Ten thousand years ago.

When Wan was facing down Vaatu he knew it would be tough but he never imagined he would be this overwhelmed.

"You think you can beat me!? I lived ten thousand live times before your kind crawled out of the mud!" he heard just a massive blast sent him hurling through rocks and near one of the open portals.

"Raava I have a plan to stop him but we must do this together!"

"I'm with you till the end Wan" he heard from within him and with what strength he could muster he reached behind him to the open portal and let the beam course through his body fusing both spirit and man together.

"You think just because you've become one you stand a chance!" Vaatu cried sending one of his tendrils into Wans chest, but in moments it was separated by a slash of fire before Wan used all his new-found powers to out maneuver Vaatu before using element after element to seal Vaatu in an orb before placing him in his prison.

"This will be your new prison Vaatu and I'll seal the portals so that no human will ever be able to let you out. I will bridge the world between spirit and humans for I am the avatar."

But as he was leaving through the portal he heard the words that would haunt him untill the end of his days and through countless cycles of recantation.

"You think you've won? darkness will always consume the light, but you'll find that out soon enough. I've tainted you with my essence and soon enough it will grow to strong for Raava to contain."

It wouldn't be another three hundred years and six avatars untill Vaatus words became truth. Because one the day of his first birthday when avatar Jiaya emerged as the avatar it wasn't a joyous occasion for his eyes weren't the normal colors of humans but a dark silver. That night when the sun fell and darkness came Jiaya changed from a small infant into a monster that knew only destruction and bloodshed. Through his life Jiaya tried to be the avatar the world wanted but always seemed to bring chaos and fear wherever he went. By day he was a man who did everything in his power to bring balance to the world but when night fell he would lose himself to his inner darkness and would take the lives of the innocent. When he finally fell in battle the world had become chaotic and savage because of him and so the cycle repeated itself. Every so often an avatar would be born cursed to a life of darkness and would be labeled a villain in their lifetime and would often be called a dark avatar.

Ten thousand years later

"Are you sure Master Katara? I mean I know you have more experience with the avatars then anyone else but are you positive that our daughter is a dark avatar?" Tonraq said clutching his wife's hand

After takeing a look at the sleeping child in the crib below the old master ran a hand over her body before checking her eyes.

"I'm afraid that I was correct earlier your daughter has the silver eyes of all the dark avatars before her and I sense that in time this world will come to hate her."

Senna instantly started to cry upon hearing this and clung to her husband for support. Tonraq did his best to stay strong but even he let out a few tears at the news.

"What should we do master Katara?"

" I'll take her to the white lotus compound and do all that I can to guide your daughter so that she can do great things. Don't worry you two I promise that Korra will great things in this world even if people don't think so."

Tonraq and Senna smile at this hearing the truth in the old masters words and after giving their daughter a hug and a kiss hand her over to Katara and the two white lotus men beside her.

Seventeen years later

"So how is our young avatar doing today Katara?" one of the masters says as he steps beside Katara and looks out at the two people sparing.

To everyone looking it seemed like Korra was on the defensive and barely holding her own against her opponent as he shot blast after blast of fire at her. As he pulled his arm back for another blast Korra acted sending an arc of fire from her feet knocking the man back before doing a front flip and sending two massive of fire from her feet and into her opponent sending him into a patch of snow.

"She's mastered three out of four elements and has asked to train in air bending." Katara said with a smile.

"Yes that's good but you know what I'm really asking about. You are the one she's closest to."

After a few seconds of watching Korra celebrate her win she answers the question.

"The potion I make helps her control herself most nights and we've had success dealing with her hunger thanks to a few volunteers but when she gets angry she loses all sense of restraint."

"I see.. and has there been another incident since the one a few years ago?"

"Thankfully not, Korra might be head strong but she realizes what she's capable of and since the incident she's become rather detached to people and only opens up to me and of course her pet polar bear dog Naga."

"That's good to hear but do you think she's ready to go the city? some of the masters myself included think that it would be a bad idea for her to go there at this time considering the rumors."

"Tenzin has told me about the rumors about the anti bender movement but trust me when I say Korra can't stay here forever."

"As you say Katara, I received word that Tenzin will arrive with his family shortly." he says before takeing one last glance at the young avatar before heading off on other business.

