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((@___@ Nobody has used the playable characters yet... *pulls out Toph*))

"I don't think this is very fair..." A short form voiced rather loudly as it walked towards the commotion, "Six against two..." Tilting her head to the side, the girl with empty pale eyes smiled at them, "I normally don't help others, but I'll lend you a slight hand... or kick." And with that, a smile cracked on her lips. Stomping the earth beneath her bare feet, she sent two flying back and another straight into the air. With a smile, she dodged another man, easily ducking out of the way of his attacks, "Guess I still got it. Three on three is much better."

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Lien tilted her head to the side, watching the battle between the nice lady and the new rough looking man. Tilting her head to the other side, she wondered why the man didn't fight back. When he muttered something about a tournament, Lien perked up, her hair shooting up slightly to fall back against her smiling face, "A tournament..." She smiled. Bouncing slightly where she stood she watched the man disappear with a nice explosion, "Are you going to compete?!" She asked the nice lady loudly, "I think you'd do really good! If they let airbenders in, I wanna try." Pumping a fist into the air, she beamed.

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"No, you can't be called the Earthshattering magnificent man." A bored looking man sighed behind the counter, "Just give me your name..."

"Fai the blockhead." Wing replied out of the corner of her mouth as she gazed up at the pouting Fai.

"Fai... the... blockhead..." The man scratched on the parchment making Fai's jaw drop, before he could even yell at him to change it back the man's small smile widened, "Sorry, I wrote in ink, and we don't change it once its on there. Are you going to compete Miss?" He asked, smiling down at Wing.

Wing quickly stood up, "What, me? OOOOH no. No no no. I'm not that good. No. I'm his cheerleader. GO BLOCKHEAD!" She cheered loudly.

Fai ran a hand down his face with a sigh, "What time does the tournament start?"

"At sundown." The man frowned back at him.

"Hey. I want to sign up for the tournament. If there's a slot available." A woman's voice came from behind them.

"Oh there is plenty of room madam." The man smiled and looked up to stare into the eyes of a certain red headed woman.

"Name... m-madam?" The man asked, shivering slightly under her heated glare.

"Major Lao." Ziana smirked, her gaze flickered to the Earthbender and it quickly turned into a glare, "This is going to be interesting." With that, she gave one late glare to the Earthbender and companion before slowly walking away.

"Wow... what's her problem... She seems like a Major all right. A major pain in the a**." Wing grumbled, and recieved a cautious look from Fai, but none the less it did make him smile, "Beat her up Blockhead!" Wing cheered throwing him a thumbs up.

Fai smiled and rolled his eyes before leading her away from the sign up stand.

Lyall had already started his fight on the next one, though he had just finished the fight, knocking the Earth Bender unconscious and through the crowd. He bowed in his general direction, in honor of a fight well fought. Lyall then turned to Shuen and introduced himself, though did not lift his mask up. He knew if he did that, he'd surely be recognized by some of the older faces in the crowd around them. Walking up to Shuen, he said, "I believe those soldiers will not bother you anymore, at least not for a while. I am Lyall. You are?"

Shuen glanced up at him and smirked before pulling the grass out of her mouth and tossing it away. "Why not?" She grinned. "I look forward to kicking your a** then, Lyall."
One thing that Shuen had never managed to obtain from her brother was his charm. She was extremely blunt and to the point with her words while Jet liked weave intricate stories to persuade those against him.
"Oh, and just because I'm younger, don't even think about going easy on me." She stated calmly. I'm sixteen, alright? I can certainly take on someone like you."
Yep, she most certainly could never charm a man in her lifetime.

