Hello, people of fanfiction!
I'm back this time with some backstory, I know some of you love this kind of stuff before a big battle, this is gonna be a two parters and it's going to explain Berserker's powers.
Yes, that's right. we're telling the backstory of Berserker and his dragon abilities.
So, sit back, relax and have your popcorn ready for this thrill ride.
400+ years before the current timeline
Yaketsuku was an ambitious firebender, who was always eager to be more, ever since primary school, he was the top of his class, his whole life was built on beating the odds, he would always find himself a challenge and try to beat, that's why he became top of his class in all his years of learning, even in the firebending academy, he was the best firebender, he even decided to be 'literally' the top of the academy, and so he decided to challenge his sifu to a duel.
He won the duel and humiliated the sifu to the point that all the students tried to interfere, he beat them all as well and when he got captured by the street guards, he got out easily as he said it was just a duel in a firebending academy, it's not a crime to duel people in a firebending academy, he got clearance from the law institute, but what happened got the attention of the avatar, who was at the time, a fire avatar.
Avatar Szeto was the avatar at the time of Yaketsuku, he met Yaketsuku after the incident and told the kid that he's a prodigy and that he should be careful when using his powers, Yaketsuku instead challeneged Szeto to a duel.
Szeto accepted the duel, even though Yaketsuku showed great power and strength, Szeto was a fully realized avatar and Yaketsuku was still just a teenager still learning, the avatar still easily beat him, Szeto pleaded Yaketsuku to yield but the teenager showed great resilience, in the end, his energy ran out and his legs gave out, he couldn't fight anymore but he still didn't yield, Szeto could have finished him off but decided against it, instead he left the kid on the ground.
"I'll beat you, someday." Yaketsuku told the avatar, Szeto merely looked back and smiled, before he turned around and continued walking away.
Yaketsuku thought the avatar was mocking him, and so he decided it was a challenge, he made his life's mission to beat the avatar.
He spent the next ten years training hard, but he knew it wasn't enough to beat a fully realized avatar, he kept searching, he got around the entire globe, until he found the secret of the avatar, the secret behind his strength and raw power that could destroy the entire planet in single fit of rage.
The Avatar fused with the spirit of light, that's why he's so powerful, and that's why his powers are restrained, because the spirit of light is meant to keep balance, and so that's the avatar's mission.
Yaketsuku got at an all-time low, how is he supposed to beat that? But his resilience kept him moving, he made it his life's mission to beat the avatar, and he'll stop at nothing to do so.
Yaketsuku spent the next ten years searching for a solution, until he found it, something similar to the avatar's power, something incredibly strong, perhaps not as strong as the spirit of light, but with the right user, it could be as powerful as the avatar.
The spirit of the white dragon.
He found the spirit and spent a year taming it, until it was fully his, now comes the big challenge, how's he going to fuse with that spirit? Avatar Wan used harmonic convergence to fuse with the spirit of light to create the powerful avatar, harmonic convergence is still nearly 500 years away, his life won't last that long, how is he going to do it?
It was the spirit of the white dragon that provided the answer, she provided him with the means to create an energy field that could be useful to their fusing experiment.
The white dragon entered Yaketsuku's body and Yaketsuku touched the energy field, it created an incredible surge of spiritual energy inside his body that almost killed him, but his determination was so strong that he withstood it, he eventually merged with the white dragon and became the first incarnation of "The White Dragon".
Yaketsuku spent almost two years learning the ways of his new found abilities, he knew it wasn't enough to acquire power to defeat the avatar, he needed training, intense training to defeat the all-powerful avatar.
Once he was ready, he returned to the firenation to face Avatar Szeto, he challenged the avatar to a duel, the avatar tried to calm things down, but Yaketsuku threatened to destroy the entire firenation, Szeto couldn't believe him until Yaketsuku's eyes started to glow red.
He took a deep breath and generated the strongest firebending Szeto has ever seen, one that could rival his own when he is in the avatar state.
Szeto was shocked by the destruction Yaketsuku caused, and so he deemed him an enemy and decided to take the fight.
Yaketsuku's abilities as the white dragon were incredible, he could generate incredible firebending using every bit of his body, especially his chest, which is something not a lot of firebenders in history could do, he had incredible speed and agility like no other, his determination and resilience were remarkable.
But what the greatest feat of them all…
he could spread his wings and fly like a dragon.
