Duel

<p>Months passed by, and while attending to the fire academy, I was burning my chi daily by beating any noble or commoner i could.<br/><br/>I even learn the basics of the fire bending moves. Who could have thought that just to make a normal fire jab, I need to perform those moves perfectly.<br/><br/>But the saddest part about all of this is that i couldn't get more than 10 exp per kid a defeat with my normal flames.<br/><br/>These kids are no joke in combat, but my biggest advantage was when i got my fire bending to level 1, that when it started to have a tent of black inside of it.<br/><br/>Making my own weak and pitiful flame about 5 times hotter than it should be. That was the moment when I started to not find someone who wanted to duel me.<br/><br/>My progress in these 4 months was getting about 500 exp, because the kids stopped wanting to duel with me.<br/><br/>But I didn't have that much time to think about my grinding because the Fire Lord Azulon himself summoned me to his castle.<br/><br/>Waiting in front of the big door. I could hear the Fire Lord tell me to enter while his guards opened the door for me.<br/><br/>Arriving in front of him, I got on my knees while saluting him as respectly as I could.<br/><br/>"Hahaha, I like your respect, young child. Now show me your black flame child."<br/><br/>When he started laughing his flames started to shot high from his throne but I was unfazed as I got up and start to do a normal jab while a red flame with a bit of black inside shot directly towards Azulon.<br/><br/>With a bit of shock and a big smile on his face, probably because I shot it directly towards him, he counter it by destroying it with his bare hands.<br/><br/>"Ahahaha child, you really got the guts to aim it directly at me, huh?"<br/><br/>"Of course not, Lord Azulon, I was just thinking that you would like to test it power too, that all."<br/><br/>Playing with his long beard, he again started to laugh at me while inspecting me from top to bottom.<br/><br/>"You're quite intelligent, one child. What your name."<br/><br/>"It Rakee, Lord Azulon."<br/><br/>"Rakee, huh? How about I make you an offer, Rakee."<br/><br/>"What's the offer?"<br/><br/>"You will become the fiancé of my granddaughter Azula so we could strengthen the Fire nation in return. You will be giving all the resources needed to get stronger."<br/><br/>'That doesn't sound like an offer, more like an invitation to becoming the slave of the Royal family.'<br/><br/>"But Lord Azulon, what if Princess Azula doesn't want me?"<br/><br/>"Ahaha, that not something you need to bother Rakee. I am sure she will like you."<br/><br/>"If you put the things like that, then I think I can't deny your offer, Lord Azulon."<br/><br/>"That what I wanted to hear. From next month, you will be moving in the Royal family residence, assisting Azula while continuing to train and go to the Academy."<br/><br/>After those words, I left the castle and walked back home. This day was a quite heavy one.<br/><br/>...<br/><br/>When the month was finally over, a carriage arrived in front of my house as I said goodbye to my family while getting in it.<br/><br/>My travel didn't take that long as I finally arrived at my destination, opening the carriage door. I could see Ozai, Ursa, Zuko, and Azula, probably waiting to great me.<br/><br/>Getting out the carriage, I bow slightly as I great the Royal Family.<br/><br/>From Ozai stare, I could see his greed towards me, probably wanting to control me as fast as he could before i get too strong.<br/><br/>While Ursa started at me with pity because I got here just because I showed that I was useful to use, just like her.<br/><br/>Zuko didn't bother to stare at me, knowing that I would be Azula fiancé and just great me back.<br/><br/>On the other hands Azula didn't even bother talk to me. But as she shows that attitude, Ursa scolded her and apologised because of her toward me.<br/><br/>"It ok Queen Ursa, i can understand."<br/><br/>...<br/><br/>While I was training fire bending, I could see Zuko even more often probably because his mother told him to try to befriend me while Azula did what she wanted, meeting her friends or training.