Next chapter to The Shadowbender is here (finally)! Hope y'all like it, 'cause I worked like a mofo tryin' to get this out. Also, this part is gonna be entirely in Loki's POV, so sorry if that disappoints some of you. A'ight, enough with all this bullshit, let's read somethin' worth readin'.

Chapter 2: Labyrinth Pt.2

"Damn, I didn't know it was this dark," I said aloud. My eyes, one black with a white pupil and one white with a black pupil, gleamed in the darkness. They swiveled left to right, continually searching for something dangerous. But I was a Shadowbender- I was alert to the point of paranoia. I wouldn't be caught unawares if I could help it.

Picking up a slight noise to my right, I whipped my head in that direction and tilted it, trying to hear it better.

"Those men don't know who they're dealing with, talking to me like that," said a feminine voice from a distance. With that voice came a light, a torch, small when seen from afar . "They and they're families ought to be executed for disrespect."

My first thought: That is some fucked up shit.

My second thought was due to curiosity: I need to find out who that is... now.

I walked towards the growing light, sure she couldn't see me. In this cave, I had the greatest advantage: night vision. Getting closer, I noticed that it was a girl, a Firebender by the look of her clothes. That's when I noticed the royal accessory in her hair, and it was then when I nearly jumped out of shock. It was Azula, the Fire Lord's daughter, and a Firebending prodigy.

Running wasn't my thing, so I did what could probably be described as the most retarded move ever. "Boo!" I yelled, right behind her.

"AAAAHHHH!" she shrieked, turning this way and that to find out who had scared her. I couldn't hold in a small chuckle at her priceless reaction, and her eyes locked on me. I stared back unflinchingly, my eyes shining.

"Who the hell are you, and what do you think you're doing?" Azula screamed at me, a fire starting to burn in her hand.

"Why I'm just sayin' hello, Azula," I said, slightly amused at the small bit of fear in her eyes. "My name is Loki, and as to what I'm doin', I'm just walkin' by. Decided to have a little fun, seeing you stumbling around and all. Besides, you looked quite lonely. You were even talkin' to yourself!"

"What I say is none of your business! Get ready to die for your insolence!" She rushed towards me, fireball in hand, dropping her torch on the ground.

A fatal mistake. The torch went out as soon as it hit the earth, making the only source of light in the tunnel Azula's fireball.

When she reached where I was supposed to be, I wasn't there. I was behind her, knocking her off her feet with a leg sweep. She recovered quickly, backflipping several times to get out of range. Azula cut gouges in the wall and lit them with Firebending, allowing her to see me clearly. I, on the other hand, was repeatedly blinking my eyes, trying not to let them overload with the sudden influx of light.

"Weak in the light, aren't ya?" she mocked, charging lightning around her hands.

I smiled and winked at her. "Naw. I'm just getting ready." And with that I charged, leaving an footprint in the hard rock beneath me. Appearing at her left, I conjured up three arrows made fom the shadows and hurled them at her. Azula leaped over, twisting her body to dodge the last one, and sent twin bolts of lightning my way. I sidestepped them both, seeing them distort the air where I was standing not a heartbeat before.

"Ah, playing rough now, are we?" I chided.

"No. I'm just getting ready." She spit three fireballs from her mouth, and followed up with a quick slash of fire. I marveled at the blue color, knowing it must be hotter than normal, and dodged the fireballs with little effort. With the crescent of fire still coming at me, I did a quick slashing motion with my hands, and a crescent of air cut her attack in half. She stared at me wide-eyed.

"You Airbend as well?" she said incredulously.

I sighed. "Yes. Now enough with the talk. Are we gonna fight or gossip like two schoolgirls?"

Azula smirked. "I think you already know the answer." She inhaled deeply and blew out a torrent of fire like a flamethrower. I ran at it, whirling air around me as I did so. Jumping into the flames headfirst, I spun like a top, slicing right through the fire. I was in Azula's face in seconds, punching her stomach, then axe-kicking her to the ground. She rolled away before I could stomp on her, landing in a crouch a couple feet away. Another lightning bolt was shot at me, and I dodged it, but doing so made me run into Azula's flaming kick, and I staggered to the ground. A smirk now adorned her face, and as she got ready to attack, I did the only thing I could think of.

I screamed.

It was an rattling shriek that blasted her up into the ceiling. I watched with relief as she slid down the wall, semi-conscious. Towering over her slumped form, I sighed.

"A tip, for your sake. Always keep in mind that your opponent will have something up their sleeve. You never know what they might bring to the table. Next time... be prepared." With that, I walked off into the darkness once again.

After about 5 minutes of searching, I finally found an exit.

"Haha, freedom, ya bastards!" I yelled triumphantly. "Believe in love, my ass! I just had a fight!" Suddenly, the exit was blocked by a slab of rock. I facepalmed. "Fine, I take it back. Love is everything and without love, you can't survive." The slab of rock moved. "Thank you."

"Loki, you're alright!" Katara yelled, rushing over to hug me.

My eye twitched. "Of course I'm alright! What, did you want me dead or somethin'?"

"No, you know that. Anyway, how did you defend yourself, Loki? Aang and I heard screaming and an explosion."

"Yeah, I've been wondering the same thing," Sokka said as he bid the traveling musicians goodbye. "Spill. Now."

"I never did tell you what I could bend, did I?" Everybody shook their heads except for Aang, who was smiling encouragingly. "Well, I'm a Shadowbender, which means I can bend darkness to my will. I'm also an Airbender and a Waterbender. I'm proficient in all of them to the point where I can Soundbend, the last form of Airbending, and Gravitybend, the last form of Shadowbending. I'm a good hand-to-hand combatant as well as a decent military strategist. Does that clear things up?"

To say they looked bewildered was an understatement.

"Yeah," Katara muttered. "It does. Thanks..."

Sokka shook his head. "Alright. While that's rolling around in my head, let's go see Omashu. It's only over these... oh no." Sokka broke off as he stared at what used to be the great Earth Kingdom. Now a Fire Nation flag was mounted on its walls, smoke billowing from pipes and holes.

"Guys, we have to go find out what happened!" Aang yelled, a hint of panic in his voice. I knew he was worried about Bumi. "Come on! Yip yip!"

As we flew off towards Omashu, I looked back at the mouth of the tunnel.

What did you do, Azula?

From my point of view, this is the best chapter I've done so far. It took me a helluva lot of time to type up this crap, so y'all better review! Or else I'll make Loki hunt you down. Believe me, you don't want that. Speaking of which, I need to make a few clarifications. I made Soundbending up because I thought that Airbending needed its own final form. Ya know how for Waterbending, it's Bloodbending, and for Earthbending, it's Metalbending? Well, here's Soundbending: take it, feel it, love it. Also, Shadowbending as well as Gravitybending is somethin' I made up, too. If you wondered why the title is The Shadowbender,now you know.

Remember, review please!