07-22-2015, 05:31 PM
The pair of primes spent the next hour or so pouring through tomes of information relevant to the Omniverse and its environs. Kopaka was more interested in all the new terminology to be used...not a single tome used words like 'rahi' or 'tohunga' which originated from his own universe. Still, Kopaka was far from stubborn; if these were the words that the Omniverse used, then he would simply have to adapt.
It wasn't until Athena and Kopaka had moved on to the databank section on philosphy that the two of them suddenly perked up. There was a soft buzzing sound echoing through then digital hallways, like some sort of immense fan or propeller. Kopaka focused his optics and peered through the endless shelves of information. His X-Ray vision came in hand when he spotted some sort of immense flying beast about to bank around a corner at them.
"Down!" Kopaka cried, leaping in front of Athena and spinning up his shield. The flying monster launched a barrage of thick, fuschia stingers at them from its abdomen, two of which bounced off of the toa's shield with loud cracks. Kopaka peered as the monster pulled an aerial u-turn and retreated, trying to get a better look at it.
It had visual markers similar to the Kunemon they had banished from the Library's databanks not so long ago, with a navy blue beak and black stripes along its face and body. It was easily three times the size of Kopaka, however, and had a violent orange mane.
"What do you want to do?" Athena asked, flipping her scythe out and into its rifle configuration. Kopaka thought for a moment, keeping an eye on the digital monster as it came around for another strafing run.
"Split up! I'll go that way," Kopaka said, pointing behind them. He then pointed towards Flymon, "You run under it, throw it off." Kopaka said calmly. Athena nodded solemnly and began to sprint down the hall at the buzzing monstrosity, firing suppresive shots that prevented the beast from lining up a proper shot. It flew straight over Athena, opting to pursue the toa which still lay directly in its path of flight. Kopaka dashed around the corner at the end of the shelf row just as more stingers embedded themselves in the green floor.
He continued to run as Flymon approached, trying to goad it into attacking him. The chase went on like this until Kopaka's organics screamed for a rest. By now, the toa had no idea where Athena was. No matter. He would handle this matter on his own, as usual. The toa suddenly skidded to a halt and let his shield start spinning. The fly monster overshot just a bit before landing on a nearby wall with a thud. It let out a bestial hiss before flipping its abdomen over its head like a nui-jaga and firing more stingers in a volley of four.
Each impact sent Kopaka skidding back a few inches, but his shield held strong. The rate at which this monster could attack was such that Kopaka wasn't sure he would be able to attack while also keeping his shield at the ready. Still, this was not a battle he would win through attrition. The toa gathered the power of ice into his blade and quickly cast it forward, sending a brilliant stream of frost hurtling towards the fly.
The monster had been anticipating an attack, however, and immediately launched off of the digital surface as the beam impacted. It launched another burst of stingers at its prey, and though Kopaka was able to block most of them, one did manage to embed itself in his metallic shoulder. This wasn't a huge problem, but Kopaka could feel the organics in that area start to go numb. A quick diagnostic revealed that this creature was armed with a potent paralytic toxin, which was rapidly doing its job.
The Kopaka was only fifteen percent organic, this did pose a threat to his respiratory system. He watched as his vision began to go wobbly, and the toa suddenly sunk to a single knee.
No...this may not be the end of him, if his visions before emerging from stasis were to be believed, but it was an ignoble defeat. Hubris had caused him to become careless...a mistake that perhaps...ah...he couldn't remember their names. He couldn't remember...
...Kopaka lost consciousness, with his final thoughts before drifting into a stasis mode being of a sense of loss...but he did not know what...or who...
It wasn't until Athena and Kopaka had moved on to the databank section on philosphy that the two of them suddenly perked up. There was a soft buzzing sound echoing through then digital hallways, like some sort of immense fan or propeller. Kopaka focused his optics and peered through the endless shelves of information. His X-Ray vision came in hand when he spotted some sort of immense flying beast about to bank around a corner at them.
"Down!" Kopaka cried, leaping in front of Athena and spinning up his shield. The flying monster launched a barrage of thick, fuschia stingers at them from its abdomen, two of which bounced off of the toa's shield with loud cracks. Kopaka peered as the monster pulled an aerial u-turn and retreated, trying to get a better look at it.
It had visual markers similar to the Kunemon they had banished from the Library's databanks not so long ago, with a navy blue beak and black stripes along its face and body. It was easily three times the size of Kopaka, however, and had a violent orange mane.
"What do you want to do?" Athena asked, flipping her scythe out and into its rifle configuration. Kopaka thought for a moment, keeping an eye on the digital monster as it came around for another strafing run.
"Split up! I'll go that way," Kopaka said, pointing behind them. He then pointed towards Flymon, "You run under it, throw it off." Kopaka said calmly. Athena nodded solemnly and began to sprint down the hall at the buzzing monstrosity, firing suppresive shots that prevented the beast from lining up a proper shot. It flew straight over Athena, opting to pursue the toa which still lay directly in its path of flight. Kopaka dashed around the corner at the end of the shelf row just as more stingers embedded themselves in the green floor.
He continued to run as Flymon approached, trying to goad it into attacking him. The chase went on like this until Kopaka's organics screamed for a rest. By now, the toa had no idea where Athena was. No matter. He would handle this matter on his own, as usual. The toa suddenly skidded to a halt and let his shield start spinning. The fly monster overshot just a bit before landing on a nearby wall with a thud. It let out a bestial hiss before flipping its abdomen over its head like a nui-jaga and firing more stingers in a volley of four.
Each impact sent Kopaka skidding back a few inches, but his shield held strong. The rate at which this monster could attack was such that Kopaka wasn't sure he would be able to attack while also keeping his shield at the ready. Still, this was not a battle he would win through attrition. The toa gathered the power of ice into his blade and quickly cast it forward, sending a brilliant stream of frost hurtling towards the fly.
The monster had been anticipating an attack, however, and immediately launched off of the digital surface as the beam impacted. It launched another burst of stingers at its prey, and though Kopaka was able to block most of them, one did manage to embed itself in his metallic shoulder. This wasn't a huge problem, but Kopaka could feel the organics in that area start to go numb. A quick diagnostic revealed that this creature was armed with a potent paralytic toxin, which was rapidly doing its job.
The Kopaka was only fifteen percent organic, this did pose a threat to his respiratory system. He watched as his vision began to go wobbly, and the toa suddenly sunk to a single knee.
No...this may not be the end of him, if his visions before emerging from stasis were to be believed, but it was an ignoble defeat. Hubris had caused him to become careless...a mistake that perhaps...ah...he couldn't remember their names. He couldn't remember...
...Kopaka lost consciousness, with his final thoughts before drifting into a stasis mode being of a sense of loss...but he did not know what...or who...
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