Post by Teяa253 on Apr 8, 2009 5:11:49 GMT 1
about time I get chapter 70 out... geez...
the title is misleading, but it gives good information regarding one or more of the characters. it's a pretty cool title [for once] though, and the story is pretty interesting too.
Tenoko is one lucky crazy fool...
oh, and we learn that Avatar Zuroc was not necessarily a good person...
CHAPTER 70: THE BLAZING PHOENIX
Despite Maric and Tenoko having brought next to nothing with them, they were comfortable. Malak on the other hand, suffered a different fate. She turned out to be the only waterbender in the place she was kept, and so she was not even able to see any of the other prisoners, let alone talk to any of them and she knew there were quite a few.
Her environment was traditional for a waterbender prisoner: dry, hands chained to prevent any way of bending, and hostile temperatures. It made poor Malak feel lightheaded, and she was quickly unconscious. She was still dressed in her warrior’s clothes, and this proved to be a lucky shot for Malak as the chains were digging into her wrists after she went down and out. The fingerless gloves she wore kept the chains from cutting through her skin, and so she didn’t bleed.
The chains she was in allowed some maneuverability, but of course, any time they brought her water, they would immediately be jerked and tightened, usually yanking Malak’s body hard enough to slam her against the back wall. Malak may have claimed that she was not a delicate sculpture, but as a 14-year-old girl, she was not able to shrug off being slammed against a wall like Zakura would. She tumbled to her knees in pain most of the time, and was barely able to stand up.
The temperature around Malak’s cell was cold, for if it were hot, Malak would be able to sweat, and could possibly use that to her advantage. She was tired and weak, and very thirsty. During this time she observed her surroundings. There were pipes above her leading to the vents that shot out air to make the area dry, but other than that there was nothing else really that she could utilize. However, what she didn’t know was that she had a mother and brother who would become her greatest resources for her escape.
“You see, son,” said Tenoko, “Koara Lombardi taught me an interesting technique when scaling walls is concerned. Basically, it’s a waterbender’s form of raising a platform. Just keep your balance.”
Tenoko formed ice beneath their feet and raised them both up, landing on the roof. There was nothing out of the ordinary except for a decent-sized area with vents that led inward.
“This is our answer,” said Tenoko, “in my years of experience, I’ve learned that these vents are connected to the pipes that keep a waterbender’s cell dry. In other words, if we send water down those pipes, we might be able to free some of the waterbenders in the area. I assume they know who Malak is, and that she’ll be here.”
“So,” said Maric, “you’ve got water?”
“We’re dumping it all, son,” Tenoko replied, “but first we have to get to that area without being seen. Think you’re in for it?”
“So a game of hide-and-seek is our strategy then?” Maric exclaimed;
“Aye,” Tenoko replied bluntly. “Let us go; and hope that luck remains with us as we do, lest we err, die, eh?”
“Um, aye,” Maric replied, almost rolling his eyes, “we wouldn’t want that.”
“Anyhoot,” said Tenoko, as they dodged their way over to their destination, “let’s wing it now.”
They eventually reached the area where they figured the waterbenders would be, and Tenoko paused.
“Here goes,” she said, bending water through one of the vents, “now we just hope Malak in conscious enough to catch on.”
Malak had been resting as much as possible, and since she had not been in there for a very long time, she was not yet as tired as she would have been if she was a regular, but her energy was diminishing.
Malak was asleep when Maric and Tenoko had pulled their stunt. Her arms were at awkward angles behind her, for she was lying on the ground on her side, trying to get comfortable. She was awakened by the cold water hitting the side of her face. She jolted awake and noticed what it was—water. However, her hands were chained, and so their movement was obviously impaired. Luckily for her though, her eccentric tactics that she and Maric used were finally able to make a big enough difference between her and a normal waterbender.
Malak’s feet were not chained, and so using some fancy footwork, she quickly broke the chains on her wrists, disconnecting them from the walls. She would get them off her wrists later. she would need more of that ‘fancy footwork’ if she wanted any chance of escape, for her arm joints ached because of the awkward way she slept, mainly her left arm.
“So assuming she does wake up,” said Maric, “what do WE do?”
“We wing it,” said Tenoko, pulling out more water, “we’re going to smash through this roof and hope we don’t land on some death trap.”
