Garo Flames of Gold
ESKK: Well it's been a long time but now we have our newest chapter folks. Enjoy and leave me a review.
'Water'
Pakku was standing in front of his nation symbol, use his water bending to show his element
'Earth'
A guy standing in front of his nation symbol as he kick down to the ground as a bolder shot up before the guy kick it away as he show his element
'Fire'
Azula stood in front of her nation symbol shot flames out before jumping into the air and slamming down and send a stream of fire out as she show her element.
'Air'
Aang came out and stood in front of his nation symbol as he airbend at the screen showing off his element.
'And the Makai Order'
Three lone figures stood there as 2 of them standing back to back as one of them was Zorin and the other is Marvelous, as the 3rd a female within robes hold a brush in her hands; As these 3 stood in front of the symbol of the Makai order.
Zorin and Marvelous raise their sword and summon forth their armor of gold and silver, Garo and Zanga.
'Long ago, the 4 nation live together in harmony, With the Order watch over us protecting us from the shadow from the horrors of the world, then everything change when the fire nation attacked.'
Screen cut to the fire nation running on the beach of the Earth kingdom and send forth their flames.
"Only the Avatar, master of all four elements could stop them, but when the world needed him the most, He vanishes.'
With an old man on top of a towering rock bending all four element to his will as he bend Earth, Water, Fire, and then Wind before he vanish from the rock he stood on.
'The Makai order could not intervene to stop the fire nation, but only to keep balance so the world doesn't fall into chaos.'
Shadow of people stood to the side as they watch the world fell into war with the look of regret on their faces.
'100 years has pass, when a stranger named Zorin came to our home land and saved us from the evil spirit that been living among us, as he carry a legacy that been told among legends the Golden Knight Garo, the knight of Hope has come forth.'
'Together with him, my brother, and I found the new Avatar and Air bender named Aang and although his air bending skills is great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone, but with Zorin guidance and protection, I believe these two can save the world.'
*Insert Gekka by Jam Project
The song soon started as it showed Makai Symbols floating around before the symbol of Garo appeared followed by the symbol of the four elements, then too Zanga's white lotus symbol.
-Byakuren no hana saku ah!-
The image change to a real lotus flower before its pedals all fell as they were blown away by an unknown wind before the screen shifted to Zorin as his left side was shown but his right side was shadowed silhouette of Garo.
-Akaki yozora no kagi wa aware-
Zorin raising his face to the camera as he opened his eyes before on his right side the image of Ty-lee appeared as she was walking away accompanied by a trail of pink aura.
-Oboro ge na kekkai ga ima kei yuki-
As Zorin face was fully reviled to the camera the Makai letters flood the screen before they were cut blue lightning and blue flame that appeared from the ground up as the screen turn to Azula with a wick smile on her face before a dark creature appeared behind her and covered her form to reveal a black colored Garo.
-Tomerarenai toki no sadame meguri meguru rensa-
The screen then showed Zuko and Iroh before it shows the Kiyoshi warriors with Suki as Yaiba stood behind her, then Gaang minus Zorin are shown, and at the end a girl naked Mai holding a cut dark hair pony tail.
-Akane no kumo wa-
The screen showed Ty-lee looking down with a golden background as behind her was Zorin with his back torts her back as soon she realized something.
-Yami ni nomareta!-
The screen then changed as Ty-lee turned around wide eyed as rising from the ground was none a giant beast surrounded by fire as it was Agni as it roared and reached torts the darken sun in the sky.
Drums began to pick up as hands of the Makai reached torts the Darken sun as well.
-Uzumaita yokubou ga chikara wo atae-
The screen showed V and Ozai as they smirk evilly, as the scene change with Iroh with an frown on his face, with Azula showing her whole body strip of her clothing, as it glow with the only thing sticking out are the dark Makai seals on her body.
-Kono renjou sae manketsu in ga!-
The screen change to Zorin kneeling down within shadow before he stood up are the area around him bright up, as it zoom out to show Zorin has his sword raise as he cut an energy circle to summon forth his Golden armor as it engulf his body.
Shippu! Jinrai! Genmu gensei shinshi!
As the song change, the scene did as well as Sozin's Comet flew overhead in the sky, as the sky soon change to a gold and darken area with Makai words surround the place, as Garo is shown when the comet burst as if it hit into Garo.
-Sora hageshiku araburi-
Garo battling as fire balls coming from a fire nation soldier as he cut the fire ball down before his green flame is shown.
-Konjiki ni kageyaki dasu hagane no kiba!-
The screen then showed the other Knights coming forth and battling and showing the skills they gained from training and battling Horrors as Gai, Yaiba, Crow, Zero, Giga, Zanga, and lastly Garo.
-Naze hito wa ai wo!-
Garo and Zanga are shown falling, as down below Azula is shown still unclothed while also glowing, as screen zoom in on her face, as it show her eyes were close before they open as her entire being went dark and wearing Makai battle robes as she give a wicked laugh.
-Motome sugite kokoro wo guren e someru!-
The screen showed the Gaang, the Kiyoshi warriors, the freedom fighters, Zuko and Iroh are preparing to battle against the V and Ozai with a massive force before them of horror that flew in the air and fire nation soldiers on the ground as leading them was Darken Azula.
-Mamori nuke!-
The scene now showing Zorin kneeling down as Garo as he seem to be reaching down deep inside as a massive explosion of golden flame shot up into the air as Garo took flight in his wing formed.
-Byakuren no hikari e ah!-
The scene soon show everyone that was shown before with their back turn to the screen, as Zorin stood in front shown last before it shows Sozin's Comet going across the skies as stream of glowing blue, dark, and golden energy flew in sky in front of the comet as the three collided as a bright light shine before vanishing to relive the title.
-Garo!-
Garo Flames of Gold
(Start)
"Hey how much longer till our next stop?" Sokka asked as it was almost spring after all.
"Not far when things start firing at us then we arrived." Wu-Shu said as he was only with them for this treck.
"Things start firing at us?" Marvelous asked hoping he didn't mean problems from foes.
"Let's just saw the Priestess here has some very insane tastes." Wu-Shu said as Toph smiled.
"Oh you mean crazy Tu-Lin!" Toph said remembering at girl from Wu-Shu's description of her.
"Yeah her." Wu-Shu said as they all looked.
"Well we better hurry and get there before nightfall's after all we will need a place to stay for the night." Miko said as they were flying to their destination.
"So what will she be firing at us?" Zorin asked as Wu-Shu sighed.
"Normally her anti air Horror killing madou Tools which normally hits anything flying above us. She stays out here to test some of the more dangerous Madou Tools. We call it H.E.L.L because well she tests everything there and I mean everything." Wu-Shu said as Aang smiled.
"Oh come on it can't be that bad." Aang said before out of nowhere they were nearly hit by what looked like highly explosive fireworks as they all ducked as Appa moaned out.
"We're here!" Wu-Shu called as Katara looked.
"Can you get her to stop?" Katara asked as they were begin fired at again.
"I would! IF she ever listened!" Wu-Shu said as the sun was setting nearby.
"Dammit! Aang turn back and land! LAND!" Zorin called as they had to hurry.
"Got it!" Aang called as they turned around to where the road first starts.
(Later at said Road)
Once Appa landed Momo came out as they all saw the singe marks on Appa though not bad showed the girl was possibly some nut job. "Ok why is it every time we meet one of you isolated guys we get fired at!?" Sokka yelled as Wu-Shu sighed.
"She's alone out here and well we recruited her because she wasn't all there in the head." Wu-Shu said as he looked on.
"Wait recruited?" Katara asked as Miko then sighed.
"Not all of us were born into this, some of us were recruited. We showed talent and we offered to join mostly orphans and those who had lost loved ones to the Horrors." Miko said as Sokka looked.
