Nui Stone

The Nui Stone is a red artifact with one terrifying mechanic: it hunts Toa. Unlike Toa StonesToa StonesSmall stones charged with a portion of a Toa's power, used to awaken the dormant Toa Power within a destined Matoran and elevate them into a Toa., which wait passively for a bearer, the Nui Stone is active by nature. Once activated, it pulls energy from every Toa within 3000 kio, so slowly that victims won't notice the theft until it's irreversible. Whoever holds the Stone absorbs all that stolen power. In ancient Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., Toa TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer. reached for this artifact because she believed she needed superhuman strength to eliminate threats she saw everywhere: the Dark Hunters, the MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate., and anyone else who stood in her way.

A Predatory Artifact#

What makes the Nui Stone different from every other Toa power source is that it hunts. TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer. explained to Toa LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama. that the Nui Stone operates differently from a Toa StoneToa StoneA stone imbued with Toa Power that transforms a destined Matoran into a Toa.. It is active rather than passive, taking energy rather than waiting for it to be given. Once activated, it absorbs minute amounts of energy from any Toa within a 3000 Kio radius so slowly and surely that the theft won't be noticed until it's too late. Then that stolen energy can be absorbed by a living being. She theorized that one being could eventually draw power from dozens or hundreds of Toa, or more.

The radius is staggering. Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. spans thousands of kio across the island, and 3000 kio would cover the entire populated area. Every Toa in the metropolis would have been slowly losing power to the Stone's hunger. The more Toa nearby, the faster the accumulation. TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer. theorized she could eventually draw from dozens or hundreds, or more. No single being had ever held that kind of strength before.

TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer.'s Gambit#

TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer.'s reasoning was straightforward: she needed to become strong enough to defeat what she saw as threats from the Dark Hunters and the MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate.. But other Toa, especially LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama., would have objected. So she kept the Stone hidden, acting alone.

That secrecy failed. Dark Hunters came to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. searching for the artifact, believing TuyetTuyetA Toa of Water caught in the Order's machinations, Tuyet turned from peer-seeker to rebel-schemer. held it. To protect her secret, she murdered MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. and framed the Dark Hunters for the crimes. LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama. and fellow Toa NidhikiNidhikiOnce a guardian of Metru Nui, Nidhiki traded his Toa honor for Dark Hunter gold and paid the price. arrested them based on her false evidence. When LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama. eventually realized she'd lied, the truth unraveled. She was captured and thrown into prison for her crimes.

The Stone Embedded#

What made her imprisonment complicated was that the Nui Stone had fused into her body. Fragments of it became embedded in her flesh, making her both a living battery of stolen power and a liability. As long as other Toa existed in the world, she could continue draining energy and escape. The Order of Mata NuiThe Order of Mata NuiThe covert organization founded by Helryx to serve the Great Spirit directly, operating in concealment from a fortress on Daxia and waging the open war against the Brotherhood of Makuta that decided the fate of the universe. wanted both her and the secret of how the Stone worked. They spent 1500 years interrogating her about the mechanism, trying to understand how to create more Nui Stones. They never succeeded. Instead, they locked her away in another dimension, removing her from any world where Toa could exist.

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Compiled from primary sources by Lore Fortress editorial. Reviewed by Joe Garratt, Editor-in-Chief.