Dosu Kinuta, mercanary, Springfeet's ship

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Springfeet slammed Dosu's head against the railing of his ship.

"Can't we talk this over?" he asked.

"Talk it over? TALK IT OVER?!" he screamed as one eye began to twitch.

"Uhhhh...yeah?"

"NO WE CAN NOT TALK IT OVER! You cheated me boy! Priates NEVER cheat on a deal!"

"They do too! Remember the Dark Pits?"

"That was different. You had an unfair advantage!"

"Unfair advantage?! UNFAIR ADVANTAGE?! I had a bow with one arrow and you had your firebending! I was at an unfiar advantage?!"

"That arrow was poisoned! That's cheating!"

"And stealing the other guy's equipment so he has to fight against someone who can bend without it ISN'T cheating?!"

"I was just evening the playing field! You're practically unstoppable with all your equipment! My arms don't work!"

"That's never held you back before! I mean com'on man! What do you-"

"ENOUGH!" screamed the girl. She looked enraged to where she may have just washed everyone overboard and then sank the ship if it wasn't for her restrained arms and legs. "WHAT COULD THIS MAN HAVE POSSIBLY DONE?!"

Springfeet took a deep breath and then spoke.

"Long ago when we first met this young man did something unspeakably horrible to my pure, innocent child. She had nothing to do with our pirating. There was no excuse for the pain he caused her."

"Me....mercanary....you didn't-"

"What? No. I didn't kill her. Well, I was KIND OF trying to kill Springfeet, but that was a long time-"

"AS I was saying....this young man began to work on my boat. Of course, he did it only to get close enough to kill me, but that wasn't the crime he commited.

"Mercanary what could you have possibly done to have-"

" Oh it was terrible! His assassination attempt didn't work, you see. He blew up my cabin, but I survived. Now that you think of it it's actually kind of a funny story-"

"There's something funny about someone trying to kill you?" the boy asked.

"Yes, of course, if someone tries to do it in a clever way." he said calmy, and the two kids looked ready to explode with confusion, and understandable rage.

"WHAT?!" she screamed, as if the story couldn't get anymore ridiculous. "YOU CHASED A MAN AROUND BECAUSE HE FAILED TO KILL YOU?!"

"Oh no. I would've left the man alone if all he did was try to kill me. But he hurt my daughter."

"HOW?!"

"He agreed to marry her. When he worked on my ship. Of course now I realize it was only to get closer to me so he could kill me as effeciently as possible, but it's the principle of the matter. He could've at least done it another way!"

All the pirates on the ship seemed to agree, and a few shook their heads, egging him on.

"And now, Dosu Kinuta, before I send you to your doom, along with your friends-"

"Wait, why us?!"

"Because I'm like that. Anyway before I send you to your doom, I'd like to see the pain you caused her." He stepped back and a tall, very good looking teenaged girl stepped upfront.

"Hey babe. How's it goin'?" Dosu asked. She slapped him in the face and he looked back at her. "OK, I deserved that. But can't you talk some sense into-"

She slapped him again.

"...OK maybe I deserved that one too. But I definitely don't-"

She slapped him a third time.

"I think that is enough. I wanted to say I'm sorry. I would've come back but I failed to kill your dad. I couldn't come back."

A fourth slap came, and this time the echoing sound of her dainty hand hitting his face made many people wince. Dosu looked up at her with dull, uninterested eyes.

"Well, if that's all there is."

Three days had passed since this little incident.

Dosu was hanging upside down, stranded high above the deck of the ship by a single rope, attached to his right leg. His hands were bound and he was the only one given the liberty of not having to be in a cage. The two kids had refused to say anything to him this whole time.

"So.....how's the cage?" he asked unenthusiastically.

"I hate you," the girl said.

"Oh comon, like I knew that I was gonna meet my brother, get stabbed, get captured, meet the very same pirate who I tried to kill many a year ago, and wind up upside down on his ship. It's typical risks encountered when you work with someone like me."

"Then I never want to work with you again. Ever."

"Understandable. But while we're hanging out so frequently I should probably know your names."

She seemed to hesitate, as if giving away her name would bring about more ridiculous tales from the incredible mercanary Dosu Kinuta.

"....Reika...and my brother's name is Shungo. We're both 15. And you are?"

"Well Springfeet already let you know. I'm Dosu Kinuta."

"Well, what's your plan, Dosu?"

"Plan? What plan?"

"Your plan for escaping."

"Pfft. I don't have a plan. I don't have any gear. It's been three days. If I had a plan I wouldn't wait three days to put it into action. Besides, that creepy fat guy is supposed to watch our every move." and he pointed to a strange, bearded fat man who was indeed watching their every move. He growled, but hadn't moved or spoke in three days. Not once.

