[First Refusal.]
A day after talking with General Zadan, Zuko and June walked out of the cave where they spent the night. They didn't do much, only talked and made plans while eating some food.
As soon as the two saw the light of the morning sun shine on their closed eyes, they woke up and walked into the base of one of the Generals that Zadan gave a name to.
A few hundred meters away from the base, Zuko crouched behind a house wall, peeking through the corner at the soldiers formally patrolling the base. Though no one actually looked around them.
'June should be back any second for Information gathering. When she comes back, we can start,' Zuko thought in his mind as he stayed still, waiting for June, when he suddenly heard a sound.
Crack!
Zuko spun around, and his punch stopped mere inches from June, who jumped down from a roof right next to Zuko, barely making any noise under her foot.
"Whoa! Calm down, young dragon, I'm one of us~," June chuckled as she placed her hands up in a teasing surrender. Zuko blushed at her nickname before placing his hand down with a click of his tongue.
"My name is Zuko, not young dragon... Now, did you gather any information?" Zuko asked with a hushed tone, crossing his arms as he turned to look back towards the base.
'Cute~,' June smirked at Zuko's red cheeks; the desire to tease him even more increased in her chest.
"I gathered information from inside the city. I went to three bars, and all three bars had people talking bad about General Narlon," June said with a frown as she looked towards the base.
"Bad? Why would they talk bad about him? I thought Zadan said he was someone we could trust?" Zuko instantly raised an eyebrow with concern as he turned to June.
He really needed the help, and a General is not a mere fire soldier. They are people with power and skill who could beat 10 or more fire soldiers alone.
"Apparently, during the last month, he started abusing his power over this area that he oversees. He drank in bars without paying, picked up women who were too scared to refuse, and even started beating up civilians who stood up against him," June said with clenched fists, deep disgust in her eyes.
Zuko groaned in annoyance and anger as he clenched his fist. The heat around Zuko's body increased, and disappointment increased in his mind about the Fire Nation.
"Looks like he is not going to help us... I still need to talk to him. Maybe I can get him on our side... Or kill him if necessary," Zuko stood up, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"You are going to kill him? But wouldn't that reveal our actions? The Fire Lord could take action if we do that," June said with concern, her palm resting on Zuko's shoulder as a way to calm him.
"Yes, but I know my father more than anyone else.... And he wouldn't give a damn about the disappearance of a General. He would continue his life, while having some extra soldiers in the area as a show of his fake care," Zuko said, and the ground under his foot sizzled before he vanished in a blur.
June quickly followed by enhancing her body with Chi. June jumped onto the roof and turned into a blur, jumping across houses. Zuko flew in the sky, jets of flame shooting out from his feet and shouledr blades from the back.
Meanwhile...
Bam!
"Arghh!" The sound of a scream echoed across the reinforced room walls. The woman fell to the floor with a red mark on her cheek, and General Narlon snarled with his ugly mug.
Narlon walked past the women on the ground, fixing the clothes that he had just put on from his previous "Encounters." The woman remained on the ground, picking and putting her clothes back on piece by piece, her hands shaking from the experience.
Narlon walked to his shelf, where bottles of expensive liquor were stored. Narlon picked a clean glass and poured some alcohol into it. He picked it up and drank it in a gulp, while the silent sobs behind him continued.
"Tch! Shut the hell up, you prostitute! Your only job is to please me, so why are you crying when I wanted pleasure from you?" Narlon asked with anger in his voice as he spun around to look at the crying prostitute on the ground.
"I never agreed... You forced me," The woman replied while trying to stand up on shaking legs. Narlon sneered at her reply, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a pouch of coins before hurling it at the women.
Slap!
The money hit the woman in the face, and the money crashed all around her to the floor as the pouch burst open. But the money did not seem to excite the woman; instead, it seemed to make her even more upset.
"Pick up the money and get out before I lose my patience... Or do you want me to burn your eyes out?" Narlon said while pointing at the door, warning in his tone. The woman kneeled down and started picking up the money with shaking hands.
Boom!
Narlon spun around, putting his hands in front of him as a soldier with fire burning on his entire body crashed into the wall and then through it with enough force to keep flying and crash into Narlon's crossed arms.
"Ugh! What the hell?!" Narlon groaned in shock as his body was pushed back. His eyes widened as the fire on the soldier's body transferred to his arms, and did not extinguish as he jumped back in panic.
"My, it seems he really is as the people say. Looks like he got too comfortable with the high life, and gave in to his desires~," June entered through the hole in the wall, a soldier hanging limp in her arm, while Zuko followed behind her, a dozen soldiers lay out on the floor with a single fist print burned into their chest.
They were breathing fine, but the punch with an explosion effect knocked them out instantly, and might have also cracked a few of their ribs.
"Who the hell are you people!... Wait... Prince Zuko? What do you think you are doing? Dare to show your face in front of me?" Narlon sneered as he ripped the clothes on his arm off before they could touch his skin.
He had disdain in his eyes as he circled around the room, making sure he had everyone in his sight and to not get sneak attacked. Zuko ignored him, instead watching the girl picking up money behind him.
She had bruises all over her arms and chest, and she had bruises on her cheeks and swollen lips. Her clothes also seemed to be ripped in certain places, with her hair dishevelled and her eyes a tiny bit hollow.
"Tch! What a bastard," June said with a click of her tongue, disgust and disdain heavily evident in her tone as she looked at the women, before turning to Narlon with a glare.
"General Narlon... It really pains me, really, to say this... But it seems you do not meet my criteria," Zuko said with a calm tone, but it sent chills down Narlon's spine.
"Tch!"
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My boy Zuko is about to enter his god mode, and go on a berserk-type rampage and destroy the world- Jk. But he is gonna be brutal in the next chapter.
Leave a power stone!