The Fire Nation Academy [Training Grounds]

[Hiro the Herp]

Mako Dao-Lin

Alma's rapid progression was amazing, the girl truly had a knack for firebending. Though she still fails to grasp the spiritual side of it. When others started to come, he tossed Alma a copy of his Traditional Firebending. "I want you to learn the rest of the skills in the Novice set."

(Hot Grip
Heating the bender’s palms and fingers to a red-hot glow. This attack focuses more on material-related uses, though it is a very useful move to have at close-range in-fighting.

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.

Fire Shield
The bender shifts shunts their hands, open-palmed, in front of them. A curved disc of fire expands from their palms and can deflect attacks of Lesser power. Water Bending attacks of equal strength can break the defenses however.

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Then, Mako turned his attention to Hattori and Jhaqo. He sighed, more work. Though the boy Hattori... he just seemed like the aggressive sort. Oh, well. The boy wanted to be taught, so be it. Then, Mako turned to face Jhaqo. "Yes, you have come to the right place... I might as well get started then, right?" Though, with the silence of the two boys, Mako simply cleared his throat. "Before you can all get started shooting out fireballs, you all need to find your fuel to your firebending. I am sure that before now you have produced some sort of fire at one point, but it was never at will, no? The first set of Traditional Firebending is all about finding that object that fuels your firebending! Everyone else has a different fuel. Though there is a challenge, it is not just about your fuel, your stance and breathing has to be correct as well. When all are in sync..." Mako took a deep breath, then slid his right foot about a foot from the other as he lifted both of his arms, the right extended further than the left. "...Fire will be produced." Then, with one quick jab, Mako shot out a baseball sized fireball. It was the same fireball that the students will learn soon enough.

(5 posts for Stage One of traditional firebending.)  

[Missandei]

J H A Q O .

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Narrowing his eyes, Jhaqo nearly turned around and left when a rude, much younger boy arrogantly assumed a position in front of him. He reminded him so much of the entitled brats who used to tease him at school: brats that thought themselves so above everyone else because of natural talent. It was usually these that he would get into a scuffle with, but this was certainly not the place for that. His angry trance was broken by the very knowledgeable voice of the Firebending instructor.

Listening to his words wisely, the man began to feel out of his element. Mako was talking about a lot of technical things: stances, breathing, traditional firebending? He had no idea of any of that: they never taught that when he was in school. Fuel? He had shown little Firebending progress as a child--only ever producing flames when enraged, and even then he could not control it.

Placing his bags aside, Jhaqo figured he could devote some time to it today so long as the instructor was willing. His father would not be home for the night as the docks needed him overtime. Sliding his right foot slowly to the right, he raised his arms as well, copying the instructor. Taking a deep breath, he too let out the quick jab to produce a fireball.

... but none emerged. He could feel his inner warmth stirring but it would not respond to his commands. With a sheepish look on his face, his eyes returned to the instructor's stance and example, hoping to glean any information that could help him to progress.


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Traditional Firebending Training - 1 / 5  

[Blackscar_swiss]

☯Alma Mori☯

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Alma grabbed whole of the copy of the skills and smirked then shrugged as she looked at the two guys that showed up for training"oh, oh...challengers..."she said bluntly then began to laugh as she walked away to a farther distance because if those guys even touched her with fire there would be problems. so she moved a ways away from them then looked at the notes. "first...its hot grip...okay..."she said to herself as she read the details on it(1/3)

Alma then placed the notes down and held her arms out having one in front of the other"this one should be easy..."she continued to hold that position for awhile as she begins taking a deep breath. (2/3)

As alma, heart beat calmed down she began to focus her chi energy, now concentrating it to the palm of her hands this time just letting it build up internally as heat energy the release0 it in a steady stream causing her hand to glow hot red"psh..piece of cake...she said then shook her hands as she stop creating the heat energy and her hands stop glowing (3/3)




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[ii_Conan-Kun_ii]

Hattori Sato

Hattori already knew what would fuel his firebending the only thing he really needed to worry about was his stance and his breathing. He would seperate from the other as he really didn't like working around other, but if he had too he would rather be by a girl. He would take a deep breath as he would stand there and take some time to focus
Post 1/5

His eyes would slowly open as he would focus on his fuel. His hatred would be his fuel. His hatred for this world was all the fuel he needed. It seemed as though he blocked off everyone in his room and he could only feel the warmth of his own anger. He embraced the warmth it was the only family he had. He could slowly feel the inside of his body warming up. He couldn't really tell if it was the feeling of his bending or the feeling of the anger he had built up inside. Regardless of that he would move on to the next step which was his stance
Post 2/5