“Oh, are you,” said a voice; Tenoko and Maric turned to see Azula fling herself onto the rooftop, her bare feet making no noise upon her landing; “come, sit; I would like to tell you a little story.”
“That’s Azula Caroso,” Maric whispered, “the one I was talking about.”
“Alright then, Azula Caroso” Tenoko replied, “but remember; I’m not as think as you drunk I am”
Azula paused, choking on a laugh at Tenoko’s statement. Maric looked uneasily at her—sometime between the times she had woken up and now she had obviously gotten a drink.
“RIIIIIGHT...” she said, dragging out the ‘I’, “but anyways, I promised a story, and so I will give it.”
Azula’s intent was to stall them out so that the guards could surround them. However, but summoning them, she was also virtually giving Malak a free ticket to escaping.
“This is a story of where The Order of the Avatar Slayer took off. It is also part of Avatar Zuroc’s lore. Initially, The Order of the Avatar slayer was a group trying to promote peace—contrary to popular belief, Avatar Zuroc was actually responsible for a lot of chaos. The Zuroc Sensei were her minions—elite warriors whose uniforms indicated that they “had what it took” to be part of her elite force; to prove that they’re not afraid of being rough-and-tough; to show that even with the bright colors, they were able to remain unseen—and they proved effective. The Zuroc Sensei began spreading Zuroc’s influence.
It was a Water Tribe woman by the name of Kai Serenes XXI that finally stopped her. she was a waterbending master with skill enough to match up to her legendary avatar namesake, Kai Serenes II, and her mother, Kai Serenes I. it was this incarnation of Kai Serenes that single-handedly stopped the Zuroc Sensei from razing the Serenes village.
After that more and more people stood up to Zuroc’s warriors, and eventually they and a few others who supported Zuroc’s ways became known as The Avatar Guard. The ones who wanted peace and order back in the world were the ones who wanted to end Zuroc’s life, for she was the one responsible for it, so The Order of the Avatar Slayer got its proper name. So by that logic, the groups we know today were opposites in times past. Oh, and by the way, I’ve got you surrounded.”
Tenoko and Maric glanced around, Azula was right. There were several Zuroc Sensei all around them.
“Move and they’ll let loose,” Azula smirked, back-flipping over them and away, “perhaps on your sister, boy...”
“Really now,” said another voice, this one of a younger woman—it was Malak. She looked a little roughed up, but otherwise ready for action. The chains were still around her wrists.
The area was seemingly all firebenders, so when Malak threw the water she collected [also as an attack to break through the wall of Fire soldiers] they, being all firebenders, were unable to use it. This was enough to get Maric and Tenoko back into action.
“What’s the plan now?” Maric asked, “
“run like mad,” Tenoko yelled, waterbending her way through the warriors, her children, finally reunited, on either side of her.
“Crikey, Malak, what did you do; run into a bruiser?”
Malak did not answer. The Zuroc Sensei continued chasing them as they looked for a way off the roof. However, Azula suddenly stopped the chase, calling the warriors off. This enabled the Dragmire family to create an easy escape off the roof without being intercepted and landing painfully down and breaking something.
Azula stopped and picked up something. It was an emblem of some sort. She also noticed another one a few feet away. They were gold coins, marked as if they belonged to pirates.
“Captain Dragmire,” she exclaimed; “boys, do you know what this is?”
The Zuroc sensei [though not all male] gathered around.
“What is it,” one of them asked,
“Do you know who that woman was?” said Azula, smirking, “That was our captain, leaving us a sign. The chase is over. We set sail.”
“But what about our jobs in The Order;” a woman asked;
“Who needs order when you can plunder for gain,” Azula replied, smirking, “it’s about time Captain Dragmire returned from retirement.”
“So what,” said another man, “are we just going to fly the coop?
“Aye,” Azula replied, smirking, “Ayumi told me not to tell you this, but she wanted us away from this place for some reason; put that in and we’ve got us an excuse. We return to The Blazing Phoenix, mates!”
There was cheering among the Zuroc Sensei, all of whom were truly pirates. Azula had actually been Tenoko’s first mate, which meant by that logic, that Chief Tenoko was also Captain Tenoko of The Blazing Phoenix. Tenoko was a pirate as well, and obviously, the name of her ship was The Blazing Phoenix.
