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Warning: There's alot of violence and some language in this chapter so if you are squeamish, read something else!
A/N: Sorry about not updating! My computer crashed and I had to reboot it, so sorry! anyway, enjoy the chapter!
Anareon's mind was pulling him in a million different directions as he rode his ostrich horse out of town, leaving the water
tribe girl behind. He couldn't stop thinking about everything that transpired just a few minutes before. Everything that had
transpired in his entire life.
"That water tribe girl...Katara...man, she didn't know how to shut up, but she did have some beautiful eyes...but why the hell
would she care to know where I learned to sword fight?" Anareon had a rotten feeling sink into his gut as he thought about
his swordsmanship. Most warriors like him saw their abilities as blessings. Anareon only saw his own as a burden, a curse. "I
didn't really need to use my sword on those guys, I'm only fifteen and I've slain too many people."
Anareon thought of his home, his family, and his one and only love. The thought of his love made him utter a silent curse to the
Spirit of Fire. Anareon nearly screamed in his thoughts to the Fire Spirit.
"Agni, why do you torment me? I could never see her again yet my heart still burns with desire for her. What have I done to
deserve this kind of torture? To love someone I could never see again."
Anareon pushed his tormenting love down to the bottom of his stomach where it belonged and felt his chest with his bare hand.
Even with his thick traveler's coat on he still felt the scars on his body.
"It's been a long time since those battles. That fight at the White Gates...gods...three months of Hell. So many Fire Nation
soldiers killed trying to beat me and my men. But there were just too many of them."
Anareon fought to hold back the tears that were trying to escape his eyes. In those three months, he lost virtually everything; the
battle, friends, brothers-in-arms, mentors, everything.
Anareon was reminiscing about his childhood friends when he turned his head towards the edge of the nearby forest to see a
massive, hulking metal tank sitting idly by. Anareon immediately stopped his ostrich horse and jumped into the bushes. With his
well-trained eyes, he could see dozens of fire nation soldiers standing guard near the metal beast with rigorous discipline.
Anareon immediately recognized the soldiers with their sleek crimson colors and angular armor designs.
"Now, just what the hell are Fire Nation royal guardsmen doing out in this dumpy part of the Earth Kingdom?"
Anareon contemplated this silently to himself when he observed four soldiers approaching the royal guardsmen. They were clad
in black robes with the green emblem of the Earth Kingdom and there hands covered in what looked like thick, matte black
gauntlets. To Anareon's surprise, the Earth soldiers began speaking to the royal guardsmen. Anareon decided to listen to their
conversation.
"What is the target?"
"The Avatar and his friends were spotted in the village near here. The Princess has ordered us to stand guard over her transport
while she searches the town with the rest of your cronies."
"Watch your tongue, fire-dog. You may be her royal guard but we are the Dai Li and Princess Azula has favored us to help her
search for the Avatar."
"Never mind, who are the Avatar's friends?"
"First is a blind female Earthbender, and two Water Tribe siblings. A boy and a girl."
Those last words hit Anareon like a kick in his loins. He had just been talking with one of the Avatar's friends and he was too
dumb to realize it. What he now realized was that the Avatar is in danger, along with that pretty little Water tribe girl, and that he
had to help him. Anareon had finally heard enough of his enemies' conversation. Slowly, quietly, Anareon drew his sword and
gazed upon it. The sword's handle felt cold to his touch.
"Time to give you a better workout, buddy."
The sword warmed and then pulsed in his hand, as if hearing its master's words and responding with a bloodthirsty "Yes".
Anareon took a step forward felt something give underneath his foot, immediatly followed by a loud snap, more than enough
sound to grab the attention of the Dai Li and the Fire Benders. Aww shit, guess this won't be quick and easy, Anareon thought
to himself as his enemies surrounded him.
Anareon smiled to the Dai Li and guardsmen as he asked in mockingly cheerful tone, "How y'all doing?"
"Drop your sword kid, and we promise we won't hurt you." One of the Dai Li stated as he started to move towards Anareon.
"Drop my sword!? What are you, a fucking dumb-ass!?"
Just when the Dai Li soldier took another step, Anareon swirled his free hand over his head, bringing it down to hip, then
thrusting his hand towards the soldier with two fingers pointing. A massive bolt of crimson lightning shot from Anareon's
fingers, striking the Dai Li soldier square in the chest before he even had a chance to react. The soldier flew into the air and
managed to utter a small scream before he burst into flames and landed in a crispy heap near the metal tank. Anareon had already
leapt into the air and shot down four other soldiers with his lightning by the time rest of the soldiers responded with their own
fire and earth attacks. Anareon landed right behind a royal guardsman and swung his sword horizontally, slicing right through
his midsection like it was butter. The soldier was dead before his torso fell off his legs and splattered on the ground, spilling his
entrails across the soft grass. Anareon swung his foot in a roundhouse kick, sending an arc of blue flame at the remaining
soldiers. None of them really had a chance to defend themselves. When the final body had struck the ground, Anareon wiped the
blood from his sword and turned to walk to his ostrich horse when he started hearing ragged whimpering. He turned back to the
carnage to see a Dai Li soldier squirming, gravely injured in the gut by a lightning attack. Anareon strolled to the injured soldier
and stood over him, a look of amusement on his face. "Ohh, what's the matter, you hurt? Here, let me help you." Anareon
plunged his sword into the soldier's left shoulder and with strength uncommon to a teenager, lifted him off the ground and
pinned him to a nearby tree, causing the soldier to scream in pain. Anareon then relaxed and spoke with a threatening tone, "Tell
me everything you know and I might ease your passing."
"Princ...Princess Azula of the Fire Nation tracked the Avatar and his friends to the village south of here."
"Alright, then why are you and your earthbending friends helping the princess of the Fire Nation? Last time I checked, you were
at war with the Fire Nation."
"She led us to stage a military coup against the Earth King."
"A military coup? So that means..."
"That Ba Sing Se is now under the control of the Dai Li."
Anareon slapped the soldier across the face, spurting blood from his mouth.
"No it's not, you fucking idiot! Can't you see that she just used you and your people to conquer Ba Sing Se? It's not under your
control, it's under the Fire Nation's control now! And once Azula and the Fire Nation decide the Dai Li have no more use for
them, She's going to have you all wiped out!"
The soldier stared at Anareon with a look of shame and a silence fell between the two. Then the soldier asked, "Who are you?"
Anareon didn't need to lie to this soldier, considering that he only had a few minutes left to live any way.
"I'm the last of the Agni Hadarachs."
Anareon pulled his sword from the tree and the soldier's shoulder and took one last look into the soldier's eyes before he made
a Pez dispenser of the soldier's neck with his sword. He cleaned and sheathed his sword, then mounted his ostrich horse and
sped off at full gallop back towards the village. As Anareon rode toward the village, only one thought was going through his
mind and he smirked.
Azula...you clever little bitch, when I get to you, we're going to have some fun."
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