This is a really random and long fic, so bear with me. It will probably be a bit confusing at times, so I apologize in advance.
Summary: The Avatar is the master of all four elements. But balance is essential. This is the story of one girl born to balance the Avatar as his opposite, and how her hand orchestrated everything that happened.
Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar. If I did, Zuko's mother would have been found.
So, I'm reposting this story because I was looking back at my stuff and thought that this sucked. Considering I wrote it in middle school originally, that can be forgiven. I fixed it up a little bit, though not as much as I would really like. It is better and only a little less cheesy XD. No, I'm not updating with new chapters yet. Sorry. I will come back though. Promise! Oh, and anything in bold is commentary I have added for the rewrite.
Prologue
The days of bending one's own energy had come to an end. The art of bending had finally been discovered by mortals, achieving a harmony with nature vastly different than the one they had before. A being had to be created to balance the nations and keep peace in the mortal realms; this human needed to be of both the Spirit World and the Mortal World. Thus, the Avatar was created. The spirits named him Azyr and placed him as an infant in the womb of a Fire Nation woman.
Soon after the first Avatar was born, it became apparent he would need an opposite to balance his power. Just as fire cannot exist without water or earth without air, the most powerful mortal bender needed an opposite who was immortal. After many debates and many trial and error attempts that ended in disaster, the four main spirits came to an agreement.
It was the Fire Spirit who originally thought of it. They would take a human girl, rather than create one as they had done with the Avatar, and make her absolutely perfect in every way: appearance, intelligence, power, and most importantly bending. The girl would have to be immortal, but able to shift her appearance for her own protection. Being practically a spirit herself, she would need to be able to bend every aspect of the physical and spiritual worlds. In exchange for her many powerful abilities, the Avatar would retain the memories of his past lives and be reincarnated.
When the ruler of the spirits realized what his four underlings were attempting, he hurried to stop them. The plan was too rash and the consequences too great for his taste. The Fire Spirit imprisoned him inside of a comet to travel space for all eternity.
The Spirit of the Earth came to the royal family of the Fire Nation and took their only daughter without their consent. She put her power into the infant, and gave three extra gifts as well: an unbreakable will, eternal youth and beauty, and a red crystal necklace. The Earth took the infant to the spirit realm and presented it to the Spirit of Fire.
The Fire held the babe for the Air Spirit, who had no solid form. She placed her powers in the girl and also gave three extra gifts: an understanding mind, grace and balance beyond measure, and a long black silk scarf. The Spirit of Air had doubts about the plan, but she loved the Spirit of Fire intensely and wanted to please him.
Tui the moon spirit and La the water spirit took the girl next. Water bending did not exist without both of them, so they placed both their powers in her. They too gave more than was required: wisdom and discernment, luck, and a long ornate gold staff. They did not agree with Fire on any matter and hated him fiercely, but they realized how important and necessary a task it was and complied with little argument.
Finally, the Fire Spirit himself placed the power of fire in the girl. He also infused her with the qualities he admired most: a fierce and unrelenting soul and the desire to achieve her own means, no matter the cost. Lastly, he gave her a pair of golden gauntlets.
In a blinding flash, the infant grew into a young woman of sixteen; her infant body could not hold the power that she now contained, and needed to age. In her original state, she looked almost mortal; closer inspection would reveal that she was not, that there was something almost fey in her features.
Her frame was tall and thin, like willow branches, with skin whiter than snow. Her face was angular, a trait of the royal Fire Nation family, without blemishes. Full red lips stood out against her pale skin, as did her slightly angled black eyebrows. Hair the color of polished ebony fell to her waist, caping her in darkness. Her sharp amber eyes glowed with wisdom, catching glimpses of the past, present, and future.
She wore an intricate black and red Earth Kingdom style dress, embroidered with golden swirls and a yin-yang. Her feet were shod with black leather air nomad shoes. Around her neck was an engagement necklace of the water tribes, though the pendant was a pure ruby crescent moon. Part of her hair was up, held back by the golden flame clip of the crown princess of the Fire Nation.
"Who am I?" she asked quietly. The sound broke through silence of the spirit world, awaking every soul to life. Spirits flocked around the newly formed deity, whispering no louder than a breeze.
"To the Earth, you are Tierney," commanded the Earth. She reached out and caressed the crystal necklace on the girl's neck lovingly. "Protect all."
"To the Air, you are Adelaide," said the Air. She used her power to tie the black silk scarf about the girl's waist, because she had no solid form. "Understand all."
"To the Water, you are Kameko," said Tui, turning to her lover La for confirmation. He nodded solemnly in agreement. They handed her the gold staff. "Judge all justly."
"To the Fire, you are Seraphina, as you were originally christened. But your immortal name is Zyta," intoned Fire. He took the gold gauntlets and put them on her hands. "Obey none."
Koh the face stealer came foreword with his own wisdom for the girl. "Everything is connected. There is no real difference between the Spirit World and the mortal realm, just a thin barrier. The universe will bend to your will."
"Go, find the Avatar," the four elements commanded, and a shudder passed through time itself.
Zyta nodded and left the spirit world for the mortal realm.