Tobimasu Rakka's Story

Finally, today was the day. So much planning, so much scheming has finally come to fruition. Today he'll not only capture some of the rebels best benders, but he'll also be getting his daughter back. Icing on the cake. The benders to be executed today are merely the bait for the bigger fish, the rebels. He had to wait for so long. It had to be long enough for Naomi to be accepted into the rebels, and trusted enough to be allowed on high priority missions such as rescuing benders. And now all his turtle ducks were lined up a row.

Tonrar sat on his throne, his chin resting on his fist as he leaned on one of the arms of the throne, while his free hand was tapping vigorously on the other arm. He was soooo bored. He hated having to stay at one palace like this. His mind wondered, thinking about how things are going in the Fire Nation. He really must find him a puppet to put on the throne. This is work for lackies. He should be out there doing the fun stuff, like torture, and murder. But it's surprisingly difficult to find a suitable meat puppet.

Not only do you have to find some fool competent enough to be able to run things without him holding their hand, but not so ambitious as to pose a threat to him. It's a delicate balance to be sure. He really did luck out with Dekam. Not only is he as uninterested in ruling as he is, but his true interest is death, and destruction, which Tonrar can provide a lot of. The best of both worlds. He has had thoughts of appointing one of his other generals as the king, or queen, or whatever Sicca wants to be called.

He's unsure if any of them are prepared to rule though. Eris, though his trusted second-in-command, is more likely to just destroy the entire kingdom, Sicca would go insane from the boredom of the dreadful meetings, and then there's Tobimasu. Though he might be a better choice, as he's not as clinically insane as Eris, though Tonrar isn't one to talk, and he's more mature than Sicca, but still, he'd probably just go into an endless sleep from all the sitting around, and doing nothing. No, for now it'd probably be best if he stayed in charge. No matter how much he disliked it.

His deep thoughts were soon interupted by the arrival of a servent. "M-my lord, the prep-preperations are complete for the executions." The servent nervously reported. Tonrar lifted his chin off his fist, and sat up straight. "Oh goody! You'll want a front row seat for this Ace! It'll be a show to die for!" He stated with a bone chilling laugh. "O-of course sir." The servent answered, becoming increasingly nervous. Sweat was just rolling off his face like a waterfall. "Why so nervous lad? This is a happy ocasion! Like getting a new polar bear puppy, or watching said puppy rip the face off of someone!"

"Here, let's have a smile." His tone became increasingly menacing. He held out his hands, and began twisting them around not too disimilar to a puppet master. The servent's body tensed up, and began contorting in unatural ways beyond his control, causing great pain. The servent's pained expression then went away as a large, unsettling grin much like the one Tonrar's mask swept across his face. With Tonrar laughing the entire time. He then released him from his bloodbending grip. "See doesn't it feel good to smile?! Now go find General Rakka, make sure he's prepared for today."






Seok took a big whiff of the city air, taking in all the smells of Ba Sing Se. It smelled like home. He was so surprised by how much he's missed the smells, the sights, and the sounds. It felt like home. He hasn't thought about the city, let alone returning to Ba Sing Se in years. Despite how long he's been away, he must say nothing much has changed. It all seems like the same it was five years ago. He watched as Hyo reacted to their new settings, slightly grinning at her excitment.

She was rather adorable when she acted like this. When she turned to face him, and caught a big mouthful of her hair. "Smooth." He chuckled as she spat it out. "Yeah, I guess it's kinda cool. Honestly I haven't been this far into the inner rings too much. I grew up in the slums, I'm kinda low class. Don't tell anybody." He smirked as he rubbed the back of his head. And then he noticed that she was already back on the move. "I swear she's just a hyperactive rabaroo." He muttered to himself as he followed closely behind her.

Despite the cost, he is glad that she now has a chance to see the world outside the air temples. She seems pretty happy after all. Though he did wish that they're first stop wasn't in the Faceless capital of the world. Is that so much to ask? He watched their surroundings carefully in case of trouble. Though he was doubtful that they could actually do anything if push comes to shove. They are, after all ok Earthbenders at best. They probably couldn't hold their own against the Supreme Faceless One, or any of his generals, let alone escape a city under their thumb in a hurry if something happened.

Though he realizes, as much as he's dreading it, that they'd have to face them sooner or later, but he'd rather it been when Hyo is all juiced up with her full avatar power. She finally stopped, and allowed him to catch his breath. "Why are ya asking me? Aren't you the one in charge?" He replied with a grin. He ran his fingers through his dirt covered hair, and scratched the back of his head as he looked around. "I'm a big advocate of the age old 'wing it' technique. Think you can master that boss lady?" He smirked.

