Post by Teяa253 on Apr 8, 2009 6:02:56 GMT 1
yeh, it's not entirely about Yang, 'coz there's a lot of Zuroc stuff in there as well.
anyhoot, I try. it might seem rushed, and I apologize for that. I'm not sure what happened to tell the truth, but hey, the battle between Zakura and Xin Shing is a little more interesting I suppose.
oh, and Kai ownage. gotta love that.
so here's chapter 96. only 6 more to go, so enjoy.
CHAPTER 96: LADY YANG SHIGERU
Right as they were about to leave the room though, Zhin turned and called out to them, and so they stopped. She approached Zakura, with Tu-Sung right behind her.
“When you took the form of Avatar Zuroc,” she remarked, “you said that her last name was Takeo.”
“I did that,” Zakura exclaimed, for, like in most cases, the avatar his or herself was usually not entirely aware of these spiritual incarnation changes; “I’ll take your word for it, for aye, Zuroc’s family name was Takeo. Why do you ask?”
“I am a descendant of Zuroc Takeo,” Zhin replied, “it was my last name before I married Tu-Sung,”
“Really now,” Zakura exclaimed, “that family had a terrible reputation if I recall correctly. Of course, I’m not a history expert here unless the person in question was an avatar at one point.”
“No,” Zhin replied, “you are right.”
“So why did Zuroc make you two surrender that quickly,” Zakura asked,
“Because we never knew,” Tu-Sung replied, “we had always been taught that Avatar Zuroc’s malice was the cause of all of this. We never knew that she tried to repair the damage she had done.”
“She tried desperately hard,” Zakura replied, “the later years of Zuroc’s life were not happy ones, as the stress nearly killed her. It was a tragic tale to be honest, because she knew there were certain things that she could not repair no matter how hard she tried.”
“They’re still out to kill me,” Zuroc sighed, “it’s been 3 years since the war ended and I was defeated. Nothing I try seems to be able to make up for the havoc I caused. There is nothing left for me to do. What do they want from me?”
“You have caused nearly irreversible damage on the world,” Fa Su replied, as Zuroc was visiting the spirit world at this point. Fa Su had been her mentor, and his ambition had only fueled her own.
“Don’t remind me,” she groaned, “I know what I did. You were the one who encouraged me. Don’t think you’re out of this free.”
“I never thought you would get that close to actually succeeding,” Fa Su replied, “I was always taught to pursue my ambitions.”
“And so you tell me to, and I do.” Zuroc snapped, “then what?”
“Zuroc,” Fa Su snapped back, “you cannot blame me for your damage. I stopped advising you after a certain point, and if you recall correctly, I even warned you that maybe this was not such a good idea. I had not seen the effects of an international-scale war, and the more I saw, the less I wanted it to become reality.”
“I know what I did was wrong,” Zuroc yelled back, “I don’t need to be reminded of it. I just want a way to make restitution. They want to kill me—everyone wants me dead. They want to see me suffer—they want to see me die screaming and begging for mercy. THE WORLD IS AGAINST ME—THE ENTIRE WORLD IS GOING TO KILL ME.”
“Then why not end your own life,” Fa Su replied, “the people still have faith in the avatar cycle.”
“I can’t do that,” Zuroc replied, “because then the Air Nomad that took my place would be forced to clean up the damage that I have done.”
“Zuroc,” said Fa Su grimly, “the two of us have done great amounts of damage to the avatar cycle, and are among that group of avatars known for their treachery. Our names are dark; they have a similar reputation to the name Azula at this point.”
“Please,” Zuroc begged, “you were a master at getting what you wanted. Surely you know a way I can compensate the world.”
Fa Su sighed. “You are not going to like this,” he warned, “but if that is what you want, I can attempt to enlighten you.”
“I’ll do anything,” Zuroc replied, “I don’t want them killing me. They don’t seem to realize that the repairs will just be passed onto my next incarnation. That airbender does not deserve to have to go through that. Fa Su, you and I have a lot of explaining to do.”
“I did my explaining during my lifetime, Zuroc,” Fa Su replied, “I denounced my aspirations and ambitions, and said they were for naught. Your damage though, was far worse than mine.”
“I KNOW,” Zuroc roared, “and I’m already feeling the stress it brings.”
“I wish you luck, Zuroc,” Fa Su replied, “for deeds of that size will be hard to undo. You will most likely have to let people ‘kick you while you are down’; let them know you are not doing anything else against the world. It is the answer.”
