Post by Teяa253 on Nov 29, 2008 3:34:16 GMT 1
chapter 31; back to Katara...
she's a really erratic character in this series. I really don't know what to say about her at this point...
CHAPTER 31: UNLESS SHE SURVIVES
Katara’s situation got slightly better, but for the most part, she was not fond of this new life. Orzon and Ayumi had told her that they knew where her brother was (which, incidentally, they did) and this gave her hope; However, she did not know that they were actually making sure that he did not find her, as he had become deeply rooted in The Avatar Guard during his time apart from his younger sister.
Katara’s loyalty to The Order was held up by that thought nonetheless, but Zhin’s planning far, far away had reached Ayumi and Orzon, and they planned to do something about it.
“We clear her mind,” said Orzon, “before she was calmed she was fierce; hated everyone.”
“Ferocity and hatred” said Ayumi, “those terms are right in my arena.”
“And that is the problem,” said Orzon, “she knows you are relentless, and that you hate her. If you try something of that sort, she’ll likely attack; and we both know that her raw power is far greater than any of ours, and so the obvious outcome is...”
“And that was why we took her, is it not? That girl’s power will eventually consume her. She lacks the control needed to harness it. If she lives past 20 I’ll be surprised, so let’s make use of her while we can.”
“And that is why I will be the one to clear her mind, Ayumi; she trusts me more than she trusts you. I’m known for my convincing game.”
Ayumi grumbled and muttered something under her breath before disappearing, leaving Orzon alone. He went to Katara’s room a few minutes later to find her unconscious on the ground. A little bit of looking around told her Ayumi had been there.
Orzon knew his wife, and how she operated. She had a deadly tactic that if she used on a person, would make them faint. The fact that there were no cuts or bruises on Katara other than her scars meant that Ayumi had done her work, which actually saved him the time.
Katara woke up in a dark chamber, tied down, and still exhausted as always. Surprisingly, she wasn’t as scared as she probably should have been, as Katara Altina II was used to being treated badly, having been treated such most of her life (save by her brother).
Her eyes darted around, but only saw a dim light in the distance. Orzon, the holder of the light, was approaching her. The light Orzon had was revolving around him, and it caught Katara’s eyes, and the hypnotism used by the Dai Li of old was coming back around and into effect on young Katara.
“This war,” said Orzon, slightly disguising his voice, “was caused by the avatar. It has separated you from your family; left you all alone. The Fire Lord is here to help you.”
“The Fire Lord is my friend,” Katara asked, as if she doubted, though eventually, his hypnotism would end up brainwashing her; “why,”
“This was the man who took you in,” Orzon replied, watching as Katara’s eyes followed the lamp that was revolving around him in what was otherwise darkness, “he is here for you, and will help you find your family. He trained you to become able to defend yourself without getting hurt.” He paused, and noticed that Katara’s eyes had gone blank.
“Is this true,” Orzon asked her, as he had repeated those lines several times to her, and was hoping for a result,
“Aye,” Katara replied, “Fire Lord Orzon is my friend—isn’t he?”
“Aye,” Orzon replied, “and with your power, you could run the world as you wished it. You wouldn’t even need your friends to help you. You would not even need the avatar.”
Katara had a very strong-willed mind, and it took Orzon a long time before he was able to do what he had been hoping to do. By the time all was said and done, Katara was thrashing to try and escape, and freaked out when people touched her.
Before her brother had left, he had spent much of his time trying to calm down his sister, who suffered from the stress of losing her father as well as the stress of knowing that if she was not consistently improving her control, that her power would overtake her and that she would die. Previously she had calmed down, but now Orzon and Ayumi’s brainwashing had changed her back to her original erratic behavior.
“Let me go,” she snapped, “let me go NOW,”
Orzon did not hesitate, and Katara’s bonds were broken.
“You have my services,” she said, “for now.”
Orzon’s job was finished, and Ayumi, who had insisted that she ‘work on her’ afterwards, and so Orzon gave it the OK.
