Post by Teяa253 on Jul 21, 2008 8:24:22 GMT 1
the 3rd battle out of 6... and yet, although Aang is technically gone, it looks like he still had a moment to shine--sorta. oh well. here's the 35th installment of my series. enjoy as I continue to grow closer to the ending...
AGAINST THE AVATAR (III)
“Are you getting tired yet,” Clazdian, now in the form of Aang, taunted, “for regardless of what form I am in, you will never be able to fully defeat me.”
“I understand the limits of anyone,” said Kai, “but for your sake, I suppose we should talk later. Right now, we need to settle this.”
“And why is that,” Clazdian asked, “is it because you want to try and heal your little firebending teacher? You do realize that some things, such as supernatural damage, are unable to be repaired. For example, take the scar in that girl’s neck. She received it from Tera nearly 19 years ago. It has not been able to be removed.”
“You are trying to deter me,” I responded, “or rather; I believe that you see me as your downfall. Are you merely trying to delay the moment of your death, Clazdian?”
Clazdian said nothing for a second.
“You are right,” he said, “we must do battle.”
Having died at a much younger age, Aang seemed he would be an easier fight than anyone else. However, Aang had been a prodigy, able to successfully master the elements before he died—and he had not even been 16. It had taken him a summer to master what it had taken me 3 nonstop months of rigorous training to complete.
“Looks like it’s time that this little guy gives your airbending skills a run for their money, eh, Kai” Clazdian laughed, and I took it that he was ready to start the battle. I remembered what Ty Lee had taught me, and I kept light on my feet. Aang was a small, swift little guy, but I was gifted with lightning reflexes as well. The training I had received from my teachers helped. Every time I saw Sanaki, my hopes were lifted. Ty Lee was giving a lot more input during this fight, for this was airbending, and this was her specialty.
“Remember what I taught you,” she shouted, “take him out, Kai. I know you can do it!”
I blasted myself into the air and began flipping around dodging huge, powerful air spheres. The real Aang had been much faster (I may have never met him, but in essence, I WAS him), but this iteration was much more powerful. Clazdian did not use the techniques of the avatar he was imitating, rather, he gave them his own techniques, and by now, they were beginning to get predictable. Nonetheless, his power was so great, being a supernatural (the Lord of the Supernaturals to be exact) and all, that I could not just waltz in, use my avatar state power to defeat him, and leave. Clazdian had to be approached carefully, and the fact that I had perfect control over triggering the avatar state and idling with it rather than using it, like I was doing now, was key.
“Every time you defeat one form of me,” he said, “you revert to your normal abilities rather than retain that strength. What is the reason behind such a thing if you know that that is what will defeat me?”
“I have my reasons, Clazdian,” I replied, “and it is how I intend to diminish your power little by little and then suddenly change my tactic.”
“Change of tactics, eh, Kai Serenes II,” he exclaimed right as he launched an enormous attack at me, “perhaps some of my wisdom has rubbed off on you.”
Right as he said this, he slid by me, his arm rubbing against mine. He launched powerful attack which I countered, and then I created the tornado attack to throw him off balance. It succeeded, but he flipped back up, not to my surprise.
“I seriously doubt you have any wisdom,” Ty Lee shouted, “Otherwise you wouldn’t be challenging the avatar!”
However, it seemed that Clazdian had also learned from his mistake. Instead of trying to attack Ty Lee, he focused on me. I continued shooting around, launching the occasional air sphere at him. I retained my swift movements and was light on my feet, but somehow, Clazdian found an opening. I had blasted him off his feet, but then he had spiraled around and done the same thing to me, and his attacks were much more raw power. I lay there as he sent a huge cutting airbending move at me. I was able to dodge this one, for if I had not, it would have literally cut me in half.
“Is something wrong, Clazdian,” I asked, “you seem really fixed on killing me. Is there a grudge I don’t know about?”
Clazdian merely chuckled, “you play the game well,” he said, “that is all that I am going to say on the matter.”
