Avatar: The hidden arts
Chapter three: the heart, the awakening, and the synchronization
Author's note: I hope you guys like it. Please enjoy and sorry for the wait.
Iroh and I had been flying for 5 days straight before we were finally forced to land. The thing that caused us to land was the creatures being exhausted. Iroh and I had both slept, so we weren't too tired.
When we landed, in a forest with a mountain in the visible east, I noticed the Blerion sword was glowing. "Iroh! Come look My sword is glowing!"
He immediately came up to me and looked at the sword, which seemed to glow even brighter. He grinned. "Maybe it wants you to drink tea and play pi-show with me?"
I couldn't resist anymore and had to slap him. He dodged it laughing. "No! I doubt that! It's probably something serious!"
He shouted merrily. "Pi-show and tea are very serious! They are the meaning of life!" I threw a punch, which he again dodged, still laughing. I forced myself to calm down.
That was when I realized I had no idea what powers Iroh had. I gave him a serious look as he took out the pi-show board. He had no scars or marks on him, aside from the torture marks we both shared. It was time to learn what he could do, and reveal what I could do.
I stood up and walked to Iroh. I inhaled and finally asked Iroh the question. "Iroh, are you a bender?" He instantly turned to face me with a shocked expression on his face. He carefully answered. "Does it matter if I am? All that matters is we were both prisoners of the fire nation. It shouldn't matter if we are benders or not."
I could tell, just based on that, that he was a fire bender. That's when I realized I had heard the name Iroh before. He was the fire lords brother, the dragon of the west, the one who had failed to conquer the legendary Ba Sing Se.
I forced myself to calm down. He wouldn't have those torture marks if he was still a fire nave admiral. Or was it a general? Whatever, but he had been very highly ranked before that failure.
I finally answered Iroh. "It matters because if we are going to be traveling together, and probably fighting together, I need to know what your skills are. I'll show you my skills if you show me yours. Do we have a deal?"
I put out my hand for him to shake it. He seemed to think for a moment, before finally reaching out and shaking my hand. I smiled.
"You go first." I said to him. He slowly stood up and faced away from me. He took a deep breath and performed a quick jab, causing a ball of fire to shoot out into the sky. I grinned. He had definitely proven that he was not evil, like so many other fire benders I knew.
He faced me with a sad look on his face. "Do you hate me? Knowing I'm a fire bender?" I shook my head. He had just wiped away all my remaining doubts. "I don't hate you Iroh. Now it's my turn to show off my elements."
He raised an eyebrow. "Elements? Stop pulling my leg. No one, aside from the avatar, can bend more then one element."
I grinned. "Then I suggest you sit down, cause I'm about to blow your head off your shoulders." He sat down on Bleria and waited. I got into a fighting stance and thought dark.
"Dark arm!" I punched rapidly and a huge arm made of darkness flew forward, past my arm. It continued going for 100 yards before hitting into a rock. It tore threw the rock and kept on going out of sight.
Iroh was gaping when I turned to face him. "Time for my second element." I said simply and got back into my fighting stance. I thought light.
"Light arm!" I again punched rapidly and a huge arm made of light shot out my arm and flew forward. It went for 100 yards before hitting the ground and going underground out of site. I faced Iroh and saw he was gaping again.
"Time for my third element. This one you might be more familiar with. You only use a dead version of it though." I call the lightning fire benders can use dead lightning because it can't flow or do anything all the other types of lightning can do. Lightning is not evil, like most fires, but kind, like a mother panda protecting its young.
I got into my fighting stance again and focused on heat. I moved my head forward rapidly, and a huge beam of red lightning shot out of my head. That's heart lightning, by the way. Once I use it, it actually reacts to protect me independently of my will. I'll show you.
Flashback bending
I was 10. I had just been stabbed for about the 12th time that day. I was bleeding profusely out of a serious wound on my stomach. The guards were just about to stab me yet again, when I jerked my head forward, trying to cast my pain out of my body. What came out surprised me.
It was red, and it was lightning. It soared out of my head and the guards dodged it growling. "Time to destroy the freak once and for all!"
He threw his dagger, and it should have hit my face and ended me. Except that the
red lightning suddenly came out from behind the man and intercepted the dagger. It took the shape of a hand and threw the dagger back the shocked man, killing him.
The lightning changed directions and flew at me. I cringed as I saw it aim for my wound. At least it would finally all be over. I was wrong. I suddenly felt immense warmth flow threw my body and looked down. The red lightning was gently pressed against my wound, and was healing it.
When my wound was healed, the lightning vanished, and I felt a happy feeling flow threw me.
