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 Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:48 pm
((OOC: The Great forest on the West side of the Earth Kingdom continent. This forest is the largest in the Entire Earthkingdom.))
Ninavask Revanw as sitting under a large elm tree. His legs crossed and his hands on his knees as he sat. His staff was propped against the tree to his right and his blind eyes where closed. He was meditating. Clearing his mind for the practice Ahead.
After about another minute Ninavask's blind eyes opened. He stood up and took his quarterstaff. He stomped three times and three large, human shaped, boulders appeard out of the ground in three areas. One to his right, one to his left, and one directly infront.
Ninavask stomped again as he took his staff. The three human/boulders where sent sliding at him. He just smirked noting that the left and right where only half way closer to him then the one infrotn of him. He smirked and dropped down shoving his arms up holdign the staff to the sides. It hit both of the Stones and the Head sections fell off from their own attacks.
Ninavask then noted the one infrotn of him was less then 10 feet away. He smirked and spun, bending the earth to give him speed, and launched intot he air in a spinning kick. His foot collided with the Maniquens head and he heard the satisfying crack and smashign noise as he finished his spin. Sliding on his feet. He held his staff by the center in his right hand and it was to his side. Ninavask's left hand was out behind him as he stood there.
After a second Ninavask followed through with stomping then slamming his staff into the ground. Two boulders shot out of the ground and in a spinng motion, holding the staff at the half point, hit both boulders at the same time. They flew in opposite directions breaking through three trees each before exploding on the fourth.
The Vibrations Ninavask felt showed that the trees had lost abotu a 2 ft diameter in their center, the farther ones only had about a foot to 6 inches. Ninavask smirked and countinued. Creating more maniquens and attacking them with melee and then launchign boulders around the forest. HE foudn this both fun and usefull for training.
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:58 am
The forest was always a decent place to Jonah, a place with plenty of earth and other things people needed to just survive. Jonah liked to take trips into the forest occasioinally, but this particular trip was for his training in earth bending. He could do some things with earth bending, but he wasn't a tactical master at it. This he would try and improve on, however long it took or whatever he had to do.
Jonah found a secluded space in the forest, a clearing surrounded by trees. There was plenty of open space here, a perfect place to practice earth bending. Before Jonah went ahead and practiced the physical aspect of earth bending, he needed to meditate. He decided that he would do this on a bench, moving his hands in a simple lifting motion to raise a stone bench out of the earth and solidify it.
With his piece of furniture made, Jonah took a cross-legged seat and tried to calm his mind. Some of the things he tried to clear his mind of were work, his past troubles, taxes (a big one), and the occasional social troubles of daily life. It seemed so calm to Jonah when his mind was clear, but he still had training to do even if his meditation was good.
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:20 pm
After about 10 or 12 minutes of this kind of Training, Ninavask was huffing and puffing as he stood in the center of six maniquens. He threw his staff at one and stomped twice with both feet. The staff split in half as he did and headed for two differnt targets He spun and Kicking and punching at the four, that weren't hit by the splitting staff, around him, Sending large stones out of the ground and slamming the maniquens int he Chests.
Ninavask stopped and made a motion, putting his hands about a centimeter apart and keeping that position as he moved them down a foot from his body. He found this calming and it worked. He raised one hand toward where his staff was and stomped. The staff slammed toghether fusing the stone and then shot toward Ninavask. He caught it near the middle and sighed. Pivoting on his heal and walking toards a tree. He swung his staff and be headed a Maniquin he made just for fun.
The shockwave it sent out in the ground showed him he wasn't alone int he forest. But that didn't concern him as he sat down in his medatative stance, Crosslegged indian style. He propped his staff against the tree and closing his blind eyes began to meditate. He began to clear his mind, Listening to the sounds of the forest, his own breathing, the animals, the trees... he listend to all of this as he cleared his mind.
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:02 pm
Nature, it was all around Jonah; the chirping of birds, the daily tasks of critters, all the sounds one could hear in a forest was what Jonah could hear in his meditation. He seemed to be in an eternal state of Zen, but it would soon be broken as he begun his earth bending training.
As Jonah exited the earth bench, stretching himself for a little bit to shake off the stiffness, he was ready to begin his training in earth bending. To start off, he needed to strategize his techniques. Jonah started by rasing his hands up on both sides outwards, raising two rectangular colums. He also raised two more towards his front in back with a pivot motion. After the little move was finished, Jonah had 4 rectangular columns out of stone, each in a cardinal direction around him no more than 2 feet out.
