Post by Teяa253 on Apr 8, 2009 5:09:50 GMT 1
the 68th installment of The Order of the Avatar Slayer.
at first it was taking me forever, but then I thought about it and then blazed through it, 'coz I was on fire. multitasking FTW.
so yeh. Zakura's story... some of Zhin and Tu-Sung's intelligence comes into paly other fun shizzle. enjoy.
CHAPTER 68: EXTREME DETERMINATION
The defeated Avatar Guard members had their chi blocked by some of the Kyoshi Warriors so they wouldn’t be able to escape, and surprisingly, this worked rather effectively. It was much harder to block chi during a battle, as a sword has a much longer reach than an arm, and benders could easily use distance to their advantage.
Nonetheless, The Order took Iresu, Zeruda, Tenoko, Maric, Malak, Katara II, Koara, Royota, and The Four Benders to the Fire Nation, while the rest of them went to the Earth Kingdom to Lake Laogai. Why they had decided to split them up like this was unknown, and they all especially wondered why Zakura was being taken to Lake Laogai instead of the Fire Nation, for they all know that Xin Shing’s headquarters was in the Fire Nation, and therefore they did not know why The Order had done what they did.
Zakura was mostly wondering about the younger figured, like Maric, Malak, Reyson, Sanaki, and Vigo. She saw Meili escape with Zuki, so she wasn’t worried about her. She also noted that they did not seem to know that Reyson was Zeruda’s son, and this also relieved her.
Zakura was unsure about the rest of her friends, but from what she understood of the Lake Laogai base they were taken to, there were two people in each cell. She herself got one with Sanaki. Ironically, it seemed that none of the prominent Order figures had gone to Lake Laogai—or so she had thought.
“Looks like we might be seeing how well Zhin and Tu-Sung fight,” said Zakura to Sanaki, since she was the only one with her after they were locked up. Neither one could bend at the moment because their chi had been blocked [that or they pulled the stunt well enough and made it look like their limbs hurt enough].
“Oh,” Sanaki exclaimed, “well, maybe you all will. I’m blind, remember?”
“Right,” Zakura chuckled, for Sanaki had giggled as well, “you’re your spirits are still up. But aye, they’re here.”
Zakura had obviously mentioned them because they were the ones who were guarding the prison underneath Lake Laogai that The Avatar Guard was kept at. Granted, there were others, but those two were the prominent Order figures present.
“So why didn’t Orzon want the avatar in the Fire Nation?” Zhin asked Tu-Sung, for once again, the logic of the Zhaoka family had baffled her. They were clearly out of The Avatar Guard’s earshot when they talked about the subject though;
“I am unsure,” Tu-Sung replied, “but surely they will inform us of it at one time or another. What we should be worrying about is if they figure out the lay of this place and try to escape. After all, with the avatar and prominent figures like that, surely they would be able to overwhelm us just like Ayumi did with Ryuka and The Avatar Guard’s soldiers at the Kyoshi Warrior base to the west.”
“Aye,” Zhin remarked, “I personally think that we should just release them. They are not doing us any good, for we know that they will all die rather than betray the avatar, and killing Princess Zakura when she’s not in the avatar state defeats the purpose of our mission.”
“Indeed,” said Tu-Sung, “perhaps Orzon and Ayumi were hoping that we would be able to figure that out. Fire Lady Ayumi was always one step ahead of everyone else.”
“If The Dark Warrior were here, she would laugh at that remark,” said Zhin, “and yet even she faltered. I wonder why.”
“Because she is a 15-year-old girl, Zhin,” said Tu-Sung, “she was clearly going far over her head with what she did.”
“But she got away with it for so long,” said Zhin, “surely there is much more to that young girl than meets the eye. Why would Orzon and Ayumi target her the way they did if she was normal?”
“Then she was a prodigious 15-year-old girl who went over her head,” said Tu-Sung, “but then again, I did notice a surge of power among the firebenders. We had more of them then the Avatar Guard too. It seemed like they were all more powerful.”
“Perhaps there is an upcoming comet,” said Zhin, “surely Fire Nation records in the Royal Palace would tell of it, and since the Royal Palace is in our hands, we would be the ones to know.”
“Perhaps that was Ayumi’s gambit,” Tu-Sung remarked, “and perhaps it is why the young girl lost control.”