"Huh I always wondered how you brought in fresh blood." Sokka said as they looked to the road.
"Well come on we're going by foot. We also need to hit a marker every 3 miles to show who are and it's a 12 mile walk." Wu-Shu said as he began to walk through the gates.
"Great." Sokka said as Toph smiled as this was her kind of place.
(A little later)
As they were walking Aang took notice to something as he looked at it and gave it an odd look. "Hey guys I think Fire Nation troops are here." Aang said a bit worried only for Miko to stop him.
"Get away from that!" Miko called using her wires to yank Aang back.
"Idiot..." Zorin said as he looked to the trap. "It may look Fire Nation but it's not, it's a Horror Trap it even has Horrors Blood as bait." Zorin said as he looked at it.
"A Horror trap?!" Katara yelped as Zorin nodded.
"Yeah mine explaining Wu-Shu?" Zorin asked as he looked to Wu-Shu.
"She catches Horrors to use them as test dummies killing two birds with one stone." Wu-Shu said as he looked to her as he saw the trap wasn't used yet.
"Great just what we needed, more crazy Demon dark spirit stuff." Sokka said as Toph looked a bit confused.
"Dark Spirits?" Toph asked as Katara sighed.
"We'll explain more on the way." Katara said as they began to make their way to this crazy Priestess place.
(Meanwhile with V Nearby)
V was laughing as he was skipping along as he looked to his target in mind. He was outside the area of the defenses attack or sensory as he smiled at his target. "Romeo or Romeo where aren't thou Romeo." V stated in a fake female voice as he had found what he was looking for. "The demon beast who resides in these lands one of the Great Four who once as humans were apprentices under the second Avatar." V giggled as he smiled at his victory being close. "Once your seal is undone I can gather your bending Energy and just hide out until it comes time to unseal Agni." V laughed as he knew the sealing ground was near now all he had to do was fight his way there.
As once V step onto a seal that was bury in the dirt as it suddenly glow as suddenly popping out from the ground, machine looking creatures with two legs and looks closely like a mix of things as it has chicken legs, a giant lizard body without front arms, and a worn like creature's mouth that open out in 4 parts. (Think of a Shrieker from Tremors 2, but made of metal parts).
V stare at the creatures as the things as the head part of it open up and soon all of them sense him and give a shrieking roar as soon enough all of them charge at the rogue priest as he give a small smile and said, "What smart yet dumb madou tools they are."
V ran at them as from his hands knives were throw at the madou tools as they were soon embedded into that spots in their head that was seen earlier, as some stop in their crack with sparks of energy and dark reddish liquid came forth from them, and soon exploded.
V leap into the air and he give a spin a well as he throw many knives all around him as they embedded in all of the madou tool's heads as they all give a spark and exploded as well.
As V landed back on the ground he give a small laugh as he said, "I must be close by now. Let's see what is under dirt pile number one?"
V throw another knife into the ground with a seal of some sort attach to it as it soon glow and giving off a high pitch sound, soon enough the ground started to break apart and crumbling down into a hole beneath it as the area soon breaks apart showing a huge hole around, as dust kick up in the air, as the area was now cover.
V step up to the edge of the whole as he look down and see a huge rock pillar like a small tower to say, as it was being held in place by ropes and many seals on them, and a big seal on top of it.
V give a wicked smile as he found what he was searching for, as he jump down into the hole and unleash the legendary horror of the earth. V soon reach the bottom of the huge hole as his being started to slow down the decent somehow and landed softly as a bit of dust kick up from his landing.
As he pull out a dagger and started chanting a spell as he also pull out a paper seal as he wraps it around the daggers handle as he keep chanting the spell.
As he soon reach the rock pillar, he stops for a moment before it as his chanting gotten louder as it seem he was near finishing as the blade of the dagger started to glow before the V finish as eh give a shout and stab the rock with the dagger.
The rock pillar glow for a moment after what V just did, as the rogue priest step away for a moment to see what is about to happen, as around the dagger cracks started to form as the sound of cracks are being made, with the ropes that held into the pillar were breaking off and the seal were burning away.
"Now while you are being freed my friend shall keep our Makai friends busy." V said as he then began to giggle a bit. V's giggle soon began to devolve into a full blown mad man's laugh as the pillar soon fell apart showing a what is inside of it, and from what looks like a close eye is shown before it snap open showings it pure ashy white eyes.
(The Gaang)
"We there yet I forgot how much I hate walking." Aang said as they looked around.
"Don't worry we're just about there." Wu-Shu said hitting another seal as it was the last one as the pathway opened.
"So what's her story?" Zorin asked as Wu-Shu looked.
"I saved her life she saved my life even more. So she's willing to give me a place to crash here, and I'm sure she would be happy to meet you all." Wu Shu said as they were heading to the gate. "Oh and heads up... don't make any sudden movements around her." Wu-Shu said as Sokka looked.
"How come?" Sokka asked as Wu-Shu sighed.
"She's not all safe in the head." Wu-Shu said as he meant she may very well be insane. They soon arrived at a cave which was locked shut as Wu-Shu saw this and smirked as they saw it.
"Wow she must really hate guests." Sokka said as Toph felt it.
"Wait she's not alone in there." Toph said as she felt it as Wu-Shu smirked.
"It's pretty close to night time so she's probably working right now." Wu-Shu said as soon an intercom was heard.
"Come on in... your missing all the fun." Came a female voice that didn't sound any older then Toph appeared to be.
They soon entered it as Aang then yelped in shock when he saw an Inga Horror inside but what surprised everyone was the fact it was restrained to a pole by seals and such as Miko saw it. "Are those... explosives around its feet?" Miko asked as everyone saw it.
Soon a little girl about 9 or 10 was skipping in as she seemed to be in a good mood. "All around the cactus plant the priestess chased the horror and when the priestess 'twas in good fun." The little girl began as she got to what Sokka saw was the detonator as she smiled. "POP! (BOOM!) Goes the Horror." The little girl sang as Toph could tell already she was going to like her as the Horror blew up as its guts, organs, and such flew about turning to dust as everyone shielded themselves behind cover as the little girl smiled at her work.
"Oh it's broken." The girl said before she noticed the group as she seemed almost fidgeting at the guests. "Oh hi!" She greeted as Katara saw what she did to the Horror.
"Did she just?" Zorin began as he was shocked to see this.
"Blow up a Horror?" Marvelous asked as Miko nodded.
"Yeah she did." Miko said as that was one way to deal with a Horror.
"Oh she does demolition like that all the time." Wu-Shu said as she headed over to his Makai Priestess partner.
"Oh Wu-Shu you back for more of my ladies?!" She asked as everyone looked as did Toph.
"Her Ladies?" Sokka asked as Wu-Shu sighed.
"Not actual people her explosive dolls." Wu-Shu said as he gestured to a spot labeled toy box which didn't have toys but bombs explosives and the likes for hunting Horrors.
As Tu-Lin lead the group in as she starting to say while looking she was trying to do a fun of some sort, "Runnin' runnin' runnin, I'm running over here. Run-run-run-run-run."
As some of the Gaang looked disturbed at this as Sokka lean over to Wu-Shu and whisper, "When you said she was crazy, I didn't think it would be this much!"
"Better keep that to yourself if you don't want a bomb on your ass," Wu-shu said as Aang look around and saw two stuffed bunnies as he said, "What are these things?"
Tu-Lin skips over to Aang and look at her... "Ladies" and said, "They aren't thing, these are a few of my Ladies. This here is mushy snuggle bites, and this is Felicia Sex-o-pants. These Fiiine-ass women could stop a high-ass horror in their tracks... but their missing their Badonkadonks first and I'm not even done with those yet."
