Avatar: Macai's Journey

Chapter 48: Transcending Passions Part 2

A Worthy Joust

Director Goshal emerges on the shoreline with five intel troopers. Goshal: "I knew this nitwit Asad couldn't do it on his own, they're fairing too well right now. Gentlemen, it's time for an intervention."

As that happens, the Prompt Adjudicator and the fleet sails across the sea. Hakato looks across the telescope and notices several Fire Nation cruisers. Hakato: "We've got company."

Aiya: "How many?"

Hakato: "Seven cruisers... They're heading straight with the big guns."

Aiya: "Tell the fleet to load up their cannons and sail laterally. We'll fire a barrage of shots from the distance due to our design. Meanwhile, the support ships can keep them busy." The Fire Nation cruiser sails in the center of the Resistance formation and unloads its guns. A volley of powerful shots downs one of the Fire Nation cruisers.

The Fire Nation Admiral Zonju watches from the distance. Zonju has yellow skin, white hair, a short white beard, and hazel eyes. Zonju: "Concentrate all fire on that central cruiser, I want it gone." The remaining six cruisers fire a volley of shots directly at the stolen ship.

Aiya commands, "Launch a dispersed volley of defensive shots to keep that cruiser from going down." The Prompt Adjudicator fires a rapid volley of accurate shots with great precision that intercepts several incoming shots. The earth and water tribe crew fire several defensive shots that intercept several incoming cannons. Still, a fifth of the ship is instantly hit and damaged by incoming cannons.

Several small explosions occur throughout the vessel and smoke flows through it. A fair number of Earth Kingdom troopers are incinerated by a cannon. Aiya adds, "Load up for the next volley of shots, this time hit another one of those cruisers randomly. Keep one-third of our cannons reserved on defense. They're not ready for our range or accuracy."

The other support ships in the fleet fire their modified cannons into one of the cruisers and blow it in pieces. The other five Fire Nation cruisers go in defensive mode. Admiral Zonju: "Ok, I weapons-free. Fire at will, hit them all!" The cruisers get in a direct firefight with the Resistance fleet and several of the wooden ships are immediately ripped apart.

A volley of cannons fly directly into one ship in front of the PA and blow that ship into several fragments. Aiya shouts, "Look sharp everyone!" The Fire Nation frigate uses its speed to load up on shots against one of the cruisers while minimizing its own damage.

Meanwhile, Rosh extends his hands horizontally and shoots down two Firebenders with two red-orange flames. Rosh looks up and sees a Fire Nation tank. Rosh looks back at Macai, "Tank!" The tank fires a massive fireball down toward Macai and Kett's position. Macai sprints right and dives while Kett leaps left.

An enormous explosion occurs and dust flies everywhere. Rosh extends his arms and fires a large beam of red-orange fire into the tank; splitting it in two. Kett notices another Tank emerge on the left flank and extends his hands. A powerful stream of light orange fire flies into its nozzle and causes the head of the tank to explode. Macai launches himself in the air with a gust of white fire.

Macai extends his hands and fires a white surge of fire into the tank on his far right. The tank violently explodes, and several archers take aim at the rogue commander. Macai quickly doses his flames as a stream of arrows fly toward him. The young man lands roughly on his right knee but doesn't hesitate to stand again.

Macai looks up and notices several Idealist marines charging forward in their robes. One marine firebender on Macai's right extends his hands and blasts a marine loyalist with a gust of orange fire. An idealist spearman on the left throws his weapon into a loyalist swordsman across him. Other marines on both sides clash a few feet ahead of Macai's position. Macai notices three marines rush ahead of him.