Chapter 4: The Earth Kingdom Sword
"The only reason you should be interrupting me is if you have news about the Avatar." Zuko said, as me and Iroh cracked the door up.
"Well there is news, Prince Zuko, but you might not like it. Don't get to upset." Iroh replied as we walked in.
"Uncle, you taught me that keeping a level head is a sign of a great leader. Now what ever you have to say, I'm sure I can take it." Zuko said, with a calm voice I knew couldn't last one more minute.
"Okay then, we have no idea where he is." Iroh quickly said.
"What?!" Zuko yelled, standing up.
"You should open a window in here." Iroh got his fan out and waved on his face.
"Give me the map." Zuko snatched it and looked at the casings.
"Uh there have been many sightings of the Avatar. But he is impossible to track down."
"Although I might have a theory. But it's just a theory." I said, with my arms crossed.
"He's clearly a master of avasive munuving." Zuko said, like he didn't hear me.
I knew exactly where Aang was but I needed to look believable. "Well, sense he's a kid, his going everywhere if you notice. I think he's lost or just doesn't know where to go."
Zuko looked at me with concern. "That might be true."
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The next day we boarded on some town's docks. I heard a knock on my door and when I went to open it, it was Zuko. I just tilted my head I didn't think he'd ever want to go to my room.
"Come on." He said as he started walking off already.
"Where?" I asked, I wasn't even dressed yet.
"You said you wanted a sword." As soon as I heard that I closed my door and tried to get dressed as quick as possible. I stumbled out the door, and fixed my hair as I closed it.
We went to the local black smith and looked at all his blades, which somehow I knew they were cheap. "You have anymore." I asked as I looked at one long ways.
"Nope." The black smith quickly replied.
I sighed and looked at Zuko, who looked annoyed.
As we left I was disappointed, I wasn't getting a sword.
"Well that was a waste of time." Zuko said, with his arms crossed.
"There has to be another place." I said looking around the small town.
"Let's just go." Zuko hissed.
"Man." I sighed before I started following him when I heard two men talking.
"Did you heard about the challenge the sword master made?" One asked.
"Nah, what?"
"If you win you get to keep his sword and I heard it's the best earth kingdom sword ever made." He replied, I quickly ran up and asked about how to where to sign up.
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Of course I found out and stood in front of him in the middle of the town square while everyone watched. "So you think you can beat a master?" He asked walking up.
I stood there with no weapons what so ever. You'd think Zuko or somebody would give me something.
"I just need a sword." I replied.
"I see you have none." He signaled his goster to give me one. It was rather well made but I had my eyes on the best.
"Let's see what you got." He said, unsheathing the bright sliver looking blade.
I roll my stance and we held our position for sometime. Then at the same time we charged.
Our clung didn't last long before we slid off and back to waiting for the next move. I had enough and swung low, he went to keep it down but I saw this coming and hit the blade before he could.
He took a step back and then lunged again to hit my sword with a swipe. When I blocked it he went for my side, I wasn't fast enough to block and I clenched from the slit cut.
I took new footing and moved to the side with the hilt of my sword on front. He went to chop my hands of when I blocked it from the bottom. He then swung several times at me, I backed on to a water fountain and got on top of it.
He tried to hit my feet and I danced around and when he got a little slower I was able to step in the blade.
He quickly removed it and went for another swing when I leaped and the two swords clashed. As I gave it my full strength my blade cut in to the steel of his.
The sword had to be sharp indeed to pull that off. I lunged with all my power to end the clash.
The people were socking it in, and surprisingly so was Zuko and Iroh.
But I couldn't focus on that I had a fight to win. I returned into the duel to see him stabbing at my side.
I moved to the other side and blocked his sword from hitting me. This happened several more times but I could see he was getting tired. At one point he barely lost his footing but it was enough for me, I hit the hilt of his sword and he tried to block my next attack but he lost grip and fell to the floor.
I ran closer and put the tip of my blade to his neck.
It was clear I won.
He put the sword down and I stepped back. We bowed and put the sword in the ground. "You did well, now. Which of the swords was the most skillful?"
As he asked this I thought back to when I cut into the steel. My sword didn't look pretty, but did it have to, to be the best? It felt like it was ancient, and yet it had much power.
I looked at both swords and knew which it was. It was like a question in a RPG. "The one I was using."
He grinned to my answer and nodded. "You have my respect, they never know the answer to my question. The sword is your's. But use it wisely, it is old and has be used by the best Earth Kingdom swordsman." He said.
"I will. Thank you." I bowed before getting the green hilted samurai looking swords out of the ground.
I sheathed it and walked over to Zuko and Iroh. "That was impressive." Iroh said, with his hands in his sleeves.
I just smiled at him and looked over to Zuko who seemed in deep thought. Of what I couldn't guess, maybe the Avatar, no way me. He looked back at me and for some reason the way he looked at me made me look to the ground.
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later that day at dinner time were sat waiting for the rest of the food. "The avatar's on Kyoshi island?!" Zuko shouted as the food was being sieved to us. "Uncle ready the rinos, his not getting away from me this time." Zuko got up and was about to leave the room.
"Are you going to finish that?" Iroh asked, pointing the fish.
"I was going to save it for later!" Zuko snapped as he snatched it from the table. Iroh pouted as he slabbed the door.
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Okay let's see we went to Kyoshi island, we found Suki and the Kyoshi warriors.
"Nice try Avatar, but these little girls can't save you." Blah blah blah. Suki cheek kissed Sokka even tough I didn't see it. Umm the same stuff happened. I got soaked and then we left. Next page.
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