A Kiss in Ba Sing Se
[A/N: We all have those surprising sides that should be kept under wraps.
Sometimes what we hold as truths may not hold up to inspection.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Avatar: The Last Airnbender
Enjoy.
Comment if you wish. All feedback is welcomed.]
Chapter 56
Pride and Prejudice
The shriek startled Katara as Toph dropped to her hands and knees away from the light that still bound the Avatar in place. Her small body was shaking uncontrollably while her hands felt about aimlessly before her.
Katara sprang forward with catlike agility, edging out the rapidly closing countess as she caught the collapsing princess. "Toph, what wrong? What happened to you?" Katara asked in a angst filled voice, suspecting the worse.
The blind woman's tiny hands started to anxiously pet the waterbender's face, "Katara... Katara is this you? I-I hurt... I hurt so badly. It... it feels like I've been ripped on the insides! Oh... it hurts," Toph groaned as she hung onto the tribeswoman.
Katara held back her own feeling for her friend's sake. "I'm sorry you hurt so much, but I'm gonna make it all right... trust me Toph, I'm gonna make it all right," she promised. "Someone, run a bath and make it hot as possible!"
"Aan-Aang," Toph stammered letting her hands map the chestnut-haired girl's face. "Where's Aang? Is he free?" she asked in a weakened voice.
The waterbender looked deeply into the horrified face of the little princess. Her muffled jade eyes were wide with fear. Normally, they had such spirit to them, but now, they appeared lost and empty. Katara folded her hands over the trembling young girls, "No Toph, he's still in the Spirit world but I'm sure hell be alright," she reassured her, raising the earthbender's unsteady hands to her breast, "feel my heart baby girl, it's me."
A long, high-pitched, whine escaped the young princess' throat as she collapsed against the motherly waterbender. Katara scooped her up princess-style as she stood to her feet. She made it look as Toph were light as a feather. Her movements appeared so natural and without strain. She walked over to the big chair that she and her brother had occupied, with the cradled girl, "Move Sokka... my turn."
He swiftly jumped out of her way, moving to the side of the chair, trying to discern the weeping girl's condition.
"If I may Ambassador," Lili spoke up, ",we can take care of..."
"No," Katara and the rest of the Gaang in the room replied in unison.
"What you can do is run that damn bath!" the waterbender barked with increased agitation.
The countess bowed as she signaled Lei to comply with the order.
The blue-eyed girl took the seat and started to stroke her friend's thick black hair, "Shush now, you leave this to me baby girl. I can fix this... I can fix everything. Nobody is taking you from me ever again," Katara said soothingly, her blue eyes, ice she-wolf like, as she glared at the chief lady.
Lili felt her own intuition grow as well, scowling in opposition for a brief second, but then she turned away. "As you wish milady. When she has calmed, please give me liberty to examine her. I want to make sure that some sort of chi poisoning has not been administered. She is apparently not able to use her bending to see at the moment and this is of great concern as well as what we witnessed her and the Avatar being made to do."
"Don't you think that concerns me as well?" Katara spat, narrowing her eyes. "I understand how chi works and I can sense if anything is wrong. If I need you, I will let you know... your Majesty!"
The taste of blood filled the countess' mouth as she bit her own tongue in order to stymie her snide reply. She half bowed silently, and retreated from the room. "Who does that ignorant, backwater, low-born, tramp thinks she is speaking too," the Chief Lady thought as she left for the confines of the study. "That's my cousin you're holding... she's my songbird, not yours!"
Sokka sighed, "Katara, I think she just wanted..."
"Don't get involved brother," Katara growled without looking his way. "You really don't understand what's going on here and besides that... she needs me!"
Sokka looked at the other two ladies-in-waiting. They did not seem to have appreciated the way Katara had dismissed their elder cousin.
"Okay, just take care of li'l sis, Katara, I've got your back," her brother reassured her as he steadily watched the two related Toph replicas eyeing them.
Zuko and Suki evidently was watching as well as they took up positions at the other sides of the chair, closing ranks. "Be careful," the Fire Lord whispered to his companions. "My intel says that each one of them is a trained assassin in her own right. Anti-bender trained, even the big breasted bender!"
