Avatar: Macai's Journey

Chapter 36: Putting the Pieces Together

An orange sun shines in a misty light blue sky. It is 30.5 Celsius (eighty-seven degrees) outside. Macai is and his shock troopers are standing inside of boats as they sail toward an enemy beachhead located within the outskirts of an Earth Kingdom province. Arret, Ronin, and Desan wait beside him. There are also three swordsmen, two other firebenders, another archer, and three spearmen alongside them.

Macai: "Alright, you all know the drill. Kanna's team will hit the enemy's right flank while Asad's team will push behind enemy lines and flank a vulnerable position located off the river stream. We will then link up and clash with our opponents at Rekk's Creek. A couple of squads will be deployed between us for battle support."

The waters below the boats are a royal blue color and the landscape ahead is covered with lush and tall dark green grass. Despite the heat and humidity, a steady breeze flows through the area. A volley of ranged red-orange fire torpedoes from the Prompt Adjudicator is launched across the shoreline ahead of them. The shockwaves from the explosions can be felt from the boats at sea and smoke flies across the landscape as enemy artillery cannons are battered to submission.

Ronin: "Looks like Rosh is doing a good job."

Macai: "I agree, just as I trained him to. Look alive Arret, we're almost ashore." As the smoke clears Macai notices two incoming stone torpedoes launched in their direction. Macai warns, "Get down!" Macai and his marines duck as the stones land near their vessel and splash water against their armor.

Macai looks right and notices the boat across them get nailed by a large stone. The stone snaps the boat in half and tears through two marines. Macai's eyes widen, "The volley didn't take all of their guns left. They have a few stragglers."

Arret shouts, "We're too close to shore now sir, we must engage."

Macai nods, "Affirmative, we're going in hot. Rosh will hit them soon enough." Another stone is fired directly at the boat, but a massive fire torpedo is launched into the stone. Blowing it to bits. Macai: "Gotta love that accuracy."

Desan asks, "Aren't we like 80% accurate?"

Macai smirks, "At least."

Desan grins, "Wow, that's nuts. I love the 31st."

Macai: "Same." The boat brushes against the shore and Arret stands in her boat. Arret immediately fires an arrow through the skull of a distant Earth Kingdom archer. Macai: "Code light grey." The marines swiftly disembark from their boat and Macai leaps ahead of them. Desan reveals his sword and sprints a few feet right of the commander's position.

Ronin moves up on Macai's left flank. Macai looks ahead, his long-slanted eyes hazel in the sunlight. Macai notices three Earth Kingdom troopers emerging in his direction. The one directly in front of him is a bender. The one on his right has a sword and the Earth Kingdom trooper on his left is also an earthbender.

Macai briefly grins as he rolls forward. The earthbender extends his hand and launches a stone create at the teen. Macai flips in the air and kicks a rod of white fire into the trooper, blasting him several feet away. Macai lands between his enemies. The earthbender left of Macai extends his arms and shoots dozens of rocks at the firebender.

Macai extends his hands and blasts himself five feet backward with a stream of white fire. The rocks dispatch the swordsman who was beside him seconds ago. The earthbender crosses his hands and pulls them left. A ten-foot wide rock glides down toward Macai. The prodigy slides forward and away from the attack. The earthbender turns to get another shot at Macai, but an arrow is launched through the right side of his neck by Arret.

The girl briefly smiles before she turns right and shoots down an Earth Kingdom spearman. Desan advances on the right and notices an enemy swordsman. Desan sprints at his enemy and the swordsman swings horizontally. The marine flips behind his enemy then vertically cuts the man down from behind. Desan twirls his blade as he rushes back into battle.