Chapter 92 - Chapter 94

On top of Dragon's mountain, Gyatso and Dragon were sparring using simple martial arts. Dragon was a master martial artist but he requested to be taught the basics of the southern air temples martial arts.

They were doing a gradual sped up training exercise. Gyatso would lead and Dragon would follow as best he could. And because of who he was, Dragon followed perfectly, and he adapted so quickly that Gyatso though for a second that he wasn't even human.

They had been doing this for the last seven days and Dragon could feel himself changing. Not physically, but mentally. He was feeling himself adapting to a more tranquil lifestyle than before.

When he lived in the elemental nations, he was constantly plotting and worrying about how to unite the different worlds. And how to spread his empire as far as the universe allowed it. But now he started seeing the pointlessness in what he thought mattered. And he started seeing the purpose in minor things.

Dragon spent most of his days meditating and practising air bending. And the more he did this the more convinced he became that this was the world he needed to stay in.

A week on top this mountain did more good for him than a hundred years would in the elemental nations. There was no logic in this, so Dragon could at first not understand why he could feel such change here.

But as the days passed and he conversed and sparred with Gyatso. He realized that what he needed to survive in war-torn worlds was a proper outlook on life. And since he is quite unique in the life aspect, he wasn't able to dive into himself alone and figure that out.

Gyatso had been his saving grace. Sylvia, Gildarts and Naruto. None of them could see the intense and scary struggle that had been going on inside of him for years. But Gyatso managed to do it with just one glance.

And that's why Dragon threw logic out the window. There was nothing logical about seeing the soul of a person. Or bending an element. It was all dictated by a balanced mind that would only suffer if you used logic to define it.

This world and its people were living with a spiritual mindset. And everything here was based and dictated by a spiritual balance. and Dragon had just started to adapt to that mindset.

"Dragon I have something to discuss with you." Gyatso cupped his hands and bowed as thanks for the sparring session.

"Of course. What is it Gyatso?" Dragon also bowed with cupped hands.

"How much do you know about the avatar?"

"Nothing. What is it? An artefact? It almost sounds like a deity."

"It is a combination of many things. But most of all. It is the physical manifestation of balance." Gyatso saw a little bit of shock manifest on Dragon's face.

"What I am about to tell you can not be repeated to anyone else. Is this understood?" Gyatso wasn't smiling when he said that. This told Dragon that this wasn't a joking matter.

"I understand. I will not reveal what you are about to tell me even if I have to die for it." Dragon said with an equally serious tone.

"The avatar is a spiritual presence that exists inside only one human at a time."

"It is the human embodiment of light and peace through the connection with the Avatar Spirit. Since ancient times, an avatar has always existed. only one human will possess this connection at a time."

"Each time one dies, another avatar is reborn into the world to keep the balance of the elements stable."

"And what makes avatars so special, is their ability to bend all four elements. And here comes the part that you can not reveal to anyone until the time where we elders choose."

"The avatar has been born as an air bender this time. And more importantly, he is currently within the southern air temple." Dragon was definitely shocked, but even more confused. He had no idea why Gyatso would reveal that.

"This is all very interesting and mystical. But why tell me this? I am just a traveller."

"Firstly. You are very much nothing like a simple traveller. And I will explain why."

"First of all, do you know anything about the spirit world?"

"No, but I have during the last seven days felt a strange calling, but I can't identify it so maybe that has something to do with the spirit world." Dragon said and recalled a strange feeling he has had during the last few days.

"That would be the spirit world indeed. And it is calling for you because of your soul. Or your spirit would be most accurate to say."

"My spirit? What's so special?" Dragon didn't expect anything about himself to be normal since he was a reincarnated human. But he wasn't well versed in spirit magic or soul magic. So he had never explored his own soul much.

"you have a multi-coloured spirit. That means you have the ability to practice multiple elements at one time." Gyatso started smiling again because of Dragon's shocked expression.

"But I am not the avatar. And you explicitly told me that humans can't use multiple elements."

"I know. That's why I never said anything until today. All this time when I have not been here I have been communicating with the spirit world. And using a spirit technique called All-seeing eye, I have personally confirmed that you can use more than one element."

"This is all a lot to take in. First of all, start with why you can talk to the spirit world."

"Certainly. A human can set up a connection with the spirit world through achieving enlightenment in meditation. Or you can be carried over by a spirit from the spirit world. I myself have set up the connection through years of deep meditation."

"And it took many years for my connection to become stable enough for me to cross over myself. And when I eventually succeeded, I spent years learning the ways of the spirits. And the one thing I managed to achieve is the All-Seeing Eye."

And what is this ability exactly? What does it let you see?" Dragon was extremely curious at this point.

"The soul of any living organism."

"I can identify a fire bender without seeing them bend any fire. A fire bender will have a red coloured soul. An air bender will have a white or slightly silverish colour. A water bender, a blue one. An earth bender, a green spirit."

"So that's how you knew I could use multiple? By seeing my soul?" Dragon felt an entire new world open up before his eyes.

"Yes! But you are different. You have in fact five different colours on your soul." Now even Gyatso looked perplexed.

"Five? You said there only existed four elements?"

"I know that I did. As soon as I mentioned a five coloured soul to the spirits I contacted, they stopped responding to me. So whatever that last one is, I can't help you with it."

"What colour is it?"

"It is constantly switching between red and blue. But lately, it has been blue a lot longer than red."

"Well, it is nothing we can do about right now. Let's move on to why you started to tell me about the Avatar." Dragon changed back the topic.

"oh yes. It is quite simple actually. The elder council have a request, and that is that you become the Avatars trainer. You are disciplined and well trained. The Avatar will need someone like you. But you can always decline if you are not comfortable with it."

"hm, if you think he will need it in the future, then bring him up here. But you should know beforehand that I am not someone that cares for titles when I'm training a student. Avatar or not, I will not treat him any different from any other kid."

"And that's exactly why I asked you. Because I can't do that, and neither can the other elders. I did say all of us have flaws and that's one of my own." Gyatso became casual and carefree all of a sudden in his speech.

" Then I guess, I will accept to become his teacher." Dragon bowed and smiled.

"Great to hear! Now let us continue our spar."

And with that, Dragon and Gyatso started to spar again, and this time they were taking it a lot more serious.

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