Chapter 62. The Plucked Flower
Yo, the Airbender. The Library of Wan Shi Tong, or as Dria calls it, the Great and Wise Owl's Library.
For several weeks, I've been my own contact center. I needed all sorts of information about the Fire Nation, so I had to read the history of the Green Fire lineage until it was practically memorized, just to avoid any slip-ups. Thanks to this marathon, we've nearly finished the entire Fire Nation book section.
Dria was a huge help. Like me, she didn't leave the books for days. Now, exhausted, she's sleeping with her head on her arms. Quietly leaving our chambers, I decided to quickly flip through some airbending scrolls. Finally, I had time to master the element. My mind was already buzzing with techniques I'd seen in the cartoon, plus some skills I absorbed from those griffin-like air spirits.
Airbending is about controlling and manipulating air currents. It's deeply spiritual, closer to spirit magic than anything else, which is why all air nomads were airbenders.
Airbending revolves around manipulating air—its flow, pressure, and temperature.
I started with the basics, as I should. First up: air strikes, similar to fire streams but shorter and compressed.
After mastering those, I moved on. Air bullets and air shields came naturally by the third try. No surprise there—my mastery of fire, water, and earthbending helped a lot. It's like a polyglot learning a new language from the same family; your brain builds on what you already know.
Next were "forceuser" techniques, where air replaces telekinesis. You can push or pull objects—even people. The key is that you're manipulating the air around them, not invading their energy like bloodbending, where the body resists foreign energy.
As a true Uchiha, I can breathe fire. Why not breathe air too? Done! Then came suction techniques, like Appa's, which worked perfectly—maybe too well. I ended up swallowing all the dust in the training room...
Of course, I had to try the famous air scooter, supposedly invented by Aang himself. It's cool, but I'm not a kid anymore, and I crashed into the wall trying to control it...
Airbenders are acrobats, circus performers, and parkour experts all in one. At first, they use airbending to help with tricks, but their bodies adapt. Soon, even without bending, they effortlessly perform flips, twists, and pirouettes.