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Fulgar breath deeply letting the poison that the waterbender released go into his lungs, the poison burned going down. He took a deep breath feeling the fire and released once more relinquishing the whip out of his mouth was released blue flames that were fueled by the poison. His fire was still around his feet the solid flame moving and quaking as he moved. "Youre in no position to make threats, boy. Your stupidity astound me. How you use a fire poison against a firebender! Stupid boy, you openly attack the temple and you expect no consequences."

The boy sent long thin shard of ice at him, Fulgar wasnt fast enough, from the torrent beneath his feet he rose up a shield of fire, quickly disposing of most of the blades. But two made it past one ripping through clothes and skin like a hot knife cuts though snow. Blood burst for which he quickly burned closed. He smiled as the blades pierced his flesh, the sweet pain seared through his skin, one only made but a scratch on his arm, the other made a long thin wound up his forearm. fire wreathed his arms in a cocoon as he worked his magic, something that would surprise them all.

He let the flames disappear taking with them the cuts, he couldnt heal them completely but it was enough to make the deep cut nothing more than a scratch. The fire had gone in the wounds burning them shut, making his blood clot around the open part and making his energy seal all but the gravest of wounds.

"Nice try, boy." He said with obvious pride in his voice.

(Just to clear it up, when Fulgar did the "healing" thing it only made the blood clot and scab over the wounds. not actual healing. sorry if that confused anyone.)

The intruder put up his hands in defeat and began to explain himself. Fulgar, being the trusting fool that he is, trusted him he was lower from his fiery perch and was just about level when the boy made his blizzard. Tiny shards of ice cut through his skin. Fulgar lifted his arm to shield himself from the artificial storm.

Fulgar!

The thought rung through his head with such force it nearly knocked him over, Cain's steely voice was in his thoughts. Not now, Cain he thought back with more force than necessary.

Fulgar. I can help, lets get rid of this waterbender for good. He has struck my nerves, Fu-fu.

Even now Cain mocked him, he wanted to lend Fulgar his strength to beat this unwaning opponent. But why was the question. He'd answered that, the waterbender's arrogance obviously struck a nerve, and this blizzard only further both of their tempers. Fine! Fulgar said, he decided that if his opponent was going to fight dirty with poisons and cheats then he would have to bring in his own wild card.

He sat cross legged in the storm around him concentrating every ice shard that struck near was evaporated from his heat. Seconds, minutes, or hours. Fulgar couldnt tell the time it took for their powers to merge. but when he stood he could feel the power of Cain mixed with his own running through his veins.

His eyes now didnt match, one was a stunning steel blue that could crack a mirror, the other was hazel.

He said loudly in a voice that was not his own but a perverse fusion of the pairs. "So this is what you want." He said it was contempt and sadness in his voice.

Much as he did earlier he let loose all his fire power ice turn to water as a torrent of fire erupted from around him. From behind his fire he asked "why do you fight me then?"

His eyes shot up when the waterbender answered waiting eagerly for his reasons, he explained himself as wanting to spar... under his breath Fulgar gently said "you... want... to... train..." the realization hitting him like a ton of lead. He felt like an idiot. The waterbender threw him a vial of white liquid claiming it as an antidote to the fire poison Fulgar had willingly inhaled, the poison was indeed beginning to take its toll his blood felt like fire. He looked at the vial in his hands the white liquid shining.

His head shot up quickly the steel blue catching the light of the rising sun, a pair of ravens black as pitch flew over above head. He let out a hollow deep laugh. In a voice that no longer contained Fulgar's own piece he said "youre lucky this time." He continued his laugh as he closed his eyes. When they opened again his eyes were once more brown, both of them. He gulped down the liquid. Before wiping his mouth and and walking over to the waterbender. "Lets do this right, my name is Fulgar," he said to him reaching out with his hand to shake.

Taikai's arms wer raised, and the brunt of Kazuki's attacks were absorbed in them, however, Taikai still felt the pain, his arms felt like glass as Kazuki struck several times, before delivering a final blow, knocking Him to the ground, the pain was so great... His arms went numb, and hi body felt like it was tied down by a mountain, shame flowed through the old man as he was bested, Rheumatism robbing him of strength he one had. He could only look up as Kazuki set to strike Taizen and his companions, and the shock was so great when Kazuki revealed his fate, it was lucky that the old man's joints were the weakened ones, rather than his heart.

"Kazuki! I'm going to knock you out so hard-" Kazuki never found out what Analogy Taizen was going to use as he waved his hands left, and right, guiding the hailstones through some sort of waterbending-magnet. averting the direction the blizzard was heading so it did not go in Taizen and Niima's path, Fulgar however, was on his own, He could only see the back of Fulgar as he went onto the floor, for a moment, Taizen thought he had been knocked down, but soon he saw otherwise, as fire began to billow from the skitzo, to rival a blizzard, almost uncontrollably. But his shock and awe were ignored as Kazuki announced himself, and then did the worst thing Taizen beleived possible, he had claimed the two of them were alike.

"Don't compare me to you!" He commanded, waving an arm in anger, creating a wave of snow at Taizen's back. "You Will lose! You'll lose like I did when I first fought you!" He shouted, and then unbeleivably, the firebender stopped his storm, and shook hands with him, "Kazuki..." Taizen growled, "Do you enjoy causing Chaos?!" He demanded, angrily, "First the tower, which made several benders fear for they're lives, and now here?!" He demanded, the had gone to the fire nation palaced and messed with the people there, but there was reason for that, that one time...

"Taizen.. Don't fight him..!" Taikai calle,d standing up wobbly, Taizen looked shocked, the poor man..

Kazuki sighed "Yes we are the same, I just find fun with a challenge, a fight is always something to get the blood pumping. Other then that I just love the color of blood and also the movements of diferent benders, the art is beautiful. But you should know not to come at me with an attack, I may have to beat you like a dog." Kazuki said laughing a little

Emotionally and physically emptied she had passed out into the embrace of darkness yet Taizen's words hummed in the back of her subconciousness. If she had been concious she would of pointed out that Taizen had more common sense and care not to go tossing his bending around like a sap looking for a meaningless fight. Among benders, such was a means of honor, not to be tossed around like a child with a toy. And that is exactly how the stranger came off to her. A bully with a spice of power.

Her eyes tightened as if she where trying to force herself awake but her lids stayed closed, refusing to open. Her body felt so..heavy. But she was able to mumble out a few words under her shallow breaths. "Ta..iz..en...so..rr.ry.." She was indeed sorry. Sorry for seeming so weak. But under so much stress, so much going on with no sleep, her body simply refused to continue.

Fulgar wondered why Taikai was calling this kid "sir" he must be some kind of waterbending royalty, even Taizen held his tongue. Kazuki apologized to them for waking them and began about how he should leave. "I don't know, Kazuki, we were all up anyway I have this... problem. No harm done on my end." He watched the waterbender walk off. He shot a glance to Taikai, wondering if they should let him leave, or give him room to rest up for the time being. He wasnt about to offer this guy room, it wasnt his place to do so, this one was Taikai's decision.

Fulgar let out a hollow chuckle before answering "good lord, I wish it were just a nigthmare. In fact you got a brief glimpse of him while we were fighting." He let out another hollow laugh and his eyes went unfocused for a moment. He returned back to reality, he cast a look at Taizen who had grabbed the now fallen Niima. "We'd better get her to bed." He said he cast another glance to Taikai and took a stride in suggesting "Taikai, what do you say we give this waterbender lodging? I'm sure we are all tired, and if we sent him off he'd catch death on the mountain." He would leave it at that, Taikai needed to decide Kazuki's fate from here out.