Note: Sorry, everyone for not posting for a looooong time. Last week was a really busy one, so I didn't even have time to continue. Nevertheless, here's the chapter you all were waiting for! This chapter contains nudity, sexuality, super coarse language, and violent scenes later, readers, please, "hold on to your butts". I do not own the songs Aggression by Sadus, Ride On by Grave Digger and A Lesson in Violence by Exodus and never own the Legend of Korra. Please give this a read and review, my gratitude!
Chapter IX ( a ) - First Challenge
Korra hungrily, yet sloppily kissed me while straddling my hips, both of us naked, on the bed, in the room, in the dark. Even though I had told her to go back to Air Temple Island and work it out with Tenzin, and she refused, wanting to spend the night with me in the hotel instead. I didn't approve it but her lips convinced me. Damn, she was just so intoxicating! ( in an innocent, inexperienced way, of course ). As soon as we reached my room all the way from the arena, we kissed each other again, hurriedly stripping out of our own clothes. When I was lying on the bed with Korra on top of me, there were no clothes left on our bodies. We kissed and kissed and kissed and let our hands roam all over one another. Then, I surprised the young Avatar by rolling around in one spot, pulling her down lying on the bed with me on top, presuming control. After targeting her lips again, I trailed down to her neck, my lips contacting the beautiful skin, my nose inhaling her tantalizing scent. Next, I aimed at her round breasts, left, then right, devouring them. Quickly, I switched to teasing her nubs with my teeth, evoking loud moans from her mouth. If your nips are that sensitive, sweetheart, wait 'til my snake of a tongue exploring your velvet cave. Your virgin cave, no doubt. After bombarding her with preliminary pleasurable sensation by attacking her breasts and nipples, I moved on to her strong stomach, hands inspecting her six-pack admiringly.
"Like what you feel?". Korra teased me in the dark.
"Oh, yes, baby, your abs are wonderful!", I whispered huskily to her.
"You'll have another chance to feel and see them more clearly. But now, I want you to continue!", Korra spoke excitedly.
"Sure thing, love", I replied, spotting a sly grin in the blackness.
And so I traveled down to her vagina, kissing her mound first, lapping slightly at her clitoris, causing her to gasp and breathe discontinuously. After that, I moved down to her cave and... And a sound resembling a phone ring woke me up. It... it was all just a dream? Foggily, I looked at the clock on the nightstand. It was just 6:15 a.m. Why is the morning so evil? I groaned aloud in irritation and picked up the phone.
"Whoever this is, it'd better be important", I scolded.
"It's a call from the Avatar, so I guess it is", Tanna spoke dryly.
"Tanna?", I uttered.
But there was only the phone dial sound, then there was a recorded female voice telling me that a call from Air Temple Island was being transferred to my phone. After that, Korra's voice sounded pretty loud in my ear.
"Hello Saudorn! Good morning!". Jeez-fuckin'-aloo.
"Morning to you too, Korra. You have something important to tell me?", I spoke, pretty annoyed.
"The brothers want me to train early in the morning! Can you believe that? I mean, the morning is evil", she responded.
Yeah, that's what I said. "The brothers? You mean Bolin and Mako?", I inquired.
"Duh. Who else? Tenzin and Bumi?".
I think I now know why I love this girl: Sarcasm. Anyway, the name 'Bumi' sounds familiar. Where did I hear that before?
"Uh, who's Bumi?", I wondered aloud.
"Oh, sorry, you don't know much about Tenzin, apparently", the Avatar said somewhat apologetically, "he's Tenzin's brother. But I thought you would put two and two together like you did when we first met". Her voice became teasing now.
Tenzin's brother, huh? No wonder. I used to watch the Legend of Korra after all.
"I just woke up, Korra. Even geniuses can't be as sharp as usual when they wake up from sleep ( especially one that contains a dream in which you performed foreplay on the person you happen to talk on the phone like me right now. Oh, can it, Dick! I'm not in the fucking mood, okay? ). Anyhow, see ya at the arena?".
"At the gym, to be exact; but see ya!", Korra spoke loudly into the mouthpiece from the other side, again. "Hot stuff", she whispered softly, then the call was disconnected.
Well, well, well, gonna be a busy day, today. I was headed to the bathroom and did the usual hygiene stuff, including taking a shower. When I exited the bathroom, I came to my duffel bag and picked up the letter from Esillith which I'd received the night before and re-read it:
"Dear Saudorn,
Congrats on becoming the Avatar's love, and furthermore, her secondary guidance. With you by her side, this world will have a chance to fend off Zulathulhu and his forces. And about the nightmare you had two nights before, it was only a 'reminder' of what would happen to the World of Benders if you allowed fear to take control of you. Fight it. Do not let it deter you from saving this reality, your courage is essential to everything. Also, I saw that your powers has finally increased to psychic level; not that you hasn't done that before. You did link your consciousness to people's to sense either their physical location or their internal emotions, but to psychically communicate with others is very impotant when the ultimate conflict eventually arrives. You will be the sole, living mean of communication between all bending forces amassing against your archenemy in case other means are blown out of proportion. Don't worry, you have earned the next slot for more of your soon-to-be-unlocked powers; and as they get here, we will be ready. Have a goodnight, son, I'm proud of you.
