Dosu Kinuta, mercanary

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Dosu kicked his boat away from the dock and quietly sat down for the long ride. The large river had many currents, all Dosu had to do was smake sure he was in the one that took him south. As he floated along, he noticed other boats in the large river going about their usual business. Fishing, trading, some guard boats, all trotted along at the same slow, peaceful pace that Dosu was travelling at. The boat didn't need a cover, the long, tall trees had covered the river from the sun, giving shade to the large, tranquil river. Beside him, small villages and groups of buildings and houses passed by. He had made a good bounty from that girl, and it gave him a decent workout. Now he just needed dinner. He calmly grabbed a bow from the chest in the boat and one of the few arrows that was there. He looked out over into the river and took aim, and then fired. He reached down and pulled the fish out of the water by the arrow.

As he floated along, he looked out over the peaceful landscape. Inside his head, memories of days long past played for the thousandth, or possibly millionth time over. He remembered the days he spent learning everything he knew now. He thought of his father, and his village. And his brothers. Quickly his brain went fastforward, he saw all these memories and then his battles. He remembered what he had felt again not too long ago. The adrenaline, the rush, the force that came with a long, brutal fight. And the satisfaction of coming out on top. He slammed the fish down and began preparing it for dinner. As he went on his way, he eventually came to a small, nameless village that was made up into a large circle of buildings with kids playing and women doing daily chores. Most of the men were there too, but a few had gone off to fight for the greater good. He drifted slowly into the tiny dock and tied up his boat, and took his fish and money.

A large group of kids turned their attention to him, but they immediately began rambling rumors about "The Snake Man". He quietly went about his business, not paying any mind to his fans. He walked up a large hill and on a tiny dirt road that eventually went into nothing but thick trees. Walking past them, he went up into a small shack and pulled open the door. Around him were weapons, tables with tools and equipment on them, poisons and explosives. Alone, in the confines of this little shack, he began to prepare his dinner.

After dinner Dosu decided to get some sleep. He lay in a hammock stretched against a wall. He lay completely still, without motion or stirring, and seemed almost dead. Someone knocked at the door. He jerked his head up and looked in the direction of the door. Pulling himself up, he walked over to the door and opened it. A man obviously not from these parts stood before him.

"Dosu Kinuta? I am looking for your services."

This is my entire post, I decided to put it together to make it easier. Scorchingflame must or somehow read. Redoblante, care to read too?

Kela-Dasman & Agua-Mar: Waterbenders. Saze: Intermediate Firebender. Evelet: Swords master.
The North Pole Days
Day 31: Morning

Water condensed on the outside of the panoramic window Kela was looking out of. His lazy eyes pondered about, looking at the North Pole from a southern view. His chin was resting on the windowsill and his breath occasionally fogged his view, in which case, he would stop breathing for a second. The sun was rising on the horizon, and it turned the North Pole a bit orange. He was too awake to go back to sleep, and too tired to do anything important. Saze and Mar were still asleep. The night before, Kela fell asleep in the chair next to the fireplace. He had crawled to the windowsill when he couldn't go back to sleep, but he forgot why he went there in the first place. The sunlight was bugging him, but it was so beautiful that he had to keep looking.

After Kela sat next to the window for a long time, watching the sun come up, Mar got up as well, stretching and yawning. She looked at Kela and tilted her head in inquisition. "Good morning Kela, what are you doing?" She asked. Kela sighed and created more fog on the window. "Nothing. I can't think this early." He said. Mar turned back around and entered the bathroom, closing the curtain. She yawned before saying, "Ok, well, I'm going to get myself ready for the day." She turned the water on and Kela heard a cry, "Eeeeeekkk!!! The water is really cold!!!" Mar immediately turned the water off, and walked out in her towel. "Could Saze possibly heat the water?" She asked.

