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The First Avatar: Legend of the Star
Book 1: Earth
Chapter 10: Kyora and the Council Pt. 1
As the large stone gate opened, allowing Team Avatar into the Council Chambers, Kyora was able to get a good look at the room. It was similar to a miniature coliseum with stair-like seats all around the circular room. There were eight gates that sat in between the gaps in the stands and directly ahead of each one was a small table, meant to sit three people so they could face the rest of the room with enough room for others to stand behind them. As the Faction leaders took their seats at the tables, their entourages sat in the stands. Korra, Silver and Lin took their seats at Team Avatar's table (since they were the eldest Team Leaders) while the rest of the large group sat behind them in the stands.
Kyora sat next to Maruka at the very back, on the highest steps with Baizon and Haiumi on either side of them. The others had all decided to sit around the small group, acting like a barrier to protect Kyora in case something happened. The other officials and leaders were taking their seats and gathering whatever documents they needed for the meeting, giving Kyora time to examine each one, with Baizon helping to tell her who they all were.
The Fire Nation table was occupied by Fire Lord Iroh, dressed in the full Fire Lords robes, with a man in soldier's attire on his left and an older woman, in her sixties on his right.
"That's Iroh's mother, the last Fire Lady, Lady Ursa. The man is named Admiral Zhong and is the leader of the Fire Nation Navy." Baizon explained.
The Earth Kingdom table was fairly dense with people, Teuan sitting in the centre looking bored with two other noble looking men beside him. Each of the the three had two people standing behind them, flanking their shoulders.
"You know Teuan, the other two nobles are the King of Omashu, he rules the southern Earth Kingdom and the other is the Feudal Lord of the Western Earth Kingdom. All three are the sons of the last Earth King. They had a miniature war to decide who would control the whole kingdom and in the end, Teuan won. With assistance from Team Avatar. The people behind them are probably just advisors or generals, they change almost every meeting." Baizon continued.
The Water Table only had four people at it, with three sitting and one standing on the far right. "The Middle man is Northern Chief Desna. He's Aunt Korra's Cousin. The woman beside him is Southern Chief Senka, a Siren queen! We never knew they could walk on land until she came along. The last seated man is the leader of the Swamp Tribe but I can't pronounce his name." he joked, getting a giggle from the girls. Kyora sort of recognised the last one, the one that was standing; she was sure he was Tahno's father since the two looked very similar. Judging by his position, he was likely an advisor.
The Air Temple table was occupied by Ikki, Rohan and Meelo; all had been tattooed with the traditional arrows. Ikki wore standard female monk robes, though they seemed a little too well fitted, so it showed off her curves a bit. She had kept her hair in a similar style, though she had let it grow, so her buns had become long pigtails that reached her hips. She had also moved them so they were at the back of her head and lower down. Rohan wore robes just like his fathers, and he had grown to be a handsome young man, looking a lot like a clean shaven version of his grandfather, Aang. Meelo wore a modified version of the training robes, with no shawl and instead had a red sash tied around his waist and then wrapped over him from his left hip to his right shoulder. Baizon didn't need to tell Kyora who they were.
"Since Jinora is the hosting leader, she will be standing in the centre of the room when she arrives. She'll likely come in through the hole in the ceiling." Baizon said, pointing at the perfectly round hole in the centre of the room.
Kyora of course knew the Team Avatar table, meaning the only tables left that she didn't recognise were the Kami, Valkyrie and Republic Tables. Noatak, Tenzin and Kya sat at the table (since they were the three eldest council members) while the fire and earth councilmen stood behind them. Tenzin hadn't changed at all, with the exception of his beard turning a greyish colour. Noatak had styled his hair in the same way he had it as a boy, making it look a lot like Korra's older style and Kya had left her hair in the same dreadlocks, but had not put them in a ponytail, instead letting them hang down naturally. The Earth Councilman was a sheepish looking man, probably little older than twenty and was rather unremarkable but the Fire Councilwoman caught Kyora's eye.
"That's Zaia. Her mother Zikira was the last fire councilwoman and Zaia replaced her when she retired. She is also, of course, Tahno's wife." Baizon told her. Zaia wore the same outfit her mother had worn, that fit her well. She had grown out her black hair and had draped it over her shoulder. Kyora made a quiet gasp as she admired the woman, causing Tahno to turn slightly and smile at her, making the girl blush.
The Valkyrie table had three captains sat at it, with Sequa in the centre, occasionally shooting looks at Kyora. Every glance just screamed "Your coming with me after this." And it made the Avatar shudder. The other two captains were just as grizzled and aggressive looking, though it was more a fiery anger than the cool fury of Sequa's expression. The last table was the Kami table, and since Korra and Silver were sitting at Team Avatar's table, there was only three Kamis left.
