Post by Teяa253 on Sept 27, 2008 0:23:26 GMT 1
the 7th installment of my "The Order of the Avatar Slayer" series.
This is where you meet Taki and Royota. right now I'll jsut say that Taki's a bit... suggestive... but again, nothing 18+. don't worry.
CHAPTER 7: THE TRAVELING COMPANIONS
Long years of military service had been kind to Royota. He was well-known anywhere he went, and any of the young new recruits for the Earth Kingdom military would always salute “The Great General Royota” every time he would come in. he was a powerful earthbender and was a hardened general who had seen many wars in his days.
However, he was now entering his later years, but his love for the military had not been shaken. He was going in to ask if he could extend his service rather than retire.
However, as he was waiting, he could not help but overhear what was going on in the next room. He overheard something about his old Marshal—the man who had been over him since he was a young private. He heard that he had been killed by an assassin. He said nothing, but continued to listen.
At first he thought that these men were mourning his loss, but after listening a little more he learned that they were some of the conspirators, and that the new Marshal was a member of The Order of the Avatar Slayer. The Order had just taken over his division. At once he changed his mind about wanting to extend his service. He planned to retire instead now. He was able to do so surprisingly without any difficulty, and he was discharged with full honors.
The relationship between these two groups—The Avatar Guard and The Order of the Avatar Slayer—was difficult to understand. The people would interact with each other peacefully often times, but sometimes brawls would occur. Certain divisions of each nation’s military belonged to The Order, while others belonged to The Avatar Guard.
While the world claimed to be united, it was clear that there were rifts. Surprisingly, it did not usually take much for a person to switch sides. Others did it because they felt threatened, or were forced. Royota was one of the lucky ones. Now that he was out of the military though, his thoughts turned to Ba Sing Se, where The Avatar Guard was re-gathering its forces in subtlety. He intended to go there, and because of his constant traveling nature which came from him being in the military, he was able to get what he needed easily enough. Luckily he had enough assets that he was able to afford decent homes in several different Earth Kingdom cities. Royota was always a modest man. He went north to one of the cities only a few miles out from Ba Sing Se.
he would have passed through it, but he saw a sign that was announcing the semifinals of an Earth Rumble tournament. The two competitors were prestigious ones that Royota had heard of from distant lands. One was called The Mountain Crusher, while the other was named The Chi Slayer. This seemed to draw Royota’s attention, and so he was able to get himself a seat in the competition, which started slightly over an hour after his arrival in the city. The crowds were roaring and going wild. These two fighters must have been prestigious champions.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the announcer boomed, “welcome to the 14th division of the Earth Rumble CLXXII semifinals!”
He paused to hear the crowds roar louder before continuing.
“Fighting today in the first corner, we have our very own Mountain Crusher!” the crowds again went wild as a huge man stepped out.
The man was at least 7 feet tall. His arms were about as big as Royota’s legs—luckily Royota was old otherwise even he, an old earthbending legend, might have been ashamed. However, Royota observed that this man didn’t look like the type who had a strategy, but rather just overwhelmed his opponents with brute force. No one said you needed a strategy to win an Earth Rumble tournament.
Royota watched as the man grabbed an enormous slab of rock and snapped it in two like a twig. Royota was looking for a certain Earth Rumble champion, but the name of the earthbender he was looking for slipped his mind.
“In the 2nd corner,” said the announcer, “a traveler from a distant land, we bring you: The Chi Slayer!”
The Chi Slayer was almost like a joke in comparison to the other man. It was a girl—a Kyoshi warrior to be exact. They were notorious for being chi-blockers in this day and age, and she had a light-footed step, despite all her heavy gear.
She bended a huge column of earth upward and began launching jabs at it in various locations, sending dust flying. By the time it had settled, there was a statue of a beaming Kyoshi warrior—the girl herself. Royota looked at her. She appeared to be very young, and yet she was a possible champion.
