Chapter 1
I shouldered my pack as the class made their way to the History Museum of Nations. The SatoBus rumbled away into traffic behind us, the symphony of blaring horns sawing along my nerves. It was fairly new, built during Avatar Korra's time.
It was pretty elaborate, like the City Hall; white stone columns with gold filigree and domes. Arched gold doors were carved with the four symbols of bending; earth, fire, air and water. When everyone entered, they shucked off their school jackets with the sudden wave of warmth. The chill that settled underneath my skin dissipated slightly, but it still felt like some spirit was behind me, blasting me with frigid breath.
Shivering in my black jacket trimmed with green, the teacher corralled us, with a tour guide in tow.
"Remember class! You need to pick one event or person that is significant to the History of the Nations! It can be the Hundred Years War, it can be the Avatar, anything. But you need my approval first."
I groaned, along with the rest of my classmates. This project totally sucked. Yes, it was good to know our histories but really? This was just pointless.
The tour guide took us for a quick circuit around the Museum so we would know where to go. We found our way back to the heart of it, the foyer, while the instructor told us to go have fun and act appropriately.
I first went to the directory; a square glass pillar etched with the pattern of the layout of the Museum, six galleries on six different things; the history of the Fire Nation, the history of the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdoms. The two other rooms were reserved for the Hundred Years War and the history of the Avatar. I followed a few students to the Avatar section.
It was the biggest section of the entire Museum. It was a tower, the statues of past Avatars lining the walls, very similar to the Southern Air Temple, or at least of what I know.
A group of girls, the red cuffs telling me they're firebenders, giggled somewhere in a corner. I rolled my eyes.
The lead girl flicked her fingers, sending flames at my face. I didn't react when they nearly burned my nose. All I did was twist my wrist, my invisible grip reaching for the metal and stone necklace around her neck. The chain tightened around her neck and knotted, making her choke a little.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," I said to her.
I released my hold on the necklace, the girl sucking air like a beached fish. She glared, her subordinates mimicking her. They left, muttering.
I smiled a little until I felt that cold again, a sudden icy gust that engulfed me. Before I even thought of it, my feet were propelling me forward, weaving through the statues of Avatars. I passed by a mover screen, seeing Avatar Korra rise into the air on a tornado of air, her eyes glowing white-blue. The Avatar State.
My feet stopped, in front of a fairly new statue. It was of Avatar Korra, standing tall and proud, her eyes staring emptily in the distance.
Avenge me. Find the truth, a female voice whispered along with a fresh gust of arctic air.