Destined Girl

Ch.3: Avatar Saro

I looked at Will. Ms. Fisher came up the hill.

"What happened?" she scolded.

"Johnny attacked my brother," Tommy began. "And Maddy used airbending to save him"

"Airbending?" Ms. Fisher asked. I nodded in shame. "Come with me"

I followed her down the hill and walked inside her classroom to speak with her once again.

"I knew it," she said, not in an angry tone but a very serious tone.

"Knew what?" I asked. She looked for something in her desk. It was a scroll.

"Go to this man," she said in a hurried tone.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"Please," she said. "No time for questions"

I opened the scroll and looked at it.

Dear Saro,

"Saro?" I asked myself.

Please come to visit me, there are some matters we need to discuss, I live on the outskirts of Shulin. You must find me immediately, I have important information that is crucial for you to know. You must not tell anybody. I live in a small hut west from the town. Thank you.

Master Tohhaw.

"Master?" I asked myself.

"You must go," she told me. She shoved me out the door and I looked at the scroll that I rolled up. I ran over to Alainn. Tommy and Sam came up to me.

"Where are you going?" Tommy asked. I stole another glace at my scroll before sliding it into my sash.

"I have to go," I said as I climbed on Alainn's back. I took her reins and snapped them. "I'll be back soon"

I galloped off north, the horse trampled the ground as I left the town and made my way to Shulin. A weird name for an American town.

I arrived at Shulin near dusk as I looked for a small hut. I went westward and found a small little house, smoke coming out of its chimneys. My destination.

I nudged Aliann to go once more and she rode over to the house. I tugged at her reins and pulled her to a stop, I jumped off, making the dirt fly into the air. I tied Alainn to a nearby tree. She neighed.

"Don't worry girl," I soothed as I pat her head. "I'll be back soon"

She neighed once more as I headed over to the door of the hut. I knock on the door, but for some odd reason the door creaked open. A man was revealed.

"Excuse me?" I asked. "Are you Mater Tohhaw?"

"Come in" the man said. I took that as a yes. I came in as I shut the door behind me. The man was in a circle, surrounded by candles, he looked like as if he was meditating. "Please sit down"

I sat down, cross-legged.

"You wish to see me?" I asked.

"Yes young Avatar" the master said. I blinked in surprise.

"Avatar?" I asked. I looked at the man. He had tan-colored skin and looked lanky, he was old and was bald. He had a short gray beard as well. His eyes remained closed.

"You are the Avatar young Saro" he said.

"Saro?" I asked. "My name is Maddy"

"True," he told me. He opened his eyes. "Many years ago, you were born into this nation along with your twin brother. Normally we only have one avatar, but when you two were born, you both had the ability of the Avatar"

"Excuse me what?" I asked. "I can't be the avatar"

"You are," he assured. "You are master of all four elements"

"I can't be!" I said as I began to raise my voice. It was too much. "I'm sorry you must have gotten the wrong person"

"You are Avatar Saro" the man told me in a serious and stern tone.

"But I can't fight" I said with shame.

"You will learn in time young one" the man said.

"To be an avatar I have to master air, water, earth and fire…Today I just discovered I was an airbender!" I heaved a shout.

"You must embark on a journey in search of your brother and end this hundred year war the Fire Nation has put us through" he said. "By Summer's end"

"Why this summer?" I asked, more calmly.

"You will see soon" he said.

"Great," I muttered. "This is getting a lot harder"

"Your journey will be long and hard but I assure you, you will become one of most well-known people of the world" the man assured.

"When must I go?" I asked.

"As soon as possible" he said. I nodded as I stood up.

"I'm in" I stated. I saw him smile as he, himself got up. He walked over to a chest and opened it. He pulled out something and handed it to me.

"Here," he said. "This will help you"

I looked at it. It was a sword in its sheath. I gripped the handle of the sword and withdrew it. I examined it, on the brass handle had the four nations' insignias carved in it. The handle had something else inscribed, I stared at it.

"It says believe" I said, looking up at the man.

"So it does," he said. "You must believe in yourself young Avatar, believe in yourself and you can conquer the impossible"

I nodded as I slid the blade back into the sheath, decorated with gold and a sort of black metal. I untied my sash and slid on part in the belt hole and soon tied my sash tightly around my waist once more.

"This sword is your weapon Saro," he told me. "Along the journey, you will find this weapon very useful"

I nodded.

"Thank you" I said as I extended my hand. He looked at me like I was crazy, but he closed his eyes and grinned.

"You might also want to bow instead of hand shake" he told me. He showed me the way to bow, and I followed it, having my clenched fist up against my open hand and I bent slightly and closed my eyes. I turned to leave.

"Good luck Avatar Saro" the man told me. I exited the hut and walked over to Alainn. I untied her and almost got on, I kept my hand on the saddle.

"Avatar Saro," I said. I looked at Alainn. "Actually, you know, I like the sound of that"

As if on cue, Alainn neighed and bobbed her head in agreement. I chuckled as I climbed on her back.

"Let's go home girl," I said. "I got to get ready for a long journey"

I snapped the reins and she trampled off into the distance.

To be continued.

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