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Avatar: Curse of the Steel Legion

Chapter 1: Remnant of the Past

The mid-day sun was high in the iron grey sky, and was baking those in the crowded marketplace. The slaves of the legion had a free day, after working nonstop for six days in the factories and mines. Built over the runied city of Omashu, the city was built like a prison. Around the perimeter stood indestructible chrome walls, which were surronded in turn by haniging cliffs that fell to nowhere. The One way into the city was a small path ascending up in the north. Inside the city, even more walls separated the five districts of the city. These walls were built crudely, twisting at odd angles at random locations. These steel walls were constantly patrolled, the process of getting through nearly impossible. The slave's homes filled the city, stout, bleak, objects that had nothing that reminded anyone of home. The direct center of town was were the factories and refineries were, towering over the city and pumping noxoius fumes nonstop. In a long alley between these hulking behemoths stood the marketplace, the last remnant of the old world in the city. Merchants spent the work week dreaming of the funds they'd make, and the night before they painstakingly set up their booths, lining the alley. Slaves of the legion had little freedom, so on free days they poured into the marketplace. Men, women, and children were completely occupied with their tasks, so no one noticed one teen that stuck out painfully.

The sore thumb in this group was dressed in a way far different than the slaves around him. Whereas slave attire was a dull cloak, the teen wore a black jacket, with a blue cloak covering the left side and chainmail underneath. His legs were in red pants with the design of flames on it. A pair of goggles rested on top of his black and golden hair, which spiked up all around. A small pack rested on his back and a flask of water hung at his side. This newcomer was walking with his head, not looking at those around him.

"Poor fools, with no idea of what they should be. It makes me sick," thought the teen with a grimace on his face. The teen looked up, glaring at the chrome towers. "It shouldn't be this way. These fools have no idea about the outside world or the history they share. Gods Damn Metal Legion.

17-year old Duos continued own his path, knowing full well that he was alone in this dying world.

***

"You little brat. Didn't your mommy teach you manners?" came a mocking tone and a roar of laughter. Duos looked up as he stopped in his tracks. He was at the end of the marketplace when he heard the commotion. Directly in his path stood a group of Legionnaires. These foots soldiers were dressed in dull grey armor with an image of a hammer burned into the pieceson their chest and legs, visors over their eyes, and black hoods covering their heads. One of their arm's was completely metal, with the other bandanged in yellowing rags. There was a group of five of them, with one holding a stun-pole at his side. From their visors, anyone who didn't get out of their way immediately would realize they were scouts. Duos, however, wasn't anybody who was going to be scared by some pricks in tin cans. To completely this vision of stupidty in Duos' mind, the morons had a metal lizard-cat at their feets. Normally, this creature had the arms and legs of a lizard, the head of a cat, and a body falling somewhere in the middle. This one had two metal legs, a half-metal face, and was bone-skinny. "I'm suppossed to be scared of an anorexic cat?" The lead scout's metal arm was extended, it's grip around a slave who could be no more than six. The slave's friends were in front of the guards, a look of pure terror on their small faces.

"Please don't hurt me," came a small voice. "I didn't do anything wrong." The scout with the grip on the kid suddenly slapped him hard across the cheek. "Shut your mouth you damn kid. You stole from us. US!" The kid, eye's filling with tears, said, "But we were hungry and you guys make us work too hard." Grins spread across the other guard's faces, showing their jagged teeth. "Oh, you hear that boys! We work the kiddies too hard. Boo hoo. We can take care of that." The guard reached for the stun pole, which his companion gladly gave. The leader extended the weapon, and it began pulsing with lightning. "No one's going to miss a piece of crap!"

"Drop the kid, dickhead," Duos siad nonchalantly as he walked towards the guard. "You do work them too hard, and if you know what's good for you, you'll get your heads out of your asses and your finger's out of each other's asses and leave."

The guards stared at the teen, jaws open and faces shocked. Even the lead one looked shocked.

"What's with the stupid look? Did I overload your little peabrains? Ok I'll say it slowly so you understand. Drop. The. Kid. You. Morons. Understand?"

