Sozai stood and faced his mother. The duel was about to begin and the Prince's blood was boiling both with anticipation and fear. Zuko was practically biting his fingers, Katara and Toph were doing their best to calm the Fire Lord, Aang and Sokka were looking suspiciously at Azula and giving reassuring looks at Sozai. Lin had a reassuring hand on Kya's shoulder who was just as worried as Zuko. Ursa was missing, along with Bumi and Tenzin.
"Begin." The referee shouted. Immediately Sozai was met with blue deadly fire attacks, Sozai knew them off by heart, he defended himself easily.
A jet of orange and red flames ejected from the Prince's palms and soles of feet. Instead of defending herself, the Ex-Princess leapt 5 meters into the air towards Sozai, zapping lightning at him in a complex move. Sozai redirected the lightning to the Ex-Princess, but as she was in midair and he missed.
Suddenly there was smoke everywhere and Heir's vision was short-sighted and he couldn't make out a thing. In the flick of a second, a large claw or nail slit through the Prince's right eye. Sozai fell to the floor and covered the eye with his hand. When he looked at the hand, it was covered in blood. Tears of blood.
He didn't know where his opponent was, and he panicked. Something hot was behind him, before he was able to turn around a terrible pain met his back. He screamed. This was more painful than anything he ever imagined. He could feel, smell and hear his spine roasting. His screams echoed in the silent arena, and the Prince felt completely helpless. He was about to meet his death.
The smoke vanished. The crowds gasped when they saw the sight. A victorious looking Azula stood over a pain-stricken Prince, who was lying on his stomach with barely any energy left and his one hand on his right eye.
The Prince looked at his uncle, with one good eye; there was fear, pain and anger in the Fire Lord's. Sozai didn't even dare look at Kya. But he knew what her face probably portrayed ... He couldn't let her down. Not now. Not ever.
"So sonny, are you ready for death, I'll make it short and painless." Azula laughed manically. "Any last words?" She bent down close to him.
"You'll be the death of me, and I'll be the death of you." Sozai said, and he could feel Azula's confused face. Switching sides in a matter of seconds, the Prince punched the air with all strength and all his might.
He was surprised when instead of the normal orange and red flames, white fire escaped his fist. The Ex-Princess flew all the way to the ceiling. With a painful expression, Sozai got up. Summoning the remaining energy he shot a final lightning strike at the spot where Azula was left. With it fired, the Crown Prince managed to hear the referee shout him the victory before passing out.