Kett glares at Pillan, "I'll give you another chance to reconsider your life. Surrender now and this all ends peacefully."
Pillan looks up, "Ah, but don't you see boy. The night has set in, and I am the most powerful I could possibly be." Kett looks up and notices a full moon. Pillan howls like a demon before he rises again with a violet flicker in his eyes. Pillan hops back on his feet with sensational dexterity.
The water sorcerer extends his left hand and a wave of swirling water gushes toward him at cheetah-like speeds. Kett thrusts himself in the air with a blast of fire, which expels more energy than it usual does. The avenger follows up by pounding five blazing squares at Pillan.
The waterbender spews freezing water from his mouth through the shots and into Kett's armor. Kett's body begins to freeze up as he falls from a great height and smacks against the ground. Kett grunts heavily as he slowly unthaws himself, had it not been for his remarkable conditioning, he'd already be unconscious.
Pillan dawdlingly steps to Kett, "You're still responsive, that's pretty impressive. It's too bad I'll have to end this; I was beginning to enjoy our back and forth." Sada checks Kashen and Calveko. Ruken waits alongside her.
Kashen: "I'm fine, just a little sore." Aylin leaps back on her feet and runs. Sada and the others notice.
Sada: "I'll deal with her, look after each other in case any dangerous creatures or other vermin make their way around. Also keep an eye on Kett, he might need your help." Sada follows Aylin into a temple chamber.
Aylin turns, "You fool, I lured you here, so we'd be alone."
Sada: "I just beat you a few minutes earlier, do you really think the night will make a difference when we're both waterbenders?"
Aylin: "We still aren't on an even playing field, the dark spirits empower me. Just as many objects were channel their support." Aylin flings an ice dagger at Sada who swats it aside with an ice shovel.
Aylin raises an eyebrow, "A shovel?"
Sada shrugs, "Yeah, why not?" Sada throws the shovel into Aylin, knocking her down.
Aylin pouts, "Enough!" The teenaged girl flip jumps back on her feet before she slaps her hands together and propels multiple objects at Sada. Ice spoons, knives, bowls, cups, and plates glide at her from all over the room. Sada jumps side to side as she dodges objects and parries others with two generated ice hammers.
Kett tries to get up, but Pillan slaps him down with a water whip. Pillan: "Nope, not tonight." Kashen watches Pillan from the distance with his spear. Calveko runs right of his position as he also prepares flank the villain. Kashen gives a signal to Calveko but Cal doesn't understand it. The duo starts arguing in sign language.
Pillan smacks both of them down with water tentacles. Pillan unemotionally blinks, "This is comical." Ruken remains hidden behind a tree, he is shaking so much that he can barely hold his sword.
Ruken whispers to himself, "Crap." Kett springs back up.
Vindicated Avenger: "Alright, I'm stopping you now."
Pillan defiantly turns, "Really? Be honest with yourself, are skills are too close for you to beat me at night with a full moon."
The Vindicated Avenger enters his combat guard, "You underestimate the powers of the light which shines even in the midst of darkness. One of the first major values of the righteous is to endure hardship."
Pillan: "And one of the greatest virtues of the dark is to utterly destroy your opponents using whatever advantages you can muster. You won't last long against me."
Vindicated Avenger: "That remains to be seen." Pillan moves like a shadow as he swats two hardly visible elongated ice fists at Kett. The Vindicated Avenger slashes one fist with a fiery dagger while he straight up blocks the left water fist with his right arm.
Pillan's water fist grabs a hold of Kett's arm. Kett: "What's the? What type of water is this?" Pillan snaps the fist backward and it causes Kett to flip forward. Kett's body is still throbbing from the trauma he took earlier. Pillan whips another water fist forward at Kett, but this one is a whopping 3-feet-wide and 7-feet-long.
The fist hits Kett center-mass, causing him to flop three feet back. Kett grunts, "Ufff!" Pillan raises a collection of water blades several feet over Kett's body. Pillan looks at his rival with intentionality, he knows he can't afford to keep giving him chances to recover. He must strike while the pendulum is on his side.
In that moment, Ruken gallops at the water magician from behind with a left swing. Pillan backflips behind Ruken and freezes him solid with a chilling tap. Pillan: "You are but an insect to me."
Kett: "You still have another insect to squish."
Pillan: "Be careful what you ask for." The water killer points at the freedom fighter and a missile of water glides at him. Kett kicks a fireball into it and the ball gushes into a huge heap of water. The Vindicated Avenger hovers over the water with a small flicker of fire.
Audiomachine- Pillars of Earth (music starts)
Pillan darts multiple ice cylinders at Kett who glides left to right as he punches his own flames into the ice fragments. Pillan gets creative by pushing multiple oscillating ice poles at Kett. The Vindicated Avenger launches himself forward and generates a flame sword which he uses to hack a pole apart.