At this time, Kela heard another yawning in the room to the left, and Saze woke up, walked out of the doorway and asked, "Did somebody step on a cat or something."
He looked at Kela and saw him looking out the window. "What are you doing? He asked. "Nothing much." Said Kela. "Mar was about to shower, but the water is cold,"
Mar looked at Saze. "Could you heat the water please?" Saze wiped his face and yawned again. "Ok," he said, "But no more screaming, Ok?" He put on some shoes and started walking out the door. "Hey Kela, could you come with me?"
Kela was still staring out the window. The sun was higher now. "Ok." He said. 'I have nothing better to do right now.' He thought. He put on his shoes too, and grabbed his money.

Kela and Saze walked down the stairs to the receptionist. But on the counter, the sign said, be right back.
"Well, I suppose we could come back later." Said Kela. He turned to Saze and asked, "Why don't we walk around a bit until she comes back?"
They exited the building and walked around the block. There were some canoes traveling in the canals, with packages and cargo, probably for merchandise. And there was a dock near their building, near the back door of the apartments that had Kela's boat rigged to the shore. They took a half hours trip into town. There they bought some food, which consisted of more bread, some cheese, and bacon. From above, the apartment looked liked a square, that was traced by the canal on three sides, except the entrance. And the sidewalks surrounded the apartment as well.

Saze and Kela returned to the apartments and the receptionist was there, and Kela was holding the food in a bag. Saze turned to Kela and asked, "Hey Kela, didn't you want to get a teapot and teacups there too?"
"Damn." Said Kela, snapping his fingers.

The receptionist had just put the sigh saying, Be Right Back away and put up the sign saying, May I help you?
Kela approached the counter of the receptionist with a question.
But by this time, Mar had come down from the apartment with her towel, still wet and angry.
"Where. Is. The. Heater?" She demanded in question. The receptionist was un-phased, but Saze and Kela were quiet and a bit afraid of this wrath. The receptionist kept working on her papers, writing notes on one sheet of paper to her left, and reading the paper on her right. "Well, I don't know about heaters. We haven't had a heater since." The receptionist said. "Actually we discouraged heaters after a disaster, but if you want to know about the system of our water supply, I'll show you."
She pulled out a helpful diagram of aqueducts. She pointed to various pictures as she talked to express her point. "The water comes from the canals. From the canals, they go through a filter. The water all around us is pressurized from waterbending workers who create enough pressure in the building to give water all day. But from the tanks, it goes straight to the pipes."

She put the diagram away and looked down again. Kela scratched his head and tried to think of a solution to the cold water. But instead he asked, "You know a lot about this stuff. Are you really a receptionist?" The reception looked up and said, "It's only a part time job. I've been studying to improve the aqueducts of the North Pole and heating supply without causing any environmental problems." She looked at Saze and said, "Well, you're the firebender right? You can heat the pipes to your friends shower if you want, but in return, would you heat the water in my apartment as well?"
Saze sighed and said, "Sure."

The receptionist showed them downstairs into a basement that had the tank of water and pipes that lead to every room. On the pipes were the numbers and function of each pipe to each room. There was a pipe per room. From the doorway of the basement, the receptionist lit a candle, but Saze's flame was brighter, and he led the way in the basement. From the door, it started from room 300, and spiraled down parallel to the staircase. A while later, they found the pipes for room 254 and room 114, which was the receptionist's room on the first floor. The receptionist turned around and said, "Alright, this is the where your water comes from. I must return to the desk now. And at sunset, could you heat the water, Saze?" Saze bowed his head and said. "I will, thank you for helping our friend." The receptionist walked back up the stairs, and Mar scurried up the stair to make it back into the shower. Kela started making his way up as well, but he turned around and said, "I'll let you know when she's done, I'll also make sure she doesn't take too long, ok?"
"Thanks." Said Saze.

Kela walked back up the stairs back to the apartment carrying the food. He walked up to the apartment and saw that Mar was standing outside the door. "Lock yourself out?" He said. Mar was still shivering as he unlocked and opened the door for her. She walked back into the shower. Kela placed the bag of food next to the fireplace. He pulled out some fish jerky for Klearae. He heard another noise similar to the first, "Eeeeeekkk! This water is really hot!" said Mar. As Kela was leaving, he shouted, "Don't take too long Mar!"

