Talho-EarthBender (Season one Finally post.(Sorry TLG, but you forgot me ;_; ))
(DO NOT JUST SKIM! There are important storyline baces things in here. Read it all.)
(For all the people who DO want to skim, a summary is at the bottom. "Bastards")
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Had just defeated Tank and Glide.
(1 Hour later)
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I just finished repairing the gigantic hole in the wall. "Ah, A job well done. I hope the others diddent get into trouble or anything." I moved over to the table in the smithing room, "Oh well, time to get back to work. Let's see here. Six bladed throwing knife. Hmm, I dont think that it'll be properly balanced like this. I better tell him that I had to make it with eight blades. Besides, more is better right?" I thought to myself. I quickly heated up the metal and formed rock around my hands. I pounded out a handle for the blade. Everythig was in good shape so far. After an hour of grafting and pounding, I started to feel a little drowsy, so i took a break. I walked over to my couch adn lay down. I looked up at my arm to see an arm protector. I touched it and felt it. I tried to pull it off when suddenly a sharp pain went through my arm, I was forced to let go. I saw blood poor out of the protector. I rushed over to a hose by the fire and drenched off the blood. I checked around the protector but there was no cuts. "I'm taking this thing off." I said, and serched for a clip to no avail. "Well, since taking it off the hard way seemed to cut me somehow. I guess I'll have to cut it off."
I looked aroung for my moalding and cutting iron, i picked it up from the side and put it in the fire. A few moments later I took it out. "Sorry I have to do this but it's really irritating me now." I placed the hot iron next to the protector."Here goes nothing." I shoved the cutter to the side of the protector but pulled away. I tried again, this time making contact.
Everywhere was shaking suddenly and those symbols kept on popping up everywhere again. "What the?" I said to myself as I pulled the rod away. I shook my head. I lunged the rod at it this time and connected again. The letters and words buzzing around my head, I could hear faint wispering but was unable to understand it. I wanted to pull the rod back again but I didd'nt eveything spinning and getting darker, vioces getting louder. I blinked.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Five and a half years ago.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"You want to try it on?" a familiure voice said to me. I turned around and looked at a boy about my age.
"No no, I couldent Rexsten, it's your gift from the wiseman of this village. I dont even live here. Remember, my dad is just hear on some buisness matters, we'll be gone in the morning." I said.
"Wow, your really grown up." Rexsten said to me.
"You sound like my father." I replied to him. Rexsten got up and walked over beside me and lay down looking up.
"Well, I say that being grown up is'nt fun at all." Rexton said. "I'd much rather stay a kid forever." Looking over to me. "You know, the wiseman said that this is a verry special arm protector. He said that an Air bender tribsman smithed it and it was set into the ultimate armor. It contained an Axe, this protector and two others that where forged by the other nations. Then the Avatar at that time was to bless it with the power to stop all bending. But the avatar failed and died before the blessing was complete. Now each item from the armor now has the power to block bending but only one. The great wiseman told me that this is a verry rare and unique artifact and that this could block airbending." Rexsten gave me a seriouse look, "AAAh ha hah ha! What a funny storry hey? I think that old fart was on something when he told me that one. Get a load of this, he also told me that this was kapable of stopping the powers of spirits! And that each different artifact has another ability to it. What the hell does that mean? People should'nt trust that old bean. I mean, really. If this is some important "Artifact" thingy, then why give it to me? If he knows all these thigs yet can't clue in that I dont really care then fine, better off not even trusting him!" The boy now more than ever, was laughing and gripping his sides at the story the man told him.
"At least it was a good storry." I said looking ahead.
"That just means he must have alot of time on his hands there talho." He responded smileing.
"Well, it would be great to get a gift like that. I wish i were as lucky as you Rexsten," I told him.
"You want it?" He said to me.
"What? But thats your presant." I said back to him.
"Well, I got a presant why shouldent you?" He said shoving the protector over to me.
"It's way to big to fit me." I told him.
"Just have it. I'm sure if it has any value, or if it really is something improtant, you'd be better off with it." He said to me.
"But-" I said.
"AH! Just take it." He shoved it into my arms and I was nocked down. I was shocked and started crying. My dad came over right away and yelled at Rexsten.
"Did you just push her? What did she ever do to you shes just a defenceless little girl, you shold know better to shove girls. How bout I shove you around? Huh?"He picked up the boy and I got up.