He flipped backwards and then began flying using a glider his whipped out. I took to the skies as well, and knew that the time to end Clazdian’s Aang phase was drawing nearer. I would always wait until I found an opening in a weak point, but it would change each time Clazdian switched forms. The more I attacked him, the more apparent it became with each avatar form he took, so I continued my attacking. I had used 3 of the 4 Moves that Ty Lee had taught me, and the last one, the 3rd move, was the only one I was not too keen on using. It was a rather cruel move. However, I suddenly realized that I was about to have sympathy for Clazdian, a being so foul and evil that there was no good inside of him. I knew that he could not be spared, so I did what I had to. I shot towards him, turned my glider back into a staff and held out my palm. I used a very forceful blast of airbending to pull him in, and then launch him back out. When I did, I spiraled towards him and sent us both towards the ground. I launched a blast sphere (another of Ty Lee’s moves) at him to increase his fall, and then I landed. However, I made a bad landing on one of my ankles, and while I was healing it I got a face full of an air sphere of his. I was blasted off of my feet, but I was not about to quit there. I executed a move that I had learned from Sanaki. She had not taught me it, but I learned it by watching the Agni Kai she had had against Zhao. As I was getting knocked back, I spun around through the air and landed on my feet. When I did, I slid back a few inches, and then launched a huge blast of air that blew Clazdian off his own feet. He, however, was not able to imitate that move.
“That move,” I said proudly, “is the trademark of Sanaki Li Chan.”
“I guess it is yours now,” he chuckled, “for you have obviously noticed that she is no longer with us, correct?”
I said nothing, and we continued to battle.
“I remember how Aang used to get mad before he got into the avatar state,” said Clazdian, “it’s a pity he never fully embraced it.”
I knew what he was trying to do, and I figured that it was about that time again. Therefore, I decided to “humor” him.
“If you want me to use my avatar state powers,” I said, “instead of just lazing in the avatar state like I’m doing, then perhaps you should find a more convincing method. Nevertheless, I’ll humor you, for it is about that time again where I usually do go all out on you.”
“Indeed it is,” said Clazdian, “I see that we are both learning from the movements of each other.”
I made a movement that activated the powers of the elements, but since now he was more aware of my tactics; I decided to catch him off guard. I feigned an attack, which he tried to dodge and reflect. Since there had been no attack for him to counter, I was able to get at him during his slight recovery time. Again, I retained perfect control, but was focusing more sheer energy at Clazdian, hoping to weaken him as much as possible before he broke free. When he did, Aang-Clazdian was sent sprawling.
“Very clever,” he laughed, staggering, but standing up, “VERY clever; I never would have thought you would have to do that. Still, I admire how well you have been playing my game. Now, however, let us see how well you can fare against an avatar of your same gender...”
Avatar Aang vanished, and in front of me now stood avatar Kyoshi.
“Fascinating,” I said, assuming a position, “and so it once again continues...”
~Kai~
AGAINST THE AVATAR (III)
“Are you getting tired yet,” Clazdian, now in the form of Aang, taunted, “for regardless of what form I am in, you will never be able to fully defeat me.”
“I understand the limits of anyone,” said Kai, “but for your sake, I suppose we should talk later. Right now, we need to settle this.”
“And why is that,” Clazdian asked, “is it because you want to try and heal your little firebending teacher? You do realize that some things, such as supernatural damage, are unable to be repaired. For example, take the scar in that girl’s neck. She received it from Tera nearly 19 years ago. It has not been able to be removed.”
“You are trying to deter me,” I responded, “or rather; I believe that you see me as your downfall. Are you merely trying to delay the moment of your death, Clazdian?”
Clazdian said nothing for a second.
“You are right,” he said, “we must do battle.”
Having died at a much younger age, Aang seemed he would be an easier fight than anyone else. However, Aang had been a prodigy, able to successfully master the elements before he died—and he had not even been 16. It had taken him a summer to master what it had taken me 3 nonstop months of rigorous training to complete.
“Looks like it’s time that this little guy gives your airbending skills a run for their money, eh, Kai” Clazdian laughed, and I took it that he was ready to start the battle. I remembered what Ty Lee had taught me, and I kept light on my feet. Aang was a small, swift little guy, but I was gifted with lightning reflexes as well. The training I had received from my teachers helped. Every time I saw Sanaki, my hopes were lifted. Ty Lee was giving a lot more input during this fight, for this was airbending, and this was her specialty.
“Remember what I taught you,” she shouted, “take him out, Kai. I know you can do it!”
I blasted myself into the air and began flipping around dodging huge, powerful air spheres. The real Aang had been much faster (I may have never met him, but in essence, I WAS him), but this iteration was much more powerful. Clazdian did not use the techniques of the avatar he was imitating, rather, he gave them his own techniques, and by now, they were beginning to get predictable. Nonetheless, his power was so great, being a supernatural (the Lord of the Supernaturals to be exact) and all, that I could not just waltz in, use my avatar state power to defeat him, and leave. Clazdian had to be approached carefully, and the fact that I had perfect control over triggering the avatar state and idling with it rather than using it, like I was doing now, was key.