Kela left the apartment and went upstairs to the roof to visit the Hawk house. He walked outside to the roof and walked inside the hawk house. In there, the hawks and birds were squawking. Klearae flew quietly down from the roost of the hawk house and landed on his shoulder. He fed her the fish jerky and scratched her softly.

After spending time with Klearae, Kela went back down stairs to the apartment. Entering the apartment, he found Mar was already dressed and ready to go places. She was sitting in one of the chairs surrounding the Pai Sho table, tinkering with the pieces. Kela waved to Mar, "I'm going to take a quick show while Saze is still heating the water." He said.
After Kela got ready to go, he went down stairs to tell Saze to stop heating the pipes. When Saze got back up stairs, and they were all together, they sat around the Pai Sho table and cleared the pieces off. Kela got the food out so everyone could eat before the tour of the North Pole. Loren would arrive at noontime, so once they were done eating, and when Saze was ready, they would meet up with her.
Kela finished eating early and decided to ask some questions. "So Saze, what if you got a job as human heater?" Saze supposedly misheard Kela and questioned, with his mouth partly full, "A human eater?!"

They finished eating their food and Saze went to the showers next. He would have to fill the tub with water and heat it first before entering it, the perfect time waster until Loren arrived. Kela and Mar cleaned up the mess from the table and put the leftovers away in the corner. Then they killed time playing Pai Sho waiting for Saze.

After Saze finished getting ready, it was noon. They walked outside of the building to find Loren waiting for them. She wore blue robes with white fur fringe and a liteblue bow in her hair. Kela thought she was cute, but he wasn't the flirting or dating type. The three of them bowed their head in return. "I am ready to take you on your tour, are you all ready?" She asked. Saze thought about Evelet and said, "Can we visit our friend Evelet before we leave?" Loren tilted her head to the right again and said, "Sure, follow me." Kela and Mar were munching on some of the leftovers from breakfast that they had earlier to pass the time for their stomachs.

They walked up the staircase that Kela remembered being carried on by the stretcher days before. They were walking to the same hospital where they were taken care of before. The order of which they were walking was Kela, Mar, and Saze, up the staircase with ice railings and lanterns every few meters. As they were walking up the stairs, Kela looked at the back of Loren's neck and did not see a betrothal necklace. 'Well, I am going to be here for a while...' he thought, 'We could just hang out a little and become better acquainted.' In this instance, Kela was not sure of what he wanted to do. 'If I become attached to anybody, it would never work.' He thought. At the top of the stairs was the hospital, with the insignia for the water tribe carved above the door, and a plus sign next to it. They walked in and approached another receptionist, whom of which was female. She looked up from her papers and greeted them. "Hello everyone, and hi Loren. Are you just visiting today?" She asked. Loren nodded her head and said, "Yes, there is a friend belonging to this party that is still in the hospital. Loren took them down a hallway on the left leading them to the same familiar place where Kela was in his hospital room.

They approached a curtain where Evelet was. She pulled back the curtain to find Evelet being healed by two other female waterbenders who were wearing the same uniform as Loren was, only for indoors, which was without fur. Evelet's leg and arm glowed as they healed him thoroughly. Loren placed her hand on his stomach and pulled her hand across his heart and stopped at the crown of his forehead. "You can stop for now." She told the healers. Evelet woke up and grunted. "Unggh. How long have I been asleep?" he asked. Mar and Kela sat in some chairs on the left side of the room next to the food. Mar was closest to the bedside table with the food, and she gave it to Evelet. Evelet munched on the baked seaweed, sauced with soy, and enjoyed his juice with a chip like snack. Saze sat next to the right side of the bed and sat in a chair next to Evelet. Loren picked up the clipboard with Evelet's history and said, "This is the first time you've been awake in a while." Evelet sat up a little straighter and shook his head. Then he looked at Saze. "Sazey!" he said happily.
Saze smiled at him kindly and said, "Don't call me that..."

