Post by Teяa253 on Feb 18, 2008 21:06:06 GMT 1
yeah, this one was fun to write. from about it only took me half an hour too! (give/take)
In case anyone was wondering, this is the 5th installment in my series.
OTHER INSTALLMENTS:
A Reason to Fight (1)
Destiny Awaits (2)
Truth Respects No One (3)
Mysteries Unsolved (4)
So yeah, enjoy the duel between Toph and Sanaki!
(click Sanaki's name if you don't know who she is)
story! Oh, and once again, This is written from Toph's and Sokka's points of view
THE DUEL UNSEEN
“Will the contenders please face each other?” I heard the announcer shout, but we couldn’t, since both of us were blind. I heard him come up from behind me and ask for my name and title.
“Fighting against our champion today,” he shouted, irritatingly close to my ear, “we have Toph Bei Fong, also known from the mighty Earth Kingdom as “The Blind Bandit”!!
Surprisingly, there were people as far as here that knew who I was. I was more famous than I thought.
“Are you ready to die, Blind bandit?” Sanaki leered,
“What do you call yourself?” I retorted, “The delusional blaze?”
This seemed to set her off, as she tried to pull a fast one on me. I heard the crowd gasp. Apparently, they were accustomed to seeing Sanaki pull these types of moves off. I shrugged it off and got into defensive stance. She fought much differently than Zuko. I did not want to give out any more information about myself than I had to. I hadn’t even told her that during the 10 minutes before the battle, I had run into a friendly waterbender who had healed my feet. It felt almost unnatural, but I thanked her for doing what she did as I had scampered into the field.
Sanaki came at me with swift slashes of flame. I was walling her off with masses of earth, which proved very effective. I sensed a weakness in her right arm, as if it had been broken recently, and wanted to exploit it.
I did not know what Toph and Sanaki had talked about behind the scenes, but I presumed it had something to do with Zuko and Katara, because their bodies were missing. I was standing next to Aang, and we both were watching the battle. Judging from the reactions of the crowd, this must have been one of them most impressive battles they had ever seen. Sanaki was attacking at a frantic speed, but was so calm you would think she did this everyday—which she probably did. Toph was casually blocking, pulling up defenses as fast as Sanaki attempted an offense.
I was doing well until Sanaki pulled a fast one that hit me near the hip. I faltered a little, and this was a huge mistake. She was literally whipping me with her flames now, and I was losing track of where she was. I was dying. There comes a time in every person’s life, no matter who they are, where they forget about themselves and think of others. This, to my surprise, was my time. I thought of Sokka and Katara. I even thought of Zuko. I had to win this for their sake. Even Aang came to mind. I came back to my senses and realized that I was lying on my side. I put my hand to the ground and felt that Sanaki was in front of me, only facing a little to the right. I pinpointed the weakness in her right forearm, and from nowhere, back flipped back into standing position, gaining about 9 feet of air from what the announcer said, and launched a rock I had grabbed with my foot directly at her. Sanaki was too busy laughing to notice until after the fact.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the announcer exclaimed, “the battle is not over! The Blind Bandit recovered, and took our champion Sanaki down!”
“No,” I heard Sanaki spit fiercely, “I will not lose!” she was mad, but, unlike Katara, this only fueled her ambition. She exploited my earth moves, turning them into lava.
“Toph, whatever you do,” I thought, “don’t die! You can’t.” I thought. I had confidence in Toph’s abilities, but this little 9-year-old firebender just seemed to be the ultimate prodigy that could bring Azula to shame. Toph was launching attacks at the rate of about 220 per minute—they both were that fast. Sanaki had shorter and weaker attacks, but she was doing about 253 pre minute according to my calculations. It was the fastest-paced battle I had ever seen. Then, things turned from bad to worse and Sanaki utilized some newly found lava. She formed a tidal wave that jumped her and was headed straight for Toph. Toph however, had something in mind I hadn’t thought of. Lava was simply melted earth, so Toph should be able to control it. Maybe it was like metalbending though, so maybe she couldn’t do it. To my gratitude and surprise, Toph proved me wrong. She counteracted it, and there was a massive wall of lava in front of them.
I used my earthbending skills to reduce the lava back to earth, and Sanaki seemed to catch what I was doing. Surprisingly, she did the same thing. She swooped by me in slow-motion, and whispered something to me.
“Fall down,” she told me, “trust me. I know what to do.”
As she swooped by me, she stuck out her foot, and I took the hint. I did a rolling flip over it, and purposely did not land it. I was down. Sanaki lorded over me a bit, which made me want to jump up and give her a backwards kick, but she had something else in mind. She bent over me and whispered something in my ear. Apparently, the crowd had no idea what she was doing, nor did they question it.
“You strike me after I stand back up. If you retaliate quickly, it’ll be called a draw. I don’t want to kill you. You’re, well... cool. We have a lot in common. So hit me and we’ll call this a draw. If you don’t, you my end up like my last 37 competitors: in the medic’s room for at least 3 weeks.”
