Greetings, one and all and welcome to the second chapter of Avatar Heroes: Tale Of A Lily.
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"Alright, where do I begin?", Lily began as they were camping in the mountain range, she, Aang, Sokka and Katara were sitting close to the warm campfire.
"So a long ass time ago, there was this Planet, but then some shit happened with a god or spirit of chaos, who wanted to bone a princess or something... Not sure about boning the princess part, but it's always about some girl. But I am getting off track, said princess was already married, then the husband fought the spirit resulting in the event which would be called The Great Divide, shattering the Planet into many smaller Worlds in what we call the Arcmoani Network."
"Somehow the Worlds are surrounded by barriers that prevent outside interference, making it nearly impossible for different Worlds to have contact with each other. However there are two orders dedicated to protecting the Worlds from events like the ever happening again."
"One is The Council, wielders of the mystical weapon called the Keyblade.", Lily continued to explain, "They are also dedicated to have a giant sticks up their ass and trying not to display any emotion so people mistake them for a robot."
"A what?", Aang asked.
"Picture a human made of metal which can be bend to someones will.", Lily said, ignoring Sokka's commend that metal can't be bend, "And the other one is the Superius Order, who wield laser swords, or as they are more commonly known, lightsabers."
"Laser? Sword?", Sokka piped up upon hearing the word sword, "Do you have one?"
"Imagine a sword with the blade made of fire that cuts through everything except another lightsaber, a Keyblade or anything else strongly enchanted to resit it.", she said, trying to think of the best words to explain it, "And no... I haven't taken the construction test... So anyway, both groups hate each other, the Council believe in suppressing your emotions, while the Superius Order believe in expressing everything. Each side has their own way of traveling the Arcmoani Network, Keyblade Warriors use a vehicle known as a Keyblade Glider while the Superius Order used a Solar Ships."
"The Keyblade Council is ruled by, who else, a Council made up of selected Masters and headed by the Grand Master, who get selected by their own.", Lily continued to explain, "While the Superios Order is also led by a council headed by the Superios King or Queen, depending on the gender, who is the eldest in line from the ancient bloodline who they believe is traced back to Caelum Aruku."
"I would never have thought that there were other Worlds outside of this one.", Katara said impressed, "So which side are you on?"
"...Well, I am born into a long line of Superius Knights...", Lily said, turning her gaze from them, "Anyways, let's get some sleep."
"Something wrong, Lily?", Aang said, tilting his head.
"It's nothing... Just some rumors I heard about the Keyblade Council.", Lily said, propping her arms behind her head, "Like how, when they find a child with the right abilities that they take them from their family, even using violence to enforce their will..."
"That's horrible.", Aang said, feeling a negative opinion of those Keyblade wielders forming.
"I don't know if it's true, or just Superios Order propaganda.", Lily said, looking to the stars above, "But every rumor starts somewhere, every rumor has a kernel of truth at its core."
The following morning, the group was sitting on Appa's saddle, flying above the clouds in the Patola Mountain range. Lily was laying on her side, her head propped on her fist as she let out a loud yawn.
"Not a morning person?", Katara said.
"The morning is evil.", Lily yawned again, looking over to see Sokka pull out a bag from his luggage, he looks at it for a moment while it sways in the wind. He sticks his hand in the bag and starts to go through it. He looks surprised for a moment, but quickly and with anticipation turns the bag upside down to pour the contents into his hand.
"Hey! Who ate all of my blubbered seal jerky!?", Sokka said accusingly to the two in front of him.
"I didn't do it.", Lily said, sitting straight up.
"Oh. That was food?", Aang said surprised, "I used it to start the campfire last night. Sorry."
"No wonder the flames smelled so good.", Sokka said, laying on his back.
"Anyway Lily, can I ask you something?", Katara implored looking over her shoulder.
"You just did, but you can ask one more question.", she said playfully
"Okay, so how is it that you can do the things you do?", Katara said, "Like when those Firebenders attacked the village, you were like some sort of dragon fighting them off.
"Funny you should mention a dragon.", Lily said with a proud smile, "As for my abilities. I am by nature stronger, faster, and my skin is more dense and resilient than that of normal humans and I have some connection to the force connecting the Arcmoani Network, allowing me telekinesis and such abilities, pretty standard Superios Order stuff. What sets me apart from the standard stuff is that my cells are capable of absorbing solar rays, making my cells function like a super battery, allowing me far greater feats of speed, strength and toughness for example."
"Why was it funny she mentioned a dragon?", Aang said.
"Well, dragons are held sacred by my people... As much as we hold anything sacred...", she explained, "Some legends say that the royal line of the Superios Order descend from the original Dovah, that's a human with the soul of a dragon, they would be the Caelum Aruku, the guy who fought that spirit of chaos causing The Great Divide."
