"Azula, don't be rash!"
Seeing that Azula seemed intent on fighting them, Korra immediately tried to stop her.
Although the Equalist elites were all ordinary people, every one of them was agile and capable of Chi-Blocking. She and Mako had already experienced how formidable they were.
Last night, after seeing Bolin taken away by the Equalists, they had given chase, only to be defeated by two Equalist elites using Chi-Blocking. Otherwise, none of this would have happened.
So to Korra, the dozen or so Equalist elites before them were by no means as easy to deal with as they looked. She was afraid Azula would underestimate them.
Besides, Amon was there too.
The mere thought of Amon's terrifying ability to strip away Bending made her uneasy.
"Rash? Not at all."
The corners of Azula's mouth curled slightly at those words, but at the same time, she assumed a Lightningbending stance.
"I just wanted to show everyone what real Lightningbending looks like."
Azula brought her index and middle fingers together, tracing sparks of lightning through the air. Meanwhile, above the platform, Amon, who had been watching the show, suddenly frowned beneath his mask.
That was Lightningbending, but the stance was unlike any he had ever seen.
Suddenly, he remembered that today's Lightningbending was not its original form. He did not know what the original Lightningbending looked like, but-
"Get out of the way!"
His pupils contracted, and the order burst from his lips, only to be completely drowned out by the thunderous roar the next instant.
Boom-!
A rumble like true thunder from nature itself exploded in everyone's ears. Savage lightning tore through the curtain of night, and through lives as well.
The Equalist elites began desperately dodging the instant they sensed danger, but the unstoppable torrent of lightning, swift and