I nodded in the slightest. She apparently got my drift somehow (I wouldn’t know; I can’t see either) and stood up.
“Sanaki is once again victorious!” the announcer shouted, “and it looks like the Blind Bandit is—back!?!” To my surprise, Toph flipped back up and knocked Sanaki down. The announcer paused.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” he shouted, “it’s a tie! Sanaki keeps her 38-0 streak. As for the blind bandit, I wouldn’t—k” he paused. Aang had stepped up to tell of Toph’s record.
“Folks,” he said, “The Blind Bandit is notorious for having a record similar to our Sanaki’s: 42-0. Therefore, these two undefeated champions will uphold their titles!” to my surprise, the crowd, Fire nation or not, was roaring in applause. Toph’s fame had just increased once again. I suddenly found myself stepping up to the arena, as if to give some kind of speech. Goodness knows what my subconscious mind was thinking.
“So,” I shouted, and surprisingly, the crowd faced me, “Who else thinks Toph and Sanaki should form a team?”
Surprisingly, the crowds all roared in applause and agreement.
“Folks,” said the announcer, “judging from the reactions of Toph Bei Fong and Sanaki Li Chang, they have decided to form an alliance. They now call themselves: “The Blind Warriors!”
“Seeing is overrated,” they chorused, laughing, and it was about an hour before the entire hubbub died down. Once it did, I had no clue where Toph had gone. She said she would be back though.
I was in an inner chamber with Sanaki, the waterbender, and the remains of Zuko and Katara. Sanaki told me that this might be painful, but that she’d see what she could do. She waved her arms over their remains, and then suddenly jabbed them both in the gut. A huge flash of light and an explosion sound told Sanaki that she had done her job. Seconds later, to my delight, were Zuko and Katara, revitalized.
“Be warned,” said Sanaki, “they have lost part of their minds. They will not remember how they died, and they may have forgotten their names. They will know a lot about their bending abilities though—more than they used to, and they will still remember you guys, but may have trouble with your names for a while too.”
“okay,” I muttered, curious to see if these effects would be negative. I had a bad feeling they would be, but hey, at least they were alive, right?”
As I was leaving, Toph caught up with me, followed by Zuko, Katara, Sanaki, and a strange waterbender.
“Do you mind if these 2 tag along?” Toph asked me, but I was speechless. From my understanding, everything was back to normal, and that was all that mattered. Any downsides to this matter could wait. Katara was back. Within a few minutes, we were flying again, this time with a few newcomers. What happened next though, was quite unexpected…
Thoughts? Comments? Questions?
~Azula~
In case anyone was wondering, this is the 5th installment in my series.
OTHER INSTALLMENTS:
A Reason to Fight (1)
Destiny Awaits (2)
Truth Respects No One (3)
Mysteries Unsolved (4)
So yeah, enjoy the duel between Toph and Sanaki!
(click Sanaki's name if you don't know who she is)
story! Oh, and once again, This is written from Toph's and Sokka's points of view
THE DUEL UNSEEN
“Will the contenders please face each other?” I heard the announcer shout, but we couldn’t, since both of us were blind. I heard him come up from behind me and ask for my name and title.
“Fighting against our champion today,” he shouted, irritatingly close to my ear, “we have Toph Bei Fong, also known from the mighty Earth Kingdom as “The Blind Bandit”!!
Surprisingly, there were people as far as here that knew who I was. I was more famous than I thought.
“Are you ready to die, Blind bandit?” Sanaki leered,
“What do you call yourself?” I retorted, “The delusional blaze?”
This seemed to set her off, as she tried to pull a fast one on me. I heard the crowd gasp. Apparently, they were accustomed to seeing Sanaki pull these types of moves off. I shrugged it off and got into defensive stance. She fought much differently than Zuko. I did not want to give out any more information about myself than I had to. I hadn’t even told her that during the 10 minutes before the battle, I had run into a friendly waterbender who had healed my feet. It felt almost unnatural, but I thanked her for doing what she did as I had scampered into the field.
Sanaki came at me with swift slashes of flame. I was walling her off with masses of earth, which proved very effective. I sensed a weakness in her right arm, as if it had been broken recently, and wanted to exploit it.
I did not know what Toph and Sanaki had talked about behind the scenes, but I presumed it had something to do with Zuko and Katara, because their bodies were missing. I was standing next to Aang, and we both were watching the battle. Judging from the reactions of the crowd, this must have been one of them most impressive battles they had ever seen. Sanaki was attacking at a frantic speed, but was so calm you would think she did this everyday—which she probably did. Toph was casually blocking, pulling up defenses as fast as Sanaki attempted an offense.