Esillith"
Now that this letter reminded me of my increased powers, and with Esillith's encouragement, I felt confident and positive. Putting the letter back in the bag, I changed into my other metal outfit, left to me by the Orb Guy three night before: A fit, black T-shirt with Testament's album 'The Gathering' cover artwork at the front of it and Destruction's 'Metal Discharge' on the back ( without the bands' name and album title, like before ), military pants with woodland camouflage pattern on one leg and Motörhead's 'Iron Fist' on the other and a thin, grey hoodie to cover the shirt so as not to attract too much attention. All this with my black boots made me look like a badass motherfucker. Grabbing the money pouch, I exited the room, locked it, went down to the ground floor, heading straight to the hotel's dining room and ordering some breakfast, finishing it, then went to the reception counter and gave Tanna the key, complimenting her choice of formal wear to brighten her day a bit since she knew I was going to meet the Avatar. Tanna blushed and shyly thanked me. After I was outside, I caught a tram to the arena and hurriedly walked towards the direction of the gym. Once I entered it, I saw Korra, Bolin and Mako throwing a big ball against each other; I unzipped the hoodie's fly and got out of the sweatshirt, tying it around my waist.
"Hey, everybody, how are ya?", I greeted the trio, approaching them.
"Hey, Saudorn!", Korra greeted back, unintentionally throwing the ball a bit too hard towards Bolin, knocking him on the floor, flat on his back.
Before I could say anything, she already wrapped her arms around my neck and proceeded to kiss me deeply. I looked to Mako and saw that he seemed... a bit jealous. Sorry, pal , about your zero-to-none chance, heh heh. When Korra and I broke our kiss, we looked at one another in the eyes, then suddenly the young Avatar pointed at my shirt, then pants.
"Wow, that's a wicked shirt and pants you got there!", she exclaimed.
Next, she stood away in order for the Ferret brothers ( Bolin'd gotten up at this point ) to have a clear look at my outfit.
"Whoa, those look awesome! Even though there's quite a dismal quality to it. But don't get me wrong, they do look cool!", Bolin spoke aloud, excited.
"Yeah, pretty cool", Mako commented shortly.
"You rich, rich boy, such a player!". Korra hugged me tightly.
Rich? Me? Heh, if only she knews. "Sooo... What've you guys been doing?", I asked.
And Korra told me that the brothers needed her up to speed if they wanted to survive in the tournament. Also, because they were all rookies, they got the worst time slot in the gym. Next, I asked her if I could join the 'balling' practice, and both the Avatar and Bolin accepted my request. Soon, all four of us were throwing ball against each other; the more we did it, the more aggressive the practice got, just like that song Aggression by Sadus.
So are you afraid of me?
Stand up for the things you say behind my back!
Extreme - Incensed - Enraged!
You make me feel aggression!
Your words mean squat to me!
You've never proven your worth beyond a pile of shit!
All I feel is...
Anger rushes through my veins!
In no time, I'll take you down. You will be crushed!
Intense - Maddening - Fury!
You make me feel aggression!
I can't believe all I hear.
As for you, you'd better prepare to feel my rage!
All I am is... ag-gres-sion!
To your face - I am the scorn!
In your eyes - I am the thorn!
Won't back down!
Time is short - Your time is due!
I'll be here when you're through!
Revenge is mine!
All I feel is ag-gres-sion!
All I am is ag-gres-sion!
Your words destroy yourself!
You'll go down because of this. I'll see to it
Severe - Outrage - Boiling!
You make me feel aggression!
No light, no hope; you fall!
Vindicated, I stand here and watch you fade!
All that's left is... ag-gres-sion!
First, Bolin was eliminated, getting hit pretty hard by me ( poor Bolin. That was twice in a row, though ); then, after a while, Mako was knocked down by Korra. Just you and me, babe. The 'Balling Final' was quite intense, to say the least, with me and the Avatar throwing the ball back and forth. It got to the point of someone having to declare the 'match' draw, when out of the blue, the sound of a throat being cleared distracted me and I was knocked down by the ball, causing Korra to jump up and down, celebrating her 'winning'. Seems like I've got a rematch on my list.
"There are my little hard-working street urchins". A hatman in quite an extravagant suit walked towards us.
As I stood up, I saw him put his hand on Korra's shoulder and spoke:"It's an honor to finally meet you, Avatar".
Honor? Honor my ass, you fat-pocketed fuckin' sleazebag.
Annoyed, Korra replied:"And you are...?".
The man took off his hat. "Butakha. I run this whole pro-bending shebang", he said.
Figures. Butakha put his hat back on as Korra walked towards me and stood by my side, giving me a look as if saying "Is this guy for real?". I just shrugged, but I had a feeling the fucker couldn't be trusted. He, then, took a wad of cash out of his inner pocket and placed it into the outstretched hand of an eager Mako. Bolin was standing next to his brother and there was a red-furred ferret on his left shoulder, out of nowhere. The fuck?
"Here's your winning from the last match", Butakha said.
Mako grinned broadly, moving to put the cash away, yet the man raised his finger. "Ah ah ah, not so fast". He took some of the cash from Mako. "First, you owe me for the Avatar's new gear". Next, he took more cash. "gym and equipment rentals from last month".
Mako looked sad, seeing the money taken away. He moved to put the rest away, but the son of a bitch stopped him again. "rent on your apartment". Mako looked dismayed now. Butakha moved to take the remaining money. "and a personal loan-".
