Superior Knight: hello, everyone. Yes, this is a revamp to the first story series I started when I started publishing on this website. I've improved these past years, and I feel there are changes and improvements to this series.
Deadpool- question.
Superior Knight- what is it?
Deadpool- do we get to see Korra and Asami explore their new relationship at the end of the series like in canon?
Superior Knight- next question.
Pinkie Pie- Rise of the Society?
Superior Knight- will be the foundation of this story. This is the sequel to Rise of the Society, where the original Team Avatar is fighting the Fire Nation. You know what, I'll leave that to Tenzin. Here's the revamp of Legend of Heroes.
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When I was a boy, my father, Avatar Aang, told me the stories about how he and his friends heroically ended the Hundred Year War and formed the Justice Society. Avatar Aang and the Justice Society accomplished many remarkable things and victories, in the era known as the Golden Age of Heroes. But then, as the times changed, the struggle for peace and balance grew to fuel conflicts. Conflicts arose, where loss of life became inevitable.
Menaces and villains rose up to challenge the Society. Eventually, the people called for the disbandment of the Justice Society. The Golden Age had ended, and all members of the Justice Society were either being of service to a sovereign nation or are forced to retire.
But while the Golden Age had ended, through the winds of time, a new age was dawning.
The Legend of Heroes
Book 1:Air
Chapter 1: Welcome to Republic City
Southern Water Tribe…
Inside a cabin, a young woman was going through labor. Her husband, Tonraq, stood by her holding her hand, while the midwives helped deliver their child.
"Be strong, Senna," Tonraq encouraged.
Senna screamed once more, until the midwife finally shouted, "I have your child!"
The baby girl was crying out loud, as the midwife tended to the child and finally wrapped her in cloth.
"A baby girl," the woman happily said, as she carefully handed the baby over to Tonraq.
Tonraq gently rocked his child in a soothing manner, and then held the baby closer for Senna to see, who was still too exhausted.
"Our daughter, Senna. Our daughter," Tonraq said joyfully.
"Korra…," Senna breathlessly smiled, as she leaned her head onto her husband's shoulder.
While the new parents cherished the time of their new member of their family, all around the world, the news was spreading; Avatar Aang was dead.
United Republic of Nations…
Near farming community, a married couple, Jeung Kenta and his wife Marla Kenta were on their way home to their farm, but their heavy vehicle had just busted a tire. So Jeung got out fixing the tire, while Marla stood by listening to the radio in the sato-mobile.
"This just in, Avatar Aang has been confirmed dead. He is now survived through his wife, children and grandchildren," the radio host informed.
Marla then switched the radio off, not bearing to hear any more of this solemn news, a champion and savior of the world now gone.
"What's the world coming to?" Marla asked out loud.
"It's just the way it is, Marla," Jeung said, as he removed the tire. "We should give thanks to all that Avatar Aang and his friends have done for the world."
"Hmm… I wonder i-," Marla was interrupted, when they suddenly heard a boom.
The two looked up inspecting if there was a storm coming, but instead they saw a meteor shower falling. One meteor was coming right for them, Jeung grabbed Marla to duck down for cover to shield from the crashing impact, but it never came. Jeung looked and saw the meteorite changing course and slowing down.
"Stay here," Jeung said, as he followed the trail of smoke.
"Jeung, wait," Marla called out, following her husband.
Jeung found the crash site, and was surprised to see a vessel of some sorts. Marla came up beside Jeung, and Jeung held up his hand.
"Keep back. It could be dangerous," Jeung told his wife.
Suddenly the vessel opened up, and the couple gasped as they looked and behold; a baby.
But unknown to these two, there were other meteor showers spread across the rest of the world and scattering.
Three years later…
Gotemu…
In Republic City's sister city, Gotemu, there was a funeral being held for two of the city's influential people. Husband and wife, Tomesu and Marla Wein. Cause of death; murder. As the gathering were carrying the coffins over to the crypt to be lain to rest, in the lead was their surviving son, who stood by the side of his now legal guardian.
However, grief and despair took over, and the boy ran off into the woods before they even entered the crypt.
"Master Burusu. Burusu, wait!" the middle aged man tried calling out.
But Burusu ignored the man's call. He just kept running and running. The boy didn't know where he was going, but he couldn't help himself. Burusu kept up the pace rushing through trees and tripping. Until suddenly, falling into an old dried up well, Burusu screamed and grunted in pain as he hit the bottom.
Burusu could still recall the night, where he stood too afraid to do anything, while his parents were murdered right before his eyes. After all his parents had done to try and make the city a better place, that was how they were repaid.
The Wein boy looked up to the top where the light of the cloudy day shinned in. But then, Wein heard flapping and screeching down the tunnel. When Burusu looked over, he could see only the darkness. Finally, bursting out of the shadows, a colony of pure-bred bats shot out, all swarming and screeching, all around Burusu. Burusu would have been terrified, but instead of fear, he felt something else; a calling.
