Post by Teяa253 on Nov 28, 2008 7:01:26 GMT 1
I've hit chapter 30 and there's still so much more to do...
ending, I can see you, but don't know when you're destined to come...
oh wellz. until then, chapters, chapters, and more chapters.
CHAPTER 30: YOU'RE A PART OF IT
“Sightings of the Avatar have been reported near the Northern Water Tribe Port, and the Western Air temple Port as well” said Zhin to Tu-Sung, Ju Long, and a few other important Order members, “and as such, they have also been reported in the Fire Nation. They have not been seen back in the Earth Kingdom, so we can assume that the Fire Nation was their final stop. There is a powerful Kyoshi warrior, an old waterbender and the avatar’s airbending teacher accompanying them.”
“So,” said one of the members, “I presume that you are telling us this because you want us to do something about it?”
“Aye and no,” Zhin replied, “Tu-Sung came up with the concept of this scheme: if the avatar is out of her base, that means that it is less defended, and our proposition to attack Ba Sing Se will go under way.”
“Attack Ba Sing Se,” Ju Long exclaimed, “that’s insane. We’d never pull it off; the city is much too huge for anything of that caliber.”
“We don’t need to overthrow the entire city, Ju Long” said Tu-Sung, “that would indeed be ridiculous. We just need to take over the parts that have less Avatar Guard members. If we limit the Avatar’s list of allies, we will eventually be able to corner him.”
“excuse me, Tu-Sung,” said one of the other members, (and because they were all important members of The Order of the Avatar Slayer, talking to a man of Tu-Sung’s rank was not out of this man’s league) “but the reports we received of the avatar’s sighting at the Northern Water Tribe and the Western Air Temple indicated that the avatar is female.”
“Ah,” said Zhin, who also did not know of the situation, “so now we are pitting ourselves against a woman after so many years of the avatar being male. This could simplify our situation.”
Zhin may have been a woman, but even she knew that men were naturally stronger than women—usually.
“Why does this simplify our situation,” the same man asked,
“Because,” she said, “although bending prowess is great, if nothing else, physical strength will win, and even I acknowledge that men are generally tougher than women.”
“Then you’re looking at a case that is outside of the usual scenario,” the man replied, “this woman is the stocky type; very tough. If she were taller she’d be like a mountain. Her arms are huge.”
“So the avatar is more muscular than predicted, eh,” said Tu-Sung, chuckling at the idea of a short and strong woman like Zakura being the next avatar, “it just means that the spirit of chaos wishes to grant us a challenge this time. We shall overcome it.”
“So what of the reports of Katara Altina II” said Ju Long, “for if what Fire Lord Orzon says is true, then we may have just gained a very valuable asset.
“She is powerful beyond belief,” Zhin replied, “She is called The Lady of the Braced Arms for a reason—she wears them because they help her have slightly better control. Without proper control her power would consume her. Her power is devastating.”
“Unfortunately,” said Tu-Sung, “also from those same reports from Fire Lord Orzon we received information regarding her stance. She seems to only care about finding her mother and brother. Do we know of who they are or where they are located?”
“If she is Katara Altina II,” said Ju Long, “we can naturally assume that her mother is Katara Altina I. as for her brother, I know not.”
“He is a young man around 18 or so by the name of Sokka” one of the other members replied. Sokka, Katara’s older brother, was incidentally named after the older brother of the legendary waterbender of old. He had been an icon for warriors, particularly those who could not bend. “Before I left the Navy, he was a new recruit on my ship. He is a firm supporter of The Avatar Guard,”
“Then perhaps we have grounds to capture him and hold him against his sister,” said Zhin, “or perhaps we need to strengthen her loyalty with us through means similar to the Dai Li of old.”
“Whatever we do,” said Tu-Sung, “we must inform Fire Lord Orzon and Fire Lady Ayumi to keep them far apart. If by chance the ship that Sokka Altina comes to the Fire Nation, Katara Altina must be moved.”
