knowing that a moment cannot be spared, matoro leaves his fellow mahri, and quickly swims with voya nui to its place of origin. meanwhile, the furious barraki arrive, and have an all-out battle against the five remaining mahri, and plot to send their armies after matoro. meanwhile, hydraxon, seeing all that has happened, discovers a destroyed maxilos, with the spirit of teridax missing (which will rock the foundation of the toa's lives once they discover where he is). matoro beats voya nui and descends into the universe core, nearly being crushed by the landmass above. there, the sentient ignika speaks, and informs him to don the mask of life, which matoro accepts as his destiny. the entirety of his life, from matoran to toa, flashes, and matoro realizes that this was where he must be in the end. however, he used his last bit of will to save his friends. his body is then transformed into fierce raw energy, and revives the great spirit mata nui in a massive explosion.