Post by Teяa253 on Nov 14, 2008 19:39:58 GMT 1
I love the title, because it implies a dual-meaning, the 2nd meaning being a reference to Super Smash Bros, the best game series ever.
There is some fast-paced Meili ownage in this chapter, and some of the graphic violence leaked through into this version, but most of it was cut for various reasons.
naturally, I'm willing to PM the uncut version to anyone who wants it.
CHAPTER 26: THE SMASH MASTER
“So Royota” said Ryuka, “where exactly do we plan on looking for Zuki,”
Zuki was the name of the woman they were looking for, and was also Cho Ling’s wife and Meili’s mother. However, Ryuka was in for a slight surprise, as it was Meili who answered him, not Royota.
“There’s a place here in the middle ring notorious for crime” Meili replied, “stealing, slave trade, illegal bending tournaments, murder, you name it.”
“That sounds like the sort of thing you’d find in the lower ring,” Shinon commented, “you mean to say people get away with it up here?”
“Aye,” Meili replied, “I thought you of all people would know about the way The Order runs things.”
“If anything, girl,” said Ryuka, “they wouldn’t; being the most opposed to such a group. What exactly do you, a young child, know about The Order of the Avatar Slayer?”
“I know all sorts of things,” Meili replied bluntly, “for now, I know that you, my non-bending friend, need to stop thinking that just because I’m blind and partially deaf doesn’t mean that I’m stupid. Once I meet a person, I never forget them. Each person’s movements, both internal and external, are unique.
The sooner people realize that just because I’m blind doesn’t mean I’m stupid, and acknowledge that I “see” far more than they ever will, the happier they’ll become. Right now in fact, we are crossing over top of part of the underground city where said actions take place. It’s kind of hard for me to ‘see’ exactly what’s going on because of how fast we’re moving, but take my word for it, or don’t.”
Upon their arrival, they stepped out, Meili in the lead.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” said Meili, “we are now officially on top of one of the entrances to The Underground.” She bent down and put one of her hands on the ground as well.
“Aye, nothing has changed,” she said, “the slave trade seems to be the prize still. We’re going down there.”
“We did make a promise,” said Royota, and using earthbending, he lowered the ground they were standing on and covered their tracks with additional earthbending.
The Underground, as it was called, was a vast expanse of city underground, which seemed to be a haven for crime. Though the entrance they used was on the border of the middle ring, it seemed that most of it was underneath the lower ring, as would be expected.
It was unlikely that anyone actually lived down here, but there was always something going on: someone getting hurt or killed, something (or someone) being sold illegally, and all sorts of things along those lines. It was surprisingly a rather secretive place though, and as a result one could get away with a lot down here. Meili had actually separated herself from the group, and had returned later with a sack of gold.
“Where did you get that?” Sanaki asked; for other than Alzar, who was accustomed to money, only Sanaki could sense that she had obtained it, for she had hidden it.
“Stole it,” Meili replied straightforwardly and bluntly, “duh”
“You seem to be awfully familiar with this place, child,” said Ryuka darkly, “do you come here regularly,”
“Aye,” Meili replied, “and this time I’m gonna come fight for my mom’s release. That’s half the reason I led you all here.”
“And she was a smart young lady for doing so, Ryuka,” said a gentle voice from behind them. A hand appeared on Ryuka’s shoulder, and he, Royota, and Shinon (all those who could see) turned. It was another cloaked woman, whose cloak was reminiscent of Zeruda’s only green. This was the giveaway as to who this was.
“Queen Iresu,” Royota exclaimed, bowing slightly to follow tradition, though technically she was no longer queen of the Earth Kingdom, “why are you of all people down here?”
“Why not,” Iresu replied, “I’m one of the people who helps keep some of this place in check, and, it’s almost as secretive as the Secret Service Base in this part of the world.”
The Avatar Guard Secret Service had 5 “bases”, one in the north, one in the south, one in the east, west and one in the middle since the others were so far apart.
The northern and southern bases were located in the respective water tribes, the central base was hidden in the earth kingdom, the western one was in the fire nation, and the eastern one was in the eastern air temple, which made one in each nation. The Order had bases like this as well, but just like they did not know where the Secret Service had theirs, the Avatar Guard did not know where The Order’s bases were.
