The First Meeting Of The Four Great Avatars

Jin-Sang awoke just as he normally would. He felt rejuvenated and alive as he stepped away from his bed to his trunk and grab his robes. He always slept in his underwear with no blanket, just a pillow. He enjoyed the cold or warm air wrap around his body and comfort and rock him into a deep sleep. Jin-Sang pulled from his trunk a long wrap that would cover his chest, minus his left shoulder area. He felt a bit comforted feeling the air from the window hit his bare skin, but it looked as if it might rain so he did not want to get completely soaked while he went about his day. Jin-Sang then grabbed his pants and the cloth that would act as a belt for his pants. After getting dressed, Jin-Sang began to practice his personal hygiene by shaving his face, and head. To do so, he simply grabbed a piece of earth on his table and sharpened the piece of earth as he moved it along his scalp and face. This wiped away all hair on his face and it would be gone for a couple of weeks, but he would have to do it again around that time. Just before stepping out of his room, he slipped on his shoes and headed down to the meditation gardens.

The Eastern Air Temple had one of the most lush and beautiful meditation gardens Jin-Sang has ever been to. It had many colorful bushels of flowers, trees, and perfectly green grass. Not only that but there were a few small streams and ponds that were placed randomly through out the gardens. Jin-Sang walked over to his favorite spot in the gardens. A nice small island surrounded by a stream, along with a nice spot of sunlight shaded by young Fire Nation Maple trees. They only grew during certain parts of the year but when they did, their red, orange, and yellow leaves were just stunning. Around the edge of the stream were some Iris flowers, Lilium, and a few Calla Lilys. They were all in bloom and showed in many beautiful colors around where Jin-Sang now sat. Jin-Sang was sitting down with his legs crossed and his hands in fists at level with his stomach. He began to meditate, finding peace with himself. If someone were watching Jin-Sang meditate, they would soon see his tattoos glow as he was going into the spirit world. Jin-Sang only kind of planned to go into the spirit world. He wanted to check up on things like he usually did once in a while. It only took him a few minutes of inner peace to find himself now in the spirit world.

When Jin-Sang opened his eyes in the spirit world, he saw the vast gloom beauty it showed. Not everyone was fan on this place, but Jin-Sang felt like it was his second home. The trees were tall and the ground was covered with vines and a few inches of water covering the ground. Jin-Sang sat on a stone circle in the middle of the foggy area with a wooden arch rising over it. It seemed to be very old, but was painted in red and was carved with intricate designs that had no importance. The design that was on the stone circle also was beautiful but had no importance. Jin-Sang was still resting in his meditation position at one part of the circle. The circle was large enough to hold four people, two would sit across from each other on four sides that would form a small cross. Jin-Sang was the first one here, so he decided to wait for the others to arrive. He has yet to meet any of them in his 35 years of life. He felt it was time for this day to come.

Raizo was not the type to meditate, nor was he an Avatar that was one with their spiritual side. Infact, there were rare moments where he actually showed any signs that he was actually an Avatar. Unlike the others, he didn't care for the balance of the world nor keeping things stable. He didn't care to show restraint and be a sign of peace and prosperity. Instead Raizo was the complete opposite of what one would picture an Avatar to be like. He was foul mouthed, cocky, inconsiderate, and that only scratched the tip of the ice berg. To keep it short, the boy surely had some growing to do. Currently on Crescent Island, where he was to stay until he training was complete, the young Avatar would take residence on the roof top of the temple. His training for the day had finally come to an end, and he found himself staring out towards the Fire Nation shores where his family and friends currently resided. He had no idea that he'd be taken from his family and put into isolation, just because the soul of some old geezer was apparently now his own. Infact, Raizo still didn't believe all they told him about the 'Avatar' deal, but it was in his personality to take advantage of it in times of need. Whoever the previous Avatar was before him must have garnered some major respect, considering each time Raizo mentioned he was the new Avatar, people seemed to show abit of positive esteem. Living in someone else's shadow was not something Raizo enjoyed to say the least..and perhaps that was why he acted out so much. To get his own attention, not the attention of his past life.