“Every time you defeat one form of me,” he said, “you revert to your normal abilities rather than retain that strength. What is the reason behind such a thing if you know that that is what will defeat me?”
“I have my reasons, Clazdian,” I replied, “and it is how I intend to diminish your power little by little and then suddenly change my tactic.”
“Change of tactics, eh, Kai Serenes II,” he exclaimed right as he launched an enormous attack at me, “perhaps some of my wisdom has rubbed off on you.”
Right as he said this, he slid by me, his arm rubbing against mine. He launched powerful attack which I countered, and then I created the tornado attack to throw him off balance. It succeeded, but he flipped back up, not to my surprise.
“I seriously doubt you have any wisdom,” Ty Lee shouted, “Otherwise you wouldn’t be challenging the avatar!”
However, it seemed that Clazdian had also learned from his mistake. Instead of trying to attack Ty Lee, he focused on me. I continued shooting around, launching the occasional air sphere at him. I retained my swift movements and was light on my feet, but somehow, Clazdian found an opening. I had blasted him off his feet, but then he had spiraled around and done the same thing to me, and his attacks were much more raw power. I lay there as he sent a huge cutting airbending move at me. I was able to dodge this one, for if I had not, it would have literally cut me in half.
“Is something wrong, Clazdian,” I asked, “you seem really fixed on killing me. Is there a grudge I don’t know about?”
Clazdian merely chuckled, “you play the game well,” he said, “that is all that I am going to say on the matter.”
He flipped backwards and then began flying using a glider his whipped out. I took to the skies as well, and knew that the time to end Clazdian’s Aang phase was drawing nearer. I would always wait until I found an opening in a weak point, but it would change each time Clazdian switched forms. The more I attacked him, the more apparent it became with each avatar form he took, so I continued my attacking. I had used 3 of the 4 Moves that Ty Lee had taught me, and the last one, the 3rd move, was the only one I was not too keen on using. It was a rather cruel move. However, I suddenly realized that I was about to have sympathy for Clazdian, a being so foul and evil that there was no good inside of him. I knew that he could not be spared, so I did what I had to. I shot towards him, turned my glider back into a staff and held out my palm. I used a very forceful blast of airbending to pull him in, and then launch him back out. When I did, I spiraled towards him and sent us both towards the ground. I launched a blast sphere (another of Ty Lee’s moves) at him to increase his fall, and then I landed. However, I made a bad landing on one of my ankles, and while I was healing it I got a face full of an air sphere of his. I was blasted off of my feet, but I was not about to quit there. I executed a move that I had learned from Sanaki. She had not taught me it, but I learned it by watching the Agni Kai she had had against Zhao. As I was getting knocked back, I spun around through the air and landed on my feet. When I did, I slid back a few inches, and then launched a huge blast of air that blew Clazdian off his own feet. He, however, was not able to imitate that move.
“That move,” I said proudly, “is the trademark of Sanaki Li Chan.”
“I guess it is yours now,” he chuckled, “for you have obviously noticed that she is no longer with us, correct?”
I said nothing, and we continued to battle.
“I remember how Aang used to get mad before he got into the avatar state,” said Clazdian, “it’s a pity he never fully embraced it.”
I knew what he was trying to do, and I figured that it was about that time again. Therefore, I decided to “humor” him.
“If you want me to use my avatar state powers,” I said, “instead of just lazing in the avatar state like I’m doing, then perhaps you should find a more convincing method. Nevertheless, I’ll humor you, for it is about that time again where I usually do go all out on you.”
“Indeed it is,” said Clazdian, “I see that we are both learning from the movements of each other.”
I made a movement that activated the powers of the elements, but since now he was more aware of my tactics; I decided to catch him off guard. I feigned an attack, which he tried to dodge and reflect. Since there had been no attack for him to counter, I was able to get at him during his slight recovery time. Again, I retained perfect control, but was focusing more sheer energy at Clazdian, hoping to weaken him as much as possible before he broke free. When he did, Aang-Clazdian was sent sprawling.
“Very clever,” he laughed, staggering, but standing up, “VERY clever; I never would have thought you would have to do that. Still, I admire how well you have been playing my game. Now, however, let us see how well you can fare against an avatar of your same gender...”
Avatar Aang vanished, and in front of me now stood avatar Kyoshi.
“Fascinating,” I said, assuming a position, “and so it once again continues...”
~Kai~
