3 Second Round
(Did anyone else realize that Kai's name is the same as the Kai that can airbend in the show?)
Kai was running towards the firebender fighting his blonde teammate. His teammate was dodging several streams of fire and some fireballs from his opponent.
The firebender noticed Kai from the corner of his eyes. Kai got down and performed a sweeping kick, delivering a wave of fire towards the firebender.
The firebender jumped up just in time to get over the wave of fire but as he was doing so, he was suddenly bombarded by fireballs Kai's blonde teammate.
Taking several to the chest, the firebender grunted and crashed onto the ground. He immediately recovered and got up to see Kai delivering a multiple kick combo.
Kai's kicks sent out several flaming arcs towards the firebender who jabbed out multiple fireballs at the arcs. The fireballs were unfortunately too weak to face the flaming arcs.
Kai had compressed the flames to make them powerful. And so, the flaming arcs crashed into the firebender. It cut the armor and sent him tumbling onto the ground.
Kai noticed that his flaming arcs had cut open a part of the light armor the firebender was wearing. The man's chest was bleeding and he was on the ground groaning in pain.
"I give... I give..." He groaned out weakly while raising his hands up at Kai. Kai moved on to fight another opponent. If the man was lying and tried to sneak attack him, he and his teammates would deal with him easily. They had the numbers after all.
Kai charged up one fireball on each hand. They were small but had a bright orange core. Kai looked at the firebender facing his teammate with the black hair.
His black haired teammate was having trouble with the firebender. His teammate grunted as he was forced to block a fireball with his arms. Kai rushed past him before he threw the two fireballs at the firebender.
The fireballs flew at him quickly. His opponent threw a fireball at one of them, making it explode loudly. But he was forced to block the second one with his arms.
*BOOM!*
The fireball exploded right in his face, sending him flying out of the arena and onto the ground. Kai looked to see the last opponent facing the arrogant brown haired teammate.
Kai was contemplating if he needed to jump in to help or not. "I'm fine!" His teammate shouted as he dodged a fireball before launching a stream of fire.
After that, he did multiple sweeping kicks, sending multiple arcs of fire towards his opponent. The opponent dodged the stream of fire but couldn't handle the next barrage of attacks.
The flaming arcs slammed into his chest, cutting open his light armor and sending him flying out the arena.
"Light work." He whispered before turning to look at Kai.
"Team One is the winner! Get off the arena and wait for the next round to start!" The drill sergeant shouted as Kai and his team got off the arena.
"Your plan didn't really work. We faced all of them 1v1 instead of going ahead with your plan." He told Kai while walking beside him. Kai raised an eyebrow at him.
"You were willing to follow my plan? You didn't sound so enthusiastic when I told you guys about it a few minutes ago."
"True. I don't like following orders, you can blame my shitty teachers for that. But I respect your effort for wanting this team to win. No hard feelings right? " He asked him while holding out his hand. Kai nodded and shook it.
" Yeah, no hard feelings. What's your name?" Kai asked as they got off the stairs and were given some water from some soldiers.
" Zhao."
"What? Your name is Zhao, as in leader of the Fire Nation Navy during the 100 Year War? The guy who laid siege on the Northern Water Tribe and got his ass kicked by the Avatar? That Zhao?"
" Yup, you're looking at his grandson. I'm actually Zhao the Third. People don't know that because somehow they don't make the connection when I talk about my name. You're actually one of the few who's smart enough makes the connection."
" Thanks for the compliment.... I guess.... So, what's your ambition? You wanna make the Fire Nation great again or something?"
"Fuck no. The Fire Nation's is fine the way it is. I just don't wanna live a mediocre life where I repeat the same routine over and over. The army is my best bet in having an eventful life. It is the army after all. You get me?"
'If you knew what's gonna go down in the next few years, you wouldn't be saying all of this and would be training like a madman like me.' Kai thought before nodding his head.
"Yeah I get you. I'm trying to make my mark in this world." Kai replied.
" Really. How big is your mark gonna be?"
" You'll see. " Kai replied mysteriously as he walked off to the toilet. Leaving Zhao who snorted in amusement and drank his water.
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[Firebending: Adept 12%]
"It really did improve faster. The gym I went to yesterday had a sparring mechanism as well. Fighting does help you gain more experience. If I knew about this sooner, I wouldn't be just starting to get into the Adept level right now." Kai whispered as he was peeing. He was aiming his pee directly at the water, like all men do(I think).
After he was done answering the call of nature, Kai washed his hands and went back to the arena. He stood beside Zhao and silently observed the ongoing match.