"That's interesting.", Aang said before turning back, saying that they we're almost at the Air Temple.
"Hey, Aang. Before we get to the temple, I want to talk to you about the airbenders.", Katara said gently, "I just want you to be prepared for what you might see. The Fire Nation is ruthless. They... They killed my mother..."
Aang ponders over her words for a bit, "Just because no one has seen an airbender, doesn't mean the Fire Nation killed them all. They probably escaped!", he said hopefully, "The only way to get to an airbender temple is on a flying bison, and I doubt the Fire Nation has any flying bison!"
"Sorry to burst your bubble, Aang. But it has been a hundred year, technology marches on.", Lily said, joining her friend at Appa's head, "Its not unbelievable they might have found a way to scale mountains."
At this, the young airbender expression turned quite sad, "I am sorry... But I am only telling you the truth.", she said.
Appa lands on the snow covered stairs leading towards the Southern Air Temple.
"Here it is. The Southern Air Temple.", Aang said, visibly excited upon seeing the temple.
"It's beautiful.", Lily said, jumping off the saddle with Aang, the two siblings following soon after.
"So where do I get something to eat?", Sokka said, clutches his stomach with both hands.
"You're lucky enough to be one of the first outsiders to ever visit an airbender temple, and all you can think about is food?", Katara said irritable.
"I could go for some grub as well...", Lily said, shrugging her shoulders at Katara's glare, "What? I am a growing girl."
They arrived at the courtyard, where Aang was standing at some sort of stadium consisting of many tall poles, "So that's where my friends and I would play airball, and over there is where the bison would sleep, and...", he suddenly went silent, looking sad at the deserted remains of his home.
"What's wrong buddy?", Lily said, walking over to her monk friend.
"This place used to be full of monks and lemurs and bison. Now there's just a bunch of weeds.", he said in a sad tone, "I can't believe how much things have changed..."
"Hey, that game you mentioned.", Lily said gently, "How do you play?", Aang's face clears up. He smiles just as the Water Tribe siblings.
After a few games of airball, with Lily narrowly edging a win from Aang, despise of his lost, the young airbender was back into a good mood.
"Your good at airball, Lily!", Aang laughed, still playing with the ball, "You were like an old pro or something! Maybe there is some Air nomad in you."
"Well thank you Aang.", she said back with a smile, "Thinking about it, my great-grandfather did extensively explored unknown Worlds which used to be called the Uncharted Territory, so it could be possible... Anyways, when I get back to my World, I will make sure to introduce airball to my people... When I got back with my pod... Oh god, they got my pod...", just realizing that for the time being, she had no way home.
The two run up to the Water Tribe sibings, who quickly went from a worried look to a innocent smile, something Aang failed to notice as he continued to walk to show off the rest of the temple to them.
"What are you two hiding?", Lily whispered as they followed Aang.
Katara and Sokka exchanged a look with each other, not sure if they should say something.
"We... Found a Fire Nation helmet.", Katara began, but she didn't need to go further, Lily knew what that meant, "Lily I know what your thinking..."
"You have no idea what I am thinking.", Lily said, crossing her arms, "But we should tell Aang, he deserves to know the truth."
"We can't...", Katara said, "If he finds out that the Fire Nation invaded his home, he'll be devastated."
"The truth hurts sometimes. It would be better he heard it from us then find out on his own while we knew the entire time.", Lily said back, before turning around, "Also I was thinking about how I would like some pancakes."
"She is right you know.", Sokka said to his concerned sister, "Katara, firebenders were here. We can't pretend they weren't."
Continuing to walk through the empty temple, they stood in front of a statue of a monk.
"Who that be?", Lily said.
"Monk Gyatso! The greatest airbender in the world.", Aang said, turning from the statue to the others, "He taught me everything I know."
Aang bows to the statue of an elderly man with a mustache and a distinct round necklace sitting in lotus with his fists bumped to each other in front of him.
As he erects himself, the young airbender got a sad look upon his face. "You must miss him.", Katara said understandingly, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah...", Aang said downcast as he began to walk away, up some stairs that lead to a corridor behind the statue.
"Aang, I don't think there are any survivors.", Lily said, deciding that it was time to drop that particular hard bomb, "No one has been here in over a hundred years by the looks from it."
"I-It's not impossible.", Aang said, trying to remain hopeful or at least sound like it, "I survived in the iceberg for that long."
"Good point.", Katara said, touching her chin with a finger.
"No, it's not.", Lily said to her female friend before turning to her airbending friend, "Aang, I know it's hard, but you will have to face the truth. Your people are gone, they were killed by the Fire Nation. There is nothing you can change about that."
It sounded like the young airbender's was about to cry but before the tears could come, he ran away, leaving a gust of wind behind him.