Mai leaned forward out of her seat. "Will you all stop acting like you're gonna restart that stupid war!," she huffed staggering between the two parties and waving an empty decanter of brandy. "Lady Fong, please have someone fetch me another bottle of this delicious peach, what do call this good shit?"
"Brandy, milady," the Bei Fong woman replied with a terse smile. "It is called the 'Nectar of Gaolin', our home town, not shit. It is renowned for its sweetness and full body."
The usually gloomy lady smiled, "Well excuse me. I didn't me to offend the 'Nectar of Gaolin'. I just want a refill," she requested presenting her empty bottle and glass.
"There is more at the end of the buffet if you wish to get it," Fong directed her. "I hope you understand the circumstances and that we are short of help at the moment."
Mai shrugged, "Z, be a dear and fetch me more of this good shit... oops, I mean nectar."
"A bit busy as well Mai," he replied scanning the now three ladies and Lei made her return.
"The bath is ready milady," she informed Katara with a bow.
"Thank you Lei," Katara replied still only looking at Toph. "This will only be like a dream very soon my baby girl."
"Hey ladies, I think everyone would be put at ease if you would take you hands out of your sleeves," the Vice Regent suggested, making full eye contact with Mei Mei.
The surly cousin winked at him, "Oh, I'm sorry. Does having our hands hidden from your sight bother you, your highness?" she replied with all too much sarcasm.
Sokka smiled brightly to her surprise. "It does because of the weapons in those sleeves makes us nervous," he admitted. "Look, we're all here to help Toph. No one wants to hurt her and that should be plain to everyone. So please, for her sake... truce?"
"Then let's seal this with a kiss good-looking," Mei Mei proposed stretching out her arms. "It will be the best you've ever had! I'll send you to paradise!"
"More like Hades," Lei interjected shaking her head. "You're better off sticking your tongue between a puff-cobra fangs than kissing that! You just can't trust where its been."
There was a bit of silence followed by a roar of laughter rang out around the room. Of course, Mei Mei scowled crossly at her giggling, quick-witted, cousin.
It did reduce the tension in the room, but the three friends stayed in close vicinity to the seated waterbender as she rocked the elfin princess.
"Please trust me," Zuko uttered, "...Katara loves her as much, or maybe more than anyone. She would never hurt Princess Toph even after what she saw," he promised them.
The glances that passed between the ladies projected their suspicions about how those words would change if the ambassador knew the truth. Still, they knew she didn't.
Fong nodded her acceptance of Zuko's words. "Mei Mei, please get our guest another bottle of brandy. The 10-year-old one. I think she will find it most pleasing, but a warning, too much and you'll feel this... shit come morning, milady."
"I'll keep that in mind," Mai grinned as she surrendered the other bottle to the passing lady. She could hear the Toph clone calling them all out of their names under her breath. The knife thrower had to restrain herself from laughing in the young woman's face. She didn't want any unexpected additives in her drink.
"Where's Toph?" Aang asked Hidimbi as she began to walk away.
"Don't you mean the monster," she corrected him with a cut of her blue unblinking eyes.
The Avatar closed the gap, "Why are you mad at me and why am I still here? if anything, she's the one that lied to me!" he claimed with a deep scowl.
The man-eater turned to look him full in the face. "Lied to you? When was that milord? I see and know all matters of truth and lies in this world. I've never heard her lie to you even once," the spirit informed him, as she pounded a finger into the middle of his chest. "If anyone lied, that would be you! You said that you loved her no matter who or what she was... do you recall, Avatar? I guess you should have qualified that a bit more... heh?"
he could not keep looking her in the eyes as he stared down. "Well, not telling me, she's one of those... those things... is just like lying," he angrily accused, waving his hands about. "Here she is, crawling around in my brain, twisting my thoughts and dreams to her every..."
The deepening growl captured Aang's attention as the man-eater started to increase in size before him. From the guttural emanations, he expected some hideous creäture to be the result. Instead, Hidimbi, threw back her long, flowing, golden hair to portray a woman of extraordinary beauty. The blue eyes were the same, but all else appeared 100% human. She was slightly taller than him, which gave Aang an excellent view of her ample bosom, whose cleavage was highly noticeable. The garment that fit the small spirit, was relatively short and close on the full-size, full-figured woman.
