On the day of peasant uprising, many had stormed into the upper ring to wreak havoc on the city. The peasants were angered by the King and his selfish way of ruling and desperation had brought them to the gates of the King's Palace. They tore down statues, destroyed priceless artefacts and anything that represented the old Government. Kyoshi was immediately called upon and ordered to remove the peasants by any means. She refused, demanding the King make a compromise with his citizens. He reluctantly agreed and so Avatar Kyoshi set to work training an elite earth bending force that would help to keep the peace under the King's control. The force would soon be known as, The Dai Li.
On the very first day, many men with doubts had stepped forward. Kyoshi warned them that she was more capable then any man or general in the Earth Kingdom but the men were not dissuaded. Kyoshi gave her final warning but still, they stood firm. Setting down her fan she stood were all could see her,
"Any man who doubt's me and my abilities, step forward" she called out firmly,
A great number of men had stepped back, leaving in view, a small group of fifteen. They stared back at Kyoshi with unimpressed faces.
The Avatar glanced around and spotted a flying pigeon-chipmunk. Using her air bending, she brought the creature down using an air tunnel. Once in her hand, she plucked a feather. The bird fidgeted but she apologised to it and set the bird a flight. Turning to royal advisor next her, who was equally as sceptical as the men, she passed the feather to him. She then earth bended a massive slab beneath him that lifted him at least 10 feet into the air. The Advisor skyrocketed above while letting out terrified pig squeals.
The men heartily chuckled.
Kyoshi then turned to them,
"This man will drop the feather at my signal" she lifted an arm in direction of the advisor, who was clinging to edges of his platform for dear life.
"I will then take you all down, before that feather touches the ground"
The outburst of laughter that followed could not be avoided. They laughed, cackled and threw insults at her. The rest of the crowd remained silent.
"To make it fair" she added unaffected by their demeanour,
"I shall fight without any form of bending"
Some men sniggered and others had become quite confused. The idea seemed impossible to them.
"You may use earth bending and to make it fair"
She folded an arm behind her back,
"I will one use one arm"
At this. They became silent. Fear slowly crept into their bodies.
"Advisor!" she yelled to the frightened man above her. He glanced at her and held out the feather. Nodding her head, the feather was dropped and the fight began.
The Battle that ensued was quick. Kyoshi moved with such a fast pace and subtlety, it was almost impossible to see her. True to her word, she had all men in a massive heap and impressively caught the feather just before it touched the ground.
This was Avatar Kyoshi. Our Avatar. Our leader.