They left Evelet smiling and waving goodbye. He would become better in approximately 5 more days, according to Loren. But for now they left the hospital and started traveling to the northwestern part of the North Pole. From where the apartment was, they were in the center of the country. Back at the apartment building, there was a canoe that Kela had not noticed earlier. There was a waterbender at the front of the boat that would be moving them throughout the city. His name was Hans. He was very big and burly. He made the boat sink forward. Everyone else sat towards the back of the boat, from Saze to Loren.

"Alright Hans, we're ready." Said Loren. Hans started moving the boat forward gently with his tree trunk arms. They started traveling throughout the canal. It was pointless to remember what direction they were headed in, because there were so many turns. Loren started talking about the history of the North Pole, how it came to be, it's history in general. It was a way to pass the time as they took a trip to the Northwestern part of the country.

When they reached their destination, Hans made the boat move more slowly throughout the canal. Loren started talking about some of the landmarks. They passed an opening in the canal to the right that featured a plaza with a statue of a person in the middle. Loren pointed to the statue with her right arm and said, "That is master Pakku, the man who saved our country." They were cruising nonchalant until Kela posed a question to Loren, "Saved it from what?"
"Oh, we dare not speak it." She said quickly with a smile. 'Strike one for Loren...' Thought Kela.

Hans drifted the boat down the river to another part of town where there was a giant shipyard with wooden ships and blue sails. There were many workers building boats in this shipyard. "This is our shipyard! We build many boats and sails here! After all, if we didn't have this many boats, we wouldn't be able to evacuate in case of an emergency!"
She turned around again.
"From what?" asked Kela.
"Stuff." Said Loren. "Bad things, like...giant...polar bears..."
'Strike two...' thought Kela. Hans kept propelling himself down the river. 'What was this thing that the people of the North Pole feared so much?'

They came to another part of town with a beautiful waterfall, reflecting the rainbow to them. As they passed it, Loren said, "This where the clean water that isn't filtered comes from." She said. "Although it is an abundant supply, it is more convenient to make it closer to facilities." Here they made a short stop to eat some food at a local restaurant.

They turned around and headed back home on a different route. On the way, they passed a facility for clothing. It was a type of market for clothing, accessories and voodoo. Mar looked at it with eager eyes. Then Saze said, "Don't quit on us now Mar." Mar looked back at Saze with a slightly scorned looked. Saze took back what he said. "Sorry, sorry, I don't really care if you're into that."
There was another store on the way back, closer to the apartments, called "Lee's Place." Kela saw a few people enter it as they sailed past in the boat. It looked like a good place to go.

They arrived back at the apartment building when the sun began to set. They exited the boat. Kela helped Loren out of the boat and she smiled at him. Immediately after exiting the boat, it teeter-tottered back and forth to support Hans's weight. He carefully used his waterbending to rebalance the boat before he fell over. Loren turned around and said, "Thank you Hans, you were such a kind rower." She said. "Be careful on the way back to the docks, ok?" Hans grunted a smile and waved back. He rowed away back into the canals, which were being obscured by more fog. Loren walked them into the building and waved again. "It was a pleasure being your guide today." Said Loren. Kela waved back and said, "It was a pleasure being your tourist." He said awkwardly. Mar nudged him a little. Loren bowed and they bowed in return. Backing out slowly, she said, "I hope we can have a second tour tomorrow same time same place?" she said, as though speaking to Kela. Kela replied, "Sure." He said. Mar nudged him again. "Well, she was going to give a tour anyway!" He whispered to Mar. She exited the building an began walking home in the foggy night. The group began walking upstairs when the receptionist at the counter said something, "Um, Saze, would you mind heating the water pipes? I'm going to take a bath now." Saze stopped walking up the stairs. "You guys keep going, I'll be up for a while." He said. "Sorry, I almost forgot." He said. The receptionist left to go to her room, which was on the first floor. Saze walked down into the basement and began heating the pipe that led to her room. Kela ran back down the stairs to tell Saze one more thing.

