Post by Teяa253 on Apr 22, 2008 4:02:02 GMT 1
another installment. ha....
Ty Lee seems to act... odd...
HE IS NOT WHAT HE SEEMS
Our trip was peaceful, but according to what Ty Lee said, it would take all day and part of the night to get there. Since my mother and I had a passion for the evening, we often slept for much of the morning and were awake at night. My mother was usually up gazing at the moon, and I would sometimes join her. She told me that Sanaki Li Chan, a little blind firebender girl she had helped raise, had been similar. She enjoyed accompanying my mother when she gazed at the moon, but she would often gaze directly at the sun. She seemed to absorb power form it. After all, Firebenders do get their power from the sun. I wondered what Sanaki was doing at the moment. I did know that the sun was beautiful though. I of course couldn’t gaze directly at it, since it would make me blind. Sanaki always had reasons for liking being blind. It seemed strange, but I understood them.
“I look up at the sun to prove I’m blind,” Sanaki would say, “people see me bending so well and doubt me. I just find the sun; gaze up at it without blinking for a long time, and they’ll buy it. They practically idolize me, and some of them do. It’s kind of funny really, but I like being blind.”
Sanaki was an interesting girl. I understood why Fire Lord Iroh had held her in such high regard. However, I had heard that he had since then abdicated, and that the throne had been passed to someone else. It was supposed to have been Zuko, but after his unprecedented death, I was not sure who he had passed it to. Luckily, after a few months mastering earthbending, I would be traveling to the Fire Nation to investigate.
“What are ya thinking of, Kai?” Ty Lee asked me curiously,
“Oh,” I replied gently, “just one of my old friends; why?”
“I was just wondering,” Ty Lee replied, and then paused. “Hey,” she said, “you’ve got hair all in your face. Don’t turn out like me, Kai. You’re way too gentle and kind for that.”
“I’m sorry,” I replied, “it’s just the way it grows. My mother’s is the same way. Even in her older age, people still say we look exactly alike.
“Well Kai Serenes II,” I said, “you kind of do—except your mother’s hair are turning grey. Well, that and you’re dressed differently. You look like you’re about to go beat someone up.”
I looked down at my clothes. The patterns on them were actually somewhat reminiscent of earth kingdom attire, but they were blue and white. I had a short-sleeved shirt with a large collar, loose, wide pants and on my wrists and ankles were thick bands the bore the insignia of the water tribes. I had a large belt similar to my bracelets and anklets, and the buckle was the icon of the water tribes as well. I also had thin white cloth wrapped around parts of my arms, hands and feet. I suddenly realized that my mother had dressed me like a bender warrior. I lowered my head and was sad. I didn’t want to be looked at as tough and dangerous. I wanted people to see me as friendly and helpful, which was my true nature. Ty Lee seemed to catch on to me though.
“Look, Kai,” I told her, “your mother knows a lot. I’ve had a lot of various experiences with her. She’s very smart. I guarantee that she knows what she was doing when she told you to dress like that.”
“Do you see me as dangerous?” Kai asked me. It sort of put me on the spot, but I had a perfect answer for her.
“Well Kai,” I stammered, you don’t necessarily look dangerous. You look like someone who you don’t want to threaten. Besides, I know you. You’re the type who will strike with full might if someone you love is threatened. Your mother is the same way. You are truly the spitting image of her, Kai, regardless of how you dress. I personally think it makes you look cool. Your face though is so different. You have such a pleasant aura—you both do. If I had to label you with a saying, I think it’d be something like “I’m really friendly but please don’t try to harm my loved ones or I’ll have to fight you. I might even heal you afterwards.” Yeah, that’s it. That’s a perfect description for me. You seem like the kind of person who will give someone a second chance after all is said and done. I like that about you Kai. You’re always so nice. You probably would go back and heal them, wouldn’t you?”
I had turned red. I lowered my head, hoping she wouldn’t see it, but something told me that she didn’t need to see my face to know that I was blushing.
“Kai,” she told me, “you’ve got your mother’s aura of shyness too. Don’t worry though. I still like you.” We both chuckled.
“I heard you got a vial of spirit water from Katara,” she said, “can I see it—please?”
She gave me a wide, innocent smile. As I took it out, a Dai Li Agent suddenly intercepted it from me and ran off.
“Kai,” said Ty Lee, her eyes widening, “that was not a real Dai Li. That was a minion of Clazdian. You do know who he is, right?”
“He’s the lord of the supernaturals,” I replied, “but I’m going to go and get that back. It’s mine, and to me it’s sacred. Would you like to come with me?”
My face lit up. “I’ll be glad to, Kai. You think your mother will be alright though?”
