Chapter 3: Vrees Medo

The time passed and three forty five rolled around. Everyone had been getting ready for battle and it had been silent the whole time. "There is always this silence before battle. Its deafening." Said Sifu Attesa. 'How can silence be deafening' I Thought to myself. "When everyone knows that someone they love might die its so silent. The thoughts in your head raging and you wish you could have true silence." Said Sifu Attesa as though he had been reading my thoughts. I sat still thinking welcoming the thoughts at first wanting to build anger but then remember that if I went out angry I would most likely not return. I took in a deep breath and made a small yet hot fire in my hands. I heated it to as hot as it could go and concentrated on controlling it. I got so hot it took all my concentration and I used to zone everything else out. "You want to water bend with me?" Asked Oro. I lowered the heat of the fire ignoring her then sucked it in getting rid of it. "Ok." I said and we walked over to the river we used to water bend at.

We water bended in circles back and forth then I made a whip of water and twirled it around myself. The launched it up into the air and watched as it spreaded out in the air and rained down. "Its time to go." I said. "What happened to you and Aang when you passed out?" Asked Oro. "We, we got visions of what Vrees Medo did, he's evil. He's pure evil." I said walking away. We all regrouped and started toward the ring were Resistenza was being held. I felt my adrenaline rise as we got close then Toph held a hand out. "Wait, lets get behind these houses someone's waiting to ambush us." She said. We went behind some tall building and waited and listened. "Maybe one of us should go and get captured purposely and the rest can sneak in." Said Katara. "I have an idea." Said Sifu Attesa. "I will go along with Oro, Zoret and Radice we will fight the guards and distract them. The rest of you go ahead and after were done defeating the guards we'll come catch up with you." He said.
"Ok," Said Aang as we all waited and the four moved out. Soon enough soldiers attacked them "There still might be some soldiers who stayed behind." Said Aang. "I think there are I hear a faint beating noise." Said Toph.

We moved up quickly following Aang and came to the entrance. Aang leaded us in and we all followed to see the long hall that lead to a dead end and another hall going to the right. We walked and once we got to the hall going to the right a huge fireball the size of the entire hall was shot at us. Aang blew a mass amount of air while Katara shot water. It mad a smoke screen that was blown all the way down the hall revealing Vrees Medo himself. "The avatar himself." Said Vrees Medo. He started a barrage of attacks high and low and me and Aang jumped ahead me sucking some of the fire in and Aang blowing some of it back with his air bending. Then we combined our fires to shoot a huge fireball that was orange and blue at the center. Vrees Medo ran down the hall then did a back flip while running forward the fireball going over him and him landing down in the middle of the ring.

Right next to Resistenza who was encased in a diamond prison up to his neck. Aang and the rest of us jumped into the ring ready to fight surrounding Vrees Medo. He smirked then laughed. He jumped up doing a 360 Degree roundhouse kick sending fire in all directions in the air then doing a 360 sweep kick sending it in all directions low. Toph pulled earth up defending herself and Sokka, Katara put the low fire out ducking while I spun my body while turning sideways going between them and Aang just jumped really high. As soon as we landed he continued the attacks persistent and never stopping. He punched at Aang shooting more fire and kicked at me. Then dodged various attacks from Sokka, Katara and Toph while attacking them at the same time. Vrees Medo was jumping over fireballs, rocks and water whips will shooting back and keeping us at bay all at the same time. Then he put his fingers to Resistenza face and I pointed two fingers at him. "Attack and I'll shoot lightening through his head." Said Vrees Medo. "Kill him Argento." Said Resistenza "Just lower your hand." Said Vree Medo. I thought about all the days me and Resistenza trained together. I knew him practically my whole life.

I lowered my hand and felt a feeling of defeat. "Ha, weak and spineless. I can see why you don't fight for the Fire Nation." Said Vrees Medo. "Why are you keeping him prisoner?" I asked. "He's a talented fighter, he's not trustworthy enough to work for me. I don't want any ballistic soldiers in my unit." Said Vrees Medo. "How old are you?" Asked Toph. "Fifteen." He said. He started to move some and I knew he was preparing to shoot lightning so I did the same. "Stop or I'll kill him." He said and I shot the lightning through the ceiling. He did the same sending more rocks down. He looked comparing our lightning burst "Interesting." He said. Then looked at Resistenza. "Is this your friend?" He asked. "Why does it matter?" I asked back. "Answer the question." He said. "Yes." I said. "Work for me and I'll spare his life." He said. I looked down at my feet then around at Aang, Toph, Sokka and Katara. It seemed to be my only choice, work for the Fire Nation. "You want me to work for the Fire Nation." I spat. "Its your only choice. Just say yes." He said in a soothing and calm voice. I hated him. "Let him go and I'll work for you." I said. "How do I know he won't just attack later? Do you think I'm stupid?" Said Vrees Medo. "Make them all leave the island." I said trying to come up with a plan in my head.

"Ok. Come with me." He said. I walked over to him and he snapped his fingers. Men dressed in all black started to come from out of the rock around. "Dai Lee." Said Aang. They freed Resistenza who fell out of the rock. He struggled to his feet in pain and stumbled towards the exit. "I'll be back Argento." He said. The Dai Lee agents shot rock hands at me and I moved looked at them. Then the shot hands from all directions. I stomped the ground and raised my hands bringing fire up all around me and knocking the hands back. "Run." I yelled. All of my friends left looking back. The Dai Lee agents brought rocks up letting them float. "Surrender." One said. "I looked at him and took the deepest breath I've ever taken then moved in a circle as fast as I could then shot lightning right onto his chest killing him. I pulled out my broadswords and began to chop the rocks they were shooting apart when one stomped sending me into the air. I sent blue fireballs down as fast and hot as I could make them taking a few of them out when Aang walked in the door and launched himself into the air catching me then softening the ground as we landed.

We stood back to back against five Dai Lee agents. Aang and I both shot fire while Aang also earth bending breaking they're stances. They went down fast then there was Vrees Medo. "You broke your word." He said. "I said I would work for you I never said I would let you handcuff me." I said. "You can't." Said Aang. "Aang go I'll be back." I said. "Just go!" I yelled. "I'm not leaving without you." He said. I smiled "Sifu Argento." I smiled even more touched by Aang loyalty and kind words. I knew there was a great chance both me and Aang were about to die so I got in my stance and pulled my broadswords up in defense. "I will fight until the day I die." I said. "So be it." Said Vrees Medo shooting lightning at me. I grabbed his fingers and shot it out my other hand right back at him. He leaned back and it almost hit him. He reversed my hold on his fingers breaking a few of mine then launching an attack on Aang. Aang used Earth and Air bending defending perfectly but never attacking. I made lightning slow and tense. I felt it pulse through my body slowly Vrees Medo turned to me and Aang hit him in the back of the head with a rock. He fell to the ground and looked up.

I shot the yellow lightning at him and he jumped it hit the ground under him sending him and Aang flying back. I started to shoot fireballs at him while he was in the air. I hit him every time and he landed on the ground smoking and unmoving. I walked up to him then looked at him. His skin was blackened and scarred badly. What had once been a handsome, fierce murderer was now a monstrous, dead, victim. I turned around and walked towards the door when I felt a beam of fire hit me knocking me out.