Hi and Sozin go toward the mountains through the fields and forest surrounding the mountains. It´s early in the morning and fog covers the mountain in a misty haze hiding the monsters residing in it. They feel the monsters watchful eyes and make their way forward with the help of the morning-sun and their own fire. The fire holds the monsters at bay as they do not attack when they are exposed to it´s light. After a while they come upon a mountain pass surrounded by the mountains making it the perfect place for an ambush. Sozin takes a look around and realises they are being followed. "What is it, master?" Hi asks him. "We are being watched. Be careful, we don´t know what they want or who they are. Don´t attack them unless it´s in self -defense." Sozin whispers to him. In the corner of his eyes Hi catches a glimpse of their follower, who disappears out of site on top of the pass. Hi can make out a rough shape a monster with someone on top of it. "Alright, there a scratch marks on that wall there!" Hi points out to Sozin. "There are and they are fresh." Sozin says examining the though rock wall. The scratches are visible and it´s rough on the smooth rocky surface. "How can you tell?" Hi asks him. "It´s still rough touch it." Sozin answers. Hi touches it and does notice that it´s rough and not smoothed out on the rocky surface. "That´s right with time it would smoothen out!" Hi notices. They continue onward and the morning haze lifts slowly. On the ground there is a trail of blood leading further into the woods. Sozin picks up the white tiger´s energy further down and can see it. The white tiger notices that and finds out where Sozin is. "I found it and ..it found me!" Sozin tells Hi. "Whoa even it felt that!" Hi tells him having felt the tiger´s energy. "Let´s go!" Sozin says rushing off. In the distance their pursuer is following them to the white tiger. The pursuer is a woman, with orange hair ,a knive and a flute hanging from the neck, riding atop a great wolf wearing orange fur scarf and clothes made from beast materials. "They have found it. My chance to snatch it from them!" she says approaching the white tiger. Hi and Sozin begin combat with it and hear a flute in the distance that soothes the tiger´s rage. The woman arrives at the scene playing her flute and approaching the tiger with it´s eyes now set on her. The great wolf attacks them both and some snakes too surrounding the tiger. Hi and Sozin jump back to avoid it´s attacks. "More monsters?!" Hi is surprised. "Seems like it! They aren´t attacking actively it looks like they are protecting the tiger and the woman." Sozin tells Hi with his weapon ready. They watch the woman stretch out her hand toward the tiger, but to their surprise it didn´t bite her but puts it´s face in her hand like a big cat. "Hunters it seems you bear no ill will .Unfortunately for you the cat is in my hands now. If you want it you´ll have to go through me and my little pets." she tells them. Sozin puts his sword away and puts his hands in the air. "We don´t want to attack you! We come in piece, we heard this white tiger is out of it´s habitat and has attacked multiple travelers, so we were ordered to hunt it." Sozin explains himself. "Huh? What are you guys blabbering on about?" Hi asks them not understanding the foreign tongue. "I forgot you don´t speak the language. Here!" Sozin tells him tossing a magic book to him. "Thanks!" Hi says absorbing the contents of it and gaining knowledge about the language. "Way better!" Hi says in the woman´s language. "It seems you aren´t a bunch of nobodies! You got a magic book you must be rich! You said you were Hunters right?" she tells them. "We are let us introduce ourselves i am Sozin and this is my apprentice Hi!" Sozin tells her. "Pleased to meet you!" Hi says. "Yuxuan likewise. I have a proposition, You hunt the demon that chased the tiger away and i´ll compensate you!" She tells them. "Sounds good to me!" Hi answers. "You have a deal. Now tell us where it is!" Sozin says to her. "Alright just follow me! He knows where it was." she says jumping on the tiger´s back to ride it to their destination. "He? You can talk to monsters?" Hi asks her. "Yes our clans secret technique passed down for countless generations. One man long ago was saved by a monster that he nurtured and raised as his own, every day he would play his flute, that´s when he realised to seek coexistence instead of hunting them all down. His musical talent and warm heart were exceptional that´s what led him to create our technique to tame wild monsters. The people didn´t understand him so he moved up the mountains with likeminded individuals and build our village with their help and the monsters of course." She explains to him. "So can you tame any monsters with that techique?" Hi asks her. "It is possible to tame almost any monster and controll it with power. But that is not what makes it difficult, it´s the process of creating an unbreakable bond with your monster friends. If you see them as an enemy or a weapon it will turn on you eventually, it always does." She responds to him. "Interesting!" Sozin says writing her stories down. "You are writing my stores down, you´re no normal hunters." she tells him. "It isn´t in my mind to needlessly hunt all monsters down that cause trouble. The balance of the ecosystem is important. If you kill too many of one kind another species will rise up in no time i´ve seen it happen time and time again. Let natural selection do it´s thing. That´s what we learn at the dragonmonk temple. We need to do something in our long lifespan and that is to travel and write down stories for others to enjoy and to learn from. I hunt to make a living out here and to master our arts just like Hi does now under me." Sozin tells her. "Dragonmonks first time i heard of them." she says. "It´s no surprise not many are brave enough to go outside. We know how dangerous the world really is, but if one can survive their journey and come back successfuly then that is a true testament to their strength." Sozin explains. "A true testament of their strength that sounds nice. Sozin really is exceptional he knows how i can learn to master the primeval flame. My parents have already mastered it under their own masters." Hi tells them. "Wow you are part of the clan that inherited the very first flame passed down by the dragons." she says. "How do you know about us?" Hi asks. "Of course i would know. Whitout your clan´s knowledge about fire you helped humanity evolve." she tells him. "My clan really is amazing a shame we do not go outside Kano-country much." Hi says. "It´s for the better if your clan lived outside Kano-country they would´ve already been killed by all the other clans on mainland. Even the strongest cannot do as they please." Sozin explains.