She glared at the drooling boy, "Now listen to me you little... punk! She didn't tell you because she knew you were an opinionated, selfish, bigot! She was afraid you were going to reject her, and now you've proven her right. You would rather believe myths and fairy-tales than one who has fought beside you, even placing her life endanger many times. She gave up her family at your request, and you have the nerve to accuse her of playing with what little mind you have?" man-eater snarled, displaying her full set of pointed teeth. "I ought to suck you dry right now, Avatar of not!"
She allowed the front of the short robe to fall open showing her full breast and that her pubic mound was covered in the same fur/hair that once was all over her. "Do you like the way I look? It is my hunting form! Don't think because we are in this world, or that you are the Avatar, you are safe. I am the avenger of truth! When a person breaks their oath, then I settle the score."
"I-I thought you said you didn't take sentient life," he stuttered.
"How could you be considered, sentient with your ignorant way of thinking. I'll personally drain the chi from you here! You should consider it an honor. Then I'll make a special trip to your world to relieve you of your worthless physical existence!"
"Eh, uhm... hold on Hidimbi," he exclaimed nervously retreating slowly. "I'm not evil, I'm the Avatar."
She began to slowly approach him. "Being the Avatar does not stop you from being evil, the two aren't mutually exclusive. In fact, you can even say several of your past lives have done more harm than good! Maybe taking you out now will reset everything to the way it should be. I can promise you, it will be the best experience of your miserable short life, but sadly... also the last," she uttered lunging forward.
The frightened, and yet extremely nimble monk rolled just under her reach, popping up on his feet a short distance away.
"Oh, I do like it when my dinner runs," she purred. "It builds the appetite and anticipation."
"That was close," he thought as he started to run. "If she catches me here, I'm dead meat without any spiritual energy."
Suddenly, a blur of color crossed in front of him, and she was sitting upon him, pinning is hands by his shoulders.
"How disappointing Avatar. I thought airbenders were faster than that," she chortled lightly. "Don't be too disappointed. The Avatar cycle will continue, just without you. And when I say without you... I guess Roku will have to fill in."
He stopped struggling against the amazingly strong creäture. "Why? Even if you kill me, my spirit will..."
She shook her head. "Nope, not if I remove you from the cycle. Chi, your spiritual energy binds you to the Avatar. I drain you of that and... well you figure it out, smart guy."
Aang felt panic coming on. "If I could only bend in this cursed world," he shouted at her in frustration.
Hidimbi looked down at him with disdain. "Oh, that's right, you're more or less only a common bag of mud aren't you,"she chuckled even more. "Are you familiar with the term, succubus? When I said you will enjoy this, I really did mean it," she assured him as she began to straddle him and once more his clothes vanished.
"Aan-Aang... Aang..." Toph began to moan. "Where's Aang? Is he back?"
"He's still in there, remember I already told you?" Katara reminded her as she bent cool water over the metalbender's slightly feverish brow.
Toph swallowed hard trying to focus through the pain to think. "Aang is in danger... he needs... help. Lili, get Lili!" she managed to wheeze out.
The waterbender leaned in closer to understand better. "Lili's not here Toph, but, how is Aang in danger?"
The little prince clutched at the waterbender's top. "Rakshasi, he's in there with a female Rakshasi!" Toph was able to say finally before passing completely out.
Zuko turned pale as Mai dropped her new decanter of brandy on the floor shattering it.
Katara looked totally puzzled by their reactions. "Rakshasi, what's a Rakshasi?" she asked as her eyes went around the room.
"Mei Mei, go find Soo Ming now. I don't care whose bed you have to drag her trampy ass out of! Lei, go find Lili. Tell her what we now know!" Fong ordered the two others. I will stay here and keep watch. Don't worry about the princess, I have my silver scythe if I need it."
"Yes ma'am," they replied before they both sped from the room.
"Zuko, what's happening and why is everybody panicking like this?" Katara asked trying to contain herself.
