blazuki
Love how the story is so far, can't wait for more chapters. I have some ideas for a few skills he could think of or develop during his 9 months of training for his quest. - [Decompressing] - Allowing the bender to decompress earth into dust or sand. - [Ground Liquification] Allowing the bender to liquifying earth it lava or a quicksand/mud like state. - [Sandbending] - [Dustbending] - [Glassbending] - [Crystalbending] - [Mudbending] - [lavabending] Learning different ways to bend the earth would increase the level of his Earthbending skill very quickly which would increase his overall power. - [Bending with Feet] - This allows the bender more stability and power but less mobility and precision than the hands. - [Extending Bending] - This allows the bender to transfer his bending through some weapons or items. - [Full Body Bending] - This allows the bender to bend with any body part or motion. You could give him some more moves like a buzz saw or compressed-shaped shields that could connect together like a turtle shell.