"Their what?" Aang asked as Wu-shu pull Aang away from her for a moment as he whisper in his ear, "Don't ask question you do not want to know, even to her."
Zorin looks around as he look over to Wu-shu as he asked, "Are you sure you're okay staying here? We could drop you off at one of the Inns the order has ownership too."
"It ain't that bad here, I've deal with it enough to get used to it," He said as Toph said, "That does explain why you smell like black powder at time when you said you need to take a trip out for a time."
Tu-lin suddenly slam down a trap of cups and a tea-kettle as she said, "You guys came at a wonderful time, as I was preparing tea when I was testing my latest my new toy, join me if you will."
"Oh um sure I guess a couple of drinks could work." Katara said as she could go for a drink right now.
"Hey can we just take note to the blatant fact we're surrounded by explosive material!" Sokka called out as he pointed to where the Horror was after Tu-Lin blew it up.
"I'm game but enter her little tea parties at your own risk." Wu-Shu said as he remembered the last time he took part in her tea parties.
"Why?" Zorin asked as Aang also wanted to hear.
"We were in the middle of a Horror assault and she had one of them hostage for interrogation... I never thought I'd ever feel sorry for a Horror to play good cop for it." Wu-Shu said he looked outside the cave to make sure no Horrors are coming after them.
"Ok that is crazy." Zorin said as he tried to make it sound that it was something fun to do.
"Come on sit down!" Tu-Lin called as she had clearly never entertained guests before as Miko saw she wasn't older then even Aang.
"Is she like 9?" Miko asked as Tu-Lin smiled as she appeared in front of Miko surprising her.
"Nope 10." Tu-Lin said Zaruba then saw her vanish again and appear at the table with tea all ready for everyone. "Come on drink up I was able to make this after I nearly shot you guys from the sky." Tu-Lin said as Zorin looked at her as everyone cringed at that event. "Come on make yourselves at home! Oh and if you find something that is either hissing, steaming, ticking, slithering, or doing something basically creepy or unnatural don't touch it, it may actually be one of my toys on the loose." Tu-Lin said as everyone agreed on one thing Tu-Lin's home was a basic death trap.
(A bit later)
"Heh well she didn't poison us I guess." Sokka said as they finished the Tea as Tu-Lin was laughing as she and Toph were building something using her Earthbending.
"Yeah this time." Wu-Shu said remembering the last time Tu-Lin entertained guests she nearly killed them by mistaking tea with flammable and poisonous gear grease.
"Well looks like she's planning on more people coming." Zorin said as Zaruba saw it.
"Yeah I'm expecting an important group of people to come here soon." She said as she appeared before them causing Toph to yelp in shock as she ended up dropping the thing Tu-Lin was working on.
"Um how long have you been waiting for them?" Katara asked as she saw the items for said 'guests,' were quiet old.
"Oh you know 2 or 3 years the normal waiting time." Tu-Lin said as it sounded like she was living in a delusion of sorts.
"Um yeah I don't think there." Sokka began as Tu-Lin then jumped back in cutting him off.
"Oh wait if you're staying over I need to get guest rooms done and fix up Wu's room also. BRB!" Tu-Lin called out before vanishing via dashing away like she was on sugar or something.
When she was gone it was Marvelous who spoke up after seeing this madhouse.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH HER?!" Marvelous called out but Aang didn't like something.
"Language!" Aang scolded as he looked over to Marvelous.
"I like her." Toph said as that was their worst nightmare made horrifying.
"Suck it up guys it's just for one night ok." Zorin said as they went to grab their things off from Appa… and get their sky Bison to a safe place to sleep as well.
"He is right, even if it just for one night. I mean how bad can it be?" Aang said as Wu-shu said, "I wish you didn't say that."
(Time skip)
As everyone was setting up a sleep roll in the room Tu-Lin had clear out for them, with Zorin getting comfortable on his roll, marvelous set up some boxes to help protect him from… anything that could be around, Miko was sitting on her roll checking over her tools to make sure everything was still working properly as she maintain them.
Aang and Momo were laying on a hammock as Tu-lin had it set up in the room already when she works in different rooms, Katara was nearby on her roll fluffing up her pillow before lying her head down on it to see if it was just right.
Toph and Sokka are with Tu-Lin at the moment as Toph was getting along with her new friend as she told a few crazy stories, as she said, "This one time I found a fish like horror head stuck in a toilet in the earth kingdom, don't know why it was there, but I took a modified Cherry bomb and flush it down another toilet to see if toilets do connect to each other."
"And what happen?" Toph asked as Tu-lin smile as she said, "Turns out they do connect and the horror went shooting out of it with its face melting, or something was coming off its face."
"EW Gross Hehe!" Toph said as she laugh at that as she really enjoying Tu-lin company, while as Sokka wasn't listen to her story, he is looking over Tu-lin "Recipe book" as he was confuse about a few things as he asked, "What Guano and why is it important of making Bombs?"
"It's a funny word for poop, so I use it a lot when someone ask when one of my bombs goes off I'll say, "Guano Happens", and trust me, it does happen as I made a bomb with just Guano and Whoo-wee the smell was bad enough a horrors choke on that to death… ah good times," Tu-lin said as she smile as Sokka roll his eyes on this and went on the list as he said, "And Yellow sulfur, what that stuff, another word for pee?"
"No that has a different name, Yellow sulfur is this yellow stuff that smell like it came out of your butt when you eat eggs. I find that stuff at hot springs, volcanos, and these geysers areas. Oh I remember this one time I told a guy there was gold in a spring, he jump in and came out more redder than a giant lobster, and I got some good sulfur off of him" Tu-lin name off stuff as Sokka was coping all Tu-lin stuff on a different scroll as he said, "IS there a story that doesn't involve people getting hurt or blowing up horrors?"
"Sound like something stuck up his butt," Toph said as Tu-lin said, "Girl, you have no idea."
"Hey Sokka, hit the hay, we're going to be leaving first thing in the morning," Zorin said when he poking his head out of the room with Wu-shu in the room saying, "You as well Toph, you can't teach if you're tired."
"I'm almost done, give me a moment," Sokka said as he went back to copying plan for a dynamite stick as the name look, with the Recipe of making black powder that more improve version of bombs he made in the past.
"Come on, her stories are getting good," Toph said with Wu-shu said to her, "Don't make me put you in crystal cocoon again Toph."
"Ah fine!" Toph said as she gotten up and mumble to herself, "I hate that Cocoon thing."
"We can all use the rest after all." Zorin said with a yawn as they headed off to bed.
(Scene Break that Night)
Outside Tu-Lin's small hideaway a fog began to roll in but this was no natural fog as the way it moved suggested something sinister. It entered the cave as the wards on it flashed for a moment before returning to normal as it entered the cave. It moved through the cave with ease and rolled over everything until it was all covered in fog. In the fog red eyes were seen glowing in the darkness as it glared upon Tu-Lin's home before going for the people inside it.
(Inside)
The group was all asleep as Tu-Lin was in her room hugging a body pillow of one of her 'ladies.' The fog rolled in and Tu-Lin began to crouch up her eyes before tossing and turning a bit. "No... Daddy don't give me away... I'll be good. Mommy please..." She mumbled in her sleep as she tried to sleep.
(With the Gaang)
Wu-Shu was out like a light as he began to turn a bit in his sleep as well. "Why... father... why..." He mumbled as he tried to stay asleep unaware of what the fog was doing to him.
"No... I didn't mean to leave you all... I'm sorry." Aang mumbled as he slept as well showing he too was having a nightmare of sorts.
Sokka rolled in his bed but it seems this may be the one time he'd rather not sleep but was forced to anyway. "Yue... no don't..." Sokka mumbled as it was clear all of them were suffering from some sort of nightmare.
