Hi, everyone. This is my new story. Well this is the rewritten version of one of my stories that I wrote a few years ago. I hope you all grow to like it. This will most likely be one of the most unusual stories that you will ever read... The reason why it's being posted today is because it is the end of Avatar and I want this story to be reborn.

Prologue: The Legend

Long, long ago, there was a war. A rift between the world of the living and the Spirit World had caused the darker spirits to escape, allowing them to conquer half of the world. While the other half, however, fought for freedom. The rebels' leader was very strong and brave, but at one time he almost lost to the spirits. He lay on the battleground torn and bleeding, yet he kept on trying to get up and fight for his and his followers' freedom.

He had gathered people from every corner of the world to help fight. Ten rebel fighters came to his rescue and fought bravely. They helped their leader defeat the evil spirits, driving them back into the Spirit World. However, in the process, the warriors were caught in the Spirit World, too, and could not return to the Physical World.

The Council of Spirits saw this event take place; they decided to reward each of the eleven fighters, granting them special powers. Five of the eleven became Dragons of different elements, another five became Guardians. The leader, the eleventh warrior, then became the Avatar, master of all elements. He alone could stop the Guardians and Dragons; it was part of his duty as leader. These powers would allow them to enter and exit the Spirit World, and they also could reincarnate in a new person when the current holder passed away.

These Guardians and Dragons would act as yin and yang in every way, from their control to their personality. They would act as partners, ready to help defend their home.

The Spirit Council decided to summon several elemental spirits to the ceremony. These spirits were the pure expression of their element in the form of animals or whatever form pleased them the most. The Spirit Council took these elements and separated them into two halves, yin and yang, and bestowed them upon the Guardians and Dragons.

One Guardian and Dragon were given the power of water. Another pair received the power of air. The third pair was given earth. The fourth received fire. However, the last pair didn't receive powers like their brothers-in-arms; there was nothing left for them to take. So the Spirit Council decided that they would get the power over darkness, in hopes of controlling the dark spirits that had started the war.

However, the power was too strong for them, causing them to lose control, and the darkness itself took over. The now-named Dark Guardian and Dragon had become possessed by the darkness and craved power. They moved about the momentarily peaceful land, taking over towns and villages. It appeared that their greed and thirst for power was growing stronger, and the other Guardians and Dragons began to take notice of the change in their brothers-in-arms.

When the Spirit Council realized what had happened, it was too late. The Dark Guardian and Dragon attempted to start the war once more. But the other Guardians and Dragons knew what was happening and stopped them as soon as they could.

They received names for the sides of the Guardians and Dragons. The Dark Guardian and Dragon were then known as the Dark Duo. The other eight Guardians and Dragons were then called the Esteemed Eight. And the Avatar was simply the Avatar, or—when translated from an ancient language—'Spirit Bridge.'

At one point in history, the world was split into four. The Esteemed Eight claimed one of these four lands that would be named after their element. The Water partners' land was settled in the North and South Poles, the coldest places in the world. Their civilizations became known as the Northern and Southern Water Tribe. The Air partners later settled in the highest mountains and in the deepest ravines at the four corners of the world. They named their new civilization the Air Nomads. The largest amount of land, filled with mountains, hills, grasslands, deserts and everything in between, was given to the Earth pair. This pair decided that their land was a kingdom, and it was then named the Earth Kingdom. The hot, humid islands in the West were given to the Fire pair. They found the volcanoes to be pleasant for their people; their united nation of islands was called the Fire Nation. They guarded and protected their land from the Dark Duo, while the Avatar protected all.

The Esteemed Eight never told their identity to people, for their sole purpose was to protect and serve the Avatar. They were able to go from human to either a great Dragon or a person with devilish features with horns upon their head, clawed hands, spikes upon their arms, strange marking upon their body, and scaly wolf-bat wings. They did this to have a normal life and to protect their family and friends.

The Esteemed Eight didn't rule the land; they only protected it, cared for it, and taught bending. They also saw fit to help the rulers' advice the people. For a while, they were revered and respected more than any king, chief, lord, or any kind of authority. However, as war and major disasters became less and less frequent, they were slowly forgotten. They soon became a myth, an enigma, only known in stories and legends.

Eventually, the Dark Duo hatched an evil plan. They had the Fire Lord under their control and with that, most of the Fire Nation. They then controlled a number of Air Nomads and brought about a plan to trick the Avatar, then a young twelve-year-old monk, to spy on the meeting and ultimately run away. And then he was frozen for a hundred years. At that very moment, he had doomed the Nomads, but promised a future for the rest of the waiting world.

This was how the century-old war began.

Hi!! Well this is the first Chapter of my new story. It's different from the original unedited version. For those that have read my original or some of it you will notice that Scylena and Arrie (my OC's) will not appear until chapter 3. Well, actually the next chapter will be indirect and Scylena and Arrie will present but unnamed. In a way, it's stalker-ish... mostly just Scylena and Arrie seeing everything that happens between Aang and Zuko. Please review I would like to know your thoughts on the start of my new story.

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