Message #205353

[The Host]

Chapter Three: The First Attack

Kiteco and Wrath scanned the horizon for any signs of life, mainly though, signs of Haze. The mysterious being was no where to be seen though, and it looked as if Haze had not even landed on this world.
Meanwhile, Plasmatic walked along the snowy ground, testing his twin bladed spear with bursts of water and fire shooting out of each blade. Vaho stood behind him, watching his every move, studying how he fought and how he balanced himself. When at last Plasmatic noticed Vaho he launched himself towards the toa of iron, his spear red hot and sizzling with water vapour.
Vaho dodged easily and rolled back on his heels, spun around and slashed at Plasmatic with his claws. Plasmatic gasped as one of Vaho's claws pierced his armour, leaving a small wound in his side. Plasmatic retaliated quickly, shooting bursts of water and fire in rapid succession at Vaho, who at this point was unnamred except for his natural claws. Vaho stood still and watched as the ball of flame coming at him suddenly vanished. The ball of water that followed sizzled in the air and then dissapeared as well.
"What!? What did you do?" growled Plasmatic, his own claws surging with water ready to attack Vaho once more.
"Kanohi Orida. The ball of fire existed only because of the air around it. By cooling the temperature around it I removed the air it needed to live, and so it dissapeared. The ball of water dissapeared after I heated the air around it and it evaporated. Maybe you too could make use of your mask and-" Vaho didn't finish his sentence. He realised only milliseconds too early his mistake. He stepped forwards quickly and spun around, claws out and blocked Plasmatic's spear from slashing through him. Plasmatic also wore a mask, specifically the Kanohi Iltra, mask of evasion. It allowed the bearer of the mask the ability to move their body mass or image elsewhere to avoid attacks. If you moved your body mass, an after image of yourself would be left there, but you would be moved elsewhere. You could also project your image elsewhere to scout out areas.
Plasmatic growled a rahi like growl and his body erupted in flames. Vaho shook his head. Plasmatic was out of control. The toa of fire/water growled once more in rage and then charged at Vaho, water and fire shooting out randomly all over the place. The ground below Vaho cracked and iron reached itself around Vaho, covering the toa with iron as a protective shield. Vaho, now completely armoured, grabbed Plasmatic and threw him back, then stepped forwards and smashed his claws backwards against Plasmatic's head. The deranged toa howled in pain, but the flames retreated back into his body.
Vaho flexed his arms and legs and the armour covering him returned to the ground, except for the small amount that Vaho held in his right hand.
The Doom Blade, as Vaho called his iron blade, was imbued with shadow powers, and before Plasmatic could react, his shadow left him and Vaho began to talk.
"Get control of yourself and don't ever attack me again. You may be the leader, but just remember who the strongest toa on this mission is. I can take control at any time!"
Of course, this wasn't all true. Plasmatic was stronger than Vaho in the state when he lost control. When Plasmatic learned to control his power he could take on Vaho at full strength. But until then, Plasmatic realised, he would need to be more careful.
"Just don't watch me practice. I don't want you giving anything away when we fight Haze. If he sees you make an action because you know what I'm gonna do, he'll adapt fast enough decimate all of us."
"When we meet Vaho I am going to kill him. I won't need your help." Vaho walked away, and when he was out of Plasmatic's sight he opened his hand, releasing Plasmatic's shadow.
Plasmatic got up and looked at the place where Vaho had gone. "When you meet Haze and find out who he really is will you change your mind, or will you stay strong and terminate him like you've planned? Only you can decide." Plasmatic sighed.