Problems Unsolved

Kenji had finished the bread while unlocking the door to his room when he had heard a crash soming from a little ways around the corner. "what was that?" Kenji had whisperd to himself as he rounded the corner walking towards the sound.
he stayed pressed agains the wall as he looked over a crate at the palace
He saw a group of men gatherd around the broken door. He sat there quitly trying to figure out entirely what was happening and thinking what he should do

Hearing the doors blast open, Shenrai looked off in the direction the sound had come from. He swiftly got up from his seat. "That you for delivering such a wonderful message. But it seems I have no further use for you." The guard that had been captured was being held by another one of the king's men. A large group of 25 royal guards were in the throneroom, ready for what was about to happen. "Get rid of him, there is no reason to keep him here now. Afterall, we have guests approaching."

A guard raised his hand and dropped it towards the floor. The tied up man fell underground and was no longer seen. The other guards raised their hands as slates of rock formed in front of the large door. "You three, come with me. We'll be taking detour to the secret spot." With that, the king and a few followers left through a hidden door out of the castle. The rest of the men remained in the throneroom, prepared for the intruders.

Shenrai walked steadily, making sure not to make noise as his escorts remained in front of him. He was deep in thought about today's earlier message. The Avatar was making his way to the earth kingdom, this could be of great use to him. It wouldn't be easy though, the Avatar may be inexperienced with the other elements, but he's definately not going to be a fool. This plan had to be thought out.

Aion walked into the throne room as he had done so many times in his life. He walked in a manner of immense pride and a sense of duty. The twenty five guards stood ahead of his, spears at the ready. He could tell that they all were frightened and did not want to fight him, their own General. As he walked, he unsheathed his Jian, the long blade glimmered in the candle light.

"Stand down or be prepared to fight again your General and the new Dai Li." Aion commanded in a loud tone.

Keji whatched in amazment as the force had walked into the palace. He sat there for a moment and looked through the blasted doors and quietly got up from his hiding spot and quickly and quietly followed the sounds of the foot steps through the hall way. he saw to forces confronting each other and sat there thinking what he should do, wait and hide or go and sound the alarm.

Aion gritted his teeth in frustration. He would rather not have to harm the guards. The only one that he considered to be a target was the King. But, he knew he would not pass without taking care of all of the guards in the room. Sighing, he got into his combat stance. Stamping the ground, he knew what he had to do.

The enemies all stood rigidly together in the center of the room. After stomping the ground below, he forced the ground below his enemy to rise rapidly to the ceiling. Using the new opening, he rushed past the giant column that now stood. He could hear the pleas of help and yells of surprise from the guards who now stood only a foot from the high vaulted ceiling above. Aion turned back to his fellow Dai Li and pointed to the stranded enemies.

"I want you to take care of them. Capture them, no killing. Our only prey is King Shenrai!"

At that, Aion ran, using the earth below him like a surfboard, softening it and sliding like a bolt of lightning down the various halls toward the Kings location.

Kenji stayed silent from his position he watched and looked out over the soldiers until one of them started the fight.. The man sent the opposing soldiers up towards the ceiling them seemed to glide away through the palace halls. Kenji still sat there watching if he went towards the exit he could be caught, and the motives of this group were not entirly clear. some of the guards were able to escape down the piller in a poor atempt to defend themselves, any one that was able to get down was quickly pinned to the floor or walls and there weapons removed.

Reaching a small underground labrynth, Shenrai and two of his guards walked through the path they had marked to get to safety. This spot was built incase of such an occasion. The king move quickly but, the strange roar of slience rushed through the air like a gust.

"Let's see them catch me now." He thought to himself. There were a lot of dead ends in this maze, but that doesn't mean that they couldn't catch up to him. This would be good to buy some time in order to escape successfully. The two guards lifted their arms into the air after stancing sturdily against the ground. The door closed tight behind them.

"Alright let's move." Going through the underground passage had lead them to the large wall. Shenrai was in disbelief. What had caused the soldiers to rebel? And what was all this about the new Dai Li? He couldn't let them take over the Earth Kingdom, not while he was still alive. They may have driven him out for now, but it wouldn't last.