The leader's face twisted into anger, a snarl escaping his mouth. "Playing hero are we? You just pissed off the wrong person. Get Him boys."

The first one ran towards Duos, a knife in hand. Duos easily sidestepped, bringing his leg up and smahing it down on the fool's back. The guard fell towards the ground, but was grabbed by Duos, who uppercutted him. Duos grabbed the metal arm, twisted it so it bent at an awkward angle, and the threw the guard into a building.

Guards number two and three pulled out metal plates which had flaming blades on the edges, and threw them at Duos. The fourth guard joined in, throwing four paltes in rapid motion. Duos grinned as he uncorked the flask of water.

In one solid motion, Duos turned the water into a whip, smashing the plates and hitting guards two and three into another home. The two guards still standing and the kids all gasped at Duos.

"Forget the brat. Kill the waterbender!" Guard Four ran forward, the lizard-cat running at his side. Guard one had gotten up and ran forward with his arm turned into a blade. Duos gathered the water onto his fist, puching the first guard hard in the chest. A gasp escaped the guard's mouth as he tumbled over. Duos lept in the air, drop-kicking guard four and grabbing the lizard cat by it's metal legs. Duos tore the legs off easily and threw the rabid animal away. Guards two and three were getting up, but were greeted with two metal legs to the face. Guard four got up, turning his arm into an air cannon and started shooting. Duos ducked and jumped, avoiding the blast as they crashed into the buildings. Duos frose the water and turned the ice into a spear. As he backflipped over a balst, he chucked the spear into the air cannon. The cannon was just about to fire a blast, and exploded, launching the guard through a building.

"Argh! You piece of crap! I'll kill you slowly. You don't belong in this new world," growled the lead guard, throwing the kid to the ground.

"I'd like to see you try, you stupid tin can." Duos quickly reformed his whip and struck the guard across the face, an audible crack in the air. The waterbender waisted no time, running forward and morphing the water into a wave. Duos nimbly shot the wave at the scout, slicing into the thick armor.

"DIE! DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!" shouted the scout as he jabbed with the shock stick. Duos nimbly dodged each thrust, taunting his opponent as he went. "Worm, you die," bellowed the guard, transforming his metal fingers into claws. With each slash and thrust, Duos delivered a sharp kick to the man's side. The teen lept backwards, shooting another wave at his opponent.

"You...will..pay," stammered the guard as he charged at Duos. Duos grinned, as the guard stepped onto a sewage drain. "Hey asshole! Watch where you step!" With that the teen pointed his fingers upward, and the effect was immediate. The drain exploded, a torrent of water blasting the scout upward. Duos shot his water upward, turning it into a hammer of ice. The teen shot up into the air, grabbing the handle of his weapon. Duos laughed at the scout's face, right before he brought his hammer into it.

The jet of water subsided, dragging the scout back to the ground. Duos landed deftly on his feet, grinning at his work. The teen walked over to the kid he had just rescued. "You okay kid," he said, offering his hand. The kid nodded, the look of amazement clear on his face. "Here take this, and be more careful," said Duos, dropping a gold coin into the child's palm. "Now you guys better leave. Go play." The kid just nodded, gathering his friends as they ran off down the alley.

"There he is!" Duos turned, gazing down the alley. An army of guards and machines were pushing through the cloud, with a look of hate in their eyes.

Duos grinned, as he reache dfor his shoes. He pressed the side of them, which caused flames to come out of the heels. "Gotta love the fire nation builders. Catch me if you can losers!" the teen laughed as he sped off.

***

"My cabbages!" The packed street was in a panic, with a chase going on. Duos was leaping over all his obstacles and even the people. The Legion just blasted everything in their way, like a certain cabbage cart. Duos looked back, and frowned at his pursuers. Scout were on rhino-bears and were bolting down the street. Legion Speedsters, essentially scouts on wheels, were passing their slower companions. Legion eagles, foot soldiers with metal wings, were shooting at him nonstop. Flanking the eagles were snakehawks, birds with the heads of serpents.

