"Hmm I see that the arrogant brats are completely recovered after two days. I assume you two know that it is your fault that we have been delayed "
Haijme looked fiercely at Huli and Kaida, who stood before the four elders with their heads bowed.
They were so downset by Haya that they needed two full days to recover to be at full strength. Their attitude was now visibly more humble than it was before.
"Since we have lost so much time, I would get straight to the point. If you have properly analyzed your fight with your parents, you know that they have also used a combined attack. Except Kaida and Huli of course since only Haya was needed to eliminate them "
Kazhua shook her head and looked down at Huli and Kaida when she had finished speaking.
Channary clapped her hands and stepped forward.
"In the past two days you have already had information about what a combined attack is. It is possible both in a formation and when you use your special trait from your tribe. The intention for today is that you learn to coordinate your special trait with your partner. "
She looked at Huli and Kaida with an raised eyebrow
"With emphasis on coordinate with your partner!"
Saburo waved his hands and stood next to Channary
" it's no use crying over spilled milk. And let's not waste any more time. Today we will show you how you can adjust the strength of your special trait to your partner. Even though the traits are different "
Saburo stretched out his arm and opened his hand. Slowly a small ball full of poison began to form. Everyone except their parents looked surprised. Even Salmus and Mamushi who came from the snake tribe had never seen their poison so pure.
Channary who stood beside him also extended her arm and opened her hand. Within a few minutes, a small pitch-black ball full of fear formed in her hand. Again they were surprised because the poison of the snake tribe and the fear of the wolf tribe had never been so visible to them.
Everyone knew that the special traits of the snake tribe and the wolf tribe were different. It was not tangible like the ice of the foxes tribe and not as visible as the fire of the dragon tribe.
At the same time, Saburo and Channary brought their arms together and the little balls began to merge into a ball that grew larger by the second until it rose far above the surface and covered the sky.
With wide eyes, they looked at something they could not describe. How can two such small balls become this large. And the murderous aura that it gave off was terrifying.
They soon felt that the air around them was harder to breathe in, and they were forced to kneel. They looked surprised at their parents who seemed to feel nothing while they were gasping for air.
Kyona could no longer sustain it, and when she lowered her eyes she saw that all the grass that stood in the shadow of the huge ball was dead. The trees behind it were slowly decaying until they were a pile of ashes.
Huli looked at the huge ball as he grabbed his neck. How is this possible? It is clear that they have no intention of killing and yet the aura is so strong.
"How disappointing I know for sure that we have not even used 30% of our actual power"
Channary glanced at the little ones who were forced to their knees.
"Perhaps we should have used 10% of our actual power. Disappointing what happened to this generation. Peace has made them weak "
Saburo shook his head as he slowly lowered his hand. Channary also slowly lowered her hand and then the huge ball disappeared.
Eri radiated an antidote so that they would recover faster and get to work.
Kazhua walked past them
"It would be wise to turn to your parents for advise. For we are not so nice to explain to you what happens if you are not well attuned to your partner."
The other three elders nodded at them and followed Kazhua.
Cuan looked around and scratched the back of his head.
"Maybe I am the only one, but what just happened?"
His mother gave him a small smile and said
"The most important thing for now is that you all now try to merge your special traits into a ball.
Kaida nodded
"It shouldn't be that hard. One of the first things we learn, to control our heat is to form a ball in our hand "
Zuko flicked her forehead
"Pride comes before the fall, my first daughter. Every tribe uses this method so the rest knows how to form a ball. Forming that ball is not difficult either, but you will find out for yourself what the difficult thing is "
Salmus looked at his hand and slowly started to form a ball. Unlike all other tribes, the special trait of the snake was different. Some people's special trait was toxic, while other people's special trait works more like an antidote to it.
There were few people in the snake tribe who both contained both traits. His mother and two of his four children were included.
A poplar myth in the snake tribe was that the first king and queen of the snake tribe had such a perfect marriage that the gods themselves were jealous.
But suddenly the king was struck by an unknown poison of which the people of the snake tribe who specialized in poison could not even find an antidote. While the queen watched her loved one get worse day by day, she kept praying to the gods.
But even though no prayer was answered, she remained faithful to the gods and her husband. When the gods saw her determination, they decided to bless her with a change in her poison.
The queen herself did not realize the change in her poison, but the people around her began to respond to her poison. Diseases disappeared as soon as the queen was around and the king improved his condition day by day.
Only when the king had recovered and asked his wife to release her poison did they find out that her poison could be both poisonous and an antidote. And since then there were people in the snake tribe that would be born with one poison or the antidote and rarely with both.
The people of the snake tribe firmly believe that when a couple with opposites poisons meet, they will have succeeded in finding their soul mate.
Many tried to couple their children with their opposites poison through arranged marriages. But unfortunately it is impossible to find out before a certain age which poison someone has and then it is no longer allowed to apply for an arranged marriage. Because the encounter of your soul mate is a blessing from the gods and not the work of the people.
Salmus and Mamushi are a couple who had opposites poisons, but everything has its disadvantage. Although Mamushi had the antidote to Salmus's poison if she had been exposed to his poison for too long, she would become poisoned herself. Conversely, if Mamushi's antidote was applied at the wrong dose and duration, it would also be toxic to Salmus.