Reika seemed to think for a moment.

"Everyone you are even slightly involved with is absolutely insane," she said angrily.

Dosu smiled for once. "Yeah, you're right about that."

Finally the fast moving ship began to come to a halt. They had lowered the anchor. Springfeet came out on deck and began shouting orders.

"BRING EM ON DOWN!" he yelled as men hoisted down Dosu. He hit the deck hard and looked up at Springfeet. Then, he turned and looked out to see. There was nothing in any direction for miles. What little could be seen beyond the dense fog showed no signs of land or life at all. No landmarks, and no way of telling where they were. At least for Reika.

"Oh man. You gotta be kidding. You mean you're NOT dumping us overboard to die of starvation?" Dosu asked.

"Wait a minute. What are they going to do?" Reika asked impatiently.

"Oh, well. I'll let Dosu explain to you."

"It looks like.....we're going back to the Dark Pits. Isn't that right, Springfeet?"

"You'd be right about that." he said gruffly, and the men began to throw a large boat into the water. A few men in a smaller boat began to prepare this one.

"Well, this sucks." Dosu said.

"The last time you went to the Dark Pits as a contender, Dosu Kinuta. A man looking for a thrill. You refused to fight a certain group of people due to a moral standpoint. Well now you're one of them."

"Dosu," Reika asked as she came up behind him, "Where are we?"

"I told you. The Dark Pits."

"That's right. I've decided NOT to kill you. Instead, I've decided to sell you. Into slavery."

Reika looked like she could've died right there. Dosu looked unfazed, unimpressd, and bored. Shungo looked the same. He looked at Dosu and spoke.

"Huh. Didn't see that one comin'."

I just made a whole post where three benders fought a crazed sword wielding maniac.

There was plenty of action one post ago. And neither the main hero or the main villain can actually bend. I wanted them to use different abilities but be just as lethal to mix it up abit.

But due to him being stabbed, he's KIND OF weak right now (Being stabbed in the chest can do that to you)

Amaterasu Okami: firebending general

Haruhi Haietei: waterbending apprentice

Hakuro Hakudoshi: earthbending master

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At a fire navy ship..............

Amaterasu: Who did you bring me, admiral?

Genguine: Two kids who were wandering around the ships.

Haruhi: For the last time, we're not kids and let us go!

Hakuro: Hmph.............

Amaterasu: They might be of use to me for the takeover of the fire nation.

Hakuro: Now that's something I like to hear.

Amaterasu: I like the boy, what is your name?

Hakuro: Hakuro Hakudoshi, sir.

Haruhi: Haruhi Haitei.

Amaterasu: Well, I guess I can make these two my companions. Including the cute one.

Haruhi blushes and shrugs...........

Amaterasu: What do you say.

Hakuro: Heck, yeah!

Haruhi: Well I guess.....

Amaterasu: Now let's see how your survival skills are.

They went to a ruined stadium. And a huge golem made out of ice came out.

Amaterasu: I want Hakuro to battle the monster.

Hakuro: Fine.

Hakuro bended the ground itself and created a golem of rocks. The golems demolished each other but the one made out of water dogded every attack. The rock golem shook the ground but the water golem didn't break apart. But the ground shook so much, it cracked open and the water golem fell through it. The rock golem broke apart and it rained rocks.

Amaterasu: An earthbender, hm.

Amaterasu: What can you do, waterbend?

Haruhi: Well, actually yea.

Amaterasu: Well then you guys are now my companions.

Hakuro: Well let's go to Omashu then.....

Haruhi: Now that's somewhere I want to go.

Amaterasu: Then let's go.

Not long after Springfeet traded them over to a small raft with armed men on it, he collected his money and sailed off. Now, they were floating with three armed guard and a driver. Reika was completely restrained in every conceiveable manner. The only thing they hadn't done was bound her mouth. She had bitten someone's finger off during the process.

"Where are we?" Reika asked. She sounded frightened.

"The Dark Pits," Dosu answered.

"And those are?" she asked.

"The Dark Pits are a set of islands that are almost completely submerged underwater. That's why they bound your hands, arms, legs, neck, and feet." he said, and look down at her. She was laying on the floor of the raft as a silent man paddled along through the mist. Dosu and Shungo had restraints on only their hands and feet. "Usually, people of all arts come and do battle here for the title of champion. It's an underground system of fighting tournaments. The Dark Pits are surrounded continously by immense fog, and only those who don't wish to wind up in the Dark Pits can find them."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"That the only way to get here would be to be taken here by someone with no interest in fighting, because they're the only ones who know how to get here."

