Okay I'm ready this time, I have proofread and made changes to this chapter. I also meant for Nara to betray the Resistance because he wanted higher power. In terms of Ozai bossing everyone around, I guess I meant him to seem like what would happen if the he never left the Resistance he would return back to the same monarchy, but as being a General for Ozai he would be treated with much respect and be admired. That's about it for now on I will stop rushing and try to put as depth detail and separate the Brutes from the humans.
Disclaimer:Once again I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender it is trademarked property of Nickelodeon Networks, but I do own my OC's. All other characters and cross-overs used in this fic go to they're respective owners.
A Dragons Rebirth
By: J1210
Chapter LV: Day of Despair
Northern Fire Nation-Outskirts of the Capital
The outer woods of the capital was filled with battle crys and the tree's were stained with blood. The main battalion oif the army was pushing quickly through the woods straight to the Dai Lou gates. The objective was to get into the city and apprehend Ozai and take out Haroji JIn.
This ran through every soldier's head especially Azula. She wanted to settle the score, to confront her Father. Azula knew that Zuko felt the same way. Her Father had done the same thing that Azula intended to do to her brother if he had never joined the Avatar. "I was a puppet back then." she murmurmed.
The grass of the pathway they were taking soon turning into rocky dirt. The bilayer which guarded the Fire Nation Capital was in sight and an army waited up top the hill.
"Stand ground!!" Mai commanded. The archers on top of the hill were the first to make a move by firing arrows into the gray sky. "Shields ready!!" the battalion covered they're heads as the arrows connected with the huge cover that had been created.
Once the shower of of arrows had stopped they moved quickly making sure not to disconnect on the Field or trouble was sure to stir. Once at the base of the semi-mountain the Fire Navy soldiers charged down the hill.
"What now Mai!?" demanded Azula.
Mai looked uneasy. She readied knives under her sleeves. "We have to have the soldiers push them back!" she replied. "Ty Lee tell Suki to have the soldiers ready to push until they break into our arms."
Ty Lee nodded and ran into the soldiers. Azula looked to Mai. "We could have the Firebenders to throw them off and break their forces ourselves." she objected.
"Our defense can make a better offense." Mai responded coolly. "Focus on the objective Azula and not on your own personal issues."
Azula gritted her teeth and got behind one of the soldeirs prepared to push. Damnit!! Why is she holding me back?! All the soldiers soon grunted as they connected with the Fire Navy soldiers. Azula heard Mai shouting push trying to encourage the soldiers when they were obviously being pushed downward. I cannot take this anymore Mai will get us all killed. What is wrong with her today now is not the time to be doubting anyone.
"Listen to me," Azula grunted. "The soldiers countinued to push forward still, but Azula knew they were anticipating her orders. "Front line draw your blades!!"
The Resistance went down even further and Mai shot a sharp glance at the former Princess. She ignored it as she heard the blades being pulled from their sheaths. "Break and kill!" she demanded.
The Shields broke from they're pushing catchong the Fire Navy off guarding. Slaughtering the front line by the surprise the second line of the Nay soldiers drew ther blades and connected into the battle with the Resistance.
"Azula were are supposed to push them into the city!?" Mai shouted fending off some of the Fire Navy soldiers.
Azula smirked at Mai's expression of shock. She didn't care, the sound of blood was flowing through her and all she wanted more now was to kill whomever gotr in her way of finding her Father. Suki and Mai were watching her closely on the battlefield to make sure she didn't disappear anywhere. A solider charged at Azula and she counter attacked by blasting him unto another incoming party of the Fire Navy.
The earthbenders were coming in handy on the rocky slope. They protected the incoming fire of the Nations benders and were pushing them back up the slope as Mai intended. This was Azula's chance as she rant to the front lines of the earthbenders and let out a huge streak of blue flames burning and charcoling the skin of the young soldiers. She was almost to the top of the slope and over the edge into the city until a fan conected to her chest.
Azula stumbled back then looked forward to see Suki standing in her way. "I knew you couldn't be trusted." she muttered. "Stand down!"
Azula smirked and took her fighting stance. "I will not be intimidated by you Suki. I have an arron to attend to so please get out of my way." she responed.
"No!" Suki came at the young firebender trying to nail her pressure points. Azula stood stunned. "We weren't only training Ty Lee, Azula...she taught the Kyoshi Warriors to pinpoint the pressure points of they're opponent."
"Then this little rematch will be more fun then I ever expected it to be." Suki winced at Azula's comment as she wistfully coasted by the sharp and swift fingers. Azula then grabbed twisted Suki's arm. The Kyoshi Warior was not finished as she jabbed aimed to jab the firebender in her stomach. "I don't think so." she yelled grabbed the arm of Suki and beginning to burn her skin.
