Saido fought to regain control of her body again; the fire spirit was steadily bearing down upon her, trying to force itself outside of her. She stumbled through the tunnel, crawling over the rough path and out into the open. Even though it was the middle of summer and the heat was incredibly intense, the sun felt cool to her skin. Fire began burning through her skin and she could see the flames as it surfaced.

Saido screamed deftly as the fire spirit crushed her soul and scorched her entire being. Somewhere a little ways off, she could hear the Bolin calling out to her. She turned to look for him, her vision becoming unfocused as the spirit won over her. She could see the faint outline of Bolin running up to her before completely blacking out.

…

The fire spirit cackled. Saido's body was now its own, it could move freely now the brat was finally out of the way. Bolin ran up to her, his face full of concern as he saw the flames that danced across her skin. "Saido? Saido, are you okay?" he asked.

The spirit smiled coyly and sat up before the earth bender. "Of course," she said, though the voice was raspy and full of venom. She let the flames grow bigger and Bolin stared as the skin the flames had touched healed quickly. The fire seemed not to touch her, though her skin still glowed brightly from the flames that coursed within her. "Though, to be honest, I'm not really Saido," the spirit told him.

Bolin took a step back, fear and anger shadowing his face. "What did you do to her? Who are you?" he asked. His voice was threatening, but the fire spirit could hear a tinge of fear in his tone.

With a sigh she said, "Oh, just someone who's got some unfinished business with the Avatar and the rest of the miscreants running around in this world. What happened to the brat is really none of your concern, nor could I care less what else happens to her."

Bolin took another step back. "Where is Saido?" he asked through gritted teeth. He took on a defensive stance and prepared himself to fight this new creature.

"I already told you, it's none of your concern," the spirit retorted. "Besides, she'll be dead soon anyway; she was never much of a strong one."

Bolin felt his heart drop in his chest. Dead? He studied the creature before him; it looked like Saido, but it wasn't her. She couldn't really be gone, could she? He thrust his fist in anger at the spirit, sending a block of solid earth towards its middle. The spirit dodged the earth easily and threw a ball of fire at Bolin's head.

Bolin ducked as the fire ball whizzed over his head, singing a lock of his hair. "What's the matter?" the spirit taunted. "Never played with fire before?" Bolin looked at the spirit in fear. Part of him wanted to stay and fight off the raging spirit, but his conscience got the better of him and he started running for the others. "Coward!" the spirit called after him.

He looked back to see the spirit sprinting after him. "Come back here and fight!" it screamed. Anger twisted her face and the farther he got, the more twisted she looked. The fire lapped at her skin and left burn marks in the ground beneath her feet. Bolin turned back around and screamed out for the others.

"HELP!" he cried.

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Saido awoke at the sound of Bolin's screams. As she jolted awake, a pain rushed to her head and she was forced to lie back down. "Ow," she moaned. She opened her eyes to darkness. "Huh?" Slowly, she sat up again. Looking around she was able to find a small sliver of light in the dark.

"Hello?" she called out. Her voice echoed around her and there was no sign of an answer to follow. Saido stood up and walked towards the sliver of light. It looked like the edges of a curtain and felt as smooth as silk, though there was strange warmth to them. The longer she held her hand there the hotter it was so she quickly pulled it back to reveal the light.

The source of the light had been an open window, and as she looked outside of it, Saido realized she was watching herself running after Bolin. But, it wasn't herself, was it? She could feel the pure evil and hatred coming off in vibes from the fire spirit that had locked away her soul and taken over her body. "No," she whispered as the spirit was nearing the temple. "No! You can't!"

"Shut up, child!" the spirit's voice echoed around her, the force of its anger knocking her down. "There's nothing left you can do. My spirit is stronger than yours and soon you will become nothing. You'll be dead!"

Saido knew she was right. The spirit had indeed grown stronger than her own, but it couldn't really be the end…could it? "Y-you're wrong!" she cried. "I know Bolin and the others will find a way to beat you and then I'll be free again!"

The spirit laughed, "Foolish girl. Even if they could defeat me it would mean death, and your mortal body will be of no use to your miserably weak soul. You'll disappear." Saido cringed at the spirit's words. There was no way for anyone on the outside to bring her back; it was too late. She sat up and continued watching out the window. Bolin had tripped and was now crawling away from the spirit as it lashed out at him. Korra and the others were running to his rescue and were giving the spirit hell, though it didn't seem to phase the spirit.

It didn't matter if they were a bender or a non-bender; the spirit was literally untouchable with its force field of fire. Saido could see the rage in Korra's face and her heart sank. Of all the people she had wanted to impress, she had failed with Korra. The Avatar was bound to hate her guts now. It all seemed hopeless.

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