Chapter 2: Ba Sing Se

**Nineteen years later**

Ba Sing Se what is there to say about it?. Well many things actually its kind of an important city in the earth kingdom.

Ok "kind of important" is a severe understatement. Ba Sing Se is without a doubt the largest city in the world and the capital city of the Earth kingdom. In fact Ba Sing Se along is more like a small country then a normal city and is home to the Earth king/Queen of the earth kingdom and the royal palace.

Its walls are legendary for being basically indestructible and was a safe haven for refugees during the one hundred year war.

Until Azula came along.....But hey she didn't break down the walls right?. After all its impossible to break down the walls of Ba Sing Se.

Well.....Until Iroh came along....Twice. 

And then there was the drill.....Which was Azula's fault so technically she DID break down the walls.

And then there was that lavabender dude.

Okay MAYBE the walls of Ba Sing Se are a little overhyped but that's not important!.

We don't need to talk about the OUTSIDE of Ba Sing Se anymore instead let us talk about the INSIDE of Ba Sing Se for a moment. Well the inside is also kind of confusing and it'd take to much time to explain all these details that I'm to lazy to learn and write about so let's simplify it real quick.

The inside of Ba Sing Se and its city is made up of three layers or levels each one filled with people of different social classes and wealth each one separated by large walls.

I don't know if I made it clear already but whoever came up with Ba Sing Se clearly had a thing for walls.

Anyways here is a quick and totally detailed and professional explanation of the three layers of Ba Sing Se. 

First there is the most important layer called the upper ring and the upper ring equals rich jerks.

Just kidding (Or am I? EAT THE RICH).

But in all seriousness the upper ring is made up of Ba Sing Se's upperclass and home to the earth king/queen and the royal palace so you can call it the home of the royal family. Its made up of super rich people politicians generals ect ect there all super rich its pretty simple.

Then there's the middle ring which is made up of Ba Sing Se's middle class pretty simple nothing to crazy I mean I cant think of any middle class jokes that wouldn't make me sound like an idiot.

Like the "Eat the rich" joke was bad enough already. But you know what? I don't regret it.

And last but not least there is the lower ring. The Lower Ring is home to the poor classes of Ba Sing Se's society and the majority of its population. In simple terms its the slums of Ba Sing Se.

So my young naive readers where do you think this story about a young man whose the "Chosen one" of this world is going to begin?.

Why the upper ring of Ba Sing Se of course!.

SIKE who do you think I am? This story begins in a warehouse located in the lower ring of Ba Sing Se. 

Is it kind of unoriginal that a story starts out with a character at the very bottom of society?. Eh maybe probably but hey its effective sue me.

In the lower rings of Ba Sing Se the citizens of the lower ring had very little ways to pass the time in legal or illegal ways.

The citizens were either thieves laborers or all other manners of workers who spent everyday trying to survive.

However in this sea of individuals there were those with certain...."Talents" who choose to make money by participating in more "Entertaining" activities.

And in a warehouse located in the slums of the lower rings two men were about to engage in one of these...."Activities".

**??? POV**

"I BET FIFTY YUAN ON THE RED CORNER!."

"I BET THIRTY ON THE BLUE CORNER!."

"I BET ONE HUNDRED YUAN THAT THE MATCH WILL END IN A KO!." 

Inside of a large worn out rusting warehouse near a dock located in the lower ring of Ba Sing Se the sun was about to fall as the sound a semi-large crowd of around thirty men and women gathered around a small square shaped arena that was covered by a large metal fence for walls. Inside of the cage were three individuals one of them being an elderly but fairly muscular man with heavily tanned skin who looked like some sort of referee as they had a small whistle tied around there neck but other then that they looked like they had crawled out of a dumpster because of the dirty looking Tank top and shorts they were wearing.

"ALRIGHT YOU SON OF A BITCHES WE ARE NOW ON THE THIRTEENTH FIGHT OF THE NIGHT. BUT I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE STILL EXCITED TO SEE SOME MORE BLOODSHED HERE AT THE MOST TOTALLY LEGAL FIGHTING RING IN BA SING SE FIGHT NIGHT!." The elderly man said into the crowd letting out a small cackle at the "Totally legal" part as some laughter came from the audience as well along with the sounds of some cheering. But it was mainly just the sound of people shouting out there bets coming from the crowd as the light of the warehouses light bulbs lit up the building and the arena.