"Mom... dad..." Katara was heard as she was out cold now.
"No... Stop... no..." Miko mumbled showing she too was suffering from her own nightmare.
But then as the fog got to Zorin and Toph something strange happened particularly to Zorin.
(Zorin)
Zorin was in some sort of courtroom as he saw his mother in chains standing before the Senate as she didn't seem remorseful nor did she seem to enjoy it. Zorin knew what this was, an execution the Makai Order swore never to take a single life... but they have been forced to kill other members who have strayed too far from the path. "No... Mom..." Zorin gasped as he saw his mother as she was held at sword point by the Order. "No wait she didn't do it stop!" Zorin cried out but Ursa saw her son and simply smiled. When she did the Madou Tool of execution activated as Zorin gave chase. "NO!" He cried out as soon the entire mage was in flames but Ursa as she burned simply smiled to her son.
"Be strong and stand tall my son." Ursa said before she turned to ash before Zorin's eyes.
"Mom! NO!" Zorin cried out as he felt the scene shatter.
(Waking world)
"Wake up Sparky!" Toph was heard before she used her Earthbending on Zorin to him on his feet as he jumped and looked around.
"What happened?!" Zorin asked as Toph looked about.
"No clue I just woke up and everyone was gone." Toph called out as Zorin saw they were all missing. Zorin ran to the bed rolls and checked them for anything usual to them.
"Doesn't seem to be signs of a struggle." Zorin said as he looked to the rolls as he saw they looked to be as if they were just set up. "Zaruba." Zorin said as Zaruba heard his name and answered.
"No clue... the Inga in the air has become prevalent here." Zaruba said as that was Zaruba's way of saying they were on their own. "Though I can confirm it may be Horror related." Zaruba said as Zorin heard this before nodding to him.
"Great Dark Spirit here we come." Toph said as Zorin knew he had few other options.
"We need to find the others first no telling what's going on right now." Zorin said to which Toph agreed.
"Alright then Sparky let me see what I can find." Toph said as then then took her Earth Bending Stance and focused through her feet to locate their missing friends and allies.
Toph focus and search all around with her bending, but something was wrong and strange as she look to be struggling a bit as Zorin said, "What's wrong?"
"I having trouble finding everyone, I'm not picking up any footsteps or strange moment, it's almost like- wait… I'm picking up on someone," Toph said as Zorin asked her, "Where?"
(Scene break)
Toph and Zorin came to a different area of Tu-Lin's lab area, and it seem to be more a death trap room as there were trap lay all around with some of the seam broken already and a lot of them still intact and ready to use.
"You said you pick up on someone in here with all of these traps?" Zorin asked as she said, "Yea, I sense a heartbeat here, and its beating fast… like their scared."
"Well at least we have a clue, so you think you can bend some of these away without setting any of them off?" Zorin asked with Toph said, "I'll try, never done anything like this before."
"Take your time then," Zorin said as Toph give a nod before she did a slight tap with her feet, sensing what all in the room, seeing all the traps, thinking what to do next for a moment before she kneel down a bit before moving her arms up before she was swiping to the side, with the stone floor obeying her commands as a small wall of earth came forth and move to the side, pushing all the traps aside making a small path before Toph did the same to the other side, widening the path.
"Nice work," Zorin said as Toph stood back up and smile with pride and said, "Thanks sparky, it was quite easy."
Soon enough they walk down the open path Toph made coming to the back of the room with Toph leading the way as they came to a set of creates as Toph said in a low tone, "Behind those things."
Without saying a word Zorin nodded and pull out his sword still sheath, but ready to draw it when needed, as he took light steps and walk around the create preparing to defend himself from anything as he came around the creates and found, "Tu-lin?"
Tu-lin it seem in a fetal position rocking back and forth a bit muttering something very quietly as Zorin couldn't hear her as he walk up to her slowly before he reach out his hand and place it on her shoulder and said, "Tu-lin?"
"AHHHH!" Tu-lin scream out all of the sudden as Zorin quickly back off as Tu-lin stop screaming for a moment and look to see who it was, seeing Zorin standing there as she said, "Oh… hi."
"Tu-lin, are you alright, can you tell me what happen, where are the others?" Zorin asked with Toph coming around the corner and seeing what was going on as she saw Tu-lin as the crazy girl said, "It was awful, it was horrible…. It was crazy! There was fog every, roll into the lab everywhere, it's took shape and grab almost everyone, before trying to get me, I hit it with a spark powder in its face and ran here as it chase me and set up horror break protocol."
"Horror break protocol, what that?" Toph asked as Tu-lin said, "All the room goes into a sealing lockdown, prevenient any horror from going into the room and lead them here to get break by my traps, buts it "smarter than the average horror" as it didn't enter and went away."
"So a horror grab everyone expect for us, as it went after you while you activated the protocol," Zorin asked with Tu-lin said, "That what I just said!"
"Well, I guess that how we are still here, but the question is… where did it take them, with no sigh of eating anyone on the spot, it must have taken them for a reason," Zorin said as Toph said, "You think everyone is still alive?"
"Hoping very much so, if this horror, is taken our friends instead of just eating us, then it's taken us for a reason, meaning, we were targeted… and I think I may know who," Zorin said know Z may have something to do with this."
"Ok you really need to get me caught up." Toph said as she then got up.
"Right now we need to find our friends and I'm in luck since I have you two, Tu-Lin you know this place better than any of us and Toph you can detect things we cant." Zorin said as Zaruba had his own two cents.
"With my sensory skills diminished in this fog it would be for the best from a tactical standpoint." Zaruba said as they were all in agreement.
"Ok sparky what's the plan?" Toph asked as Zorin looked around a bit.
"We need to figure out where the others are and what kind of Horror we're dealing with." Zorin said as he looked around a bit. "For all we know we might actually be inside its body or worse." Zorin said noting that they needed a method of escape somehow.
"OH IDEA!" Tu-Lin called out as she raised her hand. "I have a Madou tool nearby, it's guarded by my ladies! It's a large one but for Horrors that uses fogs like this we can air out the fog a bit and get some viewing room for us!" Tu-Lin called out as Toph looked to her with a grin.
"But..." Zorin said as he had a bad feeling about this.
"But... problem is due to the fact it's a large Madou Tool and still in development it's restricted to the cave and we need to open multiple vents to make any major damage to smoky horror." Tu-Lin said as Zorin sighed a bit rubbing his eyes a bit.
"Why can it never be the easy way?" Zorin sighed wondering why everything needs to be complicated so much.
"Well come on we aren't getting any younger here!" Toph called out ready to do some damage.
"Hey wait up!" Zorin called out as he and Tu-Lin gave chase to the blind Earth Bender.
(Meanwhile with V)
V was laughing a bit as it appeared he was dancing around some sort of ritual circle. Every so often the ground would rumble steadily getting worse but he kept his ceremonial dance up. "Keep them busy my Horrifying friend let them relive their worst nightmares." V laughed as he promised that Horror an all you can eat buffet later while he undid the seal here. "Once the moon is at its highest our giant Earth Horror friend will be free to do as he pleased like he had done so long ago!" V laughed as he kept his dance up knowing this was a delicate ritual and one mistake could be deadly not like he was planning to live long but he just needed to survive long enough to unseal Agni.
After all he has plans worth more than one life time and has already made the preparations for his plans next phase for when the next Avatar is born. After all Order cannot exist without Chaos and Garo cannot exist without Kiba.
(Meanwhile back with the trio)
With Zorin, Toph, and Tu-lin walk down the darken laboratory of H.E.L.L, the power was out as the only thing lighting the way through them was Zorin's green flames that hover in his hand.