"So what are they going to do with Reika?" Shungo asked.

"Reika wouldn't have been bound if she were a willing contender, but she's just been sold into slavery, meaning that they'll do anything to restrain her."

"So she's going to be tied up this whole time?"

"In a way, yes. Most female slaves who are sent to the Dark Pits don't come to be forced into fighting. They're forced to do something that is almost the complete opposite."

"You mean-"

"Yes."

Reika looked understandably terrified. Shungo didn't look very happy either, but Dosu looked calm and concentrated.

"What do we do?" she asked in a panicked tone.

"Well, Shungo and I will fight and work our way up the tournament ladders until we're given our freedom. You will have to do your own thing to survive. Once we're free, we can buy you and free you, too."

"Great," Shungo said, "How long will that take?"

"Oh about 15 years, give or take a few losses."

"Oh. Well at least it isn't twenty." he said in a forced sarcastic tone.

"Is there nothing you can do to get us out of here? Noone you know?"

"No. Infact, there are alot of people who will probably know me here and be very happy to see my current condition."

"...Do you have ANY friends?" Shungo asked.

"Not anymore."

They continued in silence for some time, until finally something massive came into view that took the kid's breath away. They stared in part horror part admiration for the massive bambo and wooden structures built directly into the side of the massive cliffside. There were several people on them, who were running about in a busy fuss. The structures stood anywhere between 50 feet and 300 feet above them on the cliffside, and they were all connected by bridges.

"Whoa......" Shungo stuttered off, and Reika looked around to see numerous other small boats coming into the docks that soon came into view, hidden in the darkness of the cliffside. They were underneath the massive island, and their boats went under the enormous structure. A busy dock worker helped unload the guards that were on the boat with them. Next, the boatdriver got off, and finally, the prisoners.

Dosu stepped off the boat and the dock worker stopped him.

"Wait," he said, and then he turned Dosu around. "I know you.....DOSU KINUTA!" he yelled, and then he punched Dosu in the face. The man recoiled and wagged his hand. The punch had caused Dosu's nose to bleed, but may have broke one of the man's fingers.

Shungo laughed. "I can't believe it! You just broke that guy's fingers with your face!" he screamed, and a dock worker jabbed him with a spear.

"Get more restraints on this one. Says here he's an earthbender. We'll sell him and the sister as a package deal to the next group of slavers. Too bad, if only they were more submissive, they could fight in the Dark Pits."

After that, Dosu was seperated from them, and take down a large lift moved by earthbending. As it descended, someone read off his profile.

"Dosu Kinuta. Age: 19. Skills: Weaponry, poisons, explosives, stealth, traps, tracking....the list goes on. Dark Pits Skill level: 9.3. Pretty high for a nonbender. You exceed some master level benders we've seen. That is impressive."

"Go choak on a badgermole."

"Ah yes. It says here that he also has attitude problems. Well, then you're off to the perfect place."

Dosu began to hear the cheering of rowdy, drunked crowds of sailors and thrill seekers.

"Because your first match.....is already prepared..."

Dosu turned towards an opening shaft as an earthbender looked through at him. The others picked him up, took him over to a large, caged balcony, and removed his restraints. They locked the door behind him and suddenly the cage door that led to a large dirt arena sprung open. The entire cage shifted directions and tipped, forcing Dosu into the arena by sliding him out.

He hit the dirt hard and coughed up blood. As he was sitting there, a massive shadow came over him. He looked up.

"You my enemy. You NEED CRUSHED!" bellowed a giant man who made the entire arena shake. Sand shot up from the earthy arena and swirled around him.

Dosu looked both enraged and confused.

"I haven't been here for twenty minutes and I have to fight again. Just fantastic."

Along the walls were various weapons. He got up and dodged a massive cloud of sand that turned into a large pillar and lunged at him. He grabbed two long polearms off the walls. He held one in each hand at the bottom of the pole. His father's more unique fighting methods were about to come in handy.

Darkboy "D" (all-bender, 2 katana's)

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The battle was rather one-sided with explosives and arrows flying around our ears and it really started to piss me off, as another bomber-stone came flying towards me I kicked it as hard as I could in the opposite direction, the same way where it came from, unfortunately the stone collided with another one resulting that both of them exploded before they reached their target, while it became certain that they where running low on explosives and arrows, thanks to the sabotage, it still was a pest and many of our forces where injured, dead or dying.

