Post by Teяa253 on Oct 25, 2008 20:13:38 GMT 1
and now we return to the poor little fire girl who was seducted by The Order...
more proof that they're evil. poor Katara...
there's a mature version of this fight, which is extended and more graphic if anyone is interested.
CHAPTER 21: THE FIRE LORD AND LADY
Katara’s life as part of The Order didn’t differ much from her old life except that she had a place to live. The Fire Lord was going to tell her when she was needed. In the meantime, she was ordered to demonstrate her full prowess. This made her frightened.
“Every time I do that though I hurt myself—a lot,” she said,
“You will not have to use your full prowess in combat,” said the Fire Lord, “just enough to get the job done.”
“Then what’s the point,” Katara asked bluntly,
“This is to see what rank of bender we can pit you up against,” Orzon replied, “you might be able to match up to Xin Shing himself with a little bit of training here and there.”
Orzon took Katara to an outdoor arena. It was deserted at the moment, but Katara noticed that it probably held thousands during and Agni Kai.
“Remove your shirt and your shoes,” he said, and The Fire Lord himself actually did the same. Katara did as she was told.
“Let us see how your powers fare against mine,” he said, “at your ready,”
Katara took a stance, and Orzon launched enormous volumes of fire at her. Katara crossed her arms in front of her face and was knocked back, but kept her bare feet planted and thus didn’t fall down. She seemed to be gaining energy, which she vented through her arms back towards him. Orzon was able to absorb it and reflect it as well, and the two of them were roughly equal in power.
Orzon didn’t mind this girl being more powerful than him, for she was but a tool in the grand scheme of things, and neither he nor anyone in The Order really cared what happened to a 15-year-old girl. However, her power made her a valuable tool, and thus she was watched over for the time being—until she became weak.
“You are as powerful as the Fire Lord himself, young girl.” He exclaimed, “What did you say your name was,”’
“Katara,” Katara replied, “Katara Altina II; named after my mother.”
“Katara Altina II,” said a voice, and Katara turned. It was Fire Lady Ayumi, and she looked ready to kill someone in an Agni Kai as well.
“The lady of the braced hands,” she exclaimed, lifting one of Katara’s arms up. The braces on Katara’s arms that covered everything from her elbows to her fingertips were almost always seen on her.
“Take them off, girl,” she snapped; she had haughtiness to her voice that Katara hated, “your pants too. You have more power than meets the eye”
Katara’s undergarments went just about down to her knees, and since she wasn’t in the mood to argue too, too much, she did. However, the issue with her arm braces as a different story.
“No,” Katara replied, “they don’t block power, they help me contain it. Without them I lose control.”
“Stop your babbling,” she snapped, and began undoing the brace on Katara’s left arm, “You and I are going to face off, right here, right now. If you’re as powerful as Orzon says you are, you will have no trouble beating me.”
“Don’t make me do this,” Katara sighed, but Ayumi wasn’t listening. She took the brace off of Katara’s other hand and tossed the aside with Katara’s other clothes. Already poor Katara could feel the energy building up in her arms.
“Shut up,” she barked, and landed her foot into Katara’s exposed stomach, making her stagger backwards a few steps. Katara was glad that Ayumi’s shoes weren’t like the heavy boots that Orzon wore. Ayumi was a harsh woman who seemed to contrast her husband. She was not sure about what Orzon said, but he seemed more merciful than Ayumi. The Fire Lady shot several powerful fireballs at Katara, acting like linked moves, and thus they all hit her and sent her sprawling. She didn’t want to attack, lest she incurred the fury of Orzon for attacking his wife. However, she would later learn a different truth.
Ayumi continued to attack Katara, who was doing nothing to resist at this point. Her anger was fueling, and her pleas were ignored.
“Leave me alone,” she said, you saw what I can do, and I don’t want to hurt the Fire Lady.”
“Silence,” she snapped, and blasted Katara off her feet with a lightning bolt, sending her slamming into the back wall. Katara fell to her knees and then stood up slowly.
