So this is my second attempt at Fanfiction. I tired a couple years ago and I couldn't really work out all the details, so it fell through. This is the second attempt at that same story, just greatly revised! Reviews are greatly welcome and appreciated. I'm going to try and update this story every two weeks. Anyways I really hope you guys enjoy this story, as much as I'm going to enjoy finally bringing it to life! Alright, enough of that on with the show!
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Chapter 1
In the beginning there were only Peace, Chaos, and the Four Great Protectors of mankind. The spirit of Light and Peace were known as Ravva. She was said to be brighter and more brilliant then the sun itself. Yet a fierce warrior when it came to her duty. Her counterpart and sworn enemy, Vaatu. The spirit of Darkness and Chaos was said to instill fear with just his very presence. The very sight of him would drive you to insanity. Ravva and Vaatu were forever to be locked in a viscous battle to death. Ravva fighting to weaken and destroy, Vaatu fighting to conquer and destroy. Each one always so close , but never truly able .
The Four Protectors of mankind were said to be the wisest and most just of all creatures ever to live. They took the form of a Lion Turtle, imposing and wise. The Lion Turtles, being so large in size that they allowed mankind to erect their cities atop their shells. Each of the Lion Turtles held the power to control one of the four elements: Earth,Air, Fire, and Water. Whenever the people wandered into the Spirit Wilds of the Lion Turtles shells, they would grant the people with the ability to bend the element the Lion Turtle was affiliated with. Upon the people's return to the city, the power was to be returned. There was one power though that all the Lion Turtles each possessed. The power to Energybend. With this style of bending, they were able to bend the very souls of mankind. It's what allowed them to give the powers and take them back. A very old and powerful form of bending , which they never shared. The Lion Turtles feared what it could do to mankind.
But as time passed mankind became resentful and selfish. Mankind didn't want to return the power, they had grown to love it and all the connivence it gave them. They were resentful towards the Lion Turtles, because they believed that they wanted the power all to themselves. So instead of returning to their cities, the people began to flee the Lion Turtles shells. The Lion Turtles decided to turn a blind eye to all of this, putting to much faith and trust into mankind. Using their newfound powers, the people began to rebuild their cities. Each with their own customs and cultures. It wasn't long before the four new cities became the four great nations. To the North, South, East, and West laid the great Air Nomads with their grand and breathtaking temples. In the Northern and Southern poles of the world, would lie the Great Watertribes. To the West you would find the fierce Fire Nation in all its glory. Finally to the East is where the massive and vast Earth Kingdom lied. Each of the nations equally magnificent in their own ways, and for a time things were peaceful. For everyone seemed happy and content. But sadly this golden era for mankind would not last as long as the Lion Turtles hoped. It seemed as the nations grew, so did their hunger for power. It wasn't long before there were outbreaks of civil war. Neighbor against neighbor, brother against father. Death was ravaging the lands, benders founds new and deadly ways to use their power. It seemed as if civilization itself was coming undone at the seems. What mankind failed to realize though was that all their hate and anger was feeding the greatest evil itself. As mankind's bloodlust grew so did Vaatus powers. And as his power grew stronger, Ravvas grew weaker.
It was only when Vaatu had cornered and captured Ravva, that the Lion Turtles realized the error of their leniency. They began to search endlessly, from the mortal and spirit world alike. It was only when Ravva sang her heart wrenching melody, that the Lion Turtles were able to find her. When they finally reached her, it was nearly to late. Vaatu had defiled her and left her drained of almost all her life force. Leaving her to be nothing but any empty husk of her once former self. She explained to the protectors that the only thing keeping her alive, was the life growing inside her. Before Vaatu returned they took Ravva away to the Sacred Spirt Oasis in the Northern Watertribe. It was one of the few untouched places left in the mortal world that had not been defiled by they're war. There they took her into the blessed pool where they hoped she Would be able to heal and regain her strength. The Protecters new though that by then Vaatu had already discovered that Ravva was gone. They new they had to stop him before he could cause anymore harm to the spirit of in their pure forms, they tracked down Vaatu down. When they found him, with their combined powers they were able to subdue him long enough to trap him in the hollow of the Tree of Time. Forever suspending him in time. Without Vaatus influence they new that mankind would begin to rebuild themselves.
Once the protectors returned, they saw that the Spirit Oasis wasn't even able to help the Spirit. She was only able to gather enough strength to give birth to her child. In her last moments of life she made the Protectors swear that they would care and protect the child until their dying breaths. As the last of her life force, the protectors took the child. They knew the child would need to be protected regardless of any promise made. For she was to one day to rake her mothers place as the Spirit and protector of Peace and Light. They would raise and train her to one day walk in her mothers footsteps and one day possibly bring harmony to the world.
