Author's Note: This avatar fanfiction is a little different than most stories. Yes, it's a zuko love story, but in this story there are two avatars, not one. I am going to refer to them as the First or Second Avatar. It will be explained throughout the story though. It is a short chapter, but i wasn't sure if i was going to keep writing this story yet, so I'll wait and decide later. But for now enjoy and tell me what you think of it. :)
Chapter 1:
An elderly man dressed in a Fire Nation uniform walked along a path that led away from the Western Air Temple. He followed it through the woods and undergrowth until he came to a much smaller temple.
This temple was overgrown with weeds and shrubbery on the outside, but was perfectly intact on the inside. There were writings and symbols written in the ancient language of the airbenders along the walls.
One symbol in particular interested the old man. It was a drawing of a young airbender. She was a girl, 13 at the most, her eyes and tatoos were glowing and she was bending all four elements. It was now clear that this temple was dedicated to the First Avatar Ariana.
Avatar Ariana had died 1,000 years ago. After her, the line of the First Avatar ended, though no one is sure why, and only the Second Avatar was left to protect the world. But even the Second Avatar had disapeared. The Second Avatar was last seen 100 years ago, but is no more.
Now the old man studied the symbols along the walls. He walked around the room trying to understand the symbols, looking long and hard at each one. Then, the most peculiar thing happened.
One of the stone tiles beneath his feet moved. Then the whole floor moved revealing a hidden, spiral staircase winding down into the darkness underneath the temple.
He decided to go down into the dark abyss to see what lay ahead. The stairs seemed to go on forever, until, finally, he reached the bottom.
There was a tunnel and torches lined the walls, as well as more hyroglyphs.
The man decided to follow this tunnel. Eventually, the tunnel ended in a large room with ancient relics: weapons, scrolls, clothing. The most interesting item in the room, was a huge ball of fire.
The fire swirlled around in a ball, as if it was protecting what was inside.
The man thought himself lucky, for he was a firebender. He started bending the enormous ball of heat and flames, reducing it to ashes.
Inside was a girl, the same girl painted on the temple walls above: Avatar Ariana. She seemed to have many fresh injuries, though he wasn't sure why. She was sitting cross-legged, as if she was meditating, her eyes and tatoos were glowing. She stood up and looked down at the old man. The faint, blue glow of her eyes and tatoos faded, and she collapesed to the ground.
The old man ran to help the girl and said, "Welcome back Avatar Ariana."