Zakura closed her eyes.
“The suffering that Zuroc went through eventually was enough to convince all but the extremists who kept The Order of the Avatar Slayer alive today,” Zakura replied, “the guilt and regret from Zuroc’s deeds though was enough to get the sympathy of many.”
“Then why; was I never told of this,” Zhin asked, “why was my own family’s iconic figure left to be remembered as a heartless villain? Even Xin Shing is not placed that low by his enemies.”
“Because The Order is corrupted,” Zakura replied, “and I am not just saying this for the hopes of my own life being spared. Originally they were for a good cause. Now though they are just ruthless.”
“We have mulled that over,” said Tu-Sung, “but we are not going to join you. We have other things we will be attending to. You should be on your way. The longer you wait, the more The Order’s influence will spread. Once there is no one leading the organization, it will fizzle away into the shadows once again.”
And so the group proceeded towards Yang’s chamber, leaving Zhin and Tu-Sung behind them. In Yang’s chamber, as predicted, was Yang herself.
“I never would have thought that The Avatar Guard would get this far into their journey,” she exclaimed as they entered, “and Orzon; Ayumi—it is a pleasant surprise to meet you again.”
“Indeed it is,” Orzon replied, “it is a pity that we are now on different sides. Katara was right about the fate of The Order.”
“Ah,” Yang smirked, “so a betrayal scheme was played under my very nose without me noticing? How foolish of me to let it slip by. So come, come; do tell what you seek from me. Surely you wish me to be dead by now; or perhaps are you a little more merciless—would you rather have me go down kicking and screaming?”
“No,” Zakura replied, “you wanted a fight, and so you can have it. Do tell though, how many of these warriors would you like to challenge? I’m pretty sure that each and every one of them would like a word with you while I challenge Xin Shing.”
“That is the honorable tactic,” Yang remarked, “for he will not fight anyone else. I was set here simply to make sure of that. Come though; let us have a brief spar first. I will challenge that waterbender.”
She paused, pointing at Kai, “you; you’re a Kai Serenes, are you not?”
“Aye,” Kai replied stepping confidently forward, “Kai Serenes XLIII is my name. If you wish to challenge me, then I will be glad to oblige.”
“Then let there be havoc,” Yang cackled, and she suddenly brought up a ‘barrier’ of air around herself and Kai. It was transparent of course, and so those outside of the ring could easily see what was going on.
Kai Serenes was a young girl of 19, and she was incredibly fast. Yang, a woman of 49 years, was powerful. Both of them though, were almost equally matched, Kai holding the same legendary power and ability that her family was famous for.
The battle of wind and water was in full swing. Yang’s blasts were countered by Kai’s water, which she was using defensively. Yang was the offensive figure, while Kai played the defensive—or rather, played the one to counter Yang’s moves. She was making very few actual attacks of her own, but rather, countering Yang’s.
Yang became aware of this, and began throwing projectiles, using sharp blasts of air that almost felt like knives as they whizzed by and evaporated into nothingness. She was also making breathing very difficult for Kai, and this soon became noticeable as Kai fell to her knees, clutching her throat.
Yang’s arrogance was her downfall. As Kai struggled for air, she stood above and in front of her.
“It looks like there will not be a Kai Serenes XLIIII,” she leered, “for you are about to die in the hands of Yang Shigeru!”
“Not entirely,” Kai replied, knocking Yang off balance by spinning around with her feet, “let’s continue.”
Kai and Yang continued to exchange attacks, Kai’s stamina holding up incredibly, while Yang seemed always on edge. Yang was overwhelmingly powerful, but Kai was as well, being a Serenes—a Kai Serenes to be exact, and that may have been one of the reasons she was able to hold up, and, as time passed, start to overwhelm Yang.
Evidence of this was that her air barrier was diminishing, and as Kai pressed her attacks forward in an attempt to corner her, she was eventually able to overpower Yang, leaving her gasping for breath and barely conscious, lying on the ground.
“You may do what you want to me,” she hissed, “but The Order will not end here, even if you kill Xin Shing and I.”
“We shall see about that, Yang Shigeru,” Kai replied, shaking Yang’s hand as she slowly stood up, “time will tell.”
“Aye,” Yang replied, “fate will decide whether you destroy Xin Shing or not, avatar Zakura.”