Hattori would try to remember the stance that his teacher had did so he could try to mimic it as close as possible. He would slowly sweep his left leg about a foots length in front of the right. He would make sure that his foot was firmly planted he didn't want to caught off balance or anything like that. The tips of his feet would face the same direction and his arms for now would just droop at the side of his body. His eyes on seemed to focus on one spot as he would move on to the next step which was breathing.
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Hattori had already got the fuel of his bending down and he had got his stance down. Now this part would be the hardest for him. Breathing was likely the easiest part for the others, but not him. Hattori's breathing was never calm or stable it always was filled with anger. He would take a deep breath and would let it out slowly to where you could hear the whistling sound. He would take a few small breaths, but no matter how hard he tried his breathing was filled with anger and a little bit of sadness. He knew this would take more time then the others one, but he would not fail. He would do anything to finish what he wanted to do.

Post 4/5

Hattori would once again block off every one in the room as he would go back to trying to focus on his breathing. Instead of fast short breaths he would switch to slow short breaths. He would take a deep breath and would hold in for five seconds before slowly letting it out. His eyes would focus on one point as his breaths would begin circulate the way he wanted his him. He had already put his feet in the correct stance. He would slowly raise both hands in the air. He would take in a deep breath as he would jab with his left hand and he would release the breath of air. His eyes would grow large as a fireball would shoot out of his hand. He wouldn't smile, but would only grab his fist before turning his attention to the instructor. "What's next?"

Post 5/5

Traditional Firebending Training[Learned]  

[Missandei]

J H A Q O .

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Muttering curses under his breath, he watched the instructor's form, his breath, his technique. Fuel. He repeated the Firebending instructor's words in his head again. Standing up, he studied Mako's technique. Everything was in unison. 'Stance. Form. Breath. Fuel.' He closed his eyes, repeating the four words in his head. The basics of Firebending. 'Stance. Form. Breath. Fuel.'

Opening his eyes, he rapidly slid out his right foot once more, raising his arms into the position. Keeping a fluid but sharp posture, he took a deep breath, filling himself with the familiar warmth that was the inner power Firebenders manipulated deep within their own bodies. Tightening his fists, he shot out his right arm, attempting a fireball. He felt the warmth recede. Shaking his head, he looked at himself. His arms were the same height: incorrect. 'Stance. Form. Breath. Fuel.'

He sighed and assumed the form again, wiping a bead of sweat that had gathered on his brow. Raising his arms but this time matching Mako's arms, he attempted it once more. Deep breath. His fists tightened and the warmth came once more, this time traveling to deltoids. Tightening his arm, he jabbed and... the warmth retreated once more. He noted this time his posture was too fluid. This was Firebending, not Water; it required less fluidity and sharper movement. 'Stance. Form. Breath. Fuel.'

Never the type to give up, he assumed the stance once more. Right foot out. Arms up, one higher than the other. Sharper posture this time. Agile. He could feel the warmth stirring in his body. As he jabbed this time, he could not feel it rising to his arm as he jabbed. Firebenders used their own warmth to create their fire--without proper breathing, the warmth could not be expelled. 'Stance. Form. Breath. Fuel.'

He tightened his gloves. Pushed his bangs out of his eyes, which had began to mist with sweat. He slid the right foot out into the floor with confidence. Arms up, raising one a bit higher than the other. Adjusting his posture so it matched Mako's, Jhaqo took a deep breath, feeling the warmth rise from his stomach to his shoulders, traveling through his arms as if it was his blood, his life essence. The warmth in his body reached his fist and tethered. 'Fuel.' For a brief moment, his mind flashed to memories of being teased at school, always falling behind. Never having that natural talent. An emotion surged for a brief moment inside him and he jabbed. The tether ripped and a small sphere of flame erupted from it, traveling through the air before dissipating slowly. Though a bit unimpressive in size, it seemed well defined in shape.

Restraining a toothy grin, Jhaqo stood and returned to face Mako. "Was that okay, sir?"

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Hiro_Uzaki

Traditional Firebending Training: 5 / 5

 

[Blackscar_swiss]

☯Alma Mori☯

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Alma chuckled then grabbed the notes again"alright one down two to go...next on the list is..."Alma eyes scrolled down the notes till she found the next skill name"...Fire sweep...this one sounds fun..."she chuckled to her self then begins to read the details on the skill (1/3)

Alma then continued with he same learning progress, so she began to take deep breaths will fixating her posture so that she stood with her right leg in front of the other and her Right hand in front of her left. (2/3)

Alma then began to concentrate her chi toward her legs this time, building up heat energy,alright, here it goes...she thought to her self then slightly turns her body to the left then quickly twist her upper body to the right , while jumping, as her entire began to turn due to the momentum of the turn, she didn't land straight up she allowed her self to get lower and kick in a sweeping motion as this happened she then released the heat energy build up causing a fire wave close to the ground to shoot out. in the same motion she stood back straight up and smirked."psh, no sweat..."she says to herself with a smile





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[Hiro the Herp]

Mako Dao-Lin

(Sorry for the short post, guys. I'm just kinda tired right now. I do the same thing with Blackscar all the time.)