ENOUGH! Angrily, I stopped the rotten-to-the-core motherfucker from taking the last of the money using my... mind? Oh shit. Oh shit! I'm Charles Xavier now, bitches! With my new-found power, I psychically guided the greedy shitfuck's hand back towards Mako's and made him drop the money. And a personal loan... is not really a big thing, at all.
"... is not really a big thing, at all", Butakha said, robot-like, surprising the Ferret brothers and Korra.
You can keep it and-
"You can keep it and-".
Suddenly, my head hurt, and the connection between my consciousness and Butakha's was lost. Ugh, you gotta be joking me! Seeing me with eyes tightly shut, Korra spoke, concerned:"Are you okay?".
Opening my eyes again, I tried to ignore the ache. "Yeah, I'm fine", I replied, giving me a reassuring smile.
When I returned my attention back to Mako, Bolin and Butakha, the latter was staring at Mako's hand; then, seeming like he finally snapped out of it, he said haltingly:
"Uh, right... You can keep the money".
"But, anyway, one more small item of business: The Fire Ferrets need to ante up thirty thousand yuans for the championship pot".
I was shocked. Thirty fuckin' thousand yuans?
"Thirty thousand yuans?!", Bolin spoke aloud, sounding shocked too, minus the cursing, of course.
Son of a cunt! I'll fuckin' kill- I reached out psychically Butakha again, but there was nothing. I tried again. Nothing! Wha- what is this shit? My powers were gone! Wait a minute, is it just the mind control thing or all of my powers? Before I could check it out to see if my powers were really gone or not, Butakha's voice cut off my stream of thoughts.
"Sorry, kids. You got 'til the end of the week to come up with the dough, or else, you're out of the tournament". The bastard put his hand on Mako's shoulder.
Bolin feebly reached after Butakha as he walked away. I discreetly pointed at Shitface Hatman and moved my right index finger to the right while Korra walked up to the brothers, directing him to turn right, hoping against hope that my powers were not all gone. Aaaand Butakha did turn right. Thank all of the Gods of Rock 'n' Roll and Metal! The Hatman turned around and looked at us, Korra raised her eyebrow as if saying "Something else in your mind?". Butakha huffed and turned around, exiting the room.
"You wouldn't happen to have a secret Avatar bank account overflowing with gold, would you?", Bolin spoke to Korra.
"I got nothing". The young Avatar pulled out her empty pockets. "I've never really needed money. I've always had people taking care of me".
"How about you, Saudorn? Your clothes look expensive. Maybe you have-". Bolin turned to me.
"Nope, not even over one thousand yuans". I shrugged. "And my clothes? They are from my family back home. All hand-made. Sorry". I lied smoothly.
But secretly, I already made a mental note to ask Esillith for about twenty-something thousand yuans to help out the Ferrets. I didn't even know how to contact him, but I had to try.
"Well, Korra, I wouldn't say you have nothing", Mako told Korra, slightly accusing, picking up the ball and putting it in his bag.
"Sorry, I didn't mean...". Korra looked guilty.
"You don't have to apologize". I intervened. "I know you didn't mean it". I put my hand on the Avatar's shoulder, making her smile slightly.
Bolin quickly agreed with me. "No, it's all right. It's just...". He lowered his voice. "Ever since we lost our parents, we've been on our own".
"I'm so sorry. I didn't know", Korra said compassionately.
"Yeah. My condolences also", I spoke to Bolin.
"Thanks". Bolin nodded towards me and the Avatar.
"So, anyway, how are we gonna come up with the money?", Mako wondered aloud.
Bolin suddenly was excited. "Oh, oh, I got it! I got it!". He held up the red-furred ferret. "I've been training Pabu to do circus tricks. Now people would pay good money to see that!".
All three of I, Mako and Korra looked at Bolin like he'd gone crazy. Circus tricks to earn twenty-something thousand yuans? Unless it's done Joker-styled, there's no freakin' way!
"Come on, Bolin", Mako spoke irritably, "we need serious ideas".
Bolin held Pabu close, downcast, as he heard what his brother'd said. "I was serious", he said sadly.
"Don't worry about it. I'll figure something out. I always do", Mako stated, walking away.
After saying goodbye to Bolin, Korra and I exited the arena, me putting back the hoodie on, deciding to get back to Air Temple Island to work something out about the money problem. Because I couldn't swim like Korra with her waterbending, we both resolved to catch a tram to the dock and a ferry to the island ( with Korra insisting on paying the fares, needless to say ). During all that, she asked me if I truly didn't have much money, to which I replied by showing her my money pouch, telling her that even with this amount ( 401,5 yuans ), it wouldn't make a single difference. Korra, then, told me to ask 'my family and acquaintances' to send some money to help the team, after a thoughtful halt, and I responded, telling her I would do that ( but not to 'my family'. They're fuckin' dead ).