“Agni Kai,” was her only words after that, and from here their fight commenced. Katara took a step back and then pointed her arms forward with sheer force. A huge wave of fire emitted from them, and blasted Ayumi upwards and into the stands. When she stopped, Ayumi was lying motionless in the stands. However, she somehow recovered and began jumping back down. While she did, she called for backup. Katara was surrounded by the Royal Guard, and a band of Kyoshi Warriors, all of which were trying to either disable her or capture her.
Katara, not comfortable with what she was wearing while surrounded by a bunch of guards, blasted her way through towards where her clothes were, and was able to grab her arm braces and her pants, and was now ready to let loose on anyone who came at her.
Such a thing did not take long to happen. They were powerful firebenders, but Katara was more powerful than Orzon and Zeruda combined. However, she lacked control, and this was her bane. Additionally, though her spirit was capable of outstanding power, her body was not designed for a spirit that powerful. Katara began scampering about, trying everything to avoid getting surrounded and attacking as little as possible. She didn’t mind taking a few hits. Considering how scarred her entire body was, a few more cuts and burns meant nothing to her.
Within a few minutes there was fire everywhere, and the floor of the arena was in flames. It was not going to burn down, but the fact that there were flames everywhere made it dangerous. Katara ended up getting cornered, surrounded by flames. This was where her final card came into play. She was standing with her legs far apart, and was smirking. One arm was down at her side, the other was in front of her face, two fingers pointing upwards.
“Say goodbye, ladies,” she smirked, and her fingers began to crackle. Suddenly she sent a full-fledged lightning burst out that literally had enough force that it blasted clean through the bodies of anyone she pointed them at. She killed or injured all but the Fire Lady herself. It was here that Katara seized her by the throat and actually lifted her off the ground. Because of all the firebending she did during her spare time, Katara got lots of exercise, and was thus rather strong for her age as well.
“You willing to let up yet, woman,” she snapped, “’coz to be honest, I think your husband is a lot smarter than you. Grow up, leave a teenaged girl alone, and go back to your business.”
She dropped her, and began to walk back towards where she had discarded her shirt and boots earlier. It was here that Ayumi decided to launch a sucker punch and tried to hit Katara in the back with a lightning bolt. However, Katara spun around and redirected it at a Royal Guard who had decided to try and attack her. The results of this were rather gruesome, and Katara actually turned away. It was here that she felt an old hand on her shoulder. She looked up and saw Fire Lord Orzon. He was smiling.
“Spectacular,” he said, “you could take on the Avatar Guard’s Kyoshi Squadron almost single-handedly.”
“Thanks, I guess,” said Katara, pulling her shirt on, “can I go get some rest now?”
“No,” said Orzon bluntly but not cruelly, “now you can challenge me.”
“But,” Katara stammered, putting her boots back on, “I’m exhausted. I can barely stand up properly anymore.”
“Is the Avatar Guard going to care how tired you are,” said Orzon,
Katara sighed, “I guess not,” she said longingly, “but considering that your wife just came out of nowhere and tried to kill me...”
“Again,” said Orzon, “another tactic that the enemy will use. Now stand up and get ready to fight me. This will not be to the death.”
Katara sighed again, and then stood up. They sparred for a while, and Katara ended up overtaking him.
“Very good,” said Orzon, but then he paused. “Behind you,” he yelled,
Katara spun around and found herself face to face with a Royal Guard, who punched her in the stomach, knocking her down. He was a skilled firebender, but Katara was able to overpower him to the point where he surrendered. By this time Orzon had rested up a bit. Katara on the other hand, was exhausted and brilliant red.
“Please,” she gasped, “can I rest now?”
“One more match,” he said, “I still have more energy.”
Katara continued to beat him, and every time she did a guard came out of nowhere. Orzon was working poor Katara far past her limit. Eventually though, he let her go, where she limped and staggered back to her room. She passed the giggling servant girls, and was so tired she didn’t even come up with anything to rebuke them with. She threw herself onto her bed fully dressed and was down and out within seconds.
Katara didn’t realize it, but they were truly using her. They cared for nothing about her, save her power. It was things like this that made poor Katara want to reconsider joining The Fire Lord and Lady.