“She has more power than she can control,” said Zhin, “that was what Orzon said. If she was able to control it up until this point, then she must have had a power surge. Being a firebender myself, I know that when a firebender has a power surge that means there is a comet approaching. This is either going to make or break Katara Altina II.”
“Oh,” Zhin exclaimed, “how so,”
“I don’t have to be a firebender to know the old legends, Zhin,” Tu-Sung chuckled; he was an earthbender; “if she does not gain control over her power, it will consume her.”
“Then I also suppose that you know how that power can be harnessed?” Zhin remarked, “there was a man almost 1300 years ago, hired by a Fire Nation Prince to kill the avatar, who was able to concentrate his energy and make distant explosions. It was actually a faulty attack that sent him to his grave at the Western Air Temple.”
“She clearly has that sort of thing against her,” Tu-Sung remarked, “It was a faltering attack from her that enabled us to capture her.”
“Exactly; but it is this approaching comet that is taking her into the danger zone. If she does not die from this, she could become a threat worse than the avatar.”
“She’s a determined young woman. Regardless of what side she is on, I will admit that she did well with that Dark Warrior guise.”
“My point exactly, Tu-Sung; if she was just some ordinary 15-year-old girl I would just shrug this off and assume that her intensified power from the comet would consume her. This is Katara Altina II though. She’s been determinedly hunting for her family for the past year almost. She was determined to master her power, and she did before she became The Dark Warrior.”
“But she is not on The Avatar Guard’s side, Zhin; she said that she is on neither side. She is simply going to attempt to fight both sides and end the war. We all know what will end it though—the deaths of Princess Zakura or Lord Xin Shing. Even then there are other conditions that need to be met on both of these sides.”
“Tu-Sung, her family is part of The Avatar Guard. if The Avatar Guard figures this out, all they will have to do is make sure that Sokka Altina and Katara Altina I are at every battle they fight, and Katara Altina II will not fight against them. It is a bond that would lead to our downfall. That girl is altogether dangerous.”
“That what do you propose, Zhin? Surely we cannot take on a girl with that much power on our own.”
“We do not want them coming for our group here. We need to release the others tomorrow.”
“Do we release Sokka and Katara I?”
“Aye, with the avatar, she’ll probably try to break them out.”
“Good point. What did we plan on doing with them anyways?”
“I’m just as clueless as you in that regard. We make the verdict tomorrow. If they discover the things we do here we’ll be done in.”
“So be it,” said Tu-Sung, “perhaps sending out a few Zuroc Sensei to convey the message to the Fire Nation before The Avatar Guard gets there would be a smart idea.”
“Exactly,” said Zhin, “knowing them, they are going to try and release their other friends; and so Orzon and Ayumi should be informed of it.”
The Avatar Guard was all surprised to be released the next day. Needless to say, they did not ask questions, but instead retreated back to their base, for the area was now for the most part deserted.
Upon their return, they were glad to see that Meili, Zuki, their family, and the Foxx family were safe and well.
Naturally, they were all a bit confused as to why The Order had suddenly released them;
“this sucks,” said Zakura, since all the Senior Members of The Avatar Guard had been the ones taken, “I... I don’t feel like I should do this. I feel like I lack the authority or something.”
“Zakura,” said Katara I, “remember, we fight for you. We take your command, regardless of what it is. Knowing the other members of The Avatar Guard, they’ll be alright.”
“I know,” said Zakura, “but... I don’t know; it’s just... well, you just lost your daughter again; Ryuka is gone; and now our whole group is in two different places.”
“Believe me, Zakura,” said Katara I, I’ve been through worse. I didn’t even get to properly talk to my daughter, and so my determination is going to drag me all the way to the Fire Nation even if I have to swim there.”
Zakura smiled, “in that case,” she said firmly, “then we’re going to the Fire Nation to get our friends back. Who here is with me?”
Naturally, everyone who had been captured with them [and also Meili and Zuki] was in. with Royota and Katara gone, and Ryuka now dead, Katara I seemed to be Zakura’s new ray of hope. For a woman who had been separated from her family, she took life rather well.
“Don’t worry, Zakura,” she said as they boarded a ship to the Fire Nation, “we’re still here for you, and we are going to get our friends out of their grasp. All we need is Extreme Determination.
