LN2 - 1 - Burned

The six Toa Nuva staggered, stumbled, and ran across the mountainside as the lava flowed inexorably toward them. All along the way, Pohatu used his waning power to throw up stone barriers to check the magma’s progress. They didn’t work for long, and when they melted, the lava surged forward.

Kopaka got caught in one such surge and badly burned his right leg. Had Tahu not been close by to help him, he would have fallen and been incinerated by the molten mass.

The Toa Nuva kept going long after they were clear of the volcano, heading northeast. Finally, Tahu climbed on a boulder that afforded him a good view of the ground they had covered. Seeing no sign of the Piraka, he signaled the others to rest.

“If we’re fortunate, they’ll think we’re dead,” the Toa Nuva of Fire said. “If not, they will be hunting us soon.”

“Good,” Kopaka answered. He was using his ice power to soothe the damage done to his muscle tissue, but nothing could hide the scorch marks on his armor. “I owe them for some pain. I intend to pay them back in kind.”