Greetings, one and all! And welcome to another installment of Avatar Heroes and the first chapter of book 3! I hope you all enjoy it and now on to some reviews.
mpowers045: Glad your looking forward to it.
Linkonpark100: Yes it is, but I have already planned a few much less dramatic chapters, and something very rare is going to happen during the final battle.
Lil'Manuel.G: Thanks! Hope I can meet your expectations.
Pacjr13: Glad you liked the ending. You will have to see how the reunion goes.
And now on to some story!
On top of one of Republic City's largest skyscrapers, a man dressed in a black cloak was over looking the city, studying the shift in energies. "This World has entered a new age. Harmonic Convergence created an energy shift the likes of which this World has never felt before. Vines have sprouted up all over, creating pockets of wilds the spirits have come to call home.", the man narrated, before disappearing in a cloud of black smoke, which drifted towards Air Temple Island.
Korra had just arrived back at after the unveiling of a statue of Skywalker holding up Republic City in honor of him defending the City against Unavaatu. She couldn't wait to find out how annoyed he would be by that. She didn't care that she didn't got a statue, what she was annoyed about was that the half of the people now seemed to worship her best friend as a deity and the other half loathed him for the destruction he had caused to the city.
That wasn't her only troubles, after since Harmonic Convergence, she woke up with head aches, sometimes she would hear voices that weren't there or her eyes would hurt from just normal light. "Hey, room for one more?", Asami asked, and Korra gestured for her to sit down. "Thinking about Jason?", the raven haired girl said, and she nodded. "You think he will ever get the hint of how I feel about him?", Korra asked, looking at the good luck charm he had given her.
"Maybe. Jason might be a superhero, but he is a little dumb when it comes to those feelings.", Asami said with a fond smile, and Korra agreed with her. "Actually, I need to tell you something about Jason and me. I should have told you this sooner, but... while you were gone... I kissed Jason.", Asami added, slighting nervous.
"No wonder he's so nervous around you!", Korra said with a laugh, laying down in the grass. "You're not mad?", Asami asked surprised. "No! Jason is a attractive guy!", Korra said, not entirely sure if she wanted competition for Skywalker's affection but if he couldn't be with her, he should be with Asami. "Hey, crazy idea, but maybe we can share him.", Korra said with a wink.
"There is a thought.", Asami said back, before Korra looked up shocked, something dangerous was coming their way. What was most surprising was that Asami could feel it too.
Turning around they saw a very tall man strolling towards them, not quite a strut, but a subtle, confident gait. The man was dressed in a black trench coat that is double-breasted and twin-tailed, with a hood and long sleeves, it has a large silver zipper that fastens at the top and zips down to seal the coat. A hood covered all facial features of the man, though there were glowing blue orbs were his eyes would be.
The two young ladies felt something tucking at their foreheads, but it was gone before they knew it. "Skywalker, is that you?", Korra asked, not sure what to make of the man, but something about him felt familiar. "How long has it been, since I heard that name?", the man replied in an unnerving monotone voice, "You may call me Morgenstern, I do not know if it's my true name... but I prefer it.", the man now named Morgenstern looked up at the skies, "You remind me of her, Avatar Korra."
"What's that suppose to mean?", Korra asked but she was startled by a sudden blast of lightning being send her way, she quickly created a stone wall to protect her and Asami. What surprised the two the most was, unlike usual blue lightning, the arc's coming from the man's finger tips were black with a red hue.
"You even smell like her.", Morgenstern said, cutting off his attack, "Allow me, to test your strength."
Telling Asami to get help, the raven haired young woman nodded, though she wasn't sure if Korra could handle this man. As Asami run towards the temple, Morgenstern spoke up, "Sending your friend away to fight me all on your own? How gutless.", he said, his head turned in the direction Asami had run off to. "How is that gutless?", Korra asked.
"Because, suicide is the cowers way out.", Morgenstern said as Korra took the offensive, throwing out a rapid succession of fire punches and kicks, much to her surprise, Morgenstern easily dodged and evaded her attacks. Trying to keep the pressure, Korra send out fire, rocks and water whips, but all of them were evaded by her opponent.
Her attacks are powerful and fast, but straight forward, Morgenstern hadn't launched his own attack, either toying with her, or testing the waters. Thinking she only had to content with a unusual firebender, Korra was surprised when the earth shifted beneath her, throwing her off balance. She fall back, flustered but unphased.
