TABTABAnika watched Tikaani make absurd faces at absolutely nothing. It wasn't comical though, moreso disconcerting. Well, if everyone thought he was the crazy one instead of her they'd be more likely to go along with her antics. So maybe it was actually a good thing. Hakan's voice once again captured her attentions and this time Anika paid attention fully. He was describing his past a bit and where he came from. It wouldn't do for her to accidentally reveal more information than Hakan himself had revealed. She looked at him knowingly at the blanks left, but it was all his business. After all, those who were gathered here were just business associates for the time being. If something burst into the room and exploded Tikaani's head in the next instant Anika would feel no emotional negativity from it. Maybe a slight agitation at her not having been the one to do it herself. A trickle of excitement poured into the girl as Hakan spoke on finding a replacement for Layna. It made this entire ordeal feel like some sort of game where entire civilizations were at your fingertips. You could decimate them entirely, or befriend them with a smile while keeping a dagger poised behind your back at all times. Anika herself had no mind for the duplicitous actions, she much preferred to bring them all to their knees. So she left that to the higher ups and played the role of attack dog for them.
TABTABShe perked up at the mention of her nickname. Anika gave Kanno a bright smile and pushed off of the railing, walking over to the sands and standing slightly behind him. Her hands were clasped behind her back and there seemed to be a gleam in her eyes. What story should she tell them? There were so many to choose from, yet she knew this was a moment in time that could go two very different ways. Anika had done things in her life that were not good, very not good. She didn't regret them at all, but if the others saw her as a monster more so than a human, who's to say they wouldn't be willing to offer her up as a sacrifice the first chance they got? "Maybe you've heard of the Breathtaker. A rogue airbender who's fallen from the path of peace and tranquility. An airbender notorious for sucking the air right out of her victim's lungs. An airbend-" Anika had turned her head to look at the group when suddenly she saw a large rock sailing through the air, straight for Hakan. Her posture shifted instantly as she slid a foot forward and moved around her friend like a leaf caught on a breeze. She pivoted and brushed him ever so slightly as she positioned herself at his front. Both of Anika's hands reached upward, loose at the wrists and bent at the elbows. She dipped her arms to the right and then swept them upwards, imitating someone pushing something away. The rock met the current of air she manipulated and veered off to the side, safely away from the two friends. Unfortunately for Akira, that put the rock right on the path to make a friendly acquaintance with his face. Anika pivoted once more and gracefully dipped low, swirling her arms in concentric circles before pulling them to her side. She was about to retaliate, to send a blast of something a bit more deadly than plain air at whoever launched that attack. That was until she saw some guy running away from a drop dead gorgeous woman. Her stance relaxed and she let go of the power she was holding until it was merely a gentle breeze that rustled her clothes. A smirk spread to her face. Things were about to get interesting.
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:09 pm
"Woah! Control the calamity that is your mamories ladies," Akira said as he shifted his weight and his entire body to the side as the rock came to smash him, it would slam into the wall and miss him completely. He kept his hands in his pockets as he dodged the incoming rocks of earth and cursed Anika for being such a b***h and trying to kill him, which would be damn near impossible because of his training and experience. Akira stood as normal, though was now leaning on one leg and glaring at Anika, thinking really hard about shoving her into a deep hole in the earth. He glanced to the bender who started everything and only wondered if she had a badger mole shoved in her craw.
"May god be with you all."Taisuke finally spoke, stepping from the shadows. She had situated herself behind a pillar, a place where even her breathing wouldn't be detected. When she stepped out, she was covered in a cloak that hid her face. That was the intention, but her position needed to be known to advance. "My name is Taisuke Otigara Ao... I'm the daughter of the last Fire Lord. I've been a little isolated for a while now, and only heard about this secret meeting through a stolen letter I stumbled upon. I'm interested in the cause." She wasn't evil, she wasn't particularly viscous either. Staring ahead at the others- whom were enticed in a sudden barnacle. Rocks were being thrown, people were being weird. She wasn't used to this, so she stepped back. Leaning on the pillar, but in full view. She wasn't one to fight for no reason, and if they met her expectations... Taisuke would fight for them.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:21 pm
It had been a calm day, a glorious day, which for Raian was not that hard, all the needed for for good day was some peace a good cup of tea and something spicy to bite on. Him and his younger sister were on break from Pro Bending scene and had chosen to come to Ember Island to rest.
