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City of Silver Pocket Dimension

the realm Takanuva stumbled into

The City of Silver Pocket Dimension was a small dimension of the Matoran Universe holding a city of silver and crystal towers, where a misdirected Takanuva nearly doomed the city's last builder before setting matters right.

By Josh

The City of Silver Pocket Dimension was a small pocket dimension of the Matoran Universe, reached when TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. was sent between realities by the Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline. of an alternate BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix.. It contained only two known places: a dead forest and the city of silver and crystal towers that gave the dimension its name. (BIONICLE: Journey of Takanuva)

A misdirected arrival#

TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. was sent into the dimension by an alternate BrutakaBrutakaBrutaka guarded the Kanohi Ignika on Voya Nui, betrayed the Order during the Piraka incursion, was mutated in the Pit, and later led the Order's strike team to free Miserix.'s Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi OlmakThe Kanohi Olmak was the Great Mask of Dimensional Gates, a portal-opening Kanohi forged by Artakha. Only two ever existed in the Matoran Universe, and both passed through the hands of figures who reshaped the late storyline., arriving in a dead forest where he encountered a floating Spectral Mask. The entity told him of a city in danger, and TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. rushed off toward it before the Mask had finished speaking. At the city he found several beings called Kestora fighting a larger creature. Taking the larger creature for the source of the trouble, he drove it out, after which the Kestora locked him out of the city. (BIONICLE: Journey of Takanuva)

Returning to the Spectral Mask, TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. was told that the creature he had driven off was in fact the city's last inhabitant. He searched out the creature, won its trust, and arranged a plan: he set off a fireworks display that drew the Kestora out of the city and let the large creature back inside, allowing it to lock the Kestora out. The Spectral MaskThe Spectral MaskA sentient, floating Great Kanohi Hau that dwelled in a dead forest within the City of Silver Pocket Dimension and tested Toa Takanuva during his dimensional misadventure. then congratulated him and opened a dimensional portal that carried him on to an alternate universe. (BIONICLE: Journey of Takanuva)

Places and inhabitants#

Two locations within the dimension were known. The City of Silver itself was a city of silver and crystal towers belonging to large creatures; the Kestora held it for a time before it was returned to the sole surviving builder by TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history.. Outside the city, over a hill, lay a dead forest of black, twisted trees and dying grass under a cold wind, where the Spectral Mask resided. (BIONICLE: Journey of Takanuva)

Three kinds of being were known to inhabit the dimension. The Spectral MaskThe Spectral MaskA sentient, floating Great Kanohi Hau that dwelled in a dead forest within the City of Silver Pocket Dimension and tested Toa Takanuva during his dimensional misadventure. was a floating entity resembling a mask. The City-Building Creatures were the large builders of the City of Silver and a gravely endangered species, with the one TakanuvaTakanuvaHidden among the Ta-Matoran as Takua, the disguised Av-Matoran who became Takanuva was the sole Toa of Light produced in the Matoran Universe's full history. met being the last left in the city. The Kestora were a race that attempted to take the City of Silver for their own. (BIONICLE: Journey of Takanuva)

Frequently asked questions

What was the City of Silver Pocket Dimension?
The City of Silver Pocket Dimension was a small pocket dimension of the Matoran Universe, reached when Takanuva was sent between realities by the Kanohi Olmak of an alternate Brutaka. It contained only two known places: a dead forest and the city of silver and crystal towers that gave the dimension its name.
How did Takanuva enter the City of Silver Pocket Dimension?
Takanuva was sent into the dimension by an alternate Brutaka's Kanohi Olmak, arriving in a dead forest where he encountered a floating Spectral Mask. The entity told him of a city in danger, and Takanuva rushed off toward it before the Mask had finished speaking.
What mistake did Takanuva make in the City of Silver?
At the city Takanuva found several beings called Kestora fighting a larger creature, and taking the larger creature for the source of the trouble, he drove it out. Returning to the Spectral Mask, he learned the creature he had driven off was in fact the city's last inhabitant, leaving the invading Kestora in control.
How did Takanuva fix his mistake in the City of Silver?
Takanuva searched out the creature, won its trust, and set off a fireworks display that drew the Kestora out of the city, then let the large creature back inside so it could lock the Kestora out. The Spectral Mask then congratulated him and opened a dimensional portal that carried him on to an alternate universe.
Who were the City-Building Creatures?
The City-Building Creatures were the large builders of the City of Silver and a gravely endangered species, with the one Takanuva met being the last of them left in the city.

Sources

  • BookBIONICLE: Journey of Takanuva, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2008

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