Luz let out a breath before she shot her fist out, sending fire out, she sent another fist out, launching more fire, then she ran and jumped. In the air, she spun and did a wide kick in the air, creating an arch of fire. She landed and but her fist in her hand and bowed.
"Your turn." Luz said.
Hunter looked at that, surprised at the natural ability of Luz. He got into a stance as well and threw a punch, making a small thing of fire shoot out. He repeated it with his other hand, getting the same result as before. He went for a kick and made his own arch of fire. He stumbled a little on the landing. Luz noticed this and might have an idea of what's wrong.
"Which leg is your stronger leg?"
"My right leg, why?"
"Use that leg on the landing, use your left leg to Firebend." Luz said, "Firebending is equal in each limb, so use your weaker leg to firebend and use your stronger leg to land. Try it again."
Hunter got back into the stance and did it again, only this time, when he landed, he used his right leg to catch himself, allowing him more control over his landing, which prevented him from falling or stumbling. Luz clapped.
"Yeah, now you're getting it!" Luz said.
"Yeah, I am." Hunter said, "But I don't know if basics will be able to stop him."
Luz thought about it, and he was right. Hunter was older than she was, but had next to no bending experience, while their enemy was a strong Firebender and had several more powerful Firebenders.
"That's a good point, which is why I'm going to teach you something every Firebender should know." Luz said, "How to redirect Lightning."
Luz put her fingers up and started moving her arms. Sparks began to generate, and Luz shot Lightning from her fingers. Hunter watched in awe from it, he's never actually seen Lightning generation before. It was powerful, dangerous, yet awe inspiring at the same time.
"Wow, Lightning seems-"
"Dangerous?" Luz asked, "It is, which is why it is one of the highest forms of Firebending. Now, there is a technique to redirect it, which is based off Waterbending."
Luz started to show him the technique and he began to copy.
"With this, you use your opponent's energy against them. Let the Lightning connect with your fingers, let it flow up your arm, into your stomach. The stomach is called the Sea of Chi, where all energy of the body is found. When you make it to the stomach you lead it up and out of the other arm." Luz said, "You always should be careful, because if you hit your heart, you will die."
"I never knew that this could be so in depth." Hunter said.
"Humanity has a history with stuff like this, confusing and in depth." Luz said, "The person that invented this technique was one of the few people that could truly connect to the spirit world and learn from other cultures. His name was Iroh, and he is my personal hero. I hope to become as great as he was."
When Luz was done for the day, she got on Eda's... on her staff and flew away. She landed outside of the Owl House and walked inside, it was probably almost one in the morning when she got back, so it wasn't surprising to see Lilith asleep on the couch. Don't get Luz wrong, it was surprising to see Lilith here, it just wasn't surprising to see Lilith sleeping this late. Luz grabbed a blanket and put it over Lilith, it would be wrong to wake someone who's probably been having just as bad of a day as Luz has been having. Luz went back to her closet and got in her sleeping bag, King sleeping on it waiting for her. Luz closed her eyes and went to sleep, hoping that tomorrow would be easier on her. At the castle, Belos looked out the window. He felt at ease now that Hunter was learning more about his bending, but that didn't mean anything compared to what this enemy was capable of. He wishes he was faster, then the Owl Lady would still be alive, and they would have another ally in this battle. Not to mention that the Avatar would be a lot happier and not in her current state.
"I don't know where you are, but I know you will be defeated." Belos said, "I don't know what you're doing, but I will find the Blight Girl and crush you with my hands."
In another part of the Isles, Caine smiled evilly as he watched the girl laying on the floor. Who knew she could be so stubborn. He crouched down and grabbed her by the hair.
"So, are you done trying to fight back?" Caine asked.
Amity, who had suffered from several broken ribs, a broken arm, blood falling out of her nose, mouth, and eyes, two missing teeth, and a black eye, glared at him. She spit blood at him, which made him growl. He slammed her head on the ground, breaking her nose, then kicked her in the ribs, causing her to cry in pain.
"I've had enough of your attitude, bitch." He said, shooting fire at her hand.
Amity screamed as her arm was burned. Caine walked towards a table, with nearly a dozen needles filled with demon venom.
"Don't worry, you'll heal soon." He said, grabbing one and walking back towards her, "And I'll have my new weapon."
He forcefully jabbed the needle into Amity's neck, making her scream in pain. He grabbed her by the hair again and started to pull her to the table.
"Don't worry... we still have eleven more to go."
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