LN2 - 4 - Lingering Wall

“Nice bunch of villagers they have here,” he muttered, ducking under a pulse bolt. “I don’t think
they much crave-need protection. I think we do.”

Tahu Nuva threw up a wall of flame, temporarily cutting the Toa off from their attackers. “What do you want us to do?” he snapped. “Unleash our elemental powers and maybe kill them? Our best bet is to stall for time until we can find a way to prove to them who we are.”

(...)

“What’s wrong with her?” said Pohatu, kneeling beside the Toa Nuva of Water.

“I don’t know,” said Kopaka quietly. “But I can only guess those Matoran are somehow responsible.”

The Toa of Ice started forward, heedless of the wall of fire. Tahu reached out to stop him, but Kopaka shrugged him off. “I have had enough,” said the master of the winter storm. “And more than enough.”

To Tahu’s amazement, Kopaka proceeded to walk through the fire. If he felt pain, he showed no sign of it. The Toa of Fire immediately doused the barrier and watched as his brother Toa marched toward their attackers. Pulse bolts and hurled boulders struck him dead-on, but never once did he waver.