When both boys finished, Mako was already ready to give out more things for them to learn. He presented both of them with the 4 skills in the basic set.

( 1 post each.

Fireball
The most basic of all fire bending attacks, the user throws a single punch and a baseball-sized ball of flame launches outward.

Ember
The bender breaths slowly out their mouth, exhaling a cloud of embers. While not usually doing direct damage, this can distract, ignite flammable materials, or keep one warm.

Boil
Exhaling a hot cloud of smoke through one’s nostrils, the Bender can breath this onto water to bring it to a boil, or onto other surfaces to heat it.

Weld
Using the tip of the middle and index finger, the bender heats the fingertips up to a red-hot glow. This can be pressed to a door to melt a lock, to metal to either slowly cut through or weld, or even to flesh for a sharp but intense burning.)  

[Missandei]

J H A Q O .

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The other boy seemed to already know quite a bit about Firebending. It seemed to always be that way to Jhaqo: everyone else already knew way more than he did about everything and he always had to work hard to catch up. He was glad that the Firebending instructor didn't seem to favor either of them, instead providing unbiased, objective teachings. Now that Jhaqo had mastered the basics of traditional Firebending, he was ready to progress to Novice Firebender. Certainly not at all impressive, but he had the rough fundamentals necessary to learn all the techniques that skilled Firebenders knew. As Mako presented the scroll for the basic set of Firebending skills, Jhaqo bowed deeply and graciously accepted the scroll.

As he unfurled the piece of parchment, it was filled with extremely detailed drawings of a step-by-step basis on how to do four moves. Jhaqo muttered the name of each technique aloud to himself. "Fireball. Ember. Boil. Weld," he whispered, his dark brown eyes skimming over the pictures of each step. There was writing under each image, providing a step-by-step explanation of the steps. He knew that if left alone with the scroll he could master each skill, though it would take quite some time. If he stayed and trained with Mako, however...

But it was growing late. As he became aware of the time, he cautiously rolled the delicate parchment back into its cylindrical shape and bound it, tucking it into his bag. He had to return to the docks tomorrow, bright and early, or his pay would be docked. As much as the Firebending instructor had sparked his interest in bending, learning bending would not put food in his belly just yet. Making a fist with his right hand and pounding it into his left, Jhaqo bent forward into another deep bow. "Thank you, sir." He would await the next step in the training process before returning to the slums of the Fire Nation.

Home.

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Trainee Training

Firebending Stage One: 5 / 5 - Complete.

 

[Hiro the Herp]

Mako Dao-Lin

As the Jhaqo worked on his bending, Mako fetched a really old machine. When someone sticks their hand in the apparatus and ignites a flame, if the flame is strong enough, the fire will be carried throughout the entire thing. Resulting is in the apparatus spitting out fire from the hole behind it. "I want you to do this three times." He stuck his hand in, and ignited a flame though not too big. the flame worked around the pipes and cogs and ended bellowing out the back. "It is your test to become a Novice Firebender."

(Roll a 6 sided die 3 times. your goal is to get all even numbers. Even means you succeeded, odd means you failed that attempt. Try as many times as it takes.)  

[ii_Conan-Kun_ii]

Hattori Sato

Hattori would hear the words of the instructor and would nod his head. He figured that he could do most of these no problems, but he never knew to tried. He was sure he could do the first one since he had just did it moments ago. He would place his left leg about a foot ahead of his right leg as he would bring both arms up and would thrust his left arm forward as he would watch a fireball shoot from his hand. That one was almost to easy for him.
Fireball[Learned}
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Hattori would have to think about this one a little bit. He knew this was a bending techinque that could prove useful. He would look around at the other people training even though he didn't care about them and most likely never would. He thought it was best to at least see where they was at. It seemed as though the girl was far ahead of them. Hattori didn't like that all. His anger only increased which only increased his fuel. He would take a deep breath and would slowly let the air come out he would be amazed as he watched ember fly from his mouth.
Ember [Learned]

Post 2/4

Hattori would glance at the man who was leaving the training room. He had learned so little yet he was good with that. He didn't even push himself. Hattori would stand there and talk to himself for a while "His lack of commitment will be his downfall.", He would shake off that annoying thought as he could care less about that man not getting stronger. He would move on to the next move. He would place his hand's together and would keep his feet flat as he would begin to focus. His eyes were focused on one point and that was the point he was going to attack. He would take a deep breath in and would exhale through his nostrils as a could of hot smoke would emerge. This was another one down and one more to go.
Boil[learned]

Post 3/4

Hattori would sigh as he would come to the last bending techinque of the bunch. This was also one his felt as though he needed. He would place his feet side-by-side and would close his eyes. His left arm would rest at his side as his right arm would be in front of him.. He would raise up his middle and index finger as he would begin to focus his bending into those fingers. He could see the steam begin to raise from his fingers as he would put a cocky smile on his face and would look back at the instructor "What's next. I'm going to be in here until I finish."
Weld [learned}

Post 4/4  

[Missandei]

J H A Q O .