As immortals, their appearances hadn't really changed much, Kona wore his more humble, traveller's outfit and had grown his messy brown hair so that it now reached his shoulders. Murakumo hadn't changed a bit, even wearing a virtually identical outfit which Sonny, who was standing just behind her, had emulated. And lastly, Tensa had changed the most. Tensa now had black hair that reached his hips, black boots and baggy black pants with a matching trench coat. He wore no shirt so his muscled chest was clearly visible underneath his trench coat. This meant his scar was clearly visible, a massive slash mark, three large claws had been dragged across his chest at some point in the past but he would never tell how he got them.
Just as the last few people were getting seated, a glider flew gently into the room from the entry hole in the roof, its owner gently touching down in the centre of the room. Jinora spun her glider around to make the wings shut and revert itself back to a staff before giving a brief bow to each table, a show of respect from the host to their guests. The gesture meant the start of the meeting. Jinora's hairstyle hadn't changed at all from her childhood, though a blue arrow was clearly visible under her fringe. Her clothing was a cross between Ikki and Meelo's outfit, the base outfit was Meelo's, though it was a tighter fitting like Ikki's and the red sash was longer so it could be tied as a skirt as well as wrapped around her shoulder.
"To all of the Council, I bid you welcome to my Temple. As the hostess of this meeting, I now convene the World Council!" Jinora declared. Her voice had become a lot like her mother's, though it was still more youthful sounding.
Everyone seated at the tables made their gestures of respect (usually the hand gesture and bow that was unique to each of the four nations) while those that did not consider one of the Elemental Nations their home simply nodded or bowed their heads.
"Now, we must decide the order of business, who here has an issue they wish to raise." The Temple Matriarch. Baizon chuckled a bit.
"She's trying too hard to be official, she's a lot more casual under normal circumstances." He whispered to Kyora.
Teuan, Kona, Korra and Sequa all raised their hands to signal they wished to bring something up. Jinora looked to Korra to start them off.
"I think we need to discuss the current war. The Light and Shadowbenders are becoming bolder and more dangerous." The Water Avatar declared. Most of the other world leaders nodded in agreement and Teuan withdrew his hand, having been beaten to the point.
Kona was the next person to raise an issue. "The premonitions of the Cataclysm are growing stronger; I believe we need to urgently find the final three Kami. All our attention should be on that."
Most of the leaders that were not allied with Team Avatar looked sceptical. Kona and the Kami were quite a surprise when their existence was made known to the Council. It wasn't known across the world, but their identities had remained within the council with only a few slip ups. Several members of the Council of Monks at each temple had appealed for using the Divines as a way of keeping the world safe, though Tenzin and his children had always vetoed them. A few people had even attempted to copy Cabbage Corp's antics by trying to capture them for study but those that tried met the same fate as if Tensa didn't find them then Kona or Silver would. Korra still had a small scar on her shoulder from one capture that had gone awry.
Jinora made a mental note of Kona's concern before turning to the final person with their hand raised: Captain Sequa of the Valkyries.
"Captain Sequa, what is your concern?" Jinora asked.
Sequa stood up and pointed toward Team Avatar, Kyora to be exact and cleared her throat. "It is the demand of the Valkyries that the Council place Avatar Kyora into our custody." She declared. The Ice Queen made most of the leaders shudder while Team Avatar glared at her, causing the tension in the room to thicken.
Jinora narrowed her eyes for a moment before relaxing, she had to remain neutral but it was tough given Sequa's attitude and demands. "I think we should start with that, given that it's a pretty important demand. State your case to the Council." the young woman said coldly.
"It is the duty of the Valkyries to support and protect the Avatar, as well as make sure that her physical and training needs are being met. Team Avatar purposely kept Avatar Kyora's location from us, attempted to refuse us our right to see her for ourselves and then we discovered that the young girl was completely without discipline, instead being taught how to dance and frolic around when she is barely capable of bending." Sequa stated; her every word was like a sting to Kyora, who was suddenly very afraid.
Jinora raised an eyebrow, seemingly unconvinced by the captain's remarks. "Does anyone here have anything to say before we put it to the vote?"
Iroh and Teuan both stood up. "Kyora was only with me for a short time, but in that time I found her to be a very shy, withdrawn and socially unaware girl. She is very polite and soft-spoken, I highly doubt she has it in her to be aggressive or misbehave." Iroh said, glaring at the Valkyries.
