Book 5 Water
Chapter 27 Forced In
The feel of bare flesh against flesh, spark something in the airbender as he lay grounded above the beautiful half nude woman below him. The noblewoman's breasts were far lovelier than he imagined as he pulled away the fabric and then caressed the soft mound tenderly across his callused fingertips.
Toph reacted from his touch, responding in a light moan as her pink nipples hardened against his hand.
Her black tresses of hair curled over her shoulders and fanned out against her face like swirls of ink on rice paper.
Her piercing green eyes captivated the young man as he thought to himself it was her best feature.
Dazed with desire, Toph slowly reached out to Aang and rubbed her lithe hand down his bare chest.
The two benders explored one another in a slow, passionate embrace as the smooth silk of robes and cloth meshed together between them. Heightening their already sensitive senses as the sweet sound of heavy breathing escape their mouths.
It was hard to believe the most powerful earthbender had such a delicate frame as Aang caressed the side of her body. Her hips were shapely rounded at the curve down to her thighs, as Aang continued to rub her supple flesh.
Toph trembled slightly as she then nuzzled up in the crook of Aang's neck. Silently, she marveled at the broadness of his shoulders as she breathed out a small sound of content.
The woman's eyes then narrowed lovingly as she could feel the racing airbender's heartbeat pound against his chest. Such a beautiful sound, the earthbender thought as she laid into his arms.
The simple movements of their bodies caused them to get lost into one another, unaware of the world around them.
The quick clank of bare feet against the metal floor was heard as a figure paced down the narrow hallway. A low pant escaped the person's mouth as their lips then thinned quickly, silencing their breath.
Pushed firmly on the edge of the corner, Katara peered down the opposite end of the hall.
Her eyes narrowed as she spotted her first target.
It was a watch guard patrolling down the passageway.
With a swift flick of her wrist, Katara tucked on the magnetic pull of the water in the man's veins and summoned control.
Holding her palm steady, the Master Waterbender gripped on the man. The guard yelled out in shock as his limbs suddenly stiffened then moved on their own accord.
Slamming him hard against the wall, Katara wasted no more time on the inferior scum that lay unconscious before her.
Leaping over his sprawled form, Katara continued on down the hall locating her main prey.
"AH! What was that?" Toph cried out as she sat up away from comfort of her hold in airbender's arms, shaken from the unseen force.
"What is it? I didn't hear anything." Aang said slightly disappointed of the sudden disruption.
"But did you feel it." Toph said as she then placed her feet on the edge of cot and onto the metal floor.
There was always a rhythm in the world and the people around it. A continuous push and pull of energy, life and element that flows in the cosmos. Toph came to understand that way of the world due to her experience in the spirit realm and holds that insight to her own reality of right and wrong. Now, in this moment, something shifted, almost forced in by a deep power. She was distressed by the sudden disturbance in universal balance.
The mystical seismic sense of Toph's ability was felt as she shivered. No longer were the smooth rippling curves that danced over the surface of her being seen over her. What came at her were vibrations in a rigid pattern. In all of her life, the gifted blind earthbender never felt anything like it before. Then Toph realized the horrifying truth of this vibe.
This energy was being controlled.
"Kya, Daughter of Fire. Kuzon, Son of Water. I have come on behalf of the Great Spirits." An incandescent form said to the two stunned children who shielded their eyes slightly as they stared.
The magnificent being's light washed out the whole room in an animated white scenery as its form lightly glistened at the core of a purple hue.
The siblings stood close to one another as they continued to gape at the overwhelming spirit.
"The door has been opened and darkness is coming forth. You carry the vessel in your arms. The door must be closed." The spirit said as it seemed to give a grave expression through its translucent face, almost invisible to the naked eye.
"The third flame has awakened and only Thou can see it." The spirit said as what appeared to be arms lift up on its side and seemed to call forth an unknown force.
"Goddess of vision-Enter into these young ones." The spirit chanted as a strange golden orb shot down into the room and consumed the two children.
Kya cried out as Kuzon tried to protect his sister.
The bizarre light didn't appear to harm them as the outline of their bodies started to glow a faint hue.
Kuzon gasped out as his eyes widened while Kya shut her eyes hugging herself tightly.
Kya then collapsed to the floor, Kuzon cried out for her as he kneeled to her side.
"What did you do to my sister?" the boy said as he turned upward shouting at the spirit.
The enthralling phantom simply stood and lowered its gaze before speaking in an eloquent tone, "You will now see. I have given you the vision of truth. Use it wisely."
Kuzon's brow furrowed in confusion, "Vision of truth?" the boy repeated as the spirit merely nodded in response.
"Each truth will be seen differently in the eyes of the phoenix and wolf. Only this one will see the complete truth." The spirit said as it then turned its attention to the infant behind its form.
"For he is not bound by the element, only mortality." The spirit said as it then started to glimmer small specks of light across its radiant form.
"Remember young one, darkness is coming. The vessel is the key in defeating it."
With the last word spoken, the spirit then slowly departed into nothing as the faint glow over the children's bodies left as well.