“So what is your current objective,” Royota asked, telling them theirs,
“It’s virtually the same as yours,” Iresu replied, “I fight there and win people out of that hole. It’s a very simple concept, and it’s easy to win your money (or money’s worth) back because so many people come in and die. Are any of you going to play?”
“Hmm,” Shinon chuckled, “I think ‘play’ is a bit strong of a word, eh?”
Alzar chuckled, “we all know you don’t want to, Shin” she said, “Personally though, I think this little blind kid and I could take a few out together, eh, Sanaki?”
Sanaki hugged Alzar. They were both in fact related, though how exactly was unsure. Nonetheless, the fact that they were both descendants of the legendary Fire Lady of old remained. Incidentally, though Alzar was an irritable woman who would have probably thrown anyone else off that she didn’t know too well, this time, she put her arms around Sanaki and smiled.
“Any other takers,” Iresu asked, “or do we sign up now?”
Royota chuckled, “lead the way, Iresu,” he said, and 10 minutes later, he, Shinon, and Ryuka were in the stands, watching the conclusion of the 172nd battle of the day take place, which involved a Zuroc Sensei driving a knife through a female waterbender’s throat.
Meili had paid with some of the money he stole, and Iresu had paid Alzar and Sanaki’s ways as well as her own. There were 2-on-2 fights here as well, hence the reason Alzar and Sanaki signed up. There was no official starting or ending to this game—as long as there were fighters and spectators (of which there almost always was) it would go on.
Shinon, Royota, and Ryuka watched and waited for one of their friends to appear, and it was not long before they did.
“And now,” said the announcer, “for round 176, ’The Dark Avenger’ will be facing ‘The Smash Master’ in a battle of stealth and earth”
“The Dark Avenger” was the Zuroc Sensei who had killed the waterbender in round 172, and “The Smash Master” was Meili, for she was the one to (literally) smash out of the stone wall and fly onto the field. Killing your opponent was not necessary, but the crowds sort of encouraged it, and it reduced your opposition.
The fight began at once, and Meili’s first tactic was to bring a wall of earth that completely enclosed her. The only people this technique did not work on were earthbenders, who would use it to try and crush her. However, she actually had ways to prevent them from doing so; but since her enemy this time did not appear to be an earthbender, and so Meili remained in her box. In here, she sensed who her opponent was and how they moved. Aggressive fighters would try to break her wall, and defensive ones would be watching for movement.
This fellow seemed to be making erratic movements that lowered Meili’s predictability. Considering though that he was a Zuroc Sensei, predictability was not something to expect. After about a total of a minute inside her earthen box, she smashed it apart, sending pieces towards her opponent. He dodged them with little effort, and the two of them continued fighting, Meili’s detection skills holding out, but not as good as they could be. Meili’s skills held out, but there was one time where before Meili could detect what happened next, there suddenly were three staggering gashes across her chest.
Meili fell to her knees. This was where her game began. She fell on her face and actually dug her right hand into one of the gashes on her chest to make it bleed more. She thought her enemy would end there, but to her dismay, she suddenly felt 2 sharp objects hit her in the back. The Dark Avenger flew over her swiping them up and Meili knew he was closing in for the kill. However, she had one last tactic.
She raised her hands as if she was surrendering. She actually by now figured that he would have some unorthodox method of killing her, and was right. Right as she did, a knife came flying at her throat. However, because of the metal—a purified, refined form of earth—in the knife, Meili detected it and using a quickly-made rock fist actually smashed her fist into it, deflecting it. The trajectory of the knife and the miscalculate movement of the Zuroc Sensei actually caused it to nearly sever his head off. His head was only hanging by a small amount of flesh, and he was clearly dead.
“And the winner of our 176th match is The Smash Master!”
Meili limped off of the battlefield. She took a spot in the stands where her bare feet could clearly ‘feel’ what was going on, despite her soles being covered in blood from stepping in it. Though she was away from Shinon, Royota, and Ryuka, she was still planning on joining them after this was all over. For now though, she was just glad that she was still alive and still able to retain her title of The Smash Master.