With a quick kick up, she was back in the fight, throwing more power behind her attacks. "This guy can firebend and earthbend?", Korra though, as the fire she called bloomed more intensely, in one swift motion, she called upon the ocean, bringing it crashing down on Morgenstern and in an instant, the water turned to ice trapping her opponent inside.
Korra let out a heavy sigh, thinking she had defeated her mysterious attacker, but before long shards of ice where send in all directions, throwing Korra back, Morgenstern emerged unphased, taking the offensive himself.
All Korra could do was evade, Morgenstern's attacks where unrelenting, trying to push regain the offensive, Korra charged at with a gust of wind, leaping into the air, attacking with a blast of fire. Before the attack could connect Korra was hit by the raised ground beneath her, she slides across the elevated earth and after regaining herself watches Morgenstern rise on another plateau that he had created.
Morgenstern rises his hand up, the sky grows dark and creates a cyclone of dark energy towards Korra. She begin running from the cyclone as Morgenstern transformed into dark mist, only to reappear on the dark cyclone and chases after her.
Korra is then thrown up when dark cyclone rise from the ground under her. When she crash lands into the ground, Mako, Bolin and Asami runs over to see if she's okay. Raising back on her feet, launching herself into the air with earthbending and airbending, chasing Morgenstern back on the plateau.
When she reaches him, Korra send out a fire punch, but Morgenstern threw up a protective barrier, intercepting the attack, as Asami starts running towards their location. Being gripped by an invisible force, Korra is thrown across the plateau's ground. With another upwards kick, Korra sends out more attack, but Morgenstern, easily side steps her attack.
Asami jumps and tries to attack Morgenstern from behind with her Equalist glove, but in a burst of speed, Morgenstern disappears only to reappear behind Asami, grabbing her by the head. "Interesting. What can you do?", Morgenstern asked as Asami began to flail, trying to get free but she can't.
Korra charges at Morgenstern but is thrown to the ground below the plateau by the dark cyclone slamming into her. She stand up and looks up at Morgenstern holding Asami, who looks down at them. Realizing Asami doesn't have any powers, Morgenstern covers her in a dark blue mist and freezes her, before being dropped off the cliff.
Mako and Bolin charged forward catches her before she hits the ground, where they both slide across the ground. The brother looks at frozen Asami and sees her eyes moving a little.
Korra charges back at him trading numerous blows unable to get a direct hit. It was then that Morgenstern decided to put an end to it, suddenly attacking very aggressively, bombarding the Avatar with bolts of red lightning, getting a direct it sending her across the plateau.
Slowly walking towards her, Morgenstern spotted something laying on the ground, it was the lucky-charm Skywalker had given her. Calling it to his hand, Morgenstern rubbed a gloved thumb over it, "Who gave you this?", he picked up Korra's friendship charm. "Skywalker gave it to me...", Korra said, trying to get back up.
"Skywalker?... I defeated a Skywalker once.", Morgenstern said, his mind was focused on the charm, as if he had seen it before. Reaching into one of his pockets, Morgenstern held a similar lucky-charm in his hand, though his was a few shades darker than Korra's and showed a few scratches on them.
"It seems, he wasn't killed after all...", the hooded man said, clenching Korra's charm. Out the tip of his finger, a dark blue fiber escaped from it and unbeknownst to anybody else, entered Korra. "Don't worry, I will gladly give it back to him.", and before she could stop him, Morgenstern disappeared in a cloud of dark blue smoke.
It had been another three weeks since that defeat, and Team Avatar was worried, this man was going after Skywalker, and they had no way to warn him. Everyday she didn't hear from him, Korra grew more worried. Fortunately all of them, both Korra and Asami manged to make a quick recovery from the injuries they had received from their battle against Morgenstern.
This afternoon, she was walking up to Asami's Satomobile with Asami. Before she catches car keys thrown to her by Asami. "You know I'm not very good at this.", Korra said. "You're the Avatar, master of all the elements. You should know how to drive." Asami said encouraging, "Besides, it's relaxing and there is no way you can be as bad as Jason."
Meanwhile on the outskirts of Republic City, a white rift opened and a motorcycle came out of it. His face was being obscured by a blue full-face helmet. On his lower body were black jeans, on his upper body, he wore a blue polo-shirt under a white jacked, its tail coats flaring out from behind him as if the wind blew at him from the front. "Republic City.", the young man said, before revving up his motorcycle and driving off towards the city, leaving a trail of dust behind him.
And that is another chapter for you! Book 3 has officially begun! Many thanks to everyone who reads, reviews, follows or favorite this story, you beautiful bastards! I hope you all have a fantastic day and I will see you ladies and gents, next time! Skyguy626 out!