"NOW FROM THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE RED CORNER WE HAVE ONE A LOCAL LEGEND FIGHTING TODAY IN THE RED CORNER!. WEIGHING IN AT ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE POUNDS STANDING AT 6'2" FIGHT NIGHTS UNDEFEATED LEGEND HAS RETURNED AFTER RECOVERING FROM A TRAINING INJURY!. WITH A WIN RECORD OF TWENTY THREE WINS EIGHTEEN OF THEM BY KNOCKOUT WITH ZERO LOSSES HERE IS OUR LOCAL CHAMPION THE ROCK!." The elderly man said as he motioned to a rather large man on the right side of the arena. The rock was a large man towering over the referee in terms of height and size and had a thick muscular physique with broad shoulders large arms and biceps with a thick neck and heavily tanned skin that was mostly exposed as he wore a simple black and green pair of MMA shorts and had bandages wrapped around his fists. The rock had dark green eyes and straight black hair that reached his shoulders and had a square like face.

"THE ROCK WILL CRUSH HIS OPPONENT AND STOMP HIM DOWN LIKE A PEBBLE!." The rock said dramatically as he raised his bandaged fists into the air and for some reason the crowd surrounding the cage seemed to eat it up as the cheers only seemed to increase and get louder. It was hard to tell whether or not this was his actual personality or if all this bravado was just an act.

".....Why is this guy talking in third person?." The rocks opponent thought to himself on the other side of the arena but didn't say anything as he let the referee speak.

"AND IN THE BLUE CORNER HIS OPPONENT A LOCAL FIGHTER WITH A ON AND OFF RECORD IS A YOUNG FIGHTER WHOSE BEEN FIGHTING IN VARIOUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS!. WEIGHING IN AT ONE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO POUNDS STANDING AT 6'0" WITH A FIGHT NIGHT WIN RECORD OF NINE WINS ALL BY KO AND ZERO LOSSES INTRODUCING JASON THE FIST!." The referee said pointing to the left side of the arena.

"Christ why do they give me that dumbass nickname there acting like this is the fight of the century when were basically a bunch of random dudes taken off the street who beat the fuck out of each other for a few bucks." Jason thought to himself letting out a dry chuckle as he simply cracked his neck by leaning his head to the side.

Jason was a tall young man standing at 6'0" with tanned skin and messy almost spiky obviously dyed white hair that reached his shoulders. He had a lean but muscular physique with broad shoulders with his muscles that being more detailed and muscular in appearance then large compared to the rocks physique and had various scars that looked like they came from knives covering his forearms torso and sides. He had a rugged looking face giving him a rough appearance and had two black earrings in his ears that looked like black circles. His eyes were a light green color but the most noticeable feature about his appearance was the fact he had an extra finger on both hands and an extra toe on both feet.

He had black tattoos that looked like scales covering both his forearms and wore black and red MMA shorts and bandages covering his fists leaving the rest of his body exposed. Jason lightly hopped repeatedly stretching his muscles prepared for what was about to happen next.

Gods I love this feeling.

The adrenaline.

The excitement.

The rush.

The feeling of walking into a cage with someone no matter how crappy knowing that were about to beat the shit out of each other for money and for the entertainment of others (Even if the people are just a bunch of random dudes that I've never met before) is like a drug to me.

This is the life for me these last five years of fighting have been the best years of my life!. Who cares if its a little violent? This is the only thing I'm good at so I might as well enjoy it!.

"ALRIGHT GENTLEMEN YOU ALL KNOW THE DRILL!. NO BENDING OR WEAPONS ALLOWED OTHER THEN THAT ANYTHING GOE-" The referee begun to say but was quickly interrupted as Jason spoke in a casual tone of voice.