~Azula~
There is some fast-paced Meili ownage in this chapter, and some of the graphic violence leaked through into this version, but most of it was cut for various reasons.
naturally, I'm willing to PM the uncut version to anyone who wants it.
CHAPTER 26: THE SMASH MASTER
“So Royota” said Ryuka, “where exactly do we plan on looking for Zuki,”
Zuki was the name of the woman they were looking for, and was also Cho Ling’s wife and Meili’s mother. However, Ryuka was in for a slight surprise, as it was Meili who answered him, not Royota.
“There’s a place here in the middle ring notorious for crime” Meili replied, “stealing, slave trade, illegal bending tournaments, murder, you name it.”
“That sounds like the sort of thing you’d find in the lower ring,” Shinon commented, “you mean to say people get away with it up here?”
“Aye,” Meili replied, “I thought you of all people would know about the way The Order runs things.”
“If anything, girl,” said Ryuka, “they wouldn’t; being the most opposed to such a group. What exactly do you, a young child, know about The Order of the Avatar Slayer?”
“I know all sorts of things,” Meili replied bluntly, “for now, I know that you, my non-bending friend, need to stop thinking that just because I’m blind and partially deaf doesn’t mean that I’m stupid. Once I meet a person, I never forget them. Each person’s movements, both internal and external, are unique.
The sooner people realize that just because I’m blind doesn’t mean I’m stupid, and acknowledge that I “see” far more than they ever will, the happier they’ll become. Right now in fact, we are crossing over top of part of the underground city where said actions take place. It’s kind of hard for me to ‘see’ exactly what’s going on because of how fast we’re moving, but take my word for it, or don’t.”
Upon their arrival, they stepped out, Meili in the lead.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” said Meili, “we are now officially on top of one of the entrances to The Underground.” She bent down and put one of her hands on the ground as well.
“Aye, nothing has changed,” she said, “the slave trade seems to be the prize still. We’re going down there.”
“We did make a promise,” said Royota, and using earthbending, he lowered the ground they were standing on and covered their tracks with additional earthbending.
The Underground, as it was called, was a vast expanse of city underground, which seemed to be a haven for crime. Though the entrance they used was on the border of the middle ring, it seemed that most of it was underneath the lower ring, as would be expected.
It was unlikely that anyone actually lived down here, but there was always something going on: someone getting hurt or killed, something (or someone) being sold illegally, and all sorts of things along those lines. It was surprisingly a rather secretive place though, and as a result one could get away with a lot down here. Meili had actually separated herself from the group, and had returned later with a sack of gold.
“Where did you get that?” Sanaki asked; for other than Alzar, who was accustomed to money, only Sanaki could sense that she had obtained it, for she had hidden it.
“Stole it,” Meili replied straightforwardly and bluntly, “duh”
“You seem to be awfully familiar with this place, child,” said Ryuka darkly, “do you come here regularly,”
“Aye,” Meili replied, “and this time I’m gonna come fight for my mom’s release. That’s half the reason I led you all here.”
“And she was a smart young lady for doing so, Ryuka,” said a gentle voice from behind them. A hand appeared on Ryuka’s shoulder, and he, Royota, and Shinon (all those who could see) turned. It was another cloaked woman, whose cloak was reminiscent of Zeruda’s only green. This was the giveaway as to who this was.
“Queen Iresu,” Royota exclaimed, bowing slightly to follow tradition, though technically she was no longer queen of the Earth Kingdom, “why are you of all people down here?”
“Why not,” Iresu replied, “I’m one of the people who helps keep some of this place in check, and, it’s almost as secretive as the Secret Service Base in this part of the world.”
The Avatar Guard Secret Service had 5 “bases”, one in the north, one in the south, one in the east, west and one in the middle since the others were so far apart.
The northern and southern bases were located in the respective water tribes, the central base was hidden in the earth kingdom, the western one was in the fire nation, and the eastern one was in the eastern air temple, which made one in each nation. The Order had bases like this as well, but just like they did not know where the Secret Service had theirs, the Avatar Guard did not know where The Order’s bases were.
