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Chapter 11
Aang shot his arm forward, slicing the boulder cleanly in half with his water whip. No sooner had he done that, he had to launch himself into the air to avoid Kari's fan blade. She attacked him in the air with a barrage of rocks which Aang masterfully avoided with help from his glider.
"Good Aang but let's see some Earthbending!" she said, hurling an especially large boulder at him.
Aang brought both hands above his head, impaling the boulder with a spire.
"Excellent move!"
Aang did not acknowledge the compliment but rather surrounded himself in a ball of Earth. This confused Kari as she had given him no reason to put up such defensive measures.
"Aang?"
Without warning the ball exploded, sending chunks of rock her direction while the Avatar closed in. Before Kari could so much and form a rock Aang had his staff pointed directly at her. They both knew she could easily avoid any attack but instead she raised both hands.
"I surrender Avatar."
Aang cocked his head to the side, raised his staff quickly...and placed it on his back. Kari reached for a hand shake, but when Aang returned the gestured she tightened her grip. The dirt around Aang crawled up his body forming a cast in which he could not move.
It was beginning to cover his face, creeping to his mouth.
"You have the power Aang, use it!" Kari demanded of the struggling Avatar. Instead of fighting Aang grew very still, his breathing ceased. Kari immediately thought she had killed the Avatar. She rushed forward when Aang snapped his eyes open, they were glowing hot white.
"Enough!" erupted several voices from Aang. The cocoon shattered and the Avatar swung around to face Kari. Aang had a horrible look of anger on his face.
"A-ang, it was all a training exercise. I promise you were in no harm." kari said kneeling before him.
The Avatar did not listen. He slammed her against a boulder far harder than she had ever imagined he could. Before Aang could regain a grip on her his eyes flickered and reverted to their pale grey. They rolled back and the young boy fainted.
Kari lifted Aang over her shoulder and carried him back to the nearby hut he was sharing with Gyatso. The old monk did not appear to be present so she laid Aang on one of the beds inside when the door opened.
"Ah, Gyatso, glad you have returned Aan-...g"
It was not Gyatso.
Rather it was an aging man dressed in crimson battle armor. He had a menacing sense about him. Kari looked on in shock as it dawned on her who this must be.
"Fird Lord Sozin! W-what do I owe the pleasure of you visiting Kyoshi Island?" she spat out nervously. She knew the relationship between the Fire Nation and the other nations were extremely strained.
"I have come for the boy, he is to be instructed in Firebending. We saw you two spar and it would appear he is well versed in the ways of Earthbending."
"I am afraid he will have to wait just a short while longer, he needs to pass his test before a council in Omashu and one also in Ba Sing Sei."
"You do not understand," the Fire Lord said softly, he looked up at her, eyes blazing. His palm sparked to life in an instant. "I wasn't asking."