Disclaimer: I do not own ATLA. Wish I did though. I do have claim to Beka and Sam however.
I'll do a repeat of the summary here just to annoy you: This is the story of a warrior called Beka Kelruf. She is 19 years old. Her parents were killed when the Fire Nation raided their Earth Kingdom village. Beka was made into a slave. She was only eight years old.
As a note, the Arena is like the Coliseum of Rome. It is in the Fire Nation and gladiators fight for the entertainment of the masses. Also, this takes place after the comet but the war still goes on.
Beka POV
I stared into the mirror, studying the person looking at me.
I examine how much I have changed over the years.
I am five feet, ten inches tall and have pale skin for someone of the Earth Nation. I weigh 140 pounds which my best friend and roomate Sam says means I have triple the muscle a girl my age should. I am told I would be pretty if not for the scars and true enough, the mirror show a fine nose and high cheekbones. The eyes in the mirror are a kind of blue-gray. My hair has darkened over the years to a darkish blond. I grin as I finger the spiked strap in my hand and take in the now loose hair behind my shoulders. In a few minutes I will have my hair in a long braid down my back with the spiked strap woven into it.
You might wonder why I braid a weapon into my hair. Am I paranoid? A coward? No.
I was taken from my Earth Nation village when I was eight years old. I worked as a slave for six years in the Fire Nation palace. One day, a man shoved me into a corner and started groping me. I shoved him off, and then nearly killed him with a beating. The Arena Master was present and he smiled. He offered me a escape from slavery. Needless to say, I took it. For five years now I have fought and killed in the Arena. Long ago I lost track of how many men I had slaughtered. I am the only woman here besides Sam.
Samantha Coreta is my best friend. She has been here for three years and is 18 years old. Sam is only 5'3 and many think her weak. That has always proved to be their downfall. Sam is from the Water Tribe, from the North Pole. She was captured the day of the comet, four years ago. Unfortunately for the Fire Nation, the comet for some reason did not give them the amount of energy they needed to win the war. The Arena exists to help people forget the war says the Arena Master. Me and Sam think it exists to make him money. Sam has the traditional dark skin of the Water Tribe and the usual black hair, blue eyes, blah, blah, blah. There are two things that set us apart from our people though. We both have short tempers and neither of us are benders. When Sam is angry she explodes, shouting, punching and screaming. When I get mad my face feels frozen, my eyes narrow and my words become snarls. I suddenly see everything more clearly and am able to focus on my target. Then one of two things happen. Sometimes I remain calm, and slowly inch forwards, stalking before going for the kill. This is normally on the battlefield. The rest of the time I explode worse than Sam, she claims that it is my version of the Avatar State, that I am able to do and say things which I would never normally.
"Beka, hello, anybody home?" I wake suddenly and see Sam waving her hand in front of my face. I turn and glare at her. "Greetings, o sleepy one" Sam is the only one who can resist the urge to freak out when I glare at them. "I'd let you daydream a little longer but the AM says we need to get our butts up to the Pit to greet the Fire Lord now or he'll feed us to the lionturtles. Not that I'm worried. You could beat the crap out of them even without a weapon. "Then she vanished out the door.
I rolled my eyes and quickly braided my hair before following Sam. The Pit is what we call the floor of the Arena. It is where we fight, where the blood is spilled.
Turning a corner I see the ancient oak door in front of me and stop. Inhale, exhale.
I shut my eyes and step into the Pit.
I hope you liked that chapter! Please pretty please with sugar and diamonds and a cherry on top review! Also, for those of you wondering the hell I put Jet as a main character you have to wait and see!