Republic City…
Outside Republic City, a satomobile arrived outside an orphanage, where the headmaster of the orphanage stood waiting outside the entrance. The car stopped right in front, and the passenger-side door opened for a man to exit and walk over to the back door and open it.
"Come on, Lee," the man ordered.
Coming out was a young boy who looked down in silent remorse. The man also got out a suitcase belonging to the boy, and handed it over to the headmaster.
"You will receive the rest of your payment once the papers are dealt with," the man said to the headmaster.
"Of course," the headmaster said, while he reached and held onto the boy's shoulder.
The man nodded, and got back into the satomobile. Once inside, the man dialed the phone that was in the vehicle.
"Mister Sato, the boy is now at the orphanage, and the trail will be like footprints in the sand," the man said.
At the Sato Mansion Estate, Hiroshi Sato was in his office speaking with the man on the phone.
"Good... your services are most greatly appreciated. That will be all," Sato stated, as he hung up the phone. Hiroshi gave out a sigh of regret, but he kept telling himself that it was for the best. Hiroshi then looked at the photo on his desk; he, his wife, and their little daughter, Asami. "They must not know…"
Meanwhile…
Outside the city limits of Republic City were observatory/labs, also known as Scientific and Technological and Advanced Research Labs. It was nighttime, so there was hardly anybody there, except for one person. This scientist had just initiated a project, but now he was lying on the floor facing the result of his project.
"I… never thought… the signal… would be answered… at all…," the doctor weakly said.
Who he was talking to was a green humanoid with red eyes, which was carefully holding him up. This humanoid's appearance terrified the good doctor to the point of heart failure, yet this alien had no intent in harming the man.
"Whoever… you are… I… forgive you… but beware… this world…," the doctor gave his final words, before he finally succumbed to eternal peace.
The green humanoid gently laid the man down to the floor, and got a lab coat near him to place over the body. The green humanoid silently looked out the window to see Republic City gleaming in the night.
"This world… will be my home," the being stated in its native language.
Several years later…
Out in the seas, there was a cargo ship that clears on its way toward Republic City. Hitching a ride on the ship was Korra with her faithful companion and friend, Naga. She and Naga had come up to the main deck for some fresh air.
"We should almost be there, Naga. Republic City. Then my training will be complete," Korra said to Naga.
She suddenly heard a rumbling sound, and saw some of the crew members rush over to the side of the ship. Korra followed and could see large amount of smoke in the distance coming from an oil rig in the distance.
"Are there still anybody on the rig?" a sailor asked.
"If there are, they got to be a bender to get out of there alive," another answered.
"That is if they can get out before that thing explodes," a worker commented.
"Spirits help them," one said.
On the oil rig, there were workers inside trapped. Their firebender could only do so much to protect his fellow workers from getting burned in the inferno. They were all trapped in one room, salvaging the remaining oxygen tanks they had there that was being eaten up by the flames.
"That's the last of our oxygen!"
They suddenly heard a creaking sound, and they looked to see the metal door being ripped off the hinges and they saw a muscular man walking in the flames unharmed.
"Stay behind me. I'll clear a path," this savior said, as he cleared a way for the workers.
At the outside, a coast guard airship was still floating near the oil rig. The watchman on the airship spotted the workers being led by their savior, so he pointed the pilot over to them to get the airship onto the landing pad.
"Hurry! Get on board!" the mystery man shouted over the burning chaos they were trying to escape.
Suddenly, a creaking sound of large metal was heard, and the man looked to see a massive structure of metal that was about to collapse onto the landing pad. The airship was about to get smashed killing everyone inside, so he took split-second action and leapt forward above the flames onto another piece of metal and stopped the structure with his bare hands.
Back on the cargo ship, Korra was looking at the events beholding through binoculars she had 'borrowed' from one of the sailors. She watched as this mystery man stopped the metal structure while standing right above the flames with enough heat to burn a person alive, but this man remained steadfast.
"By the spirits…," Korra said in astonishment.
The man could hear the rescue airship finally about to take off, but the metal beam that he was standing on was beginning to give into the heat and intense weight being held on top of it.
"Yraaaaarrgh!" this man roared, as the airship finally escaped but the whole rig collapsed into the sea.
While the sailors were watching the explosions, Korra was in awe watching this mystery man fall along with the oil rig, not sure if this man was mighty enough to survive the fall. Korra knows that super-beings, like the Shazams, Geo-Forces and others, that were strong enough to survive such, but someone like this appearing out of nowhere with no uniform or coat of arms were considered vigilantes and dangerous.
"You think anybody survived that?" a sailor asked.