"Wait so other then the fact we cant use bending or weapons anything goes?." Jason casually said no longer lightly hopping as his eyes seemed to hyper focus on the rock a plan obviously forming in his mind.

"Um yeah anything goes as long as you don't kill your opponent I don't know why your confused you've fought here nine tim-" The referee begun to say slightly confused by Jason's own confusion but at that point he had already said enough. As soon as the referee said "Anything goes as long as you don't kill" Jason was already running forward pushing the confused referee to the side so he could run towards the equally confused rock as he winded his fist back and threw a straight up brutal right hook that slammed into the temple of the rocks head causing his large body to crumble like a house of cards.

The crowd surrounding the arena immediately went silent as they watched this absurd scene not knowing how to react after seeing these events happen so quickly. Jason's seemingly innocent question went from 0 to 100 so fast and now the rock a local legend in these matches had been knocked down before the referee could even begin the match.

They didn't know whether to boo or cheer but one things for sure. The people who bet against the rock were happy.

"W-What the FUCK is wrong with you kid?!." The referee stammered after a moment of silence after processing what had just happened as he stared at the rocks fallen body as Jason just stood over him grinning.

"Hey you said ANYTHING goes so technically I didn't break the rules by attacking this guy before you could start the match." Jason said defensively almost like he was PROUD of his "Logic".

"I-I." The referee once again stammered for a bit whether or not he should be impressed or mad at the "Loophole" Jason had found. 

Hell he didn't even know if this loophole was even a loophole or if this Jason kid was just being an ass. Probably the latter or a combination of the two.

"....Ok I wont disqualify you and ban you from any future matches as long as you don't pull this shit again and you let me take twenty percent of your winnings for this match as a penalty." The referee said after taking a deep breath deciding to just make a compromise for the sake of his own mental health.

"Make it ten percent and I wont knock your teeth out." Jason said without hesitation very defensive of his income for some reason.

"....Fifteen percent and I wont go any lower." The referee said seemingly unbothered by Jason's threat and immediately tried to compromise again.

".....I can live with that." Jason said after thinking for a moment.

"H-HOW DARE YOU!. THE ROCK IS NOT DONE SO EASILY!. THE ROCK IS OFFENDED BY THIS SIX FINGERED FREAK AND HIS COWARDLY ATTACK!" In the middle of Jason's and the referee conversation a small groan came from the rocks body as he slowly rose to his feet seemingly still conscious even after being hit by such a unexpected brutal attack to the head as he quickly jumped back to his feet. And in that same motion the Rock winded his left fist back as he threw a solid but fast left jab at Jason who was seemingly caught off guard by the fact that the rock was still conscious as he was barely able to raise his palm in front of Rock's fist raising his guard which created a loud 

**POW**

Sound as it connected with Jason's attempt at a defense knocking Jason's hand back from the force of a single jab at Jason quickly leaped back trying to put some distance between the two as the fight finally seemed to begin properly. 

"OI DON'T MAKE FUN OF MY POLYDACTYLY AT LEAST I DON'T TALK IN THIRD PERSON LIKE WHATS UP WITH THAT?!." Jason said both defensively and mockingly almost like he was messing with the rock even as he continued dashing backwards to put some distance between him and his opponent as the Rock moved his lumbering body towards Jason in an attempt to put some pressure on Jason.

"SHUT UP COWARD IT IS A FAMILY TRADITION TO SPEAK IN SUCH A GLORIOUS WAY!." The rock said defensively as he winded his fist back and stomped forward attempting to close the distance between the two and at the same time threw a monstrous right straight punch at Jason. Jason quickly stepped and leaned his body to the side right before the Rocks fist connected as he slid past the Rocks attack as he quickly raised his guard raising his arms in front of his face and body as the Rock threw a barrage of jabs at Jason who blocked most of the punches while leaning his body backward causing the punches that slid past his guard to slide off his body.

"THE ROCK ORDERS YOU TO STOP TURTLING!." The Rock roared defensively as he rotated his hips and lower body quickly throwing a high kick aimed at Jason's head with his left leg. The kick ripped through the air like the grim reapers scythe but in this case the Rocks leg was the blade of the scythe but right before it tore into Jason's body Jason ducked his head down and leaned his body to the left right before the Rocks kick connected weaving past the attack and in that same motion stepped forward swinging his right fist forward throwing a jab that connected with the Rocks torso.

