Here it is, folks! The first official fighting chapter! I'll try to make this as long a chapter as possible as I will try to with all fighting chapters. On a different note, please don't feel afraid to leave a review. Your feedback will help me make this and my other stories even better. I want to hear your ideas and I welcome any and all forms of criticism, both positive and negative. I just ask that you don't have your review be just positive or negative. Anyways, enough talk! It's time for the epic conclusion of Tonraq's tale!


Tonraq and Mei circled the edge of the ground, their gaze never braking and both waiting to see who would make the first move. Tonraq could feel it in his heart that this was possible going to be the most important battle of his life. While he wasn't as spiritual as his brother, Tonraq had always held the tales of the Frost Wolves close. He had to win this, not for him, but for Korra. The two stopped circling the edge and continued to look at one another. Cautiously, Tonraq took a single step forward only to jump back as Mei rushed at him and swiped her claws. Summoning a pillar of water, Tonraq stood on it as he recovered from his shock at how fast she had moved. He had only ever seen people like Tenzin move like that and that was with the assistance of Airbending. He watched as Mei jumped high into the air and came at him. Jumping from the pillar, Tonraq bended a steam of water and froze it and rode it down. Sliding on the ice, Tonraq spun and saw Mei was on the wall having dug her claws deep into the ice, not wasting any time, Tonraq shot two large balls of water at her. Mei jumped of the wall and spun as the balls reached her. What she did next caused Tonraq's eyes to widen in shock.

As Mei spun, her tail whisked over one of the balls and followed it into the other. The two water balls merged together and continued to follow her tail until she flicked her tail at him and the water ball hit the ground across from him before it turned into a giant wave heading at him. As she landed, Mei's paw landed in the small steam the wave left and it immediately started to turn into ice. The water froze at an alarming speed, and realizing quickly what she was trying to do, Tonraq shot two streams of water at the ground before making them into a makeshift dome and forced the wave over him. The whole thing quickly froze and Tonraq was now inside a dome of ice. Focusing, he turned the whole structure back into water. Tonraq bent over, his hands on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. He shot back up when he heard Mei's voice.

"Your skills are most impressive, Tonraq. Of those who have done battle with me, very few were skilled enough to last this long." Mei said.

"Well, I am well trained in both the Northern and Southern styles of Waterbending, but your style is unlike anything I have ever seen before." Tonraq replied.

"Being a guardian of Waterbending does have it's perks." Mei said with a giggle. "Are you ready to continue or do you need a few more moments?" She asked.

"Yeah, just give me a second." He said. Tonraq then removed his thick coat and mittens and threw them onto a spire of ice. Walking back to where he was, he got back into a fighting stance and nodded to Mei. Bowing her head, she got into her own stance and closed her eyes. Tonraq watched as a large stream of water emerge and surge towards him. Conjuring up his own stream, Tonraq shot it at the oncoming stream. Quickly turning it into ice, Tonraq's stream of ice pierced through Mei's and froze it as well. Using his other arm, he sent another stream of water at Mei. Without opening her eyes, Mei jumped sideways and shot three balls of water at Tonraq who used his bending to grab them before coating one of his arm in water and forming a whip. Tonraq covered his other arm in water and started firing ice at her while also trying to hit her with his whip. Mei ran along the edge dodging the blasts of ice and jumping over the whip. When she saw Tonraq whip across the room she jumped into the air and front flipped and spun so she was now facing Tonraq. Tonraq fired more ice at her but instead of moving she closed her eyes. Suddenly the ice froze in mid air and shattered into thousands of tiny shards. Her eyes still shut, Mei ran at Tonraq who tried firing more ice only for the same thing to happen again. When she was half way to him, she spun and it looked as if she had some how covered herself in a small blizzard. Unable to react in time, Tonraq felt something hit him in the chest and sent him flying into the wall. Tonraq fell into the shallow water and crawled back onto land.

'Damn! What was that?' He thought. Looking up he saw what had hit him. Standing in the middle of the room was Mei, her tail coated in a thick layer of ice. Groaning he got to his feet again.

"Mei...ah...what did you just do? It almost looked as if you were Airbending."

"To some it may look like that, but I assure you that was all Waterbending. It's an ancient technique, one of the great secrets of Waterbending. I bended the water in the air and made it move so fast that it caused your ice to shatter. I then merely turned some of the water into ice creating a miniature blizzard to hid myself. It's a very difficult thing to master, but being who I am this comes natural to me. I apologize if I injured you." She said.

"My chest hurts but I'm fine, if it is bad I'm sure Senna can heal it no problem. I have to say that is an incredible technique." Tonraq said. In truth he had lied, the pain in his chest made him think that Mei might have broken a rib or two. But he couldn't give up now, he needed to win.

They pair continued their battle for what felt like days. Even in her old age, Mei was proving to be a true challenge for Tonraq. He had managed to get a few shots in and slow her down, but he was running out of stamina. But every time she knocked him down he stood right back up. He wouldn't lose, he was doing for Korra and Korra alone. The two had taken a moment to catch their breath as they were both exhausted. Tonraq looked at Mei and saw that there were a few spots where blood had stained her white fur and patches of ice where she had sealed up wounds. He watched as Mei went and took a drink of water and thinking she was about ready to continue took one himself. The pair turned and looked at each other.

"I have to say, Mei. You truly are a sight to behold. Your power and skill is to be greatly respected." He said. He heard her giggle.

"Remember what I said about praise and flattery. But thank you, I would say the same to you. This is by far the longest battle I have ever had." She said.