~Azula~
the title is misleading, but it gives good information regarding one or more of the characters. it's a pretty cool title [for once] though, and the story is pretty interesting too.
Tenoko is one lucky crazy fool...
oh, and we learn that Avatar Zuroc was not necessarily a good person...
CHAPTER 70: THE BLAZING PHOENIX
Despite Maric and Tenoko having brought next to nothing with them, they were comfortable. Malak on the other hand, suffered a different fate. She turned out to be the only waterbender in the place she was kept, and so she was not even able to see any of the other prisoners, let alone talk to any of them and she knew there were quite a few.
Her environment was traditional for a waterbender prisoner: dry, hands chained to prevent any way of bending, and hostile temperatures. It made poor Malak feel lightheaded, and she was quickly unconscious. She was still dressed in her warrior’s clothes, and this proved to be a lucky shot for Malak as the chains were digging into her wrists after she went down and out. The fingerless gloves she wore kept the chains from cutting through her skin, and so she didn’t bleed.
The chains she was in allowed some maneuverability, but of course, any time they brought her water, they would immediately be jerked and tightened, usually yanking Malak’s body hard enough to slam her against the back wall. Malak may have claimed that she was not a delicate sculpture, but as a 14-year-old girl, she was not able to shrug off being slammed against a wall like Zakura would. She tumbled to her knees in pain most of the time, and was barely able to stand up.
The temperature around Malak’s cell was cold, for if it were hot, Malak would be able to sweat, and could possibly use that to her advantage. She was tired and weak, and very thirsty. During this time she observed her surroundings. There were pipes above her leading to the vents that shot out air to make the area dry, but other than that there was nothing else really that she could utilize. However, what she didn’t know was that she had a mother and brother who would become her greatest resources for her escape.
“You see, son,” said Tenoko, “Koara Lombardi taught me an interesting technique when scaling walls is concerned. Basically, it’s a waterbender’s form of raising a platform. Just keep your balance.”
Tenoko formed ice beneath their feet and raised them both up, landing on the roof. There was nothing out of the ordinary except for a decent-sized area with vents that led inward.
“This is our answer,” said Tenoko, “in my years of experience, I’ve learned that these vents are connected to the pipes that keep a waterbender’s cell dry. In other words, if we send water down those pipes, we might be able to free some of the waterbenders in the area. I assume they know who Malak is, and that she’ll be here.”
“So,” said Maric, “you’ve got water?”
“We’re dumping it all, son,” Tenoko replied, “but first we have to get to that area without being seen. Think you’re in for it?”
“So a game of hide-and-seek is our strategy then?” Maric exclaimed;
“Aye,” Tenoko replied bluntly. “Let us go; and hope that luck remains with us as we do, lest we err, die, eh?”
“Um, aye,” Maric replied, almost rolling his eyes, “we wouldn’t want that.”
“Anyhoot,” said Tenoko, as they dodged their way over to their destination, “let’s wing it now.”
They eventually reached the area where they figured the waterbenders would be, and Tenoko paused.
“Here goes,” she said, bending water through one of the vents, “now we just hope Malak in conscious enough to catch on.”
Malak had been resting as much as possible, and since she had not been in there for a very long time, she was not yet as tired as she would have been if she was a regular, but her energy was diminishing.
Malak was asleep when Maric and Tenoko had pulled their stunt. Her arms were at awkward angles behind her, for she was lying on the ground on her side, trying to get comfortable. She was awakened by the cold water hitting the side of her face. She jolted awake and noticed what it was—water. However, her hands were chained, and so their movement was obviously impaired. Luckily for her though, her eccentric tactics that she and Maric used were finally able to make a big enough difference between her and a normal waterbender.
Malak’s feet were not chained, and so using some fancy footwork, she quickly broke the chains on her wrists, disconnecting them from the walls. She would get them off her wrists later. she would need more of that ‘fancy footwork’ if she wanted any chance of escape, for her arm joints ached because of the awkward way she slept, mainly her left arm.
“So assuming she does wake up,” said Maric, “what do WE do?”
“We wing it,” said Tenoko, pulling out more water, “we’re going to smash through this roof and hope we don’t land on some death trap.”
