Post by Teяa253 on Apr 8, 2009 5:31:57 GMT 1
the 81st installment of "The Order of the Avatar Slayer" Series.
We meet a couple of new characters, and I promise that there's no more for now. Their names though, remain unknown for now.
The Tower Saga continues, and we run into Azula... the story only gets better from here though, as the identities of these characters is going to vastly affect one or more of the other characters.
anyways, chapter 81. enjoy.
CHAPTER 81: THE COMMONER AND THE CALM
The Avatar Guard was the not the only group that was making their way to Xin Shing’s Tower. Even though Tenoko’s group, and then Zakura’s group had made it through, more Order Warriors were there to protect the entrance should another group or army come at them.
“Enemies are approaching,” said one of the soldiers to another; likely a scout to a captain or something similar; “they are swift and powerful.”
“What are their numbers,” the other soldier, obviously a higher-ranked one, asked, “how far have they come; tell me everything, girl;”
“They’ve made it nearly ¼ of the way here already,” the woman replied, “they’re moving fast. They’re deadly.”
“How many of them are there,” he asked her,
“There are two of them,” she replied, “one cloaked in blue, the other in red. Needless to say, one’s a firebender, the other’s a waterbender.”
“Two elite warriors, eh?” said the general, “Were any of your unit’s members able to determine the gender of these fellows?”
“Aye,” the woman replied, “from the grunts they made, the firebender was a male, and the waterbender was a female. The waterbender was barefoot, and looked young. The firebender looked a little older.”
“Hmm,” he said, scratching his beard, “if it were a barefoot female firebender and a male waterbender, I‘d say it was Alzar Miyamoto and Shinon Iwata—you sure you got that right?”
“Aye,” the scout replied, “They called each other by nicknames of some sort. The man was called The Commoner, and the woman was called The Calm. Do these sound familiar at all?”
Luckily for them, those names did ring a bell. Unfortunately, this meant trouble for them as well.
“The Commoner and The Calm,” he exclaimed, “those two are deadly. They broke out of The Boiling Rock a few months ago, and anywhere where someone has stood in their way, they have broken through without a scratch. Fighting them is a bad idea.”
“Then what do we do,” the scout asked nervously, “do we abandon our loyalty to The Order?”
“No,” said the general, “but pitting ourselves against foes like that would be the same as suicide. We will have to let our friends inside the tower use similar discretion. Those two are more suited for the likes of Orzon, Ayumi, or perhaps Xin Shing himself.”
They did now know that Orzon and Ayumi had “betrayed” The Order, but it was not important to them. The scout, a young Fire Nation woman who couldn’t be older than her early 20s at best, was slightly afraid.
“Troops,” said the general, “There should be two figures approaching us soon. We are to let them through.”
“And why is that?” asked a lieutenant, though his tone simply indicated that he was curious to know.
“Because fighting them would lead to all of us dying. These two are The Commoner and The Calm.”
A hushed silence fell over some of the veteran fighters in the area.
“Aye, sir,” they replied, and they waited.
Several minutes later, two figures came running towards the tower. They were both in fact, swift and powerful. Once they were in range of The Order’s troops, they stopped, taking stances.
“You will surrender,” said The Calm; the waterbender; “or you will all perish on this battlefield within the next few minutes.”
“Surrender,” the general exclaimed, smirking, “I know exactly who you two are. My soldiers and I will not surrender, but we have no intentions of fighting you either. You may enter.”
“You will also grant our approaching comrades entrance,” said The Commoner; the firebender;
“That we cannot assure,” the general replied, “we are serving our allegiance, just like you are serving yours. If I were you, I would advise accepting our offer while it’s still fresh.”
“Very well then,” said The Commoner calmly, “and so we part.”
With that, the two benders made their way into the tower. They were only a few rooms away from Zakura’s gang, but they were all resting. Additionally, there were more fierce Order warriors that had swarmed in from various depths of the tower, and so these two were going to be in for some serious fighting soon.
“We need a plan,” the man said, “if what I hear is true about The Warrior of the Black Hand and her chaotic neutrality in this war; then I am certain that she is here as well.”
“You were the only one who was able to overcome Katara Altina II,” the young woman replied, “If this Warrior of the Black Hand really matches up with—or is—Katara, then you will be able to defeat her with little or no difficulty.”