Once we reached the island, Korra asked me to teach her more about wrestling, having thought to solve the money problem, for now. I accepted her request. All noon, I taught Korra what Esillith had taught me about wrestling, showing her other basic wrestling skills and moves. Next, I showed her some signature moves from some of my favorite wrestlers: Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit ( R.I.P. :( ), Eddie Guerrero ( R.I.P. :( ), A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels. The Avatar's eyes went wide in amazement when she saw me perform moves like the reversed Flapjack, Angle Slam, the Moonsault, the Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex, Frog Splash, the Pelé Kick and the Last Rites on several male Air Acolytes who Korra'd somehow persuaded to 'help' her "learn a new form of martial art" ( poor sods ). Because of Korra's limited time ( she had to continue her airbending training soon after ), I could only teach her the reversed Flapjack, the Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex, the Pelé Kick and the Enzuigiri ( which she'd had a taste of previously ). After all that, the young Avatar went on to continue the spinning gates practice. Later that afternoon, I was watching Korra going through the panels for the umpteenth time when Jinora uttered:
"Ooh, he's cute".
I looked at her, then turned around and saw Mako walking towards us. After Korra exited the gates, hands on her knees, catching her breath, Jinora asked her:
"Korra, is that the handsome firebender boy that you've been talking about?"
While the sister was busy asking Korra, Ikki jumped next to her to have a better view. Korra looked wide-eyed, glanced back and saw Mako.
"I know you and Saudorn are girlfriend-boyfriend, but he's really cute! I think he's much cuter tha-", Ikki spoke aloud.
The young Avatar didn't let her finish the sentence, swiftly earthbending the sisters, catapulting them in the air, looking at me, embarrassed. I just chuckled and came to stand alongside her. Mako pulled up to us and directly asked Korra, ignoring me, while Jinora and a giggling Ikki softly landed behind us, using their airbending:
"You seen Bolin?".
"Nice to see you, too", Korra replied sarcastically, causing me to laugh softly. "And no, we haven't seen him since practice, right Saudorn?'. She turned to me, looking for me backing her up.
"What she said, we really haven't seen him", I directed Mako.
"Think something's wrong?", Korra asked Mako back.
Mako shook his head. "I don't know. Bolin has a knack for getting into stupid situations". He sighed. "See you later".
Korra briefly glanced towards me, I nodded. She quickly raised her hand and called after Mako.
"Wait". She walked after him with me in tow. "We could, uh... help you look for him".
"Nah. I got it". Mako raised his hand, brushing Korra off.
I grabbed his arm a bit forcefully. "Hey, cool guy, let us help you". I turned to Korra, letting go of the Ferret team captain's arm.
The Avatar smiled. "We can take Naga", she said.
So that's the polar bear-dog's name. Naga.
Mako was intrigued. "Who's Naga?", he asked.
"My best friend". Korra proudly pointed to herself. "And a great tracker".
"Roughly twenty minutes later, all three of us were riding on Naga through the streets of Republic City. It was night already. After a short while, the polar bear-dog approached a statue of some guy ( I later learned that it was Fire Lord Zuko ) holding up a flame, pulling up at its base. We looked around and saw several people chatting and hanging out on the square.
"Well, this is his usual hangout", Mako said behind me, getting off Naga and walked up to some street kids pushing each other around and laughing. "You guys seen my brother around here today?", Mako asked.
A kid wearing what looked like a Soviet military cap replied:"Perhaps. My memory's a little... "foggy" ". Leaning closer, he casually rubbed his nose. "Maybe you can help "clear it up" ". A casual, yet suggestive hand was held out, asking silently for money.
Korra and I now got off Naga and approached Mako. The Ferret team captain scratched his head.
"You're good, Skoochy", Mako spoke, annoyed, "a real pro".
Yeah, pro at grabbing opportunities for easy money. Mako then dug into his back pocket and retrieved a yuan bill, handing it to Skoochy, who immediately put it away in the inner pocket of his jacket. Korra looked shocked and disapproving, wanting to tell Skoochy to return the bill. I put my hand on her left shoulder and whispered:"Don't. It's necessary". The young Avatar intended to object but swiftly decided against it.
Skoochy spoke:"Yeah, I seen him".
"When?", Mako asked.
"About noon", the boy replied.
Mako pressed:"What was he doing?".
"he was performing some kind of monkey-rat circus. And then...".
The boy held his hand out to Mako again. In more annoyance, Mako took out and handed the street kid another yuan bill.
"And then what? Why did he leave?", Mako pressed again.
"Shady Shin showed up and flashed some serious cash", leaning closer, Skoochy spoke, "Bo took off with him in his hot rod. The Triple Threats, the Red Monsoons, the Agni Kais. All the Triads are muscling up for something real big. Now that's all you're getting from me!".
Then, he promptly turned around and ran off, his friends running after him.
"What was he talking about?". Korra was curious.
"Sounds like there's a turf war brewing". Mako looked seriously worried. "And Bolin's about to get caught right in the middle of it".
Subsequently, we moved away, getting on Naga's back again.
"So where're we headed?", Korra asked pragmatically.
"The Triple Threats Triad's headquarters. Hopefully Bolin's there and nothing's gone down yet", Mako talked as Naga ran towards a bridge over a river.
Korra looked back at me, then at Mako. "The Triple Threats Triad? I and Saudorn beat up some of those yahoos when I got into town. Why would Bolin get tangled up wi-".
The rest of the Avatar's sentence was cut off when Naga suddenly shot forwards. The animal dashed through the street, taking a sharp turn in pursuit of a running fire ferret. Looks familiar. Korra pulled the reins to halt her mount, to no avail. Naga now turned around the corner of a building, the ferret waiting for us. Then, he ran down the street and climbed a street light as Naga approached.