Duos had been speeding away for 20 minutes, and had smashed through several walls to get here. The teen was filled with adrenaline, his head thinking in battle mode. "All this trouble for little old me! I feel so loved," laughed Duos as he jumped over a fruit stand. His comment was repsonded too with a ball of fire and a snakehawk tearing towards him. He punched the avian creature, throwing it into his enemies path.

"So long suckers!" Duos lept onto a nearby roof, skidding across it with ease. Two Eagles dove at him, which he greeted with fists of water. Duos turned back to look at his work, and turned around too late. He crashed through the wall of the house, landing right into the dining room. The family eating there stared in shock. "Ooh ramen," said Duos as he inhaled a bowl. "Thanks that hit the spot. Be careful." Duos jumped through the window on the other side of the room and sped off.

The family stood there, jaws open. They didn't have time to think though, as the entire chasing party tore through their house. After they had all left, the father said, " I guess I gotta work over time."

***

"Gwah!" came the shout of a guard as he was kicked in the chest. The outer wall of the city had become a battlefield, the Metal Legion versus one teen. Duos had sped through the city, smashing through the walls and dodging the defense system. He had actually ran up the wall, using his speed to defy gravity. He had left a trail of destrction behind him, shattering metal and machines like toys. The waterbender was locked in battle, using his water whip to slam attackers on both sides.

"This is starting to tire me out," thought Duos as he punched a guard of the wall. The teen shot his whip, latching onto a outcropping on one of the towers. He swung foward, propelling himself onto the tower. He quickly climbed up the tower, crashing in through the window. He slammed his elbow into another guard's face, at the same time as he kicked the other tower operator. Duos walked over to the sound system, which was used to broadcast messages through out the city. Duos pressed the button, shouting, "Look! The Legion can be are nothing but a curse on the palnet .We can resist! Our world is dying and you are slaves! I swear the old world will return!"

Duos jumped through the glass, landing onto the wall with a roll. He shot his whip out, destroying the tower's supports. The teen reached out to a water tower, blasting the water from it. He turned the water into an axe, slashing and hacking into the wall, sending soldiers and chunks of steel flying. Duos changed the water into needles of ice, and rained them down on his enemies. The shout of soldiers filled the air. Duos split the water into, hammering the wall on both sides.

"Hold," came an emotionless voice. Walking towards Duos was a Legion Mecha. The Mecha's were a group that were closest to machines. This one had metal arms and legs, and metal eyes. The arms were oversized, about a foot in width,with pieces of metal sticking out.

"Why are you hear? The people are broken and will not rise up. Do not play hero. The age of heroes and silly magic is over. You are nothing but a fading relic of the past," came the same, emotionless voice.

"Maybe so. But it's better than slaving under you bastards!" With that, the teen transfromed the water into ice and created a lance. Duos lept into the air and brought it down. The Mecha was ready though, and guarded with his giant arms. As Duos landed, The Mecha activated the walls defense systme, causing it to split were Duos stood. As he fell, Duos used the water as a boomerang, smashing through the guards getting up and toppling the Mecha over. He reactivated his shoes and ran back up the wall. As the mecha was getting up, Duos lept and sliced the Mecha's right arm off with an ice sword. Duos used the water from the tower to smash into the control tower. The water shortcuicted the electricity, causing a chain of explosions. The Mecha tried firing a blast of fire at Duos, but the waterbender blocked it with a water shield.

"I'd love to stay and chat, but I gotta go," shouted Duos as he jumped over the edge. The Mecha activated the wall's cannons, but Duos dodged every blast. In free fall, the teen put his feet in a V, turning the fire into a rocket. The waterbender used the rocket to land on his feet, and sped away from the fortified city, knowing he would be pursued soon.

There's the second chapter. I hope It was good, if i did anything wrong please tell me. Please submit an OC, I really need them. They can be any age (3 and up) and they can have any backstory you want. Airbenders do NOT need to have tatoos or be bald.

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