Remembrance

Book 1: Destination, Destiny

Summary: As Kana lays dying in the home of her granddaughter's husband, there is not much for her to do in her final hours on Earth except for remember the events of her life. She knew that life was never going to go as planned, but she never thought it would turn this devastatingly just because of her bending.
In this story, there is a Zodiac I made up. There are 20 years and the years are Year of the:

Arctic Wolf

Tiger

Dragon

Eagle

Koala-Seal

Crane

Phoenix

Dove

Penguin

Unagi

Komodo Rhino

Bison

Shark

Lion

Cobra

Hawk

Koi

Heron

Dragonfly

Butterfly

Kana was born in the year of the Dragon

A quick explanation about the Zodiac I'm using. The animals used are somewhat associated with the people of the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation and Air Nomads somehow whether it's with history, bending, ecosystem, etc. and repeat in the same cycle of the Avatar: Water, Earth, Fire, and Air.

The first 4 years are symbols of strength in the Nations, the second 4 years are symbols of softness and rebirth in their nation, the third 4 years are symbols of the domesticated animals in their nation, the fourth 4 years are symbols of power and skill in their nation, and the final 4 years are symbols of beauty and peace in their nations.

Prologue

Midnight, Darkness; save for the moonlight cascading through the glass of my tall window; illuminating the room when the fire within my candle long burned off.

My fingers can barely feel the silk beneath my hands and my head rests on a cushion as I feel my own life sinking fast from me. I am tired; it is time for me to rest in the palace of the gods.

Within these final hours I have on earth, there is little to do other than remember the life I lived, yet try to imagine the life I would've lived if I had not made those decisions in life.

My granddaughter, Katara, has married well: to Fire Lord Zuko himself and, since the 15 years when Avatar Aang overthrew the Fire Lord, I've seen the next generation of Hakoda's grandchildren.

He should be so proud, but I cannot share the joys of my next generation being born, for the 2 sons that were truly mine, I had outlived them.

It was very tearful, yet joyous to see Iroh again. I was eternally in his debt for what he'd done for me in the time I was one of this proud nation's people.

I thought I was just an outcast, a girl who would never find a place in this world, but he gave me an opportunity, he gave me hope, he gave me another life. And here, I lie in this chamber prepared for me.

6 years earlier, I saw Iroh die in a separate one, but his promise to me had already come true. And now, it was time again for what I'd done over 3 zodiacs earlier to be finally fulfilled.

At times, I wondered how I became of this and what had happened in this process.

The answer was always this simple: my powers.

Because of my powers, I grew up in the shadow of my older sister. Because of my powers, I was declared an outcast in my tribe. Because of my powers, my father rejected me and my mother turned me away. Because of my powers, I was marked as a target in my tribe. Because of my powers, I had nearly forgotten what love was. Because of my powers, I nearly put an end to my life.

But if it wasn't for my powers, I would have never met him. I would have never come to this nation; the Fire Nation, and be in places none of my people had ever dreamed of! If it wasn't for my powers, I would never have had the courage to send my family to where they would've sent me.

I had found a home there and a significant other. One who understood me and helped me heal. One who trained me and soon came to love me. I myself returned his feelings sooner than I'd known and found what seemed to be my destiny; despite my long absences from the world that took me in.

This nation sheltered me, it raised me and bred me into a new woman.

I embraced it wholly; throwing away my hell of a life back in the Northern Water Tribe and taking a new name.

The Fire Nation gave me the courage to make the near penultimate decision I ponder about even today.

I feel the wind calmly blow through the open window as the cold air caresses my hair and lips.

My hair.

I know I am remembered, I know I shall be remembered; throughout the world, most likely.

But I wonder now, what will they remember me as?

The question that everyone had wondered for years still lingers:

How did I, a simple girl from the Northern Water Tribes, become one of the Fire Nation?

The answer lies within my story.

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