Laying on his back, he'd place his hands behind his head. The Masters were most likely looking for him to continue the Avatar training, but the young Raizo needed a break from it entirely. He was already a competent fire bender, and his lightning was pretty good aswell. What was the point of getting lectures about constant restraint? Didn't people obtain power to flaunt it to the world? Tch, the thoughts caused the boy to roll to his side and close his eyes. Just thinking about it was making him confused and irritated. Perhaps sleep was the best answer..Maybe it would cool his hothead down..Yea..that sounded like a plan..


And just like that..he began to drift..





His body would rest, but his soul would wander..Soon, the young Avatar found himself opening his eyes and seeing a completely different scene than the Fire Temple rooftop. Instead there were vines and large trees that shrouded the area..Not only this, but now his clothes were covered in murky waters. With a deep breath, he'd suck in some air then try to release a breath of hot air from his mouth. However, this would fail. His bending didn't seem to be working in the strange world, and this would make him automatically chalk it up for being only a dream. With a shrug of his shoulders, he continue on through the dream world. He surely had an active imagination for his mind to create such a realistic place, right? Well, he thought so, but in reality this was no figment of self creation. This would become more apparent the deeper in the fog he went. The outline of a figure was further ahead, and before he could call out to him, he'd find himself falling down from a sudden change of ground level and landing on a smooth platform. Catching himself with his hands, Raizo would shift his gaze up to look upon the weird monk like man who seemed to be meditating. Now, this was strange..If it was a dream, surely he'd be dreaming of some hot chick right? I mean, normal boys did that right? They didn't dream of slightly older, bald men, meditating in the center of a foggy forest. Things were abit strange here..and after a few seconds of silence, Raizo would finally be able to open his mouth.

Kyo awoke with the sun high above him. Groggy and disoriented he tried to get up. He tried and tried, but couldn't. He looked at his body and saw a big gray furry blanket on him. Kyo thought to himself * I don't sleep with a blanket?!* Kyo poked at it and it moved. The big grey blanket stood up and it was Mori. His trusted pet gorilla goat. Apparently, during the night Mori must have rolled over on top of him. After getting Mori off him, he started his daily routine. Kyo would go out into the field with a river running through it and train. He would spend time with each of the Elements and practice the basics. Without basics there is no foundation. He would train for a little while and work up a sweat. After his workout, He would jump into the cold spring river. Mori would jump in with him too. They would splash around and have fun. While they were bathing they would get fish to eat for breakfast...or in this case lunch. "Such a beautiful day today." Kyo announced. "I think its time I take a trip to the Spirit World."

Kyo and Mori traveled to the top of a hill overlooking the beautiful valley. From up there you could see the valley and river extend for miles. The wild flowers looked like a rainbow painted across the fields. The fish splashing about in the water and the birds singing high above. It was a beautiful site. But, At the top of the hill was a large and old oak tree. Kyo went under it and took his meditative position. He crossed his legs and placed his hands level with his stomach. He took deep breaths and and calmed his mind. Mori recognized this position and so Mori knew he needed to stand guard. After few minutes of meditating he tapped into his inner peace and ventured into the spirit world.

Kyo opened his eyes and was at the top of the hill, but everything was dark and gloomy. The old oak tree had lost its leaves and the wild flowers were colorless and dead. The river was empty, dark, and murky. The singing birds' song had died. Kyo was now in the spirit world. Kyo sighed and stood up. The spirit world wasn't his favorite place to be, but he would come here whenever he needed some quiet time. Kyo walked down the hill and into the tall dark trees of the forest. He usually wandered about not knowing the time and feeling lost. This was the usual feeling he gets whenever moving about in the spirit world. But, this time he felt drawn to a certain direction. Like something big was waiting for him there. He traveled which to him felt like forever. Until he heard a voice. The tone in the voice seemed harsh and confused. As he got closer he walked onto a smooth platform. Kyo was astonished at the site before him. There was a monk about Kyo's age meditating on the platform. He seemed like he was waiting. Kyo looked over and saw a boy and the ground yelling at the monk. For what reason Kyo had no clue. And finally he saw a young girl looking at the same scene he was. She looked about the same age as the boy and the emotion on her face seemed like fear or worry. Usually, Kyo would go to the girl and flirt, but this situation was too bizarre and strange for an action like that. Kyo spoke," What is going on here?".