He watched as the announcer declared the beginning of the match, and just as Royota had suspected, The Mountain Crusher was just recklessly smashing rocks. It seemed like a stupid tactic, but it kept The Chi Slayer on her feet. Huge rocks that were almost like mountains were flying into the stands, which of course was why the front rows were empty. The man was smashing them, not really paying attention to where The Chi Slayer was, but rather just wondering what direction she was in. they continued fighting until suddenly The Chi Slayer disappeared. Seconds later, she was behind The Mountain Crusher.
“What’s the matter,” she leered, “can’t even hit a girl?”
It seemed like a petty statement, but The Chi Slayer had intended it to be just that. It stirred up her opponent, who swung his arm at her. She effortlessly dodged it, and then struck him at a pressure point, disabling his arm. With one arm down, she was easily able do quickly block the chi flow of his other three limbs.
It seemed that he had lost. However, as he was falling, he made a powerful swipe with his massive arm towards her, knocking her clean off the arena. In fact, she hit against the opposite wall so hard that she actually bounced back. Half of the audience did not know what was going on.
The girl had used a pair of knives to stab into the walls of the arena while she got her vision straight again and then using earthbending she brought herself back up. She had not lost, for she had not ever hit the ground. Therefore, the fight continued. One slight movement from the foot of The Chi Slayer sent The Mountain Crusher off the arena. Since his chi was blocked he couldn’t earthbend himself back up, (and Royota assumed that he would have too considering he was still conscious) so he fell to his defeat.
This was the sort of person Royota wanted to talk to. Because of his status in society, he was able to go behind the scenes as The Chi Slayer was cleaning up. He knocked on the door and heard a “come in” from the other side. He went in, but was in for sort of a surprise. She was cleaning her own wounds, but was in her undergarments.
“Pardon me,” said Royota, about to step out
“What,” the woman shrugged, “surely you had a wife, right?”
“I, um, yes I did. What’s your point?”
“So surely you’ve seen a woman undressed before.”
“I have, but in this case it doesn’t make me feel proper.”
“Well, you wanted to talk to me, so here I am; take it or leave it.”
“Do you know who I am?”
“You’re the Great General Royota; who DOESN’T know you?”
“Really now; I didn’t know my fame was that widespread.”
“You learn something new every day, general,” the girl shrugged, putting the finishing touches on a wound on her shoulder,
“So,” said Royota, “what is your name?”
“My name’s Taki, “the girl replied, “I’m 21 in case you were wondering.”
“I see,” Royota replied as Taki got back into her uniform, “well, there are two reasons I came here. One of them was to see your performance”
“Oh,” said Taki casually, “and what was the other one?”
“Well, you do know what The Order of the Avatar Slayer is, correct?”
“Who doesn’t know about them,” Taki shrugged, “it’s the avatar guard I’m after. However, I gotta go to Ba Sing Se for my finals tournament.”
“Wow,” said Royota as if this just somehow magically fit in with his plans, “perhaps you can join the Avatar Guard at their headquarters after your match.”
“They have a headquarters,” Taki exclaimed, as if the concept had never occurred to her. In this day and age, many people just didn’t know about the affairs of either side, and so they would often times just join the first person who came to them, as to avoid confusion.
“Yes,” said Royota, “they do have a headquarters. And it’s the strong people like you that we could use.”
“Hold,” said Taki, “you’re just trying to use me, is it?”
“Not at all,” said Royota, “just trying to encourage you to join the side that is fighting for the better cause.”
“How do you know your side’s that side,” Taki asked,
“Look at the other side’s name,” said Royota, “Avatar Slayer—what harm has the avatar ever done to the world?”
“Good point,” Take shrugged, “I guess I’ll find out if it’s any good after I get to Ba Sing Se then, huh?”
“I suppose so,” Royota replied, “The Avatar Guard does not force anyone to join their ranks. They give them the choice and let them decide.”
“Sounds like a nice policy,” Taki shrugged, “but hey, I guess we should get going—or, I should. I need to get there by tomorrow morning.”
“Well I actually probably should have been there about by now, but I chose to stop for your tournament.”
“I guess we’ll go together then,” said Taki,
“I’m fine with it,” said Royota, “I always like someone to travel with.”