~Azula~
at first it was taking me forever, but then I thought about it and then blazed through it, 'coz I was on fire. multitasking FTW.
so yeh. Zakura's story... some of Zhin and Tu-Sung's intelligence comes into paly other fun shizzle. enjoy.
CHAPTER 68: EXTREME DETERMINATION
The defeated Avatar Guard members had their chi blocked by some of the Kyoshi Warriors so they wouldn’t be able to escape, and surprisingly, this worked rather effectively. It was much harder to block chi during a battle, as a sword has a much longer reach than an arm, and benders could easily use distance to their advantage.
Nonetheless, The Order took Iresu, Zeruda, Tenoko, Maric, Malak, Katara II, Koara, Royota, and The Four Benders to the Fire Nation, while the rest of them went to the Earth Kingdom to Lake Laogai. Why they had decided to split them up like this was unknown, and they all especially wondered why Zakura was being taken to Lake Laogai instead of the Fire Nation, for they all know that Xin Shing’s headquarters was in the Fire Nation, and therefore they did not know why The Order had done what they did.
Zakura was mostly wondering about the younger figured, like Maric, Malak, Reyson, Sanaki, and Vigo. She saw Meili escape with Zuki, so she wasn’t worried about her. She also noted that they did not seem to know that Reyson was Zeruda’s son, and this also relieved her.
Zakura was unsure about the rest of her friends, but from what she understood of the Lake Laogai base they were taken to, there were two people in each cell. She herself got one with Sanaki. Ironically, it seemed that none of the prominent Order figures had gone to Lake Laogai—or so she had thought.
“Looks like we might be seeing how well Zhin and Tu-Sung fight,” said Zakura to Sanaki, since she was the only one with her after they were locked up. Neither one could bend at the moment because their chi had been blocked [that or they pulled the stunt well enough and made it look like their limbs hurt enough].
“Oh,” Sanaki exclaimed, “well, maybe you all will. I’m blind, remember?”
“Right,” Zakura chuckled, for Sanaki had giggled as well, “you’re your spirits are still up. But aye, they’re here.”
Zakura had obviously mentioned them because they were the ones who were guarding the prison underneath Lake Laogai that The Avatar Guard was kept at. Granted, there were others, but those two were the prominent Order figures present.
“So why didn’t Orzon want the avatar in the Fire Nation?” Zhin asked Tu-Sung, for once again, the logic of the Zhaoka family had baffled her. They were clearly out of The Avatar Guard’s earshot when they talked about the subject though;
“I am unsure,” Tu-Sung replied, “but surely they will inform us of it at one time or another. What we should be worrying about is if they figure out the lay of this place and try to escape. After all, with the avatar and prominent figures like that, surely they would be able to overwhelm us just like Ayumi did with Ryuka and The Avatar Guard’s soldiers at the Kyoshi Warrior base to the west.”
“Aye,” Zhin remarked, “I personally think that we should just release them. They are not doing us any good, for we know that they will all die rather than betray the avatar, and killing Princess Zakura when she’s not in the avatar state defeats the purpose of our mission.”
“Indeed,” said Tu-Sung, “perhaps Orzon and Ayumi were hoping that we would be able to figure that out. Fire Lady Ayumi was always one step ahead of everyone else.”
“If The Dark Warrior were here, she would laugh at that remark,” said Zhin, “and yet even she faltered. I wonder why.”
“Because she is a 15-year-old girl, Zhin,” said Tu-Sung, “she was clearly going far over her head with what she did.”
“But she got away with it for so long,” said Zhin, “surely there is much more to that young girl than meets the eye. Why would Orzon and Ayumi target her the way they did if she was normal?”
“Then she was a prodigious 15-year-old girl who went over her head,” said Tu-Sung, “but then again, I did notice a surge of power among the firebenders. We had more of them then the Avatar Guard too. It seemed like they were all more powerful.”
“Perhaps there is an upcoming comet,” said Zhin, “surely Fire Nation records in the Royal Palace would tell of it, and since the Royal Palace is in our hands, we would be the ones to know.”
“Perhaps that was Ayumi’s gambit,” Tu-Sung remarked, “and perhaps it is why the young girl lost control.”
