Avatar- The Hidden Arts
Chapter 1- The Tortured Past, and a Possible Escape
Author's note- summary A boy with powers unlike the avatars joins them during after the day of black sun, which he used as a diversion to escape. He picks up Iroh in his escape and eventually meets the Avatar and joins them. Read as they travel and are together and beat the fire lord together
Author's note- actual note I hope you enjoy it. Read and review and stuff. I'll do more if you like it, or not, but I hope you do.
As I lay here, blood coming out of every pore of my body, crying. I know why this happened. It's because of the cursed fire lord. People fear what I can do. I have always had strange powers. Let me take you back to the beginning. I promise it won't take long until you understand.
Flashback bending
It began when I was 7. I had always been getting bullied by kids. That day would change everything. "Cobra wake up! You have detention for falling asleep in class again!"
I sighed. My name is Cobra by the way. Cobra Hintro. In history of mythology, in fire nation school, we learned that Hintro was the name of a god. He had the power to control elements different from the avatars. His elements were light, darkness, and lightning.
You may be thinking that lightning, oh that makes him a firebender. I don't mean like that. I mean he could control lightning in its pure forms (yes it has multiple forms, but more on that later). Supposedly he could also fuse with others, but I never believed that. Back to that day, sorry for straying off. I sighed, it was the fourth time that weak I had fallen asleep.
"Snake boy got detention again. Haha!" Wang said that, I hate him; he's always threatening to beat me and kill. "Shut up Wang! Go cry to your mother, oh that's right, you don't have one!"
He instantly grew mad. "After class snake boy! You better run!" "Wang! Detention for you too, and I will be alerting your parents!" I snickered. I would grow to regret that. After school Ms.Linka, the teacher who gave us detention, made us write on the board 1000 lines.
As I was leaving, I was suddenly punched in the face. I turned to face my opponent and saw Wang surrounded by twenty of his cronies. Three of them lifted me and up and as I struggled, they kicked and stabbed me with knives. They dragged me to an alley and continued to beat me. I begged for them to stop, they did not, and it only seemed to get worse. Finally, I began to cry, and as they were about to stab me in the heart, I suddenly felt a warmth spread throughout my body.
I looked up and saw Wang looking at me with a terrified expression. I looked at my body. All my wounds had healed and I was surrounded in light. I heard a voice call out to me. "Cobra! My friend! Please answer!" "Who are you? Where are you?" My whole body suddenly felt ice cold as I saw something walking towards me.
I tried to step back, but found myself unable to move. It finally got close enough for me to see that it was man clad in white. "Who are you?" "Don't be afraid Cobra. My friend, I have been waiting for you. I have chosen you to wield the hidden elements. Lightning in its forms. Light. Darkness. And Fusion." I recognized those elements instantly as the elements wielded by the legendary Hintro. "Why me? And who are you?" The man reached out to me and put a hand on my shoulder. I instantly felt a warmth spread threw my body. I looked into his eyes, which seemed to glow soothingly, and yet strongly at the same time.
"Who I am is unimportant. And as to why I have chosen you, let's just say that I have known you always and know a great potential is within you. It's time for you first lesson. Reach out and place you arms in front of you. Feel the light spread within you. Cast it into your arms and focus it intensely. Call it out!"
I suddenly found myself standing in the middle of Wang's men, facing Wang. "I knew he was a freak! Kill him! Rid the world of the freak snake!" I closed my eyes and began to tremble. I suddenly heard the man's voice again. "Focus intensely into your arms! Call it out!"
I took a fighting stance with both arms in front of me. It started to rain. I bent my elbows so my long arms were in front of me. I put leg behind me and one in front. "So the snake wants to fight?! Hahaha! Destroy! Stop sitting around and attack him!" They all charged at me. I focused with all my might and felt a warmth go to my arms.
"Light Barrier!" Suddenly a bright light surrounded me. The boys couldn't stop and smacked into it. I felt the force and it barely affected me.
End Flashback Bending
That was the first time I used my power. I would never forget that day. It was both a beginning and an end. It was a beginning for the obvious reason of my powers coming to me. It was end because of what happened the next day.
