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| By King Bumis Heir | Part of the Avatar: The Legacy of Rong Yan continuity. |
| "The prey have been hunted by the predator, now the hunter needs to hunt to quench the thirst of his vendetta." |
| — Jushi had whispered to himself as he ran into the woods in Chapter 4: Hunter's Vendetta |
Jushi is a man from the Omashu province within the Earth Kingdom who Rong Yan and the gang meet in the first chapter of Book Three in the city of Han Tui, he is also a main character in Book Three for the remainder of the fanon Avatar: The Legacy of Rong Yan.
History[]
His story is clouded when you first meet him, Jushi was introduced in Chapter 1: Dangerous Water of Book Three: Earth. When Rong Yan and the gang had gone to Sun Wu's estate so that Rong Yan could master earthbending with Sun Wu, one of the workers that was moving the old guy's things out for refurnishing of the estate for another buyer mentioned he had died of old age three days prior. Rong Yan went to a tavern after visiting the temple, the earth sage at the temple mentioned the theory Sun Wu and Ku Tei believed in. An Avatar's masters are chosen by the Avatar simply by having a matching energy type.
Rong Yan found in Jushi but they had almost gotten off on the wrong foot. When Jushi stood up to pull out his dadao swords and confront the Avatar. A scroll fell out of his satchel when he dropped it. Rong Yan picked it up and read the wanted poster for Senlin. That's when he mentioned Senlin and Jushi told him most foreigners don't know about the Great Betrayer. Rong Yan explained he was the Avatar and that Senlin had been chasing him.
Jushi didn't believe him and asked him for proof, once evidence was given to Jushi he immediately apologized to Rong Yan. Jushi held honor to the Avatar as did his family for a reason he didn't reveal to Rong Yan. Jushi offered to train the Avatar in earthbending if he allowed Jushi to come along and share the reward for Senlin's head.
Rong Yan mentioned Jushi to the governor and Lord Diaoyu told him he wanted to test the man before sending another report to Gao Zu. He needed to test the master first just in case Gao Zu had anything better. The estate guards escorted Jushi to Diaoyu's estate where he was ordered to duel Juedou the guard captain of the estate.
When Jushi dueled the guard captain he impressed his spectators with the unique style of earthbending he used. He quickly dropped his opponent to the ground before the governor ended the duel. Lady Ai Diaoyu, daughter of the governor, was a self-appointed Avatar scholar she read about the unique style of earthbending in history books.
This was the personal style of Avatar Bhudev, an Oma Kingdom Avatar born in the Si Wong province. She was bemused because she wondered how a swordsman even knew history that far back. Jushi revealed his family is the only people in the entire world that are masters of the sixteenth century Oma Kingdom style. When Ai asked him about his background he revealed that he was a descendant of Avatar Bhudev. His maternal side came from the Qiangda Kingdom while his paternal side were sandbenders from Huang He in Hami territory.
Hunter's Vendetta[]
Chapter 4, it is revealed that during Jushi's childhood his town was attacked by bandits, and one of the notable bandits had made a new life for himself in the town of Huangshun. Fuchou, was the name of the man still clinging to the old ways as he had the reputation of not playing nice with others. Fuchou was part of a small gang that wasn't really much a big threat to Huangshun. Jushi had been struck with flashbacks after meeting eye to eye with Fuchou.
Fuchou the notable bandit in Jushi's life was the one who had killed both the young boy's parents forcing him to live in the streets before being placed in an orphanage. Jushi had gotten the nerve to become a bounty hunter himself hunting down criminals and getting paid for capturing them.
Progressing through the chapter Jushi is continuing to get those hurtful flashbacks upon where he stalks Fuchou and is led to an old house just outside the town. Where Fuchou was going to leave to gather some supplies to cook dinner for himself and his daughter. Jushi confronting him had scared the little girl and riled up Fuchou when he began to protect his daughter. Afterwards, he had released his anger when Rong Yan had bent an earth wall up to protect Fuchou and his child.
Rong Yan had began to tell Jushi everything that he was doing, that he was turning into Fuchou. If he was the kind of man to take the life of another who had wronged him in the past and leave their child an orphan. Jushi had argued and retorted to Rong Yan that he didn't understand what he felt. But Unaraq stepped in and told him he knew his pain and he knew the feeling of losing a parent. Telling Jushi when he had lost his mother to Earth Kingdom troops, although he had no hatred for the Earth Kingdom provinces at the time.
After surrendering, Fuchou and his daughter were free and Jushi and the gang had left Huangshun.
Long Live the King[]
Team Avatar enters Omashu for the first time and they eventually reach the palace where Gao Zu is present. There Gao tests the Avatar's new master in three different challenges that he believes will help the master succeed in his bending lessons. Jushi succeeded on all three tests and Rong Yan learned that Jushi can sense whether someone is innocent or guilty by chakras, and feelings. Rong Yan realized Jushi was spiritual, and that someday he can help Rong Yan master the Avatar State. During the second challenge he met the prince Hui Zu.
