at the same time, tahu is fighting nektann. the skakdi tries to bait him into fighting without using his power, but tahu doesn't fall for it. instead, he uses his power to make his sword hot enough to melt through nektann's crescent scythe, which cuts it in half. tahu states pride does not count, only winning does. nektann counters saying that maybe some of the skakdi (in this case, the piraka, who had beaten the toa nuva bad in bionicle legends #1 island of doom) have beaten them, and then have made the toa just like them. to this, tahu says that he fights to save lives, unlike the skakdi, who fight to take them. challenging this, nektann carries tahu into the midst of the battle, so that he can't use his powers without killing his allies, but tahu flips the skakdi over, which negates nektann's efforts. when tahu states he's ready to do anything to win, the skakdi rises up faster than he could have imagined, and chokes him, only to have his armor melted. tahu then collects the golden armor piece, but leaves the skakdi alive, after knocking him out.