Avatar: The New Era [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter 5: Separation

Kurana and the others climbed the wall and went inside the ruined theater. The doors creaked an eerie sound as the group opened the entrance. Cobwebs and dust filled the dark room as they stepped in.

"Everyone, go look for some clues we can use." Tokku ordered the others.

As they were searching the theater, Tokku laid the injured Avatar on one of the seats in the auditorium.

"Does it hurt here?" The waterbender touched a part of Kurana's leg.
The Avatar hissed in pain, "I g-got this!"
She immediately bent the water around the air and started to heal herself with the little energy she has left.
The injury disappeared in a snap. Kurana smiled and tried to stand up.

"Guys!" A loud voice echoed through the room, "We found something!"
The two benders looked at each other and immediately ran towards the group.

As Tokku and Kurana reached them, they stopped in their tracks and looked up at the large mannequin with its arms wide open standing behind the theater's stage. It wore a bright blue kimono and a plain red kabuki mask.

"Wow, that is a huge one." Tokku stared at awe.
"Well, what you got?" The Avatar asked the others.
Syv handed out a small note, "It's another one."
"Another one?" Kurana opened it and found a riddle.

"So you found it. Here is the next riddle. Good luck, Avatar."

It is where I spend my money
All the different wasted goods
It was where she grew weary
And was taken by the hoods

The team Avatar wondered about it for a couple minutes until Kurana lit a bulb.

"I get! It's the market!" She remarked. "It was where Sassan was taken and people bought different kinds of things in there."
"Alright, let's pack up and head straight there." Tokku bended the water from the air and created a pair of strong icicles for each person in the theater. "Take this, let's take the easy way down from the wall."

As they climbed down the wall, the sun started to rise and everyone felt the tiredness creep all over their body. The group was exhausted, yet the Avatar kept her energy to search for her beloved Sassan.

"Hey, hey! 'Rana!" Kurana was shaken back to reality. "Let's take a break, please."

The Avatar looked at herself and she noticed how she was about to leave the rest of the group. She had her bag on and a few supplies in there that would last her to search for Sassan. She realized that she had her sights too much on the young girl that she forgot about the people around her.

Lu Mei slowly helped her sit on the sidewalk as she instantly fell asleep because of the stress her body took last night. The others smiled at her.

"She just works too hard." Lu Mei spoke first.
Syv sat beside her, "It's what the Avatar's supposed to do, to help us."
"Yeah, but this is the only way we can help her." Tokku butted in.

The two women stood silent as they realized the care that Tokku gave Kurana.
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"Hey, wake up." A heavy voice rung at her ear. "It's already morn and we gotta move. I think we can catch up with them if we keep a good pace."
Kurana blinked rapidly and was awake in an instant. "Come on, let's go."

She quickly stood up and left the waterbender to pack up her things.

"'Rana! We can't just go with you in an empty stomach." Tokku walked towards her. "Here, I saved the last two for you."
He handed out two pork buns out from his bag, "You need energy. How are you supposed to face them with that kind of exhaustion?"

Kurana stubbornly turned away and continued to fix her things.

"Hey! I'm asking you to eat and-" Tokku was faced by the most vicious look the Avatar gave him.
"Don't tell me what to do." Kurana confronted him, their faces were inches apart from each other, "You're the one who said it, right? There isn't much time left. I know we can save her but it's gotta be now."