Thread: AVATAR: An Icy Burn-Out (BennyQ/Sketchyequine)

It was foolish of the youngster to make it so obvious he was going to attack. Zinni knew it was coming just from the expression on the young lads face. It gave her just enough time to prepare before he flung the ice shards towards her with impressive speed and accuracy. But it wouldn't be enough to hurt her as much as she had already hurt him. In a quick movement Zinni flung her arm upward from thigh to the apex of her reach a wall of hot flame following it and illuminating as blue as the ocean's water. The intense heat was enough to melt the icicles just enough to eliminate the sharp edges that threatened to impale her flesh and punish her for burning his. They instead hit with blunt force, causing bruises at the most. It made Zinni angry as the blunt ends smacked into her sharp, chiseled collar bones, and she growled as she looked up, watching as he formed a large globe with intent to beat her with it. She planted her feet firmly into the soil beneath her and she formed her own globe in the form of a raging inferno. It surrounded her as she pushed forward. He could extinguish the flames with his wave, yes, but in the time it would take him to condense the vapor and attack again he would already be burned. This allowed her to get close enough to begin heating up the water he was bending. You're a fool for picking this fight. My goal is not to kill you or any of your little playmates. That blood is on your people's hands. You have given my men no choice but to murder some in order to capture the rest. I will not fail with you. You are mine, waterboy. She hissed the words as though she were some sort of fire nation born dragon and she continued to press forward with flames ablaze. She had already burnt him badly. How was he still standing? It didnt make any sense. In a way, Zinni admired the lads willingness to push himself beyond reasonable limits. She was finding that she admired his spirit far more than any of her opponents before him. She stopped her push as her ears caught something in the distance. She could hear the thunderous sound of the rhinos traveling as a herd once more back to the ships no doubt. Zinnis men had finished their work and they were headed home. Zinni, on the other hand, had her hands tied here with this spunky little waterbender. She could kill him, yes, but there was no merit in having a rhino trample your opponent to death. Sge wouldnt go back empty handed, but the clock was ticking. She needed to fish things up here or shed be stranded with this blasted boy. Were running out of time. Dont make me lame you, boy. She hissed, glaring at him with eyes ablaze. It was no wonder why the spirits had combined this woman and placed her directly in the steel grip of the fire nation. In rapid succession, Zinni formed balls of fire out of her shield and launched them at her opponent. This time, however, they had to travel through his shield of water before they could kiss his flesh only stinging like a hot cool before pittering out and extinguishing. The heat wasnt enough to burn flesh to fabric like the shot to his ankle had been. Instead they only slightly singed his clothing leaving welts from first degree burns at the worst. It wasnt going to be enough to take him down, she knew, but she just needed to distract him enough to trick him into messing up revealing something vulnerable for her to severely burn and take him down. In good time he would slip up. With bated teeth she kept throwing those balls of flame at the lad until he was peppered in singes.