“I’m pretty sure she’d want me to get it back.” Kai replied, “I would ask her, but she needs that sleep. Besides, she can fend for herself if for some reason she gets attacked. She’s dead powerful. I do want to hurry though, for I don’t want to put her ant any possible risk, even if she can defend herself.”
“That works,” I replied happily, “I’ll follow you.”
We wound up on the roof of the train. By now it was pitch dark, and there were only the city lights and the brightness of the near-full moon. It illuminated the tops of the cars. He was indeed taking the short way to the front of the train by going up here. It avoided all the people.
As we ran and jumped from car to car, Kai turned and asked me a question.”
“Ty Lee,” she said, “how did you know he’s one of Clazdian’s minions?”
“Well,” I replied, “they look and dress like normal people. However, there is a different aura, and their eyes are pure red. Oh, and they also glow. I was able to tell though because of the aura he gave off. It was black and shadowy, just like Clazdian himself. It is a unique aura created by Clazdian and the supernaturals. I think Tera Mezhiak Altina was the original creator of it to be exact, but I heard she’s changed.”
Kai shrugged. We eventually cornered the Dai Li at the end (front) of the train. It was here that the fight under the moonlight began.
Ty Lee was a very good fighter. She had swift, fluid movements, and yet had a float-y grace that was reminiscent of an airbender. She began jabbing with her fingers though as her main method of attack. I was coming in surrounding him with water to overwhelm him. I motioned for Ty Lee to let up so I could try and get it back the nice way.
“We have you pinned,” I told him, “now can you please give me that back? I would not want to have to take extensive measures.”
He sputtered slightly, stopped, reached into his robe and pulled it off. He slapped it into my hand and then tried getting up. When he did, he was suddenly blasted off his feet and off the train. Instead of hitting the ground and remaining there, He hit and exploded into millions of black shards, which evaporated.
“That,” said Ty Lee “is another sign that he was Clazdian’s minion.”
“So,” I said once we settled back in with my mother, (she was still sleeping peacefully, unaware of what happened) “how did he fall?”
“He must have thrown it,” Ty Lee replied, “He knew defeat.”
I shrugged. However, it seemed like Ty Lee had done something, but she hadn’t moved. I was wide awake, since I had slept much of the way here as well. Now, however, I knew that our trip was coming to an end.
A few minutes later, we had gotten off the train. It was evening, and we spent the night just outside the walls of the palace.
~Kai~
Ty Lee seems to act... odd...
HE IS NOT WHAT HE SEEMS
Our trip was peaceful, but according to what Ty Lee said, it would take all day and part of the night to get there. Since my mother and I had a passion for the evening, we often slept for much of the morning and were awake at night. My mother was usually up gazing at the moon, and I would sometimes join her. She told me that Sanaki Li Chan, a little blind firebender girl she had helped raise, had been similar. She enjoyed accompanying my mother when she gazed at the moon, but she would often gaze directly at the sun. She seemed to absorb power form it. After all, Firebenders do get their power from the sun. I wondered what Sanaki was doing at the moment. I did know that the sun was beautiful though. I of course couldn’t gaze directly at it, since it would make me blind. Sanaki always had reasons for liking being blind. It seemed strange, but I understood them.
“I look up at the sun to prove I’m blind,” Sanaki would say, “people see me bending so well and doubt me. I just find the sun; gaze up at it without blinking for a long time, and they’ll buy it. They practically idolize me, and some of them do. It’s kind of funny really, but I like being blind.”
Sanaki was an interesting girl. I understood why Fire Lord Iroh had held her in such high regard. However, I had heard that he had since then abdicated, and that the throne had been passed to someone else. It was supposed to have been Zuko, but after his unprecedented death, I was not sure who he had passed it to. Luckily, after a few months mastering earthbending, I would be traveling to the Fire Nation to investigate.
“What are ya thinking of, Kai?” Ty Lee asked me curiously,
“Oh,” I replied gently, “just one of my old friends; why?”
“I was just wondering,” Ty Lee replied, and then paused. “Hey,” she said, “you’ve got hair all in your face. Don’t turn out like me, Kai. You’re way too gentle and kind for that.”
“I’m sorry,” I replied, “it’s just the way it grows. My mother’s is the same way. Even in her older age, people still say we look exactly alike.
“Well Kai Serenes II,” I said, “you kind of do—except your mother’s hair are turning grey. Well, that and you’re dressed differently. You look like you’re about to go beat someone up.”
