Chapter 117 - Chapter 119 (1/2)

”That's great, Toph. Now do two of them.” Amell said.

The little girl fist-bumped the air and jumped up in happiness. ”I did it, Master Amell!” Toph yelled while sprinting towards him. She had just managed to throw a decently sized rock using earth bending.

”Yes, very good! But no time for celebrating. Now you need to move two rocks at the same time.” Amell said and adopted a strict voice.

”Okay,” Toph stopped her sprint and went back to where all the rocks were placed on the ground. She took a stance a slammed her foot down on the ground and punched the air, but only one rock was launched, the other fell down hard on the ground.

”Focus. No hesitation, and make sure to stand firm. You are solid as a mountain, nothing can move you. Now do it again.” He said in a firm tone of voice, and the girl started practising again.

A few hours later, Toph was again, leaning against Amell while sleeping. She found it very comfortable because of how sturdy and hard his whole body was. She said it was like sleeping against a mountain or a hard rock. So it became her new favourite place to sleep. And Amell was worried that she wouldn't wanna return to a bed after this. So maybe he just ruined some poor parents life by turning their daughter into a rock-loving maniac.

'Well, it's time to return you home, little lady.' Amell said as he looked at the cute little girl that slept against his arm. He carefully took her tiny body into his embrace and stood up. She was in deep sleep so if he was careful she wouldn't wake up.

He knew exactly where she lived, and he felt bad about taking her home while she slept, but he was feeling himself getting too attached to Toph, and he didn't wanna kidnap another parent's child. While training with Vaatu, he had discovered many things he could do through spirit bending. And one of those was entering the mind of another target. He used it on Vaatu, but it took a lot of years to beat Vaatu's mastery in spirit bending. But he did eventually do it.

He felt horrible, and he had no desire to intrude into Toph's mind at all. But the little girl was clever, so she told him nothing except her name so she could stay there with him longer. But Amell still needed to find Orlando, and eventually, return home, so he didn't wanna get too attached to Toph.

”Okay! You can do this, Amell. Just focus on the location.” He once again made a vertical slit in the air and the spatial crack appeared. And with toph surrounded by cosmic energy as an extra layer of protection, he stepped inside.

Inside the town of Gaoling, there was one family that had a great social status. They were very well known within this town. They owned a big mansion, with an impressive looking backyard. And in this backyard appeared a spatial crack. It was in the dead of night that Amell landed in this backyard with Toph in hand.

'Okay, success. Now to find a bed.' He closed his eyes and gave a quick tap to the ground. The entire town came into view for him, but he focused on the inside of the mansion. He saw what looked to be Toph's room. He disappeared in a burst of speed, looking like teleportation, and in the next moment, he stood inside the room.