Post by Teяa253 on Feb 17, 2008 8:45:49 GMT 1
Whoa, another fanfic by me, cooked up in roughly 35 minutes? what am I smoking, and where can I buy more?
oh, a brief note: This chapter introduces a character named Sanaki. although her personal info is not necessary to know to understand the story (any necesary explanations are made in the story), if you are interested, look for my post in This thread to learn about her.
OTHER INSTALLMENTS:
A Reason to Fight (1)
Destiny Awaits (2)
Truth Respects No One (3)
The Duel Unseen (5)
anyways, I now present my 4th installment:
MYSTERIES UNSOLVED
I woke up the next morning before either of the other two. Katara’s body was warm since I had been against it, and since it was the middle of summer, everything was warm anyways. Aang was still sleeping peacefully nestled in the warm fur of his bison, and Toph was a little farther off like she usually liked to be. A few feet from Katara’s remains were those of Zuko, who I still could not accept as a friend, dead or alive. It was only the will of Aang that kept me from cutting him up right now. I said there, not looking at the body of Zuko or my sister, but up at the pale red sunrise. It was a remarkable sight, and I only wished that Katara could see it. Oh, and Toph as well, since she had never seen a sunrise—or anything for that matter—in her entire life. It was roughly another half an hour before either of the other two woke up. Aang got up as if it were another day, with a seeming disregard for the bodies of Zuko and Katara, both of which were still motionless, despite everything. Somehow though, when I examined them in daylight, they looked different. They both had a serene expression on their faces and looked as if they were asleep. Of course, evidence around them could prove them wrong, but it gave me a hint of relief to view them as merely sleeping. I turned to Aang and asked him why he was so calm,
“Oh,” he said, his eyes still showing slight evidence that they had been recently glowing, “last night I was taken again to the spirit world. It was cool. I saw a mysterious fire Nation girl that said she could bring people back to life. She asked if I needed her services, and I said no. She then chanted a few words and suddenly, the bodies of Zuko and Katara were in front of her. Then she began ‘body-bending’ them, to use the term. She would move her arms, and they would repeat her movements. I took the hint, and then confessed that I needed her service. She told me to meet her in a city on the edge of the Fire Nation. Sokka, there my yet still be a way to revive your sister.”
“And,” I said, “Do you plan to bring along what’s left of Zuko too?”
Aang nodded. One thing I didn’t understand was that the three of us all referred to Zuko and Katara as “remains” or “what’s left”. However, externally, they were perfectly intact.
“Let’s wake up Toph,” said Aang, but I backed up.
“Waking up Toph,” I told him, “is like waking up a swarm of starving winged lemurs. She’ll go crazy on us.”
“Suit yourself,” said Aang in a tone that was not like him, “the longer we wait, the less of a chance they have of being saved.
These words seemed to hit me. I looked over at my sister, and then even over at Zuko. I began to feel sympathy for Zuko, as if something impressed me that he really was innocent. Nonetheless, I had to wake up Toph is what Aang was saying was true.
I had been having the most remarkable dream. I was in a world of color and light, and of exquisite detail. I didn’t know how to describe it. There was so much to locate, except that I didn’t need to locate things, because they were right in front of me. Perhaps this is what everyone else calls “seeing”. Whatever it was, it’s alright, but certainly not as exciting as everyone makes it out to be. Perhaps the most interesting part though was that I turned and ‘saw’ (as they cal it) an extremely bright light coming from an eclipse. Once I did, my eyes grew dark again and my world returned to normal. However, I was suddenly rudely interrupted by Sokka. The only reason I didn’t go spastic on him was because I had a little sympathy for him because he had lost his sister.
“What is it?” I asked, and he gave me the entire rundown of what Aang had said. Something about twinkle toes recently was making me wonder, but that was for another time.
“Does this mean we’re flying again?” I asked, and he nodded.
I was surprised at Toph’s response, “Good,” she said, “because truth be told, “my feet are killing me.” She paused, and massaged the burns on her feet. “Oh, and by the way, being blind isn’t too bad. You guys totally overrate eyesight.”
“What do you mean?” Sokka asked as he loaded their things and the remains of Zuko and Katara onto Appa’s back, “never mind,” I told him casually, and hoisted myself onto the beast’s back. Appa’s soft fur felt good against my ailing feet. I was next to Katara, and I knew that she still had her vessel of spirit water. I knew that with a little of that, it’d all be over, but for some reason, Katara’s body seemed like some sort of relic that I was forbidden to touch. Of course, I didn’t give squat about rules, but it was as if some supernatural force was preventing me from touching it. Oh well, I’m not a waterbender anyways.
Aang was unusually quiet, but we all were as of recently. There was no Zuko for us to talk to, nor was there a Katara for Toph to argue with. It was oddly quiet, with the exceptional grunts every so often from Appa. Aang was especially quiet. The last thing I had heard from him was his traditional “yip, yip!” directed towards Appa.
It was a while before we finally landed. We were outside of what looked like a huge Fire Nation city.