The sun was starting to set, the scenery had begun to get incredibly beautiful, Raian was satisfied with the place. The sky was getting the orangy color and the refection hitting the water was distracting Raian, he had not even noticed that his sister had stopped moving, he had kept walking for around 20 meters before he heard his scream something that he did not catch and then the sound of rocks breaking, he was well aware of what that meant, Raian was very used to that sound and how to deal with it. Raian would look behind a quick moment to see what was actually coming at him, the first rock was way off from hitting Raian but the other three were coming directly at him, with quick motions of his legs he would jump and use fire to elevate himself even faster, when in the air he saw where the toher rock head, to a group of people but it was dealt with quickly, once he was out of reach from the rocks he would do the same again but this time to come down faster, once he had landed he was right in front of his sister, lowering himself close to the ground and sweeping her legs so she would lose the stance she had, this would give Raian an opening or he might fail miserably giving his sister an opening. He was very rusty from the time they had stayed away from Pro Bending and he feel it.
Chi: 1300
Technique: Jet Utilizing one’s feet, the bender is able to use flame to propel themselves through the air. They are highly mobile in the air, able to perform very precise maneuvers. While also being very fast, it is difficult to slow down.
Flaming Sweep The Fire bender kicks outward in a sweeping motion, creating a wave of flames at a low height. Normally, this is used to distract or trip up opponents and is rarely used to true offensive purposes.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:52 pm
Raian was strong and fast, just as she knew. But Ban wasn't a push over. No, as an earthbender she was stronger than a tree and as swift as the sands themselves. Careful study of both water and air benders taught her better than to rely solely on the horse stance. When he took the the sky, she shifted her stance, pulling her other leg together and pumping a bit of chi into the ground. Fifty meters of sand, immediately surrounding her, were converted from the soil. By the time he landed she was prepared to go on the defensive. His sweep was fast, but she had plenty of time to react. She flipped backwards, just over his foot, and landing on her hands. She stayed inverted that way for the purpose of seeming unsettling, and then her head bent backwards, a smirk on her face. He was in the center of a sand bit now. She winked as she pushed back to stand fully up, raising her fists somewhat similarly to a boxing stance and rolling her neck. Here I come Raian! she called as she gave a quick jab, loose and not fully extended but still strong and decisive. A glob of sand would shoot up quickly, aiming to hit him in the chest, followed by a cross with her right arm as her left came back, sending another, identical glob of sand his way, much like she would be doing her opposing fire bender in the pro bending league, just to keep them on the defensive.
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:33 pm
Of course it did not work, Ban was good and Raian knew that, he was the one that had helped with her training and she helped him, they had studied and trained together for more than five years, they had climbed their way to the top of the Pro Bending League very quickly, mostly on how much they trusted each other, she had prepared herself when Raian was mid air, she had also dodged his sweep which did not surprise him much, she had flipped backwards and stood on her hands for while, that gave him the time to stand up and get himself on a good boxing defensive stance, he had stepped into her playing ground now. Raian had a smirk on his face as did she. "Good girl!"
She had taken her own stance, the one she used while Pro Bending, with two quick jabs she had sent two globs of sand towards Rain and in response Raian imitated her gesture and with two quick jabs he would hit the globs of sand, there was fire in his hand when he punched, making two explosions of fire and sand, this was the chance to strike. Rain would send a right hand jab towards his sister but this time flame ball would go towards her chest, followed by an uppercut which would send a crescent shaped flame towards her, with that done he would rapidly and swiftly do a spinning kick whic woud send a wave of fire towards her legs, while doing that Raian would move forward one step with each punch and the kick, he needed to make her move out of her comfort zone
Chi: 1300
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:30 pm
If only I could say the same! she called to him as she felt the vibrations of her opponent's attack colliding with her own. She felt him moving through the earth, the fire leaving his hands telling its own story as she lifted three chunks of rock from her sand pit with a raise of her right hand. She weaved to the side, the first fireball barely skidding past her as she hooked her right hand. An old boxing trick: bob and weave. The rock flew in an arc around the man's attacks and she recovered quickly enough to side step the uppercut at a hairs breath as well. As the wave came she decided to get flashy and leaped, spinning horizontally over the wave and sending the other two rocks upwards in an arc towards him. One foot touched the ground first, reconnecting her to the world instantly, and she brought the other down in a sort of stomp, sending a ripple through the earth ahead of the second two rocks. This would hopefully blast him off balance if nothing else so she could score a hit in the sand. It was a good combo, just as his was, with it's own fair share of flaws as was his assault. Things weren't quite serious yet.
