The Hunter Of Storms

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A dimly lit room was full of quarrelsome spirits. To the human eye, it contained only a few candles, a u-shaped table, a stairwell that led to an altar-like table, and two large doors. This was the designated meeting place. The Great Council of Spirits rarely intervened with the affairs of the human realm, but on this matter, the Avatar could not bring peace. This time, they would have to bring peace, but it called for the spilling of blood. Many of the spirits fought against this inevitable conclusion, but were put down by the facts.

"When did humans learn to do that?" asked a falcon spirit.

"Unknown," answered a large lion spirit, "but once he arrives, the situation will be dealt with."

Two double doors opened and light poured through-- silhouetting a cloaked figure. The figure silently walked past the jabbering spirits and into the center of the room. Once there, it fell to one knee and waited. The spirits suddenly took notice of the figure's arrival, and the room slowly grew silent.

"Ah, you are early Ting Pei, that's a good sign. I-" started a wolf spirit. The figure raised its head, and even though the spirit could not see the eyes of this malevolent spirit, it knew the hunter was glaring at him.

"Ah. Forgive me, I forgot," amended the old spirit.

"May I go and do my duty?" asked the cloaked being of the lion spirit.

"Yes, you should be going, Ursa, can you assist him?" asked the great lion to a small bear-like spirit, who nodded gently. The two spirits walked up the stairs and up to the altar. When they arrived, a seal began to glow on the table. Then a portal with a desert beyond it opened.

The figure moved to pass through it. Before he could, however, the bear lay a paw on his arm.

"Wait, before you go, may I ask you a favor?" she asked. He nodded.

" My son, he is a very troubled young man, and his uncle grows old, when you get to the human realm, can you…" the beast trailed off, unsure of what to say.

"You want me to watch over him?" The man suggested. The bear looked up and slowly nodded.

"Please, he is quite precious to me," she said, "I don't want him to destroy himself."

"And…what is his name?"

"Zuko," was her quiet response.

"It shall be done m'lady," said the hunter-spirit before stepping through the portal—which vanished behind him.

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Author's Notes:

Ok that's the prologue, and the reason I made Ursa a bear was because her name translates to 'bear' in Latin, just thought it would be cool to throw her in.

Until next chapter (hopefully if I get good reviews, only flame if you want to help)

Ting Pei pronounces Ting Pay