"Doubtful. They'd have to be some amazing and powerful bender to survive that," another stated.
"Just spoke to the captain; once the fire dies down, we'll be helping the coast guard in the search for any survivors and stragglers," one said to the sailors.
Once Korra heard this, she became relieved to have the opportunity to find this man mightier than steel.
"Man of steel…," Korra breathlessly said.
Later…
Smoke clouds stained the sky, the blaze of the oil rig had finally died down. And rescue teams searched around the area for any sign of survivors. Korra joined in the search also, but so far the search was to no avail. They had looked through each piece of debris and found nothing, not even a body.
"Maybe he got vaporized by the blast," Korra said out loud.
Korra was beginning to fear the worst all of a sudden out of the corner of her eye she saw someone floating face up below the water. She dived in and using her water bending like boosters she torpedo herself towards the man. She wrapped one arm under his arms and around his chest then swam back to the surface of the sea.
'Man this guy is heavy,' Korra struggled to pull the man up.
She swam to large piece of drift metal big enough to hold two people. She pulled the man on to it and placed her head on his chest. She could hear his heart beat but it was slow and quit. In a flash she began to perform CPR. She placed her hands on his chest and began to push down.
"Come on, Come on. Don't die on me," Korra frantically said.
She then tilted his head back, pitched the bridge of his nose and placed her mouth on his and began breathing into him. She was about to repeat when suddenly she remembered; "What are you doing you're a waterbender for crying out loud."
She then placed her hand above his stomach then slowly drifted up past his chest. She opened his mouth again and water came out.
Karaku felt like he was floating among a deep place of nothingness. He could feel nothing, see nothing or hear nothing. The void of nothingness reminded him of when his super senses kicked in, the world became too wild and big and he was frightened by it. Then Karaku's mom, Marla, helped him through it.
'Focus on my voice. Pretend it's an island, out in the ocean. Can you see it?' Marla's voice said.
"I see it." Karaku responded.
"Hey. Hey come on wake up," a feminine voice called out.
Karaku groaned as he then felt someone slapping the side of his face, which gave him a slit tickle. He felt the darkness begin to lift away from his eyes, and could feel something flowing up through his body. He opened his eyes to see sun shining down on him which made him squint. His face was then shaded by someone standing over him.
"Hey. You alright?" Korra asked.
As Karaku's eyes cleared he saw a girl of about seventeen. She had dark tanned skin, brunette hair with three tails and ocean blue eyes. His heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Can you hear me?" Korra asked. "Hey. Anybody home?"
Karaku suddenly felt something fighting to get out of his stomach. He then shot up and puked into the water. He was cursing himself for ruining a moment. He felt the women pat his back in support.
"I'm sorry," Karaku breathlessly said.
"It's okay. I'm just glad you're alive. I thought for sure that rig had killed you," Korra said, as she rubbed Karaku's back.
Lights then shone above them. Before the women could call over the search party, Karaku then lay flat on the metal and pulled the women down on to his chest.
"Hey what are you-," Korra retorted.
"Shhh," Karaku muttered.
They waited until the light left then sat back up. Karaku let out a breath then looked back at the women, and giving a nervous smile.
"What the heck is wrong with you," Korra asked confused.
"Sorry I couldn't risk them seeing me," Karaku answered.
"Why? You saved them. You should at least get a thank you," Korra said.
Karaku smiled at the women. There was nothing he would like better but now was not the time. He then jumps back into the water and looked to her again.
"Listen. Please don't tell anyone what you've seen. I need you to keep this secret," Karaku requested."
"Why?" Korra asked.
"Because people aren't ready for something like this. Not yet any way," Karaku gave one last look at Korra, until he sank down into the waters and swam away.
Korra watched as this superman swam away in fast speeds, faster than any waterbender, even one as accomplished as her. She would need to arm herself in the Wonder Armor to keep up with speeds like this.
Gotemu…
In Gotemu, the sister city of Republic City, the Fire Ferrets had finished a probending match. They won of course, so the brothers and their teammate decided to celebrate. Right now, they were walking on the sidewalk in one of the districts with bars and night clubs
"I hear Gotemu girls are very easy," Hasook commented nonchalantly.
"They're also more likely to either pick your pocket or cut your throat," Mako replied.
"If that's so," Bolin began saying, while he looked around the street they were passing by. "Why are we going out here?"
"It was a joke, Bo. We have lived in streets before," Mako reassured his brother.
"The Suicide Slums were one thing, Mako, but this city... it's just evil," Bolin commented, when he caught a glance from passerby. "No offense."
"None taken, tourist," the resident said, as he kept walking.
Hasook crossed his eyes and said, "Weak grip. Come on there's a bar right there." The waterbender went on ahead.
"Come on, bro, we deserve to blow some steam," Mako said.
"You're right. Let's have some fu-," Bolin as interrupted by a scream.
