Rin's POV

They are all so annoying.
These grunts don't know what there doing, they don't realize how they aren't worth anything.
And I might be young. I might only be 15, but I know so much more then them. I am worth so much more.
My father, the Fire Lords right-hand-man, wants me to prove to everyone that I am valuable I am as a soldier.
And to do that they gave me the task of capturing a small Earth bending town called Betherill. I was told to separate the benders from the non benders, then to have the Water and Earth benders separated from each other. The Earth-bender will be taken to a small base where they will be put to work, but the Water-benders…. They will be locked up. deemed to much of a danger.
The Earth-benders can be taken to where it's all metal, where there is nothing for them to bend, but there is always water.
The plan is for us to attack tonight. I have been having my men spy on them. I have a good idea of how many bender there are.
It won't be hard. But this is so easy it's almost insulting.
There seems to be a lot of non-benders so it will be quick.
To think I have to be around these idiots. But if this will get me to move father up in the ranks then it' worth it.
But as I look around my room on the ship, the blood red sheets, the Fire nation flag, the steel of the floor and walls, I can't help but think why I need to do this at all? I have been a master Fire bender since I was 12, I am a prodigy, I have already proven myself.
"Rin, we need you to come to the meeting room, the caption wanted you to take us through the plan one last time," said the only smart guy on this entire boat but me, my comrade Shaw, I've known him since I was a child, he's only a little older then I.
"Fine," I open the door and see Shaw's jet black hair cut close to his face, but still unruly somehow.
"Are you ever going to cut those curls?" He asks smirking.
My hair is dark and really curly. No mater what I do it just won't lie flat.
"Shut up, and haven't we been through this plan enough?" I ask to change the subject.
He just makes a face and heads down to the meeting room.
I follow.
When I get there all I see is red. Red flags, red table, red armor.
These people need to learn about the other colors of the rainbow.
I take my seat at the head of the table and listen to my solders questions and concerns.
These people might be idiots, but there under my command so they I have to listen to them, make sure they don't screw up.
"We position ourselves around the town, blocking off every exit, so that when we send our troops in no one can escape. And when we have captured everyone we separate the non-benders from the benders, half of you will stay, half of you will go. I have already told you who stays, and who comes with me. We then separate the Earth from the Water. We then put the Earth benders in the holding cells until we are able to take them to the holding base. But we only take them there if we can not…Persuade them to join our side. The same goes for the Water-benders except for the holding base. If they resist us then they will be bounded with chain and put in cells in a more permanent place then our ship. But we have an adequate holding area for them here until that time comes, are there any questions?" I show them the formations plan on the map, being completely processional. Since I'm so young no one takes me seriously. And since I am the head of this operation I have my right-hand-man, who is Shaw, but since he's only three years older then me they don't take him all that seriously either.
But after tonight I will have the respect I deserve
"Yes, if a bender is a young child how do we execute from there? do we let them stay since they might be to young to be of any use or do we take them with us?" asks a man that is a commander under my control, I put him in charge of rounding up the people and separating them.
"If they are old enough to bend then they are a threat, but if you find that they are of no use to us then kill them," I answer easily, the man, I think his name is Chey looked pale at the thought of killing a child.
But if they can't help with the war then they are of no use to us anyway. They would just be taking up space in a holding cell of the people who might just become desperate enough to help us so they no longer have to be chained up. And spirit knows we need all the power we can get, power means everything in this world, there is nothing else. At least nothing else that I care to know.
But honestly I want to get as many Water-benders as possible, because water is everywhere, including people.
I look at the man, Chey , and think how cowardly he is, how he should have had the weakness stomped out of him in training.
"Do you understand what we are doing?" my voice is low and calm, but as cold as ice.
"Yes, sir." Chey says quickly. Probably trying to avoid my quick temper.
"Then tell me, commander, what is it we are doing?" I ask him, waiting for the blundering idiot to put his foot in his mouth.
"We are trying to capture a small Earth bending town in the attempt to have then switch there alligence so they will fight for us," He answer me, not looking me in the eye.
"Yes, very right, but why are we doing that?" The smile on my face is deadly, the look in my eyes filled with hate for ignorance.
"I- I don't know sir," I can see the sweet on his forehead, sliding down his neck and into his armor.
"The reason why we are doing this is to gain even more power. And we must gain even more power because the more power we have the less hope our enemy has of winning this war. Every town, city, and area we take-over is another victory for us. Soon enough they will realize there is no way they can possibly win. They will admit defeat, and so we will be the most powerful people, so that, commander is why we are doing this. And I child who can not bend, but could still become a possible threat in the future is of no use to us. So yes, you kill it," I tell him, staring him down.
It's so quite you could hear a pin drop.
I stand up, my hands blazing with sparks, my anger rippling through me like a heat wave. I get to the door and turn around
"Be ready to head out in one hour to take our positions. Do you understand me?" I demand.
The all stand.
"YES,SIR." and with that I leave and make my way to my room to prepare.
We will have victory, I will not except anything but.