Ripple With a punch or stomp to the sand the practitioner sends a ripple through it towards an enemy in what looks like a resonating wave. When it arrives near an opponent it will make the sand below them burst upwards, knocking the enemy skyward. This ripple moves rather fast, almost seconds after the contact with the ground the sand will arrive at it's target.
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:19 pm
The fighting was getting interesting, it could not really be called fighting it was more of sparring or quality family time. Raian had always cared about family, especially since all the family they had was each other, Raian had made a promise to watch and take care of his carefree sister, they have grown together most of the time spent on a gym or trying to get money to stay alive but everything had become better the were now here in a peaceful place on vacation.
The fight was finally starting to get interesting, it was much more than in the Pro Bending circuit, this was much harder and all the sand around him was not helping his cause, his sister had evaded all his attacks, they were both great boxers, both with the same amount of skill, even thought Ban was blind she had great perspective of things happening around her, many at times Raian did not even remember that she was blind. Raian easily evaded the the first rock by ducking a bit, without losing composure, his sister was starting to get flashy, he knew that doing that might be her downfall but for the moment he had to worry about the other two rocks coming to wards him, Raian had to slide backwards making the rocks miss by not even an inch, as he stepped back he would lose balance and fall backwards, but just as he hit the ground he would hit his palms on the sand making an explosion and rolling backwards into his normal standing position, the explosion should have made the ground tremble, Raian would go back to his defensive boxing stance and wait his sister to attack again hoping to catch an opening. "Yo sis! You sure this is a vacation? He would mention with a smile.
Technique: Fire Burst Thrusting a fist downward at the ground, the area around the user’s body bursts with explosive flame. This effectively shunts away anything near and burns any person or material in range. This burst happens in a full circle around the user, but its range is limited.
TABTAB Tikaani had merely watched as a plethora of random events unfolded. What had that old guy said before? 'Some of the greatest sights happen unexpectedly'? This was not 'the greatest' but highly amusing none the less. The flying earth that had almost crushed Akira was entertaining, though did for a brief and fleeting moment make him desire to waterbend once again. However, his mind reminded him that the trade off had been worth it a hundred times over. The fire princess' appearance seemed random at best, but was not unwarranted. When a group of people plotted to kill an Avatar and his followers, said group needed all the resources they could get, and royalty's political pull would be valuable if used correctly. The wonder now was how would their would-be leader be able to reign in the desire to kill each other? That would be a good test to see if this was going anywhere or if this was doomed to fail before the beginning. He had already tried this once: a group of people gathered for a common goal. There had been friction before the start and it costed Tikaani time and certain... Individual details of his life. FOr now, he remained silent, observing what was to come next.
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:00 pm
A bright white smile flashed across my face as I remembered the first time that Raian and I set foot in the ring against each other. It was nothing more than a fund raiser we were doing to afford the gear. We were poor by most standards. We could eat well, but that was the extent of our luxury. We were standing in the ring together, he and I, inviting any who thought they could take the "Rai-Ban" combo as I called it. He never liked that name, not outwardly. But he went with it nonetheless. The buy in was a couple of silver. Expensive to us, fodder to the probenders who had responded to our letters. We were kids then, or at least it seemed. I was not even close to my current level of metal bending. Back then I could still see. That was before Han. That was back when I was naive to the world, before my light mood and emotion were so real. On the inside, I no longer smile. We went against a lot of teams that day. We lost a few, but we won enough to keep the crowd betting, and to keep newcomers coming. We had made a name for ourselves. My earthbending and defense almost overwhelming; his firebending and offense a terror to behold, truly. All we had were old, dingy handwraps and similarly conditioned clothing. I didn't have shoes, much like now. It was so nice to see how much money we made...