They hear a woman screaming down from a dark alley running out. She was in a dirty gown, and had a bruise on her eye.
"Help! Please! They're still in there!" the woman frantically said.
"What? What's happened?" Mako asked, while he and his brother went up to the woman, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"T-the slave trafficker front... I was there... other girls too... but... It came in... It attacked... the other girls are still trapped in there... with it…," the woman stuttered.
"It? What's it?" Bolin asked.
"You have to help them!" the woman begged the brothers.
"Calm down. We'll help your friends," Mako assured the woman.
"Oh, hero time? Ah yes! Excuse us, madam; we will save your friends!" Bolin stated with a brave heroic pose.
"I just sa... let's go," Mako stated with an annoyed tone.
The woman points them to a rundown building, but she refused to go in, for she was terrified of what was inside. So the brothers went in themselves. They entered and saw a dark and battered hallway.
"Hel-?!" Bolin was about to call out, but Mako covered his brothers mouth, keeping it shut and gesturing him to be silent.
The firebender lighted a flame for some light, as they walked through the hallway. There were defiantly signs of a struggle and fight had gone on.
They hear whimpering down a stairway, so they go in to find a cell block filled with women in roughed up conditions. Now it looked like they were terrified.
"It saved us... it saved us...," they all muttered.
"Don't worry, we're here to get you out," Mako said.
He sees the cell door lock had been busted up by some blunt force of sort, so he pulls on the cell door to open, only for the women to pull door shut frantically. "No! Don't!"
"It's still here...," one of the women stated.
"Aaargh!
They heard a scream from upstairs. Mako gestures for Bolin to stay with the women, while he went up to check.
"P-please... they... they'll kill me... if I-"
A loud thud sound was heard.
"Eeeaaarrrrggh!
Mako finally made way into a room, where he saw a man who looked like he had been hit by a truck handcuffed to a heater. The man giving exhausted breaths filled with gasps from the pain.
"Who co...," Mako asked out loud, until suddenly having a strange feeling that was being watched; and noticing something in the corner of his eye, a dark figure facing him while clinging to the wall-ceiling. Mako slowly turned to see, and saw him...
The firebender immediately panicking at the sight of this figure, and immediately shot flames at it. The figure scurried through the wall and ceiling and broke through the ceiling. Seeing movement coming from the doorway, Mako instantly shot at it.
"Hey!" Bolin uses an earth disk shield himself from the blast. "What's wrong with you!? I'm the one who gets scared!"
"I...," Mako still a bit startled. He looked up at the hole in the ceiling, and said, "I saw him..."
"Him...? You mean the Batman?!" Bolin asked with astonishment, as he looked up at the hole in the ceiling, only to see nothing but darkness.
Mako finally got composure and turned to look at the handcuffed man. The brothers approached and saw that the man was also branded with a bat symbol.
Republic City…
The city was busy, people heading for work or return home after a long night of work or play. A cargo ship had docked at the harbor; the people who were there at that time would have witnessed a Giant polar bear dog run out with women on her back.
"Thanks for the ride," Korra hollered, while Naga barked and ran through the harbor.
Korra had finally arrived in Republic City, A place she had be dreaming to go to ever since she was a child. Now that she was here it was way bigger then she imagined. Yet she still couldn't get what happened at the oil rig on journey out of her mind. That man of steel could have died saving those people, and he walked through the flames like nothing while carrying up the metal structure. Could he be one of the metahumans that have been popping out more recently?
"Whatever he is I'm sure he has his reason for not wanting to be seen. I mean how people would react if someone who saved them from a rig walked away without scratch," Korra said out loud to herself.
Korra and Naga reached the wide harbor on the other side of the city, upon the water stood and Island that was a memorial to her previous life Avatar Aang, secretly he had once been known as the Specter spirit of vengeance. Korra had been told the story but never really thought of them that much; she also found it hard to believe that an Air Nomad would ever be vengeful. She then scanned the ocean until she found what she was looking for.
"Air Temple Island. Ready for a swim, girl," Korra asked Naga. To which Naga began sniffing the air and then rushing off. "Wow! Okay, Okay. Food first then Island."
Naga charged through the street dodging cars on the road. "Watch it Naga. Look out. Woh, Sorry, Pardon us we're new in town."
Karaku step off the boat he had hitched a ride with. The sailor passing by Karaku patted Karaku. "Good luck in the city, Kenta."
"I plan to," Karaku responded.
Since his daring rescue, he managed to swim back to shore. He changed his cloths and cleaned up before they came to check his cabin. It was this first time in Republic City and he was amazed, this place was the crown jewel of the four nations and was the center of peace of balance of four nations.