"No daddy, he just gave me a presant and I fell, dont hurt him." I yelled at my father tuggin at his leg. My dad looked down at me and looked back uver to Rexsten. He put rexsten down and I looked over to him. He wiped a tear from his eye and ran off. "Rexsten!" I called for him.
"Sorry about your friend, I thought he pushed you down. Remeber this, if Anyone, tries to hurt you or make you afraid, I'll always be there to help. Your my green eyed angel and I'm your father, I can handle anything." He said to me.
"It's ok dad, I dont think he'll be too upset. I'l talk to him." I siaid to my father.
"Wow Talho, your really growing up fast, I hope you can be a nice young lady when you grow up and find a good rich husband and have lots of little Talhos of your own."He said to me, smileing."Now just play outside for a little wile, then we can go out for some supper, and tell you frind I'm sorry. I'm just trying to protect my little girl. Oh, is this the presant he gave you? Wow, i don't think you'll ever use this, but it was a thought full gift. I'll bring it inside." He took the protector with him and walked into a house just out of the field. I decided to wait untill Rexsten got back. I started playing with a couple of freinds I had made other than Rexsten during my visit to Ho-Fi-Keep. Soon it was sundown and my father came back out.
"So!, Ready for some ramen?" he asked. I nodded in aproval and we set out for supper. When we got back it was already dark and my dad was tired. He decided to fall asleep on the couch so I went over to Rexstens house to see if he was going to be fine. I tapped on the door and his older brother came out to greet me.
"Who're you?" He asked in a grunting voice. He startled me and I stepped back.
"I-is Rexsten here?" I asked. He looked at me with half opened eyes.
"No, he's in the woods, er, something... has'nt come back yet. Want me to tell him you dropped by, er, something?" He asked me.
"Thats ok, I'll go look for him. Thank you." I said in return.
"Yea, ok.. whatever.." He turned and scratched his butt just before slamming the door behind him. I went over and grabbed the presant that Rexsten had given me. I walked over past the feild and into the woods next to the village, I looked around, they were dark and jagged against the silouette of the setting sun. I ran in, I called out, "REXSTEN! Rexsten!" I walked deeper into the woods. I kept on calling for him, I haddent traveled through the woods for the whole time I got here so I was soon lost. I found my way to a pool of water I sat down and called out Rexsten again. This time I was afraid. I looked at the protector that rexsten gave me.
"My, what a pritty object you have there, may I take a gander?" A strange voice said to me from behind. I looked backwards, I saw a tall manly figure standing there.
"No, this is for my freind Rexsten." I said. The figure got closer, and stared at me, eyes in a blood red.
"I'd like to see it, it's afully pritty." He said with a grin."Maby if we find your freind he'll let me see it." I looked down at the protector,
"Maby, but I can find him, I'll come back here."I said to him.
"That's awfully brave of you to go alone in the woods with dangerouse things this late at night. But I doubt you'll remember to come back. And besides, I found you first, I wouldent want to have to chase my prey a seccond time!" The strange man gave me a death glare and fell over backwards, sprouting four new arms from his sides and beccoming really hairy, I ran for it, I ran a really long time, then I stoped. I looke d around and listened, I couldent hear anything. I looked around a burried the protector, loosely under a stump. The thing came right up behind me and crushed the stump, I backed away and ran to the right. I tripped and the thing caught up, this time looking exactally like a giant spider. I screamed, this time it laced me up with webbing to the ground This time you wont be able to run. Just as I was getting webbed on the face, I saw Rexsten come up with the protector, he took a look at the giant spider and dropped it. He looked at me, and paused. He said something but I couldent hear, He pulled out his sword and charged at the spirit, it just turned around and he jumped on it's back. It flung around trying to get him off of it, it wacked it'self against a tree and he fell off, it lunged a claw at him but he dodged it, he looked back down at me, I was trying to escape the wrappings but to no avail. He looked back at the spider, The spider took another lunge, but Rexzten dodged again, this time, he jumped onto the back again, he stabbed his sword into the head of the spider and a Spray of white light came from the wound, he stabbed again and again,"Noo!" the spider cried and he quickly turned around, he lept into the air and slammed down over top of me, he took one final jab and the spider screammed "NOOOOOoooooo!" it exploded into rays of light and floped on my chest, I couldent breath for a bit. but it got lighter and lighter untill he was gone, Rexsten came over and cut the webbing holding me down. He pulled me to my feet.
"What're you doing? You could have died!" He said shaking me. "Your no match for that thing."
"I came out to find you, I wanted to give your presant back for what my father did." I said to him.