"That's Pabu!", Mako spoke aloud, recognizing the small animal.
No wonder it looks familiar.
"No, Naga! Pabu's a friend, not a snack". Korra pulled on the reins again.
Lemme provide some help. I linked my consciousness with Naga's, telling her what the Avatar had said, calming her down. And it worked! Pabu, upon seeing a calm Naga, slid down the pole, and brought his nose forwards to touch Naga's, before jumping on her head and running down her back to climb onto my shoulder in order to jump on Mako's, who briefly smiled at the animal.
The ferret team captain urged Korra:"We gotta hurry".
About thirteen minutes later, all of us were standing outside the Triple Threats Triad's headquarters.
"Something's not right". Mako approached the door cautiously with Pabu still on his shoulders. "There're usually thugs posted out front. We better be cautious".
He pressed his back against the door post and peered into the door window, while signaling to Korra and me that it was safe to come up. As he was back in the shadows, the Avatar casually strolled towards the double doors, forsaking any sneaking up. Next, she proceeded to kick the doors down, walking in without a care in the world.
"Caution plus empty room equals awkwardness, my friend", I told Mako, having scanned the room inside even before the team captain himself checked for any sign of people inside, entering the room, hands behind my back.
And indeed, the room was empty, the furniture was broken. There was a struggle here.
"Bolin? You in here?", Mako spoke softly, once inside.
All of a sudden, a truck's engine roared, the sound appearing to originate from the back of the building, outside, causing us to promptly run outwards. Korra kicked down another door and we were just in time to witness a truck and six motorcyclists drive off, while there was one ready to get on the bike. At the back of the truck, its doors were still open, allowing us to see Bolin... and Shady Shin, I presumed, both tied down and gagged. Next, a masked individual closed the doors. Shocked, Mako and Korra ran after the strangers while I subtly froze one of the masked motorcyclists' feet, preventing him from getting on the vehicle. When Mako and Korra approached the vehicles, two masked motorcyclists pulled out two grenades and tossed them at the incoming duo, exploding with a bright flash and producing thick, heavy and green smoke, effectively halting their pursuit, making them cough heavily and cover their mouth, for some seconds. The two masked figures drove off immediately after the grenades exploded.
"Naga, come!", Korra ordered the animal.
The Avatar started running in the direction the motorcyclists took off, Naga and Mako racing after her. Then, Korra and Mako jumped on Naga as the polar bear-dog dashed out of the smoke-filled alley.
"Saudorn, come on!", the young Avatar called me, trying to slow Naga down, as she remembered that I hadn't climbed on the animal yet.
"Don't worry, just go, I'll catch up with you with my own mean of transportation here!", I shouted, pointing at the panicking motorcyclist's vehicle.
Both of Korra and Mako's eyes went wide as they looked back, realizing that there was one masked figure behind after all the fuss. Approaching the motorcyclist, I froze his arms as well, rendering him completely helpless. After that, I proceeded to give him a savage kick to the back of the head, knocking him flat on his stomach. Just to be sure, I pulled him up, kneeling, jumping back and gave him a sweet Sweet Chin Music right across the jaw with my left foot, eliminating him from whatever his mission was for good. Afterwards, getting on the bike, I put my right hand in the air, forming a fist, yelling:"Ride on! Ride on!", mentally switching on the song Ride On by Grave Digger in my mind and revved away.
When the war is over,
Darkness all around.
No government, no industry.
The world is upside down!
Out in the fields,
red lights fade to black!
No presidents, no majesties.
The sun never comes back!
Higher and higher - straight to the sky!
Higher and higher - Aloha!
Higher and higher - straight to the sky!
Higher and higher - Aloha!
Ride On - Ride On!
Ride On - Ride On!
Hear what I say!
Truth or another lie?
Jesus comes and Jesus goes!
Nobody can deny!
Follow the sign and march to paradise!
You can lose or you can win!
You only must survive!
Higher and higher - straight to the sky!
Higher and higher - Aloha!
Higher and higher - straight to the sky!
Higher and higher - Aloha!
Ride On - Ride On!
Ride On - Ride On!
Ride On - Ride On!
Ride On - Ride On!
Higher and higher - straight to the sky!
Higher and higher - Aloha!
Higher and higher - straight to the sky!
Higher and higher - Aloha!
Higher and higher - straight to the sky!
Higher and higher - Aloha!
Higher and higher - straight to the sky!
Higher and higher - Aloha!
ALOHA!
A few minutes later, I caught up with Korra and Mako riding Naga, both of them gawked at me in surprise. Yep, this is me letting my inner biker roam free! I raised a fist with my left hand, similar to what Korra had done when she was supporting the Fire Ferrets alongside me on that balcony, grinning broadly. Korra immediate got excited and raised her right fist, grinning back, causing Mako to shake his head slowly. When we almost caught up with the strangers, Mako sent a fire blast at the masked motorcyclists, who swerved to avoid it; soon after, Korra earthbent at them too and one of them avoided the first earth crack, being catapulted in the air by an earth ramp straightaway, yet landing perfectly safely. The motorcyclists dashed out of the alley and swarmed into an open square. Four of them fell back, two swerving to the left and the others brought their motor to a spinning halt while throwing two bolas at the incoming Naga and me, causing her to crash to the ground, sending both Korra and Mako flying through the air and onto the ground as well, while I having to jump away from the bike to avoid the bola aiming for me. I looked back at Korra and Mako, seeing them getting up, preparing to fight. When I looked forwards, I saw the four motorcyclists had already gotten off their vehicles, taking on a fighting stance.