(Altina of course being Sokka’s last name as well as Katara’s; and actually a rather common name, first or last)
“So be it,” said Tu-Sung, “for now though we must make plans to take control of more of Ba Sing Se. the Dai Li that serve that area are mostly our men, and they will pretty much advise the inhabitants to evacuate, join The Order, or fight to the death.”
“They must give them a chance though,” said Zhin, “for some Earth Kingdom Citizens question even the rule of Zhang and Zao Lin. So far they haven’t seen much of a difference, but The Avatar Guard has powerful political figures as well. The warriors will be the ones to convince the citizens to join The Order; and the Dai Li will try to evacuate people or tell them to fight for their lives.”
“This is an ingenious operation,” said Tu-Sung, “anything unexplainable will obviously be covered up. With most of the avatar’s gang outside of their hideout, we could claim much of that area as our own.”
“So are there any issues that are of concern,” Ju Long asked,
“Aye,” said Zhin, “there’s a woman; a clueless ditz by the name of Zuki Meisha. She’s seen much of our treachery, but getting her to remember any of it—or anything in general—is a miracle.
The fact that she knows it somewhere in that simple happy go-lucky mind of hers though makes her a treat, as there is always a way to get through to someone, even the dumbest idiot. The last reports of her location were that she was seen captured and offered up as a slave at The Underground. The problem is, is that some “good” people go down there to free people of that type. Zuki Meisha’s beauty gets her a lot of attention, and that stupid woman isn’t even aware of it.”
“If she is captured,” said Tu-Sung, “then we have no reason to worry about her divulging information, correct?”
“Aye,” said Zhin, “with one exception: I know the Meisha family too well. Their eldest daughter goes down there a lot. If I had a way to prove this I could order her arrest, but unfortunately, I lack such details. Anyways, she goes down there a lot. There is a good chance that if she found her mother down there that she would go to whatever lengths it took to get her back.”
“But are there any reports that she succeeded?”
“At the moment, no, there are none”
“Then why are we worrying over something that has not occurred?”
“Because we are not sure if it has happened or not, and if it has indeed happened, then we could possibly get our whole scheme unraveled to The Avatar Guard before we pulled it off.”
“If we keep putting this attack off the avatar will have made other plans by then, Zhin; she’s just as intelligent as us it seems.”
“Did I ever say we were going to put it off, Tu-Sung? No I didn’t; I merely stated that Zuki Meisha is a possible threat to us. We are going to go through with this operation and hope for the best. With the careful and intricate planning we’ve done, we should do some decent damage to The Avatar Guard to say the least.”
“Ah,” said Tu-Sung, “my mistake then, Zhin”
“It is unnecessary to apologize to me for it, Tu-Sung,” said Zhin seductively, “it is good to consider the possibilities as to what might go wrong, for that way we will know of a possible alternative option should the scenario arrive.”
“So how much of Ba Sing Se do you intend to capture with this little stunt of yours, eh, Zhin,” one of the other members asked,
“Not a huge amount at first,” Zhin replied, “but we intend to pick off some of the remote areas, and gather more soldiers from Fengtai as well.”
“Fengtai,” Ju Long muttered, “my wife passed through that city before going off to join The Avatar Guard”
He paused for a moment. “Or rather,” he continued, “my ex-wife; she has my child; she once meant everything to me. She was once everything I lived for. To know that she betrayed me...”
“...is part of the reason we’re also here,” Said Zhin, “It was the avatar’s existence that caused this war.”
While this statement was true, Zhin was using it in an incorrect context used to the advantage of The Order of the Avatar Slayer. The avatar’s existence was what had caused The Order of the Avatar Slayer to form out of hatred for the avatar and fear of his or her corruption. The avatar to this day has not done such harm.
Nonetheless, the fact that The Order of the Avatar Slayer had formed because of the avatar’s existence, and then from there started a war against the world, which in turn formed their enemies (and the “good side”) the Avatar guard, it was in essence, the avatar’s existence that caused this great, long-lasting war.
“I see,” said Ju Long, “so these actions are necessary then,
“Aye” Tu-Sung replied, “and that is why we are carrying them out.”
“So the attack is going through then,” asked Ju Long curiously,
“Of course,” said Zhin sweetly yet seductively, “and You’re A Part of It.”
