(WARNING! Lemons/sexual content in this chapter!)
I spent the next days with even more meditating, I tried to balance my body and my soul again, to get ready for everything to come.
Pagan stuck to his mission and kept an eye on our friends during his flights. On the third day of my stay in the monastery, he brought home the message that Aang, Katara and Sokka had left the Northern Water Tribe and were now heading towards an Earth Kingdom base. As they were escorted on the way there, I saw no reason why they would need me and therefore continued to focus on my meditation and my training.
When I was not meditating, I practiced my fighting skills again and again, repaired my weapons and filled up my stock of arrows, knives and potions.
One day, I left the monastery to search for herbs and to hunt animals in the surrounding area to fill up my food supplies as well. I wandered calmly through the nice countryside, collecting useful herbs which I then dried and conserved using a steam fabric. I also used my bow to kill some animals which would give good meat.
After I had wandered for quite some time, my bag now filled up nicely again, I noticed that the sky started to darken, big grey clouds were drawing near.
''Oh good!'', I thought, ''it's been quite some time since I gave my lightning some freedom, this thunderstorm should be perfect.''
I looked around in the area where I was currently standing and discovered a small mesa, which was sticking out of the grassland quite noticeable, at some distance.
''That should do it.'', I thought and started walking towards the mountain.
When I had reached the bottom of the mountain, I looked for a way up, but I quickly realized that I had to climb. So I grabbed a rocky ledge with both my hands and started climbing up the stony pile. Some sharp edged rocks cut into my hands, my robe and my face were pretty dirty when I finally reached the flat summit. The sky was completely grey now and there was a pretty stiff wind blowing, especially considering the greater height I was in.
As I felt the thunderstorm approaching very fast, I acted equally as fast: I removed my dirty robe and positioned myself in the middle of the summit, the wind whipped against the naked skin of my torso, but I didn't feel it or its cold, I was too concentrated already. I focused my complete internal flow onto this mountain, this moment. I heard the first loud thunderclap and started.
I extended the index and middle finger on both my hands, my arms started moving in circles, followed by my whole body shortly after. The whole principle of lightning generation was based on a complex sequence of movements which all had to work like one big single move for the lightning to develop properly and not discharge too early.
During their studies, the Masters of Old had discovered that it was possible to generate lightning relatively fast and unconventional in the middle of a fight, but this kind was a little weaker because the whole process of concentration was missing. The Masters had compensated this weakness of the ''Impulsive Lightning'', as it was called, by learning how to control the stronger purple lightning. Purple Impulsive Lightning was just as devastating as normal white lightning with concentration process.
During my training, I had suffered from multiple burns on my whole body whilst training how to control the lightning, as it really was extremely difficult to gain and maintain control over them. But in the end, I had mastered the great power which I was about to set free, right here on this mountain!
My movements started to become faster, I felt the tingling of electric charge running through my body, it wandered from my center over my torso into my right arm. I increased the movement speed to another level, the tingling became more intense with every second. After a good two minutes, I stopped my movements, thrust my arm out towards the sky and uttered a shout of power as the intense purple lightning shot up into the grey sky. The wind whipped around me like there was no tomorrow, but I withstood it!
The lightning unloaded into the sky for a good minute before it disappeared and forced me to my knees. It had been more tiring than I had expected, but it had been worth it! My body had felt that rush again, it was a great feeling.
Normal lightning bolts now began to flash through the sky, the thunderstorm had arrived. I knew that a proper thunderstorm would also bring rain, but I wasn't keen on getting wet and soaked, therefore I slipped back into my robe and climbed down the mountain hastily.
I was too far away from the monastery to reach it in time and I couldn't count on Pagan, depending on where exactly he was at the moment, it could take him about an hour to reach me.
Fortunately I had discovered something on my way towards the mountain: A little lake, relatively close by, with a cave-like rock formation right next to it, big enough to set up camp underneath it. I started walking faster, as I really didn't want to get into the rain.
A couple of minutes later, I was already able to smell the rain in the air, I had reached the lake. I dived under the rock formation when the rain broke through and started pouring onto the countryside without restrains. I sat down and calmed down, I had made it, I was safe and dry.
For the next hours I sat there in the little cave, eating some of the supplies I had collected and watching the rain pattering onto the surface of the lake. I thought about the others and what they were doing at this moment.
