Talk:Amon/@comment-5112444-20120517082633

Let's make up a story, shall we? And in this story, a little boy is born. And this particular little boy is born to two very young parents that have known each other their entire lives. Now, most children are born to young couples, but this couple and this child are very special. This little boy would be a symbol, the beginning of the resurrection of a people. And to his father and grandfather, he may very well be the seed that will bring his people back to life. The little boy grows from a baby to a gangly young boy. And his parents have grown...distant. His father, wanting a life of freedom and tranquility, while his mother preferred order and became more and more dedicated to her work. What's even more damaging to the child, is the fact it seemed that he will not be that seed. The gift that was promised to this child from birth...did not belong to him.

Soon, his father finds solace with another woman, and soon blames himself as he tries to comfort his mother...who only pushes him away and becomes more invested into her job of protecting the city. The boy does find some support from his grandparents, however: his grandmother trying her hardest to make the child understand that his father and grandfather still loved him.

Meanwhile, the second wife of his father becomes pregnant and gives birth to a daughter. And this daughter, is graced with that 'gift'. Soon, all of the attention was focused upon him, was now settled on that baby girl. This is where the young boy finally learns to hate. "How could he leave us?" he would think, "How could he leave me? How could they push me aside?" it was then that he learned that those born with that 'gift' seemed to only be concerned for their own kind, his mother being the only exception in his eyes. But his grandfather, a kindhearted old man, still tries to be a mainstay in the child's life. Gifted or not, the boy was his grandchild. His first grandchild, he would never abadon his own. He even went as far as to teach his grandson a certain trick that he could to protect himself with. But he was weak and old, and soon died before he could finally save the boy.

The boy grows. He is a teenager, but intelligent and wise for his age. He excels in his studies, his favorites being the subjects of Government and History. It was also during this time that he had developed a flair for theatrics. Whenever he said a speech or a monologue, his peers would listen. His hunger for knowledge only leads the boy further and further into darkness. He noticed that most of his World's history was written and won by the 'gifted' and the non-gifted were either silenced....or worse. This only proves the theory he had as a child. The gifted were simply evil and abused their gifts for their own selfish gain. Using the gifts of his voice and his influence, as well the trick that his grandfather taught him for the purpose of protecting himself, he soon finds himself at the head of a revolution. He dons a mask, to hide his identity and to protect his mother's honor as a head official, and chose a name for himself that means 'hidden'.

But of course, his followers were curious about the man behind the mask.

He could not reveal his true identity. That would shame him and his family (his father was able to give his mother two more children before he left), so he spins a tale about a 'Firebender' and how his parents were simple farmers who could defend themselves. "He took my face." he says, and with that, he successfully quenches his followers' curiousity. But of course, she arrives. Another gifted, but she was different. Not only did she have the power to manipulate one element; she could manipulate them all. Just like his grandfather. Seeing an oppurtunity, he approaches her and warns her that he will one day defeat her. But once his mask comes off and he's at home, he has a strained relationship with his mother and siblings/half-siblings and rarely speaks to his father. He's just a mild-mannered man in his mid twenties to late thirtieswith an office job that bores him. He hates his life as himself, but as the 'hidden one', he is own God.

Now...let's say that the little boy in the beginning's last name was Bei Fong. Let's say that his mother was an earthbender, with metalbending being her specialty. Let's say that his father happened to be an airbender and his grandmother and aunt being waterbenders. Let's say that he was supposed the next in line of a family of airbenders, but due to his parents being both benders, he was born a normal person. This person? Amon. And his parents? Lin Beifong and Tenzin.