Agori-Matoran War

> *"What started as a clash of cultures, ideologies, and beliefs ended up becoming one of the bloodiest conflicts in recorded history."* Whenua
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The Agori-Matoran War (アゴリ・マトラン戦争 Agori matoran sensō) was a war that occurred roughly a thousand years before the events of Bionicle Circulation. The exact cause of the war is still unknown but it believed it was to do with conflicting ideologies between the Agori and Matoran cultures with the Matoran coming out as the victor.

## History

Exactly what caused the war is unknown, what is known is that a series of skirmishes along the border of Magna and Daxia evolved into a full scale war after a Daxian military outpost was burned to the ground by Magnan forces. The early battles along the border resulted in a relative stalemate between the two sides. The conflict remained like this for around a year until Magna began to utilize Rahi Kaiju as weapons of war causing mass destruction against Daxia. This caused Daxia to be put on the defensive as they developed weapons to fight the Rahi Kaiju, however despite their efforts they were still losing ground to Magna.

This all changed when a Daxian solider named Helryx Furukawa was deemed worthy by a Kanohi and was transformed into the first Toa in the seventy third universe. With her newfound powers Helryx was able to effectively combat the Rahi Kaiju. Seeing her success the Daxian army began collecting as many Kanohi as they could in an effort to create more Toa. Helryx herself was promoted to commander of a large regiment of soldiers and tasked with leading the charge against the Magnan army. As more and more Toa were created the Magnan army was continuously forced to retreat as a single Toa could decimate entire battalions of soldiers.

As the forces of Daxia reclaimed every bit of ground lost over the past two years in only a few months they began pushing into Magnan territory. Powerless against the might of the Toa the Agori looked to the stars and pleaded with the Great Beings for aid. And to the surprise of some and the relief of many, their prayers were answered. The forces of Magna were given three weapons against the Matoran, the Baterra an army of shape shifting soldiers who's skills in combat outmatched any normal force. The Nui a collection of weapons that allowed an Agori to become a Glatorian and wield elemental powers similar to that of a Toa. And the final weapon was Marendar a being who did not age, and who was designed specifically to hunt down and kill Toa. with these new weapons the forces of Magna were able to push the war to a standstill and regain some ground.

It was around this time that the kingdom of Mangaia, who had recently become an ally of Daxia stepped in to aid the Matoran with their Bohrok armies. However this would come at a great cost as during the conflict the Bahrag were brought to near extinction with only two survivors. As the war raged on Zakaz later began selling weaponry to both sides to profit off the conflict. No other nations joined in the conflict for fear of the destruction that might follow like with the Bahrag.

Eventually both sides began to tire of the constant war and the bloodshed it was causing. During the battle of the Suva Peninsula, Helryx fought and killed the head of the Elemental Lords, Tuma. Following the death of their largest advocate for the war's continuation the respective leaders of both Daxia and Magna both signed a peace treaty ending the war fifteen years after it began.

## Impact

Because of all the battles of huge magnitude both sides faced plenty of destruction. While Daxia managed to recover from this Magna never fully did and lost a fair amount of territory to Daxia. After the war ended Helryx started to become disillusioned with her leaders and left to live a quiet life away as a hermit living on the outskirts of a small town. As a result of their entire species nearly being wiped out the remaining Bahrag became the two queens of Mangaia. The council of the Element Lords was established due after the death of the royal family of Magna during the war.