As an answer, the pain in my left hand suddenly started again, my tattoo was glowing bright red once again.
''Oh no! Aang has to be in the Avatar State, not good!''
Even though it would have been my duty to search for him immediately, I wasn't able to do so, I was trapped here you could say.
Luckily the glowing and the pain stopped only shortly after, I was relieved.
As the rain was still coming down when the night broke in, I had no other choice but to spend the night here. I took off my robe and weapons, put them down next to the little fire I had ignited not long ago, took my mat, put it down as well and laid down on top of it. The swooshing of the rain and the fresh air put me to sleep pretty fast.
When I woke up the next morning, the first thing I noticed was that the rain had stopped. The morning sun was glowing bright and nice over the lake, everything looked as peaceful as there had never been a thunderstorm.
I stood up, stretched myself and started picking up my belongings. I put my robe back on and collected my weapons.
While I was doing that, I eventually realized it with shock: One of my katanas was missing! I had placed them both on top of my folded robe the other evening, but now the left one was missing!
I simply couldn't believe it, I actually had been robbed! But instead of getting infuriated, my thoughts immediately shifted towards the new goal: Finding the thief and my sword!
When I stepped out of the cave, I immediately started to look around extensively. And I actually found something: On the moist muddy ground, there were footprints! I followed them a few meters until they seemed to head directly into the lake. I asked myself if the thief had actually swum through this little lake instead of simply walking around it.
While I was thinking, I suddenly felt a light breeze and heard almost silent footsteps behind me. Instead of immediately turning around and attacking, I acted like I didn't notice anything, I wanted to lull the intruder into a false sense of security. The steps slowly came closer and closer, I could almost feel my assailant's breath in the back of my neck.
Then, with the reflexes of a Master Assassin, I grabbed my remaining katana, unsheathed it, turned around in the same motion and attacked! A loud clinking sound erupted when metal met metal.
I raised my head to look into my assailant's face, but what I saw took me by complete surprise: The assailant was June, the bounty huntress! I had to restrain myself, otherwise my jaw would have dropped.
She had that seductive smile on her face again while we were standing there, sword to sword. That's when I finally noticed: The sword she was holding was my second katana, it had been her who stole it.
She kept smiling and said softly: ''Nice to see you. Told you we would meet again.''
This time, I was prepared for her little games, that's why I answered: ''And under this kind of circumstances too, I'm starting to believe that you have developed quite the interest for my sword, right?''
''More than you think...'', she purred and licked her lips.
I knew what this was leading towards, I tried to play along: ''You know, I have developed a new interest as well ... for balloons!''
With these words, I removed my left hand from the handle of my sword, moved it onto June's left breast reflex-like and squeezed it. A small moan escaped her mouth, but she held her position. I smirked while my thumb was moving towards her nipple and began to massage it through her light cloth top.
She moaned again, louder already, but still managed to say: ''Oh, you want to play again? Then let's play!''
She suddenly reached back with her leg, my reaction came far too late when her right knee connected with my most sensitive region. A nasty pain ran through my body, I wasn't able to keep my sword up, it escaped my grip, I went down.
Shortly after, I was on my back once again, my wrists pinned down to the ground, June on top of me.
''Well, great!'', I thought to myself, ''she took you by surprise again, stuff like this normally shouldn't happen to a Master Assassin!''
But at least I was immediately ready to take the initiative this time. Before June could even lower her head, I had already turned her around. I smirked, this time it was me who made the first move. I pressed my lips onto hers and immediately tried to enter her mouth with my tongue, she granted me entrance and started to explore my mouth with her tongue as well.
Compared to last time, I decided to move things a little bit. Without breaking the kiss, I stood up, lifting up June in the process, she pressed herself against my body, we started undressing each other. When we were both completely naked, I carried her, still pressed against me, over to the lake and stepped into it. The water was a little cold at first, but nice and clean.
I put June down, standing in front of her inside the lake. I reached down and splashed her with water. At first she jumped a little, but then she tried the same on me. After a few minutes the two of us were completely covered with water. I went over to her and kissed her again, then my head slowly started to move downward.