End flashback bending
The red lightning, as soon as it disconnected from my head, immediately turned to face me. It took the shape of a human female. She walked up to me and wrapped her arms around me. I returned the hug, and buried my head in her red hair. "Mother. I love you." I said to her.
"And I you my child. I'll always be here for you." She said in a deap, protective sounding and warm filled voice that was filled with love. I felt a warmth spread threw my body, before she vanished.
I turned to face Iroh, a tear in my eye. He had a shocked look on his face. I wiped the tears from my eyes and said "Yes. I command lightning in all its forms."
He jumped of Bleria and came to me. He put a hand on my shoulder and smiled. before asking "Was that the legendary heart lightning?" I smiled and replied. "Yes it was. For years now, it has appeared and granted me strength when I needed it. I did not have it, I wouldn't still have my sanity."
He took his hand away. "I guess your last name is Hintro right?" I nodded. "You have been through far too much pain for someone of your young age. Come on, I'll make some tea."
I gathered some fore wood while Iroh set up the tents. As I laid into a log cabin formation and was about to start the fire, Iroh stopped me. "Allow me my friend." I shook my head. "No, allow me." He gave me a weird look and backed up a step.
I focused lightning to my fingertips of two fingers on my right hand. I put the fingers together and fired the lightning. I let it flow for a moment, before the wood burst into flame. I cut the flow of the lightning and sat down in front of the fire.
"Impressive." Iroh said as he sat down next to me and handed a few pieces of the dried meat we had. "Thank you." I said and began eating. Iroh smiled as he filled a pot with water and set it on the fire to boil. "For tea." He said. I thanked him.
20 minutes later the water was ready. Iroh added 3 teaspoons of hazelnuts and a sprinkling of jasmine before mixing it in, and setting the pot back onto the fire. When the tea was ready, he poured into cups and gave us each one. It was delicious.
After feeding the dragons and falcon a meal of water and dried meet, we went to sleep in the tents. The next morning was when something happened that would change everything.
I awoke to the sound of hoof prints. I immediately picked up the Blerion sword and exited the tent. Just in time to see one hundred fire navy soldiers surround the two tents, the falcon, and the dragons.
One of the soldiers turned to face me. "Cobra Hintro! You are under arrest for forbidden bending, and escaping prison. Please come with us. We will use force if necessary." I grinned and jumped high, unsheathing the Blerion sword as I flipped over there heads to land behind them.
I landed with the Blerion sword pointing diagonally forward, my other arm pointing behind me and my legs spread apart. The Blerios sword started to glow as I spoke. "Why on earth would I go with you after I worked so hard to escape? I will never let you capture me again. Your going to have to kill me!"
"Dark sword!" I focused darkness into the sword and the blade grew black and longer, made of pure darkness.
"Light blade!" I created a blade of light in my other hand, giving me two swords.
"Lightning armor!" I focused lightning into my body, and a suit of armor made of green lightning, or nature lightning, surrounded me. Nature lightning is very hard to destroy. It can absorb water and a little fire. It's perfect for armor.
"So be it! Attack the freak! We're taking him with us, dead or alive, preferably dead!" A man, obviously the leader of the army, commanded. I swung both swords and charged into the men.
It was over in five minutes. I breathed a sigh of relief and dismissed the blades and armor, thinking it was over. I was wrong. Suddenly five arrows shot out of the woods near the campsite and pinned me to a tree.
Three hundred men became visible walking towards the campsite. One of them walked right up to me and kicked me in the face.
"You're an idiot! We knew you'd never cooperate, so we only sent one battalion as the starting force. We have 700 more men besides us. Men! Go into the tent and capture whoever you find."
I focused a huge amount of lightning into my back, causing the tree to burst into flames. I grinned at there shocked expressions and charged them with the Blerion sword.
"Rooooooooooooooooooooooooooooar!" I shuddered as I heard this. Clearly the creatures had woken up and were fighting back. I slashed twelve men threw there hearts as I summoned my armor and swords back again. I wondered where Iroh was.
I began to fire blasts of light and dark energy from the swords at the men. One caught me from behind and slashed threw my armor with some kind of sword. I spun around and beheaded the man who had done it, but the damage had been done.
Cursing I formed heart lightning and sent it at the men. It took the form of spears and swords and began slashing at the men. In 20 minutes they were dead.
I heard laughing. I turned and saw the other 700 men behind me. "Nice job. But now it's time to die you freak!" As I continued to fight for my life, I got slashed 7 more times, before beginning to feel faint.
Seeing my weakness the men began to move faster and slashed me 10 more times. I fell to the ground and started to shake. "I won't let you kill Cobra!" A voice boomed. I cricked my neck to the side and saw Iroh cutting threw the men like they were toys.
"Kill the freak before he gets here! Do it now!" Suddenly the men around me were struck from behind by fire. The screamed as they fell to the ground in flames.