Hui was born disabled he never learned to utter a single word and was identified as a mute. Physicians reported to the King that his son's larynx never fully developed. Hui went out of his way for the Air Nomad girl because he had a crush on her which Jushi promised he'd convince Aloi to go on a date with her if he helped him get Hui out of the cage. Jushi found himself in a pool with Rong Yan that the Avatar heated up. Which attracted the royal guards on break who wanted to play water volleyball with a boulder, the men jumped in naked which made Jushi uncomfortable. That evening, Rong Yan, Unaraq, and Jushi partied with King Gao and ended up getting into a drunken stupor. Rumors have suggested that the four got into trouble while in a drunken state.
Meeting the Heartseeker[]
After the argument in Omashu, Unaraq and Aloi had a growing wound in their relationship. During their visit to Bei Fu they were not speaking. Jushi mentioned of a spirit known as the Heartseeker on Yaoping Mountain in Yunan province near the village of Yaoping. Apparently, the spirit was demoted to immortal when the Haijun Kingdom adopted the Oma Kingdom's deity Shanshen an elemental god of earth.
It is said, that the hopeless romantics or those with relationship issues flocked to Yue Lao for guidance or even for a love potion to make someone their true love. But often that came at a price, it is said he wears a red string around his wrist which he uses to invisibly tie two potential lovers together.
Aloi and Jushi ventured to Yaoping mountain because Aloi was on a quest to save her relationship with Unaraq. She and Jushi met the red-skinned immortal of love, Yue Lao, who gave Aloi advice on her relationship and offered her a love potion which she could obtain from a store in the town or deal with her relationship.
Jushi tried his luck at the being and inquired about his future if he would die alone or eventually get married. The spirit gave him a prediction of the future but then caught himself and then claimed it to be a lie. He told Jushi that he was going to have a son that would be the spiritual adviser of the next Avatar.
Ba Sing Se[]
Team Avatar arrives in Ba Sing Se, with the assistance of Ambassador Dashi does Rong Yan get to see the Earth King. Once meeting the Earth King, he summarizes events that are occuring around the world as he journeyed and mastered the elements. Qiang Zhen shares information and mentions the Fire Nation princess is in the city. Qiang Zhen invited Team Avatar to the annual parties held on Laogai Island.
The Siege of the Impenetrable City[]
Jushi offered to lend his experience to the Council of Five, which helped them greatly eventually they let him go join the front outside the Outer Wall. Jushi joined in time to help fight off his kin and assist the Qiangdian Provincial Guard. Jushi was knocked off his sand spout and was dragged to the infirmary, Senge went down as well which forced Aloi to fight but luckily she didn't have to when the reinforcements arrived in time.
Five Years Later[]
Jushi attended Rong Yan's wedding and was seen with an unknown woman who he could've met while in Ba Sing Se or back home in the Oma Kingdom.
Abilities[]
Earthbending[]
Jushi is a master of traditional Oma Kingdom style earthbending from the sixteenth century BG. His family are the only line of earthbenders that can earthbend like Avatar Bhudev, as they carry his blood. Bhudev's style of earthbending was quite unique because it used forms from firebending, airbending, and waterbending.
Jushi shows his skill in a duel against Juedou, Governor Geju Diaoyu's estate captain of the guard. Lady Ai Diaoyu, Geju's daughter is an Avatar scholar, she's read about the earthbending style of which Jushi is proficient with.
Dadao Swords[]
Jushi carries two dadao swords on his person, which he wields both at the same time, using them as extensions of his arms. Although it is unknown if he uses them to enhance earthbending. However, in a few later chapters he will be seen wielding earth swords and using them to fight. It is good to know that if he is in a situation where he was disarmed he uses earthbending to create swords for use.
Relatives[]
- Avatar Bhudev (Ancestor)
Appearances[]
Avatar: The Legacy of Rong Yan[]
Book Three: Earth[]
- Chapter 1: Dangerous Waters
- Chapter 2: Coast of War
- Chapter 4: Hunter's Vendetta
- Chapter 5: Thirty Year War
- Chapter 7: Long Live the King
- Chapter 9: Prisoner of War Part 1: Crowned Prince
- Chapter 10: Prisoner of War Part 2: The Execution
- Chapter 11: The Aftermath
- Chapter 12: The Deserter
- Chapter 13: Marked for Death
- Chapter 14: The Impenetrable City
- Chapter 15: Tales of Ba Sing Se
- Chapter 16: Laogai Island
- Chapter 18: The Avatar and the Great Betrayer Part 1: Ceasefire
- Chapter 19: The Avatar and the Great Betrayer Part 2: Siege of Ba Sing Se
- Chapter 20: The Avatar and the Great Betrayer Part 3: Apotheosis
- Chapter 21: The Avatar and the Great Betrayer Part 4: Avatar Rong Yan
| Preceded by 'Qiangda Kingdom Army'; Eventually Cuzhuang |
Avatar's Earthbending Master Spring 654 BG |
Succeeded by Unknown; Eventually Jianzhu |
Trivia[]
- Jushi means "boulder" in Chinese, good name for an Earthbender.
- When Jushi tells Rong Yan about catgatoring him it's just an Avatar version of the slang term "maddog".
- Originally Jushi's background wasn't too well known, in the rewritten version his paternal side of the family comes from Avatar Bhudev. An Avatar eight centuries before Rong Yan born in Hami territory within the Si Wong province and famous for the creation of the Great Divide.
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