My first stop was her chest, I put my mouth onto her right nipple and started to lick and suck. She started moaning even louder than before, it was finest music to my ears. After a few minutes, I changed sides and started sucking on her left nipple. I also started using my right hand, I put it onto her right breast and started to knead and massage it while also shifting to the nipple sometimes. We both enjoyed it thoroughly, I literally felt that in my whole body!
Eventually I went downwards even further, my head was now on the same height as her dripping wet loins. I used two fingers from my right hand and slowly caressed first her pubic mound, then a little further down until my fingers were ready to enter her. At first, I made slow back-and-forth movements, but then increased my speed with every passing moment.
Her face was filled with pleasure, I wanted to play with her as long as possible, therefore I removed my fingers after a few minutes and placed my mouth on her holy spot. I explored every detail of the area with my tongue until I found the right spot. I licked said spot intensively, her face became filled with even more pleasure, I realized that she probably could not hold herself back much longer.
After two more minutes, she reached her climax, bent over backwards and a large amount of warm and sticky fluids streamed into my face.
I looked up into her face and asked: ''Satisfied?''
Instead of answering she knelt down and grabbed my best man who had been in full size for quite some time now. She took him into her grasp and started stroking him slowly but surely. I immediately felt the strong feeling of pleasure running through my body, it was as wonderful as every time.
I also felt the difference: June already had the experience, she knew certain tricks and techniques to create maximum pleasure. Runa on the other hand had most certainly been a virgin, since I had the initiative almost the entire time during that night, but well, that night hadn't been for my pleasure, unlike this moment right now!
June had taken the next step in the meantime, he was now in her mouth. The feeling of pleasure was increased even more when I felt her warm smooth tongue. I had planned to last longer this time, which I eventually managed to do when I unloaded my seed into her mouth after ten minutes.
She swallowed all of it, looked me in the eyes afterwards and said: ''You know what you have to do!''
She turned around and presented her big well-formed bottom to me. I stepped behind her, took my best man and let him enter her holy spot. Our union made us both moan, she continued when I started to thrust into her rhythmically.
My thrusts became faster over time, after about ten minutes I turned her around, lifted up one of her legs and began to thrust into her from the front. I once again saw her pleasure-filled face, she already had to hold back her climax again.
For me it was no different, I increased the speed of my thrusts quite a bit and whispered into her ear: ''Together!''
All she could do was nodding slightly, but I understood. My thrusts became even faster and after one more minute, we both reached our climaxes at the same moment!
After our little escapade, we stayed in the lake for some more time, bathing together. When it started to become noon, I regained my focus, if I still wanted to reach the monastery today, I had to set out quite soon.
I stepped out of the lake, dried myself up and put my clothes back on, June followed me shortly after.
When she wanted to reach for my katana, which she had put down together with her clothes, I looked at her with a smirk on my face, the sword already in my hands.
''No, no, no! This won't happen again!''
She smirked back and got dressed. We walked over to the tree where she had tied her shirshu, then we said goodbye to each other.
She mounted her animal and said: ''It was a pleasure once again. You know, you're quite possibly the toughest guy I've ever faced.''
''Well, that's just how I am, different than most guys.''
''Indeed. Good luck on your mission!''
With these words, she clapped spurs to her shirshu which caused the animal to run off with high speed. I looked after her and thought. Sure, she was one heck of a woman, she brought me pleasure like nobody or nothing else, but she also wasn't the woman for a lifetime.
When I thought about these words, it came to my mind clearer than ever before: Of course I wanted to have a family on my own one day, I only wasn't sure if I would ever find the right girl with the style of life I currently lived. I continued to think about this during my walk back to the monastery.
When I arrived there in the early afternoon, I only had just enough time to sort and store my newly collected supplies before I heard the familiar sound of mighty wings outside. I ran out to the courtyard where Pagan landed at the same moment.
''What is it, my friend?''
''It's the Avatar! He and the others went back to Omashu.''
''And?''
''The city has been conquered by the Fire Nation!''
I was immediately on the alert! Fortunately I was already carrying my most important equipment, that's why I immediately mounted Pagan's neck and said: ''Go, go! We have to get there as fast as possible!''
Pagan shot up into the sky and started heading east, right towards Omashu, while I was preparing myself for an intense battle!
Next chapter: Team Avatar vs Team Azula