Iroh and Zuko moved away as I kicked a fire ball at my father. He dodge, grabbed my ankle and threw me across the deck. I banged into the rails and got up to throw a fire ball at him. He dodge it and made the floor burn up in flames. I jumped up on to the rails and looked at him.
"You won't win Millennia. You haven't even learned half the stuff I know," My father said as he put a fire wall in between him and me. "And the moon is no where to be seen. No water bending tonight."
The floor was still on fire and there was still a fire wall in between me and him. I thought quickly as I ran on the railing. I jumped over the wall and blasted him. He blocked it and made the fire wall come at me. I jumped on to the rail again so it would pass me. I made a fire whipped and whipped him on the cheek. He exhaled smoke out of his mouth so I couldn't see. I jumped down off the rails and knew I had made a big mistake. My father grabbed me by the neck and started punching me where my skin was exposed. He threw me against the rails and there I laid with my eyes closed.
"I told you, you wouldn't win," My father said as he rolled me over and put his foot lightly on my throat.
"Millennia!" My Mother shouted as she looked for me in the woods.
"Here I am Mama!" I said jumping out of the bushes.
"Never do that again! You scared me half to death!" My mom replied as she hugged me.
"I'm sorry Mama," I apologized as I kissed her on the cheek. "I'll never do that again."
"Ling!" I heard my Father scream from the house.
"Father's calling. We have to go," My mother said as she took my hand and walked to the house.
My father was standing outside the door. It was dark out by the time we got home.
My mom bent down. "Get to bed."
"But Ma-"
"Now!" My Mother exclaimed.
I ran to bed and when I woke up in the morning, she was dead.
"I know you can hear me Millennia," My father said as he began pressing against my throat. "Do you want to know how your mother really died?"
I put my hands to his foot, trying to get it off. I never opened my eyes but I made a little gesture that said yes.
"When you came home that night I wanted to try for another son. Your mother was stubborn and refused," My father told me pressing down harder on my throat. "I went on a rampage. She knew that I wanted four sons, all Generals. I got three and then we had to have you. I tried to kill you the first moment that I saw you but your mother was futile. I let you live because of her fury. I dragged her into my room," He pressed harder. I could barely breath but I had to stay alive for his moment of truth. "I put my other hand to her forehead and started heating it up. She tried to scream but she couldn't. She tried to fight me off but there was no moon. Your mother was helpless. She did die from a fever, I didn't lie to you about that but it was not a natural fever. I had heated up my hand so much that her body could not take it. Her body shut down. Her heart, her brain, everything in her body died because of the heat."
I snapped my eyes open and breathed fire in to his face. He took his foot off my throat and staggled back towards the floor. I kicked him twice in the stomach, rolled him over and put my foot to his throat. What am I doing? My mother never raised me to kill someone and she wouldn't want that now. I hestiated as I thought about what I was doing and then took my foot away from his throat.
"You are a weakling," My father said getting up.
"No, I don't want to be like you. Killing everyone who defends themselves. Killing everyone who makes you angry. The world doesn't work like that Father. You of all people should know," I growled and took a step towards him. "If you ever get in my way again, I won't hestiate to kill you, even if that's not what I learned. Now, go back on that damn ship of yours and never show your face to me again." And with that I went inside to Zuko's room.
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