“Aye,” The Commoner replied, facing the young woman, “And you’re a Serenes; your kind; those that bear your name, are revered as goddesses because of their power.”
The Calm blushed slightly upon hearing this. “You were named after a powerful firebender who lived over 1000 years ago,” she said, “so perhaps both of our names hold a certain special meaning.”
“Aye,” he replied, “they do.”
“You look tired, Dozuku,” she remarked, using The Commoner’s nickname; they kept their real names a tight secret, as they did not want anyone knowing who they were until just the right moment.
“I am a bit, Kiya,” he replied, using The Calm’s nickname; “perhaps we should rest. It’s been a long time since we have; I’d wager nearly a full cycle of the sun and moon.”
“Aye; we need sleep; or at least I do. It’s something that has run in my family for 43 generations.”
“Then sleep; it’s not like the world will end while we slumber. Not being seen is what we do best.”
The two of them actually did go to sleep, as they were exhausted. Who they were and what their intent was; was uncertain at the current time. All that was known about them was that one was from the Water Tribe and that the other was from the Fire Nation, and that they both had broken out of prison. The man looked to be in his mid 30s, and the woman looked to be around 19 or 20, so they were clearly not related.
* * * * * * * *
The Avatar Guard meanwhile, had just finished resting up for they could not rest long. Nonetheless, they were ready to ascend to the next level of the tower, despite them still being slightly weakened.
The first room on the 2nd floor was empty, but there were bodies everywhere. Some of them were Zuroc Sensei and Tenoko’s crew. The 4 Zuroc Sensei that had joined The Avatar Guard after The Avatar Guard had helped them escape The Order’s Kyoshi Warriors and Zuroc Sensei all dashed ahead looking around for any survivors.
“Azula,” one of them yelled, and they rushed over. She was alive, but looked rather beaten. Next to her were the bodies of a couple more Zuroc Sensei, and they too were alive. It seemed that they had sat down next to Azula when she was wounded and had fallen asleep. However, they also found 5 of their mates dead, and they mourned.
“Who here can heal,” one of the women shouted, “she needs help!” Azula was the most injured, and despite having rested for a short while, the healers, such as Lehran, Koara, Shinon, and Maric were all worn out from the intense fighting action from before. [Almost the entire party was like this though; it was not limited to the waterbenders] The only one who seemed to still have it in her for the moment was Malak.
“I-I’ll try,” she said nervously. Having dealt with Zuroc Sensei before on a personal level, she was a bit scared of them.
“We can’t force a kid to do this, Alz” said Shinon, “look at her; she’s scared to death of those Zuroc Sensei.”
“They’re not going to hurt her, Shin,” Alzar replied, “she just seems to be afraid of Zuroc Sensei for a different reason, and scared that she’s going to mess up.”
“Those bloody Serenes Captors,” Maric growled, “they were a setup to drain our energy.”
And they were. In fact, they had a special move where they could “sap” energy from another person for a time; it was how they had captured strong waterbenders like the Serenes Village in the first place. This time they had focused on draining much of their chi-healing energy. Malak had just happened to not be hit as much with those moves.
The little waterbender continued nervously trying to heal Azula’s wounds. She too was exhausted, as she took a lot of physical damage, but she was the only one with enough healing prowess at the time. At first it made Malak angry that they expected her to help her enemy, but when she saw the injured Azula’s expression, she couldn’t help but have sympathy. She continued trying everything in her power to revive Azula, and eventually, she came to. The first thing she saw was Malak’s watery eyes looking down at her. She smiled, though there was a huge cut running across her forehead.
“Heh,” she said weakly, “you’re a really honorable kid; you know that? I was your enemy up until your mom said who I was, and yet you did this for me. My life is in your hands, Malak Dragmire. I owe you one.”
“So what happened to Tenoko and Katara?” Iresu asked
“They’re around,” Azula replied weakly, “they’ve been wandering the framework of this tower for a while.”
“Do tell,” said Zeruda with interest, “for we need rest as well.”
“Alright,” said Azula, propping herself up, “gather ‘round...”
Azula started to tell the story. However, although she, Tenoko, Rafai and Katara might have known a lot about the tower’s clockwork, none of them knew about The Commoner and The Calm.