Jin-Sang had some visitors to attend to. Meditation would have to wait. He opened his eyes to see a young boy asking who he was. "If only his teachers had taught him manners." Jin-Sang thought to himself. He simply responded with a calm and subtle, "Have a seat, young Avatar." Jin-Sang has always wanted to say that. Ever since the Monks in the temple had taught him of the other avatars in the world, he wanted to meet one. He looked like a feisty young lad, hopefully he would cooperate some in their discussion. This boy should be a valuable asset to what Jin-Sang was going to discuss with them.

Not long after, a girl had arrived in the Spirit World. Jin-Sang watched as she walked slowly closer with some sort of fear or scared look in her eyes. He calmly said to her, "Do not worry miss. I am a friend. Come, have a seat." She looked quite astonishing for a young girl her age. Jin-Sang wanted to be very nice, like he always was, to the other Avatars. They were the bridge between the two worlds. If they did not get along, the world would be in trouble.

As soon as he was done talking to the young girl, the fourth Avatar had arrived. He was bigger than the others. Presumably, Jin-Sang's age, or close to it. He was a muscular man, so if Jin-Sang could assume, he was from the Earth Kingdom. He yelled over to Jin-Sang, "Whats going on here?" Jin-Sang responded, "Come, have a seat with the rest of us, Avatar. It is time we all met, and this is the safest place we could do so." Jin-Sang had remained in his meditative state this entire time, and finally, he relaxed his arms and shoulders. He placed his hands on his knees while looking at the three of them. They were all had so much potential, and Jin-Sang knew it. Even though the other, possibly Earth, Avatar was older, Jin-Sang could tell he was going to like his style and how he would act in the cause. The girl, she seemed so calm, and level headed. The Monk could tell she would prove herself one day in her training. The boy, on the other hand, seemed a bit, well to put it bluntly, disrespectful and possibly power hungry. Jin-Sang could train him though. He would one day be as calm and mellow as Jin-Sang is.

"We needed to talk young Avatars. And if you have not been here before, I personally welcome you to, the Spirit World."

This Old timer was either psychic or way too keen. Knowing Raizo was an Avatar right off the back was surprising to say the least. So surprising that he didn't have a smart response like usual. Instead he'd comply and take his seat reluctantly. "I'm starting to doubt this is just a dream..Who are you supposed to be, Old Bald Man?" Ah, there it was. The disrespect. A trait he was known for in the Fire Nation. It was only a matter of time before such a comment would be said by the young Raizo, and he seemed to be completely content by it, as a smug smile came across his face. However, this smile would be replaced with confusion as the presence of others began to flood the area. Like some kind of weird meeting for a party, more and more people began to arrive on the scene. Well, only two really. A young girl, and an older male. Apparently Raizo would need to start charging people to enter his subconscious, because this was getting out of hand abit too quickly for his liking. It was funny. One would think the Avatars would be abit more connected to their spiritual side, but only one seemed to know what was going on. It was sad, really. Raizo apparently wasn't the only one lacking the skill to become one with the spirits on a whim. Raising his voice to the two others, the young Avatar would cross his legs to mimic the meditating pose of the bald one. "Bug-Eye'd girl and No Shoes Old Man, welcome to the party. Did you bring any condiments to this barbecue?"

Raizo would snicker to himself after his own lame jokes to the situation. Once again, he was acting out like usual, even if it was in such a shady area. The boy would suddenly stop his laughing as the Bald one would call one of the others an Avatar aswell. This called him to raise a brow..He had only heard rumors that there were multiple Avatars. His Fire Bending Masters never told him if said rumors were true or not..but apparently they were. There was a chance all three of the others were each Avatars to their own right. Pshaw..Well, Raizo was still the best regardless of age and size. Atleast that's what he believed. With every one assembled and in their designated seats, the Bald One would begin to speak more, and mention their meeting place was actually the spirit world. The fire bender had never seen or been to the place. Atleast in his memories..He had only heard of it from his teachers. They constantly told him he lacked the restraint and peace of mind to enter the world on his own..So he wondered..How exactly did he end up smack dab in the middle of it?

