the ignika lands in the desert, creating a large crater, which attracts the attention of several scarabax beetles, including click. it then rises in the air and uses its power to create a body for its host, which scares most of the beetles away, except for click. mata nui quickly befriends a remaining scarabax beetle (click, who was not yet named), which touches the mask of life, and is transformed into a shield. mata nui immediately puts it to use defending himself, as a vorox attacks him, which retreats after its tail breaks, from the impact of striking mata nui's shield very hard. the shield transforms back into a beetle, and mata nui picks up the tail, as a thornatus reaches the scene, driven by metus. the agori agrees to take mata nui to vulcanus, where he has some business. the two arrive in time to watch an arena match between ackar and strakk. the veteran overcomes the ice tribe warrior, but after surrendering strakk attacks ackar from behind by throwing his shield towards ackar. mata nui saves the vulcanus glatorian, managing to defeat strakk, when the vorox stinger tail he carries transforms into a sword, after touching the mask.