"Well then are you ready to continue? I feel that this battle may soon be reaching it's end."

Tonraq nodded as they got back into their fighting stances. He immediately started firing blasts of water at her, but she just dodged them with grace almost like she was dancing. As she moved she fired her own blasts of water. Tonraq rolled out of the way and surrounded his body in a dome of water. He started firing ice out of the dome causing Mei to bob and weave as she rushed him. Jumping backwards, he landed on a pillar of water and quickly froze the dome as Mei slid into it and trapping her inside. It proved to be pointless as he watched her jump and smash through it and lunge at him. Jumping to another pillar, the pair began a chase around the edge. Tonraq jumped and vaulted over spikes of ice that were now bursting out of the wall. Suddenly, a huge wall of ice emerged and forced him to kick off the wall and back to the ground. Tonraq slid and rolled across the floor, he struggled to stand as the pain grew worse.

'I don't think I'll last much longer. My can feel my chi fading. But I won't give up, I'm doing this for Korra. I have to end this now. But how?'

Tonraq turned his head as he saw Mei jump back down. Getting to a knee, Tonraq shook his head, but paused as something caught his eye. On his other side, and only a few inches from him was a large piece of ice coming out of the wall. At that moment, Tonraq knew how to end this battle. With a great struggle, he made it to his feet and turned to face Mei, making sure the ice was hided from behind him. They stared at each other and Tonraq nodded to her. Mei looked at him for only a moment wondering if Tonraq truly wanted to continue. He was struggling to stand and she could feel his energy fading, yet he was showing her he wanted to continue. She could feel the battle was nearing its end and ran at Tonraq. Time seemed to slow down as Tonraq watched Mei running at him, taking a deep breath he called upon the last of his chi. Mei raised her giant paw, her claws ready to rip through his body. But at the last second, Tonraq jumped to the side. As she tried to turn midair she failed to see the ice that was behind him.

As Tonraq landed he heard a pained cry coming from behind him. Turning he felt his heart fill with guilt at the sight before him. He saw Mei impaled on the ice and piercing through her sides. He saw blood dripping from the ice and heard Mei let out pained whines. Quickly he got to his feet and rushed towards her.

"Mei!" He cried. She looked up and saw Tonraq running to her side. He melted the ice and helped ease her to the ground. Taking the water, Tonraq coated the both her sides in it and tried to heal her. But he soon realized that only a healer like Katara could heal this amount of damage.

"Mei...I'm sorry." He said.

"Don't be. You fulfilled my request...and I am glad...to have died by someone as...worthy as you." She said with great struggle as she felt death start to take hold of her.

"Tonraq...I have but...one last request."

"What is it?" He asked. He watched as Mei struggled to get to her feet. "Mei don't! You can't move in your condition!" He said.

"Please, Tonraq...Help me to the...pool."

The chamber was coated in a blue light, and Tonraq watched as a large pool of water appeared in the center of the floor. He turned and looked at her before nodding. Tonraq helped hold Mei up as they made their way to the pool. Reaching the pool, he helped her into the pool and watched as her blood dyed it red. She laid down and let the water cover her body as she began to sink deeper. Suddenly, the pool started to glow and he looked up and heard all the other wolves howl. Backing away he watched as the glowing water rose into the air. The pillar of water then shot out in all directions and forced him to cover his eyes. Lowering his arms, he stared in awe. Sitting in front of him was Mei only her body looked as if it was now ethereal and shimmered like she was now made of stars.

"Mei? But...how?"

"My spirit has been released from my physical body. I shall now return to the Spirit World and soon I shall be reborn anew. Thank you, Tonraq. You have helped free me from the bonds of mortality once more. There is no way I can repay you for this kindness." She said.

"I...I wish it could have gone differently."

"Tonraq...do not feel guilty for what you did. You have helped bring new life to the Frost Wolves, and have shown yourself to be a true friend to my kind." She told him. Tonraq looked at her and let her words sink in.

"I...will try, Mei. It was an honor to have met you." He said and bowed.

"Likewise. And I shall honor my word. My pelt will be yours, but there is something else I will do for you."

"Mei?"

"Your daughter's actions of reopening the portals has not gone unnoticed. There are those in the Spirit World that are against the idea of humans and spirits living together. Should they decide to take action against her, you and the rest of your people will be caught in the crossfire. That is why, I here by vow that should the darkness of the Spirit World threaten the South and your people, the Frost Wolves will stand by you till the end of time. This I swear." Mei then bowed to Tonraq and the other wolves followed her.

"Mei, I don't know what to say. But, thank you."

"I am sorry, Tonraq. But the Spirit World is calling to me. I must now bid you farewell." Mei and the other wolves let out a howl that filled the room and summoning a blizzard. Tonraq covered his eyes as he was consumed in it and falling unconscious once more.


Tonraq's eyes started to open and he struggled to adjust to the light of the morning sun. He slowly pushed himself out of the snow and to his knees.

'What happened? Was all that a dream?' He thought.

Tonraq sighed in disappointment as he started to stand up. He looked himself over and felt no pain and saw his wounds were all healed.

'I guess it was.'

He looked around and saw the city in the distance. He had only take a step before felt something catch his foot. Kneeling down, he brushed away the snow and grabbed the object. He let out a small gasp when he saw that the object was a white wolf pelt. A small smile came to his face as he turned and looked at the portal.

"Mei. Thank you."

With that, Tonraq folded the pelt up and put it in his pack. He then started walking, eager to return to the city and to his family.