Hello friend and welcome to the next chapter of Avatar: Immortal Dragon.
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dragon rose 11: Happy you like it. Yes, I have seen Hazbin Hotel and I'm following Helluva Boss.
Now story time. Also just a warning, there is a lemon in this chapter.
It was the night after the first Pro-bending game of that years championship, which ended with the Fire Ferrets earning their first win. As a sort of celebration, or at least that was Ichiro's excuse, the young ace detective had taken Korra out to Narook's Seaweed Noodlery.
"So, how do you like it?" Ichiro sad as he sat across from her.
"It's delicious and totally authentic!" Korra said with a mouthful of noodles, "I didn't realize how much I missed Water Tribe grub."
"That's great. I like coming here." Ichiro said with a bit of a sheepish smile, "I don't have a lot of time to cook and this place is on my way home from work, also they deliver which is great."
"You can't cook?" Korra said.
"Oh no, I'm a pretty good chef..." he said as he rubbed the back of his head, "According to my mother."
"Maybe I can come test your cooking skills sometimes?" Korra suggested with a slight hint of hope to her voice.
"Sure, though it would be something simple..." Ichiro said before suddenly going quiet. He quickly turned around and managed to catch a lemon heading for his head.
"Good reflexes." Korra said impressed.
"Yeah, good reflexes." Genji said walking into the restaurant with his hands in his pocket, "Hello Detective. Hello Twinkle Toes."
"Genji, what are..." Ichiro said, looking from the man to the fruit in his hand, "Did you threw this at me!?"
"Yes." Genji said, taking it from him and taking a bite out of the lemon, "Hey, who's that creepy motherfucker? He's been staring at you two almost as long as I have."
Looking behind them, they saw at one of the back tables a young man sitting with a girl at each arm and some other guys.
"That's Tahno. The waterbender and leader of the Wolfbats." Ichiro explained to the two, "The reigning champs, three years running." just as Tahno and his company walks up toward Korra and Ichiro's table.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't a Fire Ferrets." Tahno said smugly, "Pro-bending's saddest excuse for a team. Tell me, how did a couple of amateurs like you luck your way into the tournament? Especially you, Uh-vatar. You know, if you'd like to learn how a real pro bends, I could give you some private lessons."
"You wanna go toe-to-toe with me, pretty boy?" Korra said aggressively as she stood up, the term 'pretty boy' sounding completely different from when she would say it to Ichiro.
"Go for it." Tahno said with an arrogant smirk, "I'll give you the first shot."
"Korra, don't." Ichiro warned, taking a hold of her arm, "He's just trying to bait you. If you hit him, the Fire Ferrets are out of the tournament."
"Hold on." Genji said suddenly as he had been studying Tahno the entire time, "If your a waterbender, then why are you white?"
"By the spirits, Genji!" Korra said shocked, "You can't just ask people why they're white!"
"Or whatever we are." Genji said with a shrug.
"Who is this dude?" Tahno said, a bit freaked out by Genji's eyes.
"Genji Chirayus." he introduced himself, "Shashou of the Dragon Qiyue Ren."
"A Shashou?" Tahno said with a smirk, "Those still exist?"
"Well I do, or else I'm the most solid ghost that ever existed. Have I ever told you I took out ten guys with just this." Genji said, picking up one of the chopsticks laying on the tables, "One of the men, he had bled to death before he hit the floor. Care for a demonstration?"
Genji made a faint stabbing move and Tahno falls over from fright, but his friends behind him catch him and they walk away.
"Damn, Genji." Korra said impressed, "You actually killed ten guys with a chopstick?"
"I think it was ten, maybe more, maybe less. I kind of lost track after nine. It was all a red haze." Genji said, placing the chopstick on the table, "Now you kids have fun, see you later." and just as sudden as he had arrived, Ichiro left.
A few days had passed and now on Air Temple Island where Korra, Jinora, and Ikki are feeding fruit to ring-tailed lemurs in the snow which had started to fall from the sky earlier that day.
"So, how's it going with the tall, dreamy detective?" Jinora said with great interest, "You've been spending a lot of time together lately."
