To the concerned guest demanding I fix things, here you go I'm fixin' it!
First of all, I am aware that shadow and light are energy and not 'elements' but I don't care, it's my fan fiction I get to make up the rules for them they're made up and not actually in the series. Second, if you had been reading this carefully you would note that I said it was a private war a SECRET war. Do you know what secret means? It means no one else knew about it. Word traveled around the world but on the islands where Light and Shadow Benders live the news doesn't travel as fast so by the time the world heard of it Roku was gone. I probably should have made that clearer, but Roku would never neglect his job. Third, as far as doing things the freaking avatar can't do, again if you'd been reading carefully you would know that I said the avatar used to be ABLE TO BEND BOTH LIGHT AND SHADOWS. This would mean that he is still the most powerful bender in the world because he can bend Water, Earth, Fire, Air, Light, and Shadows. So he would be even more powerful than any single or group of benders. But since they were thought to be extinct the avatar had no teacher and therefore could not learn bending of light or shadows. Fourth, flying yes, really! I know and understand that it was meant to signify the Air Benders freedom but the Shadow and Light Benders couldn't always fly, in this chapter you'll learn how they learned it also what about the people in the Western Air Temple? They built their own gliders and flew, are you going to send a letter to the creators of avatar demanding that they fix that because it was meant only for the Air Benders? And what about the air planes they invented in The Legend of Korra? Are you going to send them a letter demanding they fix that because it no one was meant to fly except the Air Benders to signify their freedom? Fifth, this is fictional, and it's my creation. If you don't like the idea of Shadow and Light Benders then don't read my work. I'm not forcing you to read or like my stories and ideas, you can completely ignore my stories and my bending ideas. Go read something else. I know you probably only want me to make it better but really, you have to be so demanding? You could afford to be more polite, honestly. Thank you. Read on if you like,
The Shadowside and her secrets
The Shadowside of the Yin & Yang island holds many dark secrets, Some deadly, some interesting and mysterious. Like the many creatures that roam the island, the ShadowWolves, the ShadowBats, the ShadowFlies, the ShadowWhales, the Vampire ShadowBats, the ShadowHorse, and much much more. In this chapter you will learn of Shadowside and her secrets, the poisons and the treats, but even more interesting, the ShadowPhantom.
Read on and enjoy...
The Shadowside Forests:
All trees in the Shadowside have black bark or bark that is really dark in color, some may be a deep purple that looks black or a deep red that looks black. Almost all the leaves are black as well, and have a shimmery appearance.
The sap in the trees is a pure golden color, it shines and sparkles slightly. The Shadowside is made up of mostly forest area, maybe some jungle trees but also some caves and cliffs at one side. The Shadowside City is in the center of the Shadow side of the island, some benders live outside the city but the city is the main place of residency.
Shadow Bending Learned:
The Shadow Benders didn't learn their bending from solely one creature, they learned the most from Shadow Dragons but also picked up a few tricks from other animal benders as well.
ShadowWolves:
One creature they learned from was the ShadowWolves. These animals roam the Shadowside and can be found pretty much anywhere.
What the early Shadow Benders learned from the ShadowWolves was the Shadowflage, which is the ability to bend ones shadow over themselves to seem invisible. This is the only move ShadowWolves know and use to sneak away some food or other necessities.
ShadowBats:
The ShadowBats have no wings, but bend from shadows their own wings, this technique was picked up by Shadow Benders as they can now use their own wings to fly. It was only later that the wings varied from person to person on looks.
ShadowFlies:
The benders learned their FireShadow from the bugs that flew about parts of Shadowside called ShadowFlies. These insects resemble Fireflies but, they're glowing rears are a black glow light. Anyway these ShadowFlies are actually burning shadows and that's where Shadow Benders learned their FireShadow a move that heats the shadow to a black flame and is almost like black fire bending.
ShadowWhales:
ShadowWhales swim about Shadowside's coast. They taught the Shadow Benders to bend the shadows or darkness cast across the water. In this case the benders shadow doesn't have to overlap the shadow in the water, they can merely bend it anyways.
ShadowHorse:
The ShadowHorse is rare and lives on one remote end of Shadowside, it's tail and mane are an eternally burning black flame, if somehow put out the animal will die. But this is nearly impossible to do. The ShadowHorse's didn't really contribute anything to the Shadow Benders except maybe enhance their ShadowFlame abilities.
Vampire ShadowBats:
One of the deadly creatures of Shadowside is the Vampire ShadowBats, although they live on one corner of Shadowside they are a threat to Shadow Benders lives.
These animals don't suck blood like regular Vampire bats, they feed off a Shadow Benders tattoos, this takes away the Shadow Benders ability to bend, permanently. ShadowMosquitos also feed off the benders tattoos but these bugs are way less dangerous, they take little of your tattoo power and this can be regained if you train hard and work hard.
ShadowPhantom:
The ShadowPhantom, thought to be only a myth even by the Shadow Benders themselves, he is the creator of all things on Shadowside, he gave the ShadowHorse, the ShadowWolves, and the all the Shadow Creatures all their abilities to bend shadows in different and unique ways. And in turn, these creatures taught the people to bend shadows.
The ShadowPhantom is not flesh, but he is living. He is a shadow, it was said that he once had a face but it was stolen by Koh the Face Stealer. The ShadowPhantom roams Shadowside but resides in a cave near the Shadowside cove on the west end of Shadowside.
He is anti-social and hates people. Not hate to the point of wanting them all destroyed, but hate to the point of leaving them alone and them leaving him alone.
ShadowViper:
There are many snakes on Shadowside, but the ShadowViper is the one Shadow Benders learned the Shadow Sword from. This snake bends a shadow from behind and with a swift motion of it's tail it creates the Shadow Sword which benders picked up quite easily.
Extra:
My best friend pointed out to me that I needed to add this, the Shadow Benders don't see the earth with their feet but they see your shadow which grants them the ability to anticipate your every move, they just don't see exactly how Toph does, just slightly different.
ShadowBear:
The ShadowBear doesn't actually have claws but bends shadows for its claws, which Shadow Benders learned to use. Not to be confused with the Shadow Talons, learned from Shadow Dragons. Also the Shadow Benders learned Shadow Healing from the Bears. A bear might seem dangerous and mean anywhere else but on Shadowside the bear is the kindest creature there ever is.
If you're wounded in the forest and a ShadowBear finds you it will heal you, not attack or eat you. Strange yes but that's life on Shadowside.
ShadowSwan:
the ShadowSwan is colored black across half it's body, where the other half is white, at it's head where a normal swan would have a black 'mask' across its eyes the ShadowSwan has white across its red eyes.
The Shadow Benders couldn't always go into the shadow State, but the ShadowSwan was the one too teach them how. The ShadowSwan would stretch it's wings up and touch the tips above its head, the black color draped across the front half of its body would travel up and merge together at the tips creating a powerful shadow.
The ShadowSwan is native to the southern end of Shadowside, where a large body of water is found.
Water:
Shadowside's water is a deep purpley color that looks black, this water is still drinkable, but other people who may not have grown up on Shadowside with this water may be skeptical on wether or not the waters safe.
The waters taste is the sweetest you'll ever have. Overall Shadowside is a very dark place, the ground is black instead of brown like dirt. The grass is an ashy grey and the clouds always seem to loom overhead even if they never drop any rain.