Nighting had a rough childhood, having been abandoned by his parents and, because he was a loud child, was disliked by most of his Koro. At age six he was ready to give up, and take his chances out in the wild which he knew was suicide, but as he was about to leave the village a young Matoran of Plasma named Dree stopped him from leaving the village. The two quickly became friends, and imagined becoming Toa and fighting the forces of Makuta together. But all could not last, for one day as they were outside the village the two came upon an unknown being that was made out of metal. The being attacked the two and they lost horribly. Nighting and Dree were not knocked unconcious, but had lost all their strength. The metal being started to absorb Nighting, planning to fill it's self up on Night