Avatar: Macai's Journey

Chapter 19: A New Voyage Part 2

Finding Onazi

Macai and his team rapidly advance toward the main harbor facility. They see a massive brown wooden complex with several Earth Kingdom flags on it. There are four towers around it, and each has an archer. A loud boom is heard, and several ignited catapults are fired from the shore. There are also several soldiers on patrol around the facility.

Two inflamed projectiles hit the two front archer towers and break them to pieces. Another catapult lands between two guards and blows them to dust. A fourth catapult lands between three Earth Kingdom troopers and dispatches them. The sirens go off and troopers start shouting.

Macai commands, "Sonna, cover us with archer fire! I'm going in, there is no time to waste."

Ronin: "What about those two remaining archer towers?!"

Macai: "Asad's team should be facing those towers. Hopefully, his men are clear and will assist us."

Captain Onazi shakes as he hears the explosions in his office. Captain Onazi: "We're under attack! Deploy the defense garrison!"

Lieutenant Dongo: "Yes sir! Would you like to evacuate? Our forces detect about three enemy squads nearby and one is closing in on our position."

Captain Onazi: "Did they attack our base?"

Lieutenant Dongo: "There have been no direct hits on this facility but, several on the defenses around it."

Captain Onazi: "Then they are not here by accident, looks like they planned this out. Is there any clear exit?"

Lieutenant Dongo: "There is one route that they aren't coming from, but I've just gotten a report that the naval vessel is bombarding that route. Looks like they want to keep us from using it."

Captain Onazi: "Let's prepare our men. They are coming. Let's try to take out at least one of those squads before we consider running."

Ryse: Son of Rome- Main Theme- YouTube (music starts)

While this is happening, Lieutenant Asad and Dade are fighting incoming Earth Kingdom troopers as they are trying to make it towards the enemy facility. Asad looks forward as two Earth Kingdom troopers descend toward him. Asad kicks his right leg and fires a flame into the stomach of the trooper on the right. The trooper on his left has a sword and Asad swiftly pivots his body and throws a ball of fire into his chest.

The trooper falls forward and a trooper with a spear rushes Dade with a lunge at his stomach. Dade diagonally thrusts his sword down to the left and knocks the spear in the left direction. Dade steps forward and slits the trooper's throat. Another trooper with a sword gallops at Dade from behind and the marine swiftly turns and lashes his sword into across the man's midsection.

Dade turns around again and notices an earthbender leap forward about five feet towards Dade. One Fire Nation soldier with a sword and bender move in to intercept the bender. The Earthbender thrusts both of his hands and launches rectangles of stone into both of them, knocking both soldiers back several feet.

Dade turns around and the earthbender thrusts his right arm and tosses a log at Dade. Dade ducks and rolls then leaps back on his feet. The bender lifts his hands causing the ground below Dade to shift up and this knocks Dade five feet in the air. Then the Earthbender uses his bending to fire several sharp projectiles at Dade.

Dade gathers himself and uses his sword to swat each projectile aside. Then Dade falls hard on the ground and moans. Asad leaps a few feet away from the Earthbender. The Earthbender turns his head and taunts, "Another one, good. I've been waiting for this."