#tesara

Personal headcanon for what Tesara looks like post-reformation of Spherus Magna.

Since the original mega-village doesn't last long before Mata Nui gets in the robot, I like to think that the agori, glatorian, and former residents of the Matoran Universe give it another go. In my headcanon, a huge lake forms in the cavity left by the prototype robot, and many of the desert areas of Bara Magna aren't terraformed into something completely different than what they once were, instead being terraformed to just a less barren desert ecosystem with greater biodiversity. (Think the Libyan Desert vs. the Sonoran and Mojave deserts)

The name "Tesara Metru" refers both to its predecessor, the village of Tesara, and the settlement's growing urban nature. It also references the unity of Bara Magna and Matoran Universe peoples, using nomenclature from both demographics.

chik–chik–chik–chik–chik...

Far below the Northern Frost, a steady clicking echoed through a long tunnel of ice. A swarm of Tahnok worked with single-minded purpose, using their fire shields to bore deep into the depths of a mighty glacier. Leading the excavation, at the head of the pack, was a tall, dark figure brimming with shadow.

“This world has an... infestation,” said Makuta Teridax. He turned to a Tahnok which stood near him. “No offense intended. I refer to the Toa. They know I have returned, and now that the Shadowed One’s insipid viral threat has been dealt with, they will turn their attention to me. My existence is a threat to their notion of ‘paradise’, and they will not stop until I am no more.”

He paused, looking at the Tahnok, which remained focused on its task. A web of fractures spread throughout the ice. “Yes... yes, that’s correct,” he murmured. “The Toa will not let their defenses slacken... unless, of course, I were no more.”

The ice seethed and broke up ahead, and Teridax stepped forwards. Where the layers of ice had thinned, he could see a figure up ahead, locked in the ice as if in stasis. It was a tall, sleek, powerful form, with a single fist outstretched. It had gone down fighting.

Teridax smiled and turned to the Tahnok. “Exactly as foretold.”

With a sudden motion, he jammed his hand under the Tahnok’s faceplate and wrenched it open, yanking the krana out of its robotic body. He crushed the organic creature until juice and slime spilled out of his black gauntlet.

“Now, be a good pawn and stay,” he bid the empty shell. "My business here is done, and other meetings demand my attention. I hear it’s lovely in Tesara this time of year.”

A redraw of my 2009 piece featuring Gresh.

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Tesara, MNOG style.