"Succubus, the most feared creäture I know," he breathed out slowly. "Aang is trapped in that game with a temptress that devours souls. Because he's in the spirit world, he'll be defenseless against it. It all makes sense why Toph did what she did to… I mean for him," Zuko exclaimed rubbing his forehead. "Wow, she's really drained. She gave it her all and must have fought to her last to stay with him."
The Vice Regent lifted a brow. "Why would she do such a thing for Aang?" Sokka now asked.
"Succubus acquire souls through sex, draining men's life force," Mai informed them. "In the spirit world they are much more efficient. Many sages have succumbed to their wiles and were found locked in a meditative state until they died of hunger and thirst. No soul to return to their body. But a woman is able to counter their attempts. If she can keep his attention on her, the demon's tricks are rendered useless. The little princess was satisfying him to keep him from that... monster. She really is something," the knife wielder said as she looked at the blind royal in a new light.
"Mai, isn't there something you could do?" the Fire Lord suddenly asked.
"Oh no, if anyone is gonna satisfy him now it's gonna be me!" Katara protested from her chair. "He's my boyfriend!"
Zuko felt the glare from the Vice Regent and the others burning through him. "Hey, I didn't mean like that you guys! Mai's grandfather and uncle are Fire Sages. She's been a Temple Maiden as well. I know she pretty adept at exorcisms, at least Azula says she is. Mai, do you think you can help?"
The tall woman rubbed her eyes trying to clear her mind. "I-I need a quill, ink and strips of linen. I will write some talismans. Zuko, you know that thing can follow him to this world. They are hunters and they don't like their prey taken from them... be ready," she warned as she turned to face Fong. "Do you have rice wine? I need salt as well, lots of it!" she requested tying her raven hair back into a single bun and was looking amazingly sober. "Hurry, we don't know how long he will be able to resist her!"
"Shuddup and just do what you're gonna do!" Aang replied as he locked eyes with the succubus. The momentary staring contest ended as Hidmbi did something Aang wasn't sure she was capable of; she blinked. A smile began to unfold upon his face.
"What's wrong Rakshasi," he started to tease, "...aren't I juicy enough for you? Let me guess, Avatar's are fattening?" The young monks eyes drifted downward between them. "I mean, I wouldn't want to disappoint you since you've gotten all dressed up, or should I say down, for the occasion."
"Why… why aren't you erect!" Hidimbi questioned as she pushed down upon him once more with greater vigor. "You are as soft and weak as an old man! How are you doing this?"
Aang started to laugh maliciously as he watched her frustration grow, "Practice Rakshasi… just practice. I was locked in that iceberg with a very beautiful lady that used to dance totally naked for me. After a while, it became normal. This is nothing, especially after what Toph did for me!" he declared, a tinge of sorrow in his voice. "I'm sure you've heard the expression, the filled moose-lion doesn't hunt."
The spirit being was now back in her original compact form, still sitting atop of him. "Laugh all you wish Avatar, but time is on my side. Your carnal urges will return and when they do, I will take you... slowly now for you arrogance!" she growled baring her teeth at him.
"You know, you're really cute," he teased with a wink sitting up. "But you're really not my type. I'm not into bestiality. I really can't see how those monks who got taken by one of your kind were ever tempted, besides, I'm sure my friends will set me free as soon as Toph tells them..."
Hidimbi was now laughing almost hysterically.
Aang was looking cross now. "Why are you laughing like you've gone crazy of something," he asked now standing to his feet, pushing the minuscule creäture off. "Don't you think my friends will come for me?"
Hidimbi caught her breath. "Do you really think that her highness will send help for you after you tossed her aside and declared her a... monster, Avatar? I mean, first you say you love her regardless and then you say she's not even worth loving in all essence! Even after all that she's done for you, you have the gall and the audacity to think she would be stupid enough to come to your aid once again?"
Aang folded his arms, "I never said she was a monster... or not worthy of love. I would never tell her that," he sighed looking down.
"Yes, you never said those words directly to her but you spoke of her kind in that way, now didn't you? Funny, you don't see her the same as them? They can't help what they are, they are truly born that way and yet you hold it against them. You accept her and not them?" the man-eater asked now very curious.
"How can I or any moral person accept them?" he screamed at her, clenching his fist. "I will never ever accept them, as... as even human!"