[[leaving for 5 days]]

This wasn't Kyo's first time to the spirit world, but it was the first time he found others in this world. This caught Kyo a little off-guard. He remembered the stories general Tao told him as a child about the Four great Avatars, and that there is one in each nation. Kyo started to take his seat to join the meeting. "A meeting of Avatars, huh. I was wondering when I'd meet the rest of you. I just didn't expect two of us to be so.....young." Kyo said as he sat down. He looked at the young boy who called him "No Shoes Old Man" and said with some laughter in his tone," Your a cheeky little brat aren't you. I like your spunk kid!"

He then looked over at the young girl. Something seemed to be on her mind. Maybe it was the comment the boy made. Kyo said to the girl, "What beautiful eyes you have young one. Don't let what the punk said get to you. Your a beautiful girl. Flaunt it."

And finally, he looked over at the monk who was calm and in charge since this all happened. He seemed to know a lot more of what was going on than he did. So he asked the monk, "Well monk. Do you mind explaining this meeting of the Avatars. I'm a little curious as to why we are all here."

Jin-Sang chuckled slightly at the cocky kids remark about this being a barbecue. He had spunk and Jin-Sang liked that, however he seemed a little too disrespectful. After all of the small discussions between the other three, the third one who had arrived asked a couple of questions. "We are here to meet. We needed to know we all existed and discuss some things about training with the elements." Jin-Sang wondered how far along in their training the other two younger ones were. "To start things off, my name is Jin-Sang, I am the Air Avatar, and I have mastered all of the elements. What are your names and what elements have you three mastered?"

Jin-Sang felt something good about these three Avatars. They all showed strength and emotion, yet Jin-Sang did not really think they knew of what responsibility they withheld. Jin-Sang feared for the worst for them. Two of them were so young and they were just starting off in a long journey to become great Avatars. The other one, the older one probably Jin-Sang's age, he was more than likely fully known as an Avatar, but was he strong enough to hold such a large amount of power? How much of an asset would he be to keeping the world at peace? This conversation would be cut short soon, but Jin-Sang would plan to visit them in the real world sooner than they would think.

[[Plan on this being your 2nd to last post, so i would only have one left now. Just trying to cut this short so we can all move on and go other places in the world.]]

Raizo would raise a brow towards the Old Bald Man who seemed to take control of the meeting. Apparently he was the Air Avatar, Master of all Elements. Pshaw, that didn't mean anything to Raizo. No one was pushing flames as much as him, right? Shaking the thoughts from his head, the boy would finally open his mouth to answer the question. "Avatar Raizo, the Avatar from the Fire Nation. I've mastered the only two elements important to me. Fire and Lightning." The boy would shrug his shoulders in a nonchalant manner, while closing his eyes and giving a smug grin. "I'm sure those are the only elements I need to play this Avatar role. I've already tried Air and Water bending, and those are just a pain. I'd rather stick with what I know. And Earth bending is psh." A simply answer, still showing off his cockiness. Well, maybe it was more ignorance than that..Either way, there was nothing more to say.

Kyo looked around at the other Avatars. The Air Avatar has mastered all the elements. Which means he is a fully realized avatar. The Fire Avatar is still young and knows only his native element. The same goes for the Water Avatar.

The two young Avatars had a long way to go. It was going to be tough for them, but it was wise that the Air Avatar had us meet. Maybe we could help these young ones. Without noticing, it was Kyo's turn to introduce himself.

Kyo pounded his chest with his big fist and said proudly,"I am Kyo. I am the Avatar of the Earth Nation. And I, too, have mastered all the elements. It's a pleasure to meet you all."

Avatar Jin-Sang knew he had to leave soon. He could not spend too much time in the Spirit World. He ended their small discussion with one final thing.

"I must be going now, but I will be meeting you all soon in the Real World. I can teach you two younger Avatars Air bending, so if you need it, I will be there for you to be a master."

After saying this he placed his hands back to his meditation position and felt his spirit leave the world. It would shine and fly upward into the sky of the Spirit World in a large blue light and Jin-Sang would find his spirit back in his own body as he opened his eyes. He decided it was time for some rest at that point, Jin-Sang got up and left the meditation gardens and go back to his room. It had been a long day.

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