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Ariel: Avatar of Water Part 1
One Thousand Years before Aang, everything was right with the world, it did not seem like anything could possibly go wrong after so many years of peace under the previous Air Nomad Avatar, Avatar Tenzin. But one day, the leaders of the 4 nations were given a terrible omen. They were told that an evil thousands of years old would return to seek it's vegeance on the peaceful world, and that the Avatar must master the 4 elements and her own energy before her 20th Birthday or the world would be plunged into chaos. Four days later, a beautiful baby girl was born into the Water Tribe cheiftains arms, a baby he named Ariel.
As peace thrived, Ariel grew up in a quiet place, she had many friends and her family was always there for her, on her sixteenth birthday Ariel's father was visited by the Water Sages.
"Your daughter is the Avatar" they told her. "She must fulfill the prophecy and bring peace when this evil comes to pass". As much as it hurt him, the cheiftain had to let his daughter go, and a heartfelt goodbye was given before she went off to do her Avatar training.
The First Element Ariel had to master was Earth, so she traveled to Omashu and 2nd Earth Queen Vali taught her the element. It took Ariel less than a month, her tough attitude helping to fuel her energy for Earth Bending.
"Well done" Vali said. "Your legacy would be proud, you will make a great Avatar".
Ariel also mastered Fire well enough, when she was born, the comet passing by gave her extraordinary powers, within three years she had mastered Fire and crushed the tests as if they were nothing.
Ariel didn't really have trouble with Air either. Monk Bushi taught her well, as noted she was the first Avatar to have no trouble mastering all 3 elements. The Ancient Monk smiled at her.
"You have passed" Bushi said. "You are a fully realized Avatar and you are ready to face the great evils that threaten to befall the world".
Ariel didn't smile, she was worried now. "But what if my training was too rushed, what if I'm not powerful enough to stop whatever evil this is, what if...".
Bushi placed a finger on her mouth, signalling her to be quiet. "Shush child, from history and my own experience with Avatars before you I can tell you that no Avatar has ever failed at their job. They may not realize it, but they bring something to the world. Peace and balance, that your job. You will not fail".
"What if I can't do it alone?" Ariel asked, twirling the Water Tribe ribbons in her hair nervously.
Bushi sighed. "I have been around for centuries child, and some have been around longer than me. Their is no one alive my age who could help you, but using your Avatar powers you can enter the spirit world and search for three of power who can help you. Their is still more for you to learn, and you must master it all. Concentrate on your chi, and it's flow. Nothing else, and you will enter the Spirit World".
After a few minutes of doing just what Bushi said Ariel found herself in a lush forest with blue-white shining tree-tops, it was so beautiful she could not keep her eyes off of it. Looking into the sereneness she felt so much at home, she almost forgot why she was there.
"You like the view?" a voice asked, it was a very deep voice. Ariel had certainly not heard it before, and yet, it was immensly familiar. She turned around to see a man in traditional Air Temple robes, wearing a pair of glasses and he had so much facial hair his nose was barely visible.
"Who are you?" Ariel asked the man, though she might have already known the answer.
"I am you" the man simply said, a bit of a chuckle in his gruff yet benign voice. "I am Avatar Tenzin. Your predeccesor".
Ariel didn't know how to react except to embrace her predeccesor, she wanted to ask questions but nothing left her lips, but Tenzin nodded and guided her through the forest.
"Amazing is it not?" Tenzin asked. "The Sprit World is a wonderful thing, full of goodness and love, happiness and peace. But their some, the Dark Sprits who wish to take away that peace. One of them will attack the world if you are not their to stop it, but you are not ready to face him".
"Who is he?" Ariel asked. Truly afraid to know the answer.
"His name is Koh" Tenzin said. "Koh the Face Stealer, to defeat him you must master the Art of Energybending".
Part 2 will be up very soon. It will be longer and have much more action. The other two sprits that help Ariel will be Part 2.
Note: Dark Sprits are adapted from the Black Sprits concept I got from SilverOmega01. Credit goes to that author, not me. Used with Permission.