Northern Air Temple

[Stream the Angry Child]

((Here I come, like a super-hero to save the day!))



Rarely did Haku curse the Fates and the Spirits for placing his soul in the body of a Water Tribe male and giving him the ability to bend water, because, for the most part, he could not think of an element that would be better to bend. But as he trudged up the steep mountain side, sweat making it's way from his hairline to his neck and then running down his back, he experienced the fleeting desire to be an air-bender, if only to give him the power to allow him to fly to the top of this infernal mountain. The Fire Nation Army must have been very tough and hardy indeed if, two hundred years ago they had climbed all the way up this path just to slaughter a collection of innocent people. Haku only wished he had their strength and stamina. Hopefully, there would be a spring, or a fountain, or something of the likes inside the temple, for he was running out of water, a situation that looked bad no matter which way you sliced it. Not only did a lack of water leave him feeling weaponless and undefended, but like all humans, he needed drink water in order to survive. Breathing in deeply through his nose, Haku looked up from the dusty, rocky path that he had been traveling on for the past several hours, and noticed with some satisfaction that he was nearing the top. 'Thank the Gods'. He thought, blowing a loose strand of hair out of his face. His neat and orderly bun was slowly wilting from a combination of heat and sweat, leaving little streaks of hair to fall out all around his face, leaving him with a rather bedraggled appearance. Pausing only to wipe a bead of sweat from his forehead, Haku pushed on, determined to make it to the top without stopping again until he got there.  

[HealingAssass1n]

(So they are going to climb down?)

~Prince Damien - Son of the Earth King~

Damien sat up at the temple, he looked at his arm, it was bandaged and things like that, he sighed thinking that so far he had done nothing but get himself hurt but he knew that he wanted to continue to explore the kingdoms and who knows, maybe having these scars will help him become a better king when he takes over the Earth Kingdom when his father passes down the crown. He looked around but thought about the airbenders, they seemed so at peace with these mountains... this height. He felt a bit jealous because he was the only none bender of his family.

 

[Stream the Angry Child]

Haku wasn't going to lie; the view up here certainly was impressive. He could only imagine what it would have looked like back in the days of it's full splendor and glory, when the place was full of young children and wise monks, all dressed in colorful, flowing robes. Although the Airbenders were making a slow (very slow) come-back, thanks to Avatar Aang and his descendents, it would still be many years before this place was restored to what it once had been. Turning away from the jagged mountain peaks and low hanging clouds that crawled lazily through the air, Haku entered into the temple of the shade, and looked around for some source of water, his tongue feeling heavy and dry in his mouth. If push came to shove, yes, he could pull water from the air around him. But the problem was, he was so high up, and the air around him already so dry that, at the most, he might get a mouthful or two of water. Resisting the urge to sigh, and knowing it would just make him even more thirsty, Haku reached up and pulled his hair back into it's customary tight bun, tucking all the pieces that had come loose neatly back into place. Scratching at the damp wool he wore underneath his tunic, he toyed with the idea of taking it off. But then what would he do it with? Carrying it would be even worse. Still...it would be nice to be free of the woolen garment's heavy, constricting feel. Nodding to himself, Haku set off down a light, airy corridor, looking for an empty room in which he could change.  

[raijin sasori]

Shinsei Kotoro
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.



Shin arrived at the base of the northern air temple, looking up to the massive mountain he sighed knowing this would not be an easy feat. Swinging his arms behind himself and rotating he focused as he moved fluidly and caused the water to rush beneath him and launch him upwards with great force. Drawing his boomerang and slamming it into the side of the mountain he got a strong grip on it before looking back over the rather large area he had just surpassed while he had just managed to land about 50 feet high on the mountain he still had quite sometime until reaching the top, moving slowly and carefully to an area that would be easier to climb he put his boomerang back and calmly began climbing the mountain breathing slowly and calmly trying to ensure that he was going to be at least decently fresh when he reached the summit of the Air Temple.  

[HealingAssass1n]

~Prince Damien - Son of the Earth King~

Damien was walking around the air temple but he noticed a couple of gliders, he thought about something but at some point he past a window. He looked out and down at the mountain. He smirked thinking that he had an idea but he began to walk around a bit more. He walked into the mess hall like area where a person could get food but when Damien wasn't paying attention, he accidentally bumped into someone. He looked and bowed a bit thinking that it was a monk, "I apologize... I should have been paying attention." He said softly, his hat kept Haku from seeing his face but when Damien looked up, his eyes were covered by the hat's edge, but he could tell that this man wasn't an airbender or a resident of this temple, "Hmm... you look like your from the water tribe... never thought that I would see anyone from there up here." He said as he was wearing Earth Kingdom clothing.

 

[Stream the Angry Child]

Recoiling almost immediately from the stranger, Haku took a quick step backwards, and returned Damien's bow Water-Tribe style, keeping his arms loose by his sides, ready to send a whip of water in his direction should the man prove to be dangerous, or have less than...honest intentions (Haku knew he was much, much too feminine in the way he looked, and being mistaken for a girl happened almost daily. Some encounters he could brush off, but some were...more awkward than others, to say the least). The man did not give off any indication of being a threat, but with some people, you really just couldn't tell. And besides, it had been so long since Haku had had any physically contact with another human that the feeling made him jump (Traveling alone for weeks on end without so much as seeing another person could do that to you). "No, you have my apologies as well, since we are both equally at fault, and I too was not paying attention to where I was going." Straightening up from his bow, Haku looked the man over, a faint smile tugging at his lips. There was something familiar about the man's appearance, not as in 'I've-met-this-person-before-but-I-just-can't-remember-where' or anything like that. But there was just something about the way the other male was dressed, and the structure of his face that made Haku feel as if, at the very least, he had at least seen this man somewhere else. Or maybe the heat and lack of water was getting to his head and he was going crazy. "Well, you're not really one to be talking about unusual people in unusual places." He countered wryly, the smile becoming a full-fledged, but kind-hearted, smirk. "I could just as easily say I'd never thought I'd see a person from the Earth Kingdom this high up in the air." Extending his hand, and raising an eyebrow slightly, Haku introduced himself. "Haku Yuki, of the Southern Water Tribe."  

[raijin sasori]

Shinsei Kotoro
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.



Shin had finally reached the top of the air temple, slowly and obviously struggling he hoisted himself over the nearest ledge he could reach finally getting to the top. Sitting down for a few seconds he panted heavily knowing that he was not accustomed to the unusually thin air it was no wonder he was so tired and out of breath. Rising to his feet he shook off his momentary daze and began to walk through the obviously deserted halls of the area. Seeing how there was really no one around him within any sort of visible line of sight he quieted himself and began to listen noting that he could hear the soft murmurs of some people talking he began to quietly make his way towards their location careful not to walk to loud that he might lose the sound of their voices. Nearing a corner he rounded it after a few seconds and spotted two people, on was obviously of the earth kingdom and the other, oddly enough, seemed to be of the southern water tribe. Rounding the corner cautiously he looked to the two and spoke " Excuse my interruption... but is there anyone else here?" he asked calmly holding his distance of about 15 feet from the two so that he was not giving off any sort of sign of trying to advance on them or perhaps attack. He awaited their response calmly wondering what it was they would say as he looked them over trying to discern anything else he could from them, his expression, while stern, did not give off any sort of feeling of anger or perhaps a feeling of a want to attack, it merely showed that he was serious about what it was that he would be doing.