The Tale of Daichi

Episode 3: Trial By Fire

—In The Morning—
Tetsuo walks into Daichi’s room. Tetsuo walks over to Daichi in bed and kicks him out of the bed. The kick wakes Daichi up.
Daichi: AHH!! Why did you kick me?! You couldn’t have woken me up in a normal way?!
Tetsuo: That’s not as fun. Now, get up, put on your clothes, and come into the dojo for training.
Tetsuo walks out of the room. Daichi then jumps off the ground and walks to his closet. He grabs a dark red short-sleeve shirt with burgundy pants and a red sleeveless jacket. Daichi puts on the clothes and walks into the dojo. He is met by Tsuya. She is wearing a dark pink tank top and red jogging pants.
Daichi: I see you went simple with your clothing.
Tsuya: And you went extra, why wear a no-sleeve jacket over a short-sleeve shirt?
Daichi: I’m not being extra.
Tetsuo and Taima both walk into the dojo.
Taima: *yawn* What’s up?
Tsuya: Sup.
Tetsuo starts stretching.
Tetsuo: So it’s good that you all are up? It’s time to start training. Daichi will be training with me, of course. Tsuya you will be training with Taima.
Tsuya walks over to Taima.
Tsuya: I’ve seen you fight, so go easy on me.
Taima laughs.
Taima: Ha, no. Now, come on.
Taima starts walking, Tsuya groans and follows.
Tetsuo: Now that they are gone.
Tetsuo brings his fist back and punches forward sending a fire wave at Daichi. Daichi quickly reacts and raises a wall of rock.
Daichi: You didn’t give me a warning?!
Tetsuo: Your enemy won’t give you a warning.
Daichi: You sound just like my old master.
Tetsuo: He must be pretty smart.
Tetsuo then plants his feet on the ground and punches forward again, sending a blast of fire at Daichi. Daichi slides on the ground.
Tetsuo: No earthbending.
Daichi: What you mean “no earthbending”?!
Tetsuo: Did I stutter? This is a trial by fire!
Daichi: What does that mean?
Tetsuo: You are about to learn how to firebend by fighting.
Daichi: How am I supposed to do that?
Tetsuo: Watch me, you will learn.
Tetsuo takes a breath and raises his hands. He then starts punching forward, sending fireballs at Daichi. Daichi starts moving out of the way barely dodging.
Tetsuo: Come on bend!
Daichi: I don’t know how.
Tetsuo: Useless! Fine, watch me.
Tetsuo starts taking multiple breaths.
Tetsuo: When firebending you need energy. Firebending is the element of power. Your fire can change in power and intensity depending on your emotions.
Tetsuo starts breathing and gets into an open stance. Daichi follows and does the same.
Tetsuo: Unlike the other bendings firebending comes from within. If you have no energy you can’t produce, if you lack control your flames can go out of control, and if you let emotion overtake your fire it can go worse. These are the basics of firebending.
Tetsuo takes a breath and punches his fist in the air, blasting fire out of his hand.
Tetsuo: Now, you go.
Daichi closes his eyes and starts breathing as he feels the energy in his body start to move. He then punches forward creating a small fireball that hits the wall.
Daichi: I did it!
Tetsuo: Good, now let's get more serious.
*With Taima and Tsuya*
Taima and Tsuya walk into a weight room.
Tsuya: This is nice.
Tsuya keeps walking until she steps into a circle.
Taima: You have entered the ring.
Taima presses a button and jumps into the circle. A metal barrier then comes up from the ground around Taima and Tsuya.
Tsuya: The hell!
Taima starts stretching.
Tsuya: Why is this barrier around us?
Taima: So you can’t escape. This is a trial by fire!
Taima bursts off the ground towards Tsuya and punches at her. Tsuya barely weaves the punch.
Tsuya: Damn!
Taima: Dodge and Parry, this is your first lesson.
Taima starts rapidly punching at Tsuya. Tsuya starts moving out of the way until she is kicked in the stomach, sending her into the metal barrier.
Tsuya: AHH!!
Taima then bursts off the ground and Superman Punches Tsuya in the face. Tsuya then kicks him off of her.
Taima: Wrong try again. Dodge and parry, no attacking.
Tsuya: You expect me to just sit here and take your hits?!
Taima: No, I expect you to dodge and parry.
Tsuya: You're moving too fast!
Taima: Your opponent won’t take it slow. We are non-benders if we don’t know how to fight or do something we won’t stand a chance against these benders.
Tsuya: Then let me be on the offensive, if you're so good then you can show me how to dodge and parry.
Taima: Fine.
Taima gets into a defensive stance and taunts Tsuya.
Taima: Come at me!
Tsuya jumps toward Taima and tries to hit him but he weaves. She keeps punching and kicking at him but he dodges all of the attacks with his hands crossed.
Taima: You are moving slow, how do you expect to hit an opponent?
Tsuya: UH!!
Tsuya pulls out a kunai and tries to stab Taima but he grabs her hand and cracks it making her drop the kunai.
Taima: We aren’t on weapons yet.
Taima grabs both of her arms and kicks her in the stomach knocking her back into the barrier, she bounces back toward Taima who grabs her by the face and drives her into the mat.
Taima: Weapons aren’t the only thing you can use. Fire benders can burn them, water and air benders can blast them away, and earth benders can crush them and if they are metal benders they can control them. You need to know how to fight hand-to-hand!
Tsuya pushes Taima off of her and she gets into a defensive stance.
Taima: Good, now breathe and predict where I'm going to come from.
Tsuya takes a breath and has a determined look on her face. Taima then rushes at her and tries to punch her but she dodges. Taima then tries to knee her but she parries it. She then falls to the ground.
Taima: Good, you're learning. Anger is a tool, don’t let it overtake you in battle, but use it to hone your focus.
Tsuya is out of breath as she talks.
Tsuya: You…are a…extreme teacher.
Taima: It’s how all of my masters taught me, and look how I turned out.
Taima puts out his hand and helps Tsuya up. Taima presses a button and lowers the metal barrier.
Taima: Let’s take a water break then come back and continue.
—Hours Later—
Daichi and Tsuya both are limping white walking to the kitchen. They are followed by Tetsuo and Taima.
Tetsuo: So how was the training?
Taima: It was good.
Tsuya: Why are you lying?! I am in pain!
Tetsuo: So that means it was good.
Tsuya: AHH!!
Taima: So how was your training?’
Tetsuo: Great, training the avatar was pretty easy. For me that is.
Daichi: F you!
Tetsuo: You're the avatar, you can take it.  Now, y’all can find something to eat. After you eat I recommend taking a cold shower and going to sleep.
Tetsuo grabs two premade sandwiches from the refrigerator. He throws one to Taima who grabs it. The two then walk away.
Daichi: This training is going to be hard.
To Be Continued