Avatar: Lingering Tensions

Chapter 22: Ozai's Challenge Part 3

The next morning, several army troopers with shield gauntlets and swords or spears stand guard. A few firebenders are mixed in their ranks. Meanwhile multiple archers stand from rooftops with their weapons as drawn. Across them are piles of head Remnant troopers but the national forces allow their forces to stay and bury their dead for one hour around midnight which keeps the field from getting too messy and stinky.

This time, a fresh batch of Remnant troopers emerge. Fifteen press the right and left flanks of the enemies. Five are firebenders, five are swordsmen, and another five are spearmen on each side. An army captain watches them with a pair of binoculars as his lieutenant stands beside him, "Hmm, another team is advancing but this one is trying to use stealth and it's a lot smaller."

Lieutenant: "I think it's a trick sir."

Captain: "No matter, alert everyone to stay sharp and keep the guard tight. Don't let them be a distraction and don't take them lightly." Six archers arise, this is less than the eight that were reported fighting the larger Remnant force earlier. The army is most likely holding out and not deploying everything at once.

On the left flank, a firebender and a swordsman are shot down by archers. On the right a spearwoman is shot in her forehead by an arrow, "Ugh!" The other archers stand and take aim. They begin to shoot freely but the Remnant soldiers dive behind wagons, trash cans, run into allies, and hide behind damaged fruit stands for cover.

Another swordsman is shot on the right flank while a firebender and spearman are hit on the left flank. The archers continue to aim and rain down their fire as the Remnant forces look to hide themselves. The captain scowls in frustration as Ronin suddenly sprints down the main opening.

The archers being focus on the flanks don't immediately notice. Ronin quickly closes distance from 80 feet away to 50 initially sneaking more until he is clearly just 30 feet away. One of the officers looks up and shouts, "HEEEEYYYY, look down the center!!" Two of the archers on the left and right side turn and looks at Ronin.

One archer on the left flank says, "Wait, I've got him." The bowman takes aim and suddenly shoots his metal arrow at Ronin's neck.

Ronin leaps right but an archer on the left edge of the right building responds, "Weapons free everyone!" As he takes aim at Ronin's chest an explosive arrow hits the right edge of the roof beside them, incinerating two bowmen across him.

Right flank archer: "Where did that come from?!" Kedo watches from a distant rooftop then leaps down from it into a haystack below to avoid being discovered. Alev launches herself in the air with a swirl of light orange and bright yellow flames spinning as she does so. Her gold eyes, wavy long light brown hair, and colorful armor shine as she does this.

About ten army swordsmen with shields, ten spear warriors with shields, and another ten firebenders with shields rush from their stationary positions as they gaze at her. Army captain: "WHAT ARE YOU MORONS WAITING FOR? Kill her!" The four archers on the right flank take aim and immediately fire but Alev launches herself fifteen feet forward while swirling in an upward then downward looping motion.

Alev buzzes right with a beam of fire propelling her and tosses an explosive ball of fire between the archers. The ball explodes killing the two in the center immediately and knocking their bodies into the other two archers; the collision sends both remaining sharpshooters plunging down. Alev flips her hair then zooms away as the other archers try to get a lock on her.

One of Alev's phantoms leaps forward with a fire propelled jump onto the left building before he kicks a swirl of flames into the remaining national archers. Another two phantoms sprint behind Ronin as he advances. Both sporting white armor with wild maroon markings throughout it.