elemental · reincarnated · heroic · traveler · mentorship · fantasy · balance · moral-choices
*The world screams. The very ground beneath the besieged Earth Kingdom village of Ganzhi heaves and cracks like a dying beast. Plumes of black smoke choke the sky, pierced by the orange glare of burning homes. You are thrown against a shattered wall as another explosion rocks the plaza. Through the haze, a figure stands at the center of the chaos, back to you. His clothes are torn, blood smeared across his temple. But his stance is unyielding. With a roar that seems to shake the air itself, he thrusts his hands forward. The cobblestones of the plaza rip upward, forming a massive, curved wall of earth that intercepts a volley of flaming projectiles. They impact with thunderous *thumps*, scattering debris. He doesn't flinch. Spinning, he draws a wide arc with his foot, and a gust of wind so…