Szeto was shocked by the revelation, that's not normal.
The Avatar kept fighting until he was cornered by Yaketsuku, who completely drained his energy and forced him out of the avatar state, Yaketsuku then revealed his identity and said that he promised to kill the avatar one day, and so he generated the greatest fire he's ever generated, and burned Avatar Szeto to a crisp.
Objective Completed. Yaketsuku defeated The Avatar.
It was an incredible feat that even Yaketsuku couldn't believe it, he didn't seek control over the firenation or even do anything else, he achieved the goal nobody else has ever achieved, he defeated the avatar.
He was happy with the win… for a little while, before it got really dull for the white dragon.
Yaketsuku was a person known for his competitive personality, once he defeated the avatar, he achieved the greatest feat this world has ever seen, he couldn't find any other challenge that could beat that, his life got really boring and repetitive that he got depressed.
Eventually, he found a new challenge, at the age of 50.
And that challenge is the new avatar… her name is Avatar Yangchen.
The people have been saying incredible things about her, saying that she's even stronger than the previous avatar, mastering all four elements in a record time, excelling at both the spiritual and physical side of bending really quickly, that makes her a great threat for Yaketsuku.
The White Dragon smiled for the first time in 18 years, Finally, a new challenge.
He didn't know that it was 18-year-old Avatar Yangchen was looking for a him, and the next day, he found the air avatar standing at his doorstep.
"I heard you defeated the previous Avatar, that's definitely an accomplishment to be remembered by." Yangchen said.
"Aren't you afraid you would meet the same fate?" Yaketsuku asked, with a smile.
Yangchen merely smiled at him, "I wouldn't frit about it, you defeated an old man. I'm currently in my prime." She said, taking an airbending stance.
Yaketsuku looked down, he then looked at her and returned the smile, "I like your spirit." He said, before attacking Yangchen with his powerful firebending.
The fight went all over the place, thankfully, the place Yaketsuku was residing in was completely abandoned, so they had the liberty to destroy whatever they like around them, considering Yaketsuku was outcasted after murdering the avatar, and for the lack of challenges, he decided to live in solitude for the last 18 years.
Avatar Yangchen's arrival at his doorstep revived his depressed soul, he felt an exhilarating feeling all around the fight, that he kept laughing menacingly and shouting "I AM ALIVE!" several times during the fight, making Yangchen question his sanity.
They entered another battle of the avatar state against the white dragon, two forces of nature were completely annihilating each other, Yangchen fought with the might of hundreds of avatars, completely mastering the avatar state, she was even more powerful that Avatar Szeto, whose spiritual side was a bit weaker than hers.
Eventually, Yangchen cornered him and for the first time in his life, Yaketsuku was out of energy.
"Damn old age." Yaketsuku said with a snort, as he was spitting out blood.
Yangchen, still in complete control of the situation and nothing but a simple scratch on her forehead, stood victorious over the white dragon, as she said,
"Do you have any last words?" Yangchen asked.
Yaketsuku looked at he, smiling genuinely through the pain, "That was the greatest fight I've ever had. Thank you." He said, he then closed his eyes and accepted his fate with a smile.
Yangchen realized that his smile was truly genuine, making it harder for her to take away his life, but she had to make the difficult choice, against everything, against her teachings as an air nomad, because the avatar's sole duty is to the world.
She eventually finished him off, and uttered the words, "Go in peace." Afterwards.
She then entered what remained of his house that got caught in the fight, she inspected it carefully for any evidence or anything to explain his powers.
She found something that made her skin crawl.
A Book. Called 'The Spirit of The White Dragon'
Yaketsuku wrote his diary, explaining everything about his powers, and how it works, she immediately figured out that it's similar to the power of the avatar, the only difference is that the avatar merged with the spirit of light, and Yaketsuku merged with the spirit of the dragon.
What shocked Yangchen is that she immediately figured out what even Yaketsuku couldn't realize, what it meant to have the same powers as the avatar, it could also mean that he would achieve the greatest feat of the avatar, something that makes the avatar so unique and powerful.
That feat being getting reincarnated...
Yangchen decided to share this information with the firelord, telling him that Yaketsuku's dead but his spirit remains, you need to look out for future generations, because he's going to be reincarnated.
The firenation took extreme measures towards the situation, even against Yangchen's advice to remain peaceful, he gave orders to execute any infant that could have the powers of Yaketsuku.
