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Chapter 72: The Monster You Awaken

The aftermath of the invasion left both victors and vanquished exhausted and hollow. The joint armies of the Earth Kingdom and the Northern Water Tribe had fractured under the weight of their losses. By the time the remaining troops withdrew, nearly two thirds of their forces lay dead or wounded, the slaughter of the assault had been terrible, and for all that sacrifice the campaign had ended in failure. The invasion had not toppled the Fire Nation; it had only bled both sides.

Team Ava...

Chapter 71: Crown Of Jade

Lady Zhonglei Lung sat in the heavy silence of her husband’s office, a space that now felt as hollow as she did. It had been over a month since the Day of the Black Sun, and the news of Admiral Shulian Lung’s sacrifice still hung over the household like a shroud. He had given his life, or so they assumed, to hold the line during the eclipse, buying precious time for the capital.

Letters of condolence and respect from soldiers of every rank lay piled on his desk. Their words meant no...

Chapter 70: Return From The Spirit World

Tai Lung sat cross-legged atop Wan Shi Tong’s great feathery back, the giant spirit owl gliding silently through the skies of the Spirit World. The wind whipped past them as they made their way toward the portal. On the way, Tai Lung spoke of his strange experience of travelling to another world, recounting details of what he had felt. Wan Shi Tong listened intently, his questions full of curiosity, and Tai Lung answered them with honesty, describing the world, culture, and everything else ...

Chapter 69: The Price of a Minute

The battle raged on in bloody fury. Tens of warriors from both sides had already fallen, and still the Fire Nation’s line of defense held firm, refusing to let the invaders breach the path to the capital. General Chen wiped the sweat and dust from his brow as he shouted over the clash of steel and bursts of bending.

“They’re throwing everything at us!” he growled, killing an earth soldier who had charged through the ranks. “Their only plan must be to keep attacking until we br...

Chapter 68: The Gambit of the Black Sun II

Admiral Lung led his forces toward the edge of the capital, to the great path that linked the docks with the main street leading into the Fire Nation’s capital. Alongside him marched the generals and admirals of the Fire Nation, and behind them stood nearly every soldier the capital could muster, all ready to resist the enemy’s advance.

Though his orders had been to prepare for war, Lung had also sent a small portion of his men to evacuate the civilians, urging them to flee behind t...

Chapter 67: The Gambit of the Black Sun

On the day of the Black Sun, while Tai Lung and his crew remained distant, a storm gathered elsewhere. Across the seas, dozens of ships belonging to the Earth Kingdom and the Northern Water Tribe had gathered at a small island close to the Fire Nation.

The decks were crowded with warriors, near two thousands of the finest earthbenders and waterbenders, elites from both nations standing ready for the greatest gamble of the war. Mist rose across the waters, a thick fog conjured by the wat...

Chapter 66: Azula's Reflection

Azula POV

It had been three whole days since Tai Lung disappeared deep into the southern pole. Without him around, without anything to occupy me besides endless training and the occasional conversations with Ty Lee and Mai, my thoughts had turned inward, against my will.

Again and again, my mind drifted to the Day of Black Sun. The day I, princess of the Fire Nation, couldn’t bend fire for the first time in my life. My fire had vanished, and I knew it had not be...

Chapter 65: The Final Bow

The dust over the ruined mountain slowly drifted away, yet no one in the Jade Palace courtyard could tear their eyes from the destruction they had witnessed. After what felt like eternity Po and the others had shifted their gaze from the shattered peak back to Tai Lung, only to see him walking silently, steadily, toward Shifu.

He stopped a few feet away, his golden eyes steady. “You have gotten older,” Tai Lung said quietly.

Shifu stood frozen, his expression filled with shock...

Chapter 64: Tai Lung Vs Po

Po walked closer to Tai Lung, his round face glowing with excitement. “That was amazing! This is the best demonstration of the Nerve Strike I’ve seen in years. If you struck me like that suddenly, I wouldn’t be able to defend myself.”

Tai Lung chuckled, his voice carrying a sharp edge of humor. “You’re too fat, Panda. The Nerve Strike doesn’t work on you.”

Po burst out laughing, then paused, tapping his chin. “Now that I think about it, the last person who was so...

Chapter 63: Back To The Jade Palace

Tai Lung stepped into the Valley of Peace, his sharp eyes scanning the familiar landscape. A rush of nostalgia coursed through him. Despite all the changes over the decades, the air, the buildings, even the bustling streets still felt familiar, almost unchanged. He walked slowly, taking in the sights. Around him, every animal in the valley turned their eyes toward him, their curiosity clear. Some looked wary, others intrigued, but all stared.

He didn’t mind the attention and simply ke...

