Hello everybody, I am back with another fanfiction,this idea has been bugging me for a long time and I just had to write it down. Enjoy! :-)

Azula - The Dragon's Legacy

A cloaked figure rushed across the ruins of a once well-known civilisation, the murals on the walls depicting dragons dancing along with warriors, flames swirling across their hands in response to their movements. The cloaked figure looking at the murals was destined to be greater than any of them. Her figure was nimble and agile, her steps swift and filled with cat- like grace, she passed the old streets of the sun warrior's city with practised-ease, denoting she had been here before, she carefully avoided all the hidden traps and continued to travel deeper into the labyrinth of ruins.

When she arrived at her destination, it was almost dawn, she slid into a lotus position and steadied her breathing as she waited for the sun to arise.

She had found this place, when she was younger, whilst exploring the rock pools by the beach during her vacations in Ember island, a gigantic wave had taken her by surprise, bashed her against the rocks and completely knocked her out cold, it was a miracle that the rocks hadn't been very jagged and the current wasn't very strong or she would have perished, instead, she found herself on an unknown shore, full of bruises and cuts and completely alone. Her, being a curious child and a independent one at, went exploring, thinking her family was just hiding.

Of course, as soon as she saw the traps, she was too scared to continue, for a while that is. She was never a person to be ruled by fear so after she got over the shock, she used her firebending skills to slightly enhance her jumps getting her across the pit of spikes, afterwards, she went, with much more care, examining each tile carefully so as to not set any more traps off.

Unfortunately, in the process of doing this her incredibly sharp mind realised was that these traps were new and well-kept , there was something weird going on, something not quite dead about the old ruins of the suns warriors, and she was determined to find out what it was.

And discover it she did, the figure smiled as she recalled that day, it was probably one of the rare occasions that she was left speechless, but it was worth it, that day something in her had changed, her heart, frozen by the cruelty of her father and the neglect of a mother began to thaw, of course, nobody else noticed, the change was slight, but it was there. Over the past few years, the change had become monumental, she was no longer the cold manipulative girl she had been, she was a caring young woman trying to find a way to stop the war and bring peace to the world. She still used her powers of perception and cunning, but only for the good of others.

For example, to pinpoint the Gaang's next move, that way she could discreetly steer her father's war plans in a direction that could favour the Avatar's advance so that he may end the war, it was a hard job, surviving under the orders of her cruel father but it had to be done, the avatar had to have someone who worked as a double agent, even if they themselves had not realised she was the one.

As the sun began its ascend across the sky, a great roar, was heard, rattling the mountains, the figure merely smiled in anticipation. Suddenly a flash of red rushed past the girl in a gust of warm air quickly joined by another cobalt one. The wind blew her hood back, leaving her face visible. Her skin was milky colour, her lips full and rosy red. Her silky ebony hair, was worn in a simple ponytail that blew back with the wind. Her eyes were narrowed like a hawks but held a warm glint in the depths of the rich honey colour.

She went by many names, Azula, Crown Princess of the Fire nation, Princess of the Sapphire flame, monster and…

"STUDENT!" Two voices roared inside her mind. The call of the masters, and they were, loud as usual, Azula suppressed a smirk as the two dragons, one a scarlet red and the other cobalt blue. It was time, she had been waiting the whole week for this, a respite for all the royal pressures and harsh training her father inflicted on her. Because in front of the masters, even her best lie was transparent, with the masters, she was just Azula, no more and no less.

"Azula, before we start, do your stretches and bring the first fire, then we might begin. "It had taken a while for Azula to get used to the dragons being able to speak in her mind but it no longer startled her, that was why as soon as they withdrew themselves from her mind, she went to retrieve a part of the first fire and prepared herself to make the journey that she had done every day since she had started training. As she did, she slowly started recalling the first time she made this journey.

She had found the Sun warriors by accident really, literally walked into their council meeting. To her credit, Azula, who at the time was about 7 years old and had already begun firebending just slipped into a firebending stance whilst the warriors reaction was less than honourable, they screamed like little girls for a good 30 seconds. That was something that to this day they regretted immensely, however, they knew that the now caring young woman they had taken under their wing would never betray them. Over the years, Azulas's frequent visits to the island had led for the sun warriors to become a sort of surrogate family for her. Sometimes, after she finished her training for the day with Ran and Shaw she visited the warriors and listened to their storytelling, it was amazing.

As soon as the warriors calmed down, they started frantically talking amongst themselves in a low volume that unsettled the young princess. Whispers of "She is too young to attempt the test" "The masters will not accept her" floated around the room. At this Azula's confusion quickly shifted to indignation, people always thought that because she was a little girl she couldn't do anything, she didn't suffer her father's harsh training to be rendered just a child, even her mother said she was a prodigy, although to Ursa, it seemed even her best wasn't enough.

Before she was able to voice those opinions however, the warrior in the middle who she assumed was the leader stood up and revealed his verdict "It is not for us to choose if she will do the test, as the Sun warriors, we are obliged to present the test to whoever desires to prove themselves". Azula was shocked all her indignation was gone and she barely registered that she was allowed to take the test, she could hear nothing after the words Sun Warriors came out of the chief's mouth. Her amber eyes widened and she stiffened in shock, this must be some sort of prank.

The warriors led her away to the first fire and explained everything, she was still slightly disbelieving but all her doubts dissipated when she sensed the fire, she felt the pulse of her chi eager to feel the warmth of this fire, it was a different kind of fire that her father had showed her, this one was full of life. She was glowing with happiness once the warriors gifted her with a piece of the fire, for the first time of her life, she felt truly alive and happy. She began her journey and whilst she did, her cold heart began to pulse with warmth while a rare beautiful smile graced her delicate features.

Contrary to expectations, Azula passed the test. Whilst the dragons circled her, Azula, trembling with awe flawlessly performed the form of the Dancing Dragons the Sun warriors had taught her, the masters danced on both sides of her spewing fire from their jaws and twirling in time to the girls movements. Nearing the end of the dance, Azula felt a powerful presence enter her mind, her shock was so monumental that she almost hesitated in the dance, something which would have been fatal. The voice roared inside her head "Yess, you have been found worthy, you will be a fine student". This of course only raised more questions. Azula responded in her mind "Worthy, worthy of what?"

The dragon's response shook her to the core "Of the Dragons legacy".

Hope you liked it, this was originally supposed to be a one shot but I expanded on it and now it will have multiple chapters. Can any of you guess what the masters meant in the last line? Write your opinion in the comments Please.