"Let's see what you got", I taunted the strangers.
Swiftly, the opposing foursome ran towards us, a female and a male targeting Korra and Mako while the other two males rushing at me. I waited 'til they were near me, the first one aiming to give me a kick while the second one wanting me to taste his fist, then quickly side-stepped, avoiding the first one's kick, kicking at the leg he used for the kick, causing him to lose balance and fall on the ground, grabbing the second one's fist, hunkering down, picking him up on my shoulders and throwing him onto the ground, flat on his back. Promptly, I turned my attention to Korra to see her initiating a hand-to-hand combat with the female motorcyclist, while Mako was being... touched rapidly along his right arm, briefly clutching it, but quickly focusing again as the male motorcyclist, who'd been attacking him, came at him again. That was when I sensed my first assailant trying to... poke at me. The fuck he's trying to do? Immediately, I grasped his right wrist and twisted it aggressively, making him scream in pain, while dodging the second one's attempt for a surprise strike, deflecting him away with my kicks, guiding the first one's right arm behind his back, and giving him a spinning kick to the temple with my left leg, bicycle-kicking the other's incoming foot head-on, making him fight for his balance, his back turning to me. Realizing the opportunity to take him out, I rushed at him, grabbing his head from behind and performed the Breakdown, a full-Nelson facebuster used by Chris Jericho many times, effectively eliminating him. Right away, I checked on Korra and Mako, and saw that both of them had already been taken down, their assailants walking towards me, grunting hatefully; I grabbed my first attacker and performed an extremely vicious Black Magic, a move Low Ki had utilized to nearly crush the back of his opponents' head. Upon seeing such sight, the female motorcyclist gasped in utter shock, stopping dead in her tracks.
"All right, I'll take care of him", the male motorcyclist said, advancing closer to me.
"You have made a mistake bringing your loved one to the battlefield, boy", I taunted the male, realizing that he definitely sounded younger than me, judging from his voice, "those two friends of mine are not capable of being nasty, because they have not tasted the cruelty of the world... yet. Well, maybe he has". I motioned to Mako. "But I am the eldest and I know how to break you. See, I'm a nonbender, just like you, only I am a whole new level compared to you".
"You speak too much, you worthless traitor. I'm gonna shut you up!", the male shouted, running straight up to me.
You fool, I'll give you... a lesson - in - violence! With Exodus's A Lesson in Violence playing in my head, I came at the male, blocking his strikes, intending to elbow him in the face; yet he was very quick, dodging my right elbow, hooking his right leg to mine, tripping me falling on my back. Then, he proceeded to use his right foot to stomp me; however, I caught it, yanking it to my left, causing him to fall forwards, rolling to my right, still holding his foot, meaning to break his ankle with an Ankle Lock. Nevertheless, he rolled on his back rapidly and kicked me away. Hmm, the will to survive is strong in this one. Standing up, I watched him jump from back to feet flexibly, then walked towards him as he did the same. When we approached each other, we engaged in an intense hand-to-hand combat, which was much like Korra versus the female motorcyclist, trying to hit one another where there would be an unguarded area. Soon, the male tried to poke me, using his speed; but if he was as quick as he'd dodged my elbow, I was just as quick, dodging his attacks. Next, attempting to surprise me, he spinning-kicked at me, his guard open, creating an opportunity for me to swiftly drop down and kick his standing leg with my left foot, causing him to tumble on all fours. Not wasting time, I got up and gave him a spinning elbow right on the back with my left arm; after that, I used Low Ki's Dragon Clutch on him, choking the hell outta him.
"If you attack me, I'll break his fuckin' neck". Sensing the female about to come to the male's rescue, I threatened, tightening the hold.
The female hesitated, leaving me room for a payback for Korra and Mako. Lightning fast, I released the male only to push him kneeling up and give him a ruthless Hurricanrana Driver, causing his head to contact the ground with a thud.
If you got something to say, then come my way!
I'm guarded by Satan, I'm riding on Baphomet!
I'll teach you a lesson in violence you won't soon forget!
The pleasure of watching you die is what I will get!
Fight! For what you believe to be right!
Crushing with all your might!
I laugh at their pitiful cries!
They run from the fire in my eyes!
Nothing can save them now!
You've learned a lesson in violence!
Get on your knees and bow!
Or learn a lesson in violence!
I love to stab my victims until they're dead!
A knife to the throat or a smashing blow to the head!
I'm judge and jury, my sentence has just been passed!
Step into the circle of hell if you think you can last!
Fight! For what you believe to be right!
Crushing with all your might!
I laugh at their pitiful cries!
They run from the fire in my eyes!
Nothing can save them now!
You've learned a lesson in violence!
Get on your knees and bow!
Or learn a lesson in violence!
"NOO!". The female rushed to the now surely unconscious male and cradled his head in her left arm, frantically yanking the mask away, revealing the handsome face of a 17/18-year-old teen. "He was my brother, you bastard!", the female screamed at me.
"Don't worry, he's still alive. But I suggest you to get him out of here as soon as possible, before I change my mind", I spoke, showing the female a cold smile.
