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Avatar: Kalea's Legacy

Book One: Voices Chapter Four: Foreshadowing

Earth.
Fire.
Air.
Water.
The Avatar has come back to the world to bring peace and balance by mastering all four elements. With powerful bending and a strong spirit, Kalea can do anything…

"So," Iroh started up a conversation as he poured tea into the Avatar's cup. "Have you mastered the four elements yet?"

"Almost," Kalea replied. "I still need to work on my firebending a little, but frankly, I'm not struggling with any of the elements."

Iroh smiled. "That's good. This shows that you have completely mastered water, the element of change. You can easily shift your personality to fit in with the element you are bending."

"I want to master all the elements as well as the Avatar State soon, so I can get my Mark."

"Ah. Now, you should not rush with your plans, you know. You must always have a strong foundation before you construct your plans on top. Otherwise, your building will collapse." He winked. "But I have no doubt that you are very strong."

Kalea smiled. "I guess so. I mean, I did invent a new type of bending…"

"So I've heard." Iroh set down his teacup. "The spirits told me that you invented lightbending. If you teach this to other firebenders, perhaps someone can advance it –and invent heatbending, or even laserbending! Avatar Korra was the first metalbending Avatar, but you are the Avatar who invented a new type of bending!"

She laughed. "I'm not that good, and I'm definitely not as good as Korra. She's amazing! Seriously, she did so many things: she took down a crazy bloodbender, Amon –or Noatak, whichever – who took her bending away and then she gained energybending from Aang when she found her spiritual self. She opened up the spirit portals and freed the spirits, as well as preventing Vaatu from making the world enter ten thousand years of darkness. She defeated the Red Lotus when they tried to take down the World Leaders, and almost got killed by a poison. Three years later, she stood up against Kuvira, someone who once was their ally, but became evil when she decided to rule as a dictator over what is now known as the Earth Republic. Then, when things got out of control when Kuvira tried to fire her spirit weapon at Korra in the Spirit Wilds, she saved Kuvira's life. In the process, she even created the spirit portal in the center of Republic City. How awesome is that?"

"Yes, it is very impressive," Iroh admitted. "She also went through much suffering. It was worth it, though. She needed to understand what true suffering was, that she needed to be more compassionate to others, and to forgive, even to people who try to kill her. All Avatars need to know this, including you."

Kalea nodded. "I heard Avatar Yangchen telling Avatar Aang, 'The Avatar must be compassionate towards all people. The Avatar must experience sadness, anger, joy, and happiness.'"

"I agree with her. By feeling all these emotions, it helps you understand how precious life is."

A moment of comfortable and thoughtful silence passed before Kalea asked, "When will you take me to the voice I heard? The voice said that I need to find it with your help."

Iroh smiled. "I will tell you that the voice is to be your animal, but you must treat it as an equal –perhaps even more. Before I take you to her, however, I must give you extra training."

"Extra training?" Kalea asked, surprised. "You mean I'll have to meditate into the Spirit World every day?"

"No," Iroh chuckled. "That won't be necessary. At least once a week, go to Republic City's spirit portal and meet me at the Lotus Pond. We will start your training there. I will teach you all that I know. I will help you progress with the minor elements as well as the Avatar State. But right now, you need to prepare for what will happen."

"What? What is going to happen?"

He pulled out a seemingly normal branch from his pocket, but when he closed his eyes and muttered a chant to it, it glowed and turned into a long staff.

The old firebender's voice was solemn as he spoke. "This staff has the strength of all the spirits in the world, even those of Raava and Vaatu. If it is in the wrong hands, the universe –not just the world– will be destroyed. I have kept it with me, waiting, since it was made: the day you were born. But soon, you must take it. As the Avatar, the bringer of peace and restorer of balance, you shall be entrusted with this responsibility."