"Oh, yeah!" Ikki said, "Tell us all about the magical romance."
"What? Listen you two, I-I'm not interested in Ichiro or any romantic stuff." Korra said with a laugh, "...But let's just pretend for a second I am interested in him. What would I do?"
"I just read a historical saga where the heroine fell in love with the enemy general's son, who's supposed to marry the princess." Jinora said with a smile, "You should do what she did!"
"Tell me!" the Avatar said excited.
"She rode a dragon into battle and burned down the entire country." Jinora explained with great interest, "Then she jumped into a volcano. It was so romantic!"
"There is nothing remotely romantic about falling into a volcano! I would know!"
They turned around to find Genji standing there, a lit cigarette between his lips, "Six worst months of my life!" Genji said as he gave a two finger salute as Korra exclaimed his name.
"Oh, he's cute." Jinora said, being at that age where she was starting to like boys, "Troubled but cute."
Taking a puff from his cigarette, he turned around and almost immediately drop it and began to stomp it out as Pema approached them.
"Why did you do that?" Korra said both surprised and amused, "The big bad Shashou scared of Pema catching you smoking?"
"Of course not! But I'm not going to smoke when there is a pregnant lady around!" Genji said with shock, "What kind of monster do you take me for!?"
"A sexy monster." Jinora muttered.
"Yeah, give me a call when you turn eighteen, kiddo." Genji said before turning to the woman, "Hello there."
"Hello there. We could hear Korra from the other side of the island." Pema said said with a bow, "You must be the famous Genji Chirayus."
"Notorious, maybe." Genji said amused, "I pegged her as a screamer. Speaking of, Twinkle Toes, you have a crush on the Detective!"
"W-What I..." Korra stuttered.
"No need to be embarrassed." Pema said, "I know where your coming from. For the longest time, I did nothing about my crush. I was so shy and scared of rejection, but watching my soul mate spend his life with the wrong woman became too painful. So I hung my chin out there and I confessed my love to Tenzin. And the rest is history."
"Tenzin had a girl before you?" Genji said surprised, "Did not pegged him for that. Did figured him for someone who enjoys being pegged though."
"Mommy, what's being pegged?" Ikki said.
"Uhm... ask your dad." Pema said.
"Oh, I want to meet him!" Genji said with a grin, "I have such stories to tell about me and his mom."
They sat around the table, the airbending family, Korra and Genji, enjoying the dinner. Though it seemed Tenzin wasn't very fond of the Shashou, who had invited himself to dinner.
"This is some great air nomad food, Pema." Genji said as he swallowed it down, "Though the last air nomad dish I had was a bit spicier. But overall, it's very well made. A solid eight out of ten."
"Thank you, master Sashou." Pema said with a slight bow.
"No need to be so formal!" Genji said with a laugh, "Your Tenzin's wife and I'm his uncle. That makes us family! Just call me uncle Genji."
"Your not related to me." Tenzin said with a hint of irritation to his voice, "No matter what my siblings called you."
"As far as you know. Around the time you should be conceived, Aang was very busy, Katara was feeling lonely and we were very close... Closer than usual." Genji said with a smirk, "Just kidding, there is no way you'd be an airbender if I was your daddy."
"If your daddy's uncle." Ikki said, "Then what do we call you?"
"I don't know... How about... Grunkle Genji?" he suggested with a nod, "That has a nice ring to it."
"Don't call him..." Tenzin said immediately.
"Grunkle Genji!" Jinora said, much to the dismay of her father, "I've been reading all about your old adventures. I've been dying to ask you: What happened to Zuko's mom?"
"Well, Jinora, it was freaking weird... I still don't believe half the stuff that happened and I was there!" Genji said, "So do you have an hour or two?"
After diner, Genji walked out of the courtyard with Korra, "You know, I like what they have done with the place. Very Southern Air Temple, from when there were still airbenders around."
"Yeah, you actually met airbenders before Aang. That is so weird." Korra said, "So how old are you actually?"
"Three hundred and eighty." Genji said taking a pack of cigarettes out of his pockets, offering one to Korra who declined, "I have met Shashou's who were older." though she did offered to light his cigarette with a small flame bending out of her thumb.
