Chapter 22.3- And so the Dragons Danced

A few seconds down and I activated my flame jets, blasting left wards at an angle, and spreading my arms out to give me as much drag as possible. As I ‘flew’, I came to the realisation that one of those Airbender suits from the Legend of Korra show would be perfect for missions like this. It was too late to worry about that though, so I put even more power into my jets, shooting off and leaving my men behind. They followed as best they could, but I’d land with some time ahead of them. Perfect.

I could see the chaos within the camp as they grappled with the fallen tower. They tried to locate where the explosion had come from, sending boulders flying into the air on the exact opposite direction of me and my crew. Of course, the closer I got the more likely I was to be located and when that happened, I took it in stride. They scurried in shock at the sight of a fire bender flying towards them. I smiled. It took three of them to send a boulder the size of a small house towards me. I flipped over, allowing my legs to face the attack, and blasted it with a massive wave of fire that slowed down its approach.

With my hands, I shot out even more powerful flame jets that made me and the boulder collide at speed. I bent my knees as I made the collision, standing right on the boulder and then beginning to push it downwards with my fire bending. I couldn’t see the fortress’ inhabitants from this angle, but the thought of their panic still brought a smile to my face as I crashed into the centre courtyard with the boulder right below me. It shattered with the impact, causing a shockwave that tossed quite a few of those who had been waiting for me to land off their feet.

I ignored the twinge of pain on my knees and ran forwards. The first man I reached tried to swing a sword my way. Fool. I ducked underneath the attack and punched him right in the centre of his chest plate. The armour dented beneath my fist as he flew backwards and crashed into the wall. Dead or dying, I decided, as I went for the next one. This one was still staring at his comrade’s fallen form with shock so he presented no resistance to the punch I landed on his head that snapped his neck. The next two came as one. The earthen spears they sent broke against my fist and before they could reevaluate their strategy, I formed two long fire whips and spun. I felt no resistance against my whips but by the time I returned to standing still, their bodies were strewn across the ground, cut up into pieces. I smiled and kept my whips activated as I moved on to the next.

This was fun, I came to realise, after I cut through the tenth man. It was fun fighting earthbenders who weren’t fucking legends.

A/N; Here ya go.