"Hey Saze, don't be afraid to make it too hot, I'm sure these people like hot water since they live so coldly!" He said.
Saze smiled. "I hear you Kela, but I'm not going to do that to her intentionally." He said in return.
Kela and Mar got ready for bed. They played Pai Sho until Saze returned. "Hey Saze, could you light the fireplace?" Asked Kela. Saze sighed. "More fire? Sure?" He said unsurely. The fireplace lit up from a dark blue to a soft yellow. "Tired?" Kela asked.
"Yes. I'm going to be now." Saze said. Mar yawned. "Me too." She said.

Genesis: Airbending prodigy, master of swords, and leader of the Crusaders.

Katsumi: Waterbending prodigy and member of the Crusaders.

Giro: Earthbending prodigy and member of the Crusader.

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Katsumi: I'm going to look for him. The mission should arrive any minute now.

Giro: Okay...While you're out, can you buy me some tea?

Katsumi: No...

She closed the door and walked out. Taking a deep breath, she looked around to see if anyone was nearby. She heard some small sounds nearby and slowly approched it not knowing that it was the sound of Pai Sho peices hitting the board.

Katsumi: Genesis and Pai Sho? Who would have thought?

Genesis made a move and the old man countered it.

Old Man: This is turning out to be quite a game!

Genesis stared at the board and then made a move. The old man countered it and then laughed.

Genesis: Well played but....

He made a move and won it.

Old Man: But how?!?!?

Genesis: I opened my mind up to the possibilities and chose the most efficient and effective way of taking you out.

Old Man: Very good! This is your first time you say?

Genesis: Something like that...Well...thanks for the great game, but I must be heading back now. I have important business to attend to.

Old Man: I understand...Let's play again sometime. Oh and...watch yourself. There is rumor that a new group of people called the Crusaders are going about and killing people, but no one has hard core evidence...

Genesis nodded as he stood up and walked away. Katsumi followed closely behind him trying not to make a sound. He walked around a corner and she ran after him. When she looked, no one was there. A hand grabbed her shoulder and she jumped back in surprise. Genesis was standing there.

Genesis: It's time for our next mission...

Katsumi: Right....

They walked back to the room and a messenger hawk came just in time. It landed on Giro's head as he was sleeping and it poked his forehead. Giro woke up and shooed the bird away. It landed on Genesis' shoulder and he took out the message.

Katsumi: What's it say?

Giro took the paper and read it.

Giro: We have to enter a tournament?

Genesis: Yeah...Earth Rumble 6...There is a place just out of town that is holding the contest and we have to enter it...

Katsumi: Why though?

Genesis: Because we need to gain some rep. to get into the circle of a much larger prey we're after. The leader of the Dai Lee. He is our next target.

Katsumi: Why?

Genesis: Apparently, they believe that he is a threat to the War...

Katsumi: Oh...okay....

Giro: Okay...Let's go to this tournament!

They opened the door and the hawk flew out. They started to walk towards the arena. As soon as they approached, a man confronted them.

Man: Tickets?

Genesis: We're going to enter...

Man: Only one spot left pal...

Genesis: I will...

Giro: I'll do it...

Genesis: I was about to say that...

Man: It's settled then. Please follow me to the waiting chambers and you two can sit on the stands and watch the battles.

Genesis and Katsumi walked through a door and Giro and the man walked through another one.

Man: Here is the waiting chmabers. Please Earthbend to get into the arena when your name is called.

Giro nodded and he looked around.

Giro: This shouldn't be too hard....