"Katara did you see that! I've totally mastered fire and now I'm ready for air." Korra says rushing over to her favorite teacher

"Then it's a good thing Tenzin will be here shortly."

"Really!? that's great but does than mean I'll finally be able to go to the city? I mean this place is great but I've been stuck seeing the same faces for years now no offence."

"None taken my dear I felt the same way when I first left my village to help Aang now go relax and have fun I'll send someone to get you when Tenzin arrives."

Korra didn't need to hear more and after giving Katara a hug she throws her armor to the ground and heads straight for Naga pen at the far end of the compound who as always greeted her master by tackling her to the ground and licking her face.

"Enough girl I'm glad to see you two but come on we only have a short period of freedom before Tenzin comes and you haven't been out all day." She waisted no time in getting Naga's saddle on before riding straight toward the gate only to be stopped by one of the guards.

"Open up I'm going riding for a while." when the guard in question poked his head over the wall Korras heart dropped for standing in her way was Zhou one of the few guards that had always despised her.

"No can do the sun will be down soon and we all know what you become at night. Best to keep a beast in its cage that's what I always say."

That one statement hurt more than she thought it would but she knew if she got angry she'd just wind up doing something to prove his point so she just smiled at him before raising her hand at the wall.

"You know whats good about being a water bender in the south pole Zhou?"

"Yeah what?"

With one quick movement a large part of the wall formed a large hole which Naga quickly jumped through.

"It means practically everything is made out of ice and snow but a firebender like you can't make an exit when he needs to."

Zhou yelled some pretty rude things but Naga was to fast and quickly ran to far for his words to be heard. The two quickly made it to one of their favorite spots with a great view of the ocean and the landscapes but when Korra saw the setting sun she grew nervous.

"Come on girl if we're to make it back while the suns still up we need to go now." Naga gave a soft wine at having her run cut short but even she knew it was time to go. But as she turned to leave her ears perked up when she heard something and let out a low growl when she smelled it was near.

"Naga whatever it is it can wait the sun is almost completely down and Katara didn't make my potion today." But her words didn't have a effect which could only mean that whatever Naga was growling at must be a threat. A fact she found out moments later when two men burst from the snow and sent two darts into Naga and one into Korra. The toxins in the darts made quick work of Korras body as she fell off and into the snow as Naga struggled before receiving another dart finally sending her down.

"We've been waiting for you to finally leave that compound of yours Avater and now we can finally put an end to you."

Although Korra couldn't move most of her body she still had the strength to sit up.

"I'm only going to tell you guys once you need to get away from me while you still have the chance." She stated as she saw the sun disappear from sight.

Both men just started laughing before one leaned down and grabbed her chin in his hands.

"You know we were just going to kill you but I think we'll have some fun with you before we do."

Korra startled to tremble with fear but now because of the men but because the sun was now completely gone and she could feel the darkness inside her rising to the surface. With a smirk the man reached for her coat and began sliding down but stopped when he felt a searing pain and looked down to see her hand encased in ice in the shape of a blade stuck into his side. The last thing he saw before he fell to the ground was her silver eyes and pointed teeth as she stood up and licked the blade clean of his blood.

The other assailant wasted no time and quickly trew four daggers which struck into her left thigh and left leg. Korra didn't even flinch as she pulled out the blades and rushed him as he threw more which all struck in various places, when he reached for more Korra had already reached him and before he knew it she had latched on to his neck with her teeth and tackled him to the snow where we let out scream after scream as she drank killing him slowly and painfully. But then she moved back to her first victim and in her anger proceeded to throw punch after punch until her knuckles were busted and covered in blood. When she was done she stood up and looked at what she had done she had to hold her mouth just to stop the urge to throw up.

"No! not again! I fight and I fight but I can't control myself." She then curled into a ball next to Naga who gave her a few gentle licks as she cried. When a search party finally arrived it was Katara who found her and took one look at the two men dead and have covered in snow and the blood and holes on Korra's parka and instantly pulled Korra into a hug while bending the snow over the two bodies.

"It'll be alright Korra."

But it was the words that the young avatar said next that made Katara worry more than ever before.

"I guess I really am a dark avatar."

Review and tell me what you think