Life can be so unfair sometimes..
I lay there on the damp ground, staring up at the dark sky. The fact that it was raining right now seemed so cliché to me, so fitting for the situation I was in. I had been caught completely off guard.
My body was so cold. I couldn't tell if it was from the chilling rain or if my body was starting to shut down. I wanted so badly to not be alone right now. I tried with all my might to stand up, to airbend myself up and find help. Who was I kidding, I couldn't even move my arms.
She hit me so fast, like a blur of sheer power and deadly accuracy. The way she looked at my still form after the strike, the look on her face, was haunting me. I had always tried to see the good in everyone, but after seeing her face I knew there wasn't an ounce of good in Azula. She was the epitome of evil and cunning, and now she had won.
Just days before this I was on top of the world. I had beaten Ozai, saved the world, and won over the girl of my dreams. Why was this happening to me? After all I had been through, all I had done, and it had to end like this. Cold and alone.
No. I don't want it to end like this, I couldn't give up. I'm the avatar! The world still needs me, Katara needs me.
That's it. Katara. Even thinking her name gave me strength. I'm not giving up, I will do this for her.
I summoned all the strength I could muster, and managed to move my legs. That's it Aang, you can do this. I have to stay positive. Thoughts of Katara flooded through my mind. The first time I saw her, looking down at me after she found me in that iceberg. How beautiful she looked in the necklace I had made her. How it felt when we kissed..and how I wanted to feel it again.
I was sitting up now. I grabbed my glider and pulled myself up using it as support. That's when I realized just how badly I was hurt. Aside from the burns that seemed to cover almost my whole body, I had a gapping hole in my side. I was bleeding. I felt faint. This was even worse then when I had been struck down in Ba Sing Se.
I was shaking and my walk uneven, clumsy. But I was walking, and that's what mattered. I wasn't far from where Katara, Sokka, and Toph were. I attempted to yell, but nothing came out. I tried again, sucking in as much air as I could even though it hurt me greatly. Only a small squeak worked its way out. I started mentally kicking myself for not bringing my sky bison whistle. I needed Appa right now.
My vision was becoming blurry. Walking becoming even more difficult. My knees were shaking severely...