Zakura cracked her knuckles. This was it—Xin Shing was their last enemy, because they had just defeated Lady Yang Shigeru.
~Azula~
anyhoot, I try. it might seem rushed, and I apologize for that. I'm not sure what happened to tell the truth, but hey, the battle between Zakura and Xin Shing is a little more interesting I suppose.
oh, and Kai ownage. gotta love that.
so here's chapter 96. only 6 more to go, so enjoy.
CHAPTER 96: LADY YANG SHIGERU
Right as they were about to leave the room though, Zhin turned and called out to them, and so they stopped. She approached Zakura, with Tu-Sung right behind her.
“When you took the form of Avatar Zuroc,” she remarked, “you said that her last name was Takeo.”
“I did that,” Zakura exclaimed, for, like in most cases, the avatar his or herself was usually not entirely aware of these spiritual incarnation changes; “I’ll take your word for it, for aye, Zuroc’s family name was Takeo. Why do you ask?”
“I am a descendant of Zuroc Takeo,” Zhin replied, “it was my last name before I married Tu-Sung,”
“Really now,” Zakura exclaimed, “that family had a terrible reputation if I recall correctly. Of course, I’m not a history expert here unless the person in question was an avatar at one point.”
“No,” Zhin replied, “you are right.”
“So why did Zuroc make you two surrender that quickly,” Zakura asked,
“Because we never knew,” Tu-Sung replied, “we had always been taught that Avatar Zuroc’s malice was the cause of all of this. We never knew that she tried to repair the damage she had done.”
“She tried desperately hard,” Zakura replied, “the later years of Zuroc’s life were not happy ones, as the stress nearly killed her. It was a tragic tale to be honest, because she knew there were certain things that she could not repair no matter how hard she tried.”
“They’re still out to kill me,” Zuroc sighed, “it’s been 3 years since the war ended and I was defeated. Nothing I try seems to be able to make up for the havoc I caused. There is nothing left for me to do. What do they want from me?”
“You have caused nearly irreversible damage on the world,” Fa Su replied, as Zuroc was visiting the spirit world at this point. Fa Su had been her mentor, and his ambition had only fueled her own.
“Don’t remind me,” she groaned, “I know what I did. You were the one who encouraged me. Don’t think you’re out of this free.”
“I never thought you would get that close to actually succeeding,” Fa Su replied, “I was always taught to pursue my ambitions.”
“And so you tell me to, and I do.” Zuroc snapped, “then what?”
“Zuroc,” Fa Su snapped back, “you cannot blame me for your damage. I stopped advising you after a certain point, and if you recall correctly, I even warned you that maybe this was not such a good idea. I had not seen the effects of an international-scale war, and the more I saw, the less I wanted it to become reality.”
“I know what I did was wrong,” Zuroc yelled back, “I don’t need to be reminded of it. I just want a way to make restitution. They want to kill me—everyone wants me dead. They want to see me suffer—they want to see me die screaming and begging for mercy. THE WORLD IS AGAINST ME—THE ENTIRE WORLD IS GOING TO KILL ME.”
“Then why not end your own life,” Fa Su replied, “the people still have faith in the avatar cycle.”
“I can’t do that,” Zuroc replied, “because then the Air Nomad that took my place would be forced to clean up the damage that I have done.”
“Zuroc,” said Fa Su grimly, “the two of us have done great amounts of damage to the avatar cycle, and are among that group of avatars known for their treachery. Our names are dark; they have a similar reputation to the name Azula at this point.”
“Please,” Zuroc begged, “you were a master at getting what you wanted. Surely you know a way I can compensate the world.”
Fa Su sighed. “You are not going to like this,” he warned, “but if that is what you want, I can attempt to enlighten you.”
“I’ll do anything,” Zuroc replied, “I don’t want them killing me. They don’t seem to realize that the repairs will just be passed onto my next incarnation. That airbender does not deserve to have to go through that. Fa Su, you and I have a lot of explaining to do.”
“I did my explaining during my lifetime, Zuroc,” Fa Su replied, “I denounced my aspirations and ambitions, and said they were for naught. Your damage though, was far worse than mine.”
“I KNOW,” Zuroc roared, “and I’m already feeling the stress it brings.”
“I wish you luck, Zuroc,” Fa Su replied, “for deeds of that size will be hard to undo. You will most likely have to let people ‘kick you while you are down’; let them know you are not doing anything else against the world. It is the answer.”
Zakura closed her eyes.
