The Avatar's Redemption

Book 1: Awakening

Chapter 1: Terran's Delusion

*BANG* *BANG* *BANG*. Bullets whizzed by Terran's face and vitals. Dodging bullets was a breeze when you could move with the air, but lightning disks on the other hand weren't so easy. The bolts shot everywhere and moved so randomly that Terran found it easier to cover himself with earth and move underground.

"That's not going to help you this time buddy", chortled Toshi as he placed a wave mine under the earth. Terran felt the surge of heat from the wave mine as it charged up and leaped back to the surface just as the wave mine went off. Terran shot himself up higher with a fire thrust and sent a few burst of flames towards Toshi.

Toshi dodged the blasts with nimble dexterity and braced himself for what was next. Terran landed on the ground causing a miniature earthquake. Toshi was knocked down but he wasn't out just yet. Terran went in hands ablaze for the final blow, but Toshi leaped out of the way revealing another wave mine he had placed. This time Terran couldn't escape and was pushed back by the energy surge. Terran opened his eyes only moments later to see Toshi standing above him with a smirk on his face.

"All right that's enough training for today. It's time for the meeting." Terran and Toshi looked up and saw General Chao. He had been watching them the whole time. Terran dusted himself off and laughed, "Hey you know for a non-bender you aren't so bad" "You know for the Avatar you aren't so great", Toshi responded jokingly. Terran gave Toshi a friendly punch on the shoulder and they were on their way.

Once they entered the meeting room attitudes changed and Toshi and Terran weren't joking anymore. There was a tense seriousness in the air that caused everyone to stiffen up as they searched for their seats. General Chao cleared his throat and began to speak with a booming voice, "As you know, many years ago the United Southern Water Nations assaulted the southern Earth Nation and took much of our land as their own. They mocked us saying that we were weak and they took our people as slaves. They consider this their greatest victory over us. Still, we lived on and some of the greatest soldiers of that time prevented the entire Earth Nation from being swallowed up"

General Chao took a deep breath and looked into Terran's eyes. General Chao continued, "In three days we will begin our decent into the Southern Earth Nation to take back what belongs to us with the help of the great Avatar Terran." The room was filled with cheers by the other soldiers and you could feel the hope of everyone in the room rise. Terran was filled with pride and joy as he rose to speak, "I promise to all of you that I will be the savior of the Earth Nation and its people. I will take back what is ours!"

Toshi looked up at his friend and his heart warmed because he knew that things were finally going to change for the better.

General Chao looked at his soldiers with a confident grin on his face. "All right lets settle down and talk strategy. We will separate into three factions and each faction will take down the three main bases of water nation soldiers. The Avatar will lead the primary faction, I will lead the secondary, and Toshi will lead the third faction. After the bases have been taking out we will leave the rest to the Avatar."

The meeting dispersed a few hours later and everyone left ready to fight. The General told Toshi and Terran to continue training and that he would meet them tomorrow morning to prepare them further. Toshi looked at Terran with a glimmer in his eye, "Hey you know even though I joke around about your skill and everything I really do respect you and I know you can do this. I mean everyone is going to love you after this! You'll be held as a hero, and you know I bet you'll be carrying a lot of solo missions without me soon. I mean I can't bend I'd be a liability for when things get really tough."

Terran was surprised. He'd never been given a compliment by Toshi. "Hey don't count yourself short you are leading a faction after all." Toshi shook his head, "Whatever let's just get going and train."

THREE DAYS LATER.

The flight trains were stuffy. Every soldier that could be found was stuffed in the only flight train that could stealthily move just outside the border set up by the Southern Water Nation. Terran looked out the window and saw the ruins of the once great cities. The amazing skyscrapers that glistened in the sun were just piles of rubbles or were converted into holding facilities. The old polluted rivers were being used to carry the supplies earth slaves made to the water nation. Terran's anger boiled but he was ready.

General Chao looked out the window but he wasn't looking out for nostalgia, "ALL RIGHT MEN. THE DROP OFF POINT IS COMING UP! SEPARATE INTO YOUR FACTIONS AND PREPARE FOR DEPARTURE." General Chao wished Terran good luck as the teams jumped out of the flight train. The three factions burrowed underground. Terran stomped the ground and placed his palms on the sides of the tunnel he had dug and felt for the locations of the three bases. He could feel the vibrations of hundreds of soldiers in three different places. He messaged Toshi and General Chao with coordinates and they moved forward.

Terran alerted his men to get ready. 3...2...1... Terran pushed up on the ground and erupted the base with jagged earth. Terran and his team leaped out and began their assault. Terran could see the frightened faces of the water benders and was filled with hate. He unleashed his anger on the water benders. He shot out flames at every one of them and sealed them in placed by surrounding their feat in earth. He grabbed a few water benders and slammed them into the earth and buried them. He shot out flame wheels in rage and used the water benders water packs against them by unleashing the water and freezing the wearer. The water benders tried to fight back but they were no match for the Avatar's rage. With their water being used against them the water benders decided to shoot out at the earth bending troops with their weapons.

Terran stopped the bullets in their place by applying air pressure on them. Terran was tired of the water bender's cowardice and decided to end this all now. He pulled the air in his direction causing the water bending soldiers to gasp for breath. Within a minute the soldiers blacked out. Terran told his men to move out as he shot himself up with a fire thrust and looked out. He saw that the Toshi's faction was moving to slow so he shot himself over there. He slammed the ground and grimaced as he saw water nation soldiers shoot up. He used the same method and pulled the air in his direction. Toshi looked in amazement; he had never seen his friend so unleashed.

Terran was ready to do his part now that the bases were destroyed. He carried himself upward with air and began to shoot out at any remaining soldiers. He looked down at the battle field and saw the earth nation troops push back all of the remaining water benders where they planned. Terran pushed forward and lifted up a huge wall of earth and metal out of the ground. He shot himself forward with fire towards the wall of earth and metal. He looked down at the water benders and pulled the air towards him and held it for two minutes. All the water bender's dropped. He looked at the battlefield and saw all that he had done. He looked at his soldiers cheer. He looked at the southern part of the Earth Nation that he had saved and taken back.

He looked at the beaten and bruised bodies of the water nation soldiers and smiled wide-eyed. "THIS! This is what it means to be the Avatar!"