This is a super super short fic written about how Lady Lujin feels after Aangs death as she appoints Korra the new Avatar. I mainly wrote this because it wouldn't quit nagging me in my head and again I apologize for how super short it is.
"Seventy years… it's hard to believe after so long it's time to appoint a new Avatar," I said, dressing in my ceremonial waterbender regalia to prepare for the Avatar Light Ceremony.
"Yes, my lady," said my current serving mage as I sat down for her to braid my hair. She was stiff and scared. Understandable as it was an important rite of passage in a mage's life to spend a few years on High Castle Island as an advisor and servant to the Lady Heart… me. Lia was with Katara in my place comforting the grieving widow.
The waterbending master and my dear friends knew I couldn't be there as I was gifting the new Avatar her power. Kyak, himself, had returned to the Fire Nation to assist Fire Lord Zuko in my stead and as such given up his immortality. He was still alive but it had been years since I'd seen him.
The sound of the young water mage's hands dropping alerted me to my completed preparations. I stood and placed my hand on her shoulder.
"Come along, Kinen, our new Avatar awaits her power." She nodded and followed me as we left my rooms.
As we made our way to the Light Room, the mages fell in behind me, each carrying an orb of bending water with them. I stopped before the tall Water Light doors. The guards opened the double doors to reveal a round room with a floor ledge around a pool with a Yin Yang on the bottom of the pool. I stepped to the edge while the magi surrounded the pool. A pedestal awaited me in the center of the pool.
The blue lights dimmed and the magi started to chant. I lifted my foot over the water and ice formed. I made my way to the pedestal. I stepped onto the solid marble and the chanting stopped. I lifted my hands and front of me.
I closed my eyes and focused on the elements. I cracked my eyes and saw the glowing blue light, growing, swirling with the main colors of the four elements. I closed my eyes again and called forth the Avatar spirits past.
Aang stepped forward and smiled at me.
"Guide her well, old friend," I said, he smiled.
"I will," he assured me. Their spirits started to glow a bright white and disappeared in the light. I felt a tear fall onto he light orb in my hands.
"I am Lady Lujin, Heart of Elementia. Our Avatar, Aang is gone and a new Avatar shall be born. Avatar Korra of the Southern Water Tribe," I lifted the light above my head. I felt my eyes glow and the light sent off.
I fell, suddenly weak, tears running down my face. One of the mages stepped forward only to be stopped by an Elder.
"She is mourning her friends. Let's leave her be for now." The magi filed out of the room. I stayed there and cried. I cried for my friends old and dead. I cried for Kyak who had left for the good of the world. I cried for my immortality and all the death I would witness. This shouldn't have happened. I had known many Avatars. Every Avatar but some had a bigger impact than others.
For example, Avatars Kyoshi and Aang were closer friends than Avatars Roku and Yang Chen. Kyoshi and I formed the Kyoshi warriors together. Aang and I saved the world. Yang Chen and I met once. Roku and I had just met when the sages announced he was the next avatar.
After I had cried enough I stood and wiped my eyes before making my way over the ice and hoping I would become good friends with Avatar Korra as well.
Like I said super short. But I had to get this out of my system soooo.