He could turn himself into lighting? [And Katara is torn between eagerly wanting to hear the story and trying to figure out how that's possible -- and how to fight it. Warrior wins over little girl and her brow furrows.]

I've fought someone who used lightning before, but I've never heard of anyone who was able to turn into lightning before. And it was a large enough bolt to be able light a whole island on fire?

[That would be really hard to deflect...]