Of course it is! But I can see you getting fat, she said in a hushed but still loud tone. She would turn herself out and deliver a kick, sending a whip of sand towards him, before sliding that foot across the ground in a motion that would pull the sand beneath his feet towards her, hopefully throwing off his footing as the sand came at him. Immediately following that she punched outward with her opposite hand, using her flow of energy to send a much larger glob of sand shaped like a fist directly at his chest right after.
The young man eyed Anika and Ban Shi strangely as they had their brief . . . moment. However, he was easily capable of overlooking it, as he didn't quite care who wanted whose vijayanagara. One thing he couldn't get out of his head was the glaring idea that he'd encountered the new earthbending lady before. Her face was the only thing that was recognizable though, and only barely. Perhaps it was by a picture? It did sort of remind him of the feeling of seeing someone in person for the first time, after only experiencing them in art before the now. Regardless, his attention for her evaporated the moment Taisuke spoke. "Taisuke Ao," he said her name. She was apparently the daughter of Jay, who was consequently one of the targets for extermination. He remembered hearing about her -- the fact that she was a talented bender, similar to her father. If she was the princess of the Fire Nation, she must've also been a capable successor for when they inevitably killed her parental unit. Suihara must've somehow made sure she came to this meeting. He was crafty in that way.
"It's nice to see you here," he said to her. "As you might have heard me say earlier, however, we will be killing your father at our earliest convenience. If you don't have a problem with that, then you're free to join our struggle." He looked to the other two; the familiar earthbender and the anonymous firebender. "Earthbender," he shouted at Ban. "You received an invitation, didn't you? I believe you were on the list. I wasn't the one that recommended you, though. It was Suihara. What is your relationship with him? How did you meet? I'm wondering if you know anything in advance that may help us assemble for our first assassination." The blue-eyed male looked at the lady inquisitively, also noting that as the day became dawn, his ability to waterbending had completely vanished. It was the night of New Moon. The reason he had chosen this particular date to assemble the others here was simply that . . . if they were traitors or agents of the Gong Jen, they would choose now to dispatch of Hakan.
It was a risky gambit. However, he also believed in his ability to survive if things went awry.
"After you all get to know each other and settle down, I will be explaining our first group endeavor, with the assistance of my protege - Anika. If you are interested in joining the Chen Rai, then stay as you are and offer me your attention. If you are not, then leave. I invited you all with the presumption that you would be ready for a mission upon your arrival. If you aren't ready to join our unorthodox movement, then it is best for everyone that you immediately excuse yourself."
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:22 am
"Are you sure I'm the one getting fat!?" He would say looking at her up and down with a smile. "I haven't seen you working out for some time now, I'm surprised you're not out of breath already ha!" Raian was trying to get her to attack carelessly which would help him find the opening he needed to end this spar, Ban would kick sending a whip of sand towards him and right after she would pull the sand under his feet just like a carpet, Raian had to jump and at the same time and block the sand whip, He would make a cross in front of his chest blocking the whip and not getting winded, just as he landed he would see the bigger sand glob coming towards him, it was a great combo by his younger sister, no wonder they worked so well in Pro Bending, her great defense and his outstanding offense worked great together. Raian would use both his arms to punch towards the bigger glob of sand sending his own fire ball, the explosion of fire and sand was somewhat beautiful.
Raian was ready to continue his combo but then he heard a voice behind him calling out an Earthbender which was most probably his sister, at that moment Raian already knew they were not there for vacation, Raian would turn and look towards the group, it was an odd set of people, he did not know any of them. "Hey Ban! You know those people!? Did you get into trouble again!?" Raian was sure that them coming here was no coincidence, Ban was the one that had chosen the place to go and she was known to be the one to do things without thinking, Raian would wait her response before moving towards the group.
