Hot and Cold By El Shaddai

"Why Iroh?" Zuko asked "why did you betray me?"

"Betray you?" Iroh said "you said yourself she killed Zuko yet here you are working with her"

"first of all she works for me" Zuko said "and second I killed Zuko, because he was weak just like your weak and that's why I'm going to kill you, your weak in every aspect of the word." Iroh lost his temper and sent a large wave of fire at Zuko. Zuko made fire shout from his arms and legs rocketing himself into the fire covering his face with his arms, once Zuko was submerged in the fire he jumped out of the armor and sent the armor flying at Iroh. Iroh saw Zuko's lava armor coming at him through the fire so he quickly jumped out of the way then once it past him he shot a bolt of lightning at its back thinking Zuko/Obsidia was still in it. Zuko came out of the fire to see Iroh's back facing him and Iroh about to shoot lightning at the armor so Zuko quickly shot lightning at Iroh. The bolt of lightning hit Iroh's back at the same time Iroh's bolt hit the decoy. The decoy shattered and Iroh fell to his stomach Zuko walked toward Iroh who was barely alive and rolled him over onto his back. "I now you're an old man" Zuko began "and you don't really care if I kill you, which is why you're not the only one who is going to pay for your treachery so will everyone who bears the name grand master as well as every man woman and child who dares to harbor them from me." Zuko reached into Iroh's front pocket and pulled out his white lotus piece. "One more thing, I want to make sure you've learned something from all this so tell me what is my name?"

"Obsidia" Iroh coughed up the name with blood in his mouth.

"Common Iroh" Zuko insisted "your smarter than that, look past the sun tanned skin and scares, look deep into my golden eyes. What is my name?" Iroh's eyes grow wide with both disbelief and fear.

"No" Iroh said "it can't be".

"Close enough" Zuko said smugly. Zuko put the white lotus piece in the palm of his right hand then he placed his right hand over Iroh's left eye and let the gambit fall over Iroh's eye. Zuko breathed deep then sent a wave of fire through his hand and into Iroh's face melting the gambit and killing Iroh. "I need Dai Li agents for a very dangerous and important mission, are there any volunteers?" at first no one said anything then one Dai Li agent, with a scare on his right cheek, stepped forward.

"I volunteer" he said sternly although Zuko could feel his fear soon after, eleven more stepped forward.

"Hmm, only twelve out of fifty" Zuko said "kind of disappointing, but good enough" Zuko made a coffin out of earth then levitated it to the twelve men "Azula, go with them up to the surface and wait there for my orders".

"Right away Obsidia sir" Azula said sarcastically then she turned to the men "you heard the boss" Azula and the twelve Dai Li agents left.

Zuko raised a fist in the air then extended his fingers, the city watch all drew their weapons than Zuko spoke "kill them all" Zuko shouted. The Dai Li put up a descent fight but they were outnumbered by the city watch and where all killed.

Zuko and the city watch returned to the palace where Azula and the rest of the Dai Li where waiting. Once Zuko walked into the throne room Azula asked "where is the Dai Li?" even though she could already tell by the blood soaked clothes of the city watch that they were all dead.

"There is a riot out there" Zuko explained "there rioting against the Dai Li so I had to give them blood" now the twelve of you go to the guard room and change out of those uniforms before any one sees you" the Dai Li left quickly.

"So what is the plan boss?" Azula asked.

"Simple, where going to do what the generals planed and invade the fire nation, on the day of black sun" Zuko answered "but sins the plans for that have already been made I'm going to have a lot of free time between then and now"

"I see" Azula answered just then the Dai Li reentered the room wherein the palace guard uniforms, that made them look like giant beetles.

"from now on you are no longer Dai Li agents" Zuko began "you are the 'Obsidian Guard' you will be the first of many to were my insignia but for now those awful uniforms will have to do, now keep an eye on Azula while I deal with the riot." Zuko looked to the city watch and said "get some hands on that coffin".

"Right away sir" one of the watch men said. Eight of the watch men gathered around the coffin and picked it up. Zuko and the city watch walked out of the palace and down in to the entry way where they found the palace guards still waiting at the entry way to the palace watching the riot.

"Why haven't they done anything?" one of the men asked.

"Only the earth king or the council of five cane give the order to use military force on civilians" one of the men said.

"Why don't they have a backup plan?" the same man asked.

"that is the backup plan" the other man explained "first it's our job to deal with a riot then it's the Dai Li's job if we're not enough finally it is the military's job, but they need permission and sins Azula and the Dai Li have taken out the generals and the earth king there is nothing they can do"

"Yep" Zuko agreed "so they pretty much handed the city over to the mob and we control the mob" Zuko and the city watch walked out of the palace and into the city where Zuko used his earth bending the billed a stage and his fire bending to light torches on the stage so he could be seen and heard by the mob. "Enough!" Zuko's voice cried out like thunder "good people I have destroyed the Dai Li and the city is now in the hands of its right full king" Zuko gestured to the mob "but there are those who seek to take away your power, people like the white lotus. Today I face one of the white lotuses' grand masters who tried to stop me from defeating the Dai Li, so this day let it be known that the white lotus is now an enemy of the people and any one caught hiding them associating with them or withholding information about them is an enemy me and you and will be put to death without trial and without hesitation, just as he was." Zuko used his earth bending to shoot Iroh's corps into the crowd witch the people quickly began to defile "good people be for you all go home know this the avatar also tried to stop me so I had no choice but to kill him, but now are struggle is over return to your homes for tomorrow is a new day and all of our lives will change for the better." The mob began to leave Zuko then turned to his men "tomorrow we have one hell of a mess to clean up so I sagest you all go to bed". Zuko began walking back to the barracks.

Later that night at the barracks

"Zuko" Huan's voice was filled with joy "what happened, I could hear a lot of the commotion from here"

"I had to cause a riot to keep everyone busy while we fought the Dai Li" Zuko answered.

"Did it work?" Huan asked

"Yes" Zuko said sadly.

"You don't seem very happy about it" Huan said.

"A lot of people died today" Zuko answered "some which were killed by my hand and I didn't even hesitate not even with my uncle a man who took care of me for three years and taught me so much"

"You did what you thought was right" Huan answered.

"I still believe it was right but I never thought I could be so cold" Zuko answered

"Zuko" Huan began "you can be cold and heartless sometimes but other times you are hot and passionate. Do you know why?"

"Why" Zuko asked

"Because you care" Huan answered "no matter what happens Zuko promise me that won't change"

"Ok" Zuko answered "but you have to promise me something"

"Anything" Huan answered

"You have to promise me" Zuko began "that when I am cold you will warm me and when I am hot you will cool me. I never thought I would need you so much Huan so help stay human"

Huan kissed Zuko passionately "I will always be there for you" Huan said softly.

"You know" Zuko said kind off cheeky "there is a whole empty palace now, you wouldn't have to keep your voice down"

Huan smiled then said "why are we still here?"

Latter on that night in the palace.

Mai, Ty lee and Azula are sharing a room not far from where Huan and Zuko are making love. "do they have to be so loud?" Mai asked.

"I think it's sweet" Ty Lee said.

Azula rolled over in her bed putting her pillow over her ears. "This is going to be a long night" Azula said sounding very annoyed.

That's the first half of "rise of Obsidia" done, but I'll start righting the second half soon enough.