He wondered and took in the sights until his eyes landed on Aang Memorial Island. It was beautiful sight; he remembered seeing it on a post card as a child and dreams the real thing one day. But seeing it right now was something no dream could compare with; he felt there were likeness between him and Aang. Both of them were the last of their people and having a destiny that could also become the fate of Mankind.
"At least you got the chance to know your people," Karaku commented.
Suddenly, a load rumble came from inside Karaku. He could normally go days without food or water, but he hadn't had anything in while. He thought now would be the right time to get some food in his gut. He walked looking for a place to eat until eyes then landed on a meat stand with white tail and behind of giant dog poking out of one side.
"Hmm?" Karaku looked in confusion.
"That it will be twenty yuan," the meat lady said.
"Uh, I don't have any money," the buyer, a young girl said.
"Then what good are you to me.
Karaku knew that voice, and it was confirmed when that familiar person walked away from the stand with her polar bear-dog behind her.
"So what's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" Karaku asked.
"Huh?" Korra looked up and he jaw dropped at the sight of Karaku. He smiled holding up yuans in his hand. "I-it… it's you. You're here! Of all places."
"It's a small world. Care to join me for some lunch? My treat," Karaku gave the best charming smile with confidence he had. Karaku hardly acted like this, but in a city where he was completely new, a familiar face to stick with is better than no face to hang with.
"A free meal? How can I say no? I'd be happy to join you. Thank you," Korra gave thanks. "I didn't catch your name last time."
"I'm Karaku," the young man said.
"I'm Korra," Korra replied.
Karaku paid the meat lady and took their meals to go. The two walked side by side, while Korra gave Naga some extra meat. Korra was asking question after question about how Karaku got away from the debris field in one piece and he was able to get clothes. Karaku answered her questions, but carefully. He didn't how she would react if he told her everything.
"You just swam back to your ship without any of your crew noticing you were gone?" Korra asked bewildered.
"Yeah, what can I say? I'm a strong swimmer," Karaku replied.
Korra wouldn't deny that statement, but there was still more to this 'superman'. How did he survive the explosion of the rig and survive the fall without a scratch? "So… who are you? Man or superman?"
"Umm…," Karaku couldn't answer, because even he didn't know the complete answer. "Haven't figured it out yet."
"So it's like that? Are… you one of those meteor enhanced or do the spirits, kamis or something else gives you this power?" Korra asked.
Karaku remained silent, as he remained still and looked back at Korra with a stoned face expression. Korra frowned, seeing that she had pried too deep into Karaku's personal secret. She needed to ease his anxiety.
"Sorry I… didn't mean to pry… here, I'll share something with you too," Korra reassured Karaku, by levitating a piece of rock and sparking an ember of fires on her other hand. Karaku gave a confused expression seeing this Water Tribe girl levitating a rock and flickering a flame with her hand. "Take a guess."
"You… you're the…," Karaku began to say in astonishment, his eyes wide open, while Korra smiled seeing the first stranger to see she's the Avatar. "Great spirits, you're the-!" Karaku stopped himself and whispered, "The Avatar."
"Pleased to meet you," Korra said.
"Wow… I… I read the tales of Avatar Aang and his friends when they began to stop the Hundred Year War… he was my hero!" Karaku stated.
"Yeah, hopefully I can live up to his legend," Korra stated, as he looked off forward, but glanced back at Karaku. "So you have nothing to worry about. I mean, you saved those people."
"Like I said at the wreckage, the world isn't ready. You should already know what happened with the Justice Society," Karaku said.
"Yeah, but I still think you're a hero," Korra stated, placing a hand to Karaku's arm for reassurance.
Karaku looked at Korra and could see there was truth in her eyes. "Thank you," Karaku said with a smile. Korra smiled back, and took the lead in walking forward. "So are you here to get to Air Temple Island, then?" Karaku asked.
"Yeah. I need to learn from Master Tenzin," Korra answered. "But what brings you to Republic City?"
"I'm just a drifter right now. Trying to find my place in this world," Karaku said.
"Destiny search, huh?" Korra commented. They were passing by a group of people who were gathered up in front of some banners and a poster of a hooded masked man.
Stepping up on a table with a megaphone, the speaker began rabbling, "Are you tired of living under the tyranny of benders and threat of meteor freaks?! Then join the Equalists! For too long, the bending elite of this city have forced nonbenders like us to live as lower class citizens, and they do nothing worthwhile to deal with superpowered freaks showing up out of nowhere!"
Karaku and Korra both couldn't help but stop to hear this radical speaker. Both were aware of the presence of meteor infected people, and there were of course people who were scared of their power, but someone calling out benders as tyrants was something new.
"Join Amon and together we can tear down the bending establishment, and then remove the threat of meteor freaks!" the speaker hollered.
"What are you talking about? Bending is one of the coolest things in the world," Korra protested against the speaker.
