A/N: This is the preview to my new story Loose Ends. I hope you enjoy, and I will stay updated with this story! Make sure to leave comments below, I like to hear feedback!
"You're going to answer for everything you've done."
This was the last thing Kuvira heard from Suyin as she was brought to prison. The apology Kuvira had given to Suyin seemed to have no additional effect on her. Kuvira would be given a trial in three months for her crimes against her former home and The United Republic. The talk with Korra Kuvira had helped her realize what she was doing was wrong, when all she wanted was to help stabilize The Earth Kingdom. Imprisoning her was the best thing to keep her out of reach from world affairs.
The only way to get there now was to walk, because all other methods of transportation were destroyed by her weapon. My weapon, Kuvira said to herself. Deep under the loads of spirit vines was a secret prison (that was somehow conveniently there after the attack), to secure the prisoners that posed a greater threat than the others. Kuvira knew the people of the three other nations classified her as that "greater threat". This was understandable; becoming a dictator was probably not the best thing for The Earth Kingdom, when she gave it some thought.
There was no going back now. There was no fixing the past, but maybe she could brighten her future.
As the three ladies went further and further into the city, the buildings seemed to darken around them, forming an endless tunnel. The buildings were all the same, broken glass in the windows, earth shattered all along the sides. Inside, Kuvira could see the broken, fallen furniture scattered across the rooms. Outside, the road was filled in more broken glass, shattered walls, and other debris. She could feel every uneven crack in the road, by just placing her foot down as they walked.
A little fluorescent light shone in the distance, which caught Kuvira's eye. This must be it. This is where I will be spending the rest of my days, she thought to herself, as the light became more clear. By now, the ground was illuminated with its yellow-white glow, and shadows cast over the sides of debris that faced her. It was not much better to see what she had caused now, especially with the light shining over it. The guilt began to rise from Kuvira's insides, and began to show. Trying to hide her despair, she looked down to the ground, in an effort that no one would see her.
The hole leading to the chambers underground was lighted, but further down, the staircase almost darkened to a pitch black shade. The three took the last step, stopping for a brief moment. Looking at the last bit of night sky that was left, she muttered sadly, "Goodbye," and they started to descend. Further and further down, the silence seemed to grow between the three, and the darkness closed around them.
Talking to the Beifong sisters was not going to be helpful at the moment. The best thing to do at that moment was refrain from showing emotion. You will have plenty of time for that in solitary confinement. Looking at either side of her, Lin had rage in her eyes, while Suyin had that blank gaze. Both of the women beside her looked ahead. Looking up, Kuvira saw a metal door at the end of the hallway. If they think that that can prevent me from escaping, they are truly mistaken. She could hear all of their footsteps alternate in back of one another as they got closer to the cell door.
When they got there Lin started to speak, "Welcome to your new home, Great Uniter," The name echoed through her mind, making her shudder. She swallowed the taste of guilt filling her mouth. Kuvira was then forcefully pushed into the cell by Lin, while she laughed loudly and closed the door. Before Lin shut the door, Kuvira noticed that Su was not laughing, or even smiling at Lin's attempt at a joke. Suyin just stood there in silence, staring at Kuvira with saddened eyes.
Kuvira looked back to her, away from Lin, and sat against the cold wall. She knew that Suyin was a forgiving person, but not so much to be the gullible type of forgiving. She had forgiven her fiancé, but not her. She knew why, Baatar was her son, and she was just an addition to their family. In conclusion, there was nothing to do to change Suyin's mind.
The darkness of the poorly lightened room engulfed around her. The faintness of light revealed what looked to be a bed, but more like just an area to lie down. It was nothing fancy, or comfortable in that matter. It just was a wooden board with a pillow on top. Lin shut the door behind the two of them, leaving Kuvira alone. Footsteps echoed softly away from her cell. Sitting on the bed beside her, she thought about all that has happened in so little time.
A couple of weeks ago, Suyin invaded her camp, attempting to assassinate her while she was asleep. Luckily, she planned the whole scenario and watched it play out. Suyin came out from the ground, and wrapped up what was supposed to be her, but Kuvira eluded her, making it out to be Zhu Li. Suyin and her sons were thrown into a prison designed to impair their abilities, but then they escaped. Kuvira grew angered by this and went fourth to Republic City, threatening to take it over. All the pain Kuvira caused to her family was never to happen; all she wanted was for them to join her cause, to unite The Earth Empire.
Thinking further about how many people had betrayed her former guardian, Kuvira knew that Suyin was never coming back to see her.