while all this is happening, brutaka wakes up in the piraka's stronghold under axonn's watch. while axonn extends an offer of friendship to his old partner, brutaka rejects it and attacks. in the course of the battle, he tries to get an edge by summoning a dimensional gate to warp axonn away. eventually, axonn accepts that brutaka will never be redeemed, and he becomes unstoppable in his anger. brutaka tries to get to the piraka's antidermis, which could enhance his strength, but axonn shatters the vat before blasting brutaka into unconsciousness. once this is done, botar arrives to banish brutaka for his crimes, though axonn still expresses hope for his redemption. after all leave the stronghold, krahka and tahtorak use brutaka's portal to escape their exile (which began a thousand years ago in bionicle adventures).