TWILIGHT BLAZE
"Hurry son, this way!" The man ushered his son, outside and through the halls the boy could here angry voices and a distant shout of 'they went this way—after them!'
The boy looked upon the man which was his father and asked, "What is happening father? Why are your followers angry with you?"
The man looked sadly down at his son and said, "Because right now they see me at a weakness…and at this moment my advisor has turned my followers and people against me, now hurry Templar Li…or both of our lives shall be forfeit!"
The boys father lead him to the stables and had him saddled and ready to ride, "Now son," Li's father started, while wiping a tear from his eye, "as soon as I send you off I want you to find that friend of yours……though I damn myself for sending you away to our fallen brethren. I feel you'd be safer with them than you'd be with me."
Suddenly there came a burst of cries from around them, "GO!"
Li then felt the creature he was saddled up to pick up a tremendous burst of speed, as he sped away from the stables and said, "Father…wait, what about you?"
By the time Li was on the outskirts of the kingdom, in the fiery rolling hills that he knew little about.
In the distance on the coast he saw a ship, a group of people were boarding…with what courage he had Templar Li neared the vessel, in the group he spotted someone familiar and waved to him, the person waved back in return.
"Young Master Li, to travel this far to reach me in the time of our exodus from the Fire Nation, you must truly be in need of something?" the person asked.
"Indeed Aldaris…my father sent me here to go with you, he seemed rather troubled by it." said Templar Li.
"Did he make it out with you?" Aldaris asked, Templar Li shrugged.
"Well I'm sure when Fenix returns from his reconissance we'll be brought news of your father's escape." Aldaris told him, Templar Li smiled a bit.
Soon after Fenix returned the ship set off, it was met by two other ships who watched as they departed the saddening red glow of the land they once knew. Templar Li then went down below deck where he heard the voices of Aldaris, Fenix, and the elder Rain. "Are you certain you saw it happen Fenix, you best not be tricking me in this dark hour?" Aldaris asked.
Fenix shook his head, "I saw it myself, Emperor Li was executed on Ozai's command…and further more he is planning to keep the war with the other nations going, if you ask me it will not be long until Ozai controls all four nations in his hands. I doubt anyone could stand up to Advisor…or should I say Lord Ozai in this dark hour."
Rain then shook his head and said, "Oh the arrogance of youth, there is one who can stand up to Ozai…or has the power to, and though he has passed over he will soon return."
"Oh Christ, not the Avatar spiel again!" hissed a voice.
"You will speak of him with respect Diablo, he is able—!" Rain shouted at him.
"To bend the elements of Water, Earth, Fire, and Air…yeah, yeah, yeah, I've heard it about an untold number of times." Diablo said coldly.
"Nonetheless," said Fenix, "do you think we should tell the boy what happened to his father?"
"No, right now I think his father's death is the last thing Templar Li needs to hear, but later on I may have to tell him." Aldaris answered.
"You shelter him as if you were his father Aldaris!" argued Diablo.
Then the teenage Diablo stormed out of the room, he looked at Templar Li, who was beginning to start a sobbing fit, Diablo then smirked and said, "Hey Aldaris, there's someone out here who could use your attention!"
Aldaris peeked around and saw Li, and immediately hugged him, "I'm sorry Li, I know I can never replace him." Aldaris said weakly.
Templar Li then started to cry, using Aldaris' shoulder as a handkerchief.