Silently, the female put the male teen's right arm around her neck, leading him towards one of the motors. Suddenly, the other motorcyclists were at her side, helping the teen on his sister's bike, then getting on their own vehicles and drove off. When the strangers were all gone, I walked up to Korra and Mako, standing there, shocked.
"Just saw you get hit by them mask-wearing losers and couldn't help it", I explained, grinning broadly.
But both of them didn't grin back, not even showing a little smile. Ignoring me, Korra asked Mako:
"You know who they are? After getting knocked down by that masked female, I couldn't bend anymore!"
"What? You can't bend anymore? How-", I bombarded Korra with questions, when I realized that I could check her ability with my mind. So I did.
Her bending's still there, thank Goodness.
"Calm down, it'll wear off", Mako spoke, "those guys were chi-blockers. They're Amon's henchmen".
Chi-blockers? Sounds famili-
All of a sudden, a memory flashed before my eyes: It was me back in my reality, researching the words 'chi-blocking' through Avatarwiki after watching an episode of the Legend of Korra. The Wiki stated:"Chi-blocking is an ancient method that has been practicing in secret for centuries... rendering the victim's muscles useless and temporarily disabling a bender's abilities".
Well, well, well, the cat is outta the bag now.
"Amon? That anti-bending guy with a mask?", Korra inquired Mako.
"Yeah, he's the leader of the Equalists", he replied.
"What do they want with the Triple Threats?", the Avatar wanted to know.
"Whatever it is. Can't be good". Mako touched his forehead, frustrated. "Urgh, can't believe Bolin got himself into this mess!".
"Mako". Korra put her hand on his shoulder, trying to reassure him. "We are going to save your brother. I promise that".
"And I promise you too", I spoke to him, not wanting to be left out. However, I meant what I'd said.
Mako only nodded at me. I looked at Korra to search for her support, but she haltingly looked away.
Probably still shocked, just give her time.
Later, we were riding on Naga, me sitting behind Mako as Korra'd insisted. Is she afraid of me now? Does she hate me? We went through another street of the city in search of Bolin. A moment later, we were in the vicinity of a deserted bridge, moving through another street.
"We've been out all night. No sight of him". Korra sighed.
"We've gotta keep looking. But where?". Mako sounded tired.
Naga turned in another direction, with all of us closing our eyes in disappointment. Suddenly, Korra erected herself and spoke:
"Huh! I have an idea!".
Feeling determined, the Avatar pulled the polar bear-dog reins and directed her all the way to... Republic City Park? Why here? We pulled up at a fountain, Korra letting Naga drink the water. Pabu climbed on top of the polar bear-dog's head and took a drink too. Both Korra and Mako had gotten off the big animal and were sitting by the fountain while I stood, stretching.
"The first day I got to town, I ran into an Equalist protester", Korra said, pointing to an empty space opposite her, "over there".
The protester! Oh, I'm such an idiot. Of course! Of fuckin' course! Korra wanted to interrogate him to find out where the Equalists kept Bolin. Smart girl.
Mako turned to Korra. "And you think they'll know where Bolin is?", he inquired.
"It's our only lead right now", Korra replied.
When all of us were too tired, Korra called Naga and walked her over to a tree and let her lie in front of it. She, me and Mako, then, proceeded to sit down, leaning against the polar bear-dog, with me inbetween, of course. At first, the Avatar was reluctant to sit next to me; but then, she relented and moved a bit closer to me. For a while, we three didn't say anything, making the silence grow to the point of uncomfortableness. Couldn't stand it any longer, I had to break it by asking Mako:
"So, why is Bolin running around with the Triple Threats Triad, anyway?".
Uncomfortably, Mako evasively answered:"Well, we... we used to do some work for them back in the day".
"What? Wha- Are you some kind of criminal?". Korra looked dismayed.
Laughing softly, I directed her:"No, Korra, he said 'used to', meaning he and Bolin don't do that kind of work anymore".
Even though she was irritated by my reply, her face softened somewhat. Mako looked at me appreciatively, then spoke to Korra:
"I just ran numbers for them and stuff. We were orphans out on the street, I did what I had to do to survive and protect my little brother".
Yes... Survival of the fittest. Though, Bolin is not really the fittest kind ( figuratively, not physically ). But he could work under pressure, alright.
Korra responded sympathetically:"I'm sorry, it must have been really hard". She halted, then spoke carefully. "Can I ask what happened to your parents?".
"They were mugged". Mako sighed. "By a firebender". Huh, the irony. "he cut them down right in front of me. I was eight". And those Equalists dare say all benders oppress nonbenders all the time? What a bunch of horseshit.
"Mako...", Korra said.
"Bolin's the only family I have left. If anything happened to him...". Mako looked sad.
Guess I'm luckier than him, because I don't have a family left to look after. Hell, I don't even have a world left to return to. Such convenience, creating a sadistic, genocidal monstrosity who used to be my favorite work of art, eh?
We fell silent again after Mako'd finished his sentence, kinda; then, we all fell asleep. I was myself in a random dream when someone patted me solidly on the right shoulder. After several insistent pats, I opened my eyes, starting to speak. Yet I couldn't speak! My lips were like glued together! I looked at the figure who'd been standing in front of me, seeing that it was a tall man in black, gazing down at me. He was wearing a mask, an iron maiden mask. Since when did Amon know anything about the iron maiden? Are the iron maidens in this world too?
