An Ice Toa But Human [Book 1 of Ice Toa]

The Smoldering Ruins of Tajun

Chapter Seven: The Smoldering Ruins of Tajun

The three of Sapphira, Mata Nui and Ackar had to hold onto the Dune Chariot for their lives as Kiina sped into the gates of Tajun.

Kiina immediately drifted to a stop making the three hold on tighter as Kiina immediately left the driver's seat with her weapon in hand and immediately ran around to assess the damage.

Broken and smoldering huts of the village, what used to be homes were now ruins. Though there weren't any signs of any Agori, by either worried citizens or mutilated remains, it didn't ease Kiina's mind one bit especially with her trauma of her previous village.

Sapphira was at Kiina's side first as the Glatorian coughed into her elbow from the plumes of smoke while trying to catch her breath from running.

Mata Nui looked around from where he stood near the two in a ghostly feeling, DeJa'Vu was something he was feeling but he couldn't remember why. Quickly flashing in his vision was six villages that were in familiar to him but in ruins, one was a village above a crater of lava its second ruins showing the village sinking into the very lava that sustained it, another was a village in an icy tundra with smoldering ruins like Tajun with its icy walls crumbling into piles of melted snow, the third was of what once was a village completely in the tree tops now nothing but a bare plateau where even the trees and their stumps were gone, the fourth was a village in a cave system now only flooded and ruminates of personal items were gone, another was a village in a desert that had more life in it than Bara Magna's own desert wasteland as once marvelous statues carved precisely were used against attackers and the shield the entrance of the village from more attacks, as the last one was less harmed than the others and that was due to the chains holding the Lilypad's that had huts upon them had been broken and setting the homes to the vast sea.

Mata Nui was snapped back to reality as he shook his head to regain himself back fully. Sapphira casted Mata Nui a glance as she held Kiina's arm, who the said Glatorian was in a mix of a near panic attack any second and burst into sobs by the state of her village. Mata Nui noticed her gaze and nodded to her showing he was alright now.

Ackar walked over to them, "Looks like the Agori got away." He said, sounding a little on edge of hoping that was it. "Or they were kidnapped and are being held hostage somewhere." Sapphira muttered quietly.

Kiina left Sapphira's hold as she began to panic, "The village, our homes. This is my fault!" Kiina cried out, tears prickling the corners of her eyes as she blamed how bad it was on herself.

"Kiina," Sapphira said quietly as Mata Nui put a hand on her shoulder. "It's not-" "Where's Terix?! And Gresh!" Kiina cut Sapphira off as she began to panic fearing for her fellow Glatorian making Mata Nui pull his hand back in surprise. Rouge tears escaped Kiina's eyes as she panicked, "We had a training session today he's just a rookie he wouldn't have been prepared for-"