“Oh, are you,” said a voice; Tenoko and Maric turned to see Azula fling herself onto the rooftop, her bare feet making no noise upon her landing; “come, sit; I would like to tell you a little story.”
“That’s Azula Caroso,” Maric whispered, “the one I was talking about.”
“Alright then, Azula Caroso” Tenoko replied, “but remember; I’m not as think as you drunk I am”
Azula paused, choking on a laugh at Tenoko’s statement. Maric looked uneasily at her—sometime between the times she had woken up and now she had obviously gotten a drink.
“RIIIIIGHT...” she said, dragging out the ‘I’, “but anyways, I promised a story, and so I will give it.”
Azula’s intent was to stall them out so that the guards could surround them. However, but summoning them, she was also virtually giving Malak a free ticket to escaping.
“This is a story of where The Order of the Avatar Slayer took off. It is also part of Avatar Zuroc’s lore. Initially, The Order of the Avatar slayer was a group trying to promote peace—contrary to popular belief, Avatar Zuroc was actually responsible for a lot of chaos. The Zuroc Sensei were her minions—elite warriors whose uniforms indicated that they “had what it took” to be part of her elite force; to prove that they’re not afraid of being rough-and-tough; to show that even with the bright colors, they were able to remain unseen—and they proved effective. The Zuroc Sensei began spreading Zuroc’s influence.
It was a Water Tribe woman by the name of Kai Serenes XXI that finally stopped her. she was a waterbending master with skill enough to match up to her legendary avatar namesake, Kai Serenes II, and her mother, Kai Serenes I. it was this incarnation of Kai Serenes that single-handedly stopped the Zuroc Sensei from razing the Serenes village.
After that more and more people stood up to Zuroc’s warriors, and eventually they and a few others who supported Zuroc’s ways became known as The Avatar Guard. The ones who wanted peace and order back in the world were the ones who wanted to end Zuroc’s life, for she was the one responsible for it, so The Order of the Avatar Slayer got its proper name. So by that logic, the groups we know today were opposites in times past. Oh, and by the way, I’ve got you surrounded.”
Tenoko and Maric glanced around, Azula was right. There were several Zuroc Sensei all around them.
“Move and they’ll let loose,” Azula smirked, back-flipping over them and away, “perhaps on your sister, boy...”
“Really now,” said another voice, this one of a younger woman—it was Malak. She looked a little roughed up, but otherwise ready for action. The chains were still around her wrists.
The area was seemingly all firebenders, so when Malak threw the water she collected [also as an attack to break through the wall of Fire soldiers] they, being all firebenders, were unable to use it. This was enough to get Maric and Tenoko back into action.
“What’s the plan now?” Maric asked, “
“run like mad,” Tenoko yelled, waterbending her way through the warriors, her children, finally reunited, on either side of her.
“Crikey, Malak, what did you do; run into a bruiser?”
Malak did not answer. The Zuroc Sensei continued chasing them as they looked for a way off the roof. However, Azula suddenly stopped the chase, calling the warriors off. This enabled the Dragmire family to create an easy escape off the roof without being intercepted and landing painfully down and breaking something.
Azula stopped and picked up something. It was an emblem of some sort. She also noticed another one a few feet away. They were gold coins, marked as if they belonged to pirates.
“Captain Dragmire,” she exclaimed; “boys, do you know what this is?”
The Zuroc sensei [though not all male] gathered around.
“What is it,” one of them asked,
“Do you know who that woman was?” said Azula, smirking, “That was our captain, leaving us a sign. The chase is over. We set sail.”
“But what about our jobs in The Order;” a woman asked;
“Who needs order when you can plunder for gain,” Azula replied, smirking, “it’s about time Captain Dragmire returned from retirement.”
“So what,” said another man, “are we just going to fly the coop?
“Aye,” Azula replied, smirking, “Ayumi told me not to tell you this, but she wanted us away from this place for some reason; put that in and we’ve got us an excuse. We return to The Blazing Phoenix, mates!”
There was cheering among the Zuroc Sensei, all of whom were truly pirates. Azula had actually been Tenoko’s first mate, which meant by that logic, that Chief Tenoko was also Captain Tenoko of The Blazing Phoenix. Tenoko was a pirate as well, and obviously, the name of her ship was The Blazing Phoenix.
~Azula~
