Hi everyone; so this is chapter 51 of my Avatar story, I hope you like it! :)
So I wanted to make chapter 50 like a big chapter and all, but since that didn't happen I'm sorry, but hey, I hope you still enjoyed it and sorry about that guys! ^_^
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I OWN NOTHING; I DO NOT OWN THE LEGEND OF KORRA OR/AND AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER.
Chapter 51-
*With Korra.*
It has now been about an hour since Korra ran off. The sky is just starting to grow dark out and the sun is just starting to set.
The Avatar is now standing in front City Hall . . . Tarrlok's office is right inside, on the second floor.
She has had it with this man. Tonight everything is going to change and she is going to make sure of it. She is willing to do whatever it takes to make this man pay for all the bad things he has done and he will pay for saying all those lies and saying all those things just to make the people angry with her and Aang.
Korra takes a deep breath before kicking down the City Hall's front door and entering. It is empty . . . there is not a person in sight on the first floor and the room is dead silence.
The Avatar looks around and then heads for the stairs that lead to the second floor. When Korra finally gets to the second floor, she instantly starts walking to where Tarrlok's office is. Go figure, the light is on . . . it is the only light that is on in this entire building.
Korra slowly makes her way to the office door and with a quick, deep breath, she kicks the door open, but she is greeted with an empty room.
Korra raises an eyebrow and says to herself as confusion flows through her body, 'Huh? Where is he? He should be here . . .'
"Looking for me, Avatar?" The dark, deep voice then appears. Korra instantaneously whips around to come now face to face with the waterbender, Tarrlok.
"Tarrlok." Korra hisses through her teeth, "We need to talk."
"About?" Tarrlok asks; acting like he has no clue why the teen is angry.
"You know exactly why I'm here, Tarrlok! Why did you do it?!" Korra now yells, fire dancing in her dark blue eyes and her face turning red.
Tarrlok smirks at Korra and says with a shrug to the shoulders, "I don't know what you're talking about, Avatar."
That makes Korra mad. The Avatar shoves Tarrlok against the nearest wall and shouts in his face, "Why did you tell the newspaper all that stuff about me and Aang? The people hate us now! They don't trust me because of you!"
"What makes you think I did such thing?" Tarrlok asks with a raised eyebrow and an amused look on his face.
Korra eyes him, but before she could say anything, a woman at the door asks with a shaky voice, "Um, Mr. Tarrlok, sir? Do you want me to go get help?"
Tarrlok smirks at Korra and his eyes stare deep into Korra's sapphire color eyes, "Of course not. Everything is fine. Leave us, now."
The woman hesitates, but then slowly leaves . . . leaving once again Tarrlok and Korra alone in the office.
"So, it's just you and me, Avatar. How about I make you a deal?" Tarrlok says with a smirk as he walks over to his desk, "I will talk to the people and inform them that everything in the newspapers is a lie, if you agree to back down from your plan to attack at the probending tournament. Let my task force deal with it and leave your little friends at home, including yourself."
Korra eyes him and she snaps, "My friends are the old Team Avatar and they are much stronger than you! They could easily take down the Equalist; you need to be the one to back down!"
"Your friends are children! Teens! Oh and I will NOT let them take all the credit of defeating Amon." Tarrlok hisses through his teeth and Korra mockingly laughs, "Oh, so this is all about what makes you look good?"
"I don't answer to you, Avatar!" Tarrlok yells, his ice blue eyes becoming dark and cold and his voice becoming harsh.
"Well you better! I'm sick of you controlling me and telling me and my friends what to do. You don't get your way, you tell lies, and you make the people turn against us and lose their faith in us! I have had it with you, Tarrlok!" Korra yells as her fists clench at her sides with fire at her knuckles.
"Well you know what, Avatar? Maybe it's time someone put an end to you!" Tarrlok shouts and before Korra knows what is happening, a whip of water comes her way. She quickly ducks and kicks a blast of fire at the waterbender.
Tarrlok growls when the fire comes into contact with his left arm. He quