Chp. 13

"You are lying!"

"Are you so sure about that redeemer?" Sato smiled, "Have you ever wondered why you couldn't see her death? Was it really because of this sick fantasy you have of her being the one or because she was to die at your own hands all along…"

"You can see people die?" She whispered, but Zuko heard it loud and clear…

"I-I was going to tell you but I just figured since I couldn't see your death I didn't have too." He finished lamely. Zuko looked at Kahea whose face was under the camouflage of night.

"It seems all of you just keep neglecting to tell me things…" she mumbled.

"How can you trust these people? What have they done for you but lie and betray you…"

"Betray me…," she repeated.

In that moment everything stopped, the air around them did not shift and the energy hung in place.

Something is wrong, Kahea thought looking for anyone who figured it out too.

But they were frozen. Like literally, frozen in place. No movement, no breathing, no nothing…

Kahea looked at Sato's body for mere seconds. It was only Sato and her that could move.

"Why have you frozen them?" she asked hysterically, but her voice was oddly calm.

"Because you need to make a decision, without outer influence." She gestured her head to Zuko.

"What decision?" she asked, again her voice unbiased.

"This war is all about you. Who knows if they will keep these pretences up once they figure out who their real enemies are…"

"And who are my real enemies? You, the gods?" she wagered.

"I am but a measly messenger. This war was carved in stone long before any of you were ever born. You must seek the legend Kahea, to find the truth. Then you will find your enemies."

"So what are you to me?"

"I am neutral. I am neither against you nor for you. I am alright with the outcomes on either side."

"But you need to choose now-" she continued, "which side you are on. These mortals, or with those gods – with your real mother and father."

"They are there?" she asked.

"Yes, they didn't just call you dragon catcher for nothing, Kahealani. You choose them over this world and you will get to see them again."

Kahea took a deep breath and surveyed her options. She could save the world, which never really treated her much kindly, or she could live forever somewhere with her father and mother. She looked around the room.

"What happens to them?" she asked, her eyes flickering towards Zuko's motionless figure. He looked as though he was ready to scream.

"They all die. This world dies, and the Demons and Gods will reign over the universe."

Wow…, she thought.

"Do they know you are here?"

"I came on my own, I came because long ago I made a promise to your grandmother, I suppose."

I soft murmur came from a corner of the room. It was Aang. His eyes moved back and forth, wildly.

"Did he hear everything?" She asked Sato, and Sato alone.

"Yes, since he is the Avatar I can not fully stop him or the time around him. He cannot speak, or move, completely."

"You must hurry, Kahealani." She continued, "Time is of the essence."

She looked to Aang, who stared at her, his gray eyes so huge she thought he was going to faint. She weighed her options again, this time already favoring one side over the other.

"I choose this universe, I choose the mortals and everyone who lives or has lived on this land." She spoke, and it seemed that time started to move again; the energy flowed through the room. Kahea was hit with rage, gluttony, sadness, and fear.

"May I ask why you chose that decision?" Sato's body asked, but Kahea could hardly breath at the sudden impact.

"Although this world didn't treat me right. I am not giving up on it just yet, and if you want to fling enemies at me – I assure you I will not go down without a fight."

"And you think that just because I may be able to kill her, you would think I'll do it! ARE YOU MAD? As long as Kahealani is in this world and under my watch, NO ONE IS GETTING TO HER, do you understand?" Zuko boomed his deep voice resonated throughout the interrogation room, shaking the wall just a little.

"Understood." Sato said, smiling.

"Guards take her away!" he commanded. They came and began to take her to a high-security prison but before she left she added, "I think you made the right choice Kahealani. In the world and in your man…"

Really? A god trying to give me dating advice…gee thanks…