book IV: peace chapter 3: the Myen waste lands, the earth kingdom
-we're going back (Akira)
-no, we're finishing the training first, we've only been here for like, a bit more than a week, or maybe less, honestly I lost track of time
-okay then, as long as you're going to refuse to take us out, I'm going to refuse to do anything, if you're stubborn, then so am I
-fine, you ruined it anyway
-oh excuse me, I'm the one who fainted and is trying to convince myself everything is okay, even Yang has been acting up
-fine, can you shut up now
-how are we going to go back
-I don't know, but this scroll has the answers, I'm just afraid we wouldn't understand it"
Yin opened the scroll, it read "๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ฅ "
"I am so done with you, what does this nonsense mean? (Akira)
-well 1, calm down and don't come at me like this, I don't appreciate the attitude, and 2, I don't know how this will lead us back, but I know that it will, now, are you going to keep moaning and whining or are you going to help me figure out how to know what these symbols mean"
Yin started meditating, he wanted to get help from his past lives, one after the other, they weren't able to help him, he sat down in despair, thinking about how he was going to come out of this situation, and suddenly his eyes glowed and an avatar merged from him, she was tall, and had a big dress on,
"I sensed the weakness in you avatar, I am one of your past lives
I am avatar Suin-Sa,
the 101st avatar, and I'm here to guide you out of the situation you got yourself into: every arrow is a direction, every number is a degree, every arrangement is 36 minutes, and every opening and closing is spiritual, the more you're attuned with it, the clearer it gets, these symbols are symbols the ancient boulderbenders used to use when creating mazes, and yes, they created the Myen waste lands along with the Myen spirits. If you need me call for me, I'll be waiting for you, and I know you're going to need me again, in a few days, maybe weeks. Until then, farewell"
Yin repeated what he heard to Akira, and they started figuring it out, they discovered the movement of the waste lands, and were able to reach the normal spirit world, a day later. and it took Yin another day to get to Garasu no machi, still completely oblivious to what's happening, when he reached his city the ground level minister rushed to him and took him in for an emergency meeting
"when we weren't here avatar, something really tragic happened. during the earth prince's 13th birthday, a girl came into the castle, killed the kid, took the king and queen hostage, and nobody knew what to do, we tried everything, and we're all waiting for you"
Yin took a really deep breath, so the sharp pain from the earth necklace wasn't for no reason, he asked about the details of everything, then arranged with the other leaders to make a public announcement in all TVs and radios, in 3 hours everything was ready
"I went away for a trip in the spirit world for a few days, and everything turned sour rather quickly, I wish I could say I'm surprised, I'm not. I, the avatar, would like to peacefully engage in a conversation with you, tomorrow at sunrise, I will be waiting by myself in front of the portal of the royalty room, we will talk this out, I'll keep my promise, and hopefully you do as well"
he wasn't going to do anything, he genuinely planned to just talk and reason with her, the next day at sunrise, he was in front of the door, alone as promised, however, his secret force were spread out through the place, the door opened, he took a deep breath and entered, then it closed.
"hello hello, avatar
-I'm actually really happy you or these 2 people with you didn't just start attacking me like headless chickens
-I liked the way you talked on the radio, it was short, but you sounded composed
-I was tired and annoyed. but anyway, can we now talk about how you're making everyone freak out?
-oh, am I? I'm flattered. well, what do you want to know?
-the first things I want to know is who are you, what do you bend, what do your friends bend, and why did you kill the earth prince
-my name's Pha, I'll let you know what I bend in a minute"
Yin grinned, he knew what was about to happen
"oh will you? I'm looking forward to it
-this is Fuyuki and Doku, one is good at breathing and one is good at throwing darts, figure it out yourself. and I killed the prince, because his parents killed mine
-oh really? how so?
