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Any recovery Fulgar had made was brief his silent rantings were disappearing as his eyes fogged. Kurai still in her odd state lifted him, he was limp, his shirt ripped to shreds a long strip of tight skin across his chest where Taizen had struck him; his legs and arms equally covered in cuts and bruises. The muscles of his legs burned when he tried to move. His eyes were wide, but the hazel of the right and steely blue of the left were fogged over. The girls had ended their fight Niima tending to the waterbender's wounds.

Fulgar's body convulsed everything hurt; Cain did little in taking care of him. He waited, nearly falling over, next to Kurai as she came back to reality it seemed that they both nearly killed their opponents, and neither was there when it happened. Fulgar seemed to have been hit harder, Kurai with barely a scratch on her Fulgar had ripped clothing and bloody cuts across his body. He tried to wait patiently as Kurai realized what happened he finally said it "Kurai. Please help me." He had to put his pride aside for a while his legs felt like they would shatter if he took a step. His voice was weak and barely above a whisper. His eyes still out of focus, any fire that was in his veins now vanished, Cain had crossed the line this time, and it was Fulgar’s fault. He’d intruded on everyone’s hospitality too long he would leave (hopefully with Kurai by his side) as soon as he was better.

The rain began to pour, Fulgar too tired to notice the funny timing of the rain with the events at hand.

Musei sighed and rested his body against another pillar. Just what the hell is all this? He shook his head, his eyes closed. It doesn't make sense. Finally he opened his eyes, all the pondering finished. He walked over to the group trying to help all the collapsed people, seeing as how most of them looked beaten and worn. A fresh set of hands never hurt anybody.

"Uh, hi. Anyhow I can help?" He said, to no one in particular. I wonder if this is something they do everyday?

The airbenders and Kurai laid him in his bed and excused herself. The dark wood door stay ajar just a tad and he could hear muffled sobs through the sound of the rain. A deep sigh escaped his lips, his eye lids closed and opened increasingly slowly. Cain had escaped while Fulgar was exhausting his fire power to escape the ice. It had been his fault, all his fault. He'd attacked a child, hurt his friends, and allowed a monster be unleashed upon the temple. 2 nurses tended to his wounds, dabbing them over and over again with a foul smelling liquid, said the wounds would heal in no time. Through his lethargy he managed to tell them "get Kurai" he turned his head to the side and his mind was finally lost to Dream Land.


"Excuse me, ms. Kurai?" The nurse addressed the firebender rather reluctantly still rather scared that she would snap her in half. She noticed tears rolling down the young woman's face and quickly breathed out "the man would like you to see him."


(uggh... edited. Be sure to read before you post. I just had to re-do my entire post because I neglected the others. I dont recommend it.

Strong. She would of argued with Taizen. She wasn't strong. She ran from her battle with Kurai. She had lost..

Taikai looked like he was ready to go to sleep. Since Taizen had healed him that was probably the best idea. Taizen on the other hand..obviously was going to make things difficult. Nothing new. But by the look on her face she was obviously worried for Taizen and Taikai. She watched as Taizen attempted to shift his foot around. She guessed to herself that he was attempting to assess if it was broken or not..

Muling over things she stared almost as if she where daydreaming (or just not all there), craddling her broken arm in the bend of her good arm. Kurai had done a number on her. Her whole body sung with a chorus of pain..Between being tossed around, arm broken, hair that was singed to the point it offically looked like it had been cut uneven, the burning laceration on her back was just..burtal. She was half tempted to ask Kurai if she could return the flesh that was probably stuck in the folds of her fan.

Her attention was brought to focus when Taizen asked about her back and her eyes got round like a deer in headlights. "Huh wha? Oh.uh..that's not important right now Taizen. Your wounds need to be tended to so you can rest. After all that healing I know you need to rest.." Yeah. That was really going to work. He was already on the move and she moved forward to assist him, not realizing she was kinda placing herself in the way of him exactly finding out what she was 'hiding' from him. "No Taizen! Sit down..or like Taikai. Lay down..Come on ..rest.."

Fulgar's body squeezed once more before he could answer his sleep was forced and he couldnt fall down. Kurai came to him on the verge of more tears. "Why are you crying, Kurai?" He said barely above a whisper, he didnt move he didnt open his eyes, just the one simple question:
Why do you cry.

Her sniffling was strong and he knew she was ready to burst, "it's not your fault, it's no one's fault but mine, you could have done no more than Taizen or Niima." He paused taking in a slow breath still not opening his eyes, "I should have known better than to use that much power, I should have known Cain would claw his way through. Because of me Taikai was felled, Taizen hurt, and--" Fulgar choked before continuing "--that little boy, I cant believe I hurt the boy." He finally opened his eyes and turned his head to the girl next to him "I'm glad you werent there, or I'm sure Cain would have used my body to harm you." His eyes briefly watered "I would rather I be claimed than have any of you hurt." His breathing hurt because of a cracked rib where Taizen's whip had lashed him. "Dont think on it, Kurai, dont think on it for a second. None of this was your doing."

(I just realized that Cain and Fulgar are like Ichigo and his Hollow form in Bleach, I was reading about it the other day I dont watch the show. I read it and I was like "wow")

Musei calmly followed the group of airbenders even though a room had been offered. He smiled back to the woman, "Thank you. You would be correct, I am a traveler." He wasn't as interested in the rest of the people that were being treated, although they all deserved equal treatment. He wanted especially to see the man that just tried to kill him. He didn't know why, and it didn't make any sense to himself why he was going to someone who threatened to end his life with a single motion.

He walked into the man's room just as he said, ""--that little boy, I cant believe I hurt the boy." It was Musei's assumation that he was the 'little boy'. He walked next to the man, feeling a mix of fear and the sense to help. Although the man had just tried to kill him, he honestly looked and sounded like a wounded animal. "You--you don't have to worry about me, sir. I'm nothing if not hardy." Musei smiled weakly, not quite understanding the change from the '...I'm going to kill you' man he saw about five seconds ago to the '...I'm sorry I hurt the kid' man lying on the bed. It was slightly unnerving.

He felt the warmth of Kurai’s face against his forehead and even in his condition his heart fluttered at her hand in his. His thumb stroked her hand trying to comfort her, to stop her tears, his heart thudded so loudly he was surprised that Kurai didn’t hear it. “It’s ok Kurai, I’m so sorry this had to happen.”

Kurai moved from him alerting him to a visitor, he looked to see the face of the kid Cain had threatened. Kurai went to get him water a fact which he was a little disappointed in, easy come easy go. He looked over to the boy the boy tried to comfort him, a feeble attempt to subdue his guilt. “I’m glad to hear youre ok, Musei Lanilon, please excuse me if that was incorrect.” Fulgar’s eyes blinked very slowly and his breaths came in short pulls. His voice was strained as he finally said “I’m sorry we had to meet under these circumstances, but you must understand the person you met, however briefly, was not me. Who you met was a disturbed sadist named Cain; he possesses incredible power physically and mentally his mind, I think, being his most potent weapon. But the scariest thing is that he is a part of me.” Fulgar decided that the truth would be much easier than a lie, now just had to see if the boy believed it.