He noticed that the streets were rather empty, with very few people around. Rather unusual if he did say so himself. "Hmm, the sun's up, the streets shouldn't be this quiet, or empty." He stated as he scratched his chin. "Think that might lead to something?" He asked. He noticed an older man walking past them in a rather big hurry. "Hey buddy! Where's the fire? Where is everyone?" He asked the man. "Huh?" The man turned to face them, and gave them a good once over. Seok gave him a rather big, and fake smile to maybe put him at ease.

"You kids best get going, there's a mandatory gathering today. The Faceless Ones are executing more benders. You best be along unless you want to be next." He explained, and then ran off towards the gathering. "Fantastic. I'm guessing we found our blessed bender. Got any ideas on how to do this? I'm not too keen on taking on a crap ton of Faceless Ones. Or at least until you know more elements." He stated. "Or when you learn to do that cool glowing eye thing Avatar's do. This might be a good time to exercise that neutral jing crap Earthbenders are supposed to be good at, no matter how much I hate it."

Seok grinned ever so slightly at Hyo's determination. "I'd be disappointed if we did anything else." He smirked at her stating that they were going to this gathering. Though he didn't really want to go to this gathering, he knew they unfortunately had too. He didn't like it one bit. He knew that on their journey they'll have to witness awful things, but still he didn't want his friend to see such horrors. He knew how much such things can change a person, and he didn't want that to happen to her. All he really wants is to protect her after all.

"Ok, if you're sure then let's go before I change my mind, and just cause a rockslide. Which I can totally do. Yeah, don't question it." He stated with a slight smirk. He then followed closely behind her as they entered the gathering. His eyes darted around the area as his shoulders tensed up uncomfortably. He took note of everything in sight, keeping in mind how many of the Faceless Ones he could see. He was mentally preparing for anything. He glanced over at Hyo, worrying about how she was handling it. She seemed to be handling the best she could, but he could tell she was tense.

Seok groaned at Hyo as she made them move closer to the front. "Alright if we must." He sighed as he begrudgingly followed behind her. "Hey...." He said as he placed his hand comfortingly on her shoulder. "It's going to be ok." He stated with a light smile, hoping that'd ease whatever tension she felt. He watched as the prisoners filled the stage one by one. He studied their faces, and listened as their crimes were read off one by one. He looked upon them with saddened eyes. He was disgusted by this.

His focus was drawn to a woman on the stage. She was middle aged, most likely in her forties. Her hair was long, and golden. She reminded him a lot of his mother. She was desperate looking, with tears being forced back. He took his hand off of Hyo's shoulder, and stared at the woman. He held his hands to his side, and clenched them tightly into a fist. He could see his mother up there instead of the woman. He looked down to the ground as anger swelled up inside him. The ground beneath his feet began to slightly crack at his anger.






Tonrar's attention was brought to his general when he entered the throne room. Tonrar planted the heels of his feet firmly on the ground, and popped up from his throne in one swift motion. "Ah Tobi! There's my favorite general within eyesight!" He greeted followed by a pinch to his general's cheeks, as if he was a mere child. "Delightful! We'll just hide out, and await for the rebels to make their move. And then we'll have them all! Oh imagine the look on their faces! It'll be delicious!" He exclaimed followed by his ever present laughter.

"Remember, my daughter is not to be killed under any circumstances. The blessed bender, let's try not to kill him either. That might just make another one pop up we'd have to hunt down." He stated. He figured if that these blessed benders might work similar to the Avatar, in that another one would be chosen incase one dies. It'd be rather inconvient to be forced to hunt a different one down. He moved past his general, and towards the exit of the throne room. "Let's get this show on the road. No more waiting boy. I can feel it's going to be something to remember."

Tonrar led the way out of the throne room. "Alright, you get your men in position outside the execution area. I'll be nearby. You know how much I like to make an entrance." He ordered before he went on his way alone. It didn't take him long to be in a position he liked. He was on one of the rooftops overlooking the execution area. He surveyed the crowd, looking for his daughter. And then he found her in the front of the crowd. He eyed her carefully. "There you are my darling." He muttered to himself in glee.

He continued to eye the crowd, making note of those there. Then a young girl caught his along with her golden hair companion. He couldn't put his finger on it, but the girl looked different. And yet strangely familiar. He just couldn't place it. He shook his head, and focused on the matter at hand. He continued his survey of the crowd, seeing if he could find the blessed bender, and perhaps the other rebels as well.