Ever since Korra opened the spirit portals uniting the spirit and physical worlds, causing the energy to changed both worlds and lives. During the hard economical times the world was facing, Team Avatar goes on a much needed vacation to the Eastern Air Temple where Korra is to finish the spiritual training of new acolytes in defending themselves. While in the Eastern Air Temple they feel someone is watching them. It is until the watcher reveals himself to be a double bender, having the ability to bend both the Earth and Fire elements. But no one except Tenzin knew there was another bender once upon a time who could bend two elements, let alone that this bender hasn't been seen since the start of the 100 Year War. As this newly found bender gets caught up with what has changed since his disappearance, a new evil once thought defeated, sealed away, and forgotten, was reawakened...
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*Book: Strength Chapter 1: The Watcher In The Temple*
Within an abandoned temple deep in a forest far from the North West outskirts of Ba Sing Se, two treasure hunters explore. It was in poor conditions covered by vines and shrubs. The designs of the building were a bit faded and were losing the sand brown color. The two explorers explore deep inside, not knowing what lies in the darkness.
"Do you think we'll find anything here?" Sang Mi asked his partner Hirogi.
"I don't know, but if this place isn't on the maps there is no doubt it hasn't been inhabited for years. So we should find gold and other riches to make us wealthy!"
They explored deeper into the temple shining their lanterns at the carvings on the walls that seemed to tell a story, but couldn't quite make out what it was due to the vegetation growing on them.
Then, Hirogi spots something shining in the floor a few yards from him. He runs to it and finds out it is a golden coin.
"Hey I found a gold coin!"
Sang Mi didn't pay attention as he was interested in the carvings wondering what they were saying. Hirogi smiling as he held the coin in the tips of his index finger and thumb then looks ahead to the carvings on the wall that he could not ignore.
"Sang Mi, you have to come see this…"
Sang Mi runs next to Hirogi adding more light onto the wall making the carvings more visible. It displayed two large but different dragons on the edges with two similar looking warriors in the center of the wall with faded carvings of symbols and fire.
"Wow, who do you think they are?" Hirogi asks.
Sang Mi walks up to the carving, "It looks like they are the Dragon Brothers. Bringers of chaos and destruction."
They started to walk down the big hall seeing what the story was about. The walls showed the Dragon Brothers raiding villages and behind them fire would follow. The images would then show people trying to defeat them and their army, but would show them failing. It wasn't until a carving of two courageous looking benders, one of which Sang Mi was able to recognize.
"I know who the one on the left is, it's Avatar Hanso. I remember him from when I visited the Eastern Air Temple. But I don't know who the one next to him is."
"Might be a friend of his."
"Probably, but it's strange that it looks like he's bending two elements, one must be Hanso's bending I guess."
As they continued Sang Mi told Hirogi of what was being told in the carvings.
"It seems they fought the Dragon Brothers' army to liberate the world from their grasps."
It was then Sang Mi stepped on something that made a crunching sound. When he looked down he immediately jumped back after seeing he had stepped on a skeleton's forearm bones. He ran behind Hirogi, hiding as Hirogi shined his lantern to the skeleton and down the hall to find a few more skeletons on the ground.
"What do you think happened to them?!" Sang Mi asked with a shaky voice.
"I don't know, but if they're down here then you know there has to be something valuable now." Hirogi said excitedly.
"I don't think we should go any further, if they weren't able to get out with any treasure, then we should leave before we wind up like them."
Hirogi looks at the hand of one of the skeletons to see it had a few gold trinkets in it.
"Oh yeah, and leave this behind?" Hirogi says presenting Sang Mi the trinkets. He looks at them wide eyed for a moment and shakes his head.
"Yes, still should leave." Sang Mi said unhesitant of his answer.
"Oh come on, there's nothing to be afraid of, besides you were telling a story."
Sang Mi gulped and shook his head in agreement.
As they continued Sang Mi kept telling what was carved in the walls.
"For years it seems they helped liberate the world from the Dragon Brothers' army with the other nations."
Hirogi and Sang Mi turned right into a room where they would find something they have been looking for.
