Imperfection
By Paper Wristwatch
Note: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender.
This is in Zuko's POV.
Chapter One: The Divine and The World
It's funny how the world works.
It truely is.
There are always laws passed by the Divine; then there are those who follow the laws, and those who try and oppose the laws.
Those who follow the laws, live by the laws, understand the universe. Those who follow the laws, know that there is no difference between life and death, good and evil, love and hate, space and time... They know themselves, they cannot lie or be cheated, outsmart or fail on purpose... They just do, what is meant to be done.
Those who try and oppose the laws, run away from the laws, are confused. Those who try and oppose the laws, are trying to take advantage of or fear everything, make excuses, and have their way... They're despicable, they're heartless. They're humans.
Humans, are in every way, pathetic creatures. Who are they, to boast and command, when us Vampires have been here on Earth for centuries before their ancestors? Humans are only corrupted Vampires with lost power, anyways. And what's even more pathetic is that they call us, the lesser beings, the evil beings.
Their mind works in a funny way. If something to them does not appeal, they label it "evil". They are extremely hypocritical. All other creatures on Earth manage, live in harmony, communicating through spirit... but these humans... they come and destroy. They create weapons of war, kill for absolutely no reason but humour, they pollute and steal from the world, only caring for each individual, never working together with others. Yet they have the nerve to call us, "evil".
But who knows? Maybe they're not evil... maybe they're just selfish. Maybe that's how the divine made them, selfish. Maybe the divine gave them power to wipe us all...
Those silly humans make weird stories about how we are killed by a wooden stake by the heart or by sunlight, or how we are weakened by the smell of garlic, or the stupid overgrown plus sign the Church wears all the time. And when Vampire were old news, they've moved onto Witches, burning innocent women for doing what the divine has set them doing. No, we are simply slowly being wiped out as they kill our children.
In the end, we were all born upon the world to serve our purpose. All actions were set and created; our paths and ends as wished. The world is a storybook, and we are characters written in. Every man's life is a fairytale written by the hand of the Divine.
But sometimes a person can't control his actions. Sometimes, we see bait, and we fall from our righteous path. Sometimes, things just happen, when they happen. I guess those humans call it, "Fate" or "Destiny". My comrades call it "Instinct".
As I, for one, can't control how I certainly feel about just one particular human.
In case of confusion, here's the rundown:
The "Divine" is referring to "God".
Yes, Zuko is a vampire in this fic.
The quote, "Every man's life is a fairytale written by the hand of the Divine." is actually based off another famous quote, which I can't remember right now.
