Avatar: Macai's Journey

Prologue: Veteran's Day

Long ago, there were four nations. Each nation represented one element of the Earth and was populated with benders who could control these elements. These nations included the Fire Nation, Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, and the Air Nomads. A spiritual warrior named the Avatar would emerge every generation to maintain peace between the nations.

The Avatar could control every element. The cycle restarts as one Avatar dies, a new one is born. An Avatar became the most powerful when entering the Avatar State which would allow him to fight with every Avatar before him/her.

One day, the Fire Nation attacked and slaughtered the Air Nomads. Killing all but, the one they sought the most. That was Aang, the new Avatar. A twelve-year-old boy who disappeared during the attack. Nearly a hundred years have passed since that moment and the Fire Nation expanded into an Empire as it constantly conquered territories that once belonged to the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribes.

Within the Fire Nation Empire, there was a young boy named Macai. Son of the renowned Fire Nation General Eyre. He had golden-brown skin, dark brown slanted eyes that turned hazel in the sunlight, short wavy hair, a long nose, a glowing smile, and slightly pointy ears. Macai's mother, Yosari, told him that he was destined for greatness but told him she had a vision that his path would be unorthodox. Nine years before the return of the Avatar Aang, a six-year-old Macai's adventure began...

Veterans' Day

Macai wakes up, in his room. It is a small room with beige walls and dark brown drawers. The room also has a work desk for academic study and a light grey lamp on it. It is 6 am and his regular wake-up time. Macai pushes his fuzzy black blanket aside and makes his bed with great precision and speed.

Macai immediately turns left, facing his Fire Nation poster of Firelord Azulon. He kneels before it with great awe. He must do this every day. Macai rises and walks forward.

Macai glances up in the eyes of Azulon's picture and proclaims, "Today is a new great day that I have been blessed with. I will use this day, to honor my family, nation, and self. I will never forget the blessings that I have been born with, living in such a splendid nation. I will accept nothing less than excellence, as I live with a purpose to advance the will of my country."

Macai rises again from his knees, believing every word he says. Macai enters his bathroom, brushes and flosses his teeth, bathes himself, and combs his hair. Macai puts on his uniform and sprints out of the bathroom to his door and hikes down the stairs. Macai turns left and sees his mother, Yosari. She has long rich dark brown hair, slanted dark brown eyes, a small nose, golden brown skin, and a petite body. She only stands at five feet and one inch tall. Yosari: "Hi Macai, your breakfast is ready. I made your favorite, wheat noodles."

Macai faintly smiles, but restrains his excitement. Remembering what his father taught him. Macai's mother hugs him before he gets his breakfast, this is not a tradition every Fire Nation family follows, but she does not care. Even Eyre would not dare challenge her when it comes to this, it is not a battle that he sees worth fighting. Macai quickly takes his plate and a cup of water as he approaches the kitchen table. The kitchen has light grey walls, light brown cabinets, and a light brown table set with teal highlights.

Macai quickly sits down and notices his father sitting on the opposite side of the table across from him. Eyre has short curly hair, golden brown skin, brown less slanted eyes than Macai and Yosari, and a long nose. Eyre is tall, standing at six feet and three inches. Eyre glances at Macai in silence, for a brief moment. Every morning is like this.

Macai waits, wondering what his father's orders will be today. Eyre exhales, "I see you have been meeting your wake up routine time limits well recently. That is good, you are coming along. It was the same when I was a boy and Rylock taught me. Today is an important day, Veterans' Day."