However, upon seeing her, Katara got into a defensive stance. There was some part of Orzon’s brainwashing that had affected Katara, but the exact results of the events that had just occurred were unknown. Katara now just seemed much more erratic and unpredictable.
“Woman,” she said, seizing Ayumi by the throat, “when is the next war you were planning to send me off on,”
Ayumi was shocked at not only Katara’s bravery, but the fact that she was “assaulting” the Lady of the Fire Nation. She slapped Katara’s arm away from her neck.
“Don’t touch me like that,” she said, “remember who your superiors are.”
“I do,” Katara replied, “and with power like mine, I’m the most superior person in the world. Now tell me about this next war if you want me to remain on your side. Your little brainwashing shot did well.”
Ayumi’s expression was hard to interpret, as it was a cross between surprise, hatred, fear, and arrogance.
“It is two days from now,” Ayumi replied, “and if you touch me again like that I will have you put to death, regardless of your so-called “power”. When you understand that you will be much better off.”
Katara however, did not reply. She was heading for her room, for she was tired. On the way, she met the giggling servant girls. By this time they knew her name (though she had never wasted her time trying to learn theirs) and so they taunted her as usual.
“Katara’s in trouble,” they giggled, but soon realized that this was a mistake. Unlike Orzon or Ayumi, who had authority as well as power, these girls had nothing except their numbers.
“You want to go,” Katara said, clearly not in the mood, as she was back to her people-hating attitude of her past;
The girls crowded together, and they actually called out a few different names. A few moments later, they were accompanied by 4 young men who were probably the boyfriends of these young ladies.
“Don’t touch our girls,” they said, showing off. Perhaps these girls were also weak firebenders, as once the boys showed off some of their skill (which, compared to anyone from The Avatar Guard or The Order of the Avatar Slayer, was nothing) the girls did too.
“Or what,” said Katara irritably, “you’ll try to out-firebend me?”
Katara responded by making two huge fireballs on her hands. This caused them to get on edge, but Katara’s next reaction was something that did not involve firebending.
Katara did not firebend to attack when she didn’t have to, for she usually hurt herself as well. Therefore, her next movement was a series of surprise attacks that involved her fists and her feet. Within seconds, they were all down, but not out.
“You monster,” one of the girls yelled, her eyes watering,
“Whatever,” Katara shrugged, and she made her way to her room without another word. Upon getting there, she slammed the door and locked it. Orzon had corrupted her mind, bringing her past self back. She still seemed to be on their side, and planned to fight with them in the next war. Ultimately though, she sort of was now on her own side.
“Sokka,” she muttered, “mother; I’m coming for you both; The Avatar Guard; The Order of the Avatar Slayer; neither of them means anything to me right now. I want to see my family again.”
Katara threw herself onto her bed and fell asleep, thinking only about her family, as was typical.
“She’s dangerous,” Orzon warned, “if she learns that we are keeping her brother and mother away from here she will turn against us, and with power like that, she will defeat us. We need to make good use of her while she’s still on our side.”
“That is why we are sending her to war with the others, Orzon,” Ayumi replied, still angered (and possibly slightly humiliated) by the incident she had had with Katara earlier; “she needs to die, as she’s a danger to everyone around her, herself, and the rest of the world, the avatar included. We need to make it look like an accident though. Perhaps a non-existent retreat calls for the other soldiers. Let her fight alone.”
“If you want her alone,” said Orzon, “bring up her family before she goes in. she’ll never retreat if she thinks they are on the line here.”
“She’s a stubborn young woman,” said Ayumi, “I’m sure that such a thing will work. For once we might have to hope that the avatar decides to bring with her a challenge. Katara Altina II is altogether dangerous.”
“And either way,” said Orzon, “this will work to our advantage, for she will deal heavy blows to The Avatar Guard before she dies. If she refuses to retreat, her only other option will be to fight to the death, and that means she’ll be dealing damage.”
“Then it is what we shall do,” said Ayumi, “unless of course, she survives; what then, Orzon? What then?”
“that is a question I must think about,” Orzon replied, “chances are she will die, therefore everything will be alright Unless She Survives.”
