Throughout my life, I have come across many things. From Avatars, to nations, From friends to foes. From the one hundred year war to moving contraptions on the roads. I have even settled down and made a family with children, grandchildren and now great-grandchildren. My name is Hope and my parents helped (or were helped) by Avatar Aang and friends while traveling on The Serpent's' Pass. I was born there and was named Hope, after my mother's Hope for Avatar Aang.
Republic city and all of the world have now realised the power of technology and have decided to while using some technology, rely on more traditional ways of life. Even though the world is revolving around change, the world is now still relying on traditional ways as well. There are two types of people in this world now. The more modern, and the more traditional families. Our family is more traditional, and wealthy than most. We live on the inner ring of Ba Sing Se, the world's biggest city.
My parents often told me stories of Avatar Aang and his friends -how they defeated the Old fire nation. With my own ears and eyes, I watched Aang marry, settle down and grow old. He was a great Avatar and will always be missed. Sadly, his time on this world passed and the Avatar cycle continued. Around 20-30 years ago, a new avatar emerged. She was Korra. She defeated many Foes during her lifetime, and even had love-Interests at one point. Then everything changed one day when she driving her loved-one's Sato-mobile. Spirits knew how bad she was at driving. Apparently, while she was driving, another Sato-mobile rushed in front, causing her to use the breaks too hard and turning her over, crashing into a street light nearby. Many water-tribe healers worked on her, but she had too much brain damage. She died. Avatar Korra achieved more things than many avatars did in their lifetimes, at age 21. She died when she was 25.
Everyone by then acknowledged her as the rightful Avatar. Her friends and families were heart-broken, and everyone grieved her death. On her death year annually, the pro-bending arena would have a memorial service, just like Aang's. Aang and Korra's graves are next to each other, along with Aang's now dead friends.
The tragic death caused an uproar over the nations. Each culture is blaming one another for Korra's death. Each nation is fighting itself. Korra just helped a civil war in the water tribe, so I don't believe that they are fighting. They are still mourning. Some say it may have been staged, and Korra is still alive. Others say it is the spirits fault for taking her young life away from her. Most say that someone or some secret organisation was using that other Sato mobile to kill her.
However, there is hope. According to the Avatar cycle, it is now the Earth Kingdom to bear the reincarnation of both Aang and Korra. The Avatar has not yet been found, but I know that the Avatar will come when the world needs them the most.
Chapter One – Captivity
"Sorry!" I say yell back as I pass multiple carts of veggies. Angry passer-bys shouting at me running and skilfully weaving past people. Running along the busy streets of the lower ring of Ba Sing Se, I've come to love this place, even though the feeling is not very mutual between the people and myself. You see, I would be what they would call, a "Snobby, Arrogant rich girl" and to an extent, they would be right. Well, I'm not too arrogant and rich, but I'm the total opposite of snobby! I would gladly swap their plain lives with mine! But that is not how the spirits decided how I should live. Dammit. Even if they are poorer, at least they aren't trapped in Ba Sing Se for the rest of their lives!
They apparently have "better" plans for me, Says Great-Granny. I highly doubt it. Heck, I could get married in a couple of years. What kinds of "Better Plans" involve marrying strangers and giving them kids?! Absolutely not mine, at least.
I should introduce myself, I am Ameko. I live in the middle ring of Ba Sing Se and I've wanted to get out of this city to Republic City for almost a thousand times now.
While I was lost in thought, the narrow street I was sprinting across came to a dead end, blocked by a brick wall. I could see the top. It's not that tall, well I think.
Well surprise, but I'm an earth-bender! I know that came out of the blue, but seriously, can't have a story without some bendin'! I keep on charging towards the wall. It's now only around ten feet near me. I flick my wrists and the wall obeys, jutting out bricks of the wall out more, making the wall look more like a rock-climbing cliff. With a smirk I jump as high as I can, grabbing onto the wall, climbing/jumping up it. My hair decorations come loose when they hit a rock, leaving my hair out. I climb up, still ignoring the lost hair deco, but getting slightly annoyed by my long chocolate hair flying in my face. I stand on the top of the wall, shift the wall back into place, and take a look around. The roof is only about a foot higher than me. Good, it's made of metal.
Surprise! I learnt metal-bending too! I'm full of surprises, of you did not notice. Don't worry, you'll get used to it. I tear off some of the metal off the roof and attach it to my hand, lifting me up. It gives me enough force to jump up, disconnect from the metal, stand on the roof and bend the metal back into place. Then I do what I love to do. Roof jump.
I start slow, hopping from roof to roof, but as I pick up the pace and the harder the roofs get, the more I smile. Sometimes I miss, and use metal to bend myself back up. I'm kinda like a Flying Lemur, come to think of it. Then I see it. The railway! It's about fifty roofs away. I smile again, seeing a train coming close to me. I sprint towards the side of the train, almost side to side with it. It's kinda hard to – the train is much faster than I am. Using some sneaky earth bending, I bring a rock out from my pocket then I jump towards the train, rock in my hand. I manage to secure it and my hand on one of the fancy ledges on the train. With the rock to sturdy me to the train, I heave myself up on the top of the train, accidentally showing a foot on one of the windows. Great, that will cause a ruckus, I think to myself. Sure enough, I hear the faint scream of the women next to the window. Thankfully, it looks like the staff haven't suspected that it was me. Yea, I'm pretty famous around here for taking "Free" trips on the train.
When I get myself comfy, I manage to enjoy the view from up here. It's good. The endless array of rooftops, the brilliant sunset forming, and the middle ring just coming into view.
You know, there is a reason why I go into the lower ring. It's to get rid of my daily drama.
Wait. Sunset!? I'm going to be late for supper!
That is all for chapter One!
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