"Cobra! Are you ok?" It was Iroh. He lifted me up and I leaned on his shoulder, bleeding. "I don't think I can make it Iroh. There are too many." "Don't give up!" I heard a voice in my head and suddenly everything around me seemed to stop. I turned my head and saw the man from my childhood walking towards me.
"Save your breath. We can't win this fight! It's over!" He slapped me in the face. I gaped. "Hey! You can't just-""Shut up! I won't let you quit! After going threw so much torture and losing much blood are you really going to give up just like that?!"
I gasped and coughed. "But I'm tired. I can't bend. There's nothing more I can do!" "Never give up! If you don't have enough strength, then it's timed you learned to rely on others to help you! It's time you learned what true friendship and unity is about! Focus all three of your elements into your body and Iroh. You are going to fuse with him."
I snickered. "Who are you kidding? Fusion is impossible." He slapped me across my face for a second time. He yelled at me. "Do as I say if you want to live! Have I ever steered you wrong?! Has anything I have ever done hurt you?! Name one time!"
I thought for a while and realized he was right. I was a fool. I nodded. "Should I tell him?" The man smiled.
"If you want to, you can. You will de-fuse when the time is right. After de-fusion you will have a tattoo on your wrist. This symbolizes that you can assume the fused form afterwards. Only the first time will you actually fuse. From then on, when u want yourself fused with the same person, the tattoo will turn red, and that persons DNA, which is absorbed when you fuse, will activate, changing you into the fused form while the other person remains outside." He began too fade, and suddenly everything was moving again and I was back on Iroh's shoulder
"You can't give up Cobra! There's always a way to win as longas you don't give up!" "Focus your elements into you both! Call it out!" "Iroh! I am going to fuse us together! We will be able to win through unity! Now let's go!"
I focused all my strength into my elements. I felt all three spread within me and Iroh. A blue light began to surround us. "Call it out!" "Synchronized fusion!"
Suddenly the light flared and my vision was clouded. I was suddenly in a dark space. Iroh, who was next to me, put his hand on my shoulder. I faced him, and saw him nod.
"Grab his arm and pull him in!" I grabbed the arm he had on my shoulder and pulled him as hard as I could. I felt our bodies combine. "Your will shall command the body!" I grinned and suddenly I was surrounded by light.
I reappeared in the center of the men. I looked at my body. I was dressed in a blue robe with emerald armor surrounding me. I picked up the Blerion sword and unsheathed it. Me name is Zinkro Milantro. I am the fusion of Cobra and Iroh. At last I have been awakened. I smiled as I pointed the sword at the terrified men.
I channeled energy into it and it burst into blue flames. I swung it in a circle and a wave of flaming blue energy hit the men, killing three hundred of them.
"Attack with all your heart and soul! Eliminate that freak of nature!" I grinned and formed and focused fire, lightning, darkness and light into my empty hand, forming a sword. I jumped high and swung both swords around. The resulting energy wave left only one hundred men standing.
"Time to destroy you with a new attack!" I focused enough lightning to create a ball of fire in my hand and combined it with light, darkness, and more lightning. Forming a huge ball of Kintro Sicon, one of the ultimate weapons of the legendary Hintro.
I threw the ball at the men and it exploded, leaving only ten men standing. I focused enough lightning to create fire and added white lightning, or soul lightning, to it. I formed a blade of soul fire, the name for the soul lightning and fire combination, which is another one of Hintro's attacks.
I smiled at the terrified expressions on the men's faces. I charged them and sliced off there heads. I relaxed against a tree and suddenly a blue light surrounded me. It was time to go, but I knew I'd be back another day.
I suddenly found myself lying on the ground. I looked to my right and saw Iroh laying beside me. What I had just felt was incredible. I felt a stinging sensation on my right wrist and saw a loop with name Zinkro Milantro on it.
I stood up. "To activate the DNA, just focus into the tattoo. Your body will change as the DNA creates the fused form again. I suddenly realized something was wrong with Iroh.
I loked at him, and saw the wrinkles gone from his body. The fusion had taken years off his body. "A side effect. When you de-fuse, you and whoever you have fused with gain benefits. He gained a bit of youth. Both of your bodies were healed completely."
"What did I gain?" I heard chuckling. "You gained the power to use Soul Fire at will." I grinned and focused white lightning and an extreme amount of regular lightning into my hand. I suddenly held an orb of Soul fire.
I picked Iroh up and took him to the tent. It had been an exhausting day and we both needed rest.
End of chapter
Author's note: I hope you liked it and that it was worth the wait. Was the length ok? R and R and stuff. The next chapter could be longer. And will come in a week or less. Bye.
