Children of the Elements
Chapter 1
City on Fire
After a hail of flaming arrows spilled over the city I knew my people would not survive this conflict with the fire nation. My name is Zack I am 18 years old and I live in a large city called Eqotoa. A major city of the earth nation Eqotoa is a port city full of trade and commerce. Bustling with life and activity Eqotoa is a peaceful place that I call home and now my home was under attack and I would not just sit there while my people were killed and slaughtered by the soldiers of the Fire Nation. My family was evactuating the city, taking with them what they could carry and what they needed leaving for the nearby village of Grunde.
As I ran through the burning streets carrying only my long sword the city burned a beautiful orange like the sun setting on a summer day. What few warriors still alive fought against the invading murderers of the Fire Nation their final attempts would be honored greatly once this was all over. The earth benders that guarded the mayor were making their ways through the streets guarding the mayor with their lives even though he would sacrifice all of them to escape with his life from this onslaught. As soon as I reached the main street I saw the horrors that this war brought to the world I gasped as I saw fire nation warriors murdering innocent women, children, and animals. A rage grew in my soul one that I would never forget and with a rush of fury I charged at the horde of fire nation warriors and held my sword out preparing to kill every one of them for destroying the innocent people of my city.
One of them saw my charge and kicked his left leg into the air causing a blast of fire to fly at me. "Fire benders!" I thought in my mind, but I wasn't quick enough to dodge the attack and the rush of fire hit me burning my skin, but not enough to end my rage. I continued the charge and I yelled "MURDERERS!" as I pierced my blade into the armor of one of the warriors killing him instantly and causing his dead lifeless corpse to fall to the ground. "Oh this one will be fun to kill" said the warrior who kicked the fire at me. I drew my sword from the body of the dead warrior and held it up preparing to engage with all of them and I let out a breath of anger.
Three warriors surrounded me, all were fire benders, and all of them were prepared to kill me as I stood there with my blood stained sword help up high. The first one came at me with a very swift kick that looked like a blur, I reacted too slowly and the kicked landed on my face burning my cheek with fire and pushing me back a few inches. I grasped the sword tighter and slashed as quickly and as hard as I could, but my efforts were useless as the warrior who kicked me grabbed the blade and pulled the sword from me. "Pitiful" he said "your the best this city has to offer?" he continued as he threw my sword into the distance landing next to a dead villager. The warrior behind me kicked fire at me causing me to collapse in pain with searing burns all over my back.
All three of the warriors gathered around me and I blacked out hearing a voice in the distance saying "Report back to the ship this battle is won." I found myself in a dark place that felt cold and lifeless, but inviting in an odd sense. Where I was I did not know, but what I was certain of was the fall of Eqotoa and the death of my people. I heard voices, faint whispers in the dark saying things such as "Death is only the beginning." and "Your death was not in vain." Then I opened my eyes seeing a long, dark, damp corridor of old rusted metal and pools of water.