Teuan nodded, "It's exactly as the Fire Lord says! Even after a week, she was still a little withdrawn to all those around her. The girl wasn't given a proper education in things such as reading and writing so we had to teach her that on top of bending. The dancing and frolicking that Captain Sequa is talking about was actually the only efficient way we found of getting her to earthbend more than a pebble!"
Jinora nodded and seeing that the seated members of Team Avatar only repeated Teuan and Iroh's testimony, she decided it was time for the Vote. Before she was able to declare it however, Sequa stood up again.
"Before the vote begins, I think we must remove all the Bias leaders from the vote. Naturally, no Valkyrie or Team Avatar member my vote but neither should their relatives or associates." She said. Most of the leaders and their watching entourages erupted into angry shouting as they objected to the terms, but as Sequa was the one calling for the vote, it was her right.
Jinora sighed as she looked around the room. The Air Nomads were out of the vote, the Republic were out as were Desna, Iroh, Ursa and Teuan and the Kamis. The only ones left who could vote were the Swamp Chief, Southern Chief Senka, Admiral Zhong and both of Teuan's brothers.
This was bad.
The Swamp chief raised his hand. "I believe they are known as Team Avatar for a reason. I vote that Avatar Kyora remain with them."
Senka was next, "I must question the motives of the Valkyries and their leader's poor attitude. I believe barbaric behaviour like that proves they are not fit to raise a little girl. I vote for Team Avatar."
Both of Teuan's brothers smirked, "We vote for the Valkyries. Team Avatar has enough power in the world, they can't be trusted with more." The Western ruler said while the King of Omashu nodded.
That was two votes for each faction. Kyora's fate rested on Admiral Zhong.
"As much as I regret to admit it…the Earth Kings are correct. Team Avatar has dominated much of this council and have gained too much power. They have three Avatars as members, each with immortality and all of them have caused significant damage and trouble in the past, such as the Necros incident and the collateral damage caused by the Black Invasion and events that have happened since then. I vote in favour of the Valkyries." He said.
Kyora's heart sank and she went as white as a ghost. She now belonged to Captain Sequa.
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Avatar Extra:
Will's Reviews Pt. 1: Bioshock
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Okay, so because of every one of you saying I was your favourite reviewer, I'm stuck reviewing everyone one of your damn requests! Whoop di doo.
Bioshock is a game in which you play silent protagonist, Jack. Your plane crashes in the ocean and you end up in an underwater city called Rapture. In rapture, they have things called plasmids that give you special powers, but you have to buy them with this red goo called Adam. What's the problem with that? You can only get Adam from little sisters, near invincible little girls that suck blood from corpses to regain the Adam in their blood. First, you have to fight a big daddy, these weird zombified men in massive suits of armour, then you can choose to rescue them, by giving them a pat on the head and sending them on their way (no I don't know how that works) or you can harvest them. What is harvesting you ask? Well you basically murder a little girl by ripping a magic Adam worm out of her stomach.
No seriously. How's that Adam make you feel now tough guy?
So basically you shoot people with lightning as you go on a series of fetch quests to open the door to the next fetch quest bonanza before you get any story development going. First you meet a guy called Atlas, a Irish man (where is Ireland anyway? I think Silver said it was made up) who's family gets blown up. You also meet Teneing-tenebaum, UGH! I'm calling her Doctor McGee, the woman responsible for creating the little sisters who has miraculously developed a conscious.
Then things happen.
I wasn't that into the story, the only really good part is the good ending you get for not murdering little girls and the mid-way point in which it is revealed you were actually a two year old that was made to grow up really quickly, sent to the surface only to return later to kill the man who is supposed to be your dad because a crazy mobster who was pretending to be an Irishman used a magic key word to make you yip like a cocker spaniel.
No really.
I'm serious! If you don't spend a decent amount of time looking for these weird audio diaries, then you miss half the story. Though I did enjoy the game and the story, the plot gets a bit weird when you think too much about it and every character deserves to die for some reason or another. And seriously, if any of you ever harvested a little sister, even once, you suck as a human being.
I kinda want to go give Ophi a hug now…
I give Bioshock a 7 out of 10
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Avatar Trivia:
Book 1 Chapter 10
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How many people were expecting that!? Poor Kyora. Maybe Sequa won't be so bad…
This chapter was originally going to also show the members of Team Avatar trying to stop the ruling, but the chapter got too long, so it got cut in half.
Will is a little ticked off that he has to review everything, but he secretly likes it! Almost everyone who PMed me with a request wanted him to do it.
Kyora's bending will be a lot different than anything else before it. I had a lot of fun creating a unique style for her.
This story will also tell a lot about Tensa's past and will elaborate on him as a character.
Hope you enjoyed!
Please review!