Chapter 4: the siege of the north part 2
The city was falling, fire nation soldiers attacked the water tribe soldiers who with all they might where trying to defend their city. But they fire nation have more advanced machinery and the ice broke easily to the iron. "I don't need to remind you, we have a time limit, if you don't defeat the water tribe before the full moon rises, they will be undefeated" Iroh advised once again to Zhao. "I assure you I have everything under control, I'm intending to remove the moon as a factor" we where both surprised at his mad words. "Remove the moon?! How!?" Iroh asked in disbelief.
"Admiral Choy!" A soldier said before taking his helmet of and reveling that he was an undercover water tribe fool. "Prepare to meet your fate!" He came charging towards Zhao and he swiftly moved aside and kicked him off the rail. Iroh leaned over and shock his head in a "poor guy" way.
"As I was saying, years ago I stumbled upon a great and powerful secret, the identity of the moon spirit mortal form" Zhao continued. "What?!" Iroh said at the same time I mumbled it. And Zhao continued to tell the story of how he discovered a scroll with the valuable information and his intentions of killing the spirits. " Zhao!, the spirits are not to be trivial with!" Iroh said in an angry tone "yes yes I know you fear spirits Iroh, I've heard rumors about your journey in the spirit world, but the ocean and moon gave up their immortality to become a part of our world, and now they will face the consequences" Zhao said defiantly.
The moon was out and the water tribe soldiers where stronger than ever. We where on rough-rhinos, following Zhao. "We'll be following this map to a very special location, and when we get there, we're going fishing"
He guided us to a hidden oasis, with grass, warm air and a pond in the center with two koi fishes circling each other. Zhao grabbed the white one and put it on a bag then the moon turned red. "Oh fuck" I mumbled, this ain't good. Everything turned red and the water benders lost their ability to water bend. Making things easier for the fire nation soldiers. "I am a legend now, for generations now the fire nation will tell stories about the great Zhao who darkened the moon! They will call me Zhao the conqueror! Zhao the moon slayer! Zhao the invincible!" Zhao yelled in victory before the avatars flying bat-monkey attacked him and I grinned at that, serves you right. "Get it off! Get it off!" The others soldiers tried to take him off but he flew away into the arm of the avatar and his gang. We all took a fighting stance. "Don't bother" Zhao said putting a fist over the bag with the moon spirit.
"Zhao!" The avatar dropped his staff and put his hands up. "Don't" the avatar pleaded. "It's my destiny, to destroy the moon, and the water tribe" Zhao said. Selfish bastard. "Destroying the moon won't hurt just the water tribe, it will hurt everyone, including you, it will destroy the balance. You have no idea what kind of chaos will unleash in the world" he tried to reason with Zhao. "He's right Zhao!" Iroh said, pure anger is his voice. "General Iroh why am I not surprised to discover your treachery" Zhao spat those words out. "I'm no traitor Zhao, the fire nation needs the moon too, we all depends on the balance" Iroh said but Zhao didn't do anything. "Whatever you do to that spirit I will unleash on you ten fold! Let it go now!" Iroh yelled and stood in a fighting stance ready to fire at any time and I imitated him. Zhao finally gave up and released the fish back again in the water, everything went back to its normal blue color but Zhao wasn't happy and he fired at the pond and the moon went black and we all new the moon spirit was dead. Iroh and I went full force towards the soldiers. I felt the warm heat of the fire in my fingertips, it was exhilarating and I wondered why did I stopped bending? I loved his feeling. I saw Zhao run away and I was going to follow him but I saw Zuko do it and I smiled, he is alive.
We turned to the avatar who was watching helplessly the dead fish floating with a horrible burn. Iroh picked the fish up from the water and I put my hand in his shoulder. "There's no hope now. It's over" said a girl with white hair, probably the princess. "No, it's not over" the avatar said with double voices and the arrow of his head glowed as did his eyes. He walked inside of the pond where the ocean spirit circled him before stopping in front of him and his eyes glowed too. We all stood in disbelief as he disappeared in the water and the pond as well all the water started glowing a magical blue. And from it a deity appeared with the avatar where the heart is supposed to go. And wiped the fire nation soldiers off the streets and the others fled.
Iroh places the fish back in the water "it's too late. Is dead" said the avatars friend, Katara. We all stood in silence but Iroh spoke. "You have been touched by the moon spirit, some of its life is in you" he said to the princess, and she agreed. "Yes, you're right, it gave me life, maybe I can give it back" she said standing up. But the other guy, sokka, stopped her. "No!, you don't have to" he's in love. "It's my duty sokka" and she's in love with him too. "I won't let you! Your father told me to protect you!" He pleaded "I have to do this" she said and placed her hands on the fish who glowed for a few seconds and the princess fainted. "No!" Sokka yelled catching her. "She's gone, she's gone" he said hugging her. My heart shattered.
Suddenly her body vanished and the fish came back to life, Iroh placed him back in the water and it glowed and from it appeared the princess but she looked much beautiful and enchanting. "Goodbye Sokka, I'll always be with you" she said and gave him one last kiss before vanishing forever. And the moon was once again alive and shining bright in the sky. We had to leave but before I gave Sokka a hug, and he was very surprised at this. "I'm so sorry for what my nation has caused all of you, keep fighting for what is right" I whispered and leaves with Iroh.
"I'm surprised Prince Zuko, surprised that you're not at this moment trying to capture the avatar" Iroh said "I'm tired" Zuko responded. And we both smiled, we are all tired. "Then you should rest, a man needs its rest" Iro said leaning him down to rest and he did. Little did we know of what was coming next.