Ariel (waterbender), Chase (firebender)

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A fight soon erupted between Bao's group and Gerik's group. Chase, Lu Ten, and Ariel all took their stances as three seperate warriors ran towards them. Chase unsheathed his sword when a large man, carrying a heavy mace ran towards him. The man swung his mace and barely missed Chase's head as he ducked. Chase then lunged foward and slashed the man in his side. He roared as his skin was cut by the razor sharp metal. Chase smirked as slashed his sword again, this time at the man's head but was it was blocked by his mace. The man stared Chase down, his side leaking with blood and murder in his eyes. He then began to swing his mace wildly and Chase had a hard time blocking each hit. Chase then decided to leap and flip over the man and kick him the back of the head, almost knocking him down. The man turned around and threw his mace at Chase's head but Chase ducked and the mace flew into a nearby tree. Chase smirked again until the man clinched his fists and slammed them into the ground, causing pillars of earth to fly out of the ground. The pillars then flew in Chase's direction.

'Well looks like I have to kill another earthbender. Again.' Chase thought as he made a wall of fire that destroyed the incoming pillars. He then started to charge up his fire behind him like a rocket, the earthbender repeating his actions. They launched themselves towards at each other and clashed weapons. When they landed, Chase stood up and sheathed his swords. He looked back to see the earthbender lying on the ground, his body decapitated and his head lying on the spot where they clashed. He looked over to see Lu Ten fending a guy wielding a katana. The man's swordsmanship was amateur at best as Lu Ten kept deflecting his attackes with his sais with ease. Lu Ten then caught the the man's sword with his sais and flipped it out of the man's hand, making it fly out the man's reach. Lu Ten looked into the man's frightened face and smiled as stabbed his sharpeded sai through the man's chest.

Lu Ten and Chase looked at each other and nodded when they realized that they didn't see Ariel. The looked around through the mist of the fighting and saw her and this huge, muscular man wielding an axe fighting by the trees in the forest. Ariel had cuts on her shirt and arms and a huge slash on the side of her face. She blocked another attack by the man with her fans and landed a quick kick into the guy's groin area. He kneeled over in pain and became royally pissed, his eyes glaring at Ariel. He soon got up and grabbed Ariel by the hair. She drew water form her pouch and slashed a huge gash in the man's face. He dropped her and yelled out in pain. He then grabbed her water puch and yanked it off her back.

"Looks like there's no more waterbending for you" He stated as he drunk all the water out of the pouch.

"Ahh, refreshing." He mocked as he dropped the pouch and stomped it into the ground. He grabbed his axe as Ariel looked at him, anger in her eyes. He rushed as her and swung his axe and almost struck her as she dodged his his attack. He kept backing her up until her back was against a large tree. An idea then popped into her head as the guy lifted his axe. As his arms lowered, she bended a large root from under the tree and shot it upward, right between the man's eyes, impaling him through his head and launching his body off the groung so that everbody could see it. She looked at Chase and Lu Ten and gave them a fake smile as she grabbed her fans and her water pouch. She drew water from the tree and cleaned the pouch off then filled it up with water.

Asiscio (Fire Bender and Air Bender)

(This is a "one time post" for Asiscio. By the way, it had to be done.)

Asiscio was last seen in a fight against Darkboy and Willy as the three of them invaded the Resistance Base under Ishtuix's command. Asiscio soon told his two "partners" of his past with the Avatar, and that Avatar Aang killed his brother a long time ago. Asiscio then attacked Willy and Darkboy, stole Willy's necklace, and went after the Avatar in the hopes of avenging his brother. Rather than capturing the Avatar like Azula ordered, Asiscio planned on killing him...

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"I WILL KILL THE AVATAR AND AVENGE MY BROTHER," Asiscio shouted as he ditched the scene where he had just temporarily defeated Willy and Darkboy. He walked towards the Avatar's tent while clutching Willy's amulet in his fists. He put the amulet around his neck and created a fireball in the palms of his hands.

"Burn, baby burn."