~Azula~
ending, I can see you, but don't know when you're destined to come...
oh wellz. until then, chapters, chapters, and more chapters.
CHAPTER 30: YOU'RE A PART OF IT
“Sightings of the Avatar have been reported near the Northern Water Tribe Port, and the Western Air temple Port as well” said Zhin to Tu-Sung, Ju Long, and a few other important Order members, “and as such, they have also been reported in the Fire Nation. They have not been seen back in the Earth Kingdom, so we can assume that the Fire Nation was their final stop. There is a powerful Kyoshi warrior, an old waterbender and the avatar’s airbending teacher accompanying them.”
“So,” said one of the members, “I presume that you are telling us this because you want us to do something about it?”
“Aye and no,” Zhin replied, “Tu-Sung came up with the concept of this scheme: if the avatar is out of her base, that means that it is less defended, and our proposition to attack Ba Sing Se will go under way.”
“Attack Ba Sing Se,” Ju Long exclaimed, “that’s insane. We’d never pull it off; the city is much too huge for anything of that caliber.”
“We don’t need to overthrow the entire city, Ju Long” said Tu-Sung, “that would indeed be ridiculous. We just need to take over the parts that have less Avatar Guard members. If we limit the Avatar’s list of allies, we will eventually be able to corner him.”
“excuse me, Tu-Sung,” said one of the other members, (and because they were all important members of The Order of the Avatar Slayer, talking to a man of Tu-Sung’s rank was not out of this man’s league) “but the reports we received of the avatar’s sighting at the Northern Water Tribe and the Western Air Temple indicated that the avatar is female.”
“Ah,” said Zhin, who also did not know of the situation, “so now we are pitting ourselves against a woman after so many years of the avatar being male. This could simplify our situation.”
Zhin may have been a woman, but even she knew that men were naturally stronger than women—usually.
“Why does this simplify our situation,” the same man asked,
“Because,” she said, “although bending prowess is great, if nothing else, physical strength will win, and even I acknowledge that men are generally tougher than women.”
“Then you’re looking at a case that is outside of the usual scenario,” the man replied, “this woman is the stocky type; very tough. If she were taller she’d be like a mountain. Her arms are huge.”
“So the avatar is more muscular than predicted, eh,” said Tu-Sung, chuckling at the idea of a short and strong woman like Zakura being the next avatar, “it just means that the spirit of chaos wishes to grant us a challenge this time. We shall overcome it.”
“So what of the reports of Katara Altina II” said Ju Long, “for if what Fire Lord Orzon says is true, then we may have just gained a very valuable asset.
“She is powerful beyond belief,” Zhin replied, “She is called The Lady of the Braced Arms for a reason—she wears them because they help her have slightly better control. Without proper control her power would consume her. Her power is devastating.”
“Unfortunately,” said Tu-Sung, “also from those same reports from Fire Lord Orzon we received information regarding her stance. She seems to only care about finding her mother and brother. Do we know of who they are or where they are located?”
“If she is Katara Altina II,” said Ju Long, “we can naturally assume that her mother is Katara Altina I. as for her brother, I know not.”
“He is a young man around 18 or so by the name of Sokka” one of the other members replied. Sokka, Katara’s older brother, was incidentally named after the older brother of the legendary waterbender of old. He had been an icon for warriors, particularly those who could not bend. “Before I left the Navy, he was a new recruit on my ship. He is a firm supporter of The Avatar Guard,”
“Then perhaps we have grounds to capture him and hold him against his sister,” said Zhin, “or perhaps we need to strengthen her loyalty with us through means similar to the Dai Li of old.”
“Whatever we do,” said Tu-Sung, “we must inform Fire Lord Orzon and Fire Lady Ayumi to keep them far apart. If by chance the ship that Sokka Altina comes to the Fire Nation, Katara Altina must be moved.”
(Altina of course being Sokka’s last name as well as Katara’s; and actually a rather common name, first or last)
“So be it,” said Tu-Sung, “for now though we must make plans to take control of more of Ba Sing Se. the Dai Li that serve that area are mostly our men, and they will pretty much advise the inhabitants to evacuate, join The Order, or fight to the death.”
