Chapter 2 (1/2)
Author's Note: I noticed someone wrote on how these two stories are connected I a! They are indeed connected and you'll just have to read the too e into the story called 'Universal Creations'Oh and hence the 'Mystery' genre being added
CHAPTER 2
Approval
After about two hours of walking and seeing less and less lakes in sight, the Water Tribesmen made it to their defences and Loralle looked into the distance
It was a sorry sight indeed
Fire would be seen in random areas, just like water puddles
The defences went for kiloet past each side Steam could be seen as fire had clashed ater and much of the land looked charred black or had muddy puddles with deep footprints
Blood…It was in water or near fire, on the round Water and fire see that could connect them both
There were people who looked exhausted and defeated Also, people ere excited and arrogant
But, the hatred was evident, on both the Fire and Water Tribesmen faces Everybody…Hated the other side…
Even though Loralle had seen this through the earth earlier, it was another thing to personally see it with one’s eyes She tried to breath properly at the sight of people being controlled by hatred and put her head down in defeat
So much…
Loralle had not understood till now…How the world actually worked! How important her journey really was…
Then voices snapped her back to reality
”Is that our new leader?”
”Uh? Who?”
”I've never seen that person before!”
”But, it must be, they are in the front”
”They look weakAnd dirty”
”Yeah, why didn't any of Dracon's kids ever have kids, their fa!”
”Isn't this another of Dracon's kids?”
”Has to beRight?”
Loralle continued to walk slowly towards the centre of the battlefield, not caring about as being said She honestly had no words for them anyway, but she didn't know that, as a leader, one job was to urge the subordinates to help higher their morale
Her silence did the opposite, they were quite uneasy and worried about their own leader
People from the Fire Tribe watched, as she continued to walk towards them As others followed behind that one person, the Fire Tribe wondered why they looked so confident again, as it hadn't been long since their leader had been killed!
”Are theyJust strike them down! Now!”
The Fire Tribe went into action, throwing fire power towards Loralle and the force behind her
The people behind her started to grow anxious and wondered as going to happen She had not even sped up to run and there was no shi+eld going up either Wasn't she going to save the attack?
”I notask” Loralle's voice was hoarse She had wanted to imply that she hadn't asked them to follow but they all didn't understand and continued anyway At that se was hard but speaking it was so entirely different!
It was, indeed, the first time she had spoken to anybody
What was it the people following her had expected?
Why do they feel like they are just about to die? Why did their leader look totally unsympathetic?
But, she wasn't totally unsyht up as they had expected
She hadn't known they were going to follow her in harm's way and she hadn't knoords to say, to tell them to stop! Didn't they have brains? Why did they follow me!?
If the people wanted to bla that the protectors should have taught herBut then, with the unable to like her because of her powersThen, was it the powers fault?
The fire powers descended and burnt some who had followed her
Screams filled the air, as a few hundred men ran around in pain Some, who hadn't had fire directed on them, were bu Others used their water powers to drench sootten on fire More and more Water Tribal et out of harm’s way
”Leader!”
”Save us!”
The people of the Water Tribe were confused, they didn't even knohat else to sayWhy? Their leader hadn't doneAnything
Loyalty may have been a well known attribute of the Water Tribe butHoas Loralle to knohat it was? Hoould she kno to lead? It was a real blunder to the Water Tribe!
The protectors had taught her the opposite of loyalty and leadershi+pAnd that was that she kne to turn her back to people, without a second glance!
Loralle continued on her o, not even turning to the screauilty conscience whatsoever!
She was not worried that the fire would hurt her, due to her immunity from it, and left the rest of the Water Tribe behind She looked on coldly towards the Fire Tribe, as she got closer to her desired spotRight in the middle of the two tribes defences
During this time, the Fire Tribe continued to use their fire power to rain down on her, but they suddenly felt that so
”II think they are i words had never wanted to be heard or uttered by any of the Fire Tribal members
”Sir, nothing is hurting that one in thethis possibility It can't be! It can't be! They !
”IfIf they are immuneSir!?” The Fire Tribal member, that led the defence of the Fire Tribe, felt hihtmare!
The defence line of the Fire Tribe started to step back unconsciously through absolute fear! Seeing an ene totally unforeseen, it was soe pandemic to their entire tribe!
So many of them stared wide eyed at the person in the centre of the battlefield They were all silent now as the news set into their minds
Wouldn't thatWouldn't that meanThe end?
With someone immune to fire…They would totally defeat the Fire Tribe! Even the last line of defence wouldn'tto this person!
There was so much fear, that it could be felt Loralle sneered, as it was, she was savingboth tribes They should revere her, bowing down to her!
Letting out a sh, Loralle shock her head, she would rather be fearedThen the power, crazy people would leave her alone!
She needed timeTo find some answersAll the questions she had, made her scratch her head too much!
Loralle slapped her hand on the ground and the earth started to shake and treh, even her touch was feared
The earth around her started to lower, bit by bit
People on both sides had fallen over, due to the shaking earth, but looked at the centre in co used but, due to the shock, they didn't question it
From near, too far away, on both sides from where she was…They stared in utter disbelief
So h their bodies
The earth was shaking!
They wondered if the earth wastheir very lives!
It was a new sight to everybody and some looked in horror, some tried to run, only to fall after a few steps, and a few people even fainted
Ruthy line of absent earth was formed as far as the eye could see, to both the north and to the south from where they were The border of the Water and the Fire tribes started to beco hole!
The bottoo even lower!
What both tribes didn't expect, was that the line of the eot closer to their defences!
Gasps were heard, then yelling
”Quick! Run!”
Men on both sides of the borderline started to run away as fast as they could, closer to their own tribal villages in the far distance But, it was too late for some of the hole!
Loralle stood to see that men on both sides had now diminished quite few in numbers and their defences were totally wiped out
Her plan was not to come here to win the war for the Water Tribe and to defeat the Fire Tribe, she had co She did find herself upset with the loss of livesBut wouldn't it be better now, that the fighting will have to stop? How could they continue with such a large gap between them that seemed endless? Besides that, it was quite a loss of h some were saved…How could they continue?
Loralle still thought that it was still a better solution than to kill everybodyEspecially since she felt that things weren't as they seemed Until she knew more about what these powers possessed, she couldn't kill everyoneEvery person, no matter from what tribe they were from, could be somewhat innocentVictims
Loralle sighed She didn't belong to the Water Tribe as someone at their disposal A misused toy, someone they had deprived of a nor in the Fire Tribe, ere taught at an early age about fighting and who ca then the Water Tribe!
Both sides had flaws that she wanted no part of, especially when she was unsure of how to help them at this time There were too many numbers of them, she had to find a way to help everyone at the saht path
She was going to leave to find these answers, and to do that, she had to coive her soht, it was just an added bonus!
Leaving, to find these answers, seemed quite easy since she had no attachments anywhere