"How long do these halls go?" Zorin asked with Tu-lin thought for a moment as she said, "Somewhere between yards long to a few miles long, each room is meant for something different, and in case of an explosion the other will survive… or cause a chain reaction expulsions which will be massive that it will light up the skies themselves!"
"Sorry that I asked. Hey Toph, are you getting any movement on your sensing?" Zorin asked Toph as she seem still confuse as she said, "Not really, but something is strange."
"Strange how?" Zorin asked as Toph went on saying, "I don't know, when I try to see in an area or so, for some reason the area seem… hazy like seeing through sand or gravel, but thicker to say, like something preventing me of seeing it."
"Can't you tell which area?" Zorin asked as Toph may have accidently stumble upon the horror's location or their friends until Toph said, "It's all around, in some of these rooms, it's almost like… wait something wrong."
AS the group stop for a moment, they didn't notice the fog around them was building up behind them growing thicker as Toph said, "It's all moving, it's rubbing against the ground, the walls, the ceiling, it's all moving at the same time."
"But that's can't be right, all the rooms are seal, barriers are place on all the doors, all the window, and all of the little bitty mouse holes I find, and there no way for something to get in any room without going through at al- Oh."
"Oh? What's the, 'oh,' for?" Zorin said as Tu-lin bit her lower lip and said, "I… may have forgotten one tine-tiny little thing."
"And that is?" Toph asked as Tu-lin said, "I forgot to put seal in the vent system."
Soon Zorin soon notice his flame was flickering as a draft came forth behind but it didn't stop, as he notice this as he went silent all of the sudden as he turn around, he look and see what was going on as he saw the fog grew thicker, but that not what he feeling as he saw something down the hall as he said, "Hey… we may want to run."
"How come?" Tu-lin asked as Toph eyes widen as she yell out, "It coming right for us!"
Down the hall a wall of blackness came towards them as Zorin said, "GO NOW!"
Toph and Tu-lin started running ahead of Zorin as he stay for a moment and drew his sword and his lighter as he lit it and spread the flames across the Garoken and said, "take this!"
Zorin sent out fire slashes towards the blackness that was coming at them, and when it's hit head on, as the Makai flames struck and blew out like a candle while causing a roar to be heard from the blackness as Zaruba said, "That's not good."
"Great," Zorin said before he started running behind Toph and Tu-lin as he quickly caught up as Toph said, "What happen?!"
"My attack did shit!" Zorin called out as Tu-Lin lead the way for them.
"Quick this way!" Tu-Lin called out as she ran ahead.
"Toph?" Zorin asked as he looked to Toph.
"Just follow her lead!" Toph called out as they made a run for it.
Down the hall the trio slid at a turn and ran down it as a crash was heard when the fog hit the wall. Clearly wherever the fog was thickest that was where the Horror was. "In here!" Tu-Lin called out as she led everyone through a door and then shut it behind them erecting all the preset seals she had in place for such an occasion.
The group looked about and saw a dead end as banging was heard behind them meaning the Horror was trying to force its way in. "That won't hold it for long!" Zorin called out as Tu-Lin began to panic a bit.
"Hey wait!" Toph called out putting her hand to the ground. "There's tunnels below us and a secret passage in this room." She said as then eyes fell to Tu-Lin.
"Oh yeah I have those all over my little hideaway." Tu-Lin smiled as bumped her fist to the side of her head while sticking her tongue out. It was adorable but right now adorable was not in the plan.
"Can you open the pathway?" Zorin asked as Tu-Lin then got nervous a bit.
"Yeah I could but why I mean we can hang out here till morning and then take the Horror on there. Look I even have games!" Tu-Lin called out holding the games in question.
"Tu-Lin!" Zorin scolded as Tu-Lin sighed a bit.
"Fine." Tu-Lin said as she then gulped as it was clear she rather not go into those tunnels. "Every time I go in there I see things I don't wanna see." Tu-Lin said as it was clearly something she did not want to be a part of. Soon with a wave of her Madou Brush and some levers being pulled the floor opened up revealing stairs and what looked like old barricades to keep it closed. Tu-Lin gulped a bit at what could be down there before Zorin and Toph lead the way into the cave.
Once all three were in the door closed behind them and in turn they began to explore the cave in question. But upside the door burst open and multiple glowing eyes looked around and saw its quarry was missing. It growled and began hunting again attempting to find the missing prey.
(Meanwhile in the Tunnel System)
The trio were walking down the tunnel with Zorin lighting the way and Toph guiding them with her earth bending. Tu-Lin of course was lagging behind clearly not wanting to be in these tunnels. It was as if something in these tunnels erupted things Tu-Lin would rather avoid hence why she locked these tunnels up. "Tu-Lin where is the closest exit?" Zorin asked as Tu-Lin looked ahead.
"Oh um this way." Tu-Lin said keeping calm as best she could.
"I'll let you guys know if something wants to kill us down here." Toph said as they kept up their paste.
As they walked the tunnel was ominous as they kept walking. Zorin had his guard up using his fire to light the path while Tu-Lin and Toph acted as their eyes and ears here. Just then Zorin kicked something that sounded like a toy of sorts as he looked down and picked it up revealing an old worn doll clearly of Fire Nation Origin. "What?" Zorin asked as Tu-Lin saw it and panicked.
"Don't touch that!" She called out snatching the doll from Zorin's hands causing him to yelp in surprise.
"What was it?" Toph asked while she glanced over to the duo.
"A doll." Zorin said as Tu-Lin took the doll almost like it was a life line.
"I was looking for this, I still need you so mom and dad know where to look for me." Tu-Lin ranted to herself almost like she was in a daze of sorts.
"Um what?" Toph asked as she was confused here but noted something. "Her Heart Rate is off it's like she's there but not there." Toph noted as Zorin knew that was normally a sign that someone was having some mental issues somehow.
"Zaruba." Zorin began quietly but Zaruba already knew.
"She's having a sort of infighting with herself. One wanting to accept the truth and another wanting to believe a lie." Zaruba said as Zorin saw this. "And from the sound of it, it involved her parents somehow." Zaruba said as Zorin knew what was wrong with this scenario.
"In other words unless we can figure out where the truth is and make her accept it she'll be a danger to us more than the Horror." Zorin said as Tu-Lin was mumbling to herself right now about trying to keep the doll recognizable.
(Later)
The group eventually found another door as Toph quickly used her Earth Bending to knock it down. Once she did dust shot out causing the group to cough a bit. Tu-Lin still had a firm grip on her doll as they group entered the room in question. Once they were inside they looked around and saw the Doll's origin point. It was an entire room filled with toys and other memento's all herald from the Fire Nation. Zorin walked around and picked up a random book and saw despite the dust it was clearly well taken care of.
"Wow that is a lot of toys." Toph said as even being blind she recognized the form of toys with her Earth Bending.
"Um can we leave here like now?" Tu-Lin asked as she walked by a bit wanting to get out of here.
"Sure once we find a door out." Zorin said as he then noticed something. He picked up a book and saw it was a diary of sorts. It was hidden well to allow it to be in plain sight but still be seen so that way if anyone other than the owner saw it they would instantly disregard it. But seeing as it didn't have dust on it meant it was used often. Zorin picked it up and opened it discreetly as Tu-Lin searched for the door out.
As he did so he skimmed through the book in question trying to find something of value until his eyes came to an old picture. Tu-Lin was there as Fire Nation Nobility but it seems her piece was burned off as the images showed a family with that same stoic expression on many such images. It was then Zorin realized what this was as someone tried to go out of their way to burn Tu-Lin's picture off only for the girl to salvage and save it. As Zorin looked upon it he began to read the entries inside it as he was lucky to be a speed reader. It detailed her life before the Makai and with the Makai as he looked to it and began to tear up a bit.