The room returned to its natural lighting of the candles that casted its warm hue. The sound of Lee then cried out as the infant bawled.
The door slammed opened as the dark-skinned woman entered with a fierce expression across her face.
In front of her was the leader of the ship, the cunning man that gave a wicked gleam in his eyes.
The man looked up at the woman before him. Her hair was in tangled tress mess of dark brown that matted in an uneven pattern. Her dress was torn up to her thigh with its fabric slightly burned at the ends. She must have fought one of the guards. Twenty-seven to be exact, the man thought to himself as he recalled how the main hall was heavy guarded.
Huo was impressed of this woman.
The dark glare in her eyes was enough to spark his interest further as he rose from his seat.
"Don't move!" Katara hissed as she quickly formed her hands into a water bending stance.
Expecting water to be splashed at him, Huo then gasped as he felt his limbs suddenly restrict and cling to his side.
What was this? Huo thought in a panic as he tried to break free.
He couldn't move from the neck down. Looking up, Huo then saw the woman holding her stance perfectly still as she continued to glare at him with hatred.
Then the leader understood, this was the waterbender's doing.
'How interesting.' Huo thought as he gave a smug expression.
Seeing this angered Katara further as she then tucked at the man, squeezing painful on his muscles.
Huo felt the unusual grip in his body. The sensation was so foreign, so oddly pleasing to him. Huo couldn't help but spat out a grunting groan.
"You little wretch. How amusing you are." The man said as he chuckled.
Katara's anger then lessened as she kept her hold on the man. "Do you realize, I can kill you? In less time than your heart can beat?" Katara said in a cool whisper.
"Death is the least of my concern. Besides, if you wanted me dead. You would have done it by now." The man said with an evil grin.
Katara's eyes narrowed as she slowly inched her fingers closed, constricting the veins in the man's body.
The man then coughed out violently as a trickle of blood spurred from his lips.
Katara would not be made a fool of. She gave him a warning to the upcoming pain he deserved. Still, he was right.
She had reason to keep alive for the time being. She wanted answers.
"What is it? What is your true objective?" Katara demanded as she stood firm.
The man lifted his head as a small smile curved his lips while blood dripped off his chin.
"I hate your kind. Filling our nation with your tainted blood of savages. You all deserve to die. Lord Sozin had the right idea of killing off you waterbenders. But that wasn't enough." The man said in a nefarious voice as he panted out a hint of pleasure in his breath.
"We will burn the world and it will be reborn from the ashes! Nation of Fire will rule of this earth!" the man shouted with a sinful pride as he no longer looked sane in the woman's eyes.
For a moment, Katara almost took pity on this man. He was lost in his own mind, lost in the propaganda of the previous war. Still, he was a danger to her world. Danger to the peace that Aang and Zuko are trying so hard to make a reality. If this man lives. That peace will be taken away.
She needed to play her part in keeping that peace. Even if it means, losing her own morals and self.
"You are a sad man. May your damned soul burn in hell." Katara said as she lifted her wrists slightly before clenching her hands into tight fists.
The man cried out in agony as his chest felt as though a spike shot through it. His eyes bulged in pain as his screams started to gurgle with blood.
Katara gave a blank expression as she then dug her fingers into her palms, sealing the last end of the man's heart.
The man's eyes rolled in the back of his head as he then collapsed on the floor, his blood pooling underneath him.
Katara's eyes narrowed darkly as she then turned to the door.
Then the waterbender saw someone she never expected to see standing in front of her.
"Katara. What have you done?" The Avatar said as he stood in shock.
Katara gazed at the airbender before a sudden weight was lifted off her. Her eyes then widened as reality hit her harder than anything. Falling to her knees, Katara felt something wrong. She didn't know what it was, but suddenly it felt like everything was rushing into her head at once. She screamed out a heart-throbbing cry as she had an emotional breakdown. Aang gave a sympathized gaze, as he kneeled down to the trembling woman and held her closely.
A milieu of white mist came into sight hovering behind a perpetual backdrop of endless gray scenery. The scene then turned toward a luminous, almost transparent being. The angelic creature appeared to float in the bottomless sky as it slowly moved toward a large hemispheric clear quartz crystal orb. The spirit's hand then was seen as it lengthened out in a graceful, fluid motion towards the shimmering sphere. With a small wave of the wrist, an opaque image gradually formed within the semi-globe.
Two icy blue irises dipped downward and gazed at the image in front of them.
The scene came into view of a metal ship crossing over the waves of a dark ocean.
The spirit's eyes narrowed as she felt the invisible strings of energy tug at her fingertips.
Slowly closing her eyes, the moon spirit raised her palms and called forth the supernatural forces to release the threads upon her digits. Within moments of her calling, the small wisps of lucent fibers fell delicately downward in twining circles before disappearing beneath the thick fog.
A sad smile formed on the moon spirit's lips as she knew the consequence of her actions at that moment.
Much like the moon pulls and pushes the waves of the tide, so do the force for a waterbender.
To cut off that connection, separate the bond of element and power to a bender would render them no more or no less.
"Forgive me…" Yue said in a deep regretful tone as she spoke again, "It had to be done."
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