Post by Teяa253 on Jun 16, 2008 2:38:06 GMT 1
the 23rd installment of my awesome series.
in these next two chapters, Kai II learns firebending.
Phoenix Queen Sanaki seems to also know a higer order of firebending. wait and see....
LADY OF THE FIRE NATION (I)
I was roused the next morning by my mother, who told me to make haste down to the courtyard. Sanaki was waiting for me when I got there.
“Okay, Kai,” she said with an energetic tone, “today and tomorrow and however long it takes you, I’m gonna teach you firebending. According to my calculations, and what Toph said, you might be able to become a full-fledged firebender in a little over a month. Now, this is gonna probably be your most difficult lesson, since fire is the opposite of your native element, water. So, let’s get started. Get into my position.”
I mimicked Sanaki’s position and waited for her next instruction.
“Now,” she said, “you need to feel the energy of fire… turn towards the sun, and in your case, put your hand to your eyes, or you’ll end up blind like me. Luckily, I was born blind so it’s not a big deal if I look right at the sun without closing my eyes. Anyways, make sure you breathe regularly too. Firebending is powered by the sun, but comes from your breath and energy. You breathe in, and then concentrate on the actual bending, and it will come out as fire. Just concentrate. You’re not going to get it on the first try. In fact, for you, it might take a while.”
I spent the next while trying to make fire. It was hard, since the water flow within me didn’t seem to want to produce fire, but after a while of Sanaki standing beside me, sensing my every move, I finally got it.
“There we go,” said Sanaki, “but now you need to learn how to control it. Concentrate that fire so it surrounds your hand, and then launch it straight forward for starters.”
I did as I was told. At first I was unable to do it, and then I lost the fire, and it took me a few minutes to be able to get it back. Luckily Sanaki seemed patient enough, but I could tell from the look on her face that her temper was growing short. After my 4th attempt failed, I turned to her, knowing she was bound to explode any second.
“Sanaki” I said, “I’m sorry. Firebending just comes slower to me than the other elements I guess.”
“Kai Serenes II,” said Sanaki, “it’s a good thing you said that when you did. That means that you know your faults and don’t think that you’re the all-powerful avatar and ruler of the world. My patience was thinning, but the fact that you acknowledged your faults makes it all better. People who know their blemishes and learn how to make use of them are the ones who become the true masters. That’s what I did. I recognized that I was blind, and found a way to utilize it. I know what my weaknesses are and were. I was small, thin and weak in my younger years, so I developed a strategy against it—and against cold temperatures, my other weakness. Toph and I were talking about it once. Anyways, I can’t sense any obvious weaknesses in you. You are a calm fighter, but you don’t want to use your power just because you can. You like to keep it and only use it when you have to. Kai, you’re gonna be one heck of an avatar, mark my words. Therefore, we shall continue.”
By the end of the first day though, I had made little progress.
“Tomorrow, same time, same place,” Sanaki said, “be there.”
I was there. I thought I would be early, but to my surprise, Sanaki was waiting. She said nothing, only that we were going to begin right where we left off last time.
“I’ve already taught you the basics,” she said, “now what you need to do is practice them until you can do them at all, and we’ll go from there.”
I did as I was told once again, but unlike last time, I actually got them this time. I was firebending. I got excited, and to my surprise, my energy made my firebending even more prominent.
“Now you’ve got it, Kai!” Sanaki exclaimed happily, embracing me; “and after a little more practice, I’ll teach you how to do the 4 moves of firebending I coined, similar to your mother’s waterbending moves and Toph’s earthbending moves. So, carry on.”
I continued to practice firebending until Sanaki said I had mastered
the basic art. Now, though, she said I needed to practice on her martial arts style of firebending, and this took the rest of the week. On the first day of our second week, Sanaki announced that I was ready to learn the first of her 4 moves.
“Before we start,” said Sanaki, “I need to ensure that you will be able to do this rapidly enough. Try throwing fireballs straight in front of you as fast as you can.”
I used a swift, cutting movement Sanaki had taught me previously and began throwing out small fireballs only about 3 times larger than my hand. I noticed Sanaki was doing it too, but hers were much faster. Of course, she told me this was to be expected. Anyways, Sanaki then told me that she would teach me the first move.
“What you do is simple;” she said, “you only have to shoot those fireballs like crazy, but spin around while you’re doing it. You’ll end up spinning really fast, but it should not deter you. And in case you’re wondering how you know when to throw another fireball, you just wait until you’re facing the same way again—or aim at a different target. This is more of a move that goes for speed rather than accuracy, so don’t worry if you miss. Try practicing hitting that ice shield. I’ll give you a little time, and the more damage you do to it the better.”