Flashback bending number 2
It was the day after my powers appeared. I had told my parents about the whole thing, they of course had dismissed it as a lie. Apparently other people were talking about it too. I was sitting in Ms.Linka's class, trying to get some sleep of course, when 10 fire navy soldiers walked into class. "Professor Linka," they said "we need to speak to one of your students. A Cobra Hintro. Where is he?"
Wang quickly answered. "He's right there sir. The freak is right there!" He pointed to me. The fire navy man was instantly at my side. "Cobra Hintro, you are under arrest for forbidden bending." The other soldiers forced me to stand up and tied my hands with rope.
"What are you talking about sir? I'm not even a bender." The slapped me across the face hard. "Shut your mouth. We have witnesses who saw you make a barrier of light." I was suddenly knocked out as a man karate chopped me in the head.
I awoke several hours later in a dungeon, chained up, and facing a pretty lady surrounded by two others girls. One of whom had curly hair and was cute, and the other looked just evil. They were about my age. A man walked in. "Azula, Ty-lee, Mai. Get out of the cell. This man is going to be imprisoned for quite a while unless he joins us." The pretty girl in the center instantly spat in my face. The cute curly girl placed a hand on my cheek and smiled, before turning and leaving. The evil girl just walked on by, ignoring me. Three soldiers walked in after the girls left. "I see you have awakened Cobra. We are here to present you with a choice. You can either fight in the war with us. Or spend the rest of your life being tortured for treason. Make your choice."
I heard a voice in my head. "Cobra! Don't fight! They will use you for your power and then kill you! Focus your anger into your head and call it out! Do it now!" I closed my eyes and did as I was told. I opened my mouth to breathe and instantly a dark substance came out of it and started attacking the men. "Focus your energy into your arms and make it strong. Think of lightning!"
I obeyed and suddenly a huge jolt of electricity went threw my body and the chains shattered. I fell forward and stood up. I focused lightning into my arms and it shot into the darkness, electrifying it. "Why are we at war? Tell me that and maybe I will join!"
The terrified men answered. The answer they gave would change my life. "To spread our knowledge by conquering the world!" The other two instantly covered the man's mouth and looked terrified. Now I may have been young, but even I knew that you have to learn from others to grow, not conquer and destroy. I made the decision to join the water tribe and earth kingdom right then and there.
"I will never join you! Now let me out!" I charged them and was once again knocked out by a karate chop to the head; apparently a fourth man had slipped in undetected as a precaution.
End Flashback bending
Basically that's where we stand now. It's been 6 years since that day. I'm 13 now. Everyday I am tortured and beaten. They say in 5 more years I will begin being used as a breeder, whatever that means. I managed to get myself imprisoned in the fire nation capital. I am hoping to be left here. Thought I am imprisoned, I am still able to get information.
Over the years I have learned and mastered the elements I command. The avatar returned a while ago. Tomorrow, during an eclipse supposedly, there will be an invasion. I am planning to try to escape and hopefully join the avatar. If I am successful and I can get out, then I should be able to accomplish my goals. I plan to find the avatar and join him in battle. I hope to find him help him destroy fire lord Ozai.
Before that though, I have a few places to visit.
First on my list would be to get a dragon. He would become my companion. Next on my list would be to rob the armory during the battle.
Next, I would rob the library, taking everything I can get my hands on. That is very important, because it will be my gift to the avatar when I find him in the battle.
Next, I would rob the medical center so I may treat my injuries.
Next, and this is extra, only if I have time, I would rob a store, hopefully picking up a few more books, some clothing, some money, and of course some stuff I can trade, and possibly something I could use to make stuff which I would sell or give away.
Before that though, I would go to one more place before the shop. An apothecary, where I would pick up a few more books on plants, so I could survive if the avatar says no.
You may be wondering how I intend to escape, especially with lightning proof chains. I solved that. I'm going to push balanced radiation on them. Balanced radiation is something I invented. It contains light and darkness mixed together in large, balanced quantities. The day approaches. Tomorrow, my destiny begins
Author's note- Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed it. Please respond. I'll definitely do more. Thenext chapters will be longer