Elements Joined

Chapter 4

Written by: Drgn Prncss and FirebenderKaji

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Kaji grunted; sweat beginning to form on his brow. This was a small group- only about twelve fighters- but they were all well trained.

Looking over, he saw Kaze in a worse state, despite starting later in the battle. His clothes were sliced right through in some places, and blood slowly tricked from a few cuts. Not to mention several burns singeing his hair and hands. Why had he helped…?

Kaji quickly decided to ponder the young Airbender later, as three warriors charged him at once, coming from his back and sides. Twisting his body oddly, he cut through the armor of all three, but only wounded one- they were just outside his range.

Cursing heavily, Kaji ducked one of the soldier's broad swords, and stabbed up his hands, rendering him useless for the fight. The other two were wiser, coming at him from both sides in unison. At first, Kaji looked like he was defeated, only to duck at the last minute. The Fire Nation warriors stabbed each other in the armor less places Kaji himself had created.

Smirking arrogantly at the bodies, Kaji looked around- It appeared Kaze had only taken out one other soldier, leaving five left. The thief looked back at him, and stared wide-eyed for a second behind them, before returning to the fight. Kaji took a quick peek behind him, and mentally cursed. There was a large fissure behind them- it would be suicide to try and get over it while fighting.

Kaze suddenly yelled to him, "What are you, insane? Bend, dammit!" His blonde hair was blown back from his own attacks, and his blood slicked skin made it nearly impossible to tell where it was all coming from.

Kaji grimaced. He didn't want to bend- and didn't need to! He was a warrior, he didn't need bending to beat these fools. With that though, Kaji rushed at the five remaining fighters. At first, he managed to damage them, but was soon over come and slammed by the (thankfully) blunt part of a spear. He tumbled for a second, before performing a back hand spring to get back on his feet, and stand side-by-side with Kaze. The fissure was right behind them, and several small rocks rolled down the cliff face when one of them stepped slightly over the edge.

"What did you think you were doing! Fire bend!" Kaze grunted. Kaji glared at him for a moment- that stupid thief had no idea what he was talking about! - But knew he was right. With a sigh, Kaji lifted his arms into a ready stance, noting with a slight bit of surprise that he had been nicked a few times by swords.

With a breath of air, Kaji pulled out his inner fire, and blasted it forward. It was much more powerful than anything the soldiers had thrown. Next to him, Kaze added airbending to the fire, causing a flaming tornado to appear. Both controlling the tornado, they sent it hurdling towards the benders. Those who were in the direct line of fire were burnt to a crisp immediately. Those who weren't were sucked in by the swirling air, and quickly became ashes on the wind.

Tired and out of breath, Kaji sat down. He grabbed his katana, as it had been knocked from him and lay near the edge of the fissure. The warrior was relived that it hadn't fallen over. This sword was more than a weapon- it held a legacy that would never be matched.

Next to the fire bender, Kaze had lay down along side the fissure, completely wiped. Slowly- his bruised muscles were incredibly sore- and picked up his pack. Reaching into his pack, he grabbed a roll of bandages. Quickly wrapping up the worst of his injuries, he reached out to hand the bandages to Kaji.

The warrior stared at Kaze, long and hard, before taking the bandages and wrapping his worst wound- one on his head where the fighter with the spear had hit him. There was a moment of utter silence, before Kaji asked, in a defensive tone, "Why did you stay? Why did you fight?"

Kaze looked up a Kaji for a moment, before replying. "I don't know. I guess you don't seem like an okay guy." Kaji nodded, as if confirming a thought.

There was another silence, before Kaze asked his own question. "Hey, Kaj, why didn't you use fire bending until the end?"

Kaji glared at Kaze momentarily. "Don't call me Kaj, or I you will pay dearly." In a slightly more friendly tone, he added, "Plus, it wouldn't have been a challenge that way."

Kaze smiled at the light joke, though slightly amazed that the serious Fire bender had said such a thing. As he did so, the smallest ghost of a smile crossed Kaji's lips.

Maybe…maybe he could heal the wounds in his soul, like the one on his head. But for now, he would sleep, and the next day can bring what it may.

And with that, Kaji slept.

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DP: Awwww, I love the ending. So cute.

FK: (just trying to get her to shut up, as she's been babbling for twenty minutes strait) Hey look! It's Bumi!

DP: Bumi! WHERE? (runs off in search of her hero)

FK: (really fast) Okayhopeyoulikedit. Reviewgottagobye!