I didn’t think that it was my mother holding up the ice shield until after I had successfully destroyed it in Sanaki’s allotted time. I didn’t say anything, because my mother put up her hand indicating to me that not only did she volunteer for the job similar to the way she had with Toph, but also that she was unhurt. I smiled and turned back to Sanaki, who was facing the opposite way. She did not turn when I faced her.
“Kai, you did well. Now you practice that move for a few days and I’ll advance you to the 2nd move.”
Time seemed to fly during my lessons with Phoenix Queen Sanaki. I was always fascinated by her title, especially because the last person to hold a similar title, Phoenix King Ozai, had used it to rule the world. Sanaki simply used it because it was a high rank that even Iroh approved of her using. Anyways, Sanaki came down and told me about the 2nd move. She was smiling.
“This one is one of my favorites,” she said, “in fact, it probably is. What you do is start by ‘slowly’ making a ring of fire around yourself. When I say slowly though, I mean about half of a second. What you do next is bend it upward and around you, and then shoot some powerful flames behind you at the ground. The force should be able to blast you forward several feet. This is a common move I used when fighting against fire nation legions. It blasts right through people, knocking them back considerably, depending on how much strength you use. Now, to start, I want to you to learn to surround yourself with flames. After all, this part of the move may seem pointless, but if you’re not surrounded in flames, it’s not too much different from just charging into someone.”
I surrounded myself, particularly my upper body and head, with flames. It took me a few tries of course (for everything I tried did—I was not like some super-prodigious bender who could pick up any move in 5 minutes), but I eventually nailed it.
“Now for the 2nd part: disregard the first part for now, and just throw fire behind you at this angle and you’ll blast forward. After you feel the blast ending, but your hands out to ease your fall, and then kick flames out when you get back up. Once you master this, put them together and you will have the move.”
I did as I was told. I actually mastered this move faster than I thought I would. Sanaki was pleased.
“Next time,” she said, “I’ll teach you the 3rd and 4th of my 4 great moves. Be sure to continue practicing my other techniques though, otherwise you’ll lose your skills”
Needless to say, I did. I was not about to lose my newly acquired skills.
~Kai~
in these next two chapters, Kai II learns firebending.
Phoenix Queen Sanaki seems to also know a higer order of firebending. wait and see....
LADY OF THE FIRE NATION (I)
I was roused the next morning by my mother, who told me to make haste down to the courtyard. Sanaki was waiting for me when I got there.
“Okay, Kai,” she said with an energetic tone, “today and tomorrow and however long it takes you, I’m gonna teach you firebending. According to my calculations, and what Toph said, you might be able to become a full-fledged firebender in a little over a month. Now, this is gonna probably be your most difficult lesson, since fire is the opposite of your native element, water. So, let’s get started. Get into my position.”
I mimicked Sanaki’s position and waited for her next instruction.
“Now,” she said, “you need to feel the energy of fire… turn towards the sun, and in your case, put your hand to your eyes, or you’ll end up blind like me. Luckily, I was born blind so it’s not a big deal if I look right at the sun without closing my eyes. Anyways, make sure you breathe regularly too. Firebending is powered by the sun, but comes from your breath and energy. You breathe in, and then concentrate on the actual bending, and it will come out as fire. Just concentrate. You’re not going to get it on the first try. In fact, for you, it might take a while.”
I spent the next while trying to make fire. It was hard, since the water flow within me didn’t seem to want to produce fire, but after a while of Sanaki standing beside me, sensing my every move, I finally got it.
“There we go,” said Sanaki, “but now you need to learn how to control it. Concentrate that fire so it surrounds your hand, and then launch it straight forward for starters.”
I did as I was told. At first I was unable to do it, and then I lost the fire, and it took me a few minutes to be able to get it back. Luckily Sanaki seemed patient enough, but I could tell from the look on her face that her temper was growing short. After my 4th attempt failed, I turned to her, knowing she was bound to explode any second.
“Sanaki” I said, “I’m sorry. Firebending just comes slower to me than the other elements I guess.”
