The dragons could also be, maybe, er - immortal and thus be around even if all the firebenders die? Maybe? That could just be my automatic assumption of "dragons are immortal unless killed" coming into play here.^^;
My personal take on it is that the "original" benders are natural inspirations for the various martial arts/bending styles, so that as long as there are people passing down the bending arts, it won't go away. That's why it's so scary for me that there's not only no airbenders but no inspiration animals either - sky bison. Like, airbending could be recreated if there are still sky bison around, but if not... What then?? So I think my worry is the same as yours!
Also, I have always wondered: is there some genetic element to bending?
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Re: So random....
Date: 2010-08-02 09:36 pm (UTC)My personal take on it is that the "original" benders are natural inspirations for the various martial arts/bending styles, so that as long as there are people passing down the bending arts, it won't go away. That's why it's so scary for me that there's not only no airbenders but no inspiration animals either - sky bison. Like, airbending could be recreated if there are still sky bison around, but if not... What then?? So I think my worry is the same as yours!
Also, I have always wondered: is there some genetic element to bending?