The legend goes is that when the four nations pulled apart from each other, a forbidden city was born. said to have the most powerful benders. Some said to be avatars, some just benders. But the rare ones were the shamans. They said to have the power of an avatar, at ten fold.
Some never believed. But there is another legand that corasponds with the first. It all started with the fire nation. The lord of the nation was said to be powerful. and with power comes danger. The danger in his life, was really his only daughter's life. She was born in the year of the windwillow, a sarced year that it is rare to have a child in that year.
But it is also said that the year of the windwillow is cursed.
Danger came, like it was promised to come. And with it camea great mighting serphent of fire and water, a forbidden pair.
It was said that the serphent had agreed the saftey of the fire fire nation in exchange forthe lord'sbeautiful daughter's hand in one year. The lord had agreeded, but what he had in mind was to trick the serphent into thinking that he'll give his duaghter, but he will not.
A year had come and gone, the duaghterwas intending on keeping the promise, despite what her father thought. For she loved the nation, as well as all nations of the world.
Dawned in white clothing, she made her way to the cursed water, by the cresent moon island, and waited. Her father watching her from a distance, sent his men after her,but it was to late, the great serphent had risen, and was going towards the lord's daughter.
Angered by the lord's trickery, the serphent stated, " Since you had to trick me, I curse the rolal family for centuries to come!" and he toke the duaghter's hand and plondge into the cursed waters. never to retun again.
Many wonder how this story corasponds with the other. Well it's because the fobidden city is called the city of the four nations. It is the city of the fire serphent of water.
And you could never really find it, it found you.
Katara grimanced as she remember the story that brought grief to others who hear it. It brought shame to her family, as well as tribe, because she, as well was born in the year of the windwillow. The year isn't really set in stones, but the way you can tell it that when the baby it born, a marking of a cresent moon is adorned by the belly button.
She was always treated different and she knew it. Every one knew it. The only people that didn't treat her different was her gran, and her brother. That is until Aang came, thats why she wanted to go with him so much. Not to learn bending, just to get away fromt hose... those people!
At the moment she was flying with Aang and Sokka, of course with Momoe and on top of Appa. But the point is that a storm was coming and they were heading right into it...what the bloody hell?
"Ok, is it just me, or is it that you guys don't see that we're heading straight for a storm?" asked Katara.
"What?" they asked, looking towards what katara was lookingat. "Dangit!" shouted Sokka.
With no time to spare, the storm hit hard and fast. Thrashing them from side to side to side. Over and over. Finally they saw land, "Look Katara, Sokka, land!" shouted Aang, turning back towards the other looking at them... the only problem is that Katara wasn't there..." Where's Katara?" he asked trying to controll Appa, leading him towards the island...
"Like I know,look how about we land, wait the storm out and then go look for her ok?" asked Sokka, "No use looking for her, when we get our selves killed as well!"
"You're right," Aang said finally landing Appa on the island, finding a place to stay..
Washed up on land, it was a frozened land, you can just tell. She opened her eyes, and saw that she was near what looked like the north pole, "Great I'll just wait until Aang and them get here." She said to her self. Looking at her surroundings she then heard what sounded like giggliing, She turned and saw a beautiful wowan, cladd in a beautiful purple gown, smybolizing rolalty, and wealth.
"Welcome child, we've been expecting you," the wowan calming said, bending down to Katara's level and holded out her hand. Katara toke it with pleasure, feeling as if she had known this wowan for many life times.
"I'm glad to be here, eh.. if you don't mind me asking, where are we? And how do you know me? This place feels like I've been here so many times, why?" all these questions came out of her mouth withen seconds, and might to be no end to them.
The wowan giggled again, smiling as she pulled Katara up. watching the child she smiled, seeing the resinblince, between her and,...
"You are in the city of the four nations, my name is Li-en, and the others questionswill be answered shortly." was all that the wowan said, as she began walking away, stopping to only beconned Katara to fellow before beginning again.
They walked until they reached the city," Fellow me, and we'll get you some food,as well as some new clothes," she said, walking further into town. Children ran around the streets, but seemly out of their way, as the parants stared in aww, as they walked down towards the middle of town. Everything in this town seems so famlilar to her it was unreal.
They entered a great hall, that lead into a beautiful palace, made of many types of beautiful things, like gold, silver, ect. Walking past that they enetered a room, with only a table in the middle of it, that had a package on it. Li-en picked up the package and handed to Katara,
"There's a changing room right through that door. Once changed we'll eat and I'll explain everything." and she left to go get some food, and drinks. Katara moved to the door, that lead to the othe room, and began to change.
She came back out, after a few minutes,now wearing a flowing white (w/ black short under) skirt that was cut at the hips and tied with a thin black peice of leather that wrapped around her waist twice. Her white shirt was a one shoulder shirt, the other part going under her armpit. Golden bracelets hugged her arms, one swirling like a snake (or serphent) and the other was a band, both wenth to her shoulers, and a beautiful gloden neckless with a tear drop, seemly filled wth all elements.Her hair was now down to dry. all in all she looked beautilful.
"You look beautiful child," said Li-en, laying down the food on the table. Smiling she sat down, gesturing Katara to do the same, "You can eat, I know that you're hungry."
"Thank you," said Katara as she began to eat. After a few minutes Katara became full. Waiting for her stomache to settle she turned to Li-en, "You promised to explian. Wait you said, not promise." Katara corrected herself.
"It's all right child, I did say thatI would didn't I?" she asked, and Katara nodded, "Well as youknow is thatyou are wearing an outfit for a high female shaman. Don't worry I didn't give it you on acident," she said as she watched Katara's face changed," In fact I did it because it was prophice that you would come. I know that avatar is wakened, but in thruth is there are really more then one avatar, just of different things. You my child are a shaman, your power is ten fold the power of any avatar's full strength." she finished, now watching for any reactions.
"Wow," was all that Katara could say.
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