Chapter 62: Through The Spirit Realm

A red light shone from within the Mother of Faces. Her vast, tree-like body radiated brilliance as she waved her hand, and from the earth beside Tai Lung a new tree sprouted. Its bark pulsed with red energy, each beat reminding Tai Lung of the strange tree that had dragged him into this world, the anomaly, as the Mother of Faces had named it.

“So you can create anomalies?” Tai Lung asked, his voice steady.

“It is not an anomaly,” the Mother of Faces replied. “It might lo...

Chapter 61: A Way Back

Tai Lung looked up at the giant black owl and asked, “Are you Wan Shi Tong?”

The spirit nodded lightly.

“I managed to cross it through the portal in the South Pole,” Tai Lung said. The owl’s pupils narrowed. “Impossible,” Wan Shi Tong replied. “The portal is closed.”

“Indeed,” Tai Lung answered, “but I found a way to cross it.”

Wan Shi Tong was silent for a moment, considering. “Most intriguing,” he finally said.

Tai Lung continued. ...

Chapter 60: Finding The Spirit Library

The spider spirit had just returned to its cave, sitting into the silence it so dearly cherished. Peace wrapped around it, and already it began to drift back into slumber. Barely minutes later, its eyes snapped open wide as a thunderous explosion shook the cave.

The first thing it noticed was the absence of its roof, where once there had been rocks, now only open sky loomed above, revealing the shifting expanse of the spirit world.

The spider blinked in confusion. Then its many ey...

Chapter 59: Fog of Lost Souls

The trade of stories between Vaatu and Tai Lung stretched on for hours. From that exchange Tai Lung gained valuable information about the history of the world he now lived in and answers to questions that had wondered for a long time. It did not resolve everything he wanted to know, but it opened his eyes to a new path, possibilities and directions he had never considered before.

Vaatu had spoken of an ancient spirit called Wan Shi Tong and of the Spirit Library, a repository of knowled...

Chapter 58: Vatuu

Upon their return, Tai Lung had declared his intent to stay longer in the south pole.

“I’m heading deeper into the south,” Tai Lung declared, “There’s a strange chi I’ve been sensing there. I intend to see what it is before leaving.”

He turned to Azula. “Keep training your firebending, as we did the past three days.” Without waiting for a reply, he leapt from the deck and took flight into the horizon.

Ty Lee tilted her head, watching him disappear. “Is he...

Chapter 57: Unbound

Tai Lung stared up at the sky, his golden eyes narrowing as the world above shifted into shadow. The sun was swallowed by darkness, its blazing light replaced by a hollow ring of fire. For the first time in either of his lives, he was witnessing an eclipse. In his past life, he had only heard of such an event from tales. Now, at last, he saw it with his own eyes.

Beside him, Azula leaned closer and whispered, her tone strangely hushed, “It is the Black Sun. I have read in the scrolls ...

Chapter 56: Master Pakku's Resolve

Days later, Tai Lung’s ship reached the southern frozen edge of the world. The land stretched out before them, a vast and endless sheet of white. Snow and ice shimmered beneath the pale sun, and in the far distance, small hills of untouched frost rose above the flat expanse. Tai Lung exhaled, his breath curling into the frigid air like smoke.

Beside him, Ty Lee hugged herself, shivering violently. “Why in the name of Agni are we here?” she asked through chattering teeth.

“...

Chapter 55: Living Among The Kyoshi

The center of the village on Kyoshi Island was where the Kyoshi training hall stood. It was here that the young women of the island honed their skills, striving to become worthy of the Kyoshi name and, one day, to defend their home alongside their sisters.

Now, however, the training hall welcomed a unique group of outsiders, Tai Lung and his companions. It was the first time the Kyoshi had ever allowed anyone else into their sacred hall, and it was only done at the request of Ty Lee, wh...

Chapter 54: A New Path

Azula found Tai Lung’s room quickly with the help of one of the Lung estate servants. She knocked once; when his voice said, “Enter,” she stepped inside.

Tai Lung sat in a meditative pose, eyes calm, already looking at her.

She drew a deep breath. “Please help me become stronger quickly. Help me train.”

Tai Lung observed her for a long, quiet moment and then spoke, “You are angry, angrier than I have ever seen you. Why do you want to train? Is it because of your ...

Chapter 53: Realizing The Truth

When Tai Lung and Azula reached the Lung estate, they went straight to the backyard, or better known as Tai Lungs’s training ground. The moment Ty Lee spotted Azula, her face lit up in a wide grin.

“I knew Tai Lung would get you out of there!” she said cheerfully.

Mai’s smile was smaller, more restrained, but sincere. “Did the Fire Lord make any fuss?”

“Not a sound,” Tai Lung replied flatly.

Azula looked at her two friends, and a rare sense of gratefuln...