"Oh, let me guess. You're a bender," the speaker quickly assumed.
"Yeah, I am," Korra proudly said.
"And I bet you want to knock me off this stage with your powerful bending," the speaker asked.
"I'm reall-," Korra was about to reply, until Karaku stepped in.
"What she means is that you want to hate on a fraction of the people in this world for what they were born with?" Karaku asked.
"Uh, yeah," Korra decided to play along.
"Are you a bender or a meteor freak?" the speaker asked.
"Neither," Karaku answered.
"Then join the Equalists, my brother!" the speaker demanded.
"No. This is hate speech against a people that never asked to be given abilities, whether born or exposure to a force of nature. I will not be a part of this. You will become exactly the very thing you hate; oppressors," Karaku stated his reason, and turned and walked away.
Korra was impressed by what Karaku had said, and decided to follow along, ignoring the radical speaker who was beginning to call Karaku out as a coward or bystander. The young Avatar caught up with the alien, and she could see Karaku was visibly upset.
"You alright?" Korra asked.
"Nobody has the right to be lording it over others for any reason, dictating what is acceptable or not. No human has the right," Karaku explained.
"But… you're not human, and you don't know what you are," Korra asked, seeing why Karaku was upset.
"My parents taught me to help and stand up for people who are being harmed…, but I still don't know who MY people are exactly," Karaku explained.
Korra a hand on Karaku's shoulder, "Hey, don't worry. You're still doing well, when you helped those workers on the rig. Just keep doing what you're doing."
"Yeah. I shouldn't mopey. Let's get to Air Temple Island," Karaku happily said.
She then began looking around the street, for any landmark to see where she was at.
"You look lost," Karaku commented.
"Blame her," Korra pointed to Naga, who groaned in confusion. "She got hungry and followed her nose and got us lost."
"Wouldn't hurt to ask, I guess," Karaku said, as he looked the people they were passing by sitting in front of their shops.
"Excuse me; do you know where we can get to Air Temple Island?" Korra asked an old lady.
"Just head down this road-," the lady stopped speaking, as soon as she saw a muscle car driving up the street and stopping at a music shop. "You two should get moving! It isn't safe." The lady got up and went inside the shop.
Karaku and Korra looked and saw three men exit the hot rod, and were already harassing the shopkeeper they stopped in front of. One of them, a firebender, destroyed the shopkeeper's phonogram.
"My friend here is not a music lover. Give me the money, or else-," the lead triad member tried stating.
"Stop," Karaku said, loud enough for the three triad members to hear and turn. They could see Karaku had already got up close to them.
"Walk away, pal. Before we leave you to be picked up in a body-bag," the triad member said.
"You mess with him, you mess with me," Korra stepped up beside Karaku.
"Pfft. That's sweet. A wannabe hero couple," the triad said, as he made a quick attack of water shooting out towards the two.
Korra deflected the shot of water back at the waterbending triad, and covered his face in ice, making him stumble forward, so Korra kicked him to the side and the ice breaking freeing his face but still disoriented. One of the other triad members, an earthbender, went in for the attack, only for him to be knocked back by a single push from Karaku, crashing into a shop. The firebender, panicking, charged up a blast of fire and launched it at Korra and Karaku, but Korra moved in using her own firebending to move her way in and reach the firebender. She grabbed him by his hands, and then swinging him into a shop window.
"Good job," Karaku said, impressed at Korra's combat ability.
"2-1. I win," Korra triumphantly said.
Karaku looked to the side, and pulled Korra to the side of the road to avoid the triad's hot rod driving past. The firebender rushed out and jumped on to join his comrades. "You're not getting away," Korra stated, as she pulled a golden piece of metal from her pocket and whirled it toward the car. The projectile flew like a boomerang, slicing two of the tires of the hot rod, forcing it to swerve and crash into a building. The gold piece flew back and Korra caught it with one hand, and Karaku was able to see it looked like a sort of tiara with a dark red star at the center.
Before Karaku could say anything a siren went off, and all looked up to see a police airship floating from above. The police bullhorn ordered them to stay where they were, as metalbenders descended with their metal cables.
"We caught the badguys for you, officers," Korra stated triumphantly.
"Arrest them," the lieutenant ordered his officers.
While the officers shot their cables around the triad members, the lieutenant approached Korra and Karaku, "You're both under arrest!"
"What?! But they are the badguys!" Korra said, while Karaku quickly recalled why they were now in this predicament.
"Vigilantism. Same reason why the Justice Society had been disbanded, Korra," Karaku explained.
"And from the looks of it, you all did the most damage," the officer stated, as he shot his cable, only for Korra to evade and grab the cable.
"Wait, you can't arrest us, let me explain!" Korra bargained.
"Korra, stop!" Karaku stated as he rushed and grabbed Korra by her shoulders. Karaku facing Korra, "we have to comply. We'll only be escalating things."