“So what is your current objective,” Royota asked, telling them theirs,
“It’s virtually the same as yours,” Iresu replied, “I fight there and win people out of that hole. It’s a very simple concept, and it’s easy to win your money (or money’s worth) back because so many people come in and die. Are any of you going to play?”
“Hmm,” Shinon chuckled, “I think ‘play’ is a bit strong of a word, eh?”
Alzar chuckled, “we all know you don’t want to, Shin” she said, “Personally though, I think this little blind kid and I could take a few out together, eh, Sanaki?”
Sanaki hugged Alzar. They were both in fact related, though how exactly was unsure. Nonetheless, the fact that they were both descendants of the legendary Fire Lady of old remained. Incidentally, though Alzar was an irritable woman who would have probably thrown anyone else off that she didn’t know too well, this time, she put her arms around Sanaki and smiled.
“Any other takers,” Iresu asked, “or do we sign up now?”
Royota chuckled, “lead the way, Iresu,” he said, and 10 minutes later, he, Shinon, and Ryuka were in the stands, watching the conclusion of the 172nd battle of the day take place, which involved a Zuroc Sensei driving a knife through a female waterbender’s throat.
Meili had paid with some of the money he stole, and Iresu had paid Alzar and Sanaki’s ways as well as her own. There were 2-on-2 fights here as well, hence the reason Alzar and Sanaki signed up. There was no official starting or ending to this game—as long as there were fighters and spectators (of which there almost always was) it would go on.
Shinon, Royota, and Ryuka watched and waited for one of their friends to appear, and it was not long before they did.
“And now,” said the announcer, “for round 176, ’The Dark Avenger’ will be facing ‘The Smash Master’ in a battle of stealth and earth”
“The Dark Avenger” was the Zuroc Sensei who had killed the waterbender in round 172, and “The Smash Master” was Meili, for she was the one to (literally) smash out of the stone wall and fly onto the field. Killing your opponent was not necessary, but the crowds sort of encouraged it, and it reduced your opposition.
The fight began at once, and Meili’s first tactic was to bring a wall of earth that completely enclosed her. The only people this technique did not work on were earthbenders, who would use it to try and crush her. However, she actually had ways to prevent them from doing so; but since her enemy this time did not appear to be an earthbender, and so Meili remained in her box. In here, she sensed who her opponent was and how they moved. Aggressive fighters would try to break her wall, and defensive ones would be watching for movement.
This fellow seemed to be making erratic movements that lowered Meili’s predictability. Considering though that he was a Zuroc Sensei, predictability was not something to expect. After about a total of a minute inside her earthen box, she smashed it apart, sending pieces towards her opponent. He dodged them with little effort, and the two of them continued fighting, Meili’s detection skills holding out, but not as good as they could be. Meili’s skills held out, but there was one time where before Meili could detect what happened next, there suddenly were three staggering gashes across her chest.
Meili fell to her knees. This was where her game began. She fell on her face and actually dug her right hand into one of the gashes on her chest to make it bleed more. She thought her enemy would end there, but to her dismay, she suddenly felt 2 sharp objects hit her in the back. The Dark Avenger flew over her swiping them up and Meili knew he was closing in for the kill. However, she had one last tactic.
She raised her hands as if she was surrendering. She actually by now figured that he would have some unorthodox method of killing her, and was right. Right as she did, a knife came flying at her throat. However, because of the metal—a purified, refined form of earth—in the knife, Meili detected it and using a quickly-made rock fist actually smashed her fist into it, deflecting it. The trajectory of the knife and the miscalculate movement of the Zuroc Sensei actually caused it to nearly sever his head off. His head was only hanging by a small amount of flesh, and he was clearly dead.
“And the winner of our 176th match is The Smash Master!”
Meili limped off of the battlefield. She took a spot in the stands where her bare feet could clearly ‘feel’ what was going on, despite her soles being covered in blood from stepping in it. Though she was away from Shinon, Royota, and Ryuka, she was still planning on joining them after this was all over. For now though, she was just glad that she was still alive and still able to retain her title of The Smash Master.
~Azula~
