Agni Kai

"I suppose we should stop so you can get that Agni Kai done."

He played a total of three games of Paisho, I lost all of them but I got a good handle of the game and by the 3rd game it seemed I gave General Lee a run for his money. I was always good at bored games despite never having friends and staying indoors all of my past life... Feels bad man.

"Any suggestions sir?"

"haha! You don't need any from me. Just do your best."

With that we walked out to the cleared space for the Agni Kai. I had wondered how often Agni Kai's were initiated? There were several protocols based around them. It was something to ask about perhaps.

I got in position raising my fist up. Zhao was already standing in the improvised arena so he got in his own stance. What was even his goal? Why was he such a sourpuss about things.

"You don't even know the basic fighting form? This is just ridiculous, such a waste of power."

I shrugged and kept my stance, General Lee had gone off to the side centered in the arena.

"You can start within 3"

"2"

"1"

"Begin"

Zhao had blasted twin jets towards me, I was able to easily deflect by creating a wave of fire. He ran towards me attacking with fire balls as he went on. I waited until he got close just deflecting his attacks. He had a signature move where he did a hand cutting motion. I didn't want him to deflect my own attacks so I waited. When he got within a few meters of me I blasted the ground with extreme heat creating a wave of dust. Obscuring myself from view. I used one hand to light a flame that could be seen through the dust. i used it to pretend to be firing a new attack. He moved yo the side where I could see him through the dust. It was exactly what I had wanted. With my other I began a forming a lightning bolt, I wouldn't kill him with this strike, but I did needed to focus. I needed an attention to kill to use the lightning, perhaps one day I could learn the method without that need. For now though My strike pierced through the cloud and struck him in the shoulder sending him tumbling back.

When the strike ended he laid unconscious and prone, I had remembered how he attacked Zuko after the Agni Kai was done. His ambushed had only stopped when Iroh stopped him. I wouldn't even let that be a possibility of happening to me. Everyone was shocked by my ability to use lightning. Heh, Shocked.

"I-I Can't believe it!"

"Zhao didn't even have a chance! The kid deflected all his attacks!"

Other Soldiers spoke similar lines, though there was a specific few that caught my attention.

"I thought only the royal family could bend lightning, i-is he the illegitimate child or something?"

"By Sozin's beard Phil would you shut up! Besides if the upper Echelons heard you say that you would be cooked alive!"

"Well, It was pretty badass. I just wanted to contribute to the whispers."

"You guys aren't really whispering though?"

"General Lee! We uhhh..."

"Its fine just don't go starting rumors like that, or we could all be cooked. Anyway the winner is Private Orin, your skills will be talked about and a promotion will be under way. Head back to my tent after you get yourself a meal. I suspect you will want to hear of your praises?"

After that he left, and a few soldiers from the medical tent came to get Zhao. His own soldiers were terrified to go get him. Though not like I would do anything to them. Perhaps before going to General Lee's again I would check about that Bull Sloth and what can be gotten from it.