Hey, guys. So this is my first attempt at any sort of writing, I figured using someone else's characters would be easier than making my own. I'm not sure if that is true or the opposite is but I'm doing it anyway! Haha I have no grammar abilities as you'll probably see as you read. I think I tend to overuse commas and not much of anything else. If you decide to take pity on me and want to beta, please contact me via a pm and I will graciously accept.
Slight changes from the original storyline I'm sure you'll pick up on so no need to outline them here. Zutara as main pairing, probably Taang as we move on. Rated M just to be safe mainly for adult situations. Anyway, on with the story!
Disclaimer I don't own Avatar: The Last Airbender the rights solely belong to Brilliant Bryke no infringement intended
A Short History of the Hundred Years' War
One hundred years ago Fire Lord Sozin decided his nation was stronger and more powerful than the poor excuse of a nation, the water tribe.
His best friend at the time, however, didn't agree. That best friend was Avatar Roku. He of course tried to talk some sense into his longtime friend, with little result.
After years of debating, Sozin went behind the Avatar's back and declared war on the water tribe, starting with the Southern Water Tribe. He sent war ships towards the tiny village in secret, convinced he was doing the right thing.
Being the Avatar did have its perks but very little actual authority about such matters in Sozin's eyes.
The other world leaders disagreed, they highly revered the Avatar's advice and counsel on such matters. After all his whole purpose was to keep the peace and balance of the universe.
The other nation's fear of the Fire Nation, that they were more powerful and destructive, kept them from speaking out against its insane ruler and even more insane ideas.
This was a fatal mistake in the eyes of many.
Avatar Roku learned of his delusional friend's plan, and was infuriated.
He confronted his once loved friend about the situation. Fire Lord Sozin was so mad with power and the prospect of the being the one and only, not to mention most powerful ruler, in the world that he wouldn't listen to reason.
Roku told him to give up this dream or face the consequences. Sozin was having none of it and attacked the Avatar the minute his back was turned.
Roku could not rightfully hold back just because this was his friend. He unleashed an onslaught of the elements, destroying the Fire Lords palace in the process, and overpowered the man. Sozin reluctantly agreed to call the ships back and maintain peace, with little choice in the matter, but secretly continued plotting.
A quarter of a century passed before they saw each other again. They were both old men now.
One tranquil night on Roku's home island he and his wife woke to the volcano erupting just up the hill from his house. He sent his wife on the boats with the other villagers and planned to use his bending abilities and the Avatar States to stop the flow of lava from destroying everything in its path.
Fire Lord Sozin was also awoken that night, in his palace a hundred miles away, by the blast.
Instant panic for his longtime friend's life consumed him he called his dragon and raced towards the glowing island.
When he arrived Roku was abandoning hope when a second eruption occurred. Sozin offered his assistance in staunching the flow. They succeeded with their bending combined for a while but eventually poisonous gasses forced them to abandon the mountain side.
On their descent Roku warned Sozin not to breathe the gas and used his airbending to protect the Fire Lord, succumbing to a gas geyser himself in the process. With vision blurring and consciousness wavering he begged his friend for help.
Sozin realized that without him he could go forward with his plan against the water tribes. He turned his back on his friend and rode away on his dragon, leaving the Avatar to die.
Just before the poisonous ash engulfed Roku his spirit animal and faithful friend curled around him to spend their last moments together.
The Avatar cycle continued and the next incarnation was born to the air nomads.
The new Avatar named Aang was discovered as the Avatar after he passed a test set forth to determine at a young age who the next Avatar would be. He grew up without knowledge of his title or abilities, though he did exceed even his teachers by the age of twelve, earning his tattoos as a master airbender.
The talk of impending war with the Great Comet's arrival, forced the monks to consider telling the young Avatar of his destiny four years earlier than the set age of sixteen. His mentor and guardian Gyatso tried to tell the other monks he wasn't ready, but he understood the urgency of the situation. He did insist on being the one to tell him, and they allowed it.
Aang didn't take it very well as Gyatso had predicted. He tried to calm the boy's fears and apprehensions as best he could, but failed nonetheless.
Aang took his precious pet, and spirit animal, a sky bison named Appa and fled the air temple. Flying over the ocean he ran into a storm not being able to control the flight pattern he and Appa fell into the rough waters below them.
With the young Avatar's life in danger the Avatar State was activated, causing Appa and himself to be frozen in an iceberg.
Sozin moved forward with his plan, the first step of which was getting rid of the new Avatar. He knew the Avatar would be born to the Air Nomads so he wiped them out. He wasted the rest of his life searching for the Avatar, while the war waged on.
After Fire Lord Sozin's death the war was continued by his son, Azulon, and then finally his son, Ozai, the current Fire Lord.
For one hundred years the world had no hope and resented the Avatar for leaving them in such a desperate time.
A hundred years passed and young Southern Water Tribe siblings, Katara and Sokka, while on a fishing trip uncovered the new Avatar in an iceberg. They would prove to be immeasurably valuable to the young monk in his journey to restore balance and peace to the four nations. The rest is history…
A/N: Okay, there it is! Please leave reviews of any type, good or bad or nonsensical, I'll appreciate them all immensely. I have the first chapter typed up but will probably tweak it a bit more before I upload it later this week.
Again thank you for reading and let me know what you think! Thanks, later. WasabiiPanda out