“Follow me,” said Aang mysteriously, his eyes flashing slightly, and we did. Toph was holding us back, so I volunteered to carry him. I didn’t tell her, but she blushed at my offer. I had other things on my mind though, so I kept quiet.
Aang led us to the town square, where I could see a vast crowd of people watching and applauding something.
“Do you want to see what’s going on up there?” Toph asked, and Aang and I said we did.
I jumped out of Sokka’s arms and then stomped the ground. It bended to my will, and a large number of people stumbled. I grinned, jumped suddenly back into Sokka’s arms as he carried me to the front of the crowd. I wasn’t sure exactly what they were seeing, but they seemed to be impressed by a young firebending prodigy who seemed to have a name other than Azula.
It was amazing. There was a Firebender, no older than 10, in front of us, performing incredible feats of firebending. She was like a cross between Ty Lee, Mai, and Azula. She had the ninja skills of Mai, the acrobatics of Ty Lee, and the firebending prowess of Azula.
“And now,” an announcer boomed from who-knows-where, “our hero, Lady Sanaki, will prove to her audience, that she is indeed blind, as she claims to be.
I gawked and dropped Toph. Ignoring her complaints, I looked at the girl in front of us. She had been performing intricate firebending moves with her hands, and then she had suddenly flipped over and began doing the same moves with her feet, which, like Toph’s, were bare. It wasn’t often that you saw a barefoot firebender, and prodigies were even rarer.
“Hmm,” the girl, obviously named Sanaki muttered, scanning the crowds. Her eyes passed over me, and they were a milky white, even more so than Toph’s were. She had her hand out, as if she was trying to firebend something, which she obviously wasn’t. I knew what firebending looked like—to an extent.
“You,” she said, pointing at me, “I challenge you to a duel.” I didn’t know that she was pointing at me until someone pushed me forward.
“Aren’t you the deluded one,” she snapped coolly at me, but I had a comeback for such a remark.
“I can tell you’re blind,” I replied, “since you can’t even tell that I too am blind!” I laughed, but obediently followed Sanaki into the square. I heard the announcer say that we would each be granted 10 minutes of preparation time before the duel. This was Sanaki’s request, and I was about to make fun of her for it. However, I stopped.
“You’re with the avatar, right?” she asked, and I didn’t respond.
“I take it as a yes.” She told me, “so anyways, here’s the plan: we duel. If you beat me, I’ll heal your friends—the firebender and the waterbender. If you lose, I get to keep whatever’s left of them.”
I had little regard for this, so I accepted. I don’t care who this ‘Sanaki’ is, but if she thinks she’s all that, she needs to be put into her place—below me at best. I laughed 10 minutes later as I stepped onto the battlefield.
So, Questions? Comments? Thoughts?
~Azula~
oh, a brief note: This chapter introduces a character named Sanaki. although her personal info is not necessary to know to understand the story (any necesary explanations are made in the story), if you are interested, look for my post in This thread to learn about her.
OTHER INSTALLMENTS:
A Reason to Fight (1)
Destiny Awaits (2)
Truth Respects No One (3)
The Duel Unseen (5)
anyways, I now present my 4th installment:
MYSTERIES UNSOLVED
I woke up the next morning before either of the other two. Katara’s body was warm since I had been against it, and since it was the middle of summer, everything was warm anyways. Aang was still sleeping peacefully nestled in the warm fur of his bison, and Toph was a little farther off like she usually liked to be. A few feet from Katara’s remains were those of Zuko, who I still could not accept as a friend, dead or alive. It was only the will of Aang that kept me from cutting him up right now. I said there, not looking at the body of Zuko or my sister, but up at the pale red sunrise. It was a remarkable sight, and I only wished that Katara could see it. Oh, and Toph as well, since she had never seen a sunrise—or anything for that matter—in her entire life. It was roughly another half an hour before either of the other two woke up. Aang got up as if it were another day, with a seeming disregard for the bodies of Zuko and Katara, both of which were still motionless, despite everything. Somehow though, when I examined them in daylight, they looked different. They both had a serene expression on their faces and looked as if they were asleep. Of course, evidence around them could prove them wrong, but it gave me a hint of relief to view them as merely sleeping. I turned to Aang and asked him why he was so calm,
“Oh,” he said, his eyes still showing slight evidence that they had been recently glowing, “last night I was taken again to the spirit world. It was cool. I saw a mysterious fire Nation girl that said she could bring people back to life. She asked if I needed her services, and I said no. She then chanted a few words and suddenly, the bodies of Zuko and Katara were in front of her. Then she began ‘body-bending’ them, to use the term. She would move her arms, and they would repeat her movements. I took the hint, and then confessed that I needed her service. She told me to meet her in a city on the edge of the Fire Nation. Sokka, there my yet still be a way to revive your sister.”
“And,” I said, “Do you plan to bring along what’s left of Zuko too?”
Aang nodded. One thing I didn’t understand was that the three of us all referred to Zuko and Katara as “remains” or “what’s left”. However, externally, they were perfectly intact.
“Let’s wake up Toph,” said Aang, but I backed up.
“Waking up Toph,” I told him, “is like waking up a swarm of starving winged lemurs. She’ll go crazy on us.”