<br/><br/>I didn't really interferce with Azula, but I needed as Ozai told me that I should duel with Azula to masurare my strength.<br/><br/>Standing face to face with my so-called fiancé I could see Ozai, Ursa, and Zuko watching us.<br/><br/>Azula didn't wait for a start and directly head towards me at full speed.<br/><br/>Using my instincts, I dogge with my head to the right perfectly, evading her punch that shot flames while the other one was heading towards my guts, but I used my leg to make her lose balance.<br/><br/>But she was faster and just did a backflip while I shot a normal fire ball towards her, but she just continued her first backflip and eveiding my fire ball in air.<br/><br/>'How come she so acrobatic? I can't even do 10 push-ups with this body.'<br/><br/>I thought while I looked a bit shocked at her display of acrobatics.<br/><br/>Seeing me not use my special dark flames that she heard of, she started to unleash a lot of fire range attack towards me in rage.<br/><br/>With a lot of fire attack coming in my way I just accepted that this duel will be just a waste of exp point and so I raised my left leg and shot the red with a bit of black flame directly at her attack.<br/><br/>Our attacks meet, but her couldn't handle mine, and so it devour her flames while she dogged to her right with a shocked expression.<br/><br/>'She probably spammed all her chi on that attack just to be destroyed instantly.'<br/><br/>Making her angrier, she just dashed directly towards me without care, but for her mistake, I used the opportunity to shoot a black fire ball towards her head while she barely dogged that by tilting her head.<br/><br/>She was already in front of me at that time, so I gripped her neck while squeezing it so she couldn't breathe.<br/><br/>Because of her rage, she forgot how to defend herself and just tried to escape from my grip while using her arms.<br/><br/>'That reckless of yours will kill you one day.'<br/><br/>"CONTINUE, YOU PIECE OF SHIT OR ARE YOU JUST LIKE MY BROTHER? A SCARED CAT."<br/><br/>She shouted at me while being held by me with one hand in the air.<br/><br/>'Even though this body can't do 10 push-ups, Azula is still not that fat to have problems with her.'<br/><br/>As I thought about how easy it was to hold her, I heard her remarks, which quite pressed my emotions.<br/><br/>Taking a deep breath while she finally stops shouting and has a scared face while looking for her parents' help.<br/><br/>'Too bad Ozai will not help you.'<br/><br/>Releasing my breath, red fire started to come out of my throat while being nearly to shower Azula's face, but I was interrupted as a blue fire ball hit my hand and blocked my fire breath.<br/><br/>The good part was that I had enough time to release Azula's neck, and the fire ball just touched me while being blocked by my fire breath<br/><br/>I still got burned as I backed off a bit from Azula. Ursa started running towards Azula while trying to check on her condition, but Azula just slapped her hand.<br/><br/>Looking at Ozai, I could see even more greed directed towards me while Zuko just watched me in horror thinking how i could do such a thing.<br/><br/>"YOU, HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO MY DAUGHTER!!"<br/><br/>Seeing Ursa shout at me, I tried to say something, but Ozai talked over me.<br/><br/>"Ursa, you should have let the boy continue his fight."<br/><br/>Hearing Ozai those words, she just got Zuko hand and left.<br/><br/>"And you, Azula, you should have known that I don't like seeing weak in my family."<br/><br/>After those words Ozai left too making her to start to shed some tears, leaving just me and Azula there, as I waited a bit I couldn't see any maid coming to get her from the ground.<br/><br/>Walking close to her, I could finally see. She didn't just shed some tears she was literally crying.<br/><br/>"Hey, princess Azula."<br/><br/>"LEAVE!!"<br/><br/>"Hey... don't be harsh, don't you want me to help you grow stronger?"<br/><br/>"NO, LEAVE!!!"<br/><br/>"Come on."<br/><br/>"NO!!"<br/><br/>"It is a good offer I can guarantee."<br/><br/>"LEAVE!"<br/><br/>'So you will be hard to get, huh?'</p>