Chapter 124 - Chapter 126

Amell was training on his mountain at the run-down Southern Air Temple. Five years have passed since he woke up, and since he met Toph. He still had contact with her and he visited her from time to time. But most of the time he stayed at this place, mastering the elements further, or he was out exploring the world and searching for Aang. And Amell started to believe that Aang had passed away a long time ago. The more he travelled, the more it became clear to him just how much time had passed out here in the world. The chances of Aang being alive were slim, so he started looking for signs and rumours about a new Avatar. If Aang was dead, he wanted to be the one that guides and protects the new Avatar.

Amell had during these five years figured out that the four major elements had sub-categories of themselves. From fire he discovered lightning and from the earth, he figured out that he could bend metal. Though metal bending was his weakest technique so far, it was still sloppy and unrefined. He could not use it in a battle to an efficient enough degree to justify fighting with it.

But there was one technique inside the earth element that he was using regularly and had completely mastered. And that was lava bending. Through manipulation of molten rock, he could, much like a certain lava user he knew, control and fight quite proficiently with lava.

But among all of them, the most terrifying out of all, was water bendings, blood bending. This was the kind of ability that the former Amell would have loved to have. The assassin in him screamed out in joy when he became aware of this ability. It's a terrifying technique and one he will hold hidden from everyone. He didn't wanna imagine how the world would look if this technique got out among the water tribes.

Right now he was practising accurate output of power. Amell was powerful enough to cause a literal sea of flames by just using one hand. And on top of that, because of his power and the insane heat coming off his flames, they had turned permanent white in colour. His flames could melt pretty much anything within seconds on contact. So he was refining the control of his power output so he wouldn't accidentally burn down a city, which he definitely had the ability to do.

As he was training a warm feeling appeared inside of him, and a very familiar malevolent voice appeared, 'Portgas D. Amell, I have awakened from this slumber, and I am now a free spirit. ' Vaatu, the former spirit of chaos said slowly.

'ah, look who has finally escaped his endless nap. How was it? How are you feeling?' Amell stopped training and he sat down and closed his eyes to enter his soul space.

Inside there he was faced with the giant form of Vaatu. Menacing and exuding an aura of majesty and pride as well as a whole lot of killing intent.

'I feel free, not bound anymore by a predetermined road for me to walk on. I am glad, and I feel powerful as well.' Vaatu said and let his aura out and it slightly shook the mountain Amell sat upon.

"Easy there, big fella. We have some things to discuss now. For example, I found out that we were trapped on that island for close to a hundred years. Did you know of this?' Amell said, not angry at Vaatu at all, just curious of how knowledgeable the old spirit was.

'I did not. Interesting, indeed. I am somewhat familiar with the pure concept of time, but no one, not even I, can predict the path of time, it is a foolish action to try and do. We simply have to accept and move on, that is life.' Vaatu said in his normal tone that hadn't changed at all.

'Look at you, aren't you the unstoppable force of endless happiness.' Amell said and gave a dry and tired laugh to Vaatu's whole personality.

'Happiness is a wasted emotion, focus solely on your goal and fulfilment shall come.' Vaatu said.

'What happened to you? I swear you used to be more fun to be around.' Amell sighed and exited his soul space and opened his eyes to the world again. And right at that moment, almost like a lightning strike, Aang's energy signature he had been tracing went through the roof for just a second or two.

'Vaatu! Did you feel that? Tell me I am not crazy!' Amell said and stood up. He looked south with an excited expression.

'You are not crazy, Amell. That was most certainly a powerful energy signature spike. And if I am not mistaken, that felt like Raava. Most likely that Avatar boy you talked about finding. Though you should hurry, who knows what state the Avatar is in.'

'I am aware!' Amell jumped towards the temple in one giant leap. And he landed on the temple ground right next to Orlando and Gold. the eagles were scared half to death by his intense landing and his leaking aura.

"Orlando! Aang has shown himself finally. I am sure it is him, so put down that deer, and start flapping those wings." Amell said to Orlando that did have a full deer hanging out his mouth, it was quite disgusting, but Amell had gotten used to it.

"KAA!" Orlando screamed in excitement and as soon as Amell landed on his back, he took off and immediately broke the sound barrier on taking off.

"Kaa?" Gold was left sitting there with her head tilting to the side. But after a few seconds, she stopped worrying about it and went back to her meal.

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