The Avatar and The Destroyer of Worlds
Prologue
Korra's arctic-blue eyes search the mists, her sight detecting nothing, yet her ears acknowledging the sounds that seemed to echo all around her. She could hear voices. Their voices. The whispering voices of all the previous incarnations of the Avatar that preceeded her. They were attempting to communicate with her... trying to warn her of a threat that threatened everything that exists.
He's coming.
"What?", Korra finally spoke, confusion and uncertainty evident in her voice.
He's coming, Korra.
His arrival is imminent.
His arrival to your world will bring the end of everything.
"What! Who? Who's coming? What're you talking about? Tell me!", Korra demands, shouting at the top of her lungs in a vain attempt to receive answers from her past incarnations.
Suddenly, just as Korra turns, she comes face-to-face with none other than the spiritual embodiment of her previous incarnation... Avatar Aang. Startled at first, Korra gets into her fighting stance only to relax as she instantly recognizes the adult spiritual form of the air-bender. She expected him to appear before her. But would Aang willingly inform her of what the spirits were trying to tell her?
"He's coming, Korra.", Aang stated solemnly.
"Avatar Aang... I... you... who is coming?", Korra questioned, noticing the gleam of fear within Aang's eyes.
"The Destroyer of Worlds.", Aang informed with a grimace.
"Why? What does he want?", Korra inquired, not liking where this conversations was going.
"He wishes to destroy the world.", Aang answered grimly.
Korra's eyes widen in utter disbelief. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. What being could possibly be powerful enough to destroy an entire world? It was impossible. She shouldn't be even able to believe in such a statement, yet she couldn't help but believe what Aang now just told her.
"But... he can't do that, can he? I mean, he can't actually destroy the entire world?", Korra questioned, still quite not accepting what she'd been told by her predecessor.
"Yes, I'm afraid what I say is true. His power is beyond anything we can ever hope to imagine. A universal force of both life & death. He is the beginning and the end of all things.", Aang responds, not breaking eye contact with the young woman.
"So... what am I supposed to do?", Korra asks.
"You, Korra, must face the greatest threat that any Avatar has ever been forced to face. Only you can save the world the destruction.", Aang said calmly.
"But how? How can I stop someone who's more powerful than anythng and everything?", Korra asked, feeling a deep fear entering her heart.
"You will find a way. You must, Korra, or our world and everything in it will cease to be. Remember... force is not a solution. But... there are other options available to you.", Aang offered to his young successor.
Before Korra could ask any further questions, Aang disappeared right before her very eyes. She was alone, surrounded by the ghostly mists of this spiritual realm. Suddenly, the mists were replaced by the darkness of space, lit only by the stars of the vast cosmos. Turning around, her blue eyes locked upon a familiar blue, white and green sphere. It was her world: Earth.
Then, she felt an ominous presence, one that sent a feeling of fear and awe through her very soul. She turned, coming directly in contact with the being itself. He was massive beyond comprehension, his humanoid form completely covered with dark violet and azure armor. She looked upon his imposing visage, instantly noticing the unique helmet that supported two antler-like horns that adorned the helmet that encased his skull. But soon her artic blue eyes soon locked on the Destroyer of Worlds' blazing red eyes.
In that one moment, Korra felt a sense of fear and awe that she never experienced before in her entire life. She was the Avatar. She had faced many challenges and great threats. But nothing like this. Nothing like him. For the first time in her life, Korra felt that she was utterly powerless even with all of her unique powers and abilities still at her disposal.
The Destroyer of Worlds' two eyes focused on her, glowing with cosmic power that was beyond measurement and comprehension. Korra could not speak, as if her voice had been ripped from her very throat. She could not move, her body completely frozen in both awe and fear.
It was like she was in a deep trance. Her mind and that of the vast mind of the being who was a universal force of nature were connected for that brief moment. It was then that Korra discovered it. She discovered his name. It was a name that is feared by all throughout the universe.
"Know my name, mortal... and know of fear!", The Destroyer of Worlds' voice boomed.
"No... No... No!", Korra screamed as a massive violet-colored, armored hand reached out and caught her within its grasp.
Korra struggled within his grasp, but try as she might, she could not escape. All of her power meant nothing. She was helpless. She could not save the world... she couldn't even save herself!
"Your final fate is at hand, little Avatar... as is the fate of your world!", The Destroyer of Worlds' proclaimed, his voice making the cosmos itself tremble.
Korra bolted up from her bed, unleashing a frightened scream of pure terror. Her heart was pounding within her chest, her body covered in a cold sweat and her breathing heavy and labored as she tried to calm herself. She barely took notice of when Tenzin, Mako, Bolin and Asami bursted into the room. They heard her scream, knowing that something must have been wrong as they rushed to the aid of their friend. They've noticed the fear in her artic blue eyes and the trembling of her limbs, yet none could understand what could cause her to react in such a way.
"Korra! What's wrong?", Tenzin asked, resting himself on her bed and embracing her shivering form in his arms like that of a father holding a child who had awakened from a nightmare.
"He's coming, Tenzin! He's coming to destroy me! He's coming to destroy the world!", Korra cried, her hands clutching handfuls of Tenzin's clothing as she lightly sobbed against his chest.
"What're you talking about?", Mako asked gently.
"Yeah, Kor? What's coming?", Bolin asks a moment later, concern evident in his normally cheerful emerald-green irises.
"Yes, Korra. Who is coming?", Asami asked.
Korra didn't answer them. She pulled away from Tenzin, grabbing her knees and pulling them close to her chest in an attempt to calm herself. Never before had she been so filled with fear. It made Tenzin, Mako, Bolin and Asami even more concerned. Korra was strong and virutally fearless in every aspect. Not even Amon could strike such fear in her like this. So... what being could?
"He's coming. I can sense it.", Korra stated, regaining some of her composure.
"Korra, calm down. Now tell me, who is coming?", Tenzin asked, his voice calm and gentle as a cool night breeze.
She looked into the eyes of all those within the room, taking notice of the concern that was expressed through their eyes and on their faces. She didn't want to tell them. But Korra knew that she had to tell them. They deserved to know. She wanted to tell them everything, but only one word lingered in her thoughts, one that still caused fear to enter her heart. The name of the Destroyer of Worlds.
"Galactus.", Korra finally answered.
To Be Continued...
Author's Notes
Galactus is coming.
Three words that are capable of instilling fear in any mortal or immortal being.
Korra has fought and overcome many challenges since she became the Avatar.
But how can she hope to overcome Galactus' omnipotence?
Like Aang told her, "Remember... force is not a solution. But... there are other options available to you."
What unfolds when Korra confronts Galactus is something totally unexpected and unique. It will touch you in ways that you thought a story of this kind was incapable of delivering.
Until then, stay tuned to find out! And feel free to please leave a review!
