Path of Blood
Oh, if only…
Maybe would happen
Will you still be with me when the magic's all run out?
A bloodbender.
That was his purpose in life.
To avenge his father, defeat the Avatar and take over Republic City. That was his existence. That was all his father taught him.
Avatar Aang passed away as soon as his own father died, and Tarrlok knew that he was going to destroy the next Avatar. When news of the new Avatar was found, she was a little girl from the Southern Water Tribe. And Tarrlok was going to destroy her.
Then when she was of age and came to the city to make her debut to the world… he couldn't bring himself to harm her at all.
He couldn't pinpoint the exact moment he fell in love with her, but he knew the first moment he saw her, he had to protect her. He tried to get rid of the silly schoolboy crush he had on her, but the more he tried, the more they came back stronger.
Why did she have such a strong hold on him?
"Noatak! Don't leave! Please…! Noatak!"
At times, when Korra had her back turned, his spine wouldn't stop shaking.
But if he actually cared for the Avatar that way, and if she actually cared for him back, which would be crazy… he would go back on what his father set him out to do in the first place.
"When the time is right, you will claim Republic City and you will destroy the Avatar…!"
He cared for Korra, he did… but he also had to destroy her, for his father.
If he only knew which was the right path to take.
Song: If Only - Dove Cameron
If only Descendants came out around 2012. Read Lantur's 'Strings' and it SO screams Tarrlok throughout the whole thing. It fits their relationship even without Strings.