~Azula~
she's a really erratic character in this series. I really don't know what to say about her at this point...
CHAPTER 31: UNLESS SHE SURVIVES
Katara’s situation got slightly better, but for the most part, she was not fond of this new life. Orzon and Ayumi had told her that they knew where her brother was (which, incidentally, they did) and this gave her hope; However, she did not know that they were actually making sure that he did not find her, as he had become deeply rooted in The Avatar Guard during his time apart from his younger sister.
Katara’s loyalty to The Order was held up by that thought nonetheless, but Zhin’s planning far, far away had reached Ayumi and Orzon, and they planned to do something about it.
“We clear her mind,” said Orzon, “before she was calmed she was fierce; hated everyone.”
“Ferocity and hatred” said Ayumi, “those terms are right in my arena.”
“And that is the problem,” said Orzon, “she knows you are relentless, and that you hate her. If you try something of that sort, she’ll likely attack; and we both know that her raw power is far greater than any of ours, and so the obvious outcome is...”
“And that was why we took her, is it not? That girl’s power will eventually consume her. She lacks the control needed to harness it. If she lives past 20 I’ll be surprised, so let’s make use of her while we can.”
“And that is why I will be the one to clear her mind, Ayumi; she trusts me more than she trusts you. I’m known for my convincing game.”
Ayumi grumbled and muttered something under her breath before disappearing, leaving Orzon alone. He went to Katara’s room a few minutes later to find her unconscious on the ground. A little bit of looking around told her Ayumi had been there.
Orzon knew his wife, and how she operated. She had a deadly tactic that if she used on a person, would make them faint. The fact that there were no cuts or bruises on Katara other than her scars meant that Ayumi had done her work, which actually saved him the time.
Katara woke up in a dark chamber, tied down, and still exhausted as always. Surprisingly, she wasn’t as scared as she probably should have been, as Katara Altina II was used to being treated badly, having been treated such most of her life (save by her brother).
Her eyes darted around, but only saw a dim light in the distance. Orzon, the holder of the light, was approaching her. The light Orzon had was revolving around him, and it caught Katara’s eyes, and the hypnotism used by the Dai Li of old was coming back around and into effect on young Katara.
“This war,” said Orzon, slightly disguising his voice, “was caused by the avatar. It has separated you from your family; left you all alone. The Fire Lord is here to help you.”
“The Fire Lord is my friend,” Katara asked, as if she doubted, though eventually, his hypnotism would end up brainwashing her; “why,”
“This was the man who took you in,” Orzon replied, watching as Katara’s eyes followed the lamp that was revolving around him in what was otherwise darkness, “he is here for you, and will help you find your family. He trained you to become able to defend yourself without getting hurt.” He paused, and noticed that Katara’s eyes had gone blank.
“Is this true,” Orzon asked her, as he had repeated those lines several times to her, and was hoping for a result,
“Aye,” Katara replied, “Fire Lord Orzon is my friend—isn’t he?”
“Aye,” Orzon replied, “and with your power, you could run the world as you wished it. You wouldn’t even need your friends to help you. You would not even need the avatar.”
Katara had a very strong-willed mind, and it took Orzon a long time before he was able to do what he had been hoping to do. By the time all was said and done, Katara was thrashing to try and escape, and freaked out when people touched her.
Before her brother had left, he had spent much of his time trying to calm down his sister, who suffered from the stress of losing her father as well as the stress of knowing that if she was not consistently improving her control, that her power would overtake her and that she would die. Previously she had calmed down, but now Orzon and Ayumi’s brainwashing had changed her back to her original erratic behavior.
“Let me go,” she snapped, “let me go NOW,”
Orzon did not hesitate, and Katara’s bonds were broken.
“You have my services,” she said, “for now.”
Orzon’s job was finished, and Ayumi, who had insisted that she ‘work on her’ afterwards, and so Orzon gave it the OK.
However, upon seeing her, Katara got into a defensive stance. There was some part of Orzon’s brainwashing that had affected Katara, but the exact results of the events that had just occurred were unknown. Katara now just seemed much more erratic and unpredictable.
