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Zhin was waiting around complaining to himself how frigid it was up herer, "Why? Why did I come here? Oh yah!" he said to himself, "Let's go to the Air temple and freeze.." He stomped on the ground raising a wall of stone to stop the wind. When he was about to raise another he saw it, a blue fire ball in the sky. Whats going? he thought as he grabbed Fulgar's Sythe and ran quicly twords the fire balls Origin only to see everyone huddled around Fulgar.

"What happened?" he asked the people huddled around him, stil the bitting wind gnawed at him he then walked over and raised another wall to protect them from the wind.

She smiled meekly then lowered her hand. "If Taizen cannot heal then I can stitch the wound up. After cleaning it of course. But for that we will need team work so your help will be most welcomed."

She would look to Taizen, waiting for him to attempt the task of healing and praying that it would work. After all, her alternative would be more painful -- either way the male firebender would need to be healed or stitched if he was going to be moved. Moving him now would only cause more tear.

"Taizen..if you can't heal his wound then please take Guardian..Have him take you to the temple. Once there find Master Dyn and tell him of this. Tell him I request two men, a bolt of strong cloth and a bison. We will need these things to move...." Err..what was his name?. "This young man to the temple as painlessly as possible."

She was letting him know an alternative, not that she was telling him to not try to heal. She hoped he realized that as she turned her attention to the other. She offered the earthbender a small smile in apprication from the chilled winds. It would help the wound from frosting over any quicker.

"Don't worry. We will do all in our power to help your friend. But you..earthbender. Please step out and keep a watch just in case whom ever did this returns. We do not wish to be caught offguard."

Taizen nodded, touching the raw flesh of the wound with both hands and wincing, he'd never healed an open wound this big before before... It had always been burns, bruises, and small cuts a small bandage could fix-up. Even healing internal damage was more easy to heal than this... He concentrated on the feeling he felt when he had healed himself, it might not help Fulgar in the cold, but how it felt didn't matter. He focused on cold water, he felt the pain of being cut, and the feeling of the water washing it away... The water turned bright, illuminating a bit of the stone tent. It seemed to be working fine... the meat of the leg seemed to be lining up with eachother, like bridges, slowly making more, and more bridges of flesh connecting the two open halves. Taizen sucked in a deep breath as he felt something stab his leg. His concentration was broken and he raised his hand in shock, looking to where he felt the stabbing sensation. his leg was whole and there was no damage.

"I-Im sorry!" He said quickly before reforming the gloves of water on his hands, and concentrating on the wound, the bridges of meat continued to build and grow... And then again he felt the pain in his leg. He winced, trying to continue the healing process, the light was shining blue and everything was going fine, but the pain in his leg! It hurt so much!... It was going numb now... It was cold... The beginning of frostbite? He released the water again, sucking in deep breaths of air, he was feeling pain... From what? From... Healing...? "N-Niima... Can you sew the rest of the wound...?" Taizen looked sick to his stomach, and apparently he hadn't heard any of what everyone was saying. The wound was semi-healed, it was smaller now, much smaller, but it was still open. "If you can seal it shut.. Then maybe I can take care of the rest..." He said, with a scared look as he stared at the wound, what had happened? Why hadn't he felt that pain before? Of course the only time he'd healed someone else was Jing, and he had been unconcious when he had healed him... Did all Waterbender's feel pain when they healed other people? Or was it only for really large wounds was that unfortunate side-effect present...? "He shouldn't have frostbite... Or infection..." He said weakly to the firebender female. Of course hopefully the firebender wouldn't notice when he said 'shouldn't' because that might cause her to become frantic, Fulgar might lose a leg... Because Taizen didn't try hard enough...?

Taizen slowly nodded, he wanted to stay and try to help with the healing, but the thought of feeling his own hand being sewn back together... He shivered beforeheading out into the cold, "Guardian, take me to the temple...?" He asked the feline weakly. The Tiger had probably made it's way to them, and was staying out of the earth tent probably because there wasn't that much room for him to stay in without encumbering the people working. Hopefully the Tiger had heard Niima with his sensitive hearing. He was the smartest non-human he'd ever met.

(this takes place in the mind)
His eyes flicked beneath his closed lids, he was vaguely aware of the 'friends' healing Fulgar's wounds. Wouldnt do them much good, he would do it again, sometime, when he had the chance too. The deep swirling darkness was his home, was his prison. He watched from afar as Fulgar scrambled to see in the abyss of his own mind. This would be their first encounter, they'd never met but he hated the creature Fulgar. He was going to kill him, some day, not today.
Fulgar
The man stood their grinning at Fulgar his mouth never moving.

Fulgar's head jerk up at the sound in his head, his name. He groped in the swirling darkness trying to make a sound, but no sound was to be made. He heard a familiar sound, echoing in his head, it was the sound of his boots hitting a hard floor.

Fulgar

He heard his name being said again, a smooth voice, that was his own. He saw him now, the voice. It was him. He was face to face with himself. He opened his mouth to speak to the being before him. He couldnt see the man's eyes, they were shut. No words escaped his lips.

