The Chronicles of Toa Kovorix: Part 4

Part 4

From the Records of Artahka:

All I know of Kovorix is that he has landed on the main isle where the heat of the fighting is taking place. I am working on my latest invention for him, a transforming vehicle that will go on his back when compact, but the wings will expand and the vehicle will form via shrink and enlarge disks. It will be able to adapt to water, land and air.

These inventions are going to eventually be used on other Toa that are worthy. I like Kovorix’s nature, He is so humble, and even his thoughts are humble. He feels almost like a son to me.

Kovorix saw the first Zyglak leap at Krika. Out of instinct, he froze it in midair, using a small amount of his elemental power, then blasted it with his cordak blaster, shattering the creature into millions of pieces.

“Maybe my ice power can’t hurt them, but it can freeze them…the cordak blaster however….” Kovorix mused as he prepared for the onslaught.

Helryx was like a whirlwind, slashing the Zyglak, and dodging their attacks. Krika proved to be the most damaging to the creatures. His shadow ripped through their ranks like a flow of molten lava over trees. Kovorix continued the freeze and blast method combined with powerful strokes from his protosteel frost blades. Kovorix ducked under a slash from a Zyglak sword, parried another and froze the first one, blasting it to pieces with another well aimed cordak rocket. The second one, he cleaved in half, only to have to counter another. Then Kovorix felt the rush of battle and clicked into an adrenaline zone. He became unaware of any conscience he had before. Slashing right and left with great force, he gashed right through the weapons of the beasts, into their bodies. He continued to intersperse his freeze and blast method. Yet, more came. One blind-sided Krika and he fell to the ground. Helryx knew they had to retreat. She began to pick up Krika while Kovorix attempted to hold off the rest. Helryx may have been a great Toa, but her strength was not like her agility. She slowly lugged him back to her ship. Casting off, she ordered Kovorix to retreat and leap to the ship, but Kovorix was nowhere to be found in the melee.

“Kotrok!!” she called out

“I’m still here, he said.

Helryx saw a Zyglak go flying and was amazed at the sudden strength of Kovorix. They had him surrounded though and eventually, he was hit. Only slightly wounded, thanks to the Artahkan armor, Kovorix began to retreat towards the ship. Leaving Krika on the boat, Helryx tried to help Kovorix, but then was overwhelmed by the large amounts of the Zyglak. That was the last she saw of him. She kept the Zyglak at bay with her water power and waited as long as she could.

Kovorix continued to battle Zyglak, but he was disoriented. Instead of moving towards the ship, he moved inland. Kovorix then saw one of their chieftains. He was about one and a half times the size of normal Zyglak, which were almost 2 bios high (9 feet)! The huge savage roared as he charged towards Kovorix.

To Be Continued…

The Chronicles of Toa Kovorix: Part 3

[Updated 11-2-09]

Kovorix's receives his adaptive armor but he quickly changes his appearance to the more heavily armored Kotrok (picture) to keep his true identity a secret

Part 3

From the Records of Artahka:

Helryx and I have made the decision to send Kovorix with Helryx into the war against the Zyglak. I have developed my Kanoka disks to perfection and have given a specific disk and instructions for reproduction to a matoran in each of the Metru of Metru Nui by means of other matoran. They have not been warned about the threat of Zyglak, but they will be making many Kanoka, I am sure of it (For my own reasons).

Kovorix will gain a lot of experience in this war, if he survives, which I am sure he is capable of doing. I have been experimenting with Kanoka disks on protosteel and most of their effects do work. I have a new project that I am calling adaptive armor. Right now, I am going to give a prototype to Kovorix that will change his form so he can keep his existence secret. I have also added several Concealment Kanoka to the constitution of the armor, giving Kovorix the option to turn invisible at will, until the disks’ power wears out after substantial use. My elemental power-amplifying frost blades are quite an invention and I will also give those to Kovorix. He will need all of the elemental power he can.

Kovorix came out next morning to be told by Bratik that Helryx was waiting for him on the shore.

“I hope she’s not leaving because I did not do well enough yesterday”

When he got to the shore, Helryx was already in a boat.

“I am leaving the Island, but so are you” Helryx said. “You must visit Artahka right now. He has a few items to give to you.”

Kovorix went to the great hall of Artahka.
”Welcome. The time has come for you to leave the island, but you will return when Helryx chooses. I have a few of my inventions to give to you”

Artahka gave Kovorix concealment adaptive armor, in its prototype form; as well as two frost blades.

“These frost blades will amplify your ice power. This adaptive armor has embedded Concealment Kanoka in your armor. You may turn invisible for a substantial period of time before the disks need to be replaced. This armor not the one you will eventually have, so this version will morph your form into that of another Toa of Ice.” Artahka explained. “I also have noticed your interest in projectile launching weapons when you secretly go out and use some of the blasters that are here. Here is an Artahkan Cordak Blaster. I have used the original design of the blaster and added fragments of Ga-metru and Ko-Metru Regeneration disks into the missiles. This causes the missiles to hone in on your target as well as regenerate inside your blaster, so that you will not easily run out of missiles unless you get trigger happy.”

“Thank you very much Great Artahka” Kovorix replied. “I will use these well”

“One more thing Kovorix” Artahka said. “Your name off this island to anyone that asks is Konvak”

Kovorix and Helryx left the island by mid-afternoon. Helryx was always watching the horizon for Zyglak ships. She hoped to catch a small band of ships on the water so that she could sink their ships with her elemental power.

“We are going into a battle with very powerful beings. The Zyglak are deadly, but is is much easier to kill them as than it is to dodge their attacks.” Helryx instructed. As the ship was drawing close to the first destination, she said “You must now change your form to Konvak”

Kovorix activated his armor and felt it morphing around him. He looked at the water to try and glimpse a reflection of himself, but it was too wavy. He picked up one of his frost blades and, using the slightest fraction of his power, froze a larger amount of water than he expected. He looked at himself and saw that he was truly nothing like what he had looked like before except for his Matatu. He also knew that he would have to get used to the amplification of his power and not use more than what was necessary. It was nearly double the elemental power that he had before.

Helryx’s ship arrived under the cover of dark. She met a dark figure on the shore. Makuta Krika talked to her in hushed tones. Kovorix listened as he exited the ship.

“The Zyglak are all around the island. The island is almost overrun with them. Our Rahkshi and about 30 toa are holding a hill on the eastern shore there are skirmishes that happen often in other places, but so far, the Zyglak have not mounted an attack on the hill. The two Toa of Stone have been building barriers and walls and by now, the hill is heavily fortified.” Krika informed

“Do you have any Toa of Earth?” Helryx asked

“Yes”

“You must have them monitor the ground for signs that the Zyglak will tunnel in.” Helryx instructed.

“Yes that is wise” Krika replied.

 As Kovorix listened, he detected movement in the trees along the shore. Further inspection with the telescopic eye in his mask revealed a horrific-looking creature and many more behind it.

“Those must be Zyglak” Kovorix thought to himself…to be continued