"These muscles are hard." Jason thought to himself as he felt the sturdiness of the Rocks based on the feeling of his fist connecting with the Rocks torso. Even though it was just a jab and didn't have much power behind it the fact the Rock didn't seem to react and the fact his body didn't falter or move back from the punch just showed how sturdy the rock was compared to Jason. The Rock quickly responded to Jason's jab as he threw a right hook aimed at the side of Jason's head but Jason quickly turned his head and neck to the side while also moving his body backwards efficiently dodging the punch and Jason then rotated his torso winding his right fist back prepared to throw a punch but at that moment Jason felt something that made him abandon his attack and jump back.

What he felt was fear.

And that fear was what saved him because as he jumped back he felt the Rock's fist scrape against the skin of his chin barely missing him by a hair as the Rock threw a surprisingly fast uppercut that barely missed Jason by the skin of his teeth. Jason knew that if he had choose to continue attacking instead of dodging like he choose too that uppercut would've connected and cost him the match.

"Hes not just a simple meathead like I thought he was. His boxing is fairly strong and he has a strong base and physique. I thought he'd get mad and burn through energy fast for what I did earlier but he knows better and continues fighting efficiently. I guess he has experience. He probably got actual formal training unlike most other people hes probably not even from the lower rings like me and is probably just visiting." Jason thought to himself already raising his guard again as the Rock threw yet another right straight that slammed into Jason's guard pushing his feet back a little. But Jason quickly recovered because as the Rock stepped forward closing the distance between them he threw a right hook aimed at the side of Jason's body Jason ducked his body down dodging the strike while throwing three small jabs aimed at the Rocks torso which seemed to bounce off the Rocks body as the Rock countered with another hook this time throwing a left hook which Jason quickly dodged by leaning his torso and head backwards.

It was a small exchange between the two fighters but it was enough to let Jason know one thing. In terms of physical abilities the Rock definitely held the advantage.

The two stared each other down for a moment as the Rock cautiously winded his fist back while slowly taking a step forward but Jason matched the Rocks movements as he leaned his torso backwards already dodging the strike as the Rock attempted to throw another hook which Jason seemed to easily dodge.

"OI STOP BEING A PUSSY AND FIGHT BACK WE WANT TO SEE BLOOD!."

"STOP DODGING ALREADY AND THROW MORE PUNCHES!."

"BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!."

"THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR THAT CHEAP PUNCH EARLIER!." 

Even in the middle of the boos and jeers aimed at him Jason refused to take his eyes off the Rock examining all of his opponents movements carefully as the two fighters cautiously circled around each other while maintaining eye contact. Right now the two fighters had reached a standstill and had no choice but to play mental chase inside of there minds as they calculated all potential possibilities that would come from any moves they make.

"Why do you think you can fool the rock?" The rock suddenly said after the two fighters continued staring and examining each others movements for a moment.

"Whatever do you mean the pebble?." Jason said sarcastically perfectly hiding the fact that he was actually caught off guard by the abrupt question.

"You are clearly pretending to be an outboxer but no matter how hard you try and hide it no actual outboxer would fight as cowardly as you. You cannot fool the pebbl-I mean the boulder." The boulder said quickly hiding the fact his mind got confused by Jason's earlier pebble insult but other then that small moment of weakness he seemed to be making a actual point as Jason's calm and confident expression wavered for a moment.

As though to prove a point the Rock raised his fist almost like he was about to throw a punch and once again Jason matched his movements as he was already stepping backwards in case he needed to dodge. It became more and more clear that Jason's strategy of fighting was a lot more "Cautious" compared to the rock.

This alone caused a few more boos aimed at Jason to come from the surrounding crowd but Jason didn't seem to care.

"Theirs nothing y'all can call me that I haven't called myself five inches away from a mirror." Jason thought to himself but didn't say anything as he kept his face straight even though he was tempted to let out a dry chuckle.

