the reconstruction of metru nui is underway as the turaga call a meeting with the toa nuva and toa takanuva. turaga dume and nuju reveal their discovery. by studying the stars, they have found the great spirit has fallen from his coma-like state and is dying. after his death, the universe will die along with it in three days. his only chance of survival is if the toa nuva recover the legendary kanohi ignika, the mask of life, to save him. dume leads the toa nuva underground to toa canisters and sends them off to the island of voya nui while toa takanuva stays behind to guard the metropolis.