*flashback*
10 years ago, a week before Pha's 13th birthday, a really violent storm occured, a lightning bolt, a really strong one that was never naturally seen before, hit a village, and it killed 5 people. between dealing with the flooding of a lot of buildings, and the construction of Garasu no machi, the earth king took the first opinion of the detective, which was that the killing was induced by a human being, and the blame automatically shifted toward Pha's parents, since they ruled the village that wasn't on good terms with the one who got the lightning strike, and since her dad was a lightningbender, the earth king and queen were sure it was them, on Pha's birthday, the execution occurred, while trying to save her parents, Pha attacked the security, which resulted in them fighting back, and one of the rocks popped her right eye, that night was pure pain, physically and mentally, a year later the case was reopened and and the new detective sided with the fact that it was natural, the earth kingdom did nothing but supply Pha with money and "formally" apologise to her
-but that apology didn't bring my eye or my parents back, they didn't kill 2 people that day, they killed 3, I couldn't get myself to even look up for the next 5 years, my face was buried in the ground, I'm not going to stop, until I take care of every guard that fought me that day, who executed my parents, the first detective, and lastly, the beloved king and queen, and anyone who stops in my way
-I understand your frustration, I truly do" Yin said in sorrow, but Pha cut him
-NO, YOU DON'T, you never saw your parents suffer that way, you never did, so don't act like you're understanding me right now" Pha sat down again, and kept quiet
"I never knew my dad, all I know is that he died trying to save the fire nation during Zei's times, and my mom literally hired someone to come take me away from her, the person I was close to the most, the person who taught me everything about earthbending, I separated from and never seen for 15 years now, who i thought was my friend betrayed me for his mother, then the dearest person to my heart, Jinora, died in front of me, so I do know what you're talking about, I've seen and felt a lot of wrong and negative stuff during this life, but I learned to pacify myself instead of seeking revenge, an eye for an eye would make the world blind, you killed them, and? will that bring your eye or your parents back? it wouldn't, it would jut make more people hate you, you can't live that way, please listen to me, I had to find this out the hard way, I don't want you to realise it the way I did.... so, will you stop?
-never" and with that Pha bended fire at Yin, he didn't move, he just redirected the fire with his mind, doku then threw 5 poisonous darts at him, which Yin stopped by airbending, then he earthbended, put the darts in an earth sphere, and left them there, to hiss surprised, the third girl was an airbender, she was also very violent, but Yin was twice her age, and had a hundred times her power, he created a really strong air sphere that repelled everything and everyone away from him, then he created fog by combining small rock particles from the ground and firebending, by the time Pha and Fuyuki took care of the fog, Yin was out, he opened the ground below him and sunk there, but nobody knew.
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"what happened?" naomi asked, she was outside of the castle, she came to check on the situation
"she refused to surrender, I guess we'll have to make her
-how will we? if we do something to get her upset she may end Jen and Xen, do you know how angry the kingdom's citizens will get? they'll rebel against each other, we've already had a civil war between the tribes not 5 years ago, we can't afford to provoke another one
-I know, I know, no need to remind me.. do you think destroying her shield will be a good idea?
-destroying her shield? as in the castle?
-yeah, what else is her shield?
-her actual shield is the fact that she has the king and queen, before we can do anything to her we need to find out where they are. After saving them you and your kamakazi people do your thing and get her
-1- they're not kamakazi, they're a secret force, and they're actually in the room with her, I'm pretty sure they left right now, and 2-you're right, finding the royalty is top priority. speaking of priorities, I'd advice you to go check on your monks
-why is that?
-that girl, Pha, has 2 friends with her, one of them is a girl, and she's an airbender. I couldn't believe it, never have I ever heard of an airbender working for the bad people, except for zahir
-oh wow, that is quite shocking, I'll definitely check the temples. also what you just said gave us a huge clue, the monks know all airbenders and know about when one leaves, this information will help us identify the girl, knowing her will let us know her weakness
-I actually know how to get a lot of information about the main one as well
-oh, do you? how?
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"why are you here now?" Wan shi Tong asked Yin
"hey Wan, I wanted to ask you something, did a girl come here in the past 3 years? if so, what books did she read?
-yes actually, a girl came here frequently, she always read the same book, it's called "rare bendings and spiritual connections", why are you asking?
-she's actually causing a bit of trouble, can one of your workers please take me to where the book is?
-a new piece of information first
-fine"
Yin told him the names of the dragons Ran and Shaw gave birth to, and a wolf guided Yin to the book, the introduction was 20 pages, and it explained the amount of harm this book can cause if it lands in the wrong hands, and it gave pretty scary examples, at the end of the introduction, there was "written by Suin-Sa"
Avatar Yin realised what his past life meant by "you'll need me in a few weeks", Pha probably read something in the book that she was going to use, he needed to figure her out, and he needed to do it fast