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Jhaqo watched with intrigue as the Firebending instructor brought out an aged apparatus, intricately woven with very technical-looking pipes and cogs. It looked like it needed a good cleaning. He watched as Mako demonstrated the Novice Test: it seemed simple enough in theory but it would be a prime test of the ability he just learned. Racking his brain, Jhaqo came back to the four words he was repeating earlier: Stances. Form. Breath. Fuel. He watched as a flame erupted from Mako's palm, traveling through the insides of the machine and producing smoke and fire from the end of it. He made it seem so easy.

"I will do my best, sir." Stepping forward to the machine, he assumed the stance. Right foot out. One hand higher than the other. Deep breath. He felt the warmth start from his stomach and envelop his entire body, coursing through his arms and reaching his hands. With great concentration, he attempted to reach that feeling he had before: that sudden burst of emotion that allowed him to propel flames from his hand. Jutting his hand into the apparatus, he concentrated hard to attempt the Trainee Test.

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[Missandei]

J H A Q O .

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The first two times seemed to be a breeze: a welcome feat for Jhaqo. Normally it was a trouble for him to get started. The third time, however, his arm wavered for a moment and he lost the warmth inside himself, instead producing a small flame that would not carry throughout the machine. He sighed. Closing his eyes, he took another deep breath and reassumed the Firebending stance he had learned earlier. Stances. Form. Breath. Fuel. He concentrated.

He would not be deterred. Throwing his hand into the machine thrice more, he attempted the test again. He had already proven himself able twice: he only needed the flames to travel through the apparatus once more to pass this trial.

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He proved to only need one more attempt to pass the trial. The flame erupted from his palm and traveled hastily throughout the complicated paths the pipes and cogs took throughout the apparatus, shooting out of the tail end. He burst out in a wide grin, looking towards the Firebending instructor for his approval.

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[Hiro the Herp]

Mako Dao-Lin

Mako grinned when Jhaqo completed his test, "I am proud to name you a Novice Fire Bender of the Fire Nation. You have the option of pursuing the basic set of Fire Boxing, probending's recommended Fire style, or going for stage 2 of your training for traditional firebending." Then he turned to Hattori, "You will complete the same task as Alma and Jhaqo have completed in order to become a Novice."  

[ii_Conan-Kun_ii]

Hattori Sato

Hattori would watch the other kid complete the task. He angered him that he was behind everyone when it came to rank. He would stare at the old machine as he would slowly stuck his right hand inside. He would close his eyes and focus as hoped to finish this on his first try.  

[Missandei]

J H A Q O .

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"I am proud to name you a Novice Firebender of the Fire Nation."

Those words, though spoken calmly and mildly, hit Jhaqo pretty hard. He never thought of himself as able to be a Firebender but here he was, learning the basics and passing the necessary trials to progress. He may not have been very naturally talented or known all of the complicated mechanics behind the style, but through his hard work and perseverance, he managed to become a Novice Firebender. It was still a far cry from anything impressive, but in his heart he felt as if he was on top of the world. Mako laid out two options for Jhaqo to pursue next: either the now famous Fire Boxing, which had been publicized frequently, or continuing with traditional Firebending.

Fire Boxing... that could be his entryway into the elusive Pro Boxing sport, the pinnacle of entertainment in the world at the moment. That was where the big bucks were. If he made it big there, he could afford to move out of the slums. Buy a nice house somewhere in uptown Caldera. Perhaps a butler or two. He would be able to tell his father to quit his job and let his son take care of him for the rest of his life. He would finally see his father proud of him, telling him that he was glad he was his son.

But something inside him made him speak the opposite. "I will return home for the night and come back tomorrow to continue onto stage two of traditional Firebending, master," he enunciated, placing his right fist into his open left hand and bowing deeply out of respect. He could not describe what made him say it, but he tucked the rolled parchment with the four Firebending skills he still had to learn into his satchel, slinging it over his right shoulder. Without even a glance at the other Trainee taking his Trainee Test, Jhaqo walked off of the training grounds and headed towards the slums.

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Trainee Level: Complete

Trainee Test: Passed!