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Zuko's POV

After checking up on the young Alpha, I had decided to go hunting with my mate. I met her outside and she smiled at me (or what was considered a smile with her), taking my hand before we took off at full speed to the end of the island before jumping into the bay. As a hybrid I had a few…abilities. The vampire part of me was mostly indestructible and since I was technically 'dead' there were things I didn't have to do, like breathe when underwater.

When we reached the shore, we went into the forest and began our search for food. Our diet was…different. Instead of hunting humans for blood, which gave us the most strength, we hunted animals. As we hunted I couldn't help but question where the other hybrid was.

After Korra had been rescued she had left and hadn't returned. I feared the sire bond that Noatak had with her. As I thought about this I saw Mai stop and I did as well, giving her a bewildered look before glancing over at whatever she was starring at. I felt my blood run cold.

A few yards from us was none other than my younger sister, Azula, a vampire. But she wasn't just a normal vampire, she had a gift.

A gift that made her deadly.

Sometimes when you were turned into a vampire, your best 'characteristic' is intensified. That was an understatement with Azula. She had been incredible with controlling the minds of others, making people fear her, and this had grown when she was turned. Azula was able to create the illusion of pain in your mind, making you crumble to the ground while feeling like your body was slowly being ripped to shreds.

"Hello, Zuzu," she greeted with a wicked smile.

"Azula," was all I said before standing in front of my mate protectively. I knew Mai could protect herself, but it was instinct.

She rolled her eyes at that. "You know it will take a little more than that to stop me."

"What do you want?" I asked.

"I'm looking for Amon's little pet, the Sato girl," the vampire said. "Have you seen her?"

"No."

Azula sighed dramatically. "That's too bad," she said before reaching down and picking something up from the ground. It only took me a moment to realize it was a human, looking as terrified as ever and with good reason. "Would you like to join me, brother?" Azula asked with a taunt, showing me the man's bleeding neck.

"Let him go," I said, trying to reason with her.

"I'll take that as a no. Don't say I didn't try to share," the vampire answered before digging her fangs into her prey's neck. He let out a scream and I looked away, trying to block out his whimpers but before long they ceased and she dropped him on the ground. "I always like it when they squirm," she said before looking at me. "Don't you agree?"

"Zuko, let's go," Mai whispered, grabbing my hand.

"What's wrong, big brother?" Azula called after me as I turned around. "Afraid the 'ripper' might resurface?" I turned around to glare at her and she simply laughed before disappearing.

Mai clasped my hand in hers and gave it a squeeze. I forced myself to do the same. I had a dark past…too dark for my liking. I had made mistakes, mistakes I regretted but this wasn't about me. It was about the Alpha.

"We need to warn Korra."

My mate nodded and took off once again at full speed to the island. When we arrived, however, I caught a too familiar scent. I stopped in my tracks and turned around to see a too familiar figure.

"Yue," I whispered.

Korra's POV

I didn't leave the room while I recovered. Asami hadn't returned since she called off the wedding and this worried me. I didn't want her to be off on her own and I couldn't help but feel guilty about it. She had called off everything so that Mako would be with me. But I didn't want him if it brought suffering to her and if he didn't actually want to be with me.

"How are you feeling?" Katara asked as she sat on the bed.

"Better I guess," I replied. "I still feel sore."

"It'll take a little more time but you should be okay," she said. We sat in silence for a few moments. "Korra, what happened between you, Mako and Asami?"

I let out a long sigh at this. "She gave him up so he could be with me," I answered. "And then I punched him in the face."

The elder wolf raised a brow and I gave her a small smile causing her to laugh and shake her head. I had to admit that I'd felt a lot better after I punched his jaw. I wanted to be mad at him. I wanted him to feel what I did, even if it killed me inside.

"Katara," Zuko called from the doorway. The elder looked over at him. "You need to come and see this."

I frowned and looked over at her and she gently patted my leg before giving me a crutch to use to stand up. At first I wobbled a bit, having been in bed in so long but Mako came literally out of the nowhere and wrapped an arm around my waist, helping me steady myself. I tried pushing him away but by the way things were looking I wasn't going to get far without someone to help me. So I let him.

When I reached the living room, all the wolves were gathered there and they all seemed relieved when they saw me walking. I smiled at them before noticing that we weren't alone. In the doorway there were two women. One had brown hair and big brown eyes, giving her a childish look. The other had blue ocean eyes with white long hair. I tilted my head to the side. She looked so familiar…

"My guess is you're the Alpha, little one," the woman said. I nodded my head once.

"Yue, what are you doing here?" Katara asked. "I haven't seen you in over three hundred years."

"The balance has been broken," she answered. "A Hybrid was created."

Katara nodded. "I am looking after her," she said. "The girl is of no danger to us or anyone else."

