One hundred years have passed since Aang defeated the phoenix king Ozai. The world has remained at peace ever since Avatar Aang decided to form a council consisting of a representative from each of the bending principals. The original council consisted of Fire Lord Zuko, Avatar Aang, Toph, who became the Earth Queen following the fall of Ozai, and Katara. It is now headed by their descendants. Aang and Katara had many children, some of them air benders and others water benders, and after a few generaions the air nomads had repopulated. Their great-grandson is now the representative of the air nomads. His name is Kiatso, named after the Aang's mentor. The great grandson of Sokka and Suki, Sokko is the representative of the water tribe. The Earth representative is Lunk, the grandson of the illegitimate child produced when Sokka cheated on Suki with Toph. The final representative is Fire Lord Sozin. (his parents thought he could redeem the name by being a firelord of honor and integrity.) Each representative had equal power in the council. And in that way peace reined throughout the land.
One fateful day the council was called together on what was only known to be a decision of life or death.
Sozin, arriving late discovered that all of the other members of the council had already arrived. "You're late Sozin." This was from Sokko. "Yeah, whatever do you know how long it takes to get from the fire palace to the council?" "Longer than it should it would seem." "That's enough you two. We've all been called here for a reason does anyone know what that reason might be?" This was from Lunk. Everyone present, save him, shook their heads. "Hasn't anyone noticed that there hasn't been an avatar in seventeen years?" "But there hasn't been a need for one has there?" "It doesn't quite work like that. There's always an avatar whether we need him or not." "So then where is he?" "Well the last Avatar, Avatar Wong, was an earth bender, and according to the avatar cycle the next avatar should be a firebender." "But that's impossible! Although there have been many fire nation children, there hasn't been a fire bender born in the past twenty years. Fire bending has been all but lost to all but Zuko's descendants." "You're a fire bender." "I'm also directly related to Zuko." "But you are a fire bender." "So?" Lunk looked Sozin directly in the eyes, paused and said.
"Sozin, you are the avatar."