There she was, her pale wrinkly face that haunted me in my dreams the moon shining over her features. Her hair still gray, her bones were even skinner and more boney looking, and worst of all she looked like a wreck on the outside, but you could see the fire in her eyes as she stared deep into your soul just waiting to rip you apart----literally.
"Hello Katara," Hama spoke, her voice raspy sending chills up my spine.
" Hama ," I spat, as I took a step in her cell as she rose to her feet. Her bones cracking in the process as she walked in front of me, only 4 feet between us, anything can happen right now.
"Well, well, you seem to be enjoying this new power of yours Katara. Let me guess you want to know how to get rid of it, so you don't feel the moon's pull on you as the very gift is tearing you apart." Hama replied, smiling evilly as she spoke. My eyes went wide; thanking that she couldn't se my mouth, for it was gaping.
"This is a CURSE you brought on ME! You hag, you're the one who caused me this dread!" I yelled back, some tears forming in my eyes, but wiped them away to show no weakness.
"No, no, no, Katara, this is a gift. Many people would love this power, and you think of it as garbage." Hama replied her smile fading, still locking eyes with me as we stare each other down.
"You are WRONG! I was banished from the Northern Water Tribe, because of this! I am an outcast because of you!" I screamed, as I took a deep breath I spoke cruelly, "Now, tell me how to stop this and how to get rid of it." I stare at her my eyes cold as stone as she starts to smile, her yellow teeth coming into view.
"You can't get rid of it, once you know how to bend there's no turning back." Hama smiled, as she stood her ground, I felt my rage pumping, "However, the only to stop the pull of the bending that is consuming you every second…..you must blood bend."
I look at her my eyes wide from shock, No, no, NO!! I can't! I won't! But if I don't I know somehow I will. I thought as I stared at her.
"No," I gasped, as Hama is smiling back.
"Yes, Katara, embrace the feeling of how you must blood bend, because if you don't the pull will, and if you give it that chance you will loose your water ability and you will not stop killing people till you are the last one left." Hama smiled, her face showing she was serious and at the same time enjoying this moment.
I shook my head all thoughts racing in; I look down for a second at the cold tile floors and look up to see her face smiling even more. "How do you know this?" I barely say, as my voice was almost cracking as tears started to form in my eyes.
"Katara, I am the one you went through the same process, but I did stop killing people did I not? I only kidnapped people, there's a difference." Hama spoke her voice fueling my loathing for her.
I look down defeated once more, I lost, I must blood blend. I thought as I look up to see her only a few inches from my face. "Who should I blood bend?" I could see the smile on Hama 's face begin to grow wide.
"You think it is all that bad, but don't worry once you find a person to blood bend on, you can let the pull of the force go into the one who are controlling. From there you can let out the energy that the blood bending is stored up and you will have control."
"What do you mean energy? And the fact that I can let it all out?" I asked, as she turned to face the moon, her arched back to me.
"Inside you that blood bending is eating you alive almost, and that is why you sometimes can't control your own movements during a full moon. I am guessing you used blood bending to get in the jail, but you did not let the energy out. When you are controlling another just put all your power in it and you feel the rush of energy leave your body and you will be in control." Hama spoke still looking at the moon, as her veins flexed.
"Who do I blood bend on?" I ask as I look up to see her getting a fighting stance.
"Me," Hama responded before coming after me at full force.