Suki got desperate and headbutted Azula causing her to lose grip and hit two of her pressure points in the left arm. Suki prepared to completly disable her until Azula used her good arm to blasted her back with her blue flames. Suki stood up and grabbed her fan. "I won't let you pass."
"I admire your enthusiasm," the firebender chuckled holding unto her left arm which was motionless. Her defense has improved greatly with short ranged combat. I don't want to kill her so I'll just have to scare her a bit. Azula lit her hands up in her signature blue flame. "but that still doesn't change the fact your in my way."
Azula ran forward and swept her hands up into a full powered blast of flames. Suki let out her fan to block the blaze of fire. She was amazed by how much energy a firebender could keep conserved. Once the flame died down Suki regain her guard only to see the firebender connecting to her chest sending both of them plummeting down the hill.
They fell into an alleyway and Suki pushed Azula off. She grabbed her fan and prepared to attack Azula only to see her wipping the dirt from her uniform. "Okay what is your deal!" Suki demanded.
"I didn't plan to take you into the city with me, but now that you're here I could use some back up on this mission." Azula replied. Azula snuck a peek around the corner and saw Brutes patrolling the streets. "As expected the city is on lock down. Its going to be hell putting down one of those adults."
Suki seemed to forget about the fight and focused on Azula. If she's not going to fight me here than there's something she wants in this city. I'll play along. Suki followed up behind her. "The only place on one of those Kian where the skin is soft in the face. It is the quick and clean way to hurt a Brute."
Azula objected. "No, that may be true, but those creatures aren't as stupid as they look they have keen senses almost as good as a Verra's. The best thing to do is to avoid them fighting would make to much noise they are already tense from what is going on outside of the city. Follow me I know a quick way to the palace."
Northern Fire Nation-Woods
Yuffie jolted from tree to tree fully aware that the snarling Brutes where following her every scent. The rustling of the leaves wood leave no where for her to hid since she was playing on their ground in their territory. Yuffie came to a halt at the last tree as a river soon came into sight.
The ninja's heart sank as there was no where else to go, but back. A Brute charged into the tree Yuffie was hiding in. The tree began to collapse, Yuffie desperately tried to leap to the closest one in sight. Tartarus notices this and smashed her onto the ground in mid air. Struggling to get up the Brute leader would slam his huge foot into her back. "Resistance is inevitable human." Pushing his foot deeper into the earth. Yuffie wailed with pain as her ribs were pushed into the sharp rocks of the river bank. "Humans are so pathetic. Everything feels pain, the Kian worry none about the fact of that, but you puny girl do. Is your life so little to you that your willing to do nothing, but accept the pain and die slowly!?"
Yuffie cursed under her breath as the Brutes laughed in her defeat. "It can't end like this."
"Let her go." Zuko boomed from the other side of the river. "Now I see why my Grandfather would exile such a vile race. You Brutes do nothing, but feed off of war and reject the face of peace."
"Kill him!!" Tartarus forgot about Yuffie and jumped over the ruff water of the river. He dived at the former Fire Lord. Zuko blasted flame to protect himself, but Tartarus got grip of Zuko ignoring the flames. He began to crush the general in his hands. Zuko shook his head and took in a deep breath and blasted out fire into Tartarus's face.
The Brute leader lost his grip and Zuko fell to the ground. "I though Brutes don't react pain!!" Tartarus's blind eye's were blazing with rage. "Yuffie get up!!" he comanded.
Yuffie grunted when getting up. One of the Brutes saw the young ninja trying to get up and attempted to crush her. She predicted the apes move and rolled out of the way . Her bruised ribs began to hurt. She blocked the pain from even entering her mind and drew a kunai. Yuffie kept eye contact stepping back as the creatures stepped forward. Scanning her enviorment Yuffie spotted the river that was the only thing to her advantage. The river's current was strong enough to pull the creatures. Placing the blade in her mouth she knew this battle she could not be won by just fighting, but by her wits. Five big ugly apes and Zuko's handling the leader. I'll take care of them, I just have to find a way to lead them into the river.
The ninja broke into a sprint aiming for the furthest Brute in the back. Avoiding the strikes of the other four she knew only momentum could pierce the rough skin of these creatures. Jumping from a boulder into the air the air the kunai's hoop spun around her finger and aimed for the red eyes of the creature. The Brutes watched in shock as the blood split onto the cold wet stones and the Brute fell into the river and began to be swept away byt the powerful current.
The Brutes charged at the ninja. "Zuko I think its time to go!!" she yelled flashing a quick glance over to the former Fire Lord. Yuffie spring into a nearby tree and didn't wait up. Zuko blasted himself over the river and dissapeared with the ninja.
Tartarus let out a low growl. "Don't bother chasing them!! We will go to the Dai Lou gates and enter the city. It is time Fire Lord rewards the Brutes what he promised."