In order to be able to fight, he had to combine his strategizing skills and his earth bending skills. To try a combat technique with his earth bending, Jonah jumped foreward and kicked off of the north column, sending it sliding foreward and crashing into a grand fir tree. In the midst of his kick off, Jonah jumped towards the south column, kicking off that as well and sending it into another grand fir. Jonah had to aim this kick off jump just right in order to avoid hitting the ground.
With two columns gone, the kick off from the south led to the western column, earning Jonah another kick off to send it sliding as well. This one collapsed half-way towards a tree, telling Jonah that his focus was slipping. And eventually it did, Jonah's kick off jump missing the last eastern column as it collapsed, letting him fall onto the hard ground on his knees.
"I need better focus... I should try something a little easier...." Jonah said, rethinking his strategy.
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:49 pm
Ninavask could hear the other being practicing and sighed. The sounds of rocks breaking and impacting for him was soothing. He never truly knew whyb ut all he knew is it was.
Ninavask inhaled deeply and let the breath out slowly. He kept his breathing calm and steady. He countinued this a for a few more minutes until he decided to stop. He tapped his foot on the ground launching himself intot he air. He landed and thought a moment as he grabbed his staff. He had been on his way to Ba Sing Se but he didn't know if he really wanted to now.
Ninavask thought a moment and decided he might as well countinue training until his mind set on what to do, besides training. He threw his staff down and stomped twice. Creating two small pillars about human sized. Doing this of course was really really basic but it was atleast interesting to do this.
Ninavask took a clensing breath before he stated, Stomping once and he took his stance. His arms where up at an 80 degree angle as he stood there. His feet where set loosely and his eyes where closed. Ninavask shifted his weight into his right food as he slid it forward. When it hit the ground a satisfying thump came from his heel. Followd in quick succesion by the exploding of rocks. He had sent a shockwave staight to the pillar on the left, causing it to explode safely. He then shifted his weight to his left foot and sliding it back stomped. This caused the Pillar to slide at him. Ninavask smirked and swung in an almost drunken style. He cut the pillar in clean half with the side of his hand and smirked as he spun. Kicking the back of it out from under the top with his heel.
Ninavask sighed. It was not enough so he decided to countinue. Repeating the process of making stone pillars and destroying them within seconds. This was very fast paced but still to Ninavask was no fast enough. He kept trying to go faster but it just wouldn't go. After about a good hour of practicing Ninavask slowed down and eventually stopped. He was sweating like crazy and he sighed as he sat down. Back into his meditative stance. His eyes closed as he started to take control of his heart beat and breathing. Causing them to start to slow down to a normal safe level.
Ninavask Inhaled deeply and went to his meditation. His mind empty until he was dead to the world. He had fallen asleep and it was a well deserved sleep. He would wake up if anyone was close. He was a veyr light sleeper.
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:55 pm
Jonah was at a loss for what to do, but he still needed to continue his training. Since his previous stunt was a faliure, he needed to do something a little more simple. Maybe he should try a few simple combat maneuvers, it was something Jonah was capable of.
So it was decided. Jonah would try a few simple earth bending techniques used for combat. To start off, Jonah regrouped his mind and confidence through a little consolation, keys for his earth bending success.
He then concentrated his energy through his arms, using a lifting motion with his hands to raise a few rocks out of the earth. With them in mid-air, Jonah kicked them one at a time, sending them flying into a large grand fir that his colums had slammed into. With one after another successfully deployed, Jonah had renewed his confidence.
"Perhaps a few more, or a bit longer..." Jonah repeated this process a few more times, raising a total of 10 small boulders one at a time and kicking them off towards that firm-standing grand fir.
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:05 am
Ninavask sighed slightly as he "Watched" the other bender's practice. He could tell they where on a higher level then him but he didn't truly care. Besides Ninavask wasn't practicing to becoem the best. He just wanted to be good at bending.
Ninavaks sighed again noting the fact that he was only about the same skill level as the Average Earth Bender. He kicked a stone near his foot over, his meditation broken, and thought. He had no idea what he should do now. He was too tired fromt he practice and it owuld be no good to wear himself out any more.
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:05 am
After finishing his sub-session of training, Jonah had renewed his confidence in his abilities. It was not a new feeling, but it always felt good. Since he had good use of the basic earth-bender attack, Jonah went ahead with another technique. This one was a little more complex than the boulder kick, since the shape of the object was a bit more square.
