Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: the Last Airbender. I do, however, own the idea behind this particular fanfiction. And a golf cart. I also own that.
Caution: Rated T for language, mature content, and confusion.
A/N: Ladies and gents, I present to you a work of my mind twined in time with Avatar: the Last Airbender. I do hope you enjoy it. A quick warning, though… this might be a touch confusing for some. This is going to take a long time for me to write, and it is also extremely long in general. I hope you can stick with me on this non-profit journey. This is a preview for what's to come.
Please review when you can.
"Hope is the dream of a man awake."
~French Proverb
Prologue: Origins
Water.
Earth.
Fire.
Air.
Long ago, the world was kept in harmony with the balance of the elements. There were those who could use these elements at will. It was a mastery of great power in the technical skill called Bending. Benders, those who mastered the element of their calling, used their abilities in many different ways. Most to keep the peace- but there were those who sought nothing but more power.
So, to keep the balance in check, the Spirits created an all-powerful being. A being that could master all elements. One who could flow like the Water. One who was as strong as the Earth. One who had passion and Fire within their soul. One who saw beauty in the very Air. One whose life would always renew so that they might tip the scales if ever something went wrong. This one was the Avatar.
As master to all elements, each life was tasked with learning to control them. Sometimes, the Avatar would have to make heartbreaking decisions. Sometimes, the Avatar would just get to live. But as time grew on, evolution occurred, technology improved, and the art of Bending began to fade into the distant background.
Soon, even the Avatar's powers faded. They slipped away with lack of use. Lack of need. And the new lives forgot the old. The people of the world fell into an ignorant bliss, forgetting the ways of old. However, there were those tasked with forever remembering. Tasked with watching over the Avatar in every new and coming life. Tasked with waiting for the day that the peace needed restoring. Waiting for the scales to tilt and groan as the dark began to weigh too much. They waited for the day to come. The day that they would need the return of the Avatar.
tbc.