#kinda headcanony

[blaackbiird-archive]

So my thought is that the Kojin blessing... it allows u to breathe water, but like... the water still enters your lungs.

So i imagine the transition between breathing air and breathing water takes some getting used to. It probably feels like you're drowing the first few times, and I imagine there's a panic response you have to stamp down.

And then when you're on land again, you get to cough up two lungfulls of water to make room for the air you need to breathe now

All this to say, the Kojin blessing is incredibly useful but also probably incredibly uncomfortable

[mind-of-makuta]

How did you first receive the Mask of Shadows? Did one of Artakha's people deliver it to you, or was it teleported to you?

Neither; I teleported to Artakha's domain to receive the mask personally. Any other means would have risked its interception: An unacceptable outcome for all involved, since its power of sensing ill intent in others made the Kraahkan essential for keeping Metru Nui peaceful.