"What?" Kalea gripped her cup tightly. "But why? You kept it safe all this time, so why can't you continue keeping it? What if someone steals it from me, or I lose it, o-or–"

Iroh put his hand up to silence her. "You are the Avatar, not me. I kept it with me because it was still growing, and not even the other spirits know about it. But soon, it will become fully powered, and there will be a significant reaction among all the spirits that will affect everyone, then everybody will know about this staff. After that… well, you will encounter several enemies."

Kalea sighed, still uncertain. "Can you at least tell me when this is going to happen?"

Iroh nodded and waved his hand in the air, and mist appeared around them. He exhaled sharply, and the mist swirled into a large rectangular shape. Images flashed on the screen. The elder explained, "There will come a day called Universal Cosmic, and it happens only once every… actually, it has only happened only once before: at the beginning of Creation. It will be a day when aurora will erupt all across the skies. The world will experience both day and night at the same time. Tui and La, the Moon and Ocean Spirits in the Spirit Oasis at the Northern Water Tribe, shall transform themselves into human form and continue their dance for ten minutes exactly. In these ten minutes, this staff will transmit powerful light, even greater than that of Vaatu's or Raava's –in fact, it is so great that it equals the power of all the lion turtles that ever existed. You must take this staff and put it beneath the center of the stars, which will form into a constellation that looks like a swirling galaxy. You, being the Avatar, will project some of your cosmic energy into the staff, and the staff will feed off the energy into the stars. What happens next will depend on you: whether you continue to surrender to the starry heavens, or you decide not to give away your strength."

The Avatar rubbed her temples. "I'm still really confused. Why do I need to do this?"

Iroh smiled, whether of sadness or another emotion, Kalea could not tell. "You are doing this to protect one of your future lives, as well as the whole world. Around 9700 years from now, Vaatu will emerge from Raava, and both Great Spirits will live inside that Avatar. This means that they will fight each other again, and this time, the Avatar won't be able to do anything about it. Their fighting will disrupt the Avatar and force him to enter the Avatar State. But because the Avatar is a mortal, a human, a battle between two Great Spirits inside of him will end his days, thus destroying the Avatar Cycle. Raava and Vaatu will become whole and physical spirits once more, freed; but the rest of the world will have to experience life before an Avatar –before Avatar Wan separated Raava and Vaatu and halted their fights. The effect will be enormous, and because the world has changed much since the era of Raava, it may be possible that the two spirits' combats will damage the world so much that everything as we know it will be demolished."

The Avatar took a deep breath. "Okay," she muttered. "Talk about too much info..."

Iroh put a friendly hand on her shoulder. "It's all right," he consoled. "You will have enough time to prepare, and you will have all the help you need."

Kalea sighed. "It's just that… I've always dreamed of being the Avatar, and all the stories about the adventures of my past lives, including the ones from the first cycle, fascinated me. All the cool martial arts, the different types of bending to learn, the people that they meet; the list goes on! When I found out that I really am the Avatar, it was the best day of my life. I also knew that it would be a big responsibility, and it could be dangerous as well… I just didn't realize that the Avatar's destiny would be this much of a burden."

Iroh gave her a fatherly hug. "Kalea, Kalea. You are much wiser than most; and although Korra did many more amazing things in just a few years than most Avatars have done in their lifetimes, she still had to go through all that pain and frustration to learn one of the most important lessons in life. She said herself that she started out as a naïve young girl who was too enthusiastic. You, on the other hand, at least know the risks, and you caution yourself. I know from the bottom of my heart that you will do the right thing and make the right choice when the time comes –and believe me, you have enough time."

"Thank you, Iroh." Kalea smiled at him.

He smiled back and chuckled. "Know that destiny is a funny thing. You never know how things are going to work out. Just remember to keep an open mind and open heart. Allow yourself to flow like the river, and may your actions be out of your love and care for others. Let destiny be your friend... including the spirit!"

Kalea laughed.

Suddenly, she noticed that everything around them had become fuzzy, and soon, Iroh began to blur as well. She felt as though her spirit was being lifted away.

"Meet me next weekend at the Lotus Pond!" Iroh called as he faded away.

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