He merely grinned at her statements. "Then, may our fights be well fought," Lyall merely stated as he led the way toward the arena entrance. Once there, Lyall stepped up to the registration desk.
"Are you going to fight?"
"But, of course. Sign me up under Leo, if you will." Lyall then motioned to Shuen. "This lad right here also wishes to sign up. Name is Shuen." With that, Lyall walked towards the fighter's waiting area, after waiting for Shuen to follow. Lyall had decided to stay completely under cover until it was absolutely necessary to reveal his identity. Or at least reveal what was under the mask. Most of the older faces of the crowd will most certainly recognize his face and features. As long as he had that mask on, however childish it may look, he deemed it was somewhat safe to travel in the open. He hadn't been in public for nearly 15 years. It was almost exhilirating!
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Kay followed after Zen'ya quickly, not wanting to stay lost forever in the forest. When she got to the city, though, Kay didn't go off on her own. She actually continued to follow after Zen'ya to the arena. Seeing there was a tournament going on, Kay eagerly signed up and dashed off to the fights waiting area. Although, upon entering the area, she tripped over a misplaced rock, squealing as she hit the ground. Quickly, she stood up, as if unphased by the fall, and rushed by every fighter that was currently there, asking questions like:
"How old are you? Do you live alone? Where do you live? Take me there!" or "What's your element? Do you fight with a weapon? Teach me how!" or even "What's your favorite food? Do you have any food? Can I have some?"
All this hype of the tournament was getting Kay extremely excited and very hyperactive.

Lyall pulled his mask back to watch Shuen, slightly amused at her antics. He laughed slightly. "Perhaps you will not recognize me, but anyone of the my generation would most definately know who I am," he explained to her. "But I suppose I may have gone crazy for being away for so long." Looking around, Lyall smiled slightly. "It really hasn't changed at all. . . the same as before. Perfect," he thought aloud as he walked beside her.

Shuen frowned up at the list as she tried to search for her name. She eventually found it somewhere a third of the way in. She was against some weird-a** earthbender who appeared to nickname himself 'The Chosen One.'
"Why do i keep ending up with all the freaks?" She muttered to herself; blatantly forgetting that Lyall was right beside her. Heaving a sigh, she glanced around for any food. "These things usually have free stuff here for the competitors, right?"
She soon found a table in the back area that consisted of tea, fruits, some sweets and other various delicacies. She found herself most excited when she discovered the meat.
Snatching up a bowl and a set of chopsticks, she went to work stocking up on food after three days without it. Shuen grinned and began scarfing down all she had taken.
"Geez, kid, slow down." An unusually busty woman called out. "Don't act like you haven't eaten in three days. It's just food."
Shuen glanced up over her bowl and glared. This woman was clearly a bender in training who hadn't actually faced a real fight. Her clothes were made of finely laced silk and her skin was left without scars. Geez, how long had SHE been training?
"Funny..." She grumbled. "I didn't realize i was acting..."
Despite the woman's taunt, she continued to eat to her hearts content; stopping before she made herself too full. She glanced up at Lyall, who kept his mask on in the presence of others.
The man had interesting eyes, she had decided. They were such a pale colour compared to her dark brown, and they complimented his unusually soft features and blonde hair.
Was he really such a famous person?
With a huff, she sipped her tea and sat down on one of the benches. She looked foward to watching the first fight.

Sitting idly on the bench, Lyall sipped at a cup of tea. He hadn't any tea for years, and had missed it so. He had no interest in the food. Personally, he preferred the food the wilderness had provided for him and his troops. And as of right now, Lyall had no interest in which match was his, or whom he was going against at the moment. Again, he preferred surprises, such as many surprise attacks he had received from wild animals of the wilderness. Truthfully, having lived on his own in the wild for years, he had gained certain skills and information that was not readily attainable anywhere in any particular city of the world.

While he had been in exile, Lyall rarely used his bending unless it was absolutely necessary. He had used a sword instead, and had been able to master it over those years. It had only been when Lyall had discovered a piece of critical information that pertained to the world, had Lyall decided to try and take over the world, starting with the Earth Kingdom. Lyall decided it was crucial for this information to be acted upon immediately, however, he knew the current leaders of the world would never invigorate such a thing. Therefore, he had to take over and instate it himself.