From the Ashes

by lggwhitedog

The Fire Nation has conquered the world but everyone lives in peace, until the discovery of a deadly plan. Zuko has learned of the treachery of his family and fled his homeland, but will he have time to save the world?

1. Prelude

I don't own any of the Characters or places mentioned. They belong to Nick.

This is the prelude to my story. It introduces the characters as well as the background to the story. Also, everyone is four years older in this story.

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For a hundred years, the Fire Nation had warred against the three other nations in the world: The Air Nomads, the Earth Kingdom, and the Water Tribes. After much bloodshed and death, the world had come to a sort of peace. The Fire Nation ruled over the other nations, but the war had come to a conclusion. Or so everyone thought. While the people of the nations went about their everyday lives, the current Fire Lord, Ozai, had began to plot against the other nations. He desired the complete domination of every bender in the world and would stop at nothing to achieve this, even murdering his own kin. So he began training killers, creating armies, and extending his influence over every inch of the world. The movements of his plot were kept secret from everyone but his closest advisers. He believed that nothing could stop him and no one would resist him. But little did he know, that a knew group of heroes and rebels would come together from all corners of the world to stop him...

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As the sun faded from the sky and the moon began to reign, several dark shapes emerged from the mists on the sea. If one was to watch these metal monsters, they would see men fighting for their lives against the sea and against other men. But that is only part of the story. If the viewer knew why these men were fighting, then he would know that the ships and men were all from the same country. They were men of fire. And if the viewer knew more he would know that one ship was fleeing from the other three. It had been caught be these warships and was forced into a battle in which it would have to be the loser. Forced to race against its countrymen, toward the open seas, where a great storm was building. But it was not the ships that mattered, it was who controlled them. For the man who controlled the three great warships was hunting his prey like a tiger-lion. His name was Admiral Zhao, merciless murder and favorite of the Fire Lord. The prey was none other than the banished prince, the crown prince of the greatest nation in the world, the exiled heir to the burning throne, and his name was Zuko, Prince of the Fire Nation.

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As the world continued to rebuild, the Water Tribe had sent healers to all the nations to help the world find peace, and remove the ruins of war. In a small town along the southern Earth Kingdom coast, two Water Tribe siblings lived. The boy was a warrior. Trained by his tribe in the ways of his forefathers, he had traveled to this town to watch over his sister. She was a great waterbending master. Having studied under a master from the North, she went on to travel across the world, learning new methods and healing the broken. They had reached this town after traveling by land south from the Northern Water Tribe. Rather than return home to continue rebuilding, the siblings of water had chosen to remain in this village on the Island of Kyoshi. There, the two had reached mastery in their specialties, and were learning to live again. Their home had been ripped apart by the death of their mother at a young age and the loss of their father to the unknown when he vanished seven years ago. His name was Sokka, wolf warrior of the Southern Water Tribe and son of Chief Hakoda. Her name was Katara, great healer of the Water Tribes and daughter of Kya.

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With the ways of the nomads disappearing rapidly, he could be considered the last of his kind. Raised in the ways of peace and fun on the tops of mountains, in hidden temples, he could never understand the ways of violence and would never know the feeling of hatred. Trained by monks in the arts of self defense and spirituality, he could never know what his destiny would be, until that fateful day. It was the day that would change the world forever. It was the day that he was proclaimed the Avatar, protector of the world, defender of the peace, master of all elements, bridge between worlds, and Saviour of those threatened by the darkness. On that day, he would become hidden from sight, until he mastered all his powers. Defended by great warriors of all nations and trained by the strongest masters of each element, he would become more powerful by each day. He was frightened by the news, but understood his duty to the nations, the spirits, and the world. His name was Aang, master Airbender from the Southern Temple and future Avatar.

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She was hidden from the world, considered a mistake by her parents, and thought to be helpless. She was blind, but had learned the ways of Earth Sight from badgermoles, the first earthbenders. No longer could she be considered helpless. By herself, learning at night, she mastered earthbending at the age of seven. At twelve, she would enter earthbending competitions and rise to the top, undefeated, under the name of the Blind Bandit. As her fame spread, she would come to be known as the greatest earthbender ever. At the age of fifteen, she ran from her home, and became a real person for the first time in years. After traveling and hiding for a year, she reached the vast Si Wong Desert. Here, she would learn a new earthbending form, called sandbending. Her name was Toph, hidden heir of the great Bei Fong family and unsurpassed earthbender.