"Troops, SPLIT" I heard Orinth yell, deciding it was best for me that I followed that command I also went towards the flanks, a few seconds lather I could see massive balls of hay rollings between the gaps of you forces as the front troops lit those hay balls on fire, as the balls rolled towards the enemy's position I realized, as an arrow flew past my left cheek, that those archers still had to be dealt with.

"WHITE-EYES!" I yelled at shujaka

"WHAT!" he snapped back, clearly irritated he couldn't hit them back

"TAKE CARE OF THE DAMNABLE ARCHERS!"

"HELL YEAH!" Shujaka said as he ran towards the cliff and started to climb it like an assasin would.

Screams from the resistance camp pulled my attention back towards them as some of them where run over by the deadly flaming hay balls, ofcourse some earthbenders made a wall to protect them self.

"SEND DOWN MORE FIREBALLS! HURRY HURRY!" Orinth yelled as more balls of hay kept rolling down, I almost started wondering from where all the hay came from

"archers attack" I heard from the rebel side, probably harabi, he sounded a little bit stressed probably wondering how the tide turned so fast and to this degree, the moral from the troops started to go up when they realised the arrows stopped coming and that we're pressing the attack now, I took a glance to se where Shujaka was and I saw he was almost on top, ready to slaughter the now defenseless archers 'happy hunting white-eyes' I thought to myself as a grin came on my face, soon they would be in range to make a frontal charge

"men" I heard again from Harabi but his voice sounded different almost like it was someone else, while I couldn't hear much of the speech he was going to make now I could understand the words 'to fight and win' and the word 'attack', that word sounded like music in my ears, they would come to us, that would make things a lot more easier, especially with our last surprise for them.

"Detach the nets, Garamond" Orinth commanded, as Garamond hurried towards three large nets and cut off the ropes supporting it. When the ropes were cut, thousands of smaller fireballs instantly began to roll down the hill. "Everybody move out of the way," Orinth barked.

It was amazing that no-one of our own forces where hit, something like this once again proved the superiority of the army from the fire nation.

some of the eathbenders created some earth bubbles or walls and some waterbenders distinguished the fire, when the last fireball was gone we could see there where only a few hundred resistance soldiers left.

"FINISH THEM OFF," Orinth cried

As we all stormed towards the survivors, thousand of fire balls flew towards those who where unlucky enough to survive it, as a true example we would leave nobody alive so that this wouldn't happen again in the future, I drew one of my katana and charged up some lighting in my other hand as I also stormed towards the 'left-overs', I jumped up a earth bubble as the earth bender created a small hole to see what happened, I shot the lighting at point blank and I could even see the lighting coming through the other side of his head.

I ran towards a small group of 4 rebels drawing my second katana, I slashed at the 2 that where on my flanks wich they successfully blocked, stopping me in my assault as I did a back-flip hitting the one in front of my under his chin with my foot while they where distracted I slashed at the fourth one who was trying to attack me in my back, not expecting such an attack my sword founded their target but he could jump back far enough so the wound wasn't fatal, he did however fell on the ground of the pain and the shock of being cut, the other three recovered from the stunned appearance and attacked me full force, I had trouble blocking three swords at the same time and I couldn't find the time or an opening to counter-attack, these wern't ordinary swordsmen, finally I saw an opening in their attack and I made my move, I dropped my katana and planted my palm into his face while sending a stream of fire into his face schoking him and his 2 brothers in arms, I took the chance of the time given to me as I picked up the katana I dropped and trusted i into the burned mans face, while my second katana cleaved the head of another one, now it was just one-on-one.

The man, while holding it out for at least 1 more minute, made the error of leaving his wrists defenceless as I cut them of, the man screamed in pain as he fell on his knees, I placed the sharp edge of both my katana against his neck and sliced the head of.

the fourth man while injured crawled away while I was fighting, I saw he was going towards a man dressed with a Vikings-looking hat and golden armor, there was no doubt that this man was Harabi,I walked towards to crawling fourth man and you could see the emotion fear clearly in his eyes, as I came closer, I could hear grunts of pain coming from the man, he opened his mouth to yell towards Harabi but I planted my katana in his back before a single sound came out.

I walked further towards Harabi, I pulled on his shoulder and planted his face in the ground.

"I'VE GOT HARABI!" I yelled towards Orinth, they all rushed down from the hill to look it was really him

"WAIT!" Harabi shouted ""LET ME UP!" the voice sounded familiar but I couldn't figure from where.

Orinth crossed his arms just as Harabi shouted for his life. Orinth looked at at me and simply commanded "Kill him,"

"NO NO WAIT-," Harabi shouted as the I swung down my sword.

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