Talk:Firebending/@comment-75.194.18.96-20120311025002/@comment-3338975-20120311031408

Also, both consist of a large release of energy from the matter being disturbed by the bender's drive. In one case, it causes a simple release of heat in fire; in the other, upon proper focusing the innate charges within the matter are thrust apart, only to attempt to jump back together (a process which the bender can only guide, and not control due to it being outside their ability to disturb matter with their life's drive) by themselves as lightning.