“The suffering that Zuroc went through eventually was enough to convince all but the extremists who kept The Order of the Avatar Slayer alive today,” Zakura replied, “the guilt and regret from Zuroc’s deeds though was enough to get the sympathy of many.”
“Then why; was I never told of this,” Zhin asked, “why was my own family’s iconic figure left to be remembered as a heartless villain? Even Xin Shing is not placed that low by his enemies.”
“Because The Order is corrupted,” Zakura replied, “and I am not just saying this for the hopes of my own life being spared. Originally they were for a good cause. Now though they are just ruthless.”
“We have mulled that over,” said Tu-Sung, “but we are not going to join you. We have other things we will be attending to. You should be on your way. The longer you wait, the more The Order’s influence will spread. Once there is no one leading the organization, it will fizzle away into the shadows once again.”
And so the group proceeded towards Yang’s chamber, leaving Zhin and Tu-Sung behind them. In Yang’s chamber, as predicted, was Yang herself.
“I never would have thought that The Avatar Guard would get this far into their journey,” she exclaimed as they entered, “and Orzon; Ayumi—it is a pleasant surprise to meet you again.”
“Indeed it is,” Orzon replied, “it is a pity that we are now on different sides. Katara was right about the fate of The Order.”
“Ah,” Yang smirked, “so a betrayal scheme was played under my very nose without me noticing? How foolish of me to let it slip by. So come, come; do tell what you seek from me. Surely you wish me to be dead by now; or perhaps are you a little more merciless—would you rather have me go down kicking and screaming?”
“No,” Zakura replied, “you wanted a fight, and so you can have it. Do tell though, how many of these warriors would you like to challenge? I’m pretty sure that each and every one of them would like a word with you while I challenge Xin Shing.”
“That is the honorable tactic,” Yang remarked, “for he will not fight anyone else. I was set here simply to make sure of that. Come though; let us have a brief spar first. I will challenge that waterbender.”
She paused, pointing at Kai, “you; you’re a Kai Serenes, are you not?”
“Aye,” Kai replied stepping confidently forward, “Kai Serenes XLIII is my name. If you wish to challenge me, then I will be glad to oblige.”
“Then let there be havoc,” Yang cackled, and she suddenly brought up a ‘barrier’ of air around herself and Kai. It was transparent of course, and so those outside of the ring could easily see what was going on.
Kai Serenes was a young girl of 19, and she was incredibly fast. Yang, a woman of 49 years, was powerful. Both of them though, were almost equally matched, Kai holding the same legendary power and ability that her family was famous for.
The battle of wind and water was in full swing. Yang’s blasts were countered by Kai’s water, which she was using defensively. Yang was the offensive figure, while Kai played the defensive—or rather, played the one to counter Yang’s moves. She was making very few actual attacks of her own, but rather, countering Yang’s.
Yang became aware of this, and began throwing projectiles, using sharp blasts of air that almost felt like knives as they whizzed by and evaporated into nothingness. She was also making breathing very difficult for Kai, and this soon became noticeable as Kai fell to her knees, clutching her throat.
Yang’s arrogance was her downfall. As Kai struggled for air, she stood above and in front of her.
“It looks like there will not be a Kai Serenes XLIIII,” she leered, “for you are about to die in the hands of Yang Shigeru!”
“Not entirely,” Kai replied, knocking Yang off balance by spinning around with her feet, “let’s continue.”
Kai and Yang continued to exchange attacks, Kai’s stamina holding up incredibly, while Yang seemed always on edge. Yang was overwhelmingly powerful, but Kai was as well, being a Serenes—a Kai Serenes to be exact, and that may have been one of the reasons she was able to hold up, and, as time passed, start to overwhelm Yang.
Evidence of this was that her air barrier was diminishing, and as Kai pressed her attacks forward in an attempt to corner her, she was eventually able to overpower Yang, leaving her gasping for breath and barely conscious, lying on the ground.
“You may do what you want to me,” she hissed, “but The Order will not end here, even if you kill Xin Shing and I.”
“We shall see about that, Yang Shigeru,” Kai replied, shaking Yang’s hand as she slowly stood up, “time will tell.”
“Aye,” Yang replied, “fate will decide whether you destroy Xin Shing or not, avatar Zakura.”
Zakura cracked her knuckles. This was it—Xin Shing was their last enemy, because they had just defeated Lady Yang Shigeru.
~Azula~