"I told you it's yours!" He said. He reached over and picked it up, we started walking over to me.
"But what if it's important that YOU have it!" I wanted to say. But I said instead, "Well, it is shinny."
"What? Now your talking like a real, little girl." He said back to me. He threw me the protector and I grabbed it, suddenly I felt alot lighter and said,"No, thats not what I meant. It's still yours." I put it in his hands and I suddenly felt heavy again. He looked at me funny and we started walking. "Sorry," I wanted to say but it diddent come out. I walked for a little more and I inched closer to him, "I love you." I said without even thinking about it. He stopped abruptly and turned around.
"What?" he asked. My body lunged towards him without permission, I nocked him down and the protector flung from him to the side. "What're you doing now? Stupid." Blushing now.
"I want to stay this way forever, just you and me, we can get married and have kids." I blurted out again.
"What are you talking about, we're not even the age to get married yet. Get off of me." He shoved me but couldent seem to lift me.
"No, I want you to stay with me."I said again without thought. My hand was slowly going up the backside of him,
"No Talho, I'm not who you want." He said to me. My arm still going up his back, I grabbed ahold of something and pulled it out.
"Your EXACTALLY THE ONE I WANT! NOW DIE" I had pulled out his sword! He looked up at me, and I jabbed for his neck. He rolled over, nocking me to the ground. I got up and charged at him, he ducked and tripped me. I fell face first into the ground.
"Your that spider!" He said."Let go of Talho's body!"
"Oh, caught on have we?"I said back, getting up."I rather like this, the element of suprize is great when thay think I'm one of them. Especially a defenceless one. I can feed on villages throught the land. And never get caught." I pulled the sword back to the air."But now I'm afraid, I owe you a rather nasty death." I Sprung up at least 15 feet and pointed the blade twoards him. He leaned in his back and put his feet to my chest, rolled and flung me into a tree. I got up quickly and ran straight for him he dodged to the right and landed near the arm protector. He looked at it adn picked it up, I charged at him one last time and he grpiied the blade with his two hands and pulled it from mine, then he gripped one of my arms and he trew the sword away. "Let go of me!" I yelled at him. He grippe dfarther down my arm,
"Here. A presant."He said. He pulled up the protector and placed it arounf my wrist. It did a sort of opening up, move and shrunk to my wrist. Flashes of light spewed from my mouth and eyes, screaming so loudly that Rexsten had to cover his ears, I lifted off the ground, blood came from my eyes as I fell back and lay on the ground. My father suddenly apeared from the bushes, along with some local villagers, also acompanied by the wiseman. My father looked at me, now looking straight into the sky with my bright red eyes. He rushed to my side and lifed me.
"Talho, talho what's wrong?" I couldent speak. He looked over to Rexsten, now horrified. "What did you do to her??" he asked.
"He did nothing." the wisman of the village said, "She's been given the eyes of the forest spirit. You must let her come to the temple with us."
"I'm not letting you touch her!" he said. He lifted me up and walked away.
"She must be examined!" He yelled out. My father kept on walking. He looke down to me.
"Don't worry, we're going back home." He said to me.
"May Rexsten come to visit?" I asked. He looked up to the path.
"No, I dont trust him." He said to me.
"Please father, do me this one thing. I want to see him again." I said.
"Talho, your growing up faster than I can even conceive, but I just don't," He stopped and looked down at me again."Alright, just once."
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For all of you skimming people!!!
1. Rexsten gave Talho the airbender artifact.
2. The history of the artifacts is that they where built by each of the nations one an axe one an arm protector, the others will have to come into play later.. But when all of the nations where in peace, the Avatar was supposed to enchant them with the power to stop all bending to end the wars. The avatar failed in the enchantment stage (Attacked by Obsidian maby?) and the armor boke apart each of the four peices can stop the banding of one different nation. and where scattered throught the nations.
3. Each artifact has an alternative ability. Unknowing of this, rampage hasent used it from his axe.
4. Talho has a Spider spirit. Her eyes used to be green and now are red because of this. The ability of the artifact that she wears stops the power of spirits who come in contact.(So Far. Untill it is used to full ability the people have to be touching it.) So, whenever the artifact is disrupted or Talho is in a weak state of mind, since the spider spirit is trapped in her body, it takes controll of her mind.
That was the summary for people too lazy to read. (I read all of your posts damnit.)
Have a good seccond season with the Avatar RPG.
Edited on 11/29/2006 1:17pm
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