"Wow, Sang Mi look what's in front of us."
He kept on looking at the walls seeing what the carvings would say next, but then turns to see what Hirogi wanted him to see. It was a couple of piles of gold objects next to each wall of the room, where in the wall far in front of them there were two large diamonds colored differently were placed.
"Jackpot, we did it!"
"Hirogi, I don't think we should be in here… The carvings are telling us the Dragon Brothers were sealed here by the Avatar. We must not touch anything unless we want to awaken them."
"Oh come on. I have been gathering the gold those other guys left behind and nothing has happened."
Hirogi looks around with his lantern and finds the two diamonds.
"Well look what we got here."
Hirogi picks the purple diamond up and marvels at it. But then the room begins to shake and Sang Mi immediately goes to him.
"What did you do?!"
"Nothing, I just picked up this diamond and well this happens."
As they stumble to exit the room, Hirogi trips on some of the gold objects rolling around and drops the diamond. It then makes its way to a hole in the room that was cover by some of the gold coins and fits into it. The shaking stops and Sang Mi is able to help Hirogi up.
"Thanks, what do you think that was about?"
"I don't know or want to find out. Let's just get out of here now."
"Alright, let me just fill my satchel with some goodies."
As Hirogi did just that, a light begins to shine behind them where the diamond was placed. As Sang Mi looks at the walls he then notices his shadow being cast.
"Hirogi…."
He pokes Hirogi on the left shoulder since he was squatted on the ground.
"What is it now Sang Mi? Can't you see I'm-"
He turns to see a figure being formed after some purple smoke arose from the diamond. It soon turns into one of the Dragon Brothers Brutus. After he comes to, he looks down at the frightened treasure hunters and makes a smiling grin.
It is noon and Asami was filling out a few documents with a worried face as she worked. Then her secretary comes in.
"Ms. Sato, I have more troubling news, it seems Faremen Sales won't be able to sale your new model due to their financial difficulties they feel it will make it risky to sell."
"Great. If I don't start making sales soon I am going to lose the company as well despite all the help I had gotten from Verick and everyone else who invested in my company in this economy."
She takes the documents from her secretary's hand and reviews them.
"I don't know what to do any more. I'm stressed with making sure I don't fail with the sales of the new model and also making sure my company doesn't fall in ruins again. It's all I have of my father."
The secretary makes a concerned face feeling for what Asami was going through.
It is then a familiar face comes into Asami's office.
"Hey Asami, I wanted to come by and see how things are. I just got out of the last set of Mr. Shangi's production." Bolin says happily and confidently. He then notices Asami's worried face despite she tries to hide it.
"That's great, good to see everything's going well for you in this recession."
"You don't look so good, is everything alright?"
"No, my company is suffering right now and if I don't make any sales I will lose my company, for good this time…"
Bolin then thinks of something to cheer her up, "Say, why don't you take some time off? You've been so busy these past weeks why not take a vacation?"
"I don't think that'd be a good idea, especially with the way things are going."
Asami's secretary then smiles and steps up, "Ms. Sato, why don't you? I can take care of things here while you take some time off."
"Gee, I don't know, do you think you can handle things while I'm away? What if something bad happens and I'm not around to help fix it?"
"Not to worry Ms. Sato, I did go to an exceptional institute for business and not to mention all that you taught me on how to run your company, I'm sure to handle it."
"I guess some time away from here will do me good. It's been difficult these couple of months."
"Alright! We should go see the others and get them to join us."
"Are you sure they'll be able to?"
"I'm, sure."
Somewhere in Republic City Mako was chasing a couple of thieves on the streets in vehicles. Mako grabs a megaphone and sticks his head out of the passenger window as his partner drives, "Stop your car now and give in, don't make this harder than what it has to be."
"Psh, what does this cop think we are, stupid? Edgi, point these losers another direction will ya."
The thief in the back seat sticks half his body out the left window to earth bend a small wall in front of Mako's police car. As Mako's partner turns to avoid the wall, other vehicles are swirling off as well crashing into one another and into concrete rails on the side of the street. As the chase continued so did Edgi's bending on the streets.
