Chapter 142
105 years after the genocide of the Air Nomads.
Yui Bay. Air Island Temple.
Several small but remarkably agile figures darted across the lush green grass. Despite their young age, their still-chubby legs covered several meters in a single second.
"Kushi, you should practice Earthbending more often!" a girl who looked about eight or nine years old shouted cheerfully. Her two lively braids perfectly suited her tanned, round face.
"R-r-r! Hime!" came a genuine growl from the throat of a younger girl chasing after the first. Her chestnut hair was already tousled, her green kimono wide open, its sash lying somewhere far behind. "Take this!" she stomped her short foot, causing a tall earthen wall to rise in front of the first girl.
Hime, without slowing down, simply leaped over the two-meter obstacle. Anyone knowledgeable about life energy would surely marvel at the girl's abilities in this field.
"I gave you a full ten seconds!" a voice called from behind them. Before another second passed, another small conqueror overtook the first two. Judging by her movements, she was well-acquainted with the element of air.
Forgetting their eternal rivalry, Hime and Kushi tried their best to catch up with their younger sister, who was already almost at the tree. It's worth noting that in this game, the winner is the first to touch the bark of the beautiful tree grown by one of their mothers.
"Kushi and Hime—zero, Tomoko—twenty-three!" greeted their peer, Kushi's contemporary, whose features resembled the other two. Only she had long black hair that fell freely onto her snow-white face, occasionally covering her mesmerizing golden eyes.
"I don't want to play this game anymore," pouted the middle sister, a miniature version of Avatar Kyoshi.
"Let's go play with Aine!" suggested the eldest, pointing her finger at the massive body of the golden dragoness, who occupied nearly a quarter of the island. Near her, small flying bison played calmly. It was clear they were used to such a neighbor.