What was inside it erupted a sadness inside Zorin that was enough to draw tears from him. As he kept skimming through it he couldn't help but feel an intense sadness for Tu-Lin as he did so. Clearly whatever had happened to her was something that Zorin could not accept and in turn opted to close the book before he got angry or worse. He put it in his coat and began to help look for the hatch.
"Found it!" Tu-Lin called out as they saw the hatch and ladder before they in turn began to climb out of it.
(Outside the Hatch)
The hatch opened to reveal another room as Zorin looked around and saw it was clear for the time being. The trio climbed out and saw the room was mostly empty save for a few items and yet haunted quiet at the same time. Just then they panicked as they heard movement nearby and gagged yelling and turned to see the barrel labeled as food moving. Zorin walked over to it and sliced it open to reveal the gagged Sokka inside it as he quickly shot out like a jack in the box.
"Sokka?!" Zorin asked in shock as he saw him here before moving to untie him.
Once Sokka could speak again he gasped as he saw Zorin and Tu-Lin. "What the heck is wrong with this nut house?!" Sokka asked as he looked to the trio.
"
A Horror got in, that's what." Zorin said as he looked to Sokka.
"Great dark Spirits it's always those things." Sokka said as he pouted a bit in response.
"No use complaining now we have a way to stop it we just need to find the item to do it." Zorin said as Sokka heard this. "So where are the, others and what happened to you guys?" Zorin asked as he looked to Sokka wanting answers.
"I don't know, one moment me, Aang, Katara, and Toph were running away from this crazy fog that seemed like it was alive, and then suddenly I fall down a hole and went sliding all around, I couldn't even see if I was upside down or not then I fell in here and got wrap in ropes!" Sokka said as Tu-lin went, "Oh you fell into one of my trap to capture a horror if one ever gets in."
"Does they ever get in?" Zorin had to ask that as Tu-lin responded with, "A few strays wonder in at times from gate made form horror blood, and if I'm lucky I have a gate open up right next to a trap."
Zorin just wonder what goes on in the little girls mind other than her parent possibly abandon her to a fire nation fireworks maker as a slave, but decided to not open that can of worm just yet before he said, "Anyways, we need to find the others now before anything else. Sokka is there anything else you can tell us, maybe where you guys were heading before you fell?"
Sokka scratch his head as he said, "I really don't know, we were all running just to get away sense the entry was blocked, and the doors were closing around us, all I can remember if this big red sigh of sort with a weird looking symbol on it."
"What did the sigh look like?" Zorin asked as now they were getting somewhere if there wasn't too many sigh in the base as Sokka said, "It looked like a skull and two firework crossing each other behind the skull, or at least I think that what they were."
"Oh I know that, they are probably in the toy factory, a lot of the toys I make are in there," she said with a smile as Zorin said, "Is there anyways we can get there from here?"
"There… possible…maybe…a… way," Tu-lin said as she was trying to remember if there was one or not. She rubbed her chin a bit and had to think for a moment before snapping her finger and said, "I got it, we go up!"
Pointed up to the hole in the ceiling where Sokka may have come through has he said, "No way I'm going up there to where I fell down from, that thing could still up there!"
Zorin sighed to this as options maybe limited as he soon asked the crazy little girl, "Is there another route we can possibly take? A door or another tunnel of some sort?"
"Nope unless you want me to make one." Tu-Lin offered as she held a stick of dynamite in her hands.
"Well there are your options Sokka possible cave in by her, going back up there, or waiting here alone in the dark with Horrors roaming about." Zorin said as Sokka glared at Zorin hoping he was bluffing.
(Later)
"I hate you." Sokka scowled as the group were going back up the way Sokka came as Tu-Lin was using a Madou tool she had lying around which had enough for all of them.
"Well Sparky going up then." Toph said as she smirked a bit to this.
"No kidding." Zorin said as he honestly hoped the others were doing ok right now.
"Yea rising, rising we are rising yes we're rising how about you." Tu-Lin sang as Zorin rolled his eyes to her antics.
Just then everyone had to hold on for a bit as the entire place shook violently as everyone had to hold on tight in response but none the less held on. "Ok that is not a good sign." Sokka said as Zorin had to agree there.
"Tell me about it." Zorin said as he knew something was coming.
Whatever was happening outside they all knew it was something and if they were honest they were all worried in some way as to what it may very well be.
(Later)
The group arrived at the top and stepped out of the platform as they looked around and noted the fog was strong here. "Toph anything?" Zorin asked as Toph felt around.
"Yeah this spot I think our uninvited guest set up base here." Toph said as Zaruba felt it as well.
"Yes the Inga the darkness it's most prevalent here." Zaruba said as Zorin looked around for a moment. "It may not be aware that we are here yet... exercise caution." Zaruba urged to which the group agreed for now.
Sokka hid behind Toph and Tu-Lin with Zorin leading the charge as well making sure to keep an eye out for any unsavory guests showing up. But as they walked they noted that the place looked less like a factory and more like a workshop. The sound of ominous creaking was heard as it got those unused to this on edge. As they walked the mist began to part a bit and showed what looked like some old wooden toys made by hand.
"No..." Tu-Lin said as she saw her factory was changed and a particular spot was opened. A spot she wanted to remain close at all costs.
Zorin proceeded to investigate it as Tu-Lin saw it as well and looked to him. "Stop don't look at it!" Tu-Lin cried out as Zorin glared at her for a minute.
"Zorin whatever is drawing this Horror here its caused by her." Zaruba noted as he began to put the pieces together.
"It's not." Tu-Lin defended as it seems the Horror responded to it. The fog shifted as soon shadows were seen with what appeared to be laughter. Laughter of Children as well as cries of woe and sorrow as Zorin figured the Horror liked breaking its prey with their past.
"Sorry." Zorin apologized as this was the only way to draw the Horror out and opened the case.
"NO!" Tu-Lin cried out trying to stop Zorin but alas it was too late. The group expected some sort of unimaginable horror inside but this was not it. Instead it was a wooden carving of what appeared to be a family. Though it was a family it was not a happy family as the engravings showed a story... a truly tragic tale.
"What is this?" Zorin asked as he tried to make sense of it.
"It's... me." Tu-Lin said as she didn't want to admit it... not even to herself.
"It's her past." Toph said as she got the cryptic meaning of what she said.
The wooden carving seem to be moved around being played with, as a little Tu-lin like doll carving of her was on the ground, crying, with a male doll carving figure no doubt the father stood over her with a disappointed look on his face with a female doll carving that was the mother stood a distant that show no emotions, as soft crying is heard as the male doll said, "Why can't you fire bend like me?"
"She may not have the talent to make fire," the mother said to her husband as he turn around with the same upset look on his face as he said, "I was able to fire bend a to make a campfire at her age with a snap of my finger, she can't even lit a candle."
"I can… still… try… just please… wait," Tu-lin doll said as she try to stand up the real Tu-lin said, "Stop it… stop looking!"
Zorin, and Sokka keep watching the dolls while Toph just hear what was going on, as she can see the dolls moving, hearing sound coming from the, as if they were real, but she saw no hand touching them, just a cloud of fuzz in her mind that she sees surrounds them.
The father doll turn back around and said, "I'm tired of waiting, if you can't bend flames, then don't bother to try. We're heading back, now," the father doll said as the mother asked him, "What about Tu-lin?"
"What about her, she had two legs, she can walk on her own that at least she can do," the father said before walking past the mother doll as she stood there looking at Tu-lin for a moment before turning around herself and walk off as Tu-lin look up towards her parents and said, "Please… wait… mother."
"Stop it!" the real Tu-lin said as she did not want to see this anymore as an evil laugh is heard as the fogs started to surround the group.
"It's coming closer! It's surrounding us!" Sokka said as Toph summon forth an earth wall from the ground sense the floor wasn't cover in a sheet of metal and shot it at the fog, pushing it back and said, "Stop yelling like a little girl and do something then!"
