In the light of the sun (Patreon)

Jon Eddardson, the isle of Mist

"So, the next trial is at the top of that mountain?" - Jon asked with some suspicion, master Alanna was walking by his side while Jon tended to the herd of bison, using his water bending to wash the fur of the magnificent beings

The old woman next to him nodded, while gently caressing one of the calves, which had approached and began to nibble on the watermaster's cane

The old woman spoke

"That's right, but it's not that simple, the ancestral tablet mentions that you must climb in the shadows and that your eyes must be looking east at the time of dawn, only then will the spirit be present."

Those words stopped Jon, and he looked at the master, and spoke again

"Then the next test has to do with the sun," Jon exclaimed with complete certainty

With approval in her eyes, master Alanna replied

"Most likely, however, I never took the test, so I don't know what you'll be up against," the old woman resigned herself and handed her cane to the little bison, who took it and began to run all over the meadow, while the rest of the calves followed

Jon looked at the scene with a smile, however, seeing the little ones reminded him of the words of the spirit and about this deep one

Looking at the old woman, Jon spoke again

"I'm worried about the words of the spirit, this Deep one looks really dangerous, the bison stay away from the coasts, but if they want to leave the island, we'll have to face it sooner or later."

Master Alanna nodded softly, having picked up another branch from the ground to use as a cane and spoke

"It is, however, the bisons seem to understand that the coasts are not safe, so they will not be at risk until you deal with that evil spirit, for the moment, focus on the third test, eat and sleep, your ascent begins at midnight," the old woman spoke sternly

Jon just nodded determinedly, he would keep his word one way or another

Avatar Aang, Pirate ship, somewhere in the earth Kingdom

"That's too much money!" exclaimed Katara when she saw the amount of gold pieces that the ship's owners demanded for the parchment

The captain simply shrugged his shoulders and replied sharply

"It's the price, if you want it you take it, if not, the parchment will take a good price in the coalition."

Katara, enraged, replied

“This scroll belongs to the water tribes, it's a water bending technique!”

To the surprise of the group, the pirate simply laughed loudly and replied

"This is a trinket girl, not a water bending technique, my crew was near the shores of Mang Lei when the white fury hit the city, the white wolf raised a huge whirlwind of water, raising at least ten tentacles of water and sinking five Fire Nation ships at the same time, that... It's water bending, not this little toy," those words silenced Team Avatar, until Aang, excitedly, spoke

"Wait, have you seen the white wolf? How is he?” asked the young avatar with great emotion, wherever they had passed there was always talk of the new commander of the northern water tribe, a powerful and talented water bender, a privileged tactical mind, an inspiration for the Earth Kingdom and a headache for the Fire Nation

The captain looked at Aang in surprise for a moment, before a smile was drawn on his face, apparently excited that someone would be interested in his story and replied

"Oh of course I've seen him, we normally made a living moving merchandise through the Fire Nation patrols, however, on our last assignment, we noticed more movement in the harbor than usual, so we decided to wait until night to sneak away, believing that the fire benders would be more careless that way,  Nothing prepared me for what I saw” Aang, Katara, and Sokka were staring at the captain with their full attention, immersed in the story

"Suddenly, a dense and huge fog rushed over us, it was not natural, I was sure of that, as I peeked out on the boat I saw it, hundreds of canoes and boats of the northern water tribe, rushing towards Mang Lei, were moving at great speed, as silent as a bat ferret, when suddenly, our ship shook and a regiment of water benders boarded us" the captain paused for a drink, Katara spoke

“And what happened next?” There was desperation in her voice, she wanted to know more

The captain continued with a smile

-Water benders and warriors of the tribe, but they were different, they had white metal armor accompanying their characteristic skins and their characteristic bone weapons had changed, now they were of an unknown metal, quite strong, the water benders subdued my crew in just seconds and for a moment... I thought I'd die." Sokka chimed in this time

"I guess they didn't do anything to you, you're still here," Sokka exclaimed doubtfully

Shaking his head, the captain replied

“The water master who led them was young, he looked at us and said that the waters were dangerous, that we could not move until the fight was over, as you imagined, I wondered what struggle he was referring to, when it happened... the towers that kept the city's harbor closed exploded leaving the harbor unprotected, the water benders rushed at full speed and began to board the fire-nation's clueless ships, and suddenly the magnificent Ghost appeared, a dragon with scales and white fur, as colossal as ten fire-nation ships combined,  and on his back, the white wolf himself, who was in charge of destroying the defense towers of the port and with his powerful water bending, sank the ships that were giving problems to his army, the siege lasted just a couple of hours, the water benders investigated our ship, and as we did not bring anything illegal before the law of Agna Qel'a they let us go”

Sokka and Katara looked doubtfully at the pirate, while Aang, completely astonished, replied

“It's amazing! Sokka, Katara, we have to...” Before Aang could say anything else, Sokka put his hand in his mouth and dragged Aang out of the ship, while thanking the captain for his story

The captain didn't realize that Katara had recklessly and impulsively taken the scroll through which the whole conversation began in the first place

Jon Eddardson, the isle of Mist

Jon had rested and had dinner, armed with some food for the ascent, Jon prepared to start climbing, although the mountain was not very big, the terrain was rugged and treacherous, so he had to be very careful, even with his water control.