“Suit yourself,” said Aang in a tone that was not like him, “the longer we wait, the less of a chance they have of being saved.
These words seemed to hit me. I looked over at my sister, and then even over at Zuko. I began to feel sympathy for Zuko, as if something impressed me that he really was innocent. Nonetheless, I had to wake up Toph is what Aang was saying was true.
I had been having the most remarkable dream. I was in a world of color and light, and of exquisite detail. I didn’t know how to describe it. There was so much to locate, except that I didn’t need to locate things, because they were right in front of me. Perhaps this is what everyone else calls “seeing”. Whatever it was, it’s alright, but certainly not as exciting as everyone makes it out to be. Perhaps the most interesting part though was that I turned and ‘saw’ (as they cal it) an extremely bright light coming from an eclipse. Once I did, my eyes grew dark again and my world returned to normal. However, I was suddenly rudely interrupted by Sokka. The only reason I didn’t go spastic on him was because I had a little sympathy for him because he had lost his sister.
“What is it?” I asked, and he gave me the entire rundown of what Aang had said. Something about twinkle toes recently was making me wonder, but that was for another time.
“Does this mean we’re flying again?” I asked, and he nodded.
I was surprised at Toph’s response, “Good,” she said, “because truth be told, “my feet are killing me.” She paused, and massaged the burns on her feet. “Oh, and by the way, being blind isn’t too bad. You guys totally overrate eyesight.”
“What do you mean?” Sokka asked as he loaded their things and the remains of Zuko and Katara onto Appa’s back, “never mind,” I told him casually, and hoisted myself onto the beast’s back. Appa’s soft fur felt good against my ailing feet. I was next to Katara, and I knew that she still had her vessel of spirit water. I knew that with a little of that, it’d all be over, but for some reason, Katara’s body seemed like some sort of relic that I was forbidden to touch. Of course, I didn’t give squat about rules, but it was as if some supernatural force was preventing me from touching it. Oh well, I’m not a waterbender anyways.
Aang was unusually quiet, but we all were as of recently. There was no Zuko for us to talk to, nor was there a Katara for Toph to argue with. It was oddly quiet, with the exceptional grunts every so often from Appa. Aang was especially quiet. The last thing I had heard from him was his traditional “yip, yip!” directed towards Appa.
It was a while before we finally landed. We were outside of what looked like a huge Fire Nation city.
“Follow me,” said Aang mysteriously, his eyes flashing slightly, and we did. Toph was holding us back, so I volunteered to carry him. I didn’t tell her, but she blushed at my offer. I had other things on my mind though, so I kept quiet.
Aang led us to the town square, where I could see a vast crowd of people watching and applauding something.
“Do you want to see what’s going on up there?” Toph asked, and Aang and I said we did.
I jumped out of Sokka’s arms and then stomped the ground. It bended to my will, and a large number of people stumbled. I grinned, jumped suddenly back into Sokka’s arms as he carried me to the front of the crowd. I wasn’t sure exactly what they were seeing, but they seemed to be impressed by a young firebending prodigy who seemed to have a name other than Azula.
It was amazing. There was a Firebender, no older than 10, in front of us, performing incredible feats of firebending. She was like a cross between Ty Lee, Mai, and Azula. She had the ninja skills of Mai, the acrobatics of Ty Lee, and the firebending prowess of Azula.
“And now,” an announcer boomed from who-knows-where, “our hero, Lady Sanaki, will prove to her audience, that she is indeed blind, as she claims to be.
I gawked and dropped Toph. Ignoring her complaints, I looked at the girl in front of us. She had been performing intricate firebending moves with her hands, and then she had suddenly flipped over and began doing the same moves with her feet, which, like Toph’s, were bare. It wasn’t often that you saw a barefoot firebender, and prodigies were even rarer.
“Hmm,” the girl, obviously named Sanaki muttered, scanning the crowds. Her eyes passed over me, and they were a milky white, even more so than Toph’s were. She had her hand out, as if she was trying to firebend something, which she obviously wasn’t. I knew what firebending looked like—to an extent.
“You,” she said, pointing at me, “I challenge you to a duel.” I didn’t know that she was pointing at me until someone pushed me forward.
“Aren’t you the deluded one,” she snapped coolly at me, but I had a comeback for such a remark.
“I can tell you’re blind,” I replied, “since you can’t even tell that I too am blind!” I laughed, but obediently followed Sanaki into the square. I heard the announcer say that we would each be granted 10 minutes of preparation time before the duel. This was Sanaki’s request, and I was about to make fun of her for it. However, I stopped.
“You’re with the avatar, right?” she asked, and I didn’t respond.
“I take it as a yes.” She told me, “so anyways, here’s the plan: we duel. If you beat me, I’ll heal your friends—the firebender and the waterbender. If you lose, I get to keep whatever’s left of them.”
I had little regard for this, so I accepted. I don’t care who this ‘Sanaki’ is, but if she thinks she’s all that, she needs to be put into her place—below me at best. I laughed 10 minutes later as I stepped onto the battlefield.
So, Questions? Comments? Thoughts?
~Azula~
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