A the fog started to surround Tu-lin until Zorin flame slash it away as he said, "keep away from the fog as best you can, keep at bay with wide attacks and blow it away."
"Easy for you to say, you two can bend!" Sokka said before Zorin sighed at this as he did forgot Sokka wasn't a bender type like his sister, wherever she is at, as Zorin looked around and saw what look like a giant fly swatter stake in the ground, as Zorin nodded before he took a breath as he summon forth a heat wave from his hand to the edge of his sword and slash towards it, just right under it, and making it flip in the air before he catch it and said, "Here use this then!"
he throw the giant fly swatter towards Sokka, point end first as it stab near him as he let out a yelp before he turn to Zorin and said, "Hey, give me a warning before you do that!"
"Would you rather if I stab it into your foot then?" Zorin said as Sokka try to figure out a restore but nothing came to mind as he just growl a bit and took the giant fly swatter and swing it around at the fog to keep it at bay as he said, "I'm using it because if forgot my boomerang!"
"Whatever make you happy," Toph said as she earth bend another wall out as she keep the fog at bay as Zorin keep watch of the small stage of the carved wooden dolls as another scene was coming up.
Tu-lin was still watching the dolls as it seem they were rearrange in a different setting as Yu-lin doll had a leaf in her hand and the center of it as burning as her mother watch her as she said, "Keep the ember from burning the leaf, do not let go or otherwise."
Zorin knew this trick as it was the same one his own master taught him. It was about control but most fire benders were out of control. He then heard yelping from the doll as Zorin quickly realized Tu-Lin ended up burning herself that day. Needless to say her parents were not pleased back then. Sokka saw this and he honestly could figure why this girl is messed up... bad parents from what he saw.
"It's not true their coming for me!" She tried to call out covering her ears and shutting her eyes close tightly. It was clear she was trying to hold onto a falsehood in hopes it would come to pass. Truly a lonely soul Tu-Lin was.
The story went from bad to worse as Zorin saw how she tried to show some talents but saw she had none of it. "What a waste her brothers could all bend fire and have secured high positions in the Fire Nation Army." The father doll said as Zorin saw this.
"Not even fit to be married off it seems either." The mother said as it was clear Zorin wanted to hunt those horrible people down and make them pay for it. Clearly they wanted all in their family to have the gift which was clearly abused as the Tu-Lin doll was showing signs of burns and abuse as Zorin looked ready to go off.
"Shut it stop it!" Tu-Lin roared out as she wanted to deny her past as much as possible.
"Why... it's the truth..." A demonic voice was heard as Zorin saw the Horror was making itself known. "We just want to help you." It continued as judging by how it spoke it was salivating in anticipation for its meal.
"Jeez." Sokka said as he heard some people wanted to live in denial finding denial to be sweet bliss.
The tale continued as the dolls shifted once more to show a new one who seemed to be a fireworks maker. Zorin hoped it would be a good sign as the Horror was clearly toying with her now. "Here take her and do whatever you wish with her." The mother said as Tu-Lin's past self was making cries to her parents who despite all they put her through she simply wanted them to acknowledge her.
"Please don't go!" Young Tu-Lin's voice was heard in the past as the crazy girl was starting to break down a bit.
"Don't worry you won't have to worry about her anymore." The man said as it was clear what this was.
"Oh no." Sokka said as he realized what this was in a heartbeat.
"What happened?" Toph asked as she didn't want to know in all honesty.
"They sold her... like some slave." Zorin said clenching his fist as he hated doing this but they needed to draw the Horror out somehow and this was the best way.
"No they didn't! NO THEY DIDNT!" Tu-Lin roared out as she glared at Zorin wanting to deny what was clearly truth.
"Hey sparky the thing is getting closer now!" Toph called out as Zorin knew this was fact as he had to keep going for Tu-Lin sake.
"Keep the wall up!" Zorin ordered as they were about to get to the tales climax.
The Dolls much like puppets began to rearrange once more to a new scene as the sound from the mist was becoming clearer for all who was here. As the story progressed it seemed time had passed and the doll Tu-Lin began to change and shift showing her not only aging but healing from her burns. Bruising came and gone but burns were less no doubt firework related accidents. As it progressed through Zorin, Sokka, and Toph were a bit weary of what they may find as Toph started to think she may not have had it so bad now back with her own parents.
Just then as the tale continued it didn't take long for Zorin to know where this was going. The Dolls began to form into shadows as Zorin was ready for it choosing to hold his stomach at bay while Toph from what she was hearing would gladly trade her hearing for sight. "Master what are you going?" Tu-Lin in the story asked as it began to change from something a tad more... explicit.
"He didn't." Zorin gasped as he saw this knowing exactly where this was going and needless to say if this man was a Horror he wanted to have a word for him.
"W-wait stop what I don't like this." The memory said as Tu-Lin tried to block it out of her ears but the memories kept coming back.
"Shut Up! Shut up!" She yelled to which Zorin knew exactly what had happened.
Girls get older after all and this man despite teaching her about fireworks and the like... was truly a sick man. It was then followed by the roar of a Horror and blade clashing as Zorin looked to Tu-Lin. "It was just a mistake... they'll come for me... they'll." She began only for Zorin to hug her shocking the Priestess.
"It's ok..." He said as he looked to her. "Just... let it out." Zorin said as he felt the girl began to break down in his arms. "My parents abandoned me also." Zorin confessed as he knew his mother had her reasons... but it still hurt. His father would have probably killed him if he didn't do what he did to Zuko instead.
The result was Tu-Lin beginning to cry as tears began to fall and she hugged him for dear life. "Thank you... but no time to be crying." Tu-Lin said as she let Zorin go and glared at the wall where the Horror was trying to bust through.
"Your right." Zorin said as he looked to the fog in question. "Toph." Zorin began as Sokka knew that tone.
"Right!" Toph called out as she in turn lowered the wall giving the Horror access on through.
The Fog in turn began to part and reform as Zorin glared at it. "Show yourself... HORROR!" Zorin roared and the fog responded by making a roar torts the young Makai Knight.
The Horror looked to be something of a Dark Spirit of sorts but taken to the extreme. It was clearly a beast of nightmares as it roared out at Zorin glaring hatefully at him while it got ready to murder him. Zorin noticed that it seemed to be covered in black armor with a serpent or dragon like creature wrapped around the shoulders with only a single eye glowing under it. It had a long tattered cape on its person that had a tail under it revealing that the cape may in fact be wings of sorts. (ESKK: Think of a demonic parody of Golbez from Final Fantasy).
"This is Dorogas the master of Illusions and nightmares. It takes an excessive pleasure in using his victim's trauma's to torture them and if they escape or his is forced to escape he makes sure to add another trauma to them for next time if they cross paths again. This Horror is a troublesome one." Zaruba explained to which Zorin figured as much.
"Understood." Zorin said as he was ready for battle with the Garoken held at the ready.
Just then before the battle could begin an axe blade spun in hitting the Horror causing it to roar via the mouth and part of the chest of the armor splitting open to show off a giant maw. From there Wu-Shu appeared via earth bending and grabbed his axe blade before Marvelous jumped out of the hole he made.
"Sorry we're late our tunnel guide got us lost." Marvelous said as following after him was Aang, Katara, and Miko.
"How did you?" Toph asked to which Miko spoke up.
"The Horror used the venting system to release a minor drug into the area causes our senses to dull a bit we didn't notice it because of what it was doing." Miko explained as she looked to the group as Tu-Lin saw it.
"We know what happened to her." Aang said as she then looked to Tu-Lin. "We found your diary by accident... sorry I couldn't help myself." Aang said holding the item in question.
