Izumi had once again changed out of her Firelord robes and back into commoner clothing. It did feel more comfortable, though of course, it meant more danger. As she pulled the crown from her head and carefully laid it on its stand in her room, she heard a light tapping. The door swung open without … Continue reading
“Pike! Please, don’t go!” Fuse hated how frightened she sounded. Like the day she had first arrived. Part of her knew she was too old for that childishness. She was ten now. A forged weapon. Weapons didn’t show fear. Good weapons didn’t even feel fear. Pike turned. “Fuse! What are you doing? You shouldn’t be … Continue reading
Nanami’s lungs screamed at her as she ran. This was stupid; so incredibly stupid. She should have been trying to escape the fighting in Sunport, not sprint headlong into it. It wasn’t as if she had any particular loyalty to General Iroh. She was just a normal Fire Nation citizen. He should have been protecting … Continue reading
No fear. No pain. No mercy. The words echoed in her head. Calming. Clarifying. They helped her keep focus despite the futility of her efforts. She was surrounded. The Avatar was before her, fully powered. And, judging from the effort it took to stand, she was bleeding out. No fear. No pain. No mercy. 843 … Continue reading
Korra couldn’t quite believe what she was seeing. Her first theory was that she’d banged around a few too many heads, and somehow in the process, her own noggin had taken far too hard a blow. Assuming it hadn’t, though, she was staring at something she had no way to explain. An airbender, no one … Continue reading
“Okay, I confess, I know I might be a bit out of the loop here…” Bolin said. The motorboat was bumping across the waves, and he was trying to strike a balance between maintaining some element of surprise and still talking loud enough to be heard over the motor. He pointed at the vast ocean … Continue reading
Once they touched ground, Izumi quickly got to her feet, as did everyone else. Of course, the large explosion drew attention. It would have been highly convenient if they could have somehow managed a silent explosion as part of the victory, but seeing as how Izumi was grateful just to be alive at the moment, … Continue reading
Izumi had to admit, she hadn’t really expected the best idea offered in the war room to come from Bolin. In fact, when he’d started to talk, she’d been tempted to suggest leaving him behind. Now they were following his plan essentially to the letter. Of course, following Bolin’s plan also required letting herself, her … Continue reading
Zuko was quite disappointed. He had barely finished telling the tale of he and his friends’ journey through Forgetful Valley when the guard fell asleep. He’d have thought that would be one of the more interesting parts of his tale. Nanami had fallen asleep earlier than that; he’d felt his body slip back into his … Continue reading
Zuko had a few theories about the limits of voidbending. He’d never had the chance to test any of them, but he supposed now was as a good time as any. His captors were strategic about their hostage-keeping, at any rate. He and Nanami were both kept bound onto the mast of a ship, which … Continue reading