Prologue
In the beginning there was only oceanUntil the Mother Island emerged: Te FitiHer heart held the greatest power ever knownIt could create life itselfAnd Te Fiti shared it with the world
But, in time, some began to seek Te Fiti's heartThey believed if they could possess itThe great power of creation would be theirsAnd one day, the most daring of them all voyaged across the vast ocean to take it
He was demigod of the wind and seaHe was a warrior, a trickster, a shapeshifter who could change form with the power of his magical fishhookAnd his name was Maui
But without her heart, Te Fiti began to crumbleGiving birth to a terrible darknessMaui tried to escapeBut was confronted by another who sought the heart: Te KaA demon of earth and fireMaui was struck from the skyNever to be seen againAnd his magical fishhook and the heart of Te Fiti were lost to the sea
Where even now, a thousand years laterTe Ka and the demons of the deep still hunt for the heartHiding in a darkness that will continue to spreadChasing away our fishDraining the life from island after islandUntil every one of us is devoured by the bloodthirsty jaws of inescapable death!
But one day, the heart will be found by someone who will journey beyond our reefFind Maui, deliver him across the great ocean to restore Te Fiti's heartAnd save us all.