Board Thread:Citizenship Applications/@comment-27539174-20151002211419

Character Name: Akira

Bender Type: Airbender Age: 17 Appearance: Personality: Subject to flights of whimsy, supporter of freedom, and unpredictable in and out of combat. However when he does become serious about something he goes after it with an almost venomous ferocity.

History: Akira was born and raised in Ba Sing Se in the Earth Republic and was a very reserved and quit person due to be raised by his very strict parents. He was being groomed to go into law enforcement and he dedicated himself to it. He thought he knew how his life was going to play out... But an experience in the market place when he was 9 changed all of that..... He saw another boy sneaking cabbages under his shirt. He called out for help and chased after him. He soon saw that the boy was to be put away and heard him cry out that he had not eaten for days. He then began to realize that the law was not as just as his parents had taught him. That night, he decided to try to break out the thief. He snuck into the jail and tried desperately to pick the lock, unfortunately the guards caught him before he could break the other boy out. Desperately he ran at the guards, pushing his hands forward towards them. To his surprise a burst of air rushed forwards from his hands and hurtled the guards backwards into a wall, knocking them unconscious. He stared down at his hands in disbelief, realizing that he was an airbender. He was snapped out of his stupor by the sound of the thief informing him that he was still in the cell. Akira at first tried to break open the cell door with his airbending but it was ineffectual. Then he realized that the jail cell had a high window without bars. Running outside he saw that a boy their age just might be able to squeeze through. He then (with great effort and many attempts) managed to airbend the boy up to where he could grab the windowsill. And then he pulled him through. They both ran away from the jail and finally stopped running and sat down panting in an alley. "Thanks for breaking me out, my name is Jiin" said the Thief. "No problem, I put you there to begin with remember? My name is Akira." They shook hands and they began their careers as partners in crime. Over the next 8 years Akira would study law by day and run with the gang known as the "Obsidian Shards " by night under the street name "Galestorm" with Jiin known as "The Magician" (because he knew how to make your money disappear). They would steal from the richer side of town and would often have to protect their turf from rival gangs. One day when Akira and Jiin where running a job together a kid witnessed them infiltrate a house and followed them back to the gang-house where he was caught. The leader of the Obsidian Shards (Ironback Wong) told Akira and Jiin to kill the witness. Akira opened his mouth to protest, but to his surprise, Jiin had already began throwing one of his knives at the boy. Akira quickly turned around and bent air towards the side of the knife, making it miss the child. But to his horror the knife suddenly bent in midair and sunk into the child's neck. He turned around to see that Ironback Wong had bended the knife after he had reflected it. "Gale, disobedience is punished by death in the Obsidian Shards," Wong told him in an infuriated voice. Akira looked around to see that Wong, Jiin, and three other gang members where in the room with him... And two o those gang members where earthbenders.... He then saw there was a good amount of dust on the floor. Akira airbended the dust towards the other side of the room, blinding Wong and the other three gang members. He then barely dodged a knife from Jiin. Akira felt very hurt. "Jiin, I thought we had something!" He cried out in desperation. "So did I" Jiin responded coldly as he pulled out his dagger and rushed Akira. Akira then airbended at Akira with as sting a gale as he could muster and then ran out into the night. He bought a ticket out of the city and towards the Northern Air Temple. Hoping that they could help him bring his life around. When the train finally got close to the temple a pair of Air Nomads greeted him and brought him to the temple. They didn't ask about his past so he did not tell. He spent two months in the temple but did not care much for them. Even though they thought him how to properly use his bending. He felt that they where the opposite of the element that they represented. Where air flowed their minds where to be rigid, where air was to be free they where tethered to their rigorous practices and restrictions. He eventually felt that the world needed true freedom by having those who where true to the spirit of air. He read in the libraries about the airbenders had gained the ability of flight by embracing true freedom like Zaheer and Guru Laghima and strived to follow them, the true airbenders instead of the tethered ones at the air temples. Before leaving he spent some time deciding where to go. Seeing as Republic city is where the elements meet and where true chaos would naturally arise he figured it was the perfect city to start. He packed his meager possessions and took the nearest ship bound to the city.

Character Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 137 lbs.

Sexuality: Bisexual 