Chapter 12: Revelation
The weight of things to come bore down on Yori as she stood glaring her master from across the open field. The master Kari had her arms outstretched in a defensive stance, Yori failed Kari last time, it wouldn't happen again because this time, Katara was watching
"YORI! This is your second lesson in earthbending, the stance, earthbending bends the very thing that supports this world, therefore, you must have a stance strong enough to control something so…heavy"
'heavy…like this whole thing! Being the avatar and all but come one Yori! Be strong!'
Yori thought to herself as Ryou and Katara watched from the distance.
"What is she talking about?" Ryou questioned, "sure earthbending is hard and the stance is at its center, but ive never heard it to be…heavy something's still not right about her Im telling you, she's teaching her to bend all wrong"
Katara glared at the teacher and sipped her tea silently agreeing
"Now…um..im sorry, its just, ive never taught anyone before! Im a little…nervous.."
Katara stood from her position
"Yori, I think you should go."
"But I…"
Katara shot a glance back to Yori and she knew something was off about the whole situation
"Kari, you're a master, of course you have tought before..what aren't you telling us?"
"Listen, master Katara, im sorry if im not what you expected, im just not.."
"Listen, from what I hear, your first lesson was much different than this…why are you now so nervous?"
"Katara, she's hiding something…"
Ryou stood by her side and got into a more aggressive stance
"I know Ryou, whats going on Kari? Whats going to happen…"
Kari smiled and got into position, the horse stance, she was preparing for what she knew was coming
"If you wont answer.."
Katara lifted her arms pulling water from a pouch at her side and compressed it before flinging it violently towards Kari, her fist flew out and the earth beneath her blocked the water
"..ill get the answer out of you.."
"Fine! You found me out okay? Its just like 60 years ago Katara! The enemies are already within the walls! Theres nothing you can do to stop it now, your first mistake was sending the avatar off on her own just now"
Kari snickered and katara turned to where Ryou had been standing,
"RYOU! G…"
Ryou was already running back towards the villa where they were staying
"So…the great waterbending master overcome by age and failure will finally die at the hands of me! the daughter of Azula, Lasing! Katara, you should really think about giving up now so I don't have to kill yo.."
Katara's opened hands were now clenched in a fist, water came straight out of the air and froze around a surprised Lasing, she then lept into the air spinning around gather water from bothe the soil beneath her and the air above herforming a large ball of water blasting it towards the earthbender knocking her down, the grass beneath Lasing felt around her skin and tightened around her body before freezing completely
"DON'T underestimate age young one, that was your first mistake.."
Katara took a powerful stance and raised her arms infront of her, her entirebody shaking, suddenly the ground beneath the incapacitated Lasing rose as a pillar of sewage flung the earthbender into the air, she lingered high in the air for a few moments before screaming and falling back down to the ground with a huge thud
"YORI yori!"
Ryou ran to the villa to find Yori pulling water from the nearby canal to block oncoming balls of fire from a black haired fire bender dressed in armour from the time before the peace, he instantly pulled his fists back and pushed them forward slowly, when as far in front of him as possible he quickly opened his palms releasing a huge blast of white flames at the unknown assailant, Yori jumped into the canal and froze the water above her to protect herself while the firebender bent the majority of the flames away from him while the rest hit the assailants own fire and the pure concussive force flung him into the villa now ablaze with Ryou's fire.
"WHO ARE YOU!"
"BWAAH! RYOU! This man! He tried to kill me!"
Yori had unfrozen the water and was now bending the water to bring her towards Ryou
"It was your teacher, she's one of Azula's…"
The assailant rose and began doing slow motions while Ryou and Yori continued to talk, small sparks began to appear and the noise drew Ryou's attention..
"Yori, yori run, leave me here, Ill take care of this guy"
Yori knew better than to not listen to him and ran back towards the field where she figured Katara would be…Ryou punched a fist in the air and a ball of white flame knocked the other bender to his feet
"So…you're the firebender? Odd I must say..a firebender raised in a water tribe..what I find most surprising is your skill, you've managed to knock me to my feet and overpower MY flames, the same blue flames that killed the children of the avatar before this disgusting water bender…tell me how you make them…such hot flames…they seem to explode when not under your control…teach me this power and you will be safe from what is to come.."
Ryou lowered his arms as the other bender was in no position to attack
"Why would I agree to this? The world will be at peace when Yori succeeds in her mission"
"Well, I know when I am beaten…clearly your firebending skills are beyond mine…however you still have much to learn, lightning bending! This power could be yours, you teach me, and I teach you! We both win.."
"No, lighting bending can only be used aggresivly…I refuse to give in to your request"
Ryou jumped in the air and opened his mouth as tongues of white fire lashed at his opponent, the bender spun the fire around him successfully disabling the attack, Ryou landed on the ground perfectly and spun his fire around him, the white light was blinding to the other bender and he lost his concentration long enough for Ryou to blast the fire at him and knock him down
Katara and Yori arrived just then shocked at the destruction around Ryou but smiled when they saw the assailant close eyed in the ruble
"Lasing has been…taken care of this…boy, he must be Azula's son, if this is what lies within the walls, if this is threat living right under our noses, we must be weary of what may be outside these walls…who must be outside these walls, ready to destroy us the moment we live…this situation is worse than I thought.."
Katara raised the water from out of the canal slowly lowering it over the blazing villa and surrounding foliage and buildings…
"You…ignored my lessons…Zai, im so very disappointed in you…I told you to wait for them to come to you and you do this? Stupid…stupid stupid mistake…now our entire MISSION could be lost! Come, we shall return to the land of the burning earth and begin your training once more…oh and one more thing.."
Azula and Zai stood just outside Ba Sing Se as she lifted her arm into the air and spun in a circle sending a strong bolt of lightning at Zai who fell instantly
"DON'T…fail me again, just because you are my son, does not mean im not above killing you.."
