Chapter 8:
Memories. Since the victory on Bao Yu, Jeong-Jeong couldn't let them go. They haunted them, even in his dreams...The young man was lying on his camp bed and was staring at the ceiling of his room. Little rivers of rain were shattering in the gutters of Bao Yu.
He lived again in the room that Queen Ishi gave him before it was conquered. Everything was at the same place as when he left.
He had just helped to conquer one of the biggest cities of the Earth Kingdom.
It made him think about his two best friends, Piandao and Iroh...
"Jeong-Jeong? Are you with us?"
The teenager looked up, snapped out of his daydream. He saw his best friends Iroh and Piandao staring at him.
"Sorry guys. I was thinking about something else."
"Yeah, we saw that. We were talking about the new war plan of Fire Lord Azulon."
"My father decided to attack the coasts of the Earth Kingdom." added Iroh.
"Oh."
"You imagine? Soon Ba Sing Se will be ours!"
"You're all forgetting one important thing. The Earth capital is named Ba Sing Se, the impenetrable city, and not Na Sing Se, which means the contrary."
"Oh, you've always to ruin everything!"
"I'm just realistic. Before Fire Lord Azulon will reach Ba Sing Se, he will have to conquer first a big part of the Earth Kingdom. And this time, the Fire Lord has no comet to wipe the Earth citizens off the map."
"But we are the best!" said Iroh. "I had a dream lately and I saw that I would conquer Ba Sing Se."
"You? Conquer Ba Sing Se?" laughed Piandao. "I've to see this of my own eyes!"
"You will see, Pian'. I will conquer the impenetrable city!"
"You will conquer Ba Sing Se for the Fire Nation when I will be a fire bender. That means never!"
The three friends were all pupils of the royal fire academy which was close to the royal palace.
Jeong-Jeong wasn't born in a noble family, and his parents had payed his place there. But his father only sent him there to learn 'discipline and order'. He was for his father, still only good to send to the army.
He was now a handsome young man of 16 years old, with brown almond shaped eyes and white hair. He had a beautiful smile that made all the girls fall for him and was good mannered. He was wise, quick thinking, smart, bright and helpful. He didn't speak much and when he said a word, it was always for a good reason. Because of that, he was appreciated by a lot of persons in the school. Also was one of the best fire benders.
His best friends where Iroh and Piandao.
Iroh was the first born son of Fire Lord Azulon. He was 17 years old and was a bit plump. But his beautiful eyes and his words full of poetry made charmed all the girls. He was the smartest of the three guys, but didn't really care. He could think everything through, had the best results in class, and was with his friend Jeong-Jeong he was the best fire bender.
His father Azulon loved him like nothing else in the world and gave him everything he wanted. Iroh didn't ask much, but sometimes his friends didn't understand him. He could ask a territory of the Air Nomads or a whole city to rule over. Instead of that, he asked for a tsungi-horn, a Pai Sho table...Oh, he was very good in that, but it was a strange choice for a royal crown prince. He had a little brother, Ozaï, who was 10 years younger.
Piandao was the only one who had no fire power. But don't underestimate him! With his calm mind, his great concentration, he was a formidable opponent. He was the best swordsman pupil. And even if you attacked him with using fire bending, he came always victorious out of the battle.
It was the youngest: he had only 15 years, but he was very mature for his age. And like his friends he was a great Pai Sho player. He had brown hair and gray eyes. His passions were sword fighting, calligraphy, poetry and painting. His friends often laughs about that but he always answered:
"A swordsman has to keep his mind sharp and fluid. And he does it by practicing arts."
And he was right.
The three guys set up a secret order of Pai Sho players. The Order of the Red Lily. Only the best Pai Sho players could be part of it. But for the moment nobody else had joined.
Yes, the three friends had a happy and calm life. But it would change soon for Jeong-Jeong...
Jeong-Jeong smiled. These were the best years of his life. They had no worries, no trouble and they were free to do what they wanted.
But all changed in one single day...
Quote of the day:
General
Sung: Not
needed. I have the situation under control. I assure you the Fire
Nation cannot penetrate this wall. They tried to break through it,
but none have succeeded.
Toph:What
about the Dragon of the West? He got in.
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