I looked down at my clothes. The patterns on them were actually somewhat reminiscent of earth kingdom attire, but they were blue and white. I had a short-sleeved shirt with a large collar, loose, wide pants and on my wrists and ankles were thick bands the bore the insignia of the water tribes. I had a large belt similar to my bracelets and anklets, and the buckle was the icon of the water tribes as well. I also had thin white cloth wrapped around parts of my arms, hands and feet. I suddenly realized that my mother had dressed me like a bender warrior. I lowered my head and was sad. I didn’t want to be looked at as tough and dangerous. I wanted people to see me as friendly and helpful, which was my true nature. Ty Lee seemed to catch on to me though.
“Look, Kai,” I told her, “your mother knows a lot. I’ve had a lot of various experiences with her. She’s very smart. I guarantee that she knows what she was doing when she told you to dress like that.”
“Do you see me as dangerous?” Kai asked me. It sort of put me on the spot, but I had a perfect answer for her.
“Well Kai,” I stammered, you don’t necessarily look dangerous. You look like someone who you don’t want to threaten. Besides, I know you. You’re the type who will strike with full might if someone you love is threatened. Your mother is the same way. You are truly the spitting image of her, Kai, regardless of how you dress. I personally think it makes you look cool. Your face though is so different. You have such a pleasant aura—you both do. If I had to label you with a saying, I think it’d be something like “I’m really friendly but please don’t try to harm my loved ones or I’ll have to fight you. I might even heal you afterwards.” Yeah, that’s it. That’s a perfect description for me. You seem like the kind of person who will give someone a second chance after all is said and done. I like that about you Kai. You’re always so nice. You probably would go back and heal them, wouldn’t you?”
I had turned red. I lowered my head, hoping she wouldn’t see it, but something told me that she didn’t need to see my face to know that I was blushing.
“Kai,” she told me, “you’ve got your mother’s aura of shyness too. Don’t worry though. I still like you.” We both chuckled.
“I heard you got a vial of spirit water from Katara,” she said, “can I see it—please?”
She gave me a wide, innocent smile. As I took it out, a Dai Li Agent suddenly intercepted it from me and ran off.
“Kai,” said Ty Lee, her eyes widening, “that was not a real Dai Li. That was a minion of Clazdian. You do know who he is, right?”
“He’s the lord of the supernaturals,” I replied, “but I’m going to go and get that back. It’s mine, and to me it’s sacred. Would you like to come with me?”
My face lit up. “I’ll be glad to, Kai. You think your mother will be alright though?”
“I’m pretty sure she’d want me to get it back.” Kai replied, “I would ask her, but she needs that sleep. Besides, she can fend for herself if for some reason she gets attacked. She’s dead powerful. I do want to hurry though, for I don’t want to put her ant any possible risk, even if she can defend herself.”
“That works,” I replied happily, “I’ll follow you.”
We wound up on the roof of the train. By now it was pitch dark, and there were only the city lights and the brightness of the near-full moon. It illuminated the tops of the cars. He was indeed taking the short way to the front of the train by going up here. It avoided all the people.
As we ran and jumped from car to car, Kai turned and asked me a question.”
“Ty Lee,” she said, “how did you know he’s one of Clazdian’s minions?”
“Well,” I replied, “they look and dress like normal people. However, there is a different aura, and their eyes are pure red. Oh, and they also glow. I was able to tell though because of the aura he gave off. It was black and shadowy, just like Clazdian himself. It is a unique aura created by Clazdian and the supernaturals. I think Tera Mezhiak Altina was the original creator of it to be exact, but I heard she’s changed.”
Kai shrugged. We eventually cornered the Dai Li at the end (front) of the train. It was here that the fight under the moonlight began.
Ty Lee was a very good fighter. She had swift, fluid movements, and yet had a float-y grace that was reminiscent of an airbender. She began jabbing with her fingers though as her main method of attack. I was coming in surrounding him with water to overwhelm him. I motioned for Ty Lee to let up so I could try and get it back the nice way.
“We have you pinned,” I told him, “now can you please give me that back? I would not want to have to take extensive measures.”
He sputtered slightly, stopped, reached into his robe and pulled it off. He slapped it into my hand and then tried getting up. When he did, he was suddenly blasted off his feet and off the train. Instead of hitting the ground and remaining there, He hit and exploded into millions of black shards, which evaporated.
“That,” said Ty Lee “is another sign that he was Clazdian’s minion.”
“So,” I said once we settled back in with my mother, (she was still sleeping peacefully, unaware of what happened) “how did he fall?”
“He must have thrown it,” Ty Lee replied, “He knew defeat.”
I shrugged. However, it seemed like Ty Lee had done something, but she hadn’t moved. I was wide awake, since I had slept much of the way here as well. Now, however, I knew that our trip was coming to an end.
A few minutes later, we had gotten off the train. It was evening, and we spent the night just outside the walls of the palace.
~Kai~