"Damn... That must mean you were already ancient when you met Aang." Korra said with a laugh, "What was that about falling in a volcano earlier?"
"When I was a hundred and twenty, I had a contract. It ended with a fight on a active volcano. I managed to kill the target but I was knocked into the molten lava." Genji said taking a hit, "Had to crawl my way out of it and it was then that the worst six months of my life followed. But hey, I completed the contract so I count it as a win."
"By the spirits." Korra said shocked, "So you just... heal?"
"Yeah, I can pretty much heal from any wound. Given enough time." he said casually, "I even had my arm chopped off and eventually a new one grew back."
"It does? That's awesome." Korra said slightly in awe, "What would happen if you were sliced in two? Would there be two Genji's running around?"
"No, only one part of me would heal. I know because it already happened." Genji said, gesturing to his legs, "These aren't my originals. Neither is my third one."
A silence fell between the two as Genji continued to smoke, which came out in circles as he exhaled the smoke through his mouth.
"I heard that Tarrlok gave you a car, but you don't know how to drive." Genji said, taking another hit, "I could take it off your hands if you wish. Even give you a good price for it."
"Yeah... Maybe." Korra said, actually hoping for those driving lessons from Ichiro, "H-Hey, Genji. You have some experience... How do you think I compare as an Avatar to Aang?"
"Let me stop you right there, Twinkle Toes." Genji said taking the cigarette out of his mouth and holding it between his fingers, "You're nothing like Aang nor will you ever be like Aang. You will never be an Avatar like Aang."
At his pretty harsh words, tears began well in her eyes, it seemed they have hit a pretty sore spot.
"Because you aren't Aang." Genji continued, much to the confused Korra, "You can't be like Aang because you are Korra. Just like Aang couldn't be like Avatar Roku or he couldn't be like Avatar Kyoshi. You can't go your life comparing yourself to the previous Avatars because then you will lose sight of what is ahead of you. You are the Avatar. That is all that makes you like those before you, nothing else ties you to them, nothing else makes you like them."
Genji reached out, giving her a pet on the head, as some sort of older brother. "You Korra, are your own person. No one, not Tenzin, not me, not anyone expects you to be Aang. We expect you to be Korra and to be the best Korra you can be."
She chuckled lightly at that. "Thank you... for believing in me."
"Any time Twinkle Toes." he said with a smile.
After achieving victory during the next match of the Fire Ferrets, they run into Genji, Ichiro and Asami waiting outside of the arena.
"Would you please stop doing that!" Ichiro said annoyed.
It seemed that the entire time, Genji had been throwing all sort of things to his head, and all of them where evaded by Ichiro.
"No! Oh hi guys!" Genji said once he noticed the Fire Ferrets, "Great match tonight!"
"Congratulations!" Asami said as she walked up to Mako and kisses him on his cheek, "You were so amazing out there."
Korra stood there as Bolin slides next to her.
"So, Korra, I was thinking..." Bolin said nervous, "You and me, we could get some dinner together, sort of a date situation."
"Oh, that's really sweet, but I don't think so." Korra said awkwardly, "I already have dinner at Ichiro's place."
"Oh..." Bolin said disappointed as he watched everyone leave before he let out a surprised yelp.
"Don't worry buddy! We can do something fun!" Genji said pressing their faces together as he led them to his satomobile, "I was going to invite everyone back to my club which still doesn't have a name. But since four are going to be unavailable, it's going to be the two of us!"
"Aren't you suppose to be working?" Bolin said unsure.
"Not sure if I'm back." Genji said as he dropped Bolin in the passenger seat while Genji slid over the hood and took a seat behind the wheel.
"Now let's hit the town before I hit one of these fools in front of us." Genji said as he accelerated the car.
Inside Genji's club where business was booming, with him and Bolin sitting at his privet booth, the young earthbender looked excited as he was in the most populair club currently in Replublic City. He couldn't help but ogle one of the many attractive waitresses as she brought them a bottle and two glasses.
"Sure is nice of you to take me out on a date." Bolin said.
