A New Evil
Well, here I am writing another fanfic. However this will not be a short story. It will be long, and I promise plenty of suspense. Hope you enjoy! It's going to be a long ride.
Chapter 1
Evil Arising
Morning came quickly In Ba-Sing-Se. And Aang was just barely starting to wake up. He had his arms over Katara as the slept through the night. 6 years had past since the war ended, and Aang and Katara were closer then ever. They were even to be wedded in a few days.
As the sunlight came through the gilded window, Aang turned his head over towards Katara. He stared for a moment. Looking over the woman he loved with happiness in his eyes.
He couldn't ask for anything else. The person who always believed in him, and who accompanied him on his journey to save the world, would soon become his wife. Soon Katara blinked open hers eyes and saw Aang smiling at her.
"Why good morning" she said giving a smile herself. "How did you sleep?"
Wonderful, with you by my side" Aang replied.
Katara sat up to face Aang and looked at her ring he had just given her a week ago. He had made it himself. Carved from the best stone he could find, and painted a watertribe blue color with the air and water symbols together on it.
Aang would never forget her reaction when he presented it to her. She nearly leapt off the ground and fell into his arms. Crying tears of happiness and giving him a big kiss on the lips. As the flashback rolled through his mind, Katara rubbed her hand up and down his back.
Feeling the scar that he had been given years ago. "It's barely noticeable now" she said.
Aang shrugged. "Yeah you have a way with healing that's for sure."
Before their conversation could continue a knock came to the door.
"Who is it?" called Aang.
"It's Toph, Twinkle Toes. I was sent up here to get you Zuko needs to see you for something."
"Aang sighed. This was the life of the avatar. Working non-stop to help those in need, but with Zuko helping him things had become somewhat easier.
"Tell him I'll be down in a second."
Toph grunted. I'm your personal messenger."
He turned back to Katara who had a look of disappointment in her eyes.
"What's wrong? Aang asked sympathetically.
Katara placed a hand on his hand and sighed. "You're going away again aren't you?"
Aang looked out the window and watched the sun in the sky.
"I don't know for sure he said. Zuko just might need to tell me something. He might not need me to go away again." "But if he does, I can't help it, I'm the Avatar and it's my duty to protect the world and help those in need."
"But Aang, Our wedding is in four days, and you've already postponed it twice. I don't want to hold off on it again. This is important event in our lives." Katara said.
"Katara, I realize that, and I want more than anything to be with you. I'll go to the palace and talk to him now, I'm sure it's probably nothing."
"After that we'll have the wedding you always dreamed of." Aang said giving his fiancée a hug.
Katara started to cheer up and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Ok, I'm going to go down the lakeside and do some waterbending. You take care."
She replied.
Aang nodded, and hurried out of the apartment to fetch Appa. He was getting old now, and was hard for him to make trips these days.
However, he was strong and still had energy to go to one place a day, but was beat afterwards.
"Hey buddy." Aang said as he walked up to his bison friend. Appa looked up and gave a big yawn. Aang smiled.
"Well buddy, we have to go to the fire nation palace. Think you're up for a flight there?" Appa sat up and aang jumped high in the air and landed on his back. Yip yip he said. Appa leapt from the ground and took off leaving Ba Sing Se behind.
The flight to the fire nation wasn't too long. After flying for an hour, Aang began to see the wide red roof houses coming up on the horizon.
"Were almost there buddy." he said rubbing Appa's head.
The palace stood much taller than Aang remembered it. Zuko must have had builders to add onto it. There was a new tower placed where the old one used to be, and several cottages surrounded the main building.
In addition, it no longer looked strict and viciously powerful. The fire nation had really changed since he had been there. But it was a positive change, and Aang was proud of it.
He pulled back onto Appa and they landed softly on the neatly paved road.
To his surprise, Zuko was already at the door waiting for him, with a smile on his face. He leapt off of Appa and ran up to Zuko embracing him in a friendly hug.
"I never thought I'd be doing that when I first met you," Teased Aang.
Zuko gave a short laugh. "Well it's great to see you again." "Come on inside, lets have some tea and talk."
Aang laughed. "You're starting to sound like your uncle."
Zuko rolled his eyes. "I'll take that as a compliment." he said.
Zuko patted him on the back and showed him to the parlor. It was beautiful, Zuko had decorated it was items that each symbol the four nations. It no longer looked like a fire nation palace, but a palace for all nations.
Zuko sat down at a small desk and offered Aang a seat. Two servants came in shortly and brought down a teapot and cups for them.
Aang and Zuko politely thanked them and asked to be alone while they talked.
"So what was the reason you wanted me here?" Aang asked.
Zuko sipped his tea and placed it gently down. "There have been reports Aang."
"Reports about what?" Aang asked confused.
"There have been reports of people falling ill all around the world, of some kind of sickness."
"That's sad, but why is this a major concern?" Aang asked giving Zuko an odd look.
Zuko stood up and walked over to the window and sighed.
"This isn't ordinary. Nobody has ever heard or seen before until now. And the effects on humans are devastating. They become different somehow.
Aang grew more concerned. How do they act? He asked. Zuko turned to him, now fully sterner.
They are violent, out of control maniacs and try to hurt the ones they love. Unfortunately some of them have succeeded. It's getting worse everyday. More and more people are changing. It's like they're controlled by something.
Aang's face then turned blank.
He turned his back and looked at the wall. I think I remember this now he said.
Zuko nearly jumped. Really? Do you know what its called? Why is it happening?
I cant answer that. All I know is that the monks told me a story similar to this a long time ago.
It was about evil entity that dwells somewhere beneath the earth. It was cast away due to the destruction it caused.
Later, it was awaken by someone and its wrath was unleashed causing everyone to fall into madness throughout the world. It was planning to use this to its advantage but the monks never told me how.
Soon after, a brave, a brave earthbender by the name of Tako fought the evil entity. Tako somehow found a secret way that made the entity vulnerable. He used this "special object to trap the entity down in the caves forever."
"However, no record has ever told how he did this. Moreover, was never heard from again."
When Aang finished his short info story he sat down and waited for Zuko to reply.
"This entity you say, only a human can awaken it and merge to it?"
"I can't say, but that is how it was awoken last time maybe that's how it's alive again, Aang replied.
"But who would awaken such a thing?"
"I don't know, but it seems like the sickness is spreading.
We have to get the gang together to find out where it's coming from and stop it." Aang said with major concern in his voice.
Zuko looked worried. "How can we? We don't know if it's the entity or not. Even if it was, we don't know how Tako stopped it before, or what it's planning to do now, by making everyone fall into this rage."
Before Aang could reply, a servant rushed into the room.
"My lord! I have news from you from Omashu prison." "A man who has contracted the dark sickness has mentioned some things you should hear."
"What kind of things." Zuko demanded. The servant was unsure, and had no information.
But Zuko thought the prisoner might have info of how he got the sickness.
Zuko placed the tea tray on the other side of the room and looked at Aang.
"Rally the gang up." he said.
"Meet me tomorrow in front of the palace. In the meantime I'll prepare things for our trip."
"It looks like the world needs our help again. And this time it's in much bigger danger than before."
This is just the first chapter of many to come. I'm sure you're full of questions, like: What is the sickness? And what is this entity? Why is everyone descending to madness, and what for? Well you'll just have to keep reading to find out.
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