The Gold Being's Fortress

The Gold Being's Fortress was a massive structure raised on a cliff above a beach on reformed Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. by the Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him.. Briefly the seat of the Being's power over the SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. population, it dissolved during a confrontation with AnnonaAnnonaA predatory entity older than the Great Beings, the dream-eater Annona fed on the minds of sentient life and ended the Iron Tribe before its banishment. and left no physical remains.

Construction on Spherus Magna#

The fortress rose on Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. after the planet's reformation, raised under the direction of the Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him. following his confrontations with the SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. of ZakazZakazThe island where Skakdi civilization developed, shaped by isolation and harsh Makuta rule.. It was positioned high on a cliff overlooking a beach, granting visibility over the surrounding terrain. According to KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe., who watched the structure form, the fortress was so vast that all of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. could probably have fit inside it with room to spare.

KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. observed the manifestation directly. Walls rose, towers sprouted, and weapons appeared along the ramparts, fully armed and operational, within seconds. The fortress required no visible construction labour and no calibration period before becoming functional. SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. guards were posted at the entrance once it stood, and the Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him. addressed visitors including JallerJallerJaller served as Captain of the Ta-Koro Guard, led the Toa Inika to Voya Nui, and commanded the Toa Mahri through the recovery of the Mask of Life. and NuparuNuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny. from within it.

AnnonaAnnonaA predatory entity older than the Great Beings, the dream-eater Annona fed on the minds of sentient life and ended the Iron Tribe before its banishment.'s arrival#

AnnonaAnnonaA predatory entity older than the Great Beings, the dream-eater Annona fed on the minds of sentient life and ended the Iron Tribe before its banishment., an interdimensional entity that fed on dreams, surfaced after a long imprisonment beneath Bota MagnaBota MagnaA verdant jungle moon separated from Spherus Magna for 100,000 years, then restored by Mata Nui himself at the climax of the Core War. and made her way to the fortress. SahmadSahmadA slaver, a survivor, and the only living memory of a people the Dreaming Plague erased before the Core War. later recounted hearing her bellow her own name in his mind as she rose from the ground. She approached the fortress not by climbing the cliff but by floating upward, surrounded by a red radiance.

The SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. stationed at the entrance were incapacitated by illusions she cast over them. SahmadSahmadA slaver, a survivor, and the only living memory of a people the Dreaming Plague erased before the Core War., MetusMetusMetus was a transformed Agori from Spherus Magna who worked as a Glatorian recruiter. Originally a member of the Ice Tribe, he later joined the Rock Tribe. White and ice blue in coloration, Metus wielded an Ice Axe and an Ice Shield., and TellurisTellurisAn Iron Tribe scavenger and one of the few immune to the Dreaming Plague, reduced to solitary vengeance. arrived at the clifftop by teleportation in her wake. The Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him. emerged from the structure to meet her. AnnonaAnnonaA predatory entity older than the Great Beings, the dream-eater Annona fed on the minds of sentient life and ended the Iron Tribe before its banishment. declared her intention to consume the dreams of the SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions., and the Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him. replied that he and his fortress required those dreams.

Battle and dissolution#

When AnnonaAnnonaA predatory entity older than the Great Beings, the dream-eater Annona fed on the minds of sentient life and ended the Iron Tribe before its banishment. refused to withdraw, the Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him. attacked. Spikes erupted from the ground beneath her, summoned by his will rather than by any mechanism within the fortress, and the structure itself responded along with him. Its towers pulsed with energy and parts of its outer walls shimmered as the conflict escalated.

AnnonaAnnonaA predatory entity older than the Great Beings, the dream-eater Annona fed on the minds of sentient life and ended the Iron Tribe before its banishment. drew on the latent dream energy in those nearby, an effort she admitted she had never previously attempted at such scale. As the battle continued, the fortress began to fade. Stone softened at the edges and light bled through cracks that did not appear physical. Sections turned translucent. No defenders had time to react before the entire structure unmade itself.

Aftermath#

When the dissolution was complete, only scorched cliffside remained on the spot where the fortress had stood. There was no rubble, no wreckage, and no fragmentary debris. The fortress was never reconstructed, and no further appearances of the structure were recorded. AnnonaAnnonaA predatory entity older than the Great Beings, the dream-eater Annona fed on the minds of sentient life and ended the Iron Tribe before its banishment. was eventually driven off, and the Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him. continued his activities on Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. without the fortress as a base.

Nature of the structure#

The fortress's behaviour distinguished it from conventional buildings in the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. and on Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.. Its instantaneous manifestation, its full operational state from the moment of appearance, and its dissolution without physical destruction suggested that it was sustained by the Golden-Skinned BeingThe Golden-Skinned BeingA fusion of nine beings produced by Skakdi experimentation on Zakaz, the Golden-Skinned Being made dreams real for those who fed him.'s will rather than constructed by ordinary means. When his attention shifted under AnnonaAnnonaA predatory entity older than the Great Beings, the dream-eater Annona fed on the minds of sentient life and ended the Iron Tribe before its banishment.'s pressure, the fortress lost coherence and faded from existence rather than collapsing.

Comparable structures elsewhere in Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.'s history, including the cities of the Matoran UniverseMatoran UniverseA civilization of biomechanical beings living inside a colossal robot, destroyed when Teridax seized control. and the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, sporting arena, and, during Teridax's masquerade, a prison for the city's Matoran population. of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., persisted long after their builders had departed or fallen. The Gold Being's Fortress did not, and accounts from SahmadSahmadA slaver, a survivor, and the only living memory of a people the Dreaming Plague erased before the Core War. and KopakaKopakaKopaka was the Toa Nuva of Ice, deputy commander of the Toa Mata, and one of the six warriors crafted on Artakha to defend the Matoran Universe. remain the only detailed records of its existence.