“I have come to ask you to tell us all about this new land, Metru Nui. “I have been in council with the other Toa,” said Tahu. But Vakama had said nothing about the fate of those early “Toa Metru,” or whether they might still be waiting on Metru Nui. But Vakama insisted that this place was Metru Nui, the original home of the Matoran, to which they must return.Įven more startling, the Turaga revealed that Metru Nui had once been home to six other Toa, heroes who existed long before Tahu and the others ever appeared. It sat in the center of a silver sea of protodermis, and they could see few details of it from the shore. After the final confrontation with Makuta, master of shadows, the Toa had discovered a new island far beneath the surface of Mata Nui. Tahu nodded as his mind flashed back to the events of the past months. The Po-Matoran are at work widening the tunnels so we can carry the boats to the subterranean sea.” We will soon have enough boats to carry us all back to the island city of Metru Nui. It was Tahu Nuva, Toa of Fire and leader of the heroes of Mata Nui. The Turaga turned at the sound of another’s approach. Only the six village elders recalled when and why they first came to the island, and for thousands of years, they had locked that secret away inside themselves. It had been so long since any of them had seen it, and the Matoran did not even remember living anywhere but Mata Nui.

Far below, Matoran from all over the island were hard at work constructing boats for the long journey back home. Turaga Vakama, elder of the Mata Nui village of fire, stood on a high cliff overlooking the beach.

The island of mata nui