"Date?" Genji said as he poured the dark amber liquid into the two glasses, placing the bottle down, "No, this is just a place too dark to see you and that also serves liquor hard enough to forget you're here."
"Oh..." Bolin said discouraged before getting a punch to his upper arm.
"I'm joking." Genji said before picking up his glass and raising it, "To this!"
"What kind of toast is that?" Bolin said before looking at his glass, "What are we drinking?"
"A little beverage from the Fire Nation." Genji said as he downed his shot, "It's called Dragon's Breath."
Bolin took a swing, but couldn't help but cough at how strong the alcohol was, much to Genji's amusement.
"I know right? Puts some chest on your chest." Genji said with a smile, before pouring another round.
Over at Ichiro's apartment, the detective himself and the Avatar were sitting on the balcony after dinner, watching the city by night. Korra really enjoys the view, and Ichiro enjoys Korra having a good time.
"You know." Korra said with a content smile, "Your a pretty decent chef."
"Why thank you." Ichiro said amused, "Kind of needed to take care of myself, with my mother always working."
"What about your dad?" Korra said, "If you don't mind me asking."
"Wasn't there in my life. Mother and him had split up before she found out she was pregnant." Ichiro said seriously, "I have a pretty good idea who it is but... forget it."
"Is it..." Korra said a bit nervous, "Is it Genji?"
"...The mere thought of me being related to him in anyway terrifies me." Ichiro said and the two shared a laugh.
Later that evening as Genji and Bolin now stood at the bar, which was littered with empty shot glasses as the two had been making an admiral attempt at assasinating their livers.
"I-I told you." Genji said with a slur, an arm around Bolin as he downed another shot of Dragon's Breath, "It get easier, when it has killed all the nerves in your throat."
"Y-Yeah..." Bolin said stupid drunk, "W-why is it called Dragon's Breath."
"Because it's previous name... Because it was 'Dragon Piss'. For some reason... it didn't work." Genji said as he turned around, "Okay, now that your good and drunk. We can begin the training."
"T-Training?" Bolin said surprised.
"Your Shashou training!" Genji shouted, "You mentioned you wanted to become one!"
"W-When have I ever said that!?" Bolin said confused.
"Well, it was either you or that Hunk guy I met a hundred or so years ago." Genji muttered, "Now then, one of the most important skills a Shashou can have, something they must hone and keep honing, is their ability to improvise."
"Oh!" Bolin said excited, "Like how you killed ten guys with a chopstick while only in your undergarment?"
"I think it was ten, maybe more. It was all a red haze..." Genji said as he began to scan the crowd, "And I'm pretty sure I wasn't wearing anything."
"Wow so cool." Bolin said impressed, "So why did you became a Shashou?"
"Was forced into it more or less, when I was but a lad." Genji said with a roll of his eyes, "Very sad really."
"Why did you stay then?" Bolin said.
"I don't know, because I'm good at it." Genji said with a shrug, "Alright... Targets acquired!" and with a grin he walked off.
The following morning, Bolin's eyes shot open, seeing the black ceiling of Genji's penthouse. He was laying in a bed, his vision was a blur, and so were his memories but he could clearly see the black bra that was draped over a lamp on the nightstand beside him.
"Oh shit..." Bolin said, he peeked under the covers. No underwear, no clothes, no nothing, "W-What happened?"
Bolin rolled onto his side which, which was a big mistake as the room spun around as his stomach turned and he began to hurl before emptying his stomach, staining the floor with his stomach content.
"Can you not do that here?" Genji said annoyed from the opposite side of the same bed, being just as naked as Bolin, "I sleep here."
"Oh Spirits..." Bolin said with wide eyes when he noticed his bedmate, "What have I done!?" he looked behind him to see the two attractive women they had picked up where laying naked between Genji and Bolin.
With a groan, the one Bolin had spend the night with had woken up and had placed her arms around Bolin.
"What you have done? You have been rocking my boat, that's what." she said, "You and your handsome friend are tunnel buddies now."
It was the night of the next semi-finals of the Pro-Bending tournament, it was the final round where Bolin and Mako had been knocked out and Korra was doing her best to stay in the ring, dodging every element they threw at her.