As Kett slashes incoming poles Pillan gathers a gigantic surge of water which he pours on Kett. The Vindicated Avenger is swept away as he struggles to hold his breath in the current. While this is happening, Sada zaps Aylin with a water beam which sends her flying across a table.
Sada: "I've figured you out at this point. Whatever, it's time I help my friend." Sada blasts a window open with a barrage of ice before staring across at the mess Pillan made. Sada exhales before she launches herself out of the window with water holding her up.
Aylin leaps after her and grabs a hold of Sada. They both fall. While Sada might be the more accomplished bender, Aylin seems to be more hand-to-hand oriented. Aylin holds Sada with her left fist while wrapping her legs around the United Way messenger. Aylin follows up by punching Sada twice as they fall.
Aylin decides to grapple Sada, but the Eastern bender starts using indirect waterbending to make her uniform slippery. Sada slips out of Aylin's grasp before breaking her fall with a fountain of water. Sada is a second too slow to stop Aylin's fall, which results in a violent crack.
Sada turns as Aylin gulps. Frako screams, "Aylin!!" The young boy is consumed by tears. Frako: "Please, please help her."
Sada checks her pulse, "She still has some time, I'll heal her just enough so she can survive ok. But I don't want to rush the process. As she recovers, please talk with her and help her calm down. I can't guarantee the police will be as forgiving as me, but I know she's still very young. She's just following her father."
Frako nods, "Sure, I'll take care of her. Now please, find my dad. I don't want anyone else to get hurt."
The Vindicated Avenger lies on the floor in cold water as his armor cools against the surface. Kett hears a gentle voice in his head, "Get up." Kett zooms ahead with a bust of fire and haymakers a flame torpedo at Pillan. Pillan launches himself over the blast and onto a tree branch.
Pillan: "Come on avenger." A frustrated Kett kicks an explosive fire sphere at the branch. Pillan leaps on top of another tree as the one behind him catches fire. A brief session of rain is miraculously summoned to put out the fire.
Pillan: "I've heard the stories." Kett shoves a stream of flames at Pillan's position. The dark-skinned water combatant intentionally falls from the tree he's standing on before using a spout of water to soften his landing. Pillan yells, "Show me what you are capable of!!"
The Vindicated Avenger presses onward as he punches flame after flame into Pillan's large ice balls. As they fight, Calveko regains consciousness. Kashen is ahead of him and holds his spear. Calveko questions his comrade, "What are you doing now, you rascal?"
Kashen: "Look, it's Ruken, he got frozen."
Calveko becomes deeply concerned, "Oh, that's not good. How long can he stay like this before he freezes to death?"
Kashen: "I'm no medical expert but I'd say the sooner we unthaw him the better. I'd look for Kett or Sada but Kett's probably busy."
Calveko: "He's definitely busy and aren't we supposed to keep his identity a secret?"
Kashen: "Of course, what do you mean aren't we? Did you tell someone?"
Calveko: "Obviously not, are you for real?"
Kashen: "Alright, never mind then."
Calveko: "Well, maybe I told a few people."
Kashen sighs, "See Cal, we can't trust you with anything."
Calveko: "You know you told people too."
Kashen: "I didn't tell anyone anything, except my mom."
Calveko: "Mothers know best."
Kashen: "I can hear Ruken shouting at us right now, saying something like..."
Calveko finishes his friend's statement, "Stay on task."
Kashen: "Right, we should do that."
Calveko: "Let's look for Sada since Kett's probably fighting."
Kashen adds, "But maybe Kett needs help."
Calveko: "Oh, you're probably right. Ok plan B, I'll find Sada, and you help Kett."
Kashen: "Ok agreed. Wait, why do I get the dangerous task?"
Calveko runs, "Too late, you already agreed."
Perilous Wonders
Calveko notices Sada in the forest. Sada: "Do you know where Kett is?"
Calveko: "No, not exactly but I was looking for you. Ruken was frozen, he needs help being unthawed. I'll take you to where he is." While the duo looks to find their friend, three alpha-bats soar across the sky. Alpha-bats are five feet tall bats whose bodies are two feet wide.
These bat creatures have deep-cutting teeth, light blue eyes, black fur, and long ears. They glide at 30 miles an hour. The animals seem to be about fifteen feet in the air. Calveko looks baffled, "Do they eat insects?"
Sada: "The small and more common ones do. These kinds of bats eat people."
Calveko murmurs, "People."
One bat hovers 5 feet lower as it looks to get a view of the duo. Calveko: "Maybe we can hide."
Sada: "They'll probably hear us anyway."
Calveko: "But Sada, I'm terrified of bats."
Sada dismisses him, "Get over it." The bat opens its mouth and spews a line of yellow acid from its mouth at Sada. The young woman propels herself away with a gust of water. Sada shoots a barrage of ice at the bat, but it spirals left and conceals itself behind a tree.
Calveko nearly faints, "I can't take it!!" Sada rolls her eyes. Another bat spits a ray of acid at Cal. Sada blasts the duelist away with water. The third bat positions itself behind Sada as it lines up a shot.