"Lord Shenrai, someone's gaining on us!" The king knew his fate would be met, there was no way to get away in time. But how could the metal door sealing the labyrinth be destroyed so easily? There's no way... could Aion be...? It was very possible, but there was no time for thinking. Reaching the very corner of the gate walls, there was no escape. General Aion had caught up completely, now standing before him.

"Mhmhmmm.. AAHAAHAAHAAAA!!!" The king burst out in laughter as he glared down at the new leader of the Dai Li. This was it, there was no more running. It was time to do what had to be done. "General Aion... It seems that this must be finished." The two imperial guards stepped forward. Shenrai raised his hands forcefully as rocks levitated around him. "You may have brought back the Dai Li, but you will not take over MY kingdom! This is my domain! These are my subjects! The world will know of the Earth Kingdom's rage against the Fire Nation!!"

Shenrai stanced himself as the guards moved forward. There were no signs of mercy in anyone's eyes, a large force of power could be felt as everything intensified. "This is the END FOR YOU AION!!"

The boulders that emerged from below only grew larger as the guards launched them. The king stood motionless as the guards took on the general. Rocks levitated around him defensively, but were ready to strike at any given moment. He wasn't about to give up his kingdom, he wasn't about to die here. Aion would pay for trying to overthrow him.

Aion grinned as he saw the King ready himself for battle. The Imperial Guards looked a bit scared at their own Captains presence, because unlike the King, they knew what he was capable of.

Aion slowly got into his own stance and then drew his Jian Sword, the gleaming metal of the sleek steel blade aimed directly at the King. He suddenly stomped the earth with both his feet, a hard thick shell of rock formed around him into a sort of armor. With one hand, he Earth bended rock out from the ground, and neatly shaved it into a large shield.

"The Dai Li shall forthwith be taking control of the Earth Kingdom, Shenrai. Lay down your weapons, and I promise not to break every bone in your body." Aion said simply.

The guards froze just as they were about to attack. Aion's rock armor and weaponry completely threw them off center. Shenrai grunted in agitation from the comment. He was not about to be made a fool of. "What are you doing you fools?!! I want that man destroyed IMMEDIATELY!!"

It seemed they were more afraid of Shenrai than of Aion. Sprung back into conciousness, both guards struck with great valor. Relentlessly hurling rocks and causing tremors towards the general, they showed no signs of giving in. On par with this, they were scared out of their skin of the fact that they were about to die. No matter what they did, either the king or general Aion would defeat them.

The king held his stance, covering his feet, hands, and torso in condenced rock. Revolving around his body in what looked to be a spherical pattern were rocks of all shapes and sizes. Shenrai was losing his cool very quickly. He was notorious for his short fuse. Forcefully stomping the ground beneath him, tremors caused the earth to shake. With a quick fist to the dirt, sharp rocks erupted from the ground. He let out a loud war cry as he furiously assaulted towards Aion.

The large slab stopped in front of Shenrai as he pushed his hand forward. Sending it back, he struck another foot into the ground. The tablet of earth had grown in size. In case of dodging or blocking, he fired a few sharp-edged boulders towards Aion. Refusing to show any signs of giving in, Shenrai sent another fist into the earth. More fairly large pillars rushed into the open.

"Dodge this!!" He lifted his hands high into the sky as the pillars levitated higher. Tossing them one by one at Aion, he planted a few in front of him as a guard for any incoming attacks. Aion was putting up a fight, the king knew darn well that he was strong beyond compare. Rage had consumed Shenrai as more sharp rocks and pillars lunged ferociously towards the general. It was a relentless onslaught of earth.

Sinking to his demise, King Shenrai was no more. A few of the Dai Li soldiers that were left behind inside the castle were running up in hopes of aiding Aion. Upon arriving, there was utter suprise on their faces. "The king... is dead?" Shock turned to cheering as the tyranny of the earth king had been subdued. But now that there was no ruler, something had to be done.

"General, what will we do for a feudal lord? Someone needs to govern this land." Another soldier spoke up in confusion, but agreeing with the others. "The Dai Li were like the king's personal guards, they never truely ran the whole kingdom. Is that what we're planning on doing?"

This wasn't the only problem, however. The new Avatar was well on his way to the Earth Kingdom. There was a lot to do, a lot on the minds of many. All had to be taken a step at a time. "We can contact the other Dai Li and announce that this man's cold fist will not terrorize anyone again. But what are your orders for afterwards, sir?"