Korra calmed down, taking Karaku's advice and complied with the officers. The officers took the two into the police airship, but the two were placed in separate cells. It wasn't long until they arrived at the police station, where they were still remained separated.
Karaku was taken into an interrogation room, where a tall middle aged man wearing a brown fedora and coat met him in there. The detective read the report on Karaku.
"Karaku Kenta, I'm Inspector Jun Jonzu. They did read you your rights?" the inspector asked.
"They did," Karaku replied.
"The report says you knocked the triad member into a wall. That's vigilantism, and property damage," Jun stated.
"T-the… the shopkeeper was in trouble... I was only trying to help," Karaku explained.
"I'm sure you were. But seeing how your lady friend is the Avatar, you better hope she has connections," Jun said.
"You already know she's the Avatar?" Karaku asked.
"Chief Beifong identified her. Now, we still have a process to work through," Jun was about to begin, until an officer opened a slot to the questioning room.
"Inspector, Chief Beifong is authorizing the release of Mister Kenta. Councilman Tenzin has offered to reimburse the damage of the incident," the officer stated.
Jun Jonzu nodded and looked to Karaku, "talk about connections." Jun led Karaku out of the room, where Korra and Tenzin stood waiting for him. As the three of them left the police station, Jun met up with Lin Beifong.
"How'd it go?" Jun asked.
"I got my eye on her," Lin stated. "Her friend is from Smallstone?"
"He is. You thinking he could be one of the meteor enhanced?" Jun asked.
"He pushed an earthbender across a street breaking through a wall, and he's not a bender," Lin explained her reason.
"Fair point, Lin," Jun responded.
"That's Chief, Inspector," Lin scowled.
Jun shrugged it off, but then thought back to Karaku. He knew Karaku was gifted with power, but Karaku was certainly no meteor freak.
Meanwhile…
Karaku was led over to where Korra was, who was with the airbending master and councilman, Tenzin, who were both waiting for Karaku. Korra gave a smile, while Tenzin only gave a disappointed look at Korra.
"Hey, Karaku, meet Tenzin," Korra introduced.
"Er, good afternoon, sir… You're Avatar Aang's son!" Karaku stated with amazement.
"I am. You met Korra earlier in the city?" Tenzin asked.
"Yes. Thank you for helping me out, with Korra too," Karaku gave gratitude.
"A good friend of Korra you are, so that is the least I can do, with what the two of you got yourselves involved with," Tenzin explained with a tone of disappointment. "I have always looked up to my father, but now the laws of this world do not tolerate vigilantism."
"Tell that to that Batman in Gotemu," Korra mumbled.
"As for you Korra, I have contacted the White Lotus to come and pick you up and take you back to the South," Tenzin told Korra.
"What?! No, Tenzin, please, don't send me back. I need to learn from you," Korra pleaded.
"You disobeyed the demands of the White Lotus. This city is too dangerous," Tenzin explained.
"Excuse me, but Korra can certainly take care of herself," Karaku intervened, which he then received look from Tenzin while Korra was grateful for Karaku's support. "I mean, those gangsters did learn the hard way."
"Mister Kenta, I know you mean well, but this is not your concern," Tenzin politely said.
"Tenzin, even Master Katara agreed with me," Korra added.
"The Katara?" Karaku breathlessly asked.
"Don't bring my mother into this!" Tenzin flustered in aggression.
"Look, I can't wait any longer to finish my training. Being cooped up and hidden from the world isn't helping me be a better Avatar," Korra tried reasoning, all while Tenzin was rubbing his beard and listening to Korra. "I saw a lot in this city, and it's totally out of whack. I understand now why you need to stay. The city and nation needs you, but it also needs me too."
Karaku was just about to give his support to Korra; the farm boy didn't have anything else to say, because Korra said all what was needed. Karaku smiled in admiration. Even Tenzin had nothing to counter with her reason at that moment, and was only able to stutter with no defense and end with a defeated sigh.
"Let us get Naga… we'll be headed to Air Temple Island," Tenzin said, and looked to Karaku. "You're welcome to join us."
"Sure. Thank you," Karaku said.
Later…
After picking up Naga, they had gone on the ferry boat sailing to Air Temple Island. The ferry's path was passing by the massive statue of Avatar Aang on the Memorial Island commemorating the Avatar. There was even a museum of the Golden Age of Superheroes, the Justice Society, on the island. Tenzin looked up at the inspiring image of his father, while he thought about what Korra said; the city needs its Avatar.
While Tenzin stood at the edge of the ferry, Korra was standing at the railing of the back of ferry taking a look at the city's glowing lights. Karaku was sightseeing the statue of Avatar Aang, also just as impressed as any other tourist/visitor to Republic City.