"Mako, we need to stop them before they bend all of Republic City's new streets!" Felton says as we turns the wheel.
"I know." Mako replies as he holds on to the door's handle. He then gets an idea while watching cars starting to get in between them and the thieves, "Get close to that truck, looks like I'm going to have to take them out myself."
Felton picks up the speed and drives next to the truck Mako said to drive next to. Mako opens his car door and jumps, grabbing onto the wood cage built for the truck.
He then jumps onto a car's roof to see where the thieves were. He then starts jumping roof to roof, getting closer to the thieves' vehicle losing a bit of his balance when standing on the cars. One of the gangsters inside the car tries to shoot fire at Mako to end the chase, but has some difficulty keeping his aim steady. Right when Mako makes it onto a car that was in the right rear side of the gangster's car he shoots fire to the tires making the front one burst. The gangster driving starts losing control over the vehicle and finally crashes into a newly constructed building.
Mako jumps off the car, rolls as he makes contact with the ground and goes to see if the gangsters were alright, "It ends here fellas."
The driver gets out of the vehicle and looks like he was going to start fighting, but ends up passing out next to the car.
Felton's parks his car on the other side of the street.
"Good job, but I'm not doubting the chief's not going to like the damage we've done."
After a few minutes the gangsters are taken away by a police squad as Chief Beifong is talking to Mako and Felton on the side walk near the scene.
"Mako I appreciate your work, but I don't understand why it's hard to keep it under control. Streets damaged from earth bending, a few accidents involving citizens, not to mention destruction of property."
"I know Chief, but it was our only chance to capture these thugs and end the investigations."
"Well this adds more to your record, any more of these incidents and you're going to be off the force. There are other ways of capturing criminals fast and clean without causing such a mess."
As Mako stares at the ground, Bolin searches for him and spots him.
"Hey Mako!" Bolin runs to him not noticing Beifong talking to him.
"What are you doing here? Right now is not a good time Bolin."
"Yes, what are you doing here, can't you see I'm having a talk with your brother?"
"Sorry chief Beifong, I just got out of a set a couple of hours ago and was going to take a little vacation hoping maybe Mako would like to join. He seemed stressed out these past couple of days and thought he needed some days off."
"A vacation huh? You know, maybe that wouldn't be a bad idea for you Mako. You've been busy for a long time, I think it's time you took one."
"But chief I don't think that'd be a good idea, what if something else happens?"
"I have many men to take care of whatever problem comes up. Besides you've been on this investigation for a long time I know a vacation will do you good."
"Great! We should start getting ready. Asami will be joining us as well hopefully you don't mind."
"Asami is going to be coming with us?" Mako pauses, "I guess I should take a vacation, we should invite Korra as well."
Meanwhile Korra and Tenzin were in the spiritual world along with new acolytes practicing martial art movements when in the Spirit World during meditation. Tenzin explained the importance of maintaining a balanced energy when in the Spirit World.
"When you are in the Spirit World as a spirit separate from the body you cannot bend any of the elements as you've found out before. It is very important you learn how to defend yourself without needing to bend. First we will start with basic defensive exercises."
"Great what do we need to do? I'm so ready for this" a young acolyte said confidently as he got up.
"First we must start at the basics. The style Korra and I'm going to be teaching you will help you reach and attack your enemies when you cannot bend the elements. We'll show you in this demonstration."
Tenzin then starts to do some simple moves as Korra got into a stance.
As Tenzin fought Korra, it was a bit hard to move around due to the trees surrounding them causing either one to bump into them.
"You know they would be a little easier to master if we had more room to practice in." Korra said as she rubbed her arm after bumping a tree.
"Yes, you're right. I'll think of a place where there is plenty of room after this session, we'll just have to make do with this space for now."
After a few minutes of training the acolytes an echoing sound started to grow through the trees.
"It seems Pema wants us back in our bodies, I guess this will do for now, I'll be sending a message to the temple on where we'll meet for our next training session."
Everyone got into a meditating position to return to their bodies that were in a meditative state.
"How was your spiritual training in the spirit world you two?"