Yangchen suggested that they would wait until he comes of age, and then kill him in his 'White Dragon State' to end this menace once and for all, but the firelord was so frightened they wouldn't be able to handle such menace again, not after what happened to Avatar Szeto.
So, he decided to take it to the extreme, and that affected the next generations deeply, as the spirit of the white dragon kept reincarnating, until it got to the latest reincarnation.
The White Dragon, Aoi. Also known as, The Berserker.
17 years before the current timeline
Firelord Azulon sat alone in his war room, playing with his food as he thought of the conquest to come, fearing a lot of various things, except something he's been keeping out of his mind in the current circumstances.
As his most trusted advisor announced himself, he then came inside the war room and bowed in front of him.
"Rise." The advisor did as he was told, Azulon continued, "What is it?" he asked.
"My Lord, we finally found the current reincarnation of the white dragon." The advisor informed.
Azulon's eyes widened, the last one they killed was five years ago, how could they have known the new one that fast?
"How could you tell it was him?"
"My scouts informed me that they saw something odd in the marketplace, there was this kid who is about five years old, he unleashed intense fire power at a citizen who got on his nerves, he unleashed the fire from his chest, no other firebender is capable of doing that, we investigated and we found out that this kid's name is Aoi son of Haruto, they are lower class citizens who live in the outskirts, incredibly poor, his father and mother are still alive, and he has four other brothers." The advisor said.
Azulon was still astonished by one thing the advisor said, "But you said the kid is five, how could he unlock his powers that early? Normally, White Dragon holders unlock their powers at the age of 15." The Firelord said, appearing to be very confused.
The advisor shared the firelord's confusion, "I'd be lying if I said I have a valid explanation for this your majesty. But my assumption is that the kid is really strong. Even stronger than the previous incarnations, so my advice would be to finish him off quickly before things get out of control."
Azulon nodded as he said, "You're right. Do what's necessary." The Firelord gave the order.
The Advisor bowed to the firelord once more and the firelord gave him permission to leave.
Aoi was a five-year-old kid who was freakishly strong and determined, he had a twin brother named Riku, and they have been best friends ever since they could remember, Aoi and Riku had no one but each other, even their family which consisted of their parents and their three brothers meant nothing to them, they only cared for each other and had each other's backs.
Aoi couldn't even imagine what life would be like without his brother Riku, and his twin brother felt the same, they promised each other that they would be there for each other forever, the way they were treated by their family made them into this, as their own family couldn't separate between the two of them, they couldn't tell who was Aoi and who was Riku, even their own father couldn't tell the difference.
Only their mother could tell them apart, but that didn't make her any better as a mother, she was really cruel to them, especially to Aoi, as for Riku, he knew how to win her over with his intelligence.
Riku and Aoi went to the same school, it was known that Riku was the smart one, and Aoi was the power house, one had the brains, the other had the brawn, they studied together, they fought together, they pranked other students together, they played together, they always had each other's backs.
Until that pivotal day in Aoi's life, the day he lost everything.
Aoi and Riku were getting back from school when they bumped into firenation soldiers,
"Hello, kids. Could you tell me which one of you is Aoi? I'd like to give him a present." One of the soldiers said with a creepy smile.
He thought they were normal kids who would fall for such scams, but Riku was way smarter than that.
"Who are you?" Riku asked.
"I am a soldier of this nation, my job is to protect you so trust me when I say that I mean you no harm." The soldier said.
Riku didn't buy it, "Well then, Firenation soldier. If you'll excuse us, we've had a really bad day at school and we'd like to rest at home so could you please get out of the way?" Riku said.
The Firenation soldier got suspicious, this kid appears to be really smart for his age, the information he received on the target that he's a kid that might be older than he looks in terms of intelligence and power.
The soldier got confirmation that this kid was his target.
He merely smiled and did as Riku told him, "My apologies, you can go now." The soldier said as he got out of their way.
As soon as the kids were out of earshot, the soldier talked to his companions, "Remember, the kid is too dangerous, our best bet is to kill him right away." He said, and his companions concurred.
The soldiers followed the kids close by, until they were in an abandoned alley, Riku sensed that something wasn't right, he should have taken another route home.
His suspicions became true as three soldiers jumped him and his brother, the alleyway was so abandoned that no one else heard or saw what happened but the people inside, which were Aoi, Riku and the firenation soldiers.