No, my dear Saudorn, this mask has nothing to do with Amon; on the contrary, it has everything to do with me. Because I like it!
Esillith? The fu-
Follow me, my friend, we'll talk somewhere discreet.
Obeying Esillith's request, I stood up and followed him as he walked deeper into the trees. So he has a human body after all. When we were deep enough in the small forest, the used-to-be Orb Guy waved his left hand elegantly in the air, creating a thin mist around us. Turning his attention back to me, he said, his voice sounded quite metallic, joking:
"If you want to see me in an alien form, I can do that. But, beware, it won't look good to the ey-".
"Okay, okay, your human form is fine", I quickly spoke to stop him from transforming into some ridiculous-shaped alien, "anyway, what are you doing here? Not that I'm complaining, but I'm surprised you decided to show up here and now".
"I am aware of your request, Saudorn, and I would like to help you. However, I'm afraid I'm here as a bearer of bad news", my mentor replied.
"Bad news? You mean...", I asked, suddenly worried, a thought running through my mind.
Behind the mask, Esillith sighed. "Yes, my friend, they are here. They are finally here".
I gasped in shock, scenes of horrid hellscapes created by Zulathulhu flashed before my eyes. How is it possible? They can't be here that fast! Esillith has said-
"Well, apparently, I was wrong. I didn't anticipate them to arrive here so quickly. But they are here nonetheless. And before you say I could be mistaken, no I wasn't; because this is a serious matter which requires no room for mistakes". Esillith cut off my thought.
If that is the case, then... Ah, shit.
"Lemme guess...", I spoke hesitantly, "Zulathulhu is not actually here... but Agrigula".
"How did you know?". My mentor was perplexed by my guess.
I sighed. "Yesterday, before I and Korra went to the arena for the second time, I...". I closed my eyes, willing myself not to conjure the memory of the pain the scar on my back was giving me. "... I felt the pain from my scar again", I finished my sentence.
"I'm sorry, Saudorn, for not being there and ridding it for you. I know the I-have-other-responsibilities excuse is not acceptable, but-".
"It's alright, Esillith". It was my turn to cut my mentor off. "At least Korra was there for me, even though it was quite... embarrassing". I halted. "Anyway, what do we do now?", I inquired.
"No, it's 'what do you do', Saudorn. I can't directly help you prepare for the coming storm; nevertheless, I didn't say 'we'll be ready' in the letter just for the fun of it. In fact, I already had a sleeper agent of mine in this world watch out for you. It's time to make her a sleeper agent no longer", Esillith responded.
" 'Her'? ". I was surprised, to say the least.
"Yeah, 'her'. All of my 'hims' are busy kicking asses elsewhere, sorry".
I didn't really know what to say about that, feeling kind of awkward. Then, I suddenly remembered what I'd done back at the square, so I told my mentor about it and about Korra's reaction towards my savage acts. Upon hearing this, Esillith nodded understandingly; in fact, he was not at all concerned about it. He said that he was not like Master Gandalf or Professor Dumbledore, so he wouldn't recommend doing anything about being noble and such; yet he warned me that if I wanted Korra to trust me completely, I would have to sacrifice myself at one point, though he didn't say how or when.
"But I guess she'll get over it soon, don't worry. After all, she's pretty used to violence already. And about the sacrifice stuff, it's for the time when things between you and her get really really bad. So just take your time".
After that, he told me that given the dramatic change of events, he was forced to give me my main power straightaway, the rest would come later. "There's no time for some video game achievement bullshit now", he said. And that power was... manipulating organic matters on a molecular level! With this ability, I could create anything out of thin air, using viruses, bacteria, other kinds of microorganisms and trees and other living stuff as the materials, for my purposes. That was one of the reasons John Landers had been able to defeat Zulathulhu and his forces! But I didn't think it'd be that easy; of course, not for my main character, and certainly not for me.
After giving me the power, Esillith said goodbye to me and promised that he would return as soon as possible, then he disappeared in a brief but brilliant flash of light. For a guy who surely loves light so much, he definitely rocked that man-in-black cloak. No wonder he didn't even hesitate to send me some metal outfits. Ah, if only Mr. Dennis ( my high school History teacher ) was like that, rocking metal outfits and every Sabaton song while talking about World Wa-
All of a sudden, I heard a twig snapped somewhere behind me, pulling me out of my thought. I focused again and saw that the thin mist had already apparated. I turned around and saw Mako staring at me.
"What are you doing here late at night?", he inquired me suspiciously.
"You have to ask? Why, of course, I was peeing! What do you think I was doing? Standing here, acting like a demented soul?". I chuckled ridiculously.
Mako eyed me doubtfully, then walked back towards Naga, Pabu and Korra, still sleeping, with me in tow. When I sat down next to the asleep Avatar, Mako turned to me and spoke in a low voice:
"Maybe you were peeing, maybe you were not. But if I discover that you were up to something shady-".
"You're welcome to try, flame-boy; yet I doubt that you'll be able to beat me", I cut him off, replying arrogantly.
With an annoyed huff, Mako turned away, closing his eyes and starting to sleep. Next, I turned towards Korra, who had subconsciously snuggled against me, gently moving some hair covering her forehead, kissing it lightly. Maybe you still love me after all, Avatar. I closed my eyes and tried to get some sleep.