Chapter 52: Azula's Rebellion Phase

Tai Lung’s voice was steady, deliberate, as he looked at Azula. “You are no fool. You can see the faults of your father, he is cold, cruel, and unreasonable. The only reason he is still Fire Lord is because the high-ranking officers hold loyalty and respect toward the royal family, and they respect General Iroh way too much. If your uncle came back tomorrow and said he wanted to be the Fire Lord, everyone would be on his side.”

Azula narrowed her eyes. “Your words are an admitta...

Chapter 51: Azula's Punishment

Days later, when Aang finally returned to Ba Sing Se, his friends noticed at once that something about him had changed. He carried himself differently, calmer, more focused than before. When they pressed him, Aang explained about the guru’s teachings, about opening his chakras and finally mastering the Avatar State. But what caught them most off guard was his mention of Tai Lung.

“Guru Pathik said Tai Lung has unlocked his chakras as well,” Aang admitted quietly. “He told me I m...

Chapter 50: Mastering The Avatar State

The Fire Nation army pulled back to the Yanhai River base. The retreat had been orderly, but the taste of failure lingered among the army. With the invasion over and no plans for what is going to be the next step, Tai Lung and Ty Lee decided to return to the Fire Islands. Azula and Mai, however, remained behind. Azula refused to face her father so soon after such a defeat. She ordered the war minister to go ahead in her place, taking the blame before Fire Lord Ozai’s throne. She knew well t...

Chapter 49: Retreat

It didn’t take long for Tai Lung to catch up with the retreating army. His battle with the Avatar had ended too quickly for Ty Lee and the others to gain much distance. Once reaching them, he descended directly in front of them, blocking their path.

Everyone froze in place for a moment, until Ty Lee broke into a run and leapt into his arms, hugging him tightly. “Tai! You’re okay!”

Tai Lung smiled faintly. “Now you’re insulting me. Did you really think the under trained...

Chapter 48: Tai Lung VS The Avatar

Inside the drill, Tai Lung sat with his eyes closed, lost in meditation, ignoring the chaos and machinery rumbling around him. The silence he kept within himself lasted until the entire drill shook violently. His eyes snapped open, and slowly, he rose to his feet.

“It seems the drill penetrated the city wall,” he muttered.

He began moving, his steps calm and steady toward the control room. Halfway there, he stopped abruptly. His senses sharpened, his chest rising as he felt it...

Chapter 47: The Drill Hunt

Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee sat in the control room. After the first wave of earthbenders, no more soldiers came their way. Mai sighed from her chair, her voice carrying her usual boredom.

“This is boring.”

Ty Lee kept looking through the spyglass and said, “The soldiers all left, they all climbed the wall. Maybe they gave up?”

Azula narrowed her eyes. “They gave up too quickly. They might be planning something. Keep watching, Ty Lee, and let me know if you see anyone c...

Chapter 46: Arriving At Ba Sing Se

The three girls stared at Tai Lung in shock.

Mai asked, “What did you do?”

Tai Lung replied calmly, “The chi is the source of life. I gave you my chi which improved your body and accelerated your healing.”

Azula narrowed her eyes. “I have never heard of such a thing.”

“The Water Tribe does something similar,” Tai Lung explained, “but they use water as a medium.”

Azula just stared at him, speechless, and so did the other two. Every time they th...

Chapter 45: The Golden Touch

For a long moment after the escape, silence lingered over the city’s highest point. The cage still swayed slightly from its chain, and the unfinished statue of Fire Lord Ozai loomed above them.

Then, at last, Bumi’s chuckling voice broke through, his tone almost enlightened, as though he had reached some grand revelation.

“Ah, I know why they escaped,” the old king announced.

Both Azula and Mai turned their heads toward him, curiosity flickering in their eyes despite...

Chapter 44: The Fastest Flee

Ignoring Tai Lung entirely, Azula turned her focus back to the still-hesitant Ty Lee. “I was planning to fetch Mai after you,” she said smoothly. “She’s in the Earth Kingdom after all, and the three of us could be together again. We haven’t met since we left the Royal Fire Academy for Girls.”

Ty Lee’s eyes brightened instantly. “Mai is here?”

“She and her family came to the Earth Kingdom,” Tai Lung answered before Azula could. “Her father was put in charge ...

Chapter 43: Azula's Mission

The Fire Nation fleet was split, scattered after the events of the North Pole siege. While the majority of the ships turned their prows toward home, Tai Lung had other plans. He directed his ship away from the returning fleet, ordering his crew to chart a course for the Earth Kingdom. His destination was to the circus, he intended to visit Ty Lee.

Another ship split from the fleet as well. Prince Zuko, still banished, demanded to continue his mission of hunting the Avatar. Thanks to Gen...