Using his hands to raise a column of earth, Jonah was ready to see if he could try this technique. He jumped foreward, kicking off of the column and jumping back a bit with a kick-off jump. Jonah's jump sent the column sliding forward and into the still-standing grand fir, the tree clearly superior to the stone as it collapsed the column back into rubble. This time Jonah did not land on his knees, but rather in a crouching position on his feet. This showed that he was able to pull off the column kick-off, but he still needed work.
Deciding to call his training off for the day, Jonah decided to rest on the stone bench he used for meditating. Under the shade of the grand firs in the forest, Jonah drifted off into a subtle sleep.
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:18 am
Ninavask sighed as he stood up after a long while. The other bender had aparently stopped but Ninavask payed no mind as he pivoted and headed th eopposite way. He again had no idea where he was going but he was just going somewhere.
After a couple of hours of walking Ninavask sat back down and sighed. He layed back into a tree and slowly feel asleep. Thinking about where he was going to go. then suddently it hit him. He would go the Ba Sing Se.
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:12 pm
After a long while of sleep, Jonah awoke to see that hit had darkened quite a bit. Still groggy from his nap, he decided it was time to resume his training. He had already done the basic boulder kick, and now he needed to get a hold on the column kick. It was just a basic move, but Jonah was still at the basics.
He took his stance, a little slim but still good. Using his hands to raise a column of stone, Jonah jumped at it and kicked off, sending the column straight at the grand fir. It connected solidly with the trunk, shattering itself just like it should.
"Well, I'm improving..." Jonah said to himself, raising another column and kicking off just like he did before. Again, he got the same result.
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:22 pm
Ninavaks Remembered his family's home just inside the walls. He remembered it clear as day. He espeacially remembered the City wall. The Greatest feat in Earthbending he'd every "seen." He also remembered his practice with earthbending and the layout of just inside the wall.
Ninavask was so caught up in thinking he forgot where he was going and accidentally tripped over a piece of root. He fell flat on his chin and just bit his tongue before he swore. He had bit his tongue as he got up. It was bleeding profousley off the end and he sighed.
"Come on Ninavask think."
He said slapping his fore head. He sighed again as he sensed where he was going. Standing up he pivoted around and continued wlaking toward ba sing se. His staff making strong vibratiosn through the ground as he walked. So he could sense where he was going. His mind was clear and hecould see everything near him. He could hear the other Earthbender practicing not far away.
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:57 am
Ninavask sighed slightly after a bit hearing the Earthbender's practice slow to a hault as he stood up. He pivoted so he was going the opposite way and started walking. He was heading to the Great city of the earth kingdom: Ba Sing Se.
This would take a while of course because first he needed a passport. But where could he get that?
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:45 pm
Jonah had decided to call off his training for the day, or night, and decided to go off to a city to stock up on supplies. He was running low, and he needed to resupply. As his practice session had stopped for now, Jonah rose a stone pillar out of the earth to show that he was there, and a sign that he will return.
"Time to go visit Omashu..." Jonah headed over and picked up a leather sack, one that resembled an arrow quiver, and slung it over his back. He then headed off into the forest in the direction of Omashu, aiming to find what he needed in the great city.
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:19 am
After a couple days of traveling, Kade wandered into The Great Western Forest. The trees here would tower over any he had seen before. Amazed by them he could not help but stare up at them as he walked unwarily into a large stone that seemed to of been raised out of the ground. Regrouping he pulled himself on top of the large boulder, and sat comfortably on it. He yanked his pack around from behind his left shoulder and began to remove a small portion of what he stored before leaving Shizu’Agara, which was not much. He found that the only think left was an apple and a banana, which had a large brown splotch on the side of its yellow casing. The site of the brown sent a feeling of disgust through Kade’s body, so with a simple flick of the wrist and a shrug of the shoulders it was out of his sight. The apple on the other hand seemed too aged perfectly. As he took a huge bite out of the side of it, the delightful juices ran into his mouth and down his throat. It did not take him long to eat it, and after he ate everything except the core he tossed it to his side, sending it falling to the ground. This small fruit barely even kept his stomach from growling, but it had to do until he made it to the nearest city.
For now, Kade would rest. He sat quietly on the rock with his eyes closed, going through all the movements of the greater fire benders in his head. The way they moved was powerful, yet graceful. I can't wait until I can bend fire like the guards back at his old home. Kade thought, as he played their movements over and over again in his head.
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:40 am
Narihira walked through the forest, one hand behind her back and the otehr holding her staff. Her albino skin stood out quite a bit from the contrasting browns and greens of the trees. She moved on forward, silver hair moving behind her as she headed towards the city. She began to hum an old tune from her homeland.
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