"You narrow minded bigot!" Hidimbi shouted back pointing a furry finger his way. "Forgive me your Highness, fo-for putting you in this terrible position. I thought better of you Avatar than you deserved," she snarled glaring at him. "Don't you see, if you don't accept them... all of them, then how will you ever truly accept her or claim to love her? You are a hypocrite of the worst kind. You claim to be open and understanding but harbor hate and resentment towards a people who have done you no ill!
Aang's brow furrowed. "I... I know they're evil, maybe not Toph. Maybe her being the Jade Emperor's daughter has protected her from that..."
The Rakshasi let out a deafening roar that caused him to fall to his knees. "Enough of your ignorance! She told you she had to mature naturally, didn't she? Being the emperor's daughter gave her no advantage you fool! So I have another question Avatar. Why would you even think that her kind as evil?" the succubus asked shifting back to her hunting form so that she was looking down on him. "You're supposed to be the Avatar. Enlightened and wise, bringing understanding, peace, balance and harmony to the world. Yet this simple thing you do not comprehend? Even Fire Lord Ozai knew better."
The comment caused him to scowl deeply to the man-eater's pleasure. Aang could also feel the fear rising up once more at her change in form.
"Oh, did that sting you puny Avatar pride?" she teased with a flick other unusually long tongue. "You're so ignorant you didn't even realize that the nations that survived the war did so with the help of her kind... all three of them!"
"That's not true," he refuted. "Katara told me, they were outlawed in the south," Aang replied, almost in shock.
"And how did the South fare in the war Avatar? How many benders survived... same as the Air Nomads? Just one... only one!" she pointed out walking about him. "Air Nomads and Southern Water Tribe outlawed them and... poof, brought to the edge of extinction. What a coincidence, wouldn't you say... Avatar?" She put an arm around his neck suddenly. "Let me tell you a little secret you mindless asshole. You couldn't have ended the war without one either... Avatar," she smirked, licking his cheek.
Aang's mind began to reel with all the images of the demure earthbender and how she seemed to just effortlessly meld with him from the start. She could almost predict his movements before he could say what he wanted at times. In battle, they never exchanged a single comment, all because she was a...
"That's right Avatar, you see the truth of it now," Hidimbi said as she started to nibble his ear. "Say it... say what she is... say it..." she commanded him in a whisper.
The Avatar felt his entire body growing hot as red light swirled about him. Her words echoed in his mind as he his mind slipping away. "Thought Seer," he finally replied feeling as though the words were taboo.
"See, that wasn't so hard now was it?" she asked as let her hand take hold of his penis. "Hmm, coming along nicely now my sweet Avatar," she seethed with a smile. "Soon we'll be joined in bliss, an eternal one for you unfortu... "
The Rakshasi's eyes went wide as her captive vanished from her grasp.
"AARRRGGG, AVATAR! You will surely not escape me so easily!" she swore as black spiral horns protruded from either side of her forehead. "I hunger!"
This was the roughest reëntry Aang had every experienced, bar none. It felt as though his spirit had collided with his body with enough force to almost drive it into the ground. Every muscle felt as though it was aching and he wasn't sure, but he could swear that he struck the back his head on the stone floor tile, very hard.
"Get him out of the salt circle," Mai ordered as she jumped into it with a fist of salt and a bowl of the rice wine.
"OW! Monkey feathers," he yelled into the air. "Ya didn't have to drop me like a rock back here, I'm still not entirely well!" he complained stretching into his body.
"Better than being entirely dead," Sokka replied candidly. "From the way you were reacting over here, looks like she almost had ya bro."
"You... you all know about the Rakshasi?" he gasped in absolute surprise.
"Duh, I'm not doing this for my health," Mai retorted sardonically, keeping her amber eyes on the center of the circle.
Both Sokka and Zuko took him by an arm and carried him out of the it, being careful not to break the salt ring. They walked him back to the area where Katara was holding Toph in the high-back chair.
"He's out Mai," Sokka called back to her. "You get out too!"
She didn't have to be told twice as she hopped backwards, mindful of her handiwork and never taking her eyes off the center.
