Northern Water Tribe
RHIA!
On the back of a really energetic ostrich horse, an old man and a young man sat on it's back as they headed towards the city at the fastest speed possible.
Calmly sitting in it's back, Genji took out a block of wood and a sharp knife from his storage out of view from the old man and began to carve.
For now, he didn't have to worry about the firebender follower for the next couple of days as he heads towards the Northern Water Tribe.
Using this sudden transport, Genji made his way to the city and didn't arrive there until the afternoon.
…
"You're pretty good with animals kid," said the old man as he noticed his ostrich horse rub it's head against Genji.
With a smile and a shake of his head, Genji waved the man goodbye.
[Ding! Learnt new skill!]
[<Novice Beast Tamer> (Lvl. 1)]
[Ding! Skill level up!]
[Ding! Skill level up!]
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[<Novice Beast Tamer> (Lvl. 8)]
After leaving the old man and the ostrich horse behind, Genji walked around the city for a while and found nothing that could catch his attention through his sensing skills.
Since he couldn't see any colors, it made no sense to buy paint to advance his Artist skill, although it can still level up through other methods like reciting poems and singing.
Walking around whilst humming a tune to keep himself calm, Genji found nothing that could catch his attention.
'Should I just leave already…?'
With nothing left to do in this rather big city, Genji headed to the ships to buy a boat.
With the city being popular for fishing and trading, the price of boats were very high. Genji had to haggle for the price and eventually had to part with every single coin he had.
'Damnn… well this helps a little,' thought Genji as he went to the small boat that was ready for him to use.
Going to the boat, Genji was just about to get on it when he was suddenly stopped by the seller of the boat.
"Be careful out there kid," said the seller. "I won't stop you even if you really are blind. I'm just warning you that you might get caught in the middle of a fight between the fishermen of this city and Northern Water Tribe that constantly fight over the rights to trade and fish there."
Genji raised his eyebrows and thanked the man for the heads up.
"Here, you can have this," said Genji as he fished out a small wooden statue he had just made.
"Thanks kid."
The man didn't pay much attention to the wooden statue and thanked Genji as he looked at the young and blind man rowing away into the sea.
Once the young man was gone, the man returned to work and put the statue off to the side.
Hours passed and a group of kids were standing outside of the man's boat shop.
Seeing all the commotion outside of his store, the man felt a little annoyed by the presence of the children and was just going to scold them when he noticed what they were staring at and talking about.
'Is that… the statue the young man gave me?'
Getting near the statue, the man was stunned to see such a beautiful piece of artwork his eyes had ever laid on.
It was an amazingly realistic statue that looked like it could come alive at any moment.
'What… animal is this?' the man asked himself as he looked at the animal statue just laying there.
It was a simple animal that was too rare in this world, an animal that was considered strong, courageous, and in some cases, majestic.
This statue seemed so ferocious and it seemed like it would roar at any second now.
"What is this animal?"
With his attention captivated by the wooden statue gifted by Genji, the man stopped working and decided to focus on studying the peculiar statue.
With the statue leaving a deep impression on him, the man closed up his store and took the lion before heading to the city's only library.
***
Sniff!
Rubbing his red and cold nose, Genji felt like he would freeze to death at any moment.
He was on a small boat, traveling through an area very similar to Antarctica. Extremely cold, lonely, and away from many people. If Genji had been taking a relaxing trip, he would have traveled with someone. In this wide land of white and ice , Genji was almost as if he were invisible in this place of frozen land and bitter air.
He couldn't even use his firebending to keep his body warm just in case the waterbenders of the Northern Water Tribe were already looking at him from a distance away. He was wary that they might catch sight of him and not let him enter into their land anymore.
Genji wants to enter the Northern Water Tribe to increase his proficiency in waterbending and take it over for Azula, the Princess of the Fire Nation. The situation is quite dangerous—he has to be extremely careful.
It's only natural that the other nations fear Genji. They mustn't know about this plan. So far, no one knows what Genji intends to do with his new power.
Not even he knows what he can possibly accomplish with this system of his. It was one of the few reasons why he didn't level up his Meditation skill.
Genji didn't wish to grow so quickly to the point where he doesn't familiarize himself with his skills and use them effectively.
If he can understand more about this power, then he will grow stronger slowly. That way, he won't become too powerful but still able to save the world.
There are countless things he needs to learn before he can gain control of a large amount of water and become even better than the Avatar.
...
Silence ensued after Genji had passed two icebergs.
He had been wearing a silk cloth over his eyes so his sensing skills had advanced by a lot. He could hear the soft ripples of water in the distance and with his Hyper Sense skill, Genji could feel and see bluish humanoid forms approach him.
'The Northern Water Tribe Waterbenders....'
Seeing them approach, Genji got ready and slowly laid down inside the boat he had bought before curling up into a small boat because of how cold it currently is.