“Woman,” she said, seizing Ayumi by the throat, “when is the next war you were planning to send me off on,”
Ayumi was shocked at not only Katara’s bravery, but the fact that she was “assaulting” the Lady of the Fire Nation. She slapped Katara’s arm away from her neck.
“Don’t touch me like that,” she said, “remember who your superiors are.”
“I do,” Katara replied, “and with power like mine, I’m the most superior person in the world. Now tell me about this next war if you want me to remain on your side. Your little brainwashing shot did well.”
Ayumi’s expression was hard to interpret, as it was a cross between surprise, hatred, fear, and arrogance.
“It is two days from now,” Ayumi replied, “and if you touch me again like that I will have you put to death, regardless of your so-called “power”. When you understand that you will be much better off.”
Katara however, did not reply. She was heading for her room, for she was tired. On the way, she met the giggling servant girls. By this time they knew her name (though she had never wasted her time trying to learn theirs) and so they taunted her as usual.
“Katara’s in trouble,” they giggled, but soon realized that this was a mistake. Unlike Orzon or Ayumi, who had authority as well as power, these girls had nothing except their numbers.
“You want to go,” Katara said, clearly not in the mood, as she was back to her people-hating attitude of her past;
The girls crowded together, and they actually called out a few different names. A few moments later, they were accompanied by 4 young men who were probably the boyfriends of these young ladies.
“Don’t touch our girls,” they said, showing off. Perhaps these girls were also weak firebenders, as once the boys showed off some of their skill (which, compared to anyone from The Avatar Guard or The Order of the Avatar Slayer, was nothing) the girls did too.
“Or what,” said Katara irritably, “you’ll try to out-firebend me?”
Katara responded by making two huge fireballs on her hands. This caused them to get on edge, but Katara’s next reaction was something that did not involve firebending.
Katara did not firebend to attack when she didn’t have to, for she usually hurt herself as well. Therefore, her next movement was a series of surprise attacks that involved her fists and her feet. Within seconds, they were all down, but not out.
“You monster,” one of the girls yelled, her eyes watering,
“Whatever,” Katara shrugged, and she made her way to her room without another word. Upon getting there, she slammed the door and locked it. Orzon had corrupted her mind, bringing her past self back. She still seemed to be on their side, and planned to fight with them in the next war. Ultimately though, she sort of was now on her own side.
“Sokka,” she muttered, “mother; I’m coming for you both; The Avatar Guard; The Order of the Avatar Slayer; neither of them means anything to me right now. I want to see my family again.”
Katara threw herself onto her bed and fell asleep, thinking only about her family, as was typical.
“She’s dangerous,” Orzon warned, “if she learns that we are keeping her brother and mother away from here she will turn against us, and with power like that, she will defeat us. We need to make good use of her while she’s still on our side.”
“That is why we are sending her to war with the others, Orzon,” Ayumi replied, still angered (and possibly slightly humiliated) by the incident she had had with Katara earlier; “she needs to die, as she’s a danger to everyone around her, herself, and the rest of the world, the avatar included. We need to make it look like an accident though. Perhaps a non-existent retreat calls for the other soldiers. Let her fight alone.”
“If you want her alone,” said Orzon, “bring up her family before she goes in. she’ll never retreat if she thinks they are on the line here.”
“She’s a stubborn young woman,” said Ayumi, “I’m sure that such a thing will work. For once we might have to hope that the avatar decides to bring with her a challenge. Katara Altina II is altogether dangerous.”
“And either way,” said Orzon, “this will work to our advantage, for she will deal heavy blows to The Avatar Guard before she dies. If she refuses to retreat, her only other option will be to fight to the death, and that means she’ll be dealing damage.”
“Then it is what we shall do,” said Ayumi, “unless of course, she survives; what then, Orzon? What then?”
“that is a question I must think about,” Orzon replied, “chances are she will die, therefore everything will be alright Unless She Survives.”
~Azula~