You cannot speak in this place. Only thought is audible here

Fulgar eyed the man deeply, he was face to face with himself, and he didnt trust him. Something peculiar about how the man spoke, it had an air of arrogance to it something deep, something terrible in him.
Who are you?
Fulgar asked him with a stutter of fear in the voice, his thoughts echoed in the abyss he sat.

The creature laughed a deep, malevolent laugh. You dont recognize me? I'm you, dear boy.

How is that possible? How can you be me? I'm me!

That laugh, once again, it sang like when steel meets hardened steel. Anything it possible, in this place.
The man dissappeared from Fulgar's view.

Behind you

Fulgar swung around to see the man. he stumbled and fell to his back. The laugh. The realization hit him like a punch to the stomach, he'd seen this man before. This wasnt him. This was the monster that smote his friends in his dream. His coat was below his knees it was as black as coal, his pant legs were ripped and torn above his boots. He stared at the being in disgust. The only big difference between them so far was his scythe, it didnt have an axe head as his did, it looked like a scythe the blad smooth and glinting in the light.

Even with his eyes closed he could see Fulgar's look of contempt. So! You recognize me. How sweet, I truly am flattered that you remembered the dream I sent you.

What's your name Fulgar asked him forcefully, a creature like this couldnt hold his name, he knew he was too good for the name Fulgar.

My name is Cain Ira. He said opening his eyes for the first time.

His eyes were more horrid than anything else about him. They were lightning blue they made Fulgar freeze. As the icy stare bore into him. The detestable creature stepped before him and grabbed his shirt he pulled Fulgar to his full height with deep rage in his eyes. He punched Fulgar in the stomach and kicked him in the ribs. He used the back of his hand and beat him across the face leaving a deep gouge in his cheek. He used his nails and dug into Fulgar's back, leaving deep marks along his spine.


(takes place in the real world)
Fulgar lay on the ground, Niima began to stitch the wound together with a needle and thread, Taizen had already tried to heal him, but he didnt get it all the way he'd tried to push himself and in the end had to give up exhausted. When he gained consciouness once more he'd have to thank them all for what they were doing. Normally when the waterbender heals he can heal with no problem, through his waterbending Cain had been able to inflict the same pain he's inflicted on Fulgar.

As the needle pierced his flesh his shirt ripped, wide and deep cuts followed along his back. In a moments time they disappeared in smoke.

Fulgar's eyes opened. He'd regained consciouness. He moved his right arm up to wipe his face but found it was held down. A singing pain moved through his leg his muscled contracted to try and ease it, but this pain was beyond them. "What the h--" he couldnt finish as he felt the pain again. He looked to find it was Kurai that held him and the airbender was sewing his flesh back together. His body relaxed, he endured the pain, he was safe.

His eyes clouded and he stared at the dirt, he's just met the most horrifying person he's ever met, Cain, he said his name was Cain.

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She was careful, painfully so, as she went about her task. She did everything from ointment to making sure the needle was sterile. She bit on her tongue as she carefully pressed the skin together and began to mend it in tight stitching. It was when she noticed the muscle twitch as the firebender woke, that she got nervous.

"T..Try and relax. I'll be done faster if you don't move.." She knew he was mighty aware now and she felt a bit dizzy. With him out she had no problem doing this..but with him awake and knowing well what was going on..she worried he would twitch..move..anything. She waited for a moment for the sensation to leave before returning to her task of x stitches in the flesh. She bit on the tip of her tongue in concentration, sweat even starting to bead on her brow. When she finished she breathed out in sigh of relief. She checked the work over, then the area of flesh. It was irritated from her work but didn't seem to carry any odd coloring. Which was good. She went about using the strips of bandages to properly bind the leg, five rounds over before tying off the ends.

Hands somewhat bloody from cleaning and the work, she noted that his blood wasn't the only type that stained her. A few of her own scrapes where bleeding. She wrinkled her nose as she unclasped her double-cloth wrap that was about her shoulders and drapped it over the male firebender.

"Stay with him and keep him awake..aware. It may not be good to let him rest until we have him safe at the temple." She worried about the bloodloss and any concusions. Flinching as she stood she stretched out a bit and slowly started for the mouth of the earth tent.

As she stepped outside she looked at the earthbender. "You can go with your friends I'll stand watch.." Even though she was by now exhausted. Back resting against the wall of the stone-tent she stared blankly over the white covered area. She even started to fold her arms until she realized she would get blood more all over herself. Slowly her head lowered so her chin came to rest against her collarbone but her eyes remained open and aware. Unconciously she began to rub her left elbow which was torn up from her fall, slightly above her wrist-wrap.

Guardian watched Taizen scramble off. Whooboy seemed someone didn't like flying with him. The feline's ears lowered somewhat as if feeling insulted by this. The large feline remained sitting, waiting until he saw the Bison. Muscles began to tighten under the white coat as the beast attempted to swallow down the attempt to scare the Bison. Ice blue eyes rose to Taizen as he spoke, a small snort given. Sure..ride the big fluffball..Paws thumping the feline turned in circles then started to fly off towards the direction he came.