"Good, though it would be better if we went to a more open space area to practice. Tenzin and I are teaching the new acolytes some moves on how to defend oneself against opponents when we are spirits in the spirit world."
"Yes, we also need to be in a more spiritual place as well, it is a bit closed off."
"Well supper is ready and we have a few guest over."
"Really? Who's come by to join us?"
"A couple of Korra's friends."
"Really?! That's great! It has been a while since I've seen them all. I wonder how they are all doing."
"Let's go and see them, you all have been away from each other for some time you all deserve to have time for yourselves."
Korra entered the dining room to see Mako, Bolin, and Asami seated around the table with food on it.
"Korra it's great to see you!" Bolin gets up to hug Korra.
"It's great to see you too, all of you. How have you all been?"
"Well I just finished acting for a new movie, which we still haven't picked out a name yet. Luckily I get to use my Earth bending this time."
"That's great Bolin." Korra then turns to Asami, "How are you Asami? And how's things in your company?"
Asami quickly swallowed the tea she had drank from her cup procrastinating to answer Korra, "Well, it has been tough with the recession and all, I'm barely hanging onto the company. It has been hard trying to find a business who'd be willing to sell our new car model."
"Oh, well, just keep at it. I'm sure it'll work out for you. You just have stay strong as you have and you'll get through it."
"Thanks for the encouraging words. I left my assistant in charge, he at least knows how to take care of the company while I'm away."
"I hope getting away from it all will help you recuperate for when you get back to the company." Korra said as she looks down to her hands.
"I hope so too, thanks." Asami replies with a softer low voice.
Korra then turns to Mako looking more upbeat, "So how have things been going for you Mr. Detective?"
"It's been stressful for me as well, I've been pretty busy is why I haven't been able to see you all. I was forced into going into a vacation by Beifong. So, how has it been going with you and Tenzin training the acolytes?"
Korra sits down across Asami adjacent from Bolin, "It has been going great. Though I wish I could take a break from it. I'm really happy to see you all, it's been weeks since we were all together like this."
"Yes it has, it's why we thought it'd be great if you would join us in our vacation." Bolin said happily.
"Gee I wish I could, but I can't go anywhere until I complete the spiritual training of the acolytes with Tenzin."
"How much more do you need to finish?"
"Well right now Tenzin is training a new batch of acolytes on how to defend against spirits without being able to bend any elements. It will probably take a few more weeks."
Tenzin and his family walk in to join everyone else at the table.
"So how have you all been? Anything new?" Tenzin ask as he sets up his plate with food.
"I recently finished a new movie." Bolin replies.
Jinora leaned to see Bolin from her spot at the table, "Really? I really like the movies you starred in. I especially love the one you did based on a book I read."
"Oh, why thank you Jinora, great to hear from someone who appreciates my works."
"I recently made a major bust after weeks of investigations."
Tenzin then looks at Asami who looked glum just moving some of her food around with a spoon, "How about you Asami? How has your business been doing?"
"I've been struggling to keep it alive, I fear I will lose it for good this time."
"I'm sorry to hear, but I'm sure if you keep doing what you know is best you'll get out of this problem you are having. Trust in yourself and your resources, you are wise to know how to use them."
"Yeah, don't be sad beautiful woman, just keep at it and you'll make it." Meelo adds.
"Thank you for your words of encouragement."
As everybody ate, Korra prepared herself to tell Tenzin of an idea she got, "Tenzin I was thinking, what if we put the spiritual training aside for now and take a little vacation?"
"A vacation? During the beginning of spiritual defense training of the new acolytes? I don't think that would be a good idea right now."
"But I have been working so hard and for a long time now, I need some time away from it all."
"Look, I know we've been training for weeks, but we cannot just stop in the beginning of the acolytes' training."
"Please, I need time away from this. It would do us some good to take a break from the training Tenzin. I want to go somewhere else, I want to spend some time with my friends."
Pema joins the conversation after giving Rohan a spoon full of mashed potatoes, "You know it would do us all good to be away from Air Temple Island for some days Tenzin. The kids have been moping around lately and I myself have been wanting to go somewhere else. It would be great to also show Rohan some of the places we know."