They are crossing the mountains as they speak and arrive in a snow covered land with large pine trees reaching high into the air, covering the whole landscape. Over the hills they can see the sheer scale of it. "Whoa! That forest is huge! Bigger than any i´ve seen!" Hi says amazed at the scale of it. "It isn´t as impressive as the dense jungles but still holds up as the biggest forests on the whole mainland. No one lives here though because it´s so cold. Only few monsters have acclimated to this area, as well as humans. It´s dangerous whitout proper equipment." Sozin says standing unbothered by the cold. "It´s cold here is a coat!" Yuxuan says tossing Hi a fur coat. "Thanks it sure is cold here!" Hi says freezing and puts the coat on. "This is soft and warm!" Hi tells her. "Only the best fur!" she answers. "You guys are cold already?" Sozin asks. "Unlike you we are only humans!" Hi tells him. "That´s right my body circulates heat very well to keep my coldblood warm." Sozin explains. "Like a dragon!" Yuxuan says. "Exactly! You guys could never tame a dragon!" Sozin tells her. "Sure that would be hard but noone has seen a dragon in ages how could you prove we can´t?" Yuxuan asks Sozin. "You got a point we won´t know!" Sozin says. "He says we are close!" she tells them. Her great wolf sniffs around the area and begins searching for something. "Seems he catched a scent of something. Let´s follow him!" she says going after him. "Let´s go!" Sozin tells Hi. They follow the wolf a short distance when he finds a man buried under the snow with plants growing on him. "He found someone quick get him out of there and be careful!" She tells them. "Yes!" Hi says. They get him out from under the snow. "It´s a forest spirit a folk that only lives in deep nature and mostly in groups seems he got seperated!" Sozin tells them. He checks his heartbeat and hears it faintly. "Hi help me warm him up slowly!" He orders Hi. "Understood!" Hi says putting his palms on his body slowly warming it up with his fire magic. Sozin does this as well. Yuxuan gets another fur coat ready. Slowly but surely his body warms up and he begins to wake up. He feels the warmth of the sun and gets his strength back. As he opens his eyes he sees not the warm sun but Yuxuan, Hi and Sozin looking at him. "What? Where am i?" he asks confused. "In the cold pine forests. You can relax now we are here to help you!" Sozin tells him. Yuxuan puts the fur coat on him to keep him warm. Sozin checks his body and eyes. "You seem okay. My name is Sozin and this is Hi and Yuxuan. We found you here buried in snow." Sozin explains to him. "I am not cold anymore thank you!" he says exuding his nature magic that makes a field of flowers and plants in the surrounding area. "Wow! Did you see that he helped the plants grow rapidly and strong!" Hi says. "Forest spirits live in forests and help the forest grow strong." Sozin explains. "I am Vernon, i live here with my tribe. The last thing i remeber was walking around in the forest as usual when a terrible blizzard swept across out of nowhere. It came so fast we didn´t have time to cover so i was buried in the snow. Have you seen other forest spirits?" he tells them. "We haven´t nor do we feel anything here that is similiar to yours. Seems you were the sole survivor:" Sozin tells him. "Oh no! How could that happen we lived here for so long and not a single time a blizzard that bad has raged here." Vernon tells him. "Do you remember anything else?" Hi asks him. "A big horned silhoute with blue piercing eyes was in the blizzard i don´t remember more." he tells them. "Is it what i think it is?" Hi asks Sozin. "It is. An archdemon that has control over ice magic and a particular strong one at that." Sozin answers. "The description fits the one he had!" Yuxuan tells them talking about the white tiger. "It can´t be far let´s hunt it down!" Sozin says. "Yeah!" Hi says. "Part of the deal!" Yuxuan says. "It´s cold and you guys control fire magic, please keep me warm!" Vernon says. "Of course!" Hi says exuding heat along with Sozin so that the forest spirit can stay comfortable. "Thank you! I´ll help anyway i can!" He says. Sozin gets his medicinal herbs out and gives it to him. "Can you grow them?" Sozin asks him. Vernon takes it and says "Yes give some time and more warmth." he tells them. Hi and Sozin provide the warmth so the plants can grow. In no time there is a whole bush of those herbs. "Let´s stock up!" Sozin tells Hi. "I´ll pick them too!" Hi tells him putting it in his bag. "Nice Vernon! My pets can eat those plants you grew!" Yuxuan says observing her monsters eat them up. "Happy to help!" He says.
The hunt is on will they find their prey in time and get their reward?