"I'm thinking about teaming with you when the 2 on 2 battle starts, Zhao." Kai muttered to Zhao as he studied the way the firebenders fought. He then received the idea about correcting his form while watching them.
'I mean, I've only been a firebender for three days so obviously there's a lot to correct. Should I come up with a signature move?'
'Anime doesn't exist in this world, I think....so there will be no problem with me copying some names of techniques from the anime in my past life.' Kai thought as Zhao looked at him.
"Oh yeah, what makes you think I'll team up with you?" Zhao asked him. Kai shrugged.
"I mean, if we team up we would later have the chance to face each other 1 on 1." Kai replied to him. Zhao smirked and nodded.
"Good point. Sure, I'll team up with you." He replied as they stopped the conversation right there.
"Wait..." Zhao then looked at Kai who looked back at him while raising his brow at him.
"I don't even know your name yet." Zhao revealed as Kai widened his eyes a little. He grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head.
"Oh yeah sorry. Name's Kai."
"Yeah, it's nice to meet you Kai."
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'So we're facing our teammates. Good thing they already teamed up with themselves. I don't wanna go through the hassle of arguing about who gets to team up with who.' Kai thought as he stood beside Zhao who was warming up. Kai cracked his knuckles before he stretched his arms and legs.
"You ready?" Zhao asked Kai who nodded, now maintaining a calm expression.
"I'm always ready." Kai replied to him.
"Alright! The first round of the 2v2 starts now! Remember the rules, soldiers!!! Now, Fight!!!" He shouted before he whistled. As soon as he whistled, Kai and Zhao went into action by sending out two powerful fire streams at their opponents.
Their opponents who were previously their teammates, the one with blonde hair and black hair, dodged out of the way by jumping left and right respectively.
Kai jumped up before blasting himself towards the black haired firebender. While in midair, Kai started throwing a powerful barrage of fireballs at him.
His opponent was forced to dodge out of the fireballs' way. Kai then ignited his right foot before he slammed onto the ground, creating a flaming shockwave that headed towards his opponent.
His opponent was forced to do a backflip to dodge it. While performing said flip, he suddenly kicked out both of his tucked feet, sending a big fireball at Kai.
Kai got out of the fireball's way. Hearing the explosion behind him, he then sent out a stream of flames at him.
The black haired firebender dodged out of harm's way before a fire arc slammed straight into his armor, sending him flying back. Kai squatted a little before he blasted forward by expelling a powerful blast of flames from his feet.
While the black haired firebender was recovering and grunting from the pain, Kai was already in front of him.
*BAM!*
He hit his opponent in the neck with a clothesline, sending him falling to the ground. Before he did crash onto the ground, Kai grabbed his arm and forcefully pulled him up again.
*BAM!!!*
Kai punched him in the gut, making him forcefully spit out saliva. The black haired firebender groaned as he stumbled back for a moment. Kai took a couple of steps before he dashed towards him.
Kai raised his right foot before he ignited it on fire.
*BAM!*
Delivering a powerful fire enhanced side kick, Kai sent his opponent flying out of the arena. With his opponent eliminated, Kai looked at Zhao.
Zhao noticed that Kai had won his fight. He was having some trouble of his own since his opponent, the blonde haired firebender was a slippery one, constantly dodging his attacks.
"Want some help?" Kai asked him.
"No need!" Zhao shouted before he rolled away from multiple fireballs before clenching both of his fists.
"Haaa!!!" Zhao shouted as he put his fists together and sent out a giant stream of fire towards his opponent.
The blonde haired firebender dodged it. Zhao then shot out multiple fireballs at him. His opponent also dodged those too. Zhao then charged up a fireball on his index and middle finger before he pointed it at the ground right in front of his opponent.
Zhao fired the fireball and as he expected, his opponent dodged it. But there was a reason he aimed it at the ground in first place.
The explosion when the fireball hit the ground created a cloud of smoke which eliminated his opponent's line of sight. It also made him cough from the horrible smell.
"Got you, you slippery fucker!"
"What—" His opponent widened his eyes in shock as he was grabbed by the collar. He was then met by a giant fist to his face.
*BANG!*
A sound of someone getting punched was all Kai could hear within that cloud of smoke. When it cleared, Kai saw Zhao dragging his unconscious opponent by the collar.
His opponent was bleeding through the mouth and nose, courtesy of Zhao's powerful punch. Zhao placed his opponent on the ground and he fist bumped Kai.
"Nice moves." Zhao commented. Kai smirked back.
"Nice distraction. C'mon, let's let the others fight."
The drill sergeant nodded as Kai and Zhao walked off the arena.
'These two have the most highest chances of winning this tournament. I see a great future in the Fire Army in them.'
To be continued...
(Korra and Asami)