Asiscio shot a fireball at the Avatar's tent. And then another. And another! And another! In a matter of seconds, Aang's tent was gleaming with a terrifying orange glow. Fire swept across the face of the tent and quickly advanced its way inside of it. Asiscio reached into his pocket and pulled out a drawing his brother made some years ago. He held it to his heart as he watched the tent burn to a crisp.

"Looking for someone?"

Asiscio turned to his left. "Who the hell are you and why do you talk with such an accent?"

The man spoke up once again. Asiscio could tell he was some sort of Resistance Guard. "Argh... they call me Dinkins. Real name's Henrick."

Asiscio turned away from the Avatar's tent and focused completely on Dinkins. "And... what the hell do you want from me? I'm not interesting in any cookies."

"Do I look like a bloody boy scout to you?!"

Asiscio grinned and willingly accepted this verbal fight. He spat back, "No you don't look like a boy scout... You look like a friggen putz!"

"Argh mate, you've done it now!"

Dinkins thrust out his sword and sped towards Asiscio at full speed. Asiscio slid his feet into the sand and shot a gust of wind at Dinkins, immediately throwing him from his feet and towards the burning tent. "Are we through here," Asiscio shouted. Dinkins stood up after looking like a complete fool and spat on to the ground. "Bloody putz," he whispered to himself before taking off in a different direction than Asiscio.

Asiscio watched the tent for another five minutes but it was hopeless. The Avatar wasn't home, for if he was then he'd have Air Bended himself out of the tent minutes ago. It had become apparent to Asiscio that if he wanted the whereabouts of the Avatar then he would have to ask the head boss himself. He soon set course for the center of the Resistance Base and within minutes he stood outside Harabi's well guarded tent.

A guard stepped in front of Asiscio as he attempted to enter Harabi's tent. "Halt!"

Asiscio, as usual, wasn't going to take anything from anybody. "Who the hell are you!?"

The guard, who wasn't used to having people talk back, stuttered before speaking. "I- I'm not allowed to let any imposters enter Harabi's tent. He is having a very important meeting with-."

"Okay... Calm down babysitter," Asiscio muttered as he pushed the guard aside and entered Harabi's tent. The guard chased after Asiscio as the flaps of the tent flopped shut. "I tried to stop him," the guard whined. "But he was persistent!"

Inside the tent was a small bloodstained wooden table and six wooden stools. There was a map in the center of the table, and it was being held down by some rocks and a couple of mugs. Papers were randomly scattered about the tent, as well as a weapon or two lying across the sand. (This is the tent that Willy/Darkboy end up in.) Harabi was sitting at the table along with two other men. He instantly stood up from his chair and pointed a finger at Asiscio.

"WHO IS THIS MAN!?"

Asiscio cracked a smirk and rolled Harabi's finger back into a fist. "Put that weapon away," he smiled. Harabi was not amused. He pushed Asiscio away from him and shouted once more. "For the last time. Who are you!?"

"I'm Asiscio, and I am looking for the Avatar. Can you tell me where he is or do I need to buy some cookies first?"

Harabi sighed and proceeded to pick up a dagger which was lying on the tabletop. "Are you a member of the Resistance?"

"Why yes daddy, I am."

Harabi's anger was quickly reaching a limit. "He's currently residing in a Resistance Base some miles away from here. It's a long walk. Have fun."

"And why did you tell me this information without me having to interrogate you?"

Harabi laughed. "I don't know if you are a good soldier or not. But I do know a sarcastic mother f*cker when I see one. And I'd like you to be out of my hair. Now then- get the hell out of my tent!"

Asiscio laughed, "Okay Papa Bear. Thanks for the map to grandma's house."

++++++++ Three days later ++++++++

After three days of wandering the shore of Fire Nation Island, Asiscio finally approached the Resistance Base he was looking for. Along the way he encountered numerous other Resistance Bases, but none of which contained the Avatar. Finally, a kind Resistance Warrior informed Asiscio the exact Base that the Avatar was living in. Once he heard that news, he set track for the site. And now here he was, just minutes away from hopefully avenging his brother.