~Azula~
We meet a couple of new characters, and I promise that there's no more for now. Their names though, remain unknown for now.
The Tower Saga continues, and we run into Azula... the story only gets better from here though, as the identities of these characters is going to vastly affect one or more of the other characters.
anyways, chapter 81. enjoy.
CHAPTER 81: THE COMMONER AND THE CALM
The Avatar Guard was the not the only group that was making their way to Xin Shing’s Tower. Even though Tenoko’s group, and then Zakura’s group had made it through, more Order Warriors were there to protect the entrance should another group or army come at them.
“Enemies are approaching,” said one of the soldiers to another; likely a scout to a captain or something similar; “they are swift and powerful.”
“What are their numbers,” the other soldier, obviously a higher-ranked one, asked, “how far have they come; tell me everything, girl;”
“They’ve made it nearly ¼ of the way here already,” the woman replied, “they’re moving fast. They’re deadly.”
“How many of them are there,” he asked her,
“There are two of them,” she replied, “one cloaked in blue, the other in red. Needless to say, one’s a firebender, the other’s a waterbender.”
“Two elite warriors, eh?” said the general, “Were any of your unit’s members able to determine the gender of these fellows?”
“Aye,” the woman replied, “from the grunts they made, the firebender was a male, and the waterbender was a female. The waterbender was barefoot, and looked young. The firebender looked a little older.”
“Hmm,” he said, scratching his beard, “if it were a barefoot female firebender and a male waterbender, I‘d say it was Alzar Miyamoto and Shinon Iwata—you sure you got that right?”
“Aye,” the scout replied, “They called each other by nicknames of some sort. The man was called The Commoner, and the woman was called The Calm. Do these sound familiar at all?”
Luckily for them, those names did ring a bell. Unfortunately, this meant trouble for them as well.
“The Commoner and The Calm,” he exclaimed, “those two are deadly. They broke out of The Boiling Rock a few months ago, and anywhere where someone has stood in their way, they have broken through without a scratch. Fighting them is a bad idea.”
“Then what do we do,” the scout asked nervously, “do we abandon our loyalty to The Order?”
“No,” said the general, “but pitting ourselves against foes like that would be the same as suicide. We will have to let our friends inside the tower use similar discretion. Those two are more suited for the likes of Orzon, Ayumi, or perhaps Xin Shing himself.”
They did now know that Orzon and Ayumi had “betrayed” The Order, but it was not important to them. The scout, a young Fire Nation woman who couldn’t be older than her early 20s at best, was slightly afraid.
“Troops,” said the general, “There should be two figures approaching us soon. We are to let them through.”
“And why is that?” asked a lieutenant, though his tone simply indicated that he was curious to know.
“Because fighting them would lead to all of us dying. These two are The Commoner and The Calm.”
A hushed silence fell over some of the veteran fighters in the area.
“Aye, sir,” they replied, and they waited.
Several minutes later, two figures came running towards the tower. They were both in fact, swift and powerful. Once they were in range of The Order’s troops, they stopped, taking stances.
“You will surrender,” said The Calm; the waterbender; “or you will all perish on this battlefield within the next few minutes.”
“Surrender,” the general exclaimed, smirking, “I know exactly who you two are. My soldiers and I will not surrender, but we have no intentions of fighting you either. You may enter.”
“You will also grant our approaching comrades entrance,” said The Commoner; the firebender;
“That we cannot assure,” the general replied, “we are serving our allegiance, just like you are serving yours. If I were you, I would advise accepting our offer while it’s still fresh.”
“Very well then,” said The Commoner calmly, “and so we part.”
With that, the two benders made their way into the tower. They were only a few rooms away from Zakura’s gang, but they were all resting. Additionally, there were more fierce Order warriors that had swarmed in from various depths of the tower, and so these two were going to be in for some serious fighting soon.
“We need a plan,” the man said, “if what I hear is true about The Warrior of the Black Hand and her chaotic neutrality in this war; then I am certain that she is here as well.”
“You were the only one who was able to overcome Katara Altina II,” the young woman replied, “If this Warrior of the Black Hand really matches up with—or is—Katara, then you will be able to defeat her with little or no difficulty.”