Katara frowned as she stared his way still seated with the unconscious princess. "Of course we do. Why wouldn't we Aang? Toph told us everything as soon as she could. She was in a lot of pain... ripping herself up like that for you. I... I hope you're... grateful!" the waterbender choked out as she kissed the top of the little general's head. "She gave you her maidenhood... her virginity! A girl... only does that once ya know."
Guilt rose up in him simultaneously with the pain just behind his scrotum. His hands grabbed his crotch as his knees buckled and he rolled to the ground. "Uugghhh, what's wrong with me? Did somebody kick me in the nuts when I was gone?" he groaned.
"No, not at all Avatar," the relieved countess said as she arrived back in the suite with Lei. "Your prostrate has been... shall we say, over extended, and even though you didn't feel the effects in the spirit world, your body has to live them out here. A man is not design for ten... or more climaxes in a row," she explained. "The strain was considerable."
Zuko squatted down next to him. "It only hurts when you laugh Aang," he joked. "It'll pass in time."
The monk folded up even more. "I won't... try to laugh then," he groaned.
"It's coming! It's trying to tear through my barrier," Mai warned checking the placements of her talismans and the integrity of the circle. "Everyone get ready. Katara, watch over the princess and keep her out of sight, just in case it's looking for her too. Zuko, cover the Avatar, doesn't look like he'll be any good in a fight holding his dick back there like that."
Aang tried to stand hearing her comment but could only fall to the floor again. "I am not holding my dick... ahhh, damn this hurts!" the airbender gasped.
Sokka took up his place beside Mai with a long dagger and a bag of salt. "No dude, pretty much looks like you're holding your junk... and uh, it's all hanging out still," he informed him.
Through the haze of his pain, Aang felt his bare flesh but could do nothing to resolve the immodesty.
"Will someone help him?" Katara shouted.
"Let me be of assistance your Grace," Fong offered as she knelt beside him. "You join the others Fire Lord, close the circle, they will need your bending. I will guard the Avatar with this," she said pulling a silver scythe from her sleeve. "They are weak against silver. I have fought such as this before."
Zuko nodded as he sprang up to his feet and filled in the gap between Suki and Lei.
"Zuko get back here, I didn't me her!" the waterbender exclaimed. "Can't one of you guys..."
Before her sentence completed, a horrendous scream filled the room that sent a shiver through the Avatar. It was the same as the one that hand dropped him to his knees in the spirit world.
"She's coming through now! Beware of those horns!" the blade wielder instructed her comrades. "They can impale you in an instance, so keep your distance. Bending will only weaken it, so keep up the attacks. We will have to take its head to kill it! Katara, if it gets past us, freeze it as much as you can! Most likely we'll all be dead by then, but it may be weak enough for you to finish off."
"You don't have to sound so optimistic," Lei retorted gripping her twin single edge daggers tighter.
"Definitely Miss Sunshine," Suki laughed wishing she was in her uniform now as she held a heavy metal rod as a make-shift bo staff. "That's why we love her!"
"Focus everyone!" Lili shouted above the second spine tingling roar. "It's here!"
An extraordinarily tall nude and busty female form appeared above the game board. Half meter long spiral horns came from her head framed by her golden hair that ran the length of her back between two black bat-like leather wings. Her skin was almost as blue as her solid eyes. Her legs appeared to be that of a deer or antelope, the fur the same color as her long flowing hair. Each of her fingers were tipped with the longest, sharpest and blackest nails anyone had ever seen. A whip like a tail, half the length of its body, with a serious barb at the end, came from her lower spine.
"Wow! Didn't expect that!" Zuko remarked as he let loose a fireball that Hidimbi easily deflected with her wing.
"What did you expect?" Mai yelled as she tossed salt and spat the wine towards the creäture. "Shit, this is a big one. The biggest I've ever seen!"
The others were also pelting her with bags of salt.
There was a sizzling sound where the salt and wine made contact with the Rakshaki but it appeared to do no major damage.
"Good try priestess," the succubus hissed through her pointed teeth. She flared out her wings creating a wind that pushed her attacker back. "I am a queen among my kind, a direct descendant from Rakshasi! Do you think a few bags of salt a some cheap wine can fell me? I have devoured thousands who have tried! If you want to spare your lives, surrender to me the Avatar!" she demanded looking Mai in the eye. "If not, I will disembowel ever female here and then fuck the life out of your males!"
