Chapter 110 - Chapter 112 (1/2)

Next on Dragon's journey was the land that had for hundreds of years been dominated by fire. An element with immense destructive capabilities. And benders that harnessed this element were naturally aggressive and they carried high ambitions that they would live and die for. You would be hardpressed to find a fire bender not completely driven by their maddening desire for power.

This land was also the cause of the dwindling peace that had existed in this land for many years now. The Fire Nation and the earth kingdom were the two most powerful nations in the world. They stood responsible for shaping this current era in the world.

If these two mighty nations decide to act out and attack another nation then the entire world would be affected. And for the last four or five years, there had been the talk among the people that another war was on the rise.

Soldiers were recruited and skirmishes among the earth kingdom and the Fire Nation was becoming more and more common. There was more proof of war then most people were willing to see. And it was getting difficult to manage the balance within the world.

And with the Avatar gone from the world, there was no one to keep the powerful nations in check. And most of all there was no one to keep the Fire Lord in check. He was the man to focus on if a war was part of the discussion.

It was common knowledge that the Avatar and the Fire Lord had a falling out years ago. It was a gradual process caused by the rising madness within Fire Lord Sozin. And when the Avatars death was confirmed, Sozin full-heartedly began his plan that he had been working on for years.

Although the fire nation was nigh impossible to sneak into normally. Ones you were actually inside the borders, it would become easier to move around. And for a flying eagle, getting across the border was as easy as just finding the right altitude.

Inside the borders of the fire nation, there was one island that was never watched. It used to be a high priority target that Sozin kept a strict eye on. But after the owner of that island died, the entire place was abandoned. Sozin didn't even think about it before he went to sleep.

And that's why it was the perfect place for someone like Dragon to settle down in. He wanted to dabble in fire bending and what better place to start than the home island of the Avatar himself. Dragon and Orlando were approaching the island from high above the clouds. And the closer that they got to the island the less security they saw.

The island that they were looking for was where Avatar Roku had taken his last breath. It was here that Sozin's ambitions bloomed into reality since the threat that kept him at bay was gone. The world didn't want to admit it but they all felt the feeling of war hanging in the air. The deprived sense of safety was evident among the Nations of the world.

But there were two people, or more likely you should call them beings, that didn't get bothered by the depressing state of the world. Dragon and Orlando didn't bother with worldly matters. Orlando only followed Dragon but he had no care for the world itself.

Dragon had enough of war and killing. He was tired of it, but still, he knew that when he left this world to return to Robin, Sylvia and all the people he left behind, another never-ending war would be forced upon him. He couldn't escape it, his touch brought death to a world. That's the truth he found out about himself.

He wanted nothing to happen to people he cared about here. But Dragon was convinced that his involvement would destroy the world even more in the long run. He may be able to stop a few fire benders now, but any change he does would be undone when he left. He was torn between taking action or staying silent.

And this world had an Avatar for a reason. Gyatso explained it to Dragon, and that just further proved his thoughts that he wasn't here to stop wars or start them. In the end, the Avatar would always reinstate balance into the world and he had to believe that.

”Orlando, go faster, the island is in sight.” Dragon sat on the eagles back and watched as the legendary island came into view. It was here that he would stay for a while. It was here that he would become a Grand Master in all the elements.