches a dangerous three-way struggle — but what does the stone do? Nobody knows… but by sheer instinct, they know it’s important somehow…Standard Edition RELEASED 2012/01/12 WORD COUNT: 1706 Short StoryWritten by Legolover-361“Survival”The Nui-Kopen Rahi have migrated, and now Matoran are being killed. They are normally kept at bay by ScareRahi, imitations of Rahi built by the Matoran, but now they don’t seem to be working. Kirop enlists the help of Tanma, Gavla, and others to investigate this mystery before it’s too late…Standard Edition RELEASED 2012/01/15 WORD COUNT: 3989 Short StoryWritten by Grant-Sud“Delaying the Inevitable”Recently several spies found the island of Daxia, and wrote down sensitive information about the Order on two tablets. Then they got a little too close to some friendly-looking cats. The spies are dead and one tablet has been retrieved, but Helryx needs Trinuma and Tobduk to find the second. But they’d better be careful — they’re not the first to be sent on this mission…Standard Edition RELEASED 2012/01/12 WORD COUNT: 2660 Short StoryWritten by The Smoke Monster Save Load ?