"Hmm, well I guess we should take a little vacation after all we've done these past busy days." Tenzin strokes his beard.
Teznin's kids celebrated to hear the news.
"Yes!" Korra said excitingly almost jumping up from her spot.
"Dad we could go see how Blueberry Spice Head is doing daddy in the Eastern Air Temple." Ikki said happily.
"Yes, that would be a good idea. But when we go we're still going to continue the acolytes' training Korra. I know as much as you want to take a break from it, it is one of those things once started it must be seen through undisturbed or delayed."
Korra then loses her smile, slowly sits down making a disappointed face and pouts to know she has to continue the spiritual training.
"Well since you all are taking a vacation as well we should go together." Bolin happily suggested.
"I'm not sure if Oogi will be able to hold all of us Bolin, besides we'll be going to the Eastern Air Temple, it will be a long trip."
"Actually I have a ship we can use to get there. It's been a long time since I've been outside of Republic City. It would be interesting to visit one of the other Air Temples." Asami answered.
"I guess it would be interesting as well, Korra made the others sound like places one should go see at some point." Mako adds.
"Well after dinner we should all prepare for it." Pema said.
It was morning and everyone was at the dock. Tenzin was putting a few more things on Oogi's saddle. Asami's Yoat was docked and everyone was getting their things in it.
"Man this is going to be great. Finally a much needed break from high society. And I'll be able to see Opal since we last met a week ago."
"Yeah, I guess a vacation is what I needed to take my mind off things. I am looking forward to it."
Mako walks on board overhearing the conversation, "Me too, all the detective work and chasing bad guys really tired me out. Some time away from the city is what I need as well. I'm sure after this we'll be able to deal with what comes next in our jobs."
Tenzin walks next to the dock to where the ship is docked, "Is everyone all ready?"
"Yes, but Korra isn't here yet."
Korra then turns up riding on Naga with her luggage on her back, "Coming!"
"Oh wait, there she is." Bolin leaning over the side of the Yoat point out then goes inside the ship to put his things away.
"Sorry Tenzin, I got sidetracked for a bit trying to find what to bring with me."
"I hope you got everything you need. A day after you arrive we'll start training, I'll have a new training ground found to train the acolytes. Oogi will get us to the temple before you all arrive, so I'll try to find a place for us to practice more defense exercises."
"Oh alright, well we'll meet you there."
Tenzin then pulls out a book and hands it to Korra, "Here, I want you to read this. It's an old book that is about defending oneself in the spirit world, which will help speed things up if you read it."
"Thanks Tenzin I'll make sure to read."
Tenzin and his family then takes off on Oogi and the Yoat begins to sail to the Eastern Air Temple.
As the night took over the sky Mako was leaning on the rail at the end of the ship starring off to the horizon.
"Hey cool guy, what are you doing out here?" Asami says as she walks up from behind.
"Nothing just wanted to get some fresh air."
"Are you thinking about anything out here?"
Mako pauses, but response immediately and neutrally, "No, not really, I'm just relaxing out here watching out to the sea."
"Why don't you come back inside, we were all just getting ready to eat something."
"Oh I'll be there in a bit, just want to enjoy the evening for a bit more."
"Well hurry it up, you don't want your food to get cold do you?"
"Haha, alright I'm coming."
Mako and Asami then start walking together back into the ship.
Finally the gang reached the air temple around noon a day and a few hours since the Yoat departed.
After a few minutes of using a lift built near the front base of the mountain where the temple stood on, they arrive to one of the small stone court yards. Tenzin was waiting to greet the gang.
"I hope you all had a safe travel."
"It was great, we had fun getting here also seeing the many sites we came across." Asami said happily to arrive putting her luggage down.
"But man am I glad to finally be off the Yoat and move around on land." Bolin added as he stretched, "Well I'll be off to see Opal if you all don't mind."
"Sorry to be the one to disappoint you, but she's not here. She has left to the Southern Air Temple to teach the new recruits how to use the gliding suits."