Technique: Comet Fist The Comet Fist is a more powerful version of the Star Fist. However, it involves punching forward with both fists at once rather than with a single fist. As such, it's not very easy to use this attack in quick succession, and is mostly used as a finisher or an attack focused on breaking through defenses. The result of this attack is a massive fireball with a high area of effect. It's one of the strongest moves of this style, and the most important thing it does is set the basis for the rest of the style: using multiple body parts, and multiple fireballs, to create a much larger figure of fire.
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As raian made his counter she smirked. For once he was on the defense and she was able to pressure him, using his own teachings against him in such a way that he could only recognize his own skill had infected her. But Ban, her dull eyes seemingly came to life and her stance shifted. She spread her legs in a loose horse stance, open palms facing northward. As a blind earthbender, she found this style to be prefereable to most others; the northern mantis style made famous by Toph, patron saint of metalbenders everywhere. She twisted her hands sharply, two rocks coming up from the ground and about to be launched when all the noise in the area seemed to alm and Hakan called out to her. The ground below returned to it's normal state and Ban sighed as her fun came to a close. She placed a fist into her hand, bowing to her older brother respectfully as her equal in skill, and then walking towards him. Quietly, just to him she spoke.
No. We aren't here just on vacation, and we aren't in any trouble. Do you remember when I ran with the avatar with Kai-Shi? She as talking about her twin brother, the one she'd lost. Well, the reason why I'm blind isn't because of an accident, like I lied and told you before. It's because of Han. Kai-Shi and I were near and dear to him, and he betrayed us. The spirits are out of whack because of him, and it cost us too much. I have come here to join the group moving against him. She explained, just as Hakan had, the plan, the origin, the group, in a few moments. It didn't take long, and she was more serious than she ever was in that moment. I was invited! she called to Hakan as she stepped around Raian and walked to the group, not far away but easily within her earshot. Tall dark and broody is my brother-bodyguard-lapdog Raian. she joked. As she reached the group without moving her head, she looked at each on of them, hearing their heartbeat and breathing, feeling their vibrations and creating an ID for them each.
Aye, I knew ol'water spout Suihara. He and I ran together back in the day. He heard about my... trouble with the Avatar, and he sent me your way. My name is Ban Shi Dan, Metal Bending master from Republic city. Me and Raian are Team Super Massive from the Pro Bending circuit in case anyone watches. Three time tag team champions, and we each have our own Solo division gold medals. After spouting off her qualifications so that everyone knew who they were dealing with, she cleared her throat and moved on, having heard everyone else introduce themselves already, but not paying much mind. So. When do we kill the 'avatar?' she asked punching her fist into her palm and smiling.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 7:00 pm
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Following the movements of the two fighting, she thought it to be weird. How did they even began to attack each other in the first place? Or was the question why? She rubbed her chin for a moment, before tuning in on the man speaking to her. As Taisuke recalled, his name would be Hakan. "I'm well prepared to murder my father." She paused. "And the Avatar." She had no beef with the Avatar, never met the person. But if it would help achieve her goal of getting rid of all the misguidance in her life. Her father was one of those misguidance, pressuring her into school and making her learn fire bending despite her mothers wishes. She quieted down, wasn't one to talk when gaining important information.
Taisuke would join this organization, and then eventually rule the Fire Nation. A place where she was loved and appreciated. A place she wanted to protect from her father.
Akira glanced to Taisuke, completely ignored the battle that went off over on the side and put his hands in his pockets. He flipped his hair back and looked to the girl, lean but curved physique, her expression was rather miffed at the mention of the Fire Lord, who was a member of the Gong Jen. It was Jay Ao Lin, known as the Dragon of North. He was said to be the only fire lord able to defend his land all by himself against the other elements. He was a peaceful fire lord but also an extreme hothead as opposed to his team. Akira knew about the leaders, he knew about all of them and their personalities.
But back to Taisuke, Akira was intrigued, she was daughter of the fire lord yet he probably had no memory of her creation, maybe it was neglect that drove her to kill her own father, "Tell me lass, why do you aim to off your old man?" He said as he placed his hands behind his back and circled around her.