Jon began to climb using water whips quickly and begin his ascension thanks to this, Jon was able to avoid obstacles and speeding up his progress, when he was near the top, a powerful scream was heard from the heavens

Jon turned his gaze to the source of the sound and cracked a small smile as he saw the hawk of the governor of Mang Lei, he hadn't seen it since the city sank, Jon had assumed that it had flown to freedom, but apparently followed him here

Upon seeing it, Jon took a break and stretched his arm towards the falcon, which quickly descended and landed on Jon's arm, apparently quite tired from the flight made

Seeing this, Jon spoke

"I have to keep climbing, but you can rest on my shoulder if you wish, I'll be careful," cried the young wolf

In the past, Jon would have felt quite foolish to talk to an animal, however, since he arrived at Agna Qel'a and his spirit was strengthened, he understood that all animals were intelligent in a particular way, and that theory was proven again, as the falcon walked down his arm until it landed on Jon's shoulder, where he proceeded to close his eyes quickly

The young man simply shook his head and continued ascending the mountain, now more carefully, considering that he had a companion

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After climbing the last stretch, Jon arrived at the place in question, however, unlike the rest of the caves, Jon did not feel any spiritual imbalance in this place

The dark night indicated to Jon that dawn would be very soon, so Jon braced himself, placed his body facing east and began to meditate to calm his restless mind

The matter of this threat that slept in the depth of this sea worried him greatly, Jon had deduced that it was the same being who dared to use his family's voice against him, just thinking about it made Jon very uneasy.

Jon's thoughts were interrupted when his face felt Agni's first caresses, opening his eyes gently, Jon watched captivated by the wonderful sunrise, the beginning of a new day was always wonderful

“It's impressive, isn't it? Although dad is a drama king, I can't deny that he has style” the voice of a woman was heard next to Jon, who, being completely focused on the dawn, almost gave him a heart attack of fright, when looking, Jon observed a familiar and different figure at the same time

It was a woman with red skin, with long hair that moved as if it were a living fire, unlike the previous spirits, she had bare breasts and a kind of extremely short skirt made of a mixture of ashes and volcanic rock, her face was covered by a veil of fire, like the previous ones, only its mouth was visible, the spirit was sitting next to Jon, looking towards the sunrise

Jon was about to get up and greet the spirit, when it simply responded quickly

“Don't move! Dad wants to talk to you! Show respect!” the stern tone of the spirit threw Jon off, who simply replied

"Your father?" with a doubtful tone, not knowing if the spirit was joking or not

However, Jon got an answer a few seconds later, when a huge glow caught his attention, Jon focused on the east and watched in disbelief as the sunlight took shape

A dragon, a huge one that ruled all the skies, with golden and red scales so colossal that only its head was bigger than the mountain, and Jon knew who it was

Agni, the spirit of the sun and lord of the heavens, father of dragons and herald of the dawn, one of the ancient spirits, as old as time itself

Jon's winged spirit simply waved her hand to the great dragon and said

“Hi, Dad!” with great enthusiasm

Jon, on the other hand, bowed respectfully and spoke with serenity and a bit of uncertainty

"Lord Agni, it is a real pleasure to meet you"

The golden dragon focused his gaze on the spirit and replied

"My daughter, it's a pleasure to see you, like every morning" the voice was so powerful that Jon felt his spirit shudder just by listening to it, the woman next to him simply let out a giggle as she flew around the place and spoke

“It's time? Is he the chosen one?” apparently, the spirit was anxious about something and referred to Jon as the chosen one

Jon didn't know if he should be happy or worried

The mighty dragon replied

"That's right, the time has come" then he directed his huge head towards Jon and spoke again

"Young dragon, I'm glad to meet one of my sons" Jon was very surprised at the tone used by the ancient being, it was one of affection

Jon couldn't help but ask "Son?" without really knowing what it means

The powerful being let out a soft laugh that reverberated throughout the mountain, apparently finding Jon's question quite funny

"That's right, son, you possess the blood of the dragon, a lineage of warriors, a lineage of kings, even with the intervention of Tui and La, the vestiges of my gift are asleep, inside you," Jon, quite confused, replied

"Your blessing? Do you mean fire bending?” Jon asked doubtfully, not knowing what to feel at the words of the powerful being

The mighty dragon just laughed and shook his head

-No, although you possess a dragon's heart, your spirit is like the ocean, calm and beautiful most of the time, but furious, powerful and uncontrolled at times, you are a water bender in every sense of the word, only the chosen one of Raava possesses the quality of mastering the four spiritual gifts, however, due to your powerful blood,  You are able to obtain certain gifts of fire bending," explained the powerful dragon in a patient tone

Jon heard those words, with some suspicion, and asked

“And what gifts does Stark blood give me? None of our legends speak of dragons and fire, that's a matter of the..." Jon opened his eyes wide and looked at the dragon in disbelief, who simply laughed under his breath and replied

"Now I will speak, and you will listen."

Jon simply nodded and got comfortable, not knowing that the talk he would have with the spirit of the sun would change his identity forever.