Dai Lou Gates-Northern Fire Nation
The 31st battalion had finally arrived at they're destionaton; the Dai Lou gates stood towering above them. "I see Zuko and Mai have down an excellent job of clearing the upper slope." mentioned Kai.
Ryo looked up just in case for any archers. "I still hear swords and screams. It seems like we got here a little early." Ryo drew his Dai swords. "Though when we open that door we can all expect what's on the other side."
"That's what bums me out." Kai motioned toward the earthbenders. "Want you guys to get those gates open, firebenders when we break the gates down rush into the city and burn any who stand in our way, but remember to be aware of civilians."
The earthbenders took the frontlines. Bringing their foots down to the ground the boulders rised into the air and were quickly smashed against the gates. Over again the boulders smashed into the gates. After the sixth set of rocks the doors protecting the city would be broken.
The firebenders prepared to burn anyone in they're path. Until Ryo stopped them. "Hold on Suki, Azula?"
The two emerged from one nearby alleyway looking relieved to see the battalion. "I'm glad to see you guys." Suki sighed.
"What are you two doing in the city your supposed to be with Zuko and Mai?" questioned Kai.
"Why don't you ask her." Suki pointed accusingly to Azula. "I caught her sneaking off and tried to stop her, but she pulled us both down into the city. Azula hasn't told me what she even has on her agenda yet."
Both Ryo and Kai eyed her suspiciously. "We have no time to be sitting around around if Ozai didn't have his army waiting inside the city then where are they?" fretted Kato.
Ryo looked into the sky and his eye's grew big as saucers. "The smog!? How could we be so stupid, they're planning an Arieal assault!"
"They'll kill us all." Suki muttered.
"What are we gonna do?" Kai mumbled.
Bear grabbed Kai by the shoulders and shook him. "Your the Strategist think of something."
"I should have saw this coming. The lack of defense around the city then Nara....he sent Nara to try and stop us?" Kai began to rub his temples. "Did Yuffie and Lin make it in one piece to you guys?"
Suki shift her feet on the dirt. "We don't know Lin said that they ran ito some trouble in the woods and that Yuffie stayed behind to buy some time. Zuko went to help her, but we don't know if their okay or not."'
"This isn't good," Ryo spoke up. "but regardless we have to complete the mission. It takes some time to really get those things heat up and off of the ground we could get some soldiers to raid the place and take them out."
"Then that means Kerra will have to wait for us." Kai answered. "This is getting complicated, but we'll handle it. Captain Kato I need you to take Suki and Azula with you and take out those ships. Your better off by yourselves. Me, Ryo, and the rest of the battallion have a mission to complete." Kai, Ryo and the battalion ran down the main road toward the palace. Leaving the small party to they're mission.
Inside of the palace Haroji Jin sat up top his throne sip on some wine. Basking in glory of his position. A young servant walked in and bowed. "Fire Lord Jin, Kentaro Xiang has arrived."
Haroji looked surprised then smirked. "Show him in."
The youngest son of the Xiangs walked in followed by his sister and bowed. "I'm glad you'd meet me on such short notice M'lord."
"Rise my friend." Haroji stepped from the burning charcoal around him to join Kentaro. "Now what is it that you request from me?"
"You know who is leading the 31st battalion to your palace don't you?" Kentaro paused. "I wish to meet him in the Fire Nation's traditional Agni Kai. I know that it consists of tow firebender, but I guarantee you my life-"
Haroji silenced him with the flick of the wrist and poured himself more of the sweet red wine. "Do as you like, but before Ozai flees the Nation on his airships make sure the Resistance gets in air yard without quarrel."
Kentaro smirked. "I see that the Fire Nation is slowly slipping out of his grip."
Haroji chugged the wine then laughed. "And the old fool doesn't even notice!! From day one when Zuko was Fire Lord I destroyed his reign to let Ozai take step the throne. Then now on the day of despair the final war the Resistance will take care of him for me and I will rise from the ashes and claim myself the supreme ruler."
Naomi seemed to be stepping back from Haroji's manical attitude toward the Resistance. "W..what is the Day of Despair." she sputtered out
"The day the world embodies in my flames. For the Dusk Shard is in my hand. I will kill nay who stand in my way and have a kingdom of corpses. For today is the first day of my rule. I wield more power then the Gods themselves and not one has dared to object me!!! Haroji took the bottle and chugged it down non-stop the red wine leaked all onto his Fire Lord's robe and all over the floor. "Then can call myself the Phoenix King..."
I hope I did a little better on this chapter. I'm going back right now to fix up chapters 53 and 54 since I don't like how they turned out either and I made some mistakes on the chapters. Anyway I finally bough Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories so I have my good spirits back. Remember to review I'm J1210 holla!!!