“Aye,” The Commoner replied, facing the young woman, “And you’re a Serenes; your kind; those that bear your name, are revered as goddesses because of their power.”
The Calm blushed slightly upon hearing this. “You were named after a powerful firebender who lived over 1000 years ago,” she said, “so perhaps both of our names hold a certain special meaning.”
“Aye,” he replied, “they do.”
“You look tired, Dozuku,” she remarked, using The Commoner’s nickname; they kept their real names a tight secret, as they did not want anyone knowing who they were until just the right moment.
“I am a bit, Kiya,” he replied, using The Calm’s nickname; “perhaps we should rest. It’s been a long time since we have; I’d wager nearly a full cycle of the sun and moon.”
“Aye; we need sleep; or at least I do. It’s something that has run in my family for 43 generations.”
“Then sleep; it’s not like the world will end while we slumber. Not being seen is what we do best.”
The two of them actually did go to sleep, as they were exhausted. Who they were and what their intent was; was uncertain at the current time. All that was known about them was that one was from the Water Tribe and that the other was from the Fire Nation, and that they both had broken out of prison. The man looked to be in his mid 30s, and the woman looked to be around 19 or 20, so they were clearly not related.
* * * * * * * *
The Avatar Guard meanwhile, had just finished resting up for they could not rest long. Nonetheless, they were ready to ascend to the next level of the tower, despite them still being slightly weakened.
The first room on the 2nd floor was empty, but there were bodies everywhere. Some of them were Zuroc Sensei and Tenoko’s crew. The 4 Zuroc Sensei that had joined The Avatar Guard after The Avatar Guard had helped them escape The Order’s Kyoshi Warriors and Zuroc Sensei all dashed ahead looking around for any survivors.
“Azula,” one of them yelled, and they rushed over. She was alive, but looked rather beaten. Next to her were the bodies of a couple more Zuroc Sensei, and they too were alive. It seemed that they had sat down next to Azula when she was wounded and had fallen asleep. However, they also found 5 of their mates dead, and they mourned.
“Who here can heal,” one of the women shouted, “she needs help!” Azula was the most injured, and despite having rested for a short while, the healers, such as Lehran, Koara, Shinon, and Maric were all worn out from the intense fighting action from before. [Almost the entire party was like this though; it was not limited to the waterbenders] The only one who seemed to still have it in her for the moment was Malak.
“I-I’ll try,” she said nervously. Having dealt with Zuroc Sensei before on a personal level, she was a bit scared of them.
“We can’t force a kid to do this, Alz” said Shinon, “look at her; she’s scared to death of those Zuroc Sensei.”
“They’re not going to hurt her, Shin,” Alzar replied, “she just seems to be afraid of Zuroc Sensei for a different reason, and scared that she’s going to mess up.”
“Those bloody Serenes Captors,” Maric growled, “they were a setup to drain our energy.”
And they were. In fact, they had a special move where they could “sap” energy from another person for a time; it was how they had captured strong waterbenders like the Serenes Village in the first place. This time they had focused on draining much of their chi-healing energy. Malak had just happened to not be hit as much with those moves.
The little waterbender continued nervously trying to heal Azula’s wounds. She too was exhausted, as she took a lot of physical damage, but she was the only one with enough healing prowess at the time. At first it made Malak angry that they expected her to help her enemy, but when she saw the injured Azula’s expression, she couldn’t help but have sympathy. She continued trying everything in her power to revive Azula, and eventually, she came to. The first thing she saw was Malak’s watery eyes looking down at her. She smiled, though there was a huge cut running across her forehead.
“Heh,” she said weakly, “you’re a really honorable kid; you know that? I was your enemy up until your mom said who I was, and yet you did this for me. My life is in your hands, Malak Dragmire. I owe you one.”
“So what happened to Tenoko and Katara?” Iresu asked
“They’re around,” Azula replied weakly, “they’ve been wandering the framework of this tower for a while.”
“Do tell,” said Zeruda with interest, “for we need rest as well.”
“Alright,” said Azula, propping herself up, “gather ‘round...”
Azula started to tell the story. However, although she, Tenoko, Rafai and Katara might have known a lot about the tower’s clockwork, none of them knew about The Commoner and The Calm.
~Azula~