And with that, these two unlikely figures became later known as The Traveling Companions.
~Azula~
This is where you meet Taki and Royota. right now I'll jsut say that Taki's a bit... suggestive... but again, nothing 18+. don't worry.
CHAPTER 7: THE TRAVELING COMPANIONS
Long years of military service had been kind to Royota. He was well-known anywhere he went, and any of the young new recruits for the Earth Kingdom military would always salute “The Great General Royota” every time he would come in. he was a powerful earthbender and was a hardened general who had seen many wars in his days.
However, he was now entering his later years, but his love for the military had not been shaken. He was going in to ask if he could extend his service rather than retire.
However, as he was waiting, he could not help but overhear what was going on in the next room. He overheard something about his old Marshal—the man who had been over him since he was a young private. He heard that he had been killed by an assassin. He said nothing, but continued to listen.
At first he thought that these men were mourning his loss, but after listening a little more he learned that they were some of the conspirators, and that the new Marshal was a member of The Order of the Avatar Slayer. The Order had just taken over his division. At once he changed his mind about wanting to extend his service. He planned to retire instead now. He was able to do so surprisingly without any difficulty, and he was discharged with full honors.
The relationship between these two groups—The Avatar Guard and The Order of the Avatar Slayer—was difficult to understand. The people would interact with each other peacefully often times, but sometimes brawls would occur. Certain divisions of each nation’s military belonged to The Order, while others belonged to The Avatar Guard.
While the world claimed to be united, it was clear that there were rifts. Surprisingly, it did not usually take much for a person to switch sides. Others did it because they felt threatened, or were forced. Royota was one of the lucky ones. Now that he was out of the military though, his thoughts turned to Ba Sing Se, where The Avatar Guard was re-gathering its forces in subtlety. He intended to go there, and because of his constant traveling nature which came from him being in the military, he was able to get what he needed easily enough. Luckily he had enough assets that he was able to afford decent homes in several different Earth Kingdom cities. Royota was always a modest man. He went north to one of the cities only a few miles out from Ba Sing Se.
he would have passed through it, but he saw a sign that was announcing the semifinals of an Earth Rumble tournament. The two competitors were prestigious ones that Royota had heard of from distant lands. One was called The Mountain Crusher, while the other was named The Chi Slayer. This seemed to draw Royota’s attention, and so he was able to get himself a seat in the competition, which started slightly over an hour after his arrival in the city. The crowds were roaring and going wild. These two fighters must have been prestigious champions.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the announcer boomed, “welcome to the 14th division of the Earth Rumble CLXXII semifinals!”
He paused to hear the crowds roar louder before continuing.
“Fighting today in the first corner, we have our very own Mountain Crusher!” the crowds again went wild as a huge man stepped out.
The man was at least 7 feet tall. His arms were about as big as Royota’s legs—luckily Royota was old otherwise even he, an old earthbending legend, might have been ashamed. However, Royota observed that this man didn’t look like the type who had a strategy, but rather just overwhelmed his opponents with brute force. No one said you needed a strategy to win an Earth Rumble tournament.
Royota watched as the man grabbed an enormous slab of rock and snapped it in two like a twig. Royota was looking for a certain Earth Rumble champion, but the name of the earthbender he was looking for slipped his mind.
“In the 2nd corner,” said the announcer, “a traveler from a distant land, we bring you: The Chi Slayer!”
The Chi Slayer was almost like a joke in comparison to the other man. It was a girl—a Kyoshi warrior to be exact. They were notorious for being chi-blockers in this day and age, and she had a light-footed step, despite all her heavy gear.
She bended a huge column of earth upward and began launching jabs at it in various locations, sending dust flying. By the time it had settled, there was a statue of a beaming Kyoshi warrior—the girl herself. Royota looked at her. She appeared to be very young, and yet she was a possible champion.