"That is where you are wrong, Katara," Yue replied, stepping forward. "The Hybrid answers to her master, Noatak. He will have her do his bidding. She is a danger to everyone and must be destroyed."

"No," I answered with a growl. "I won't let you hurt Asami."

The woman shifted her attention to me, studying me for a moment. Her blue eyes were haunted, aged beyond anything I'd ever seen. "Looks like history has indeed repeated itself."

"Yue is the witch from the legends," Zuko informed me. "She saved my life and placed the curse on Noatak."

"You are not going to hurt Asami," I repeated, making my voice sound powerful. I didn't care who she was, she wasn't going to destroy Asami.

She raised a brow at this. "I see you have inherited Aang's compassion," Yue noted. "As you can see it did him no good when he let Noatak and Tarrlok live."

"Asami wouldn't do anything to hurt us," I said. I knew she wouldn't.

"Young alpha," the witch began. "It is not her that I am worried about. It is her master. Your friend has a sire bond with him and this bond cannot be broken. He can force her to do things she wouldn't normally do. That is what I'm worried about."

"Yue, it's not only Amon controlling Asami that is the problem," Zuko said. "It's also my younger sister, Azula."

"Azula is here?" Yue questioned. The hybrid nodded.

"Who's Azula?" I asked.

"She's nothing like any vampire you have ever met," Zuko responded. "Azula has an ability that makes her deadly and if she allies with Amon…there is no telling what will happen. Not to mention that Asami is under his control."

"She won't do anything."

"You wouldn't know if she intended to," she added gently. "You are her friend and you trust her but this trust is what he will take advantage of. If he gets his hands on the moonstone…you will all be in grave danger."

"Is the moonstone all he needs?" Iroh asked.

"The moonstone is part of breaking the curse," Yue explained. "Noatak has planned everything."

"What exactly are we talking about here?" Mako asked, speaking up for the first time.

"He created a Beta which he then turned into a Hybrid," she said. "He needs a werewolf, a Hybrid, and a Beta to be able to break the curse?"

"Is that all?" Iroh inquired. "Is that why he came back?"

"No," Yue admitted. "There is one essential part of breaking the curse," she said before shifting her attention onto me again. "The reason Noatak came back is because the Alpha is here, and she came back at the perfect time. He knows where the moonstone is. And now that he has everything the only thing that is missing is the blood of the Alpha. You are the reason he came back."

I felt my blood run cold. I…I had caused all of this. It was my fault that everything was happening. Mako had been right. It was my fault Asami was suffering. It was my fault she had been turned into a Beta and then a Hybrid. It was my fault that neighboring packs were dying. It was all my fault. My fault...

I let go of the crutch and limped away from Mako, going to the door before shutting it. I needed to get out of here.

Mako's POV

Yue's arrival had brought more than any of us had bargained for. She had explained what was happening, why Amon or Noatak had returned, and most importantly what role Korra had in this whole chain of events. The teen had left right after the revelation, hurt because Katara hadn't told her. I could see the elder's point of view though. She had wanted to protect her.

"Korra," I called, going after her.

"Go away," she answered. "I can't and I don't want to talk about this."

"You have to," I told her gently. "Korra, please, don't shut me out."

"I wanted to know the truth," she said, her voice cracking. "And I got it. It's not just me that's in danger; it's Asami, it's the pack, and it's you. Everyone is part of breaking the curse." Tears started to fall as she continued. "I can't blame anyone else anymore, because it's not because you came into my life or because we fell in love. That's not the reason everyone I love is in danger. It's because of me, everything is because of me."

I shook my head and pulled her into a hug. She allowed this, burying her face into my shoulder as she continued to sob. It broke my heart. I placed my chin on the top of her head, soothingly rubbing her back until slowly her sobs ceased. After a moment she pulled away and wiped away her tears before her body went rigid.

"Vampire," Korra hissed standing in front of me just as someone came into the clearing.

"So we meet again, Alpha," the figure said with a wicked smile.

"Who are you?" the teen growled.

"Don't tell me you've already forgotten all the fun we had a few days ago," the woman tsked. Korra let out another growl at this. The vampire sighed. "My name is Azula," she answered. "I'm surprised my dear big brother hasn't told you about me."

"What do you want?" I asked.

"Come and find out," the vampire taunted before taking off at full speed.

Korra growled and morphed into a wolf before I could stop her. She shook herself a little before taking a couple of steps forward, probably checking to see if she would even be able to run at all. When she decided she was in good enough shape she took off at full speed after the creature, stopping at the edge of the forest to let out a howl. Soon enough the wolves came out, Iroh coming towards the house, already in wolf form with Bumi and Kya, who had been running a patrol. They hadn't done a very good job.

"Korra went after Azula!" I said. "You need to help her!"

The black wolf nodded and took off at full speed. I felt some relief. At least Korra wasn't alone anymore.