Korra knocks each of the Wasps into a line with her waterbending. The Avatar finally gains some ground, but with only ten seconds remaining, it might be too little too late. But Korra angles herself so that the Buzzard Wasps are lined up in front of her, and knocks them out with a single blast of water, winning the game with a knockout.
"Yes! She did it!" Bolin said excited as Mako hugs him tightly in celebration, "Shoulder! Shoulder!" which had been hurt during the match.
"Sorry." Mako said as he dropped it.
Outside the dressing room, where Genji and Ichiro were walking towards the locker room to congratulate the Fire Ferrets after their victory and advancement to the finals.
"So detective." Genji said, "About the things I have been doing to you?"
"You mean the things you have been throwing at my head?" Ichiro said annoyed, "Are you going to stop doing that?"
"Yes!" Genji said, "My curiosity has been sated a while ago."
"Then why did you keep throwing things at my head!?" Ichiro suddenly shouted.
"That was just for my amusement." Genji said with a mocking grin, "Your reflexes are pretty good. Who did you say your father was?"
Ichiro ignored him as he opened the door and when they walked in the locker room where the Fire Ferrets where and the Wolfbats where just getting ready for their match.
"You boys smell something in here?" Tahno said to his team, "Wait, I know what that is; yeah, that's the scent of losers."
The Fire Ferrets look at them with hate and disdain. "I hope we see you in the finals." Korra said, "Then we'll know who the losers really are."
"Yeah, I'm peeing my pants over here." Tahno said with a sarcastic tone.
"Hello." Genji said with a smirk, holding up a chopstick and Tahno immediately jumped back when he saw him. He quickly went with his teammates to the match.
"What did you..." Mako said surprised at how frighten Tahno is of Genji.
"Chopstick." Genji said with a smirk gesturing to it as Asami runs to Mako and throws her arms around his neck.
"Great job!" she said then she turns to the Avatar, "What a comeback, Korra. I've never seen a hat trick like that."
"Thanks!" Korra said, "But, if it hadn't been for you and your father, we wouldn't have had the chance to play. So thank you."
"If everyone's done with the little 'thank you' party and being a terrifying Shashou, need some medical attention over here." Bolin said.
"Oh, let me help!" Korra said walking over to him and helps him take his shirt off and Pro-bending gear off. She bends some water out of a bucket and puts it over Bolin's shoulder and begins to heal, "I'm a healer. I learned from Katara, the best there is."
"Not the only thing she was the best at." Genji said with a smirk, "With that I mean is..."
"Nice tattoo Bolin." Ichiro said as he stood behind him.
"Tattoo?" Bolin said confused.
"Tattoo? Since when do you have..." Mako said, walking around with to see it himself. But upon seeing it, he turned to Genji with an angry expression, "Why is your name on my brother's back!?"
"Because me and Bolin are brothers now." Genji said seriously, "Don't look so mad, I got one too!"
He removed his blazer, dropping it on the floor before he unbutton the dress shirt which soon joined it on the floor. Genji showed off his muscular beefy chest, with a satisfied smirk that the two women in the room where eating the eye-candy that was him.
He turned around to show off his equally muscular back, and as he had said Bolin's name was freshly tattooed on his back. But unlike Bolin's back, it was not the only name.
Along with Bolin, it had the names of Aang, Sokka, Zuko and Hanzo as well.
"There are some things you can't do without ending up liking each other and having a wild night out sure is one of them." Genji said as he turned around, "It's kind of like how they got my back and I have theirs... Like Bolin had during that street brawl."
"Street brawl?" Bolin said confused, "I don't remember..."
But he was interrupted when the announcer declared, "Your winners, the Wolfbats! With a brutal round one knockout, the defending champs secure their spot in the finals."
The group walked over to look at the arena to see the Mo Ce Mongoose Lizards being helped out of the pool by medics with stretchers. The waterbender on the team even has a large hole in the glass of his helmet.
Fourth chapter which is a bit of a breather after all the gore from the previous chapters, hope you enjoyed.
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