"Glad to see you're ok." Zorin said as he glared at the Horror. "But I'll deal with this bastard." He began as he glared torts the Horror. "I may not know Tu-Lin well but I will never let it get away with making her cry." He said to which Wu-Shu and Marvelous nodded to him.
"Then go get him Tiger." Marvelous said as Miko and Tu-Lin then looked to each other before pulling out their Madou Brushes.
As Zorin got ready to summon his armor he felt it pulse in his hand as if trying to tell him something. As Zorin looked to it he felt an image enter his mind and saw Garo but his armor different as he rode Gouten with an army of Knights behind him. He was guided by emerald green Madou Flames much like the Fire Lord. But unlike the Fire Lord that the fires were for intimidation this fire showed a heroic leader a war lord charging into battle leading those who choose to follow.
"It. Is. time." Zaruba said and thus Zorin nodded to this knowing what this was exactly.
Garo always changes with the ages each Knight gaining his own unique variant for each generation. Zorin would be no different in this regard as he then cut open the portal for his armor. The portal opened and from it the Golden Armor shot out but instead of Garo appearing a shining light burst forth from the armor causing everyone even the Horror to shield themselves from it. Once it began to die down Garo stood there but his armor had taken on a new form as he stood in defiance against the Horror.
This Garo looked like a War Lord or a Shogun of sorts as some would call it he looked robust. As Garo glared at his foe he growled at them as the wolf motif of the helm remained as did the broad sword but the Golden Knight was clearly different now. He glared down his foe ready to fight as Marvelous even made a whistle to show how impressed he was. "Looking quiet manly there... Zorin." Marvelous said as Garo nodded to his friend for this.
"Come... HORROR!" Zorin roared as he glared at his foe. The Horror roared in fury and in turn the two charged at each other ready for battle clashing blades left and right. As the two did battle Garo hacked and slashed against his foe as the Horror countered as best he could but clearly Garo had become stronger since his last transformation.
Soon after their next clash the horror was throw against the wall, creating spider-web cracks s the horror gasp in pain as it says, "How can this be? You not supposed to be this strong."
"This strength is from those who lives I wish to protect and those who had died. You made an innocent life cry, and the life you have already taken cry out for justice, as the moment you came in here, you forfeit your life here horror," Garo said with determination and strength in his voice, as he stand before the horror ready to cut him down as he raise his sword as the horror said, "I won't let it end here!"
The horror unleash a huge fog from its mouth that surrounds Garo, soon being hidden behind a wall of fog with Aang crying out to him, "Zorin!"
As he was about to go help him, until Marvelous held him back as he said, "Do you really think that fog will do anything to him? You should learn by now not to underestimate as Makai knight by now."
Within the fog a glow came forth, a light that soon pierce through it as green flames shot forth that disburse the fog as the flames hit the horror lighting up in flames as it cry out in pain as Garo stood in place with his sword ablaze said to the horror, "This ends now."
Garo leap towards the horror with his sword raise high before bringing it down, cutting down the horror in half as the flames around blew up like a candle with the only thing now burning was the horror as it soon faded away to ashes and seal within Garoken.
Thing went silent after that, as Garo raise his sword along with its sheath, as he place it in halfway before held it vertical then shutting the sword in all the way with a ringing click is heard with the armor soon vanishing as Sokka said, "Its gone now… right?"
Zorin turn around and smile as he said, "Yea, the horror's gone we're all safe."
The water siblings was relief by that as everyone relax after that with Tu-lin still seem effected by what the horror did as Zorin walk over to her and said, "Hey, you don't have to be scared anymore. Your may have left you but you still have friends here with you, Wu-Shu is here and we're here as well if you need a shoulder to cry on, we're here for you now."
Tu-lin turn to Zorin and everyone else as they stood around Tu-lin before she sniff her nose, as she stood up and walk over before wrapping her arms around Zorin, wanting a hug as he gave one to her, along with everyone else that came in for a hug as she said, "t-thank you… all of you."
After a moment there was a sudden chilling laugh as everyone let off the hug as suddenly the ground suddenly shaken greatly before stopping as Sokka said, "What was that?"
"Something not good," Miko said as a laugh like that, she knew it was not good news, as soon enough the laugh came again as Zorin said, "Wait, That laugh… I know it. IS there an exit in here?"
Tu-lin pointed to a door in the room as she said, "That door, it leads to a hall would take you outside."
Without saying anything else Zorin took off with the Gang going after him as they knew trouble was not over yet, as they ran down the hall of the compound, as Zorin keep running straight until he reach the door at the end of the hall as he open it quickly as he came out and saw who was outside, standing on an orb in the middle of the air as he yell out, "V!"
"You are correct sir! It is I," V said as everyone else came out and saw 'V' in the middle of the air on a madou object of sort as Katara said, "Oh no."
"What going on? I can't see who out here?" Toph said as she cannot see V sense he in the air as Miko said, "Who is this?"
"V, the dark priest we meet at the north as he help unleash Rudra," Marvelous said as Wu-shu said as he held up his axe in a threatening manner, "Why r u here?"
"Oh me? Well see I've been on a bit of a hunt of my own you see!" V began as he then jumped off his Madou Tool using an umbrella of sorts akin to Mary Poppins. As he landed he smiled to his foes who he had been tailing for some time. "Though the thing I came here for is about to wake up as it were, once I can get what it has... I'm gone." V said only to fine wires around him.
"You're not going anywhere." Miko said as she glared at the foe and not long after he found blades from Marvelous, Zorin, and Wu-Shu surrounding him.
"Ooh scary." He taunted only for the ground to once more shake for more violently than ever before.
"What was that?" Sokka asked as Tu-Li went wide eyed.
"Oh shit." Tu-Li said as she realized what was happening.
"What is it?" Katara asked as Tu-Li smiled nervously.
"You know why else I was stationed out here besides building and testing Madou Tools?" she laughed nervously as the ground once more shook. "I had to keep something out here locked up." She confessed and thus the ground nearby began to burst out as fissures began to form from the ground.
V smiled before he focused and thus with a Madou tool managed to blast his attackers away with ease as the all hit a tree in the area. "Now then." V called out back flipping away atop a stump. "I'm sure you'd love to take care of me but I think you have a Horror to take care of first." V said pointing his thumb to the area as trees began to vanish as something began to side from the ground.
"Something is coming." Toph said as she gulped a bit. "Something big and for once has me scared." Toph confessed as she could feel it through her feet.
Zorin glared at V and then back to where the Horror was rising while gritting his teeth. "Dammit." Zorin cursed as he got back up and knew the Horror was more important.
(Sealing Ground)
The ground began to burst out as even more fissures appeared from it. A demonic aura began to emulate from the fissures as a massive hand made of stone began to reach out. Following it up was a knee of sorts as nearby in another fissure a single demonic eye of crimson red was seen from the darkness. The ground broke and cracked while rumbled further until it rose showing that something powerful and vile was buried deep under the earth and was no awoken. As the tremors continued a massive form began to rise from the Earth roaring out in fury and rage torts the heavens that stand against it.
Once it was fully freed a massive Horror was seen as it roared out in fury as it was at long last freed from its seal. It was covered in stone and earth that seemed almost like it was attached to its body. It was clear this was no normal Horror as it was much like the other two that make up the four. It was an ancient Horror no doubt and it was at long last awoken.
The group was in shock as to what they saw as they knew a battle was on their hands. It was clear now as in this battle the third of the Four had been unsealed from its prison and with its rise. Chaos was sure to follow suit. The Gaang knew this will be a difficult battle for them to win but they must persevere otherwise all will be lost.
(TBC)
ESKK: Well this is the first of a two part chapter so I hope you all enjoyed it anyway leave me a review folks, ja-ne.