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 Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 4:43 pm
Raki stepped towards the Princess, a small grin on his face. "Your Highness, I may know someone who can help you. I've seen your distress, and I believe he can help you, not just in Earthbending, but in becoming a stronger person." he stated to her, trying to sound reassuring.
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:52 pm
Teerra smiled, "Maybe her new Earthbending teacher would like to join my team."
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:25 am
Tayu finally appeared at the door, opening it only so that a sliver of her eye was visible.
It was understandable why...for once her emotions and misery were flooding through. She'd long since wiped off the tears, but her single eye seemed to portray something deep and pained even further inside. "I would...like that."
Then she closed the door. She had nothing more to say.
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:42 pm
Terra looked at her shoulder and sighed, for she felt the pain surging through her shoulder again. "It still hurts." She said placing her hand on her shoulder.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:33 am
"Your highness", Trou said, "You are a friend of mine and I would like you to stay with us and if you need a tutor until we find Raki's friend.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:09 am
Terra held an ointment and placed it on her scar.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:22 pm
Night fell dark and deep over Omashu. Yet no matter how hard Tayu strained her eyes, she could not see the glimmer of any army Azula and Ozai might charge on the mountaintops. It was both relieving, and nerve-wracking. She didn't know whether or not her father was spared, or if the citizens were okay.
And maybe...had they found out about her mother?
Tayu recalled her with a sigh. Joo Dee, who became the Royal Consort when she married King Kuei, hadn't been with her daughter or husband since her last mental breakdown. The strain from years of hypnosis, raising a young girl to the ways of the court, and having to bear common gossip about being of no noble blood, had sent her straight to a sanatorium for her health. When she was happy she would ask to see her family. But when she wasn't happy-
Tayu shook her head of these thoughts. Painful enough to think she was dead weight on the shoulders of her bodyguards and the kin of the captives in Ba Sing Se. It was even worse to think of the fragile system her own power sat upon.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:47 pm
Meanwhile, Terra sat on the guest bed and looked at the picture of her, Sora, Aang, and Toph and sighed, "Mom...dad..." She hugged her photo and a tear flowed down her face.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:24 pm
Raki yawned, ramming his sword into the ground, and leaning against it, instead of sleeping on the bed. He had found this position more comfortable after a while than a standard bed. He found it rather remarkable that you could change your preference of how to sleep. Then again, that's how his master had taught him. She had been a woman of great wisdom and vast knowledge of swordsmanship. And that was why Raki had trained to fight like her. Because he was overly grateful to her for teaching him what she knew.
But he still worried. What if he couldn't help Tayu? 'I wonder... can he really help her?' he thought to himself, sitting in the same pose he had slept in since he began his training. The Wild Man. A master Earth Bender who traveled like the wind, and who fought like a Moose-Lion, and his earthbending was said to be only second to the Greatest Earthbender, Toph Bei Fong. He would definitely be able to help Tayu with her earthbending... and maybe a bit more.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:41 pm
"Umm, are you certain this master you're talking about is safe?"
It was later that next morning. Tayu rode upon one of the three ostrich horses lent by King Bumi, the other two carrying supplies. She was eyeing the dangerous terrain of craggy mountains, narrow roads, and bare trees with unease since they entered the Long Way Mountains. She knew of it only from geography, and so far she was nervous.
She'd never had a decent earth-bending teacher in her life. A few lured by great wealth attempted to teach her, but under the strict rules of how one must treat royalty, she'd never gotten very far. Politics and court life had all gotten in the way.
"I-I mean this place doesn't look v-very stable...c-couldn't we extend an invitation?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:30 pm
Terra stroked Appa's fur and looked at Tayu, "I'm sure raki's friend will come here on time. I'm going on Appa to see if Azula isn't coming." She said as she earthbend some stairs and went on appa's saddle.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:01 pm
Raki didn't seem to hear. His face seemed deep in concentration, and was constantly glancing from side to side. While he did know The Wild Man, he was rarely in the same place twice. But the nearest village had hosted a Tournament of Skills roughly a few days ago, so Raki determined he'd be around here still. He raised his arm, motioning for the group to stop. Listening, he glanced back at everyone. "Off the road, now!" he stated, turning his Ostrich Horse into the bare forests to the sides of them. While it wasn't much of cover, it would have to do.
A Fire Nation group of Soldiers was approaching from the opposite side of the road on their Rhino mounts.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:29 pm
Tayu kept her voice a tiny whisper even as she rubbed her spooked ostrich horse into a calm. "Why do we have to hide? Azula and Ozai can't have enlisted their own forces in three days...unless..."
She paled in remembrance. Over a thousand hostages...and who knows how many tourists. Who knows what family members risk death at refusal to cooperate?
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:37 pm
Meanwhile, in Ba Sing Se, Ty Lee wasn't happy about the new war and Mai looked at her, "Why are you upset? Only I do that." "My Aura isn't pink anymore. For some reason, Azula FORCED me out of the Kyoshi Warriors before we went to Ba Sing Se. You joined her because you want Zuko for yourself when he's happy with Katara." That made Mai furious. "Girls calm down, I'm sure we can take over every single kingdom, nation, tribe, and/or temple by the time those little twirps of the Avatar finish their training." Azula said. "Yes my daughter that's right." OZai said
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:59 pm
Cracking and thudding could be heard around the area, as four trees, two infront and two behind, fell around the group of Fire Nation Soldiers. They glanced around concerned, drawing weapons and preparing to fight.
Raki watched, surprised for a moment, and then grinned. "He's here."
A bellowing laughter echoed around the group from higher up. "Hahaha, you think you can beat me with your fragile weapons!? Let us find out!" the voice said, as a fifth tree began to fall in the middle of the Fire Nation forces. Standing on one of the large branches was a large, muscular man of no less than 7 feet tall. As the tree fell, he leaped forwards, and tackled one of the Soldiers before they could move very far. The Rhino moved away quickly towards one of the fallen tree sets. Getting up off the knocked out soldier, Iskander flashed around, his cape flurrying behind him, a large grin on his face. "Take him down!" shouted one of the soldiers, charging at Iskander on his Rhino. Iskander drew his massive blade from off his back, and bashed the guard off the mount, knocking the wind out of him. A second warrior charged and met the same end. The last three were smarter, however. The used Fire Bending, shooting fistful's of fire towards Iskander. But he was more evasive than his size would lead people to believe, using his muscles to increase his speed and evasion as well. Rushing forward, he practically tackled one of the Rhino's, knocking it over. Moving around before it's rider could stand, he beat him behind the head, knocking him out cold. Turning towards the others who seemed to get more fire ready, he pounded a fist into the ground, causing pillars of Earth the throw the two remaining Rhino's off a short distance into the forest.
Iskander simply stood there laughing triumphantly. "Too fragile! Like a Fire Lily in a sinking sand!" he bellowed in the Fire Nation Soldier's direction.
Raki watched completely impressed. Not only was he a master Earthbender, he was an excellent, if not reckless to say the least, fighter. He would definitely be able to help the Princess.
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