~Azula~
more proof that they're evil. poor Katara...
there's a mature version of this fight, which is extended and more graphic if anyone is interested.
CHAPTER 21: THE FIRE LORD AND LADY
Katara’s life as part of The Order didn’t differ much from her old life except that she had a place to live. The Fire Lord was going to tell her when she was needed. In the meantime, she was ordered to demonstrate her full prowess. This made her frightened.
“Every time I do that though I hurt myself—a lot,” she said,
“You will not have to use your full prowess in combat,” said the Fire Lord, “just enough to get the job done.”
“Then what’s the point,” Katara asked bluntly,
“This is to see what rank of bender we can pit you up against,” Orzon replied, “you might be able to match up to Xin Shing himself with a little bit of training here and there.”
Orzon took Katara to an outdoor arena. It was deserted at the moment, but Katara noticed that it probably held thousands during and Agni Kai.
“Remove your shirt and your shoes,” he said, and The Fire Lord himself actually did the same. Katara did as she was told.
“Let us see how your powers fare against mine,” he said, “at your ready,”
Katara took a stance, and Orzon launched enormous volumes of fire at her. Katara crossed her arms in front of her face and was knocked back, but kept her bare feet planted and thus didn’t fall down. She seemed to be gaining energy, which she vented through her arms back towards him. Orzon was able to absorb it and reflect it as well, and the two of them were roughly equal in power.
Orzon didn’t mind this girl being more powerful than him, for she was but a tool in the grand scheme of things, and neither he nor anyone in The Order really cared what happened to a 15-year-old girl. However, her power made her a valuable tool, and thus she was watched over for the time being—until she became weak.
“You are as powerful as the Fire Lord himself, young girl.” He exclaimed, “What did you say your name was,”’
“Katara,” Katara replied, “Katara Altina II; named after my mother.”
“Katara Altina II,” said a voice, and Katara turned. It was Fire Lady Ayumi, and she looked ready to kill someone in an Agni Kai as well.
“The lady of the braced hands,” she exclaimed, lifting one of Katara’s arms up. The braces on Katara’s arms that covered everything from her elbows to her fingertips were almost always seen on her.
“Take them off, girl,” she snapped; she had haughtiness to her voice that Katara hated, “your pants too. You have more power than meets the eye”
Katara’s undergarments went just about down to her knees, and since she wasn’t in the mood to argue too, too much, she did. However, the issue with her arm braces as a different story.
“No,” Katara replied, “they don’t block power, they help me contain it. Without them I lose control.”
“Stop your babbling,” she snapped, and began undoing the brace on Katara’s left arm, “You and I are going to face off, right here, right now. If you’re as powerful as Orzon says you are, you will have no trouble beating me.”
“Don’t make me do this,” Katara sighed, but Ayumi wasn’t listening. She took the brace off of Katara’s other hand and tossed the aside with Katara’s other clothes. Already poor Katara could feel the energy building up in her arms.
“Shut up,” she barked, and landed her foot into Katara’s exposed stomach, making her stagger backwards a few steps. Katara was glad that Ayumi’s shoes weren’t like the heavy boots that Orzon wore. Ayumi was a harsh woman who seemed to contrast her husband. She was not sure about what Orzon said, but he seemed more merciful than Ayumi. The Fire Lady shot several powerful fireballs at Katara, acting like linked moves, and thus they all hit her and sent her sprawling. She didn’t want to attack, lest she incurred the fury of Orzon for attacking his wife. However, she would later learn a different truth.
Ayumi continued to attack Katara, who was doing nothing to resist at this point. Her anger was fueling, and her pleas were ignored.
“Leave me alone,” she said, you saw what I can do, and I don’t want to hurt the Fire Lady.”
“Silence,” she snapped, and blasted Katara off her feet with a lightning bolt, sending her slamming into the back wall. Katara fell to her knees and then stood up slowly.