“They must give them a chance though,” said Zhin, “for some Earth Kingdom Citizens question even the rule of Zhang and Zao Lin. So far they haven’t seen much of a difference, but The Avatar Guard has powerful political figures as well. The warriors will be the ones to convince the citizens to join The Order; and the Dai Li will try to evacuate people or tell them to fight for their lives.”
“This is an ingenious operation,” said Tu-Sung, “anything unexplainable will obviously be covered up. With most of the avatar’s gang outside of their hideout, we could claim much of that area as our own.”
“So are there any issues that are of concern,” Ju Long asked,
“Aye,” said Zhin, “there’s a woman; a clueless ditz by the name of Zuki Meisha. She’s seen much of our treachery, but getting her to remember any of it—or anything in general—is a miracle.
The fact that she knows it somewhere in that simple happy go-lucky mind of hers though makes her a treat, as there is always a way to get through to someone, even the dumbest idiot. The last reports of her location were that she was seen captured and offered up as a slave at The Underground. The problem is, is that some “good” people go down there to free people of that type. Zuki Meisha’s beauty gets her a lot of attention, and that stupid woman isn’t even aware of it.”
“If she is captured,” said Tu-Sung, “then we have no reason to worry about her divulging information, correct?”
“Aye,” said Zhin, “with one exception: I know the Meisha family too well. Their eldest daughter goes down there a lot. If I had a way to prove this I could order her arrest, but unfortunately, I lack such details. Anyways, she goes down there a lot. There is a good chance that if she found her mother down there that she would go to whatever lengths it took to get her back.”
“But are there any reports that she succeeded?”
“At the moment, no, there are none”
“Then why are we worrying over something that has not occurred?”
“Because we are not sure if it has happened or not, and if it has indeed happened, then we could possibly get our whole scheme unraveled to The Avatar Guard before we pulled it off.”
“If we keep putting this attack off the avatar will have made other plans by then, Zhin; she’s just as intelligent as us it seems.”
“Did I ever say we were going to put it off, Tu-Sung? No I didn’t; I merely stated that Zuki Meisha is a possible threat to us. We are going to go through with this operation and hope for the best. With the careful and intricate planning we’ve done, we should do some decent damage to The Avatar Guard to say the least.”
“Ah,” said Tu-Sung, “my mistake then, Zhin”
“It is unnecessary to apologize to me for it, Tu-Sung,” said Zhin seductively, “it is good to consider the possibilities as to what might go wrong, for that way we will know of a possible alternative option should the scenario arrive.”
“So how much of Ba Sing Se do you intend to capture with this little stunt of yours, eh, Zhin,” one of the other members asked,
“Not a huge amount at first,” Zhin replied, “but we intend to pick off some of the remote areas, and gather more soldiers from Fengtai as well.”
“Fengtai,” Ju Long muttered, “my wife passed through that city before going off to join The Avatar Guard”
He paused for a moment. “Or rather,” he continued, “my ex-wife; she has my child; she once meant everything to me. She was once everything I lived for. To know that she betrayed me...”
“...is part of the reason we’re also here,” Said Zhin, “It was the avatar’s existence that caused this war.”
While this statement was true, Zhin was using it in an incorrect context used to the advantage of The Order of the Avatar Slayer. The avatar’s existence was what had caused The Order of the Avatar Slayer to form out of hatred for the avatar and fear of his or her corruption. The avatar to this day has not done such harm.
Nonetheless, the fact that The Order of the Avatar Slayer had formed because of the avatar’s existence, and then from there started a war against the world, which in turn formed their enemies (and the “good side”) the Avatar guard, it was in essence, the avatar’s existence that caused this great, long-lasting war.
“I see,” said Ju Long, “so these actions are necessary then,
“Aye” Tu-Sung replied, “and that is why we are carrying them out.”
“So the attack is going through then,” asked Ju Long curiously,
“Of course,” said Zhin sweetly yet seductively, “and You’re A Part of It.”
~Azula~