Calveko alerts her, "Sada, behind you." The bat spits acid but Sada dives left.
Sada looks at Calveko, "Let's just get away from these bats."
Calveko exclaims, "You're finally talking sense." A bat shoots a stream of yellow acid at the waterbender but she blasts herself in the air and launches Calveko beside her with a burst of water. As the two are united the bats readjust their aim.
Calveko: "Hey Sada, I heard these guys are very sensitive to sound. Maybe if you can distract them, it'll keep us from getting turned to mush." Sada concentrates and causes rain drops to fall around their area. A few ice projectiles also fall from different projectiles, including orbs that crack on collusion.
The bats break their concentration. Sada uses the distraction to hurl both of them away in a waterball. A few minutes later, Calveko and Sada locate Ruken. Sada promptly unthaws him, an exhausted Ruken mutters, "Ugh my head hurts."
Sada comments, "Now we need to just find Kett." Pillan swoops down at Kett and hurls a giant ice sickle at him. Kett backflips past the object and pumps two rods of fire at his opponent. Pillan spins himself backward with an orb of water and uses an ice wall to intercept the blast.
The sky begins to lighten, and dawn emerges. Kett confidently declares, "I'm still standing but you are running short on time."
Pillan: "I don't need much time to silence you!" Pillan points at Kett as he lobs a barrage of ice diamonds at him. The VA shoves his hands outward and knocks a stream of flames through the ice. Pillan pulls up an ice cube but Kett low kicks an explosive orb into the cube.
Pillan lowers his hands and six ice darts glide toward Kett. The redeemed hero pulls up a fire barrier which absorbs the shots. Kett knocks two fireballs at his challenger who evades both. Pillan pops two protracted ice blades at Kett who hops over them before zapping fire into them which melts the blades.
The sky takes on a lighter hue as the sun steadily emerges. Kett steps nearer to Pillan and pushes a fire ray at his head. Pillan kneels, rises, and spins at the Vindicated Avenger while he blows a hot rod of water at him. Kett skips right of Pillan's direction while Pillan pounces after him with two assembled ice brands.
As Pillan slashes at Kett, the avenger convenes his own flame weapon that he uses to hack the ice instruments with. The luminous yellow sun fully rises. PIllan steps back to regain himself but Kett launches himself at his opponent with a flicker of light orange and yellow flames. Before the waterbender can mount a defense, a fire weapon is inserted through his gut.
Kett looks at the man in his eyes and Pillan's begin to water. Sada cries in the distance, "Hey, avenger!" Kett evaporates his blade and Pillan falls. Calveko, Kashen, and Ruken follow closely behind Sada.
Pillan breathes heavily, "It is too late for me warrior, perhaps the will of the supernatural was different than I estimated. So, if the spirits grant my passing, so be it."
Sada responds as he long brown hair blows in the wind, "We heard your story Pillan, it's tragic. We don't hate you."
Pillan: "My daughter, does she still live?"
Sada answers, "Yes."
Pillan: "Then grant me one last favor, make sure she is not reported."
Calveko crosses his arms, "We can't do that."
Sada interjects, "Yes we can, our team won't say anything. We'll give her one last chance to change. I know she's just a child, following in her father's footsteps. She deserves an opportunity to start fresh and seek a different path."
Calveko: "I guess I stand corrected."
Pillan weeps and fades. Kett closes his eyes, "He still deserves a burial." Pillan is buried with his past enemies being the ones to conduct his funeral. Captain Zameer attends and only a few villagers show up.
Zameer pats Calveko on his shoulder and grab Kashen from the neck from behind. Kashen frees himself, "Ugh! Come on captain."
Zameer: "I love these two goofballs."
Calveko: "But not as much as we love you, big beard."
Zameer: "Big beard? I'll take it." Pillan's kids Frako and Aylin watch in the distance on a hilltop.
Aylin: "He's gone brother, what will we do. We have no direction."
Frako: "We'll find a way sister; the light will guide us. It's time we change our path, the night invaders haven't been good to us."
Aylin exhales, "Alright Frako, I'll try it your way." Kett and his allies return to their airship The Ombudsman. Derzo (the technician) and Zumbako (the chef) greet them. Derzo: "Kett, Sada, Kashen, Calveko, and Ruken... Five of my favorite people have arrived."
Zumbako: "I will prepare a grand feast to celebrate." Sada jokingly glances at Kett before they enter. Kashen pats Calveko in the center of his back.
Ruken stops in his tracks, "I don't know if you all forgot, but I'm not actually a member of your team. I'm an independent United Way agent."
Calveko: "Oh, right."
Kashen: "Screw that, come on in. You work better with us anyway."
Ruken replies, "Negative, it has been an honor. I'm sure our paths will cross again. You have all earned my trust, please take these beads (Ruken reveals white, aqua blue, violet, and dark blue pebbles) as a sign of my gratitude." Kett takes his helmet off and salutes him.
Ruken salutes Kett and the others return the favor.