Avatar: The Legend of Anzen Hyriu, Book 1: The Legend of Beifen

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Warrior Training

The bright rays of the rising sun shone through my window and warmed me. I opened my eyes at the warmth and brightness. It wasn't that much warmer since it was late fall and I lived in one of the most northern cities of the Northern Water Tribe. I didn't mind though, I liked the cold, and ice and snow and the cold waters of the Bei River. I guess that makes sense since I am a water bender.

I got up and put on my dark blue robe over my grey shirt I was already wearing. I walked to my brother, Hiko's room. He was still sound asleep. It was just us living here in our little house in Hydronia. When I was five and Hiko was almost a year old we lived in the Lok Wa Isles, the Fire Nation attacked our village. Many water benders came to help but they were too late almost every one was killed. Hiko and a few others and I were the only ones left. Our entire family was killed. A water bender named Wei found us and took us here, Hydronia and raised us here. We lived in our own house though because Wei doesn't have a large enough house to hold us anymore. He didn't live here originally; he only lives here now because he is our guardian. We live in Hydronia because this is where all of the Northern Water Tribe's secrets are kept. I am one of those secrets. Wei is also my water bending teacher.

I should probably explain what meant by 'I am one of those secrets'. Avatar Roku came here and said a great Darkness was coming blah, blah, blah, any way he said on the Winter Solstice when the full moon had completely risen and the setting sun had not yet touched the horizon a child will be born and that child is the one to face the Darkness. He gave the Court a jar full of spirits including the Avatar Spirit and now all of those spirits are in me. The Spirits wanted me to be able to beat a corrupt Avatar and the Darkness so they put all of the spirits in me.

Since the Avatar Spirit is in me that means I can bend all four elements. I am an excellent water bender, a pretty good air bender, a below average fire bender and a horrible earth bender. The Spirits wanted me to learn each element at the same time. It makes sense since I am very fluid, quick and flowing in just about everything I do. Earth is all about standing strong and being rigid and fire is aggressive and offensive, which just isn't me. Also there is barely any earth up here for me to practice with and it's very cold so fire is not easy to make. Roku said that the element that the hardest to learn is the one most opposite from that person's personality. For most Avatars its there natural opposites, for me its split between fire and earth.

I can also go into the Avatar State, but not like normal Avatars. The Spirits thought it would be better for me to work my way up to the Avatar State instead of trying to master it all at once. So they split it up into 3 stages: Stage One slightly amplifies my bending and only my irises glow bright blue, Stage Two increases my bending 75% and my irises and pupils glow, Stage Three is the full on Avatar State and my whole eye glows. Then there is something called the Spirit Stage, it's where I have access not only to the past Avatars but also all of the other spirits in me. I have no idea what I will look like in the Spirit Stage because I have never entered it. I have mastered Stage One and I am working on Stage Two. I have entered Stage Three only once when I was seven and throwing a tantrum.

I shook my brother, "Hiko it's time to wake up."

"Ugh, it's too early Hyriu," he mumbled sleepily.

"Hey, I didn't tell you to start warrior training early, but I will make sure you get there on time," I told him.

He sighed, "Okay."

I left him to get dressed and went into the bathroom. I looked in the reflection ice and saw my black hair was going every direction but the one I wanted it to. I attempted to flatten it, which helped some. My blue eyes looked tired. I was of about middle height and tan like every one else. After I looked presentable I went into my room and straightened it out. I went down stairs and with a few simple movements, water bended some water into a pot and made it boil while I grabbed some sea weed and noodles from the cubby hole where they were kept. I started making a good big breakfast for us. Hiko walked in half dressed and still partly asleep. He sat down at the table and I sat across from him and set our food soup down.

"You know," I said as I ate, "they'll kick you out of warrior training if you're late again. They've already given you a second chance, and that is because you're my brother. If they let you off again people will start to question why you're getting special treatment."

"I know, I know Hyriu," he said a little annoyed as he started shoveling down his food.

There was a knock at the door, Hiko ran off to his room to get ready as we both knew who was at the door. I went over and pulled back the curtain and sure enough it was my best friend Koluk. We have been friends since I moved here. He was born the same day as me but at night. He was a non-bender, and a great warrior. He has light brown hair that is always pulled back into a wolf tail, and eyes the color of ice. He had a tan complexion like all Water Tribesmen and he was a little taller than me.

He opened his mouth to say something.

"Hiko is getting ready right now," I said before he could ask.

"Good," he said, "If he's late again-"

"He'll be kicked out. Yeah that's what I told him," I said.

"Will you let me finish a sentence?" he said with a smile.

"Sorry," I said and we both laughed.

"So, you nervous about today?" he asked.

That's when I remembered what was happening today, my water bending test. I had to fight and beat the best water bender in the world, Master Pakku. I have technically already mastered water bending but the Court wanted me to be the best so I have to beat Master Pakku. If I lose then I train for another year. This will be the third time I have fought him. The first time I didn't last 2 seconds. The second time I lasted about a minute, which is longer than most people. This time I know I will be a challenge to beat.

"Yeah, some," I answered.

"Don't worry, you'll do great," he said.

That made me feel good. I smiled and then Hiko came running out from behind me, and he ran at top speed to the Warrior Training Field.

"Come on Koluk! You'll be late if you don't hurry!" he shouted back.

"Well I better get going," Koluk said. "See you later."

"Bye," I said and he ran off to catch up to Hiko.