Chapter 106 - Chapter 108 (1/2)

High above the village, among the countless clouds in the sky, Dragon sat and meditated. He was replaying the fight he had with Connor over and over again in his mind. He looked over every hand movement and facial expressions.

He had gotten so little success in earth bending that he thought to master water first. It was closer to air bending in nature, and how the benders moved and practised it. So it was no wonder that it felt more natural to him than earth bending.

He had become an air bender in body and spirit, but he was interested in what changes would take place when he mastered all the elements. All elements and the ones practising them. They were different from each other.

Fire benders were loud, social and strong-willed. Air benders were calm, more seclusive and not as driven by will or desire as the other benders were.

There was a mindset to master for each element. And that was the hardest part for most avatars. Growing up calm but forced to act aggressive or vice versa. It doesn't sound difficult but it is one of the biggest obstacles for an avatar. And now the same for Dragon, just on a smaller scale since he wasn't born into this world.

Dragon had a cup of water in one hand and with the other hand, he practised simple movements he had seen Connor do. He wouldn't reveal to just anyone what he could do. He wouldn't care if people found out because his flight ability made it impossible for people to locate him anyways.

He remembered how he felt when he first arrived on his mountain. How the wind spoke to him, and how he could feel it like it was a living organism. He managed to do it with earth to an extent. And now he tried to do the same with the water in his cup.

He put the tip of his finger inside the water and tried to spiritually connect with the small amount he had here. Ones he could do that, he could start with mimicking the training movements Connor showed Cassie, the only other water bender in the village.

”KAA!” Suddenly a giant eagle came flying passed and circled overhead. Orlando brought with him a gust of wind that knocked Dragon a little off balance.

”HEY! What have I told you about surprise visits when I am meditating. Not allowed!” Dragon looked at Orlando that hovered in front of him.

”KAA!”

”Connor sent you?” Dragon showed surprise now and he sighed loudly and realized that his alone time was over.

”KAA!”

”Yeah, yeah, I'm coming. Take me down to the village.” Dragon flew over and landed on his back. He laid down and closed his eyes and allowed the winds to stroke his body as they passed by him.

”KAA!” Orlando responded with a scream and began his smooth descent down towards the village.

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A giant eagle with the wingspan of close to thirty meters had become quite the regular sight in the village. Orlando rarely stayed within the village because of his massive size, but every time Dragon was visiting, he would rest outside the village.

Being so large made him very distinguished in this part of this world. Connor was the only person in this village that had travelled out into the world before settling here. But the rest of the village members had never seen a creature as large as Orlando before.

Orlando with Dragon on his back approached the village. And their appearance didn't set off any alarms within the village anymore. With Connor's own seal of approval, Orlando was allowed to fly and walk within the grounds of the village.

Thanks to all the loose snow on the ground, Orlando caused a mini snowstorm when he approached. He touched the ground outside of the village and Dragon jumped off and gracefully landed on the ground.

”Grand Master Dragon.” Cassie came running out of the opening in the wall that served as the gates in and out of the village. She had an excited smile on her lips that came forth every time Dragon visited.

”Cassie, how are you doing today?” Dragon said and bowed to the little girl with a smile on her face.

”I'm excellent!” She said and performed a proper bow that you would expect from young nobles. But because Cassie had only started using this when Dragon arrived, she wasn't too good at it so she almost lost balance and fell down while bowing.

”oh, careful there.” Dragon reached out his hand and caught Cassie by her hand before she fell over from tripping over her own foot.

”So what brings you here today?” She found her footing again but with her face a little more red the before. She placed her hands behind her back and swayed back and forth to try and look as adorable as possible.