Prologue: The Equalist

Seventy Years after the ruling of Fire Lord Zuko and Avatar Aang a ruthlessly cruel non-bender came to power. His name was Amon and he led the equalists, vowing to rid the world of benders and to bring equality to the people, but he didn't. Avatar Korra and the order of the White Lotus tried to fight off Amon and his followers but new technology had brought a new power to non-benders.

With that and the help of Chi-Benders Amon was able to Capture Avatar Korra and defeated the Order of the White Lotus, declaring victory for the non-benders. His promise of equality never came to be, only giving power to anyone who could not bend. Even those with an ancestry of bending were mistreated compared to those with no relation to benders.

To put benders in their place he created the hunger games, putting benders from every nation, ages 12 to 18, into an arena to fight to the death, until there is only one, and on some occasions, two victors. After Avatar Korra died in imprisonment every child was carefully monitored by Amon's secret, Chi-Bending, police. As soon as one showed signs of being the avatar they were imprisoned in special facilities in Republic City. Eventually locating and figuring out who the avatar might be became more and more difficult, but seemed to be less of a problem since benders began to become less common amongst families, or so it seemed.

170 years later the hunger games are more popular than ever for the Capital of the World, The United Republic. The whereabouts and any knowledge of the avatar have become unknown and even somewhat of a legend, since there hasn't been one to look up to for so many years. In honor of the games benders were permitted to train as long as they would abide to a strict Bender Law, allowing them to bend on very rare occasions. Eight were to be picked from fire, since they were responsible for the war prior to the rule of Fire Lord Zuko, Eight from earth, being the largest nation in the world, four from water, and four from air. And now for the 170th Annual Hunger Games. May the odds be ever in their favor.