Aang didn't know where he was going, but what Lily had said, the reality of being frozen for a hundred years and the genocide of his people came crashing down on him, he had tried to retain hope that some would had survived, but it was all wishful thinking.
He runs through curtain of drapes. When he entered, he became aware of his surrounding. Several skeletons dressed in Fire Nation uniforms are lying scattered over the floor. A skeleton, dressed in yellow monk robes and a wooden necklace lying adorned with a round necklace that supports the symbol of airbending, lying further in the snow, surrounded by many more skeletons of Fire Nation soldiers.
"Gyatso.", Aang said devastated, dropping to his knees in the background and lets out a mournful sigh.
The voices of the others could be heard, after a few seconds later they arrived to find Aang sitting on his knees, his head cupped in his hands.
Lily's amber eye's widen upon seeing the room, she quickly approached her friend, kneeling next to him, "Aang... I am so sorry.", she said gently.
Suddenly, Aang's arrow tattoos begin to glow a bluish white. He lifts his head, his eyes glowing in the same color as a whirlwind knocked Lily back against the crumbling wall.
"Lily!", Katara shouted, rushing over to her friend's side to help her, but she brushed it off.
"It's alright, I have been kicked harder in training.", Lily said, standing up to see a sphere of wind form around Aang; his eyes and tattoos still glowing brightly, his clothes flutter heavily in the wind.
"Aang! Come on! Snap out of it!", Sokka said alarmed, holding up his arm to protect himself against the raging winds. Suddenly, the air sphere around Aang expands and sends Sokka flying backward.
Reacting in seconds, Lily caught her friend by speeding behind him, while with her free hand throwing up a telekinetic shield as the roof explodes by the force of the hurricane, debris is catapulted high into the air by the air currents and the shield.
"Try to keep it up, Lily.", Katara shouted, closing an eye against the wind, "I'm going to try and calm him down!", and starts to make her way toward Aang.
"Be careful!", Lily warned as she could feel Katara step out of the safety from her telekinetic shield.
"Aang! I know you're upset and I know how hard it is to lose the people you love. I went through the same thing when I lost my mom.", Katara shouted through the wind, "Monk Gyatso and the other airbenders may be gone, but you still have a family. Lily, Sokka and I! We are your family now!"
It was then that Aang's begins to descend as the winds start to die down and the air sphere that surrounded Aang disappears. His eyes and tattoos are still glowing bluish white. Flicking the debris to the side, Lilly joined Katara and Sokka at Aang's side.
"Lily, Katara and I aren't going to let anything happen to you. Promise.", Sokka said gently, placing a hand on his shoulder as Lily did the same to the other shoulder.
Katara takes Aang's hand, the moment she does, the glowing fades away. The glow from his eyes had disappeared. He slants his eyes with a saddened expression, before he collapses from exhaustion in Katara's arms.
"I'm sorry, everyone.", he said, sadly and tired.
"It's alright, buddy...", Lily said gently as well, "No one can blame you for how you reacted... I have no idea how I would react to having my mum or dad were killed... or my entire people wiped out... I am sorry, Aang."
"No... It's alright. But you were right, Lily...", Aang said, "And if the firebenders found this temple, that means they found the other ones, too. I really am the last airbender."
Katara hugs Aang tightly. The camera moves back and Sokka places a hand on Aang's shoulder.
"Aang... How did you do all that?", Lily said.
"I don't know. I just sort of... did it.", Aang said, sadly, "It's because... Because I am the Avatar..."
The previous night, the others had explained about the four nations, each able of controlling one of the four elements water, earth, fire or air. But the Avatar was an individual capable of bending all four of them.
"Why didn't you tell us you were the Avatar?", Katara said, curiously.
"Because...", Aang began, turning away slightly, "I never wanted to be."
"A great responsibility, one that marks your entire future and your entire destiny...", Lily said thoughtful, turning her head away, "...I can relate to that...", she added under her breath.
She then spotted a small creature landing next to Aang, having been called over by the sudden air currents.
"A flying lemur.", Aang mumbled, a sigh of happiness in his voice. The flying lemur climbs onto Aang and hides behind his head, his tail curled around Aang's neck, "Hey, little guy! You, me and Appa... we're all that's left of this place."
Aang steps up, petting the lemur, "We have to stick together. Lily, Katara, Sokka, say hello to the newest member of our family."
"Hey there little guy.", Lily said, softly stroking its head, "What's going to be your name?"
Aang thought about it for a moment, before finally saying, "Momo. His name will be Momo.", the lemur chitters quietly as they prepare to go back to Appa.
Well there ya go, another chapter, hope you enjoyed. Many thanks to everyone who reads, reviews, favorite or follows this story, you beautiful bastards!
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