As Asiscio swaggered into the Base, he was greeted by many Resistance soldiers. Yet he didn't respond to any of them. After walking for a few minutes, Asiscio reached the center of town. He saw a large tent which had numerous guards in front of it. Asiscio thought to himself, "Either that's the Avatar or Harabi has just teleported himself into another tent."

Asiscio grunted and stepped towards the tent. He got down on one knee and kindly greeted the guards. He planned on tricking them. "I am here to deliver some important news to the Avatar." The guards stared down at Asiscio with stone-like eyes. They never had to deal with intruders since no one would be dumb enough to take on the Avatar alone.

Someone shouted from inside the tent. "Oogh! Do I have visitors!?"

Aang leapt out from inside the tent, with his staff in hand. He landed on his feet in front of Asiscio. "Who are you," he questioned.

"My name is Asiscio, and I have been looking for you for the past five years. You killed my brother, Dahmio. And I am here to avenge my brother by taking YOUR LIFE!"

Asiscio swept his feet across the sand and shot a fireball at Aang's chest. Quickly, Aang dodged the fireball causing it to strike his tent. One could hear Sokka's scream from inside the tent. "Ahhh! My jacket!"

Asiscio rapidly shot two more fireballs at Aang, both of which were dodged immediately. Sokka screamed again. Asiscio quickly noticed that he couldn't simply defeat the Avatar with simple Fire Bending. He ran towards Aang and the four guards and shot up into the air using Air Bending (of course). His dark wings helped him stabilize his flight, much like Aang's staff would. Before he launched himself off from the ground he shot off two more fireballs. Each fireball hit a separate guard smack in the face.

Aang followed in Asiscio's footsteps and set sail into the Air. Asiscio was still ready for Aang to do this though, for he shot off three more fireballs at Aang while soaring through the sky. Aang dodged the first and the second, but the third one nicked his staff causing him to lose his balance in the air and come crashing down to the sandy shore. Asiscio flew above the Avatar and quickly detached his wings. He fell through the air and held out his dagger in front of him. He was inches away from falling on top of Aang when one of the remaining two guards pushed Asiscio mid-flight.

Asiscio head slid across the sand much like the Avatar's did moments earlier. Both Aang and Asiscio leapt on to their feet at the same time. "Is that all you got, guard? You going to push me to my death!?"

The guard talked back. "No, I will-." Asiscio shut him up with a fireball to the groin. He proceeded to send another fireball at the remaining guard, quickly knocking the guard off of his feet.

Aang took a few paces forwards and faced Asiscio. "I'm sure I didn't mean to harm your brother!"

Asiscio spat on to the ground. "THAT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME! YOU KILLED HIM! YOU KILLED MY BROTHER!" A tear fell from Asiscio's eye. "And now... I am going to KILL YOU!"

Asiscio raced towards Aang while gripping his dagger sliced down at Aang. The stab was missed, and Aang followed the attack by shooting an Earth pillar up from the ground. The pillar rose straight up into Asiscio's jaw and raised him off from his feet and sent him flying backwards on to his back. Aang slowly approached Asiscio's limp body. "I wasn't here for a fight. And I'm sorry for what I did to your brother." Aang walked away, dignity and all.

++++++++ One hour later ++++++++

Asiscio was up and running for about ten minutes now. He didn't value the fact that the Avatar spared his life. Asiscio was wandering around the Resistance Base, searching for Aang so he could defeat him and avenge his brother. Asiscio planned on searching high and low, for Aang could be behind any corner; hiding and waiting. Asiscio entered a small alleyway as rain shot down from the sky and poured on his head. Thunder struck and lightning could be seen streaming across the heavens. Asiscio turned the corned and entered the darkest part of the alleyway.

A large figure with six coffins surrounding his grotesque body could barely be seen through the dark night sky and poorly lit alleyway. Asiscio reached for one of his blades and approached the monster standing before him.

"Hey Bambi... Who the hell are you!?"