He was the last born of four children and he was the first one out of his siblings who made it to the age of twenty.
His only brothers, a pair of twins, had died years before he was born. They had been victims of a plague that the soldiers who had fought in the Earth Kingdom brought back. His brothers had only been a couple months old when that happened. Not surprisingly, his family barely speaks of these sons.
He knew his sister. He remembers a tall woman who never seemed to talk much except when it came to expressing dislike. The only other thing he really remembers of his sister was that her long hair was exceptionally soft and nice to pull.
He had only been two when she was captured and murdered by a group of Earth Kingdom rebels. The war was over before her death could have been avenged.
The great war might have been over but he hasn't forgotten or forgiven the Earth Kingdom.
His own firstborn was on it's way. Once the child was born he would leave. His wife was a good woman and he was sure that she would understand. All of the Fire Nation was impacted by the actions of the barbaric people of the Earth Kingdom, after all.
The war that lasted a hundred years might have been over, but his own personal war had just began.
"The Fire Nation might have forgotten you, Mai, but I haven't. Those Earth Kingdom swine will pay, dear sister, for what they did. I can promise you that."
This was written for the avatar100 Livejournal community and it was slightly inspired by the movie "Hannibal Rising".