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Disclaimer: If I owned Avatar, this would have been canon. At least, Azula wouldn't have gone crazy. And there would be more than one flying bison, because we all need more of Appa in this world.
People have called Azula many things. She's crazy, evil, lying, psychotic, scheming. But I know better. She's hurt, a bigger victim of the war than the rest of us. She lost her mother, her brother, her friends, her father, her trust, and now, I fear she is losing herself. She can't trust anyone, and she doubts everything.
She and I are distinct opposites. Yin and Yang. Water and Fire. Moon and Sun. I think this gives us balance. I trust too easily; she doesn't trust anyone. I see the good in everyone. I know that Azula is torn, broken and hurt from the war. She's confused, led along, and lost. I know this, since she confides in no one but me. And you must be wondering, why? Who am I?
Well, let me put this simply, though it's not so simple at all. My name is Azuna, and I am the Princess of the Fire Nation along with Azula. Azula and I are twins, born on the same day. I'm just a minute older than her. We're spitting images of each other, and I understand her more than anyone else does.
When we were three, we had the usual judging for Firebending. Azula proved to be a Firebending prodigy. I, on the other hand, was not a Firebender. I could not shoot fire from my fingertips like Azula. And Azula had the prettiest blue fire! No one had ever seen anything like it. Our father, then Prince Ozai, saw me as a disgrace to the royal family for being a non-bender, unlike my perfect sister. He decided to "kill" me, not literally, but the news was spread. I was supposedly "killed in an accident caused by my Firebending". The nation grieved for a while, but I was soon forgotten.
Father had no need for me. Not many knew of my existence, only my family and a couple of guards. I was kept in a small room, without any windows, not the least bit of sunlight. This was so that "no one from outside could spot me". It was gloomy in that room, and I often ventured out, though I was only allowed to explore the little West Wing of the palace, where it was safe. I would pop by Azula's room, then our older brother Zuko's, then perhaps the spa, but there really wasn't anything to do.
When Azula and I were 11, our beloved brother Prince Zuko was punished and banished for speaking out of turn during a war meeting. I was heartbroken. I didn't have a chance to say goodbye, and couldn't even watch as his ship left, since I wasn't to be seen by anyone. I was shut in my room while everyone else was at the dock, seeing him off. Azula returned with a sadistic smile on her face, as usual.
Now, three years later, we are 14, and we have yet to receive news from our brother. Azula calls him a "disgrace", but I miss him very much, and I can tell she does, too. I hope he's fine. He's been out chasing the Avatar for forever. I think the Avatar is gone, no more. No one has heard of him in a hundred years. I haven't seen Zuko for so long, I'll probably not recognize him even if I saw him again. Especially since Azula said that his face was scarred now, over the left eye. Ouch.
I miss Mother, too. She was banished a couple of years ago, for the presumed murder of our grandfather, Fire Lord Azulon, for whom Azula and I are named after. I can tell Azula needs her very much, and I long for her touch. Azula's now the only person I hold dear in the entire world, and it breaks me to see her lose herself like this. She's crazy with power, and only knows fear. The word "trust" isn't in her vocabulary, and you can't blame her. With me gone from the picture, and then Zuko, all the pressure is on her on being the next Fire Lord.
And that's me, and my crazy, messed-up family. I hope things will change for the better, soon.
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