The firenation soldiers attacked Riku first,
one of them managed to hit his mark and stabbed him with his knife, the knife pierced the kid's heart and he fell to the ground, dying instantly.
Aoi saw this…
Brother…
Riku…
He kept thinking internally, the shock made him speechless, he couldn't say a single word.
It all happened in a flash, one second it was three soldiers standing over the dead corpse of his brother Riku, the other, it was four corpses on the ground with Aoi standing over them.
The difference being that the corpse of his brother was stabbed with a knife, the other three corpses were burned to crisp.
Aoi killed all three soldiers in a fit of rage, he couldn't even feel himself doing so.
Aoi then got to his dead brother's side, he saw that he wasn't responding, he pressed his hand on his chest, to find it covered in blood he pulled the knife out and there were little pieces of his brother's heart on it.
Tears fell freely from his eyes, but he was still speechless, he couldn't stay here any longer, he got to his foot and ran away, leaving his dead brother behind, he ran to his home to get anyone of his family, they might be able to save the situation.
"Mom! Dad! Help!"
"What's it, Riku?" His father asked.
Aoi didn't have the time to correct him, he didn't have the time to tell him that he's Aoi not Riku.
"It's Riku! He's been stabbed!" Aoi said.
"What?!" His mother asked, panicking.
His parents and three brothers hurried to their feet and they ran after Aoi who ran away from the house to where he and his brother were.
When they arrived at the place, they were met with firenation officials in the alleyway, apparently, they've come to investigate the murders.
"Riku!" The mother shouted upon seeing her dead son, she tried entering the area before the officer stopped her.
"Hey, hey! Stop, Ma'am. Stop in your tracks."
"But he's my son."
"He's the white dragon, he needed to die. trust me, it was necessary for our nation. Those three people who are burned to crisp beside your son, they were firenation soldiers, they had families, and your son murdered them in cold blood, imagine what he'd have become if he grew up to be the all-powerful white dragon?" The soldier said.
The mother couldn't believe it, she knew it wasn't Riku who did all this, she somehow felt it, "But he's a sweet little boy…" She simply told the soldier.
"That sweet little boy… did all this." The soldier said, pointing at the dead soldiers.
The mother couldn't help but glance at Aoi, who was staring in shock, something tells her that he was somehow involved in this, she kept her suspicions to herself for the time being as she fell to her knees and mourned her dying son.
Three days after the funeral, Aoi was sitting alone in the living room, depressed over his dead brother, when his mother came inside.
"It's you, isn't it?" His mother said.
Aoi came out of his daze and looked at his mother, "What?" He asked.
"You're the white dragon, you caused this destruction and killed those poor soldiers, didn't you?" His mother asked, her voice sounded menacing.
Aoi couldn't respond, it's not the first part that made him speechless, he didn't even know what the white dragon is or why people would want him killed, but he was speechless because the second part was true, he did murder those soldiers, but they weren't at all 'poor', they were murderers.
"They killed my brother first!" Aoi responded.
The mother's facial expressions changed, it's now filled with malice and hate,
"No… You killed your brother!" She said.
Aoi's eyes widened, "No! I could never! Riku wasn't just my brother, he was also my best friend! he was the only good thing in my life! The only person I've ever loved! How could you say that?!" Aoi shouted with tears in his eyes.
"You killed your brother, you killed those poor soldiers, and if I don't turn you in, you're going to kill thousands more when you grow up, you are the white dragon! I'll do what's necessary to save this nation from you!" The deranged mother said, before she tried to run out of the house.
Aoi feared for his life, he saw what those soldiers did to his dear brother, he would never want that upon himself, after all, he was just a little kid, scared for his life.
He couldn't feel himself, one moment his mother was running out of the house…
The other, she was on the ground with blood spilling out of her mouth.
He killed his own mother in fear, and the most astonishing part about it is, that he didn't feel anything when he did so.
His father and brothers entered the room and saw the scene.
"Murderer!" One of his brothers said as he tried to charge him.
Aoi again couldn't feel himself, one moment his brothers and father were standing right in front of him.
The other, they were on the ground in a pool of their own blood.
Aoi was covered in blood as well, he had the most deranged and insane look on his face as he looked at the still warm corpses of his family.
The five-year-old witnessed too early what fear could do to human beings…
it could turn them into murderers.
He then escaped the house and ran away, never to be seen for a very long time.
Part 2 is coming soon.
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