"You know.....The Rock has started to realize why your fighting the way you are." The Rock once again said without any warning no longer trying to attack Jason physically and was instead starting a small conversation between the two right in the middle of the match for some reason. Jason just let out a small scoff mentally unimpressed for the obvious attempt at mental warfare the Rock was most likely going to attempt.

"What did did you realize pebble did you realize your mind can actually come up with ideas?" Jason said sarcastically letting out a small chuckle.

"Your a coward aren't you?" The Rock said without hesitation as an almost maniacal grin crawled on his face.

".....Well that's a bold assumption to make especially since I've been kicking your ass this whole time." Jason said sarcastically letting out a scoff clearly expecting something like this to come from the rock before he even said it.

"Oh but its true isn't it?. Under all that sarcasm and "Badassery" your scared of fighting an actual threat head on aren't you?. I bet if the Rock was like all those other scrubs you've knocked out until now you'd be on the Rocks ass by now. But instead you'd rather be safe and cowardly as possible in your strategy then actually fight me!." The rock said confidently almost like he had already made up his mind. Jason simply rolled his eyes both literally and mentally as he heard this.

"God can you shut the fuck up and stop yapping?. If this guy didn't have his guard up I'd have already knocked his ass out by now." Jason thought to himself but didn't say anything boredom already filling his body as his earlier adrenaline ran out. But he didn't get the chance to say anything as the Rock continued his obvious attempt at provoking Jason.

"And it makes sense why your like this. Your just another lower ring street rat aren't you? A punk who spends there existence willing to abandon all decency just so they could spend everyday earning scraps. A real man like me must be a monster compared to you." The rock said smirking a little as he said this.

Jason almost yawned as he listened to the Rock ramble.

"God hes trying to use the "Make fun of your upbringing" strategy at insulting me how original. Your like the millionth dude to try this on me." Jason thought to himself but right before he could make yet another joke about the Rocks obvious lack of intelligence the Rock said something that guaranteed him a spot in the ICU.

"Hell your entire family is probably made of scum and street rats just like you. Your whore a mother gave birth to a coward and any sisters you might have are probably just like her." The rock said smirking as though he had just made a checkmate in a game of chess.

Silence.

All that filled Jason's head was silence pure silence. His entire world seemed to shift and the world itself seemed to warp all around him EXCEPT for the Rock who seemed to be the only thing that mattered to him at that moment.

His surroundings the sounds of the crowd and even there booing even the feeling of his body disappeared completely all he could hear was the sound of his own breathing as his mind and body focused completely on his opponent in front of him as he lowered his guard and calmly cracked his neck.

But that silence was quickly replaced by the sound of his own racing heart as the empty feeling in his body was quickly replaced by adrenaline and his own muscles tensed up in anticipation for what was about to happen.

This was no mere anger. This was bloodcurdling rage on its most PRIMAL level. And it was directed at the man in front of him who just said the WORST possible thing.

The Rock both literally and mentally smirked as he saw Jason lower his guard assuming his words had actually discouraged his opponent like he had intended for them too. He had won this game of mental warfare.

".....Your annoying." Jason calmly said after staring at the Rock for a moment.

"What's wrong kid did the Rock hurt your feelings?. Can you not handle the tru-"

**CRUNCH**

The rock couldn't even finish his sentence because one second Jason was on the other side of the arena and in the literal blink of an eye his fist was inches away from his face as Jason threw a MONSTROUS right straight directly at the Rocks chin pouring his entire body weight behind his punch. The sounds of bones and teeth breaking echoed through the air as a small puff of blood came out of the Rocks mouth as his head snapped backwards almost vanishing for a moment. 

The sound of the fist slamming into the Rocks face echoed through the warehouse and even the surrounding crowd who had once been booing at Jason seconds before let out a small gasp in unison and went completely silent after seeing such a unexpected and brutal scene.

The only thing the Rock saw before his head snapped back was the look of genuine rage and bloodlust in Jason's eyes as he threw the punch.

