02-21-2016, 12:38 AM
Kopaka hovered as the rest of the team gathered themselves after the fight. The storm overhead showed no signs of ebbing, and though he himself was perfectly comfortable, the shivering bodies of Magus, Crowley and Link indicated that the current environment was not suitable for them. He directed his blue gaze towards the opening of the cave that the other Primes had just vacated. Clearly there was something in there worth investigating, and if his intuition was to serve him at all, it was likely to be dangerous as well. A peal of thunder echoed across the island, briefly throwing the entire scene into brilliant contrast. The roaring sheets of rain served as a suitable soundtrack to the bruised status of his resolve.
Fighting Ururu hadn't initially been something the Toa had been planning on doing. For that matter, he had even, briefly, considered allying with her. To say that he felt bad about this most recent exchange would be overstating the biomech's capability for reticence, but it was true that Kopaka would have preferred otherwise. There was another element to that fight that was more troubling, however. The last time they had done battle, both had been in possession of their familiar abilities, in a controlled environment. It had been a battle of tactics and guile. What had happened here had nothing to do with that. Even though he was in possession of a weapon, Kopaka had gone after the young female with his bare hands, driving his cold fists into her face and torso with merciless force. She had responded in kind. It had been a vicious, messy affair. But why? Why would Kopaka forgo the use of the weapon he had fought so hard to obtain?
Perhaps Ururu had served as a convenient conduit for his ongoing existential crisis whose name was 'The Omniverse'. Perhaps it was because, despite his outward show of confidence and determination, deep down Kopaka was nervous. It was an unfamiliar emotion, borne from unfamiliar circumstances. This savagery with Ururu had not been personal, on any level. It had simply been the product of fear. The only question was, had anyone else picked up on it? The Toa glanced back at the other two, even as they worked on dragging Link under the outcropping of the cave. No, they had been occupied with their own struggles. Link and Crowley were both a tad too extroverted to notice such subtleties, but despite his best efforts, he and Magus had bonded. If anyone was going to notice that Kopaka was starting to lose his proverbial cool, it would be the blue haired wizard.
...and then, to add insult to Kopaka's aching injuries, the Toa spotted small tongues of flame beginning to dart over the treetops in the distance. Had lightning started a brush fire? Unlikely...it had been storming on the island for two days now. Someone had intentionally started the conflagration, and there was little doubt that it was going to draw attention. Kopaka let out a sharp sigh of disgust. There were many reasons that fire was his least favorite thing in the entire world. Fire could only ever destroy. It carried connotations of anger, recklessness, and a lack of control. Tahu had embodied these things perfectly, and had the unfortunate strength to punctuate them. The biomech shook his head and wandered into the cave after the other three, just as Link was beginning to come around.
"Whatever is here, we should either leave or be done with it quickly." The Toa said, hefting his crowbar absentmindedly. Something about this cave reeked of Darkness. There was an acrid pungency in the air...a sort of ozone tang that denoted the presence of unnatural forces. It put Kopaka ill at ease, and it did nothing to assuage the countless questions racing through his mind.
"It's your call, Magus."
Fighting Ururu hadn't initially been something the Toa had been planning on doing. For that matter, he had even, briefly, considered allying with her. To say that he felt bad about this most recent exchange would be overstating the biomech's capability for reticence, but it was true that Kopaka would have preferred otherwise. There was another element to that fight that was more troubling, however. The last time they had done battle, both had been in possession of their familiar abilities, in a controlled environment. It had been a battle of tactics and guile. What had happened here had nothing to do with that. Even though he was in possession of a weapon, Kopaka had gone after the young female with his bare hands, driving his cold fists into her face and torso with merciless force. She had responded in kind. It had been a vicious, messy affair. But why? Why would Kopaka forgo the use of the weapon he had fought so hard to obtain?
Perhaps Ururu had served as a convenient conduit for his ongoing existential crisis whose name was 'The Omniverse'. Perhaps it was because, despite his outward show of confidence and determination, deep down Kopaka was nervous. It was an unfamiliar emotion, borne from unfamiliar circumstances. This savagery with Ururu had not been personal, on any level. It had simply been the product of fear. The only question was, had anyone else picked up on it? The Toa glanced back at the other two, even as they worked on dragging Link under the outcropping of the cave. No, they had been occupied with their own struggles. Link and Crowley were both a tad too extroverted to notice such subtleties, but despite his best efforts, he and Magus had bonded. If anyone was going to notice that Kopaka was starting to lose his proverbial cool, it would be the blue haired wizard.
...and then, to add insult to Kopaka's aching injuries, the Toa spotted small tongues of flame beginning to dart over the treetops in the distance. Had lightning started a brush fire? Unlikely...it had been storming on the island for two days now. Someone had intentionally started the conflagration, and there was little doubt that it was going to draw attention. Kopaka let out a sharp sigh of disgust. There were many reasons that fire was his least favorite thing in the entire world. Fire could only ever destroy. It carried connotations of anger, recklessness, and a lack of control. Tahu had embodied these things perfectly, and had the unfortunate strength to punctuate them. The biomech shook his head and wandered into the cave after the other three, just as Link was beginning to come around.
"Whatever is here, we should either leave or be done with it quickly." The Toa said, hefting his crowbar absentmindedly. Something about this cave reeked of Darkness. There was an acrid pungency in the air...a sort of ozone tang that denoted the presence of unnatural forces. It put Kopaka ill at ease, and it did nothing to assuage the countless questions racing through his mind.
"It's your call, Magus."
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