Chapter 265

## Burdens

Burdens (負担 Futan) is the 265th chapter of the Bionicle Circulation manga. It is proceeded by chapter 264 and succeeded by chapter 266.

## Summary

Garva says that she likes Takua and asks him out to which Takua gives a expression of surprise. Meanwhile Hahli overhears the conversation and contemplates what she has just heard. Later Hahli sits on a bench recalling what Antroz has said to her and Takua moments before his death. Jaller mentions that the hot dog that he is eating is surprisingly good, startling Hahli and causing her to jump back a yell in shock which causes Jaller to do the same. Hahli blushes slightly and asks what Jaller is doing here while still referring to him as Senpai. Jaller says she doesn't have to refer to him as Senpai anymore since he graduated. He goes on to say that he is there because he just wanted to hang out with her. Hahli notices the crab on Jaller's shoulder and asks what it is, Jaller replies by saying it has been following him around so he decided to have it as a pet. He continues by asking how Hahli is doing currently.

Hahli says she is worried about Takua so she convinced him to take a break from being a Toa and leave things to her. She mentions that at this moment he is on a date with Garva. Jaller asks if she is jealous to which she isn't and tells him not to start that conversation. Hahli continues by saying that Garva was the worst bully that the three of them knew since childhood and is worried that the date is some cruel prank which would be bad for Takua's current mental state. Hahli also mentions that other students at Ihu Reina High School have been going missing lately. Jaller says that he heard about that and says that the Rahi Kaiju haven't been a big issue lately and that the Shadow Toa have taken their place.

Hahli confirms what he said and says since Takua is on a break she is the only one to be investigating. Jaller says he's been looking into it as well and asks if she would like him to help her. Hahli takes a moment before almost shouting that she wouldn't like Jaller's help. She goes on to ask Jaller if distancing himself from her ant Takua would make him forgiven. Hahli says that Jaller betrayed her and Takua's trust in him and now Takua isn't himself. Sha asks him if he knew what it was like for Takua to learn that some of his best traits came from Makuta and says in order forgive him, Jaller would have to do a lot more.

As Jaller tries to get her to calm down Hahli's trident wand starts glowing which draws her attention. Jaller asks what's causing the wand to glow and Hahli says that she is needed elsewhere and that they will continue the conversation later, if she wants to see him later. She holds out the trident wand as light begins to surround her and tells Jaller to stay away from Takua or he will be answering to her. She then transforms into her Toa form and looks back at Jaller who only smiles. Hahli asks why he's smiling to which he says she is beautiful which causes her to become flustered before she causes a downpour of rain on Jaller. Hahli embarrassed and a little annoyed asks Jaller why he was watching a girl change since her clothes disappeared for a second during the transformation and calls him a pervert, to which Jaller promises he didn't see anything. Hahli thoroughly annoyed and still embarrassed flies away as Jaller watches and tells his crab "See? I told you she was great." while his crab gives him a funny look.

As Hahli flies out of earshot she begins to vent to Axonn about Jaller and blames what Takua is going through on him. Axonn interrupts and says that Hahli knows that what happened with Takua isn't entirely Jaller's fault. He continues to say that the denial of empathy that Jaller gave Takua is what got them to where they were now. And if Hahli were to do the same to Jaller then the past mistakes would only be repeated rather than fixed. Hahli says she understands what Axonn means and asks him if they have arrived at the destination yet. Axonn says they are headed for an abandoned warehouse in the Abandoned Warehouse District. As Hahli arrives at the warehouse she says she senses some darkness but also something familiar. She transforms back into her Matoran form to mask her power as she enters the warehouse. As Hahli makes her way through the warehouse using her trident wand as a flashlight she admits that the warehouse is creepy. She goes on to jokingly say that it would be the perfect place for a serial killer to make their hideout. As she arrives at a door Axonn comments that he senses their target through the door, Hahli says she understands and tells Axonn to get ready for anything. She opens the door and inside the room are several corpses of Matoran, horrified Hahli notices that the corpses are completely drained of blood. Someone else in the room notices Hahli and turns around, she is wearing the same school uniform as Hahli and holding a knife and a look of madness in her eyes, she was expecting Nokama.

She realizes Hahli isn't Nokama is a little disappointed as she tries to remember who Hahli is. Hahli recognizes her as Vhisola Saito and asks what she has done just as Vhisola recognizes Hahli and wonders why she was expecting Nokama. Vhisola goes on to say she almost can stop thinking about how nice and pretty Nokama is and how thinking about her makes Vhisola's heart beat faster. Axonn asks who Vhisola is and Hahli mentally replies that Vhisola is one of her classmates. Going on to say Vhisola keeps to herself usually and has a weird obsession with knives and possibly has a crush on her teacher Nokama. Vhisola points down to one of the dead bodies with her knife and calls all of the corpses disgusting monsters. She continues by saying that they had gone day after day without any punishment for what they did, so she decided to bring them to justice. Hahli asks what they did and Vhisola replies by pointing to one of them and saying that he was a cashier at BCdonalds and got Nokama's order wrong and it took over twenty seconds for Nokama to correct it possibly making her late for where she needed to go next. She points to another one and says he bumped into Nokama while walking in the opposite direction of her and how she may have gotten bruised or could have tripped because of it. Vhisola says she can't imagine Nokama being hurt by such things and it is up to her to be Nokama's hero.

Noticing a Kanohi on Vhisola's hip Hahli asks where she got it from. Vhisola replies by saying that it is interesting, once she touched it her feelings for Nokama became so much stronger and she realized how pretty Nokama was. Hahli asks again where she got it from saying it is important Vhisola replies by saying a nice person gave it to her and that the person said with it she could become Nokama's hero. Vhisola goes on to say that the person even demonstrated by showing her own wings and mentions that they were mosquito wings, she continues by saying that with the Kanohi she could become pretty for Nokama. Vhisola also says that the person told her that if anyone asked about the Kanohi they would try to steal Nokoma from her. Hahli tries to tell Vhisola to calm down and begins to ask her about the person again but Vhisola yells at her to shut up. Vhisola says she understands now, that Hahli has come to stop her from winning Nokama's heart because Hahli wants Nokama all for herself. She continues by saying it was bad enough that Hahli had all the boys like Takua warped around her finger but now she wanted the one thing Vhisola deserved. Hahli tells Vhislola to calm down but Vhisola screams that Hahli is a villain that a hero like her must take down. Vhisola puts the Kanohi on her face and says Hahli will taste her blade as light beings to fill the room as Hahli tells her not to as she activates her transformation. Vhisola's transformation caused an explosion so powerful it obliterated most of the warehouse. As Hahli climbs out of the rubble in her Toa form, Axonn asks if she is ok, to which she says she is fine thanks to transforming in time. As Hahli wonders where Vhisola is she notices Vhisola in her Toa form in the sky. Vhisola calls down to her saying that Hahli will taste her blade, the vorpal blade of Tuyet the shadow Toa princess of blood waters.

## Characters

* Garva Kutsuki
* Takua Ichimura
* Hahli Arakawa
* Radiak Leiko *(Flashback)*
* Makuta Kagome *(Mentioned)*
* Jaller Kaneko
* Hahnah *(Debut)*
* Axonn
* Vhisola Saito *(Debut)*
* Nokama Hamasaki *(Flashback)*
* Tuyet Fukumoto *(Mentioned)*