I was doing well until Sanaki pulled a fast one that hit me near the hip. I faltered a little, and this was a huge mistake. She was literally whipping me with her flames now, and I was losing track of where she was. I was dying. There comes a time in every person’s life, no matter who they are, where they forget about themselves and think of others. This, to my surprise, was my time. I thought of Sokka and Katara. I even thought of Zuko. I had to win this for their sake. Even Aang came to mind. I came back to my senses and realized that I was lying on my side. I put my hand to the ground and felt that Sanaki was in front of me, only facing a little to the right. I pinpointed the weakness in her right forearm, and from nowhere, back flipped back into standing position, gaining about 9 feet of air from what the announcer said, and launched a rock I had grabbed with my foot directly at her. Sanaki was too busy laughing to notice until after the fact.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the announcer exclaimed, “the battle is not over! The Blind Bandit recovered, and took our champion Sanaki down!”
“No,” I heard Sanaki spit fiercely, “I will not lose!” she was mad, but, unlike Katara, this only fueled her ambition. She exploited my earth moves, turning them into lava.
“Toph, whatever you do,” I thought, “don’t die! You can’t.” I thought. I had confidence in Toph’s abilities, but this little 9-year-old firebender just seemed to be the ultimate prodigy that could bring Azula to shame. Toph was launching attacks at the rate of about 220 per minute—they both were that fast. Sanaki had shorter and weaker attacks, but she was doing about 253 pre minute according to my calculations. It was the fastest-paced battle I had ever seen. Then, things turned from bad to worse and Sanaki utilized some newly found lava. She formed a tidal wave that jumped her and was headed straight for Toph. Toph however, had something in mind I hadn’t thought of. Lava was simply melted earth, so Toph should be able to control it. Maybe it was like metalbending though, so maybe she couldn’t do it. To my gratitude and surprise, Toph proved me wrong. She counteracted it, and there was a massive wall of lava in front of them.
I used my earthbending skills to reduce the lava back to earth, and Sanaki seemed to catch what I was doing. Surprisingly, she did the same thing. She swooped by me in slow-motion, and whispered something to me.
“Fall down,” she told me, “trust me. I know what to do.”
As she swooped by me, she stuck out her foot, and I took the hint. I did a rolling flip over it, and purposely did not land it. I was down. Sanaki lorded over me a bit, which made me want to jump up and give her a backwards kick, but she had something else in mind. She bent over me and whispered something in my ear. Apparently, the crowd had no idea what she was doing, nor did they question it.
“You strike me after I stand back up. If you retaliate quickly, it’ll be called a draw. I don’t want to kill you. You’re, well... cool. We have a lot in common. So hit me and we’ll call this a draw. If you don’t, you my end up like my last 37 competitors: in the medic’s room for at least 3 weeks.”
I nodded in the slightest. She apparently got my drift somehow (I wouldn’t know; I can’t see either) and stood up.
“Sanaki is once again victorious!” the announcer shouted, “and it looks like the Blind Bandit is—back!?!” To my surprise, Toph flipped back up and knocked Sanaki down. The announcer paused.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” he shouted, “it’s a tie! Sanaki keeps her 38-0 streak. As for the blind bandit, I wouldn’t—k” he paused. Aang had stepped up to tell of Toph’s record.
“Folks,” he said, “The Blind Bandit is notorious for having a record similar to our Sanaki’s: 42-0. Therefore, these two undefeated champions will uphold their titles!” to my surprise, the crowd, Fire nation or not, was roaring in applause. Toph’s fame had just increased once again. I suddenly found myself stepping up to the arena, as if to give some kind of speech. Goodness knows what my subconscious mind was thinking.
“So,” I shouted, and surprisingly, the crowd faced me, “Who else thinks Toph and Sanaki should form a team?”
Surprisingly, the crowds all roared in applause and agreement.
“Folks,” said the announcer, “judging from the reactions of Toph Bei Fong and Sanaki Li Chang, they have decided to form an alliance. They now call themselves: “The Blind Warriors!”
“Seeing is overrated,” they chorused, laughing, and it was about an hour before the entire hubbub died down. Once it did, I had no clue where Toph had gone. She said she would be back though.
I was in an inner chamber with Sanaki, the waterbender, and the remains of Zuko and Katara. Sanaki told me that this might be painful, but that she’d see what she could do. She waved her arms over their remains, and then suddenly jabbed them both in the gut. A huge flash of light and an explosion sound told Sanaki that she had done her job. Seconds later, to my delight, were Zuko and Katara, revitalized.
“Be warned,” said Sanaki, “they have lost part of their minds. They will not remember how they died, and they may have forgotten their names. They will know a lot about their bending abilities though—more than they used to, and they will still remember you guys, but may have trouble with your names for a while too.”
“okay,” I muttered, curious to see if these effects would be negative. I had a bad feeling they would be, but hey, at least they were alive, right?”
As I was leaving, Toph caught up with me, followed by Zuko, Katara, Sanaki, and a strange waterbender.
“Do you mind if these 2 tag along?” Toph asked me, but I was speechless. From my understanding, everything was back to normal, and that was all that mattered. Any downsides to this matter could wait. Katara was back. Within a few minutes, we were flying again, this time with a few newcomers. What happened next though, was quite unexpected…
Thoughts? Comments? Questions?
~Azula~
