Blood benders; a group of nomadic Water benders who were banished from the Northern Water Tribe almost thousand years ago for practicing their forbidden art. They love the thrill of battle; but it is easily surpassed by the love of family that binds them together and gives them strength. Because of their separation from their home, they developed Blood bending into an actual style, instead of an advanced Water bending move - as well as gaining the ability to bend without the full moon; however, they lost the ability to Water bend and heal. But because of their secretive nature, their existence has been obscured in the mists of time. But that would change, with the return of the Avatar...

'And what better way to make the world aware of the fifth element than teach it to the Avatar?' I thought. I had heard that the last place he was seen was a village in the Fire Nation. But as I was walking through the woods to get there, I heard an old woman's voice. "...and I spent years developing the skill that would lead to my escape: Blood bending." Now, THAT sparked my curiosity. Wanting to hear more, I hid in the leaves of a tree. I heard the old woman – Hama – tell the person she was talking to how she escaped the Fire Nation prison. Then she started saying that she was going to teach the other person, now identified as Katara, how to blood bend. I dropped silently from the tree, but stayed in the shadows. I then bore witness to a rather fierce battle. Seemingly, Katara had won, but I knew such was not the case as soon two boys had showed up.

"We know what you've been doing, Hama!" the first boy yelled.

"Give up. You're out numbered!" the second boy declared.

"No," Hama said standing, "you've out numbered yourselves." She began to control the boys.

"I'm sorry, Aang." Katara said as she froze the second boy, now Aang, to a tree.

"Not a problem." he replied. The first boy had his hand frozen to another tree.

"Don't hurt your friends Katara," Hama said, "and don't let them hurt each other."

Much as I adore a good blood bath, I wasn't going to let some old hag abuse the power of blood bending. Just as the boys were about to hit, I took control of Hama.

"Hama, Hama, Hama." I said as came out of the shadows, "I'd call you a traitor, but you were never a REAL blood bender to begin with. You're a disgrace. But I digress. I can't water bend, but maybe your friend over there would be so kind as to ice you to a tree?"

"But-" Katara began.

"I said to ice the traitor to a tree; are you deaf?!" I spat.

"Why can't you? You're a blood bender." she said.

"Exactly," I sighed exasperatedly. "I'm a BLOOD bender not a WATER bender. You asking me to water bend is like me asking you fire bend: not gonna work, Sugar Queen." I explained, using the tone of voice that one would normally use to explain something to a three year old.

"SUGAR QUEEN?!" she screeched. I rolled my eyes.

"I ask again: are, you, deaf? It's a simple 'yes' or 'no' question." I responded calmly. Katara, on the other hand, was anything BUT calm.

"Uh... can you two stop fighting for a second?" Sokka asked timidly.

"STAY OUT OF THIS!!" Katara and I simultaneously shouted at him.

"Shutting up now." he said. A blind girl and a bunch of other people from the village came running.

"Anyway, since you seem SO incapable of taking care of this traitor," I said, "I'll just do it myself." Just as I went to deliver the fatal blow, I felt the effects of blood bending on my body.

"You're going to be locked away forever." one of the villagers said as he hand cuffed Hama.

"My work is done." Hama said

"Congratulations, Katara. You're a blood bender." Hama began to laugh maniacally.

"-Sigh- I might as well teach Sugar Queen while I'm at it..." I muttered.

"While you're at what?" the Avatar asked suspiciously.

"Teaching you blood bending, Dumb Dumb."

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