“She has more power than she can control,” said Zhin, “that was what Orzon said. If she was able to control it up until this point, then she must have had a power surge. Being a firebender myself, I know that when a firebender has a power surge that means there is a comet approaching. This is either going to make or break Katara Altina II.”
“Oh,” Zhin exclaimed, “how so,”
“I don’t have to be a firebender to know the old legends, Zhin,” Tu-Sung chuckled; he was an earthbender; “if she does not gain control over her power, it will consume her.”
“Then I also suppose that you know how that power can be harnessed?” Zhin remarked, “there was a man almost 1300 years ago, hired by a Fire Nation Prince to kill the avatar, who was able to concentrate his energy and make distant explosions. It was actually a faulty attack that sent him to his grave at the Western Air Temple.”
“She clearly has that sort of thing against her,” Tu-Sung remarked, “It was a faltering attack from her that enabled us to capture her.”
“Exactly; but it is this approaching comet that is taking her into the danger zone. If she does not die from this, she could become a threat worse than the avatar.”
“She’s a determined young woman. Regardless of what side she is on, I will admit that she did well with that Dark Warrior guise.”
“My point exactly, Tu-Sung; if she was just some ordinary 15-year-old girl I would just shrug this off and assume that her intensified power from the comet would consume her. This is Katara Altina II though. She’s been determinedly hunting for her family for the past year almost. She was determined to master her power, and she did before she became The Dark Warrior.”
“But she is not on The Avatar Guard’s side, Zhin; she said that she is on neither side. She is simply going to attempt to fight both sides and end the war. We all know what will end it though—the deaths of Princess Zakura or Lord Xin Shing. Even then there are other conditions that need to be met on both of these sides.”
“Tu-Sung, her family is part of The Avatar Guard. if The Avatar Guard figures this out, all they will have to do is make sure that Sokka Altina and Katara Altina I are at every battle they fight, and Katara Altina II will not fight against them. It is a bond that would lead to our downfall. That girl is altogether dangerous.”
“That what do you propose, Zhin? Surely we cannot take on a girl with that much power on our own.”
“We do not want them coming for our group here. We need to release the others tomorrow.”
“Do we release Sokka and Katara I?”
“Aye, with the avatar, she’ll probably try to break them out.”
“Good point. What did we plan on doing with them anyways?”
“I’m just as clueless as you in that regard. We make the verdict tomorrow. If they discover the things we do here we’ll be done in.”
“So be it,” said Tu-Sung, “perhaps sending out a few Zuroc Sensei to convey the message to the Fire Nation before The Avatar Guard gets there would be a smart idea.”
“Exactly,” said Zhin, “knowing them, they are going to try and release their other friends; and so Orzon and Ayumi should be informed of it.”
The Avatar Guard was all surprised to be released the next day. Needless to say, they did not ask questions, but instead retreated back to their base, for the area was now for the most part deserted.
Upon their return, they were glad to see that Meili, Zuki, their family, and the Foxx family were safe and well.
Naturally, they were all a bit confused as to why The Order had suddenly released them;
“this sucks,” said Zakura, since all the Senior Members of The Avatar Guard had been the ones taken, “I... I don’t feel like I should do this. I feel like I lack the authority or something.”
“Zakura,” said Katara I, “remember, we fight for you. We take your command, regardless of what it is. Knowing the other members of The Avatar Guard, they’ll be alright.”
“I know,” said Zakura, “but... I don’t know; it’s just... well, you just lost your daughter again; Ryuka is gone; and now our whole group is in two different places.”
“Believe me, Zakura,” said Katara I, I’ve been through worse. I didn’t even get to properly talk to my daughter, and so my determination is going to drag me all the way to the Fire Nation even if I have to swim there.”
Zakura smiled, “in that case,” she said firmly, “then we’re going to the Fire Nation to get our friends back. Who here is with me?”
Naturally, everyone who had been captured with them [and also Meili and Zuki] was in. with Royota and Katara gone, and Ryuka now dead, Katara I seemed to be Zakura’s new ray of hope. For a woman who had been separated from her family, she took life rather well.
“Don’t worry, Zakura,” she said as they boarded a ship to the Fire Nation, “we’re still here for you, and we are going to get our friends out of their grasp. All we need is Extreme Determination.
~Azula~