"Oh, and I was looking forward to seeing her," Bolin disappointed over the news.
"You all should rest today, I imagine being on a boat for so long can be tiring. Korra we'll continue training tomorrow. I do hope you got to reading the book I gave you?"
"I managed to read most of it. But alright Tenzin, can't wait to start tomorrow, early, in the morning, training." Korra moped putting her things down.
"We'll have some of our air acolytes to come and bring your bags to your rooms, no need to carry them up."
As the air acolytes were walking up some steps to take everyone's bags Asami, Bolin, and Mako looked at the temple.
"Wow, it's so beautiful here." Asami gazing at the temple and its surroundings.
"Yeah, I never realized it would be like this. I know I'll be able to relax while being here. What are you going to do first Bolin?" Mako turns to him.
"Obviously I'm going to rest for a bit."
As everyone talked, they were being watched by a figure hiding behind a small tower a distance above them. Korra was able to catch a glimpse as the figure immediately withdrew knowing it had been partially spotted.
"Korra, what are you going to do now that we arrived?" Bolin asked Korra.
"Hmm? Sorry, I thought I saw something or someone over there." Korra points to where she saw a figure.
"Must have been a Lemur or one of the animals that live in the temple."
"I guess it could have." She replies still unassured of what she saw.
"Well I'll be off to rest now, going to be exciting exploring the temple later on."
Everyone then starts walking up the steps as they chatted, unaware they were still being watched by the figure.
It was the next day, Tenzin, Korra, and two air acolytes were walking to a court yard where they would meditate to go in the spirit world.
"I hope we can finish the acolytes' spiritual training from here for the next couple of weeks, I really want to spend time with my family again after the last conflict we had all faced."
"Me too. We should get a couple of the fully trained air benders to do the training. I want to do something different with my time and-"
Korra pauses for a second leaning a bit forward thinking she saw a figure behind a wall of a ruin, a room a short distance from them near an edge of the temple grounds. Tenzin and Korra stopped walking.
"What is it Korra?"
"I thought I saw someone, over there." She pointed to the ruin.
"I'm sure it's the kids playing around here. Ikki, Meelo, you can't play around us while we're in the spirit world?" Tenzin pauses, "Well, I guess we should have a look."
They investigate the dark room, filled with old partially broken wooden shelves and pots with little sunlight coming from an opening on a top corner not knowing someone was watching from above.
"No one is here."
"I swear I thought I saw someone."
"Well whatever it was, we probably missed it or scared it off. Come on, we should get started the acolytes might already be in the spirit world."
They finally reached the court yard and were getting into meditating positions a couple of feet from each other.
"We won't be far from here keeping watch to insure you are not disturbed Tenzin."
"Thank you Sanhi, we really appreciate it."
As Korra relaxed and prepared to go into the spirit world, "So what will we be practicing today?"
"I trust you got the hang of our previous lesson, so we'll be doing an advance set of fighting techniques today."
"Alright, sounds good."
As they focused on trying to get to the spirit world, the wind blew calmly, with a few leaves rustling, but nothing that could break their concentration. Though Korra started to hear grass rustling, she opened her left eye a bit to see if there was any one nearby and saw no one. It wouldn't be long after closing her eye that she heard a twig snap that got her to fire bend at a round pillar where a stranger wearing clothing that looked like it was from old times dodged her attack.
Tenzin was already in the spirit world, but noticed Korra wasn't, "Hmm, where could she be? We done this many times, it shouldn't be taking her long to get through." Tenzin turns to the acolytes who were chatting among themselves, "I'll be right back, I have to go see what's keeping Korra from coming to the Spirit World." When Tenzin woke up he heard the sounds of fire and earth bending, turning to see Korra fighting a stranger.
"I knew I saw somebody spying on us!" Korra said as she dodged earth bending attacks.
"I will not let you take this air bender as your prisoner! I wasn't fooled with your water tribe clothing!" The stranger started to throw rocks he bended from the ground at Korra who dodged them and fire bended to stop some of the rocks.
"What are you talking about? She is not taking me prisoner. This must be a misunderstanding." Tenzin said as he tried to end the fighting.