He watched as the announcer declared the beginning of the match, and just as Royota had suspected, The Mountain Crusher was just recklessly smashing rocks. It seemed like a stupid tactic, but it kept The Chi Slayer on her feet. Huge rocks that were almost like mountains were flying into the stands, which of course was why the front rows were empty. The man was smashing them, not really paying attention to where The Chi Slayer was, but rather just wondering what direction she was in. they continued fighting until suddenly The Chi Slayer disappeared. Seconds later, she was behind The Mountain Crusher.
“What’s the matter,” she leered, “can’t even hit a girl?”
It seemed like a petty statement, but The Chi Slayer had intended it to be just that. It stirred up her opponent, who swung his arm at her. She effortlessly dodged it, and then struck him at a pressure point, disabling his arm. With one arm down, she was easily able do quickly block the chi flow of his other three limbs.
It seemed that he had lost. However, as he was falling, he made a powerful swipe with his massive arm towards her, knocking her clean off the arena. In fact, she hit against the opposite wall so hard that she actually bounced back. Half of the audience did not know what was going on.
The girl had used a pair of knives to stab into the walls of the arena while she got her vision straight again and then using earthbending she brought herself back up. She had not lost, for she had not ever hit the ground. Therefore, the fight continued. One slight movement from the foot of The Chi Slayer sent The Mountain Crusher off the arena. Since his chi was blocked he couldn’t earthbend himself back up, (and Royota assumed that he would have too considering he was still conscious) so he fell to his defeat.
This was the sort of person Royota wanted to talk to. Because of his status in society, he was able to go behind the scenes as The Chi Slayer was cleaning up. He knocked on the door and heard a “come in” from the other side. He went in, but was in for sort of a surprise. She was cleaning her own wounds, but was in her undergarments.
“Pardon me,” said Royota, about to step out
“What,” the woman shrugged, “surely you had a wife, right?”
“I, um, yes I did. What’s your point?”
“So surely you’ve seen a woman undressed before.”
“I have, but in this case it doesn’t make me feel proper.”
“Well, you wanted to talk to me, so here I am; take it or leave it.”
“Do you know who I am?”
“You’re the Great General Royota; who DOESN’T know you?”
“Really now; I didn’t know my fame was that widespread.”
“You learn something new every day, general,” the girl shrugged, putting the finishing touches on a wound on her shoulder,
“So,” said Royota, “what is your name?”
“My name’s Taki, “the girl replied, “I’m 21 in case you were wondering.”
“I see,” Royota replied as Taki got back into her uniform, “well, there are two reasons I came here. One of them was to see your performance”
“Oh,” said Taki casually, “and what was the other one?”
“Well, you do know what The Order of the Avatar Slayer is, correct?”
“Who doesn’t know about them,” Taki shrugged, “it’s the avatar guard I’m after. However, I gotta go to Ba Sing Se for my finals tournament.”
“Wow,” said Royota as if this just somehow magically fit in with his plans, “perhaps you can join the Avatar Guard at their headquarters after your match.”
“They have a headquarters,” Taki exclaimed, as if the concept had never occurred to her. In this day and age, many people just didn’t know about the affairs of either side, and so they would often times just join the first person who came to them, as to avoid confusion.
“Yes,” said Royota, “they do have a headquarters. And it’s the strong people like you that we could use.”
“Hold,” said Taki, “you’re just trying to use me, is it?”
“Not at all,” said Royota, “just trying to encourage you to join the side that is fighting for the better cause.”
“How do you know your side’s that side,” Taki asked,
“Look at the other side’s name,” said Royota, “Avatar Slayer—what harm has the avatar ever done to the world?”
“Good point,” Take shrugged, “I guess I’ll find out if it’s any good after I get to Ba Sing Se then, huh?”
“I suppose so,” Royota replied, “The Avatar Guard does not force anyone to join their ranks. They give them the choice and let them decide.”
“Sounds like a nice policy,” Taki shrugged, “but hey, I guess we should get going—or, I should. I need to get there by tomorrow morning.”
“Well I actually probably should have been there about by now, but I chose to stop for your tournament.”
“I guess we’ll go together then,” said Taki,
“I’m fine with it,” said Royota, “I always like someone to travel with.”
And with that, these two unlikely figures became later known as The Traveling Companions.
~Azula~
