Introduction

Turaga Vakama stood on a natural stone balcony that looked out over a vast silver sea. Directly in front of him was an Amaja Circle, the sand pit used by Turaga for ages to tell stories of the past. Now, surrounded by his fellow Turaga, the Matoran villagers, the six Toa Nuva and Takanuva, Toa of Light, he was about to tell the most important tale of all.

“Gathered friends,” he began. “Listen again to our legend of the Bionicle. In the time before time, in the glorious city of Metru Nui, we believed new heroes could not be made.

“But we were wrong.”

Vakama moved the stone that represented the Great Spirit, Mata Nui, to the center of the circle. Now the lightstones began to flicker and darkness shrouded the sand pit.

“An unrelenting shadow sought to enforce endless sleep,” Vakama continued, “until memories of times past were lost. Then he could create a time of dark order, and awaken the world as its conqueror.”

Vakama raised his eyes to the heavens, remembering a time long ago. “Hope, it seemed, was lost.”