"Then you're aiding the enemy? How could you betray your own people?!"
The stranger than threw some rocks at Tenzin whom as well was barely able to dodge and air bend some of them away. The acolytes heard what was happening and immediately went to the others who had been wondering around to tell them of what was going on.
"Help us please! Tenzin and Avatar Korra are being attacked by a stranger we never saw in the temple before in one of the court yards!"
"What! Take us to them!" Mako said surprised at what he heard.
"Follow us, come quickly!"
"I'll go alert the others and help keep Pema and the kids safe, you guys go and help." Asami said as she quickly departed.
The air acolytes then ran as Mako and Bolin followed. Meanwhile, the stranger was putting up a fight against Korra and Tenzin.
"Please, stop, we are not your enemy!" Tenzin said as he fought and dodged.
It was then the stranger was able to knock Tenzin unconscious with a rock.
"Tenzin!" Korra called out as she went to his aid, "You'll pay for that!" She then unleashes a barrage of bending towards the stranger, bending Earth, Air, and Fire to him. As the stranger got hit, parts of him some what looked like they evaporated revealing a blue light. He was surprised along with Korra to see what was happening to him, but as they saw the openings they would reconstruct immediately. He then surprises Korra by attacking and dodging using earth and fire bending.
"How is that possible? The Avatar is the only one who can bend more than one element... And that glowing, what are you?" Korra asked not sure who she is going against.
"Same thing I should say about you. You aren't the Avatar, it was to be an air bender. Unless the fire nation somehow manage to steal and transfer the Avatar's bending onto you?!"
As he unleashed more attacks at Korra, Bolin and Mako were able to interfere and block them.
"Korra, are you ok?!" Mako shouts from where he and Bolin stood.
"I'm fine, but Tenzin was knocked out. This guy needs to be taken down after what he did."
The gang came together facing against the stranger preparing to attack.
"I will not be defeated by you traitors. I came here for a purpose and I will not let any of you end my journey here." The stranger starts to bend Earth and Fire as everyone dodged. "If an Air Bender traitor wasn't enough, now there's an Earth bender?"
"What is this guy talking about?" Bolin ask as he dodges the attacks.
"I don't know, he thinks we are working for the Fire Nation."
Everyone started to land blows on the stranger, but he still kept fighting.
"Enough!" Korra yells as she enters the Avatar state. This time she really attacks the stranger who was able to dodge a few of the attacks, but was finally knock unconscious.
Tenzin woke up not long after Korra calmed down.
"What happened?"
"We were able to defeat who ever this is. How are you feeling?"
"I'll be fine. We should get him under restraints before he wakes up."
After chaining him around a pillar, the stranger came to.
"Wha-what's going on? Unchain me now!"
"Calm down, we are not your enemies. My name is Tenzin, as you may have found out I'm an air bender being the son of Aang. Who are you?"
"You? The son of Aang? Impossible, he is just a child from what I was told."
"This is going to be hard to believe, but it has been more than a hundred years since Aang was a child. In fact he passed away 23 years ago. I don't know how but you've been in some sort of dormant state all this time."
The stranger was shocked to find out of how much time has passed, "I-I don't believe this, how?"
"When Mako, Bolin, and I attacked him and were able to hit him, a blue light revealed itself when he was struck, almost like when one gets hit in the Spirit World with the elements."
"Really...?"
"Also, it seems I'm not the only one able to bend more than one element, he can bend Earth and Fire."
"What?" Tenzin shocked and confused at Korra's claim.
"In all my years I've came across books that tell about such a bender. It is said this bender would be born ten years or less every time before the Avatar is reborn. This bender is able to bend two elements, which coincidentally one would be the opposite of the Avatar's personality. This bender was to be trained to master the two elements, so when the time came to train the Avatar he would be able to teach the element the Avatar would have difficulties with easily. Seeing that you bend Earth, you were meant to train Aang." Tenzin pauses, "And from what Korra tells me- it seems- you're not alive no more."
"This can't be... Have more than a hundred years really pass by? What happened to me?"
Everyone looked unassured of what was going on.