A/N: May turn this into a general Drabble Series. Don't know yet. Enjoy.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar:The Last Airbender.
Toph always hated Fate. It was Fate that decided the circumstances of her birth; who her overprotective parents were, her blindness, her status in society. Toph, may have hated Fate, but she was an earthbender, she faced her challenges head on. With time Toph learned that she could "see" using her earthbending.
Toph always hated Fate, Fate had a way of complicating things; for on the day of Black Sun during the solar eclipse, Souzen's comet arrived. At first Toph is unaware of this fact, as her comrades gaze heavenward she turned to the Earth for answers. Dependent on herself and her abilities, Toph can tell that something has gone horribly wrong. She doesn't need to hear Sokka speak "Dear Yue" she is already fully aware that they all accepted the fact they could die. Toph has not, she continued to fight.
After time it became harder for Toph to sense the vibrations and positions of everyone during the battle, it was strange, she ignored it. Loud noises were everywhere. Screams, clashing. Strange smell too-but it only took a small instance in time for her to recognize- burning flesh. She was-is the greatest earthbender in the world, she felt it, when mere feet away Katara fell. She kept going, Katara had healing abilities she'd be o.k. Toph can't really see the anguish of anything in this battle. Toph can feel it, her burden was far more painful. She still does not understand why the ground's vibrations are so weak. Toph felt Aang nearby, the picture is hazy, and the sounds become louder until it turns into a pounding in her head. Someone is yelling. Is that Aang? Why can't she see? Toph continued to fight, it would all come to an end today. Why can't I "see"? It was the strange crunching sound she heard, one she didn't think she would ever forget. She saw a blurred mental picture then, of herself standing on a soilder's wounded arm. Toph doesn't know where this soldier comes from, only that he has no heartbeat, and doesn't breathe, he was dead. She can no longer feel the ground beneath her feet standing on this man, and Toph suddenly understood the reason for her hazy images. Too much pain, too much death. People cover the ground, and I'm standing on top of them.
Toph could not see. Toph, here, she was truly blind. For the first time, the greatest earthbender in the world was afraid. There was no mental picture, only darkness and noise. Toph did her best, navigating the battlefield on purely instinct and noise. She finally came to a place of solid ground; she could "see" again, she could "feel" again. Every footfall, tumble, broken bone, and every slowly fading heart. Toph was tired, worn down, she could hardly move, when the mental image of a soldier, hand flaming, charging for her appeared. All she did was sigh, turn toward her attacker, and face him head on. He came closer and closer, he was young maybe Sokka's age? She would never know. He struck her, Toph felt the earth beneath her back, aware still, of everyone's pains, lies, and fears. Toph hated Fate; Fate was cruel.
Sometimes I wish I was numb.
A/N: I killed Toph. I love her character, crazy, headstrong, the whole concept of metalbending. Forgive me.
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