"W-WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!." The rock thought to himself not even knowing how to react to such a violent attack but he forced his head forward while forcing his now wobbling legs to move backwards trying to stay on his feet as he looked forward to see what Jason would do now.

And what he saw sent chills down his spine.

Jason was a man clearly out for blood from the way he was charging headfirst at the rock without even raising his guard his entire body torso was lowered as he immediately closed the distance between the two like an animal about to pounce.

"Hes coming already?!. From the way his body is leaning to the right hes most likely going for a high kick!. I-I can take it! I'll block then counter!" The rock thought to himself as he saw Jason lean to the side and raise his right leg seemingly preparing an obvious kick causing him to instinctively raise his arms over his head and face raising his guard. 

But what happened next only scared the Rock even more.

As the Rock raised his guard Jason immediately pulled back his leg mid kick and instead lunged forward sticking out his palm as he reached for the Rocks face with a open palm.

"A-A feint?." Was all the Rock was able to think to himself and in that moment of weakness his mouth briefly dropped.

That would cost him his jaw.

**BANG**

The Rock's head snapped back in another bloody as Jason threw ANOTHER right straight that slammed into the Rocks face shattering his jawbone and chin.

"I-I'm going to die." Was all the Rock thought to himself as his vision completely turned now staring at the warehouses ceiling the light of the buildings light bulbs filling his vision but was quickly replaced by the shadow of Jason's body as he continued his assault.

**BANG**

Jason continued his assault as he jumped forward slamming his knee into the side of the Rocks face with a flying knee.

That cost the Rock a orbital fracture.

Jason then proceeded to grab the Rock by his hair forcing his body to stay on his feet before raising his other arm upwards and without hesitation slammed his elbow down onto the Rocks head like a hammer hitting a nail.

That cost the Rock a cervical fracture.

The referee in the ring could only watch in horror as Jason CONTINUED the assault by winding his fist back before throwing ANOTHER right straight this time aimed at the Rocks nose.

This cost the Rock a nasal bone fracture.

"S-STOP!." The referee instinctively said even though HE was the one who said anything goes but only watched in horror as Jason proceeded to TACKLE the Rock down onto his back but as he fell Jason quickly grabbed onto the Rock's right arm forcefully pinning the Rocks arm backwards. And as the Rock fell Jason forcefully placed one leg on top of the Rocks back while sliding his other leg underneath the Rocks body and sliding it over the Rocks other arm pinning them down in that same motion.

If the Rock was still conscious he'd scream in pain but only the sound of silence filled the entire warehouse as the referee and the crowd could only watch in horror as Jason applied pressure on the Rocks arm he held in a hold while using his legs to pin the Rock down.

That was until....

**CRACK**

The sound of bone breaking finally filled the room after a few moments passed.

That cost the Rock a broken arm.....

"Pussy thought he could say that shit and get away with it. I don't give a damn about other people or about myself so theirs nothing you can say that'll offend me. But if you insult my family again I'll fucking kill you." Jason calmly said his words directed towards the Rocks broken body even as he FINALLY let go of the Rocks broken bloody and unconscious body calmly standing up as bits of blood dripped from his bandaged fists. The way he stood over the Rocks body with a completely blank look on his face made it obvious that this wasn't the first time hes left an opponent in this condition.

Jason's head abruptly snapped towards the referee who let out a small scared yelp instinctively especially after seeing such a brutal scene as Jason spoke in a blunt tone of voice.

"OI old man announce me as the winner already." Jason said bluntly as he literally stared down the referee who frantically nodded there wrinkled face no longer wanting to even be in the same BUILDING as this young man.

"W-WINNER BY KO JASON LI!." The referee said trying to hide his nervousness as he motioned to Jason who calmly raised his bloody fist in victory. The crowd let out a few mixed cheers but most of them were clearly forced as the ones who cheered were more scared that if they didn't they'd end up being turned into a pretzel like the Rock. 

"Yep this is the life. This arena this fighting this feeling of VICTORY!. THIS is what I was born for!." Jason thought to himself no longer even mad about what the Rock said earlier.

After all it was just another day in the lower ring of Ba Sing Se.