“Agni Kai,” was her only words after that, and from here their fight commenced. Katara took a step back and then pointed her arms forward with sheer force. A huge wave of fire emitted from them, and blasted Ayumi upwards and into the stands. When she stopped, Ayumi was lying motionless in the stands. However, she somehow recovered and began jumping back down. While she did, she called for backup. Katara was surrounded by the Royal Guard, and a band of Kyoshi Warriors, all of which were trying to either disable her or capture her.
Katara, not comfortable with what she was wearing while surrounded by a bunch of guards, blasted her way through towards where her clothes were, and was able to grab her arm braces and her pants, and was now ready to let loose on anyone who came at her.
Such a thing did not take long to happen. They were powerful firebenders, but Katara was more powerful than Orzon and Zeruda combined. However, she lacked control, and this was her bane. Additionally, though her spirit was capable of outstanding power, her body was not designed for a spirit that powerful. Katara began scampering about, trying everything to avoid getting surrounded and attacking as little as possible. She didn’t mind taking a few hits. Considering how scarred her entire body was, a few more cuts and burns meant nothing to her.
Within a few minutes there was fire everywhere, and the floor of the arena was in flames. It was not going to burn down, but the fact that there were flames everywhere made it dangerous. Katara ended up getting cornered, surrounded by flames. This was where her final card came into play. She was standing with her legs far apart, and was smirking. One arm was down at her side, the other was in front of her face, two fingers pointing upwards.
“Say goodbye, ladies,” she smirked, and her fingers began to crackle. Suddenly she sent a full-fledged lightning burst out that literally had enough force that it blasted clean through the bodies of anyone she pointed them at. She killed or injured all but the Fire Lady herself. It was here that Katara seized her by the throat and actually lifted her off the ground. Because of all the firebending she did during her spare time, Katara got lots of exercise, and was thus rather strong for her age as well.
“You willing to let up yet, woman,” she snapped, “’coz to be honest, I think your husband is a lot smarter than you. Grow up, leave a teenaged girl alone, and go back to your business.”
She dropped her, and began to walk back towards where she had discarded her shirt and boots earlier. It was here that Ayumi decided to launch a sucker punch and tried to hit Katara in the back with a lightning bolt. However, Katara spun around and redirected it at a Royal Guard who had decided to try and attack her. The results of this were rather gruesome, and Katara actually turned away. It was here that she felt an old hand on her shoulder. She looked up and saw Fire Lord Orzon. He was smiling.
“Spectacular,” he said, “you could take on the Avatar Guard’s Kyoshi Squadron almost single-handedly.”
“Thanks, I guess,” said Katara, pulling her shirt on, “can I go get some rest now?”
“No,” said Orzon bluntly but not cruelly, “now you can challenge me.”
“But,” Katara stammered, putting her boots back on, “I’m exhausted. I can barely stand up properly anymore.”
“Is the Avatar Guard going to care how tired you are,” said Orzon,
Katara sighed, “I guess not,” she said longingly, “but considering that your wife just came out of nowhere and tried to kill me...”
“Again,” said Orzon, “another tactic that the enemy will use. Now stand up and get ready to fight me. This will not be to the death.”
Katara sighed again, and then stood up. They sparred for a while, and Katara ended up overtaking him.
“Very good,” said Orzon, but then he paused. “Behind you,” he yelled,
Katara spun around and found herself face to face with a Royal Guard, who punched her in the stomach, knocking her down. He was a skilled firebender, but Katara was able to overpower him to the point where he surrendered. By this time Orzon had rested up a bit. Katara on the other hand, was exhausted and brilliant red.
“Please,” she gasped, “can I rest now?”
“One more match,” he said, “I still have more energy.”
Katara continued to beat him, and every time she did a guard came out of nowhere. Orzon was working poor Katara far past her limit. Eventually though, he let her go, where she limped and staggered back to her room. She passed the giggling servant girls, and was so tired she didn’t even come up with anything to rebuke them with. She threw herself onto her bed fully dressed and was down and out within seconds.
Katara didn’t realize it, but they were truly using her. They cared for nothing about her, save her power. It was things like this that made poor Katara want to reconsider joining The Fire Lord and Lady.
~Azula~