Karaku turned and looked to see Korra was in distress, and Karaku frowned seeing his new friend in disappointment. The farm boy decided it best to give his encouragement and comfort the new Avatar, so he walked over to Korra and sat beside her and said, "You doing alright?"
"Yeah… yeah it's just that I can't wait any longer down in the south," Korra explained.
"Anything I can do to help?" Karaku asked.
"I mean if you can help convince him, but if that's what you want," Korra replied.
"I don't think there's anything I can say that you haven't pointed out. The city needs you. The world needs you. You could definitely make a difference from people knowing of your presence," Karaku said.
"And I'm ready to make that change," Korra stated triumphantly, but let out an anxious sigh.
Karaku placed a hand on Korra's shoulder, and said, "Whatever happens, I'm glad I got to meet you, Korra."
Korra looked to Karaku, and smiled with appreciation.
They eventually made it to Air Temple Island, at the pier where the White Lotus was waiting beside their ship. Korra sighed in sorrow, as she was about to give her goodbye to Karaku until the airbending kids flew in using their gliders. The three children landed and leapt over to Korra, "Korra!"
The children hugged Korra, as Ikki was the first to ask, "Are you coming to live with us on the island?!"
"No. I'm sorry, Ikki. I have to go home now," Korra said, as she knelt down to give her goodbye. The children awed in disappointment, while Korra stood back and faced Karaku. "It was great meeting you, Karaku. Maybe come and visit me in the south?"
"I'll set it as my next destination," Karaku happily said.
Korra gave one last smile, and then turned to join the White Lotus sentries that were waiting for her. Tenzin, having reflected on what Korra had said and finally seeing his children's remorse at Korra leaving, finally sighed and said, "wait!"
Korra stopped and turned to face Tenzin, while Karaku and everybody listened to what Tenzin had to say, "I have done my best to guide Republic City towards the dream my father had for it. But you're right; the city has fallen out of balance after he left this world. I thought I should hold off on your training to better his legacy, but you are his legacy."
Korra's eyes brightened as she was anticipating what Tenzin was saying, and what Tenzin was about to say, "You may stay and learn airbending here with me. Republic City needs its Avatar."
"Yes! Thank you!" Korra joyfully cried.
"Yaaayy!" The children ran to Korra and hugged her, and Korra hugged them all while also bear hugging Tenzin and carrying them up.
Karaku smiled and sighed in relief, seeing his new friend and the Avatar given the privilege to learn the next step in becoming the new Avatar. Then Korra let the airbenders go from her bear hug, and she looked to Karaku and said, "looks like I'm staying."
"I can tell," Karaku commented.
"Who's the cute guy, Korra?" Jinora asked.
"He's a friend," Korra quickly answered, avoiding any further awkward talk and asked Karaku. "You have a place to stay."
"Was going to look for a hotel," Karaku answered.
"Why don't you stay here? There's plenty of room on Air Temple Island," Korra suggested, as she nudged at Tenzin.
"I don't want to impose," Karaku said.
"Since Korra is asking me nicely, I can have a room ready for you," Tenzin offered.
"Oh, uh… at least let me do some work around here. I grew up on a farm, so I'm handy with tools," Karaku stated.
"We'll be happy for the extra hands," Tenzin accepted Karaku's terms and offer.
Next Morning…
At a press conference in front of city hall, Korra stood behind the podium and then leaned forward to microphones set up.
"Hello. Eherm. I'm Korra," Korra composed herself, still new to public speaking. "Your new Avatar."
There were applauds and cheer from the civilians who had come to meet Korra, while reporters began rabbling out their questions.
"Does this mean you'll be living in Republic City?"
"Were you trying to send a message to the triads, yesterday?"
"Will you be fighting crime or anti-bending revolution?"
"Will you be working with Chief Beifong and the police?"
"Are you staying only in Republic City or the United Republic in general?"
"Do you have any intentions in confronting the Batman in Gotemu?"
"What is your position on the meteor infected?"
Korra took some time to compose herself with all the questions being thrown at her, and then finally said, "Uh, yes I'm definitely here to stay, but honestly, I don't really have a plan yet. You see I'm still in training, but look, all I know is that Avatar Aang wanted to make this city to be a symbol of peace and balance. I believe we can make his dream a reality."
Meanwhile…
In an unknown location, in a room where masked men sat and dwelled, all were listening to the broadcast of the new Avatar.
"Thank you so much Republic City! I'm so happy to be here," Korra's voice heard through the radio broadcasted. Then one of the men stepped forward and shut off the radio, and looked to the hooded man facing a map of Republic City.
"Amon, how do you want to handle this?" the lieutenant asked.
"So, the Avatar is in Republic City? It looks like we need to accelerate our plans."
Superior Knight- First chapter. Hope everyone enjoyed it and leave a comment and review if you can.
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