The Fire Nation lady crossed her arms as she tapped her chin. "Hmm, turn over the Avatar to you so that you could eat him essentially, or you will kill all of us, is that the deal?" she asked.
Hidimbi looked at her puzzled. "Uh, yes, that is my offer."
Mai shrugged her shoulder's with a half-smile. "And I thought this party was going to be dull! My answer blue bitch... fuck you!" she yelled throwing salt directly into her face. "Now Zuko, hit her with all ya got!"
The succubus fell back in pain and wiping at her smoldering face. The firebender let loose a sustained stream of fire that burnt the hair and tattered the wings of the creäture. Smoke and cinders were coming of the creäture as it spun away from him.
"Now Suki, hit her with the staff! Right between her wings!" Mai ordered pointing to the spot.
The Kyoshi warrior vaulted into the circle and used her momentum to place the blow precisely on target.
The impact drove Hidimbi to fall flat on her face in excruciating pain.
Mai stepped into the circle. "Everyone, attack! You with the knives... go for her throat! We have to take her..."
The lash of the succubus' tail threw them all back. Fortunately, no one made contact with the barb.
The man-eater slowly rose to her hooves. "A valiant effort. I applaud you priestess. I have not been in a fight like this in eons. you fight honorably for your friend. When I take your lives, I will also write a song of this noble battle," she told them even as her hair and wings started to regenerate.
"Don't do me any favors," Mai cracked as she rose to her feet.
"Damn, I wish I had my sword," Sokka commented feeling useless with the dagger.
The succubus locked her gaze upon him. "Ah, a child of Tui and La! A tasty treat... just what I need to revive me," she said licking her lips.
"He's out side of the circle," Mai pointed out. "You can't come out here!"
Hidimbi smiled, "You're right, I can't. But he can come to me," she laughed. "No man can resist a siren's song!"
With that she began to sing but the women heard nothing.
Sokka dropped his knife and Zuko suddenly appeared stupefied.
"So beautiful, I want to hear more," the Vice Regent sighed loudly.
"Yeah, I have to go to her," the Fire Lord said as he stood to his feet. "She's calling me."
Even Aang was attempting to answer the call, getting up on his hands and knees and beginning to slowly crawl his way around the chairs and into sight.
"Kiss the guy your closest to!" Lili yelled while throwing her few remaining salt bombs at the being. "It's the only way to break her control!"
Mai spun Sokka about clasping his face with both hands and as she did, she did a deep tongue dive on him.
Suki was nearest Zuko and threw both arms and legs about him in a full body tackle that sent them to the ground. Her kiss was as smoldering hot and deep as she could make it.
As for Aang, Fong collared him right in front of Katara tossing him backwards as she straddled him. "Finally," she whispered before she clamped her mouth to his in what appeared to be her trying to suck the very life out of him.
The waterbender tried to rise in indignation only to be frozen in place, her own body not responding as the Toph look-a-like had her liberties with her boyfriend. Fong's hand was already stroking his exposed erection as they continued to kiss.
"Lei, I could use some help here," Lili requested as she was down to her last two bags of salt. She was surprised when she heard no response.
Lili looked over to see her cousin staring back at the other couples who she could only hear their moans and deep sighs. "Shit, even though we can't hear her, if we look at them we'll apparently get caught up too," the countess realized. "If I don't stop her from singing, we'll have a full fledge orgy here and most likely end up dead as well!"
The chief lady ran towards the left and launched one of her bags which Hidimbi staved off with her wing but it left her open to the right.
Lili threw herself back to the right throwing at the same moment. It was a direct hit, filling the open mouth of the man-eater causing her to gag and sputter, ending the song.
The spell-bound lady blinked and shocked her head. "Alright! She's stopped singing," Lei said with a sigh of relief. "Everyone, you can stop now. Everyone?"
"AAWWWW…THAT HURTS!" Aang suddenly cried out pushing Fong off.
"So… so… sorry, your Grace," the red-faced lady apologized with several bows. "Just following orders!"
Lili and Lei looked on as the others seemed to be in a world of their own, still groping and kissing with abandon.