Together
Chapter Twenty
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Katara's hands glided over Korra's backside trying to figure out what was causing Korra discomfort and not being able to bend. Korra's lips trembled and she prayed to her past lives that Katara was able to fix everything.
An Avatar without her being is basically not an Avatar.
Everyone crowded in the small little living room watching worriedly over Korra. Tahno looked hard eyes down at Katara, hoping and praying that everything would end soundly.
After several more attempts Katara stopped her healing and placed the water back into the basin that was adjacent to her on the mahogany table. She looked at everyone who waited around the room; Tahno, Shaozu, Ming, Lin, Tenzin, Mako, Asami and Bolin.
Korra's wise face shook her head, and her hair loops swayed gently and her usual bright eyes saddened, not being able to do anything to help Korra. "I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do."
And the room erupted into a clamor of noises.
Korra's flood gates opened and she tightened the sash around her water bending garment and fled the room in haste, not wanting the others to see her cry. The crowd in the living room didn't even notice her leaving the room, except for a pair of steely grey eyes.
Korra ran to the Southern Pole cliffs and sat down at the edge and looked across the horizon.
This was true torture. This was truly the worst torture Amon could have put her through. A bender without her bending was missing a vital important piece of their life. Bending was incorporated into their lives and it was an extension that should never be cut off.
With those thoughts Korra let out a scream of outrage and she slammed her fists into the powdery snow. How could she let this happen? She let out a bitter chuckle, love makes you do crazy things.
She pondered back at the moment that changed her life completely...
Tahno glared back at him and the Lieutenant took that as an excuse to prod with the lightening rod. Tahno let out a groan of pain as he contorted his spine in any capable away to get away from the pain that was being inflicted on him.
Amon's eyes flickered over to his Lieutenant and he raised his palm to stop his second in command. The Lieutenant's eyes noticed the motion and instantly stopped the flow of electricity and stepped back like a good dog would do.
At Tahno's cry of pain Korra was ready to jump out and cause all of the Equalists and Amon a heap load of pain. As she was ready to jump out into the fray-
That moment changed everything and Korra realized that without a doubt she would've gone through those moments again to save those who were precious to her.
Korra smiled briefly, a broken hearted smile but it was still a smile.
The Avatar traced spirals and swirls into the snow beneath her and her teardrops brimmed along her lower eyelid duct. "I will miss water bending the most. You were the most precious to me." She whispered down into the snow and smiled fondly.
And she closed her eyes and let her final teardrops drop and embraced the fact that she was going to have to get back on her feet and become the Avatar without her bending. Korra was determined to not have any more dictators in the time period. The rift between benders and nonbenders was going to come to an end and they were going to come together.
Benders and nonbenders alike would have to work along side each other and realize that hatred and animosity would only create these situations again and she was the only one who could change it.
She smiled and one lone tear trickled down tanned skin and plummeted into the ocean and made a resonating sound around her. And the wind picked up and Korra shielded her eyes and then the wind died down and she whipped around, wondering who made the winds pick up and who she saw made her jaw drop.
"A-ang? How are you here?"
Her previous life chuckled deeply. "I was always here Korra. Right in here." And he pointed to her heart and looked at her. "We will always be here for you, even if you can't not see us. And all of the previous lives came lining up after Avatar.
Avatar Aang.
Avatar Roku.
Avatar Kyoshi.
Avatar Kuruk.
Avatar Yangchen.
And the list continued on for miles but the five most recent Avatar incarnations came closer to her and agreed with Aang. "We were always there young Avatar Korra."
Aang nodded seriously. "And you've just discovered the most important lesson of being the Avatar Korra. It's how to take care of your Avatar duties without bending."
Avatar Roku came up and placed a warm palm onto her shoulder. "With your realization you have come into touch with your spirtual side and all of the other incarnations were able to come forth and help you-"
The baritones of Avatar Roku were cut short when Avatar Kyoshi cut in with her smooth rich voice, "Take this gift and help the world dearest Korra. Best of luck with your duties." And she closed her painted lids and opened the Kyoshi fans in front of her face and Korra knew that the Avatar was done speaking.
Avatar grinned at the his youngest incarnate, "You did good kid, a water bender to a water bender. You're just what the world needs." And he gave her a light punch to her shoulder.
She grinned back at her previous water bending Avatar. "Thank you Avatar Kuruk." Then Avatar Yangchen coughed lightly and Korra's eyes flickered over to the spiritual monk. "Come forth Avatar Korra."
And Korra did without any questions and Yangchen placed one of her palms onto the crown of Korra's head. Avatar Kuruk came closer and placed one of his palms onto the Korra's brow.
Kyoshi placed her hand onto the throat of Korra gently and let her amber eyes soften slightly. "You will do well child."
Roku placed his palm right across her abdominal muscles and Avatar Aang came last and smiled gently. "You will know what to do after this Korra." And placed his right palm onto her heart and before Korra could question what was going on, all of her incarnates eyes glowed a spirtual white and then Korra did as well.
The Southern Pole skies lit up as light jetted out of Korra's eyes and mouth.
And before she knew it, the ordeal was over. She opened her eyes and she suddenly felt whole and all of her previous lives vanished except Aang and he smiled broadly. "Take care of this world Korra." And he too disappeared.
Korra felt so connected to everything around her and grinned and lifted up her palms and the water underneath the cliffs began to smash into the cliffs. She grinned widely, her bending was back!
She sent a fire blast into the sky and it erupted with full potential, happy and alive.
The earth farther away from her crumbled under her movements and she laughed and she spun around in a circle and created a little air ball and sat on it as she moved across the snow but stopped when she saw Tahno watching her bending again.
He grinned at her and she ran into his arms and she kissed him deeply. "I've got my bending back Tahno." She said breathless, her cheeks red with excitement. He smirked softly down at her. "I know my little Uh-vatar. I saw your little display back there." He laughed and she blushed. "Shut up you boob." She mumbled.
He looked at her in disbelief. "I am most certainly not a boob." She let out a chiming laugh. "You're my boob Tahno." She winked. He chuckled and relented, "I guess."
Korra looked back towards Katara's house. "There's a lot of Avatar work needed to be done."
Tahno nodded. "I know."
Her blue eyes locked into his molten grey and smiled. "We'll have to go back to Republic City and restore bending to all the benders and we have to stop the rift between benders and nonbenders."
Tahno smirked. "Don't worry about it Korra."
She looked at him exasperated. "Tahno! Seriously." She huffed and began walking away but Tahno snatched her hand back and curved his other around her waist.
"Hey I never said it was going to be easy little one." He smiled down at her. "But we have each other to help each other along the way." And then he bent her down low and kissed her, leaving her breathless.
And they did restore balance to the world, together.
The End
Author's Note: And it's finally over ;_; How depressing, thank you everyone for staying there with me through the process. I'm sad to say this story is over now. But maybe I'll write another Tahnorra fanfiction in the future when I'm not busy.
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Love, Foreverellen