Vezok - Notices scratchings

Angered, Vezok started to knock the stone from the table. Then his keen eyes noticed something strange about it. Although its rough surface looked relatively clean, if one looked close enough, it was possible to see very faint, almost microscopically small scratches upon it. They seemed so random that even if someone spotted them, they would appear to be simply the result of normal wear.

But Vezok was not just anyone. He had a thief’s eye for items of true value. He knelt down and peered closely at the stone.

No, those were not random scratches, not at all, he realized. They were a form of writing! It resembled modern Matoran, but was just different enough as to be almost indecipherable. But he could make out enough of it to get a general idea of what was written on the Makoki stone. It was shocking even to him.

*This is a record of the Brotherhood of Makuta,* he said to himself, keeping even his thoughts to a whisper. *One of the most powerful and benevolent organizations in the universe. Entries on all their members, the locations of their fortresses, everything, all scratched on this stone.*

Vezok knew he should either take it and get going, or else flee empty-handed. But his mind was still trying to process what he had discovered. Why would Toa — self-proclaimed heroes and guardians of justice — be gathering information on another power for good? For what purpose?

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Legacy of Evil, Chapter 1