The Legend of Kuvira

Disclaimer: I do not own The Legend of Korra.

The story will span over several years, starting form Kuvira's spirit weapon test. I have already written most chapters so you can expect updates soon. All critiques are welcome and helpful.

Chapter 1

"Fly this thing down, now!" Zhu Li finally raised her voice after repeating her request quietly a number of times.

"I guess we're far enough." Bolin informed the rest of the Beifong family.

Receiving a nod from her aunt Lin, Opal landed her flying bison among the tall reed vegetation where they had sufficient cover.

Once her feet where on the ground, Zhu Li set out on foot back in the direction of Kuvira's camp.

"Zhu Li?!" Everyone questioned upon seeing her intention.

Zhu Li turned around to see the entire Beifong clan and Bolin staring at her with perplexed expressions. "I have to go back." She explained.

"Back there? Why?" Bolin was the first to ask.

"Are you insane?!" Lin snapped, frowning as her sister held her back from marching over to Zhu Li. "After we went trough all that to save you?!"

"I just have to try and…" Zhu Li paused, not sure what she was gonna say, or even do for that matter.

"Listen dear…" Suyin walked over and placed a hand on Zhu Li's shoulder. "I don't know what your plan is, but you can't change her. Now that I think back on Kuvira as a child, she was always… different. She didn't cry as kids do, she didn't laugh much, didn't even get angry."

"That's what made her such a good soldier and captain of the guard." Lin concluded.

"True." Suyin confirmed. "All these years I never suspected she'd be capable of this. I guess she carried deep-seeded hate for all of us. I just can't imagine why."

"I actually saw once…" Baatar senior spoke and everyone turned around. "…I never told you about this Suyin, but when Kuvira was younger I saw her drowning a squirrel-rat in a puddle of water. She said that the poor thing was hurt and she's only riding it of its suffering. Now that I think about it, she was probably lying."

"Most likely." Suyin confirmed facing Zhu Li again. "So you see Zhu Li, she's beyond help. We must stop her, and you can help us do that from the safety of Republic City."

Zhu Li looked down realizing most of this is true, but she knew something the Beifong's didn't, it was that things affected Kuvira. She could sense it unlike everyone else, and she couldn't forget the gaze Kuvira directed at her when she flew away on the bison. Along with anger she thought she saw sadness in her eyes, and for some reason that made her sad too.

Zhu Li raised her head, determined to stick by her decision. "If I can't help her see reason, than I'll just find a way to sabotage her plans again."

Opal frowned. She had enough of Kuvira and her ability to manipulate good people, or even in Zhu Li's case concerning about her when she's done nothing but bad things to everyone. "What makes you think she just won't kill you?!" Opal snapped glancing over at Bolin. "She left you out there to die before me and Bolin rescued you, remember?!"

"I know." Zhu Li recalled looking down in shame. She realised how crazy this must seem to everyone else, but the feeling she had was stronger than reason. "I'm sorry, I just have to do this. I suppose I should tell you her plan now…"

Everyone who didn't pay as much attention now tuned in as Zhu Li spoke. "She will attack the Republic City in two weeks." Everyone gasped, but Zhu Li just droned on. "I'm not sure if she has other weapons like that one you saw. I haven't been allowed to roam around freely, so that's all I know."

"You are certain about this?" Lin asked.

"Very much so." Zhu Li confirmed. "Goodbye and thank you for saving me." She said bowing to Opal and Bolin.

"Wait." Bolin ran after her. "What about Varrick, don't you want to see him again?"

"Tell him he was a good boss and that I liked working for him…" Zhu Li looked up thinking back on the time she had to scrub his feet. "Well, most of the time anyway. Goodbye." She said the last time and set out to meet her destiny.

Zhu Li knew she may very well be walking to her death, and her heart responded with a pace, it was beating faster with each step she took closer to Kuvira's army.