Wary of Genji, the waterbenders slowly approached Genji before capturing him swiftly and making him a prisoner.
"Ugh..."
'They've captured me!'
With one of his hands tied behind his back, Genji thought that he was going to die here. Even if he survived being captured, he wouldn't be able to leave the Northern Water Tribe without permission.
This was more or less a good situation and all according to plan as well, now, all he needed to do was wait and bid his time.
With hands behind his back, Genji let himself be captured before being taking to the Northern Water Tribe.
***
In the center of the room stood a wooden chair, its design was simple, yet elegant and refined. Sitting in the chair was a middle-aged man wearing a blue robe. His hair was long and done in braids, he had a beard and mustache, and his face bore a certain elegance despite the old appearance on his face.
His name was Arnook. He was the leader of the tribe, and he served as the large tribe's Chief, even if he had no waterbending abilities.
Sitting down on his throne with a regal and serious look on his face, Arnook looked at the entrance of the palace as a blind young man was guided into the palace.
With the personal audience with the chief of these conjoined tribes, the blind young man looked like he was currently afraid of this situation.
Seeing this, Arnook chuckled and said, "So you're the one who has wandered right into my territory, huh?"
"Yes, I am."
"That's not what we want to hear," Arnook replied with a serious expression.
"I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention!"
"You apologize? You don't seem to understand your position either."
"As you said, I apologize for drifting into the waters of the Northern Water Tribe," said Genji, the blind young man, as he focused his sensing on the people within the room.
Making sure to remember the energy and the specific energy signature on the body of every person.
"Who are you?"
Arnook narrowed his eyes slightly and studied Genji's actions and movements carefully. With his senses, he could tell that Genji is a warrior with a high sense of awareness.
"My name is Genji, the son of a wandering waterbender. I came here after hearing that my mother came from here. However, on my trip here, I was blinded by Earthbenders and was robbed of my eyesight."
"What do you mean by 'blinded'?" asked Arnook.
"I lost my eyesight to the Earthbenders because they believed I was a Firebender. I wasn't granted any chance to use waterbending and they made me blind Earthbending small pieces of rocks into my face. I was unlucky to have some hit me in the eyes and make me blind."
"You can waterbend?"
"Yes, I have the skill to do so. My father was a waterbender, so that's why I inherited his bloodline as well."
"..."
Arnook continued to look at Genji for a while and narrowed his eyes slightly. He turned his head to the side and looked at Pakku, a waterbending master and a valued instructor within the Northern Water Tribe.
Nodding to him, Arnook watched as Pakku began to move and waterbended, bending the nearby ice into water and launching an attack at Genji.
Swoosh!
The attack was just about to hit Genji but it stopped just an inch away from Genji's face. Pakku narrowed his eyes and brought back the water before settling it back down into ice.
Arnook's serious face calmed down and he was no longer as serious as before as he looked at Genji with a small, interested look.
"So you can waterbend?" asked Arnook one more time for confirmation.
"Yes."
"Can you waterbend a little for me and showcase your skills?"
Without saying anything, Genji stood up and cupped his hands and bowed to Arnook and the other elders within the Palace Hall.
Then slowly, Genji began to move and bend the nearby ice and water.
Waterbending has become close to becoming his second nature after using it various times during his travels to the Northern Water Tribe. With the vast knowledge and skills given to him because of it being at the Adept rank.
Moving his hands in a circular motion, Genji moved the water nearby into the air and used it to create a pillar of ice.
Genji stopped there and sat down after he finished waterbending.
Pakku looked pleasantly surprised and nodded his head a little. On the other hand, Arnook nodded a bit before finally noticing Genji.
"A-ahem! Genji, you're facing the wrong way," said Arnook after noticing that Genji wasn't facing him. With a small amused smile on his face, Arnook asked Genji another question. "Do you have any other skills, young man?"
Genji nodded and said, "Yes, I am well-versed in Pole Arts, Martial Arts, and I am also a bit of a doctor."
Surprised, Arnook looked a bit interested in what Genji just said. He turned to look at Pakku and nodded at him once more before saying.
"Help the young man settle in, and Genji, because you are new to this village and there is still some suspicion on you, you will be watched over by Pakku here."
"Of course!"
After Pakku agreed, Arnook looked at Genji.
"Take care of yourself, Genji."
"Thank you very much!"
With those words, Genji and Pakku made their exit from the palace.
While most of the people were engaged in chatting, the two waterbenders, Genji and Pakku, were walking around whilst talking to each other.
Pakku is a little prideful and arrogant, but he does like to help others.
He had been teaching how to waterbend for a long time and prided himself in being a great teacher.
And so, he taught all sorts of things.
He shows the basics of the techniques and to practice them until one could do them to a satisfying degree according to his level of acceptance.