“Kai Serenes II,” said Sanaki, “it’s a good thing you said that when you did. That means that you know your faults and don’t think that you’re the all-powerful avatar and ruler of the world. My patience was thinning, but the fact that you acknowledged your faults makes it all better. People who know their blemishes and learn how to make use of them are the ones who become the true masters. That’s what I did. I recognized that I was blind, and found a way to utilize it. I know what my weaknesses are and were. I was small, thin and weak in my younger years, so I developed a strategy against it—and against cold temperatures, my other weakness. Toph and I were talking about it once. Anyways, I can’t sense any obvious weaknesses in you. You are a calm fighter, but you don’t want to use your power just because you can. You like to keep it and only use it when you have to. Kai, you’re gonna be one heck of an avatar, mark my words. Therefore, we shall continue.”
By the end of the first day though, I had made little progress.
“Tomorrow, same time, same place,” Sanaki said, “be there.”
I was there. I thought I would be early, but to my surprise, Sanaki was waiting. She said nothing, only that we were going to begin right where we left off last time.
“I’ve already taught you the basics,” she said, “now what you need to do is practice them until you can do them at all, and we’ll go from there.”
I did as I was told once again, but unlike last time, I actually got them this time. I was firebending. I got excited, and to my surprise, my energy made my firebending even more prominent.
“Now you’ve got it, Kai!” Sanaki exclaimed happily, embracing me; “and after a little more practice, I’ll teach you how to do the 4 moves of firebending I coined, similar to your mother’s waterbending moves and Toph’s earthbending moves. So, carry on.”
I continued to practice firebending until Sanaki said I had mastered
the basic art. Now, though, she said I needed to practice on her martial arts style of firebending, and this took the rest of the week. On the first day of our second week, Sanaki announced that I was ready to learn the first of her 4 moves.
“Before we start,” said Sanaki, “I need to ensure that you will be able to do this rapidly enough. Try throwing fireballs straight in front of you as fast as you can.”
I used a swift, cutting movement Sanaki had taught me previously and began throwing out small fireballs only about 3 times larger than my hand. I noticed Sanaki was doing it too, but hers were much faster. Of course, she told me this was to be expected. Anyways, Sanaki then told me that she would teach me the first move.
“What you do is simple;” she said, “you only have to shoot those fireballs like crazy, but spin around while you’re doing it. You’ll end up spinning really fast, but it should not deter you. And in case you’re wondering how you know when to throw another fireball, you just wait until you’re facing the same way again—or aim at a different target. This is more of a move that goes for speed rather than accuracy, so don’t worry if you miss. Try practicing hitting that ice shield. I’ll give you a little time, and the more damage you do to it the better.”
I didn’t think that it was my mother holding up the ice shield until after I had successfully destroyed it in Sanaki’s allotted time. I didn’t say anything, because my mother put up her hand indicating to me that not only did she volunteer for the job similar to the way she had with Toph, but also that she was unhurt. I smiled and turned back to Sanaki, who was facing the opposite way. She did not turn when I faced her.
“Kai, you did well. Now you practice that move for a few days and I’ll advance you to the 2nd move.”
Time seemed to fly during my lessons with Phoenix Queen Sanaki. I was always fascinated by her title, especially because the last person to hold a similar title, Phoenix King Ozai, had used it to rule the world. Sanaki simply used it because it was a high rank that even Iroh approved of her using. Anyways, Sanaki came down and told me about the 2nd move. She was smiling.
“This one is one of my favorites,” she said, “in fact, it probably is. What you do is start by ‘slowly’ making a ring of fire around yourself. When I say slowly though, I mean about half of a second. What you do next is bend it upward and around you, and then shoot some powerful flames behind you at the ground. The force should be able to blast you forward several feet. This is a common move I used when fighting against fire nation legions. It blasts right through people, knocking them back considerably, depending on how much strength you use. Now, to start, I want to you to learn to surround yourself with flames. After all, this part of the move may seem pointless, but if you’re not surrounded in flames, it’s not too much different from just charging into someone.”
I surrounded myself, particularly my upper body and head, with flames. It took me a few tries of course (for everything I tried did—I was not like some super-prodigious bender who could pick up any move in 5 minutes), but I eventually nailed it.
“Now for the 2nd part: disregard the first part for now, and just throw fire behind you at this angle and you’ll blast forward. After you feel the blast ending, but your hands out to ease your fall, and then kick flames out when you get back up. Once you master this, put them together and you will have the move.”
I did as I was told. I actually mastered this move faster than I thought I would. Sanaki was pleased.
“Next time,” she said, “I’ll teach you the 3rd and 4th of my 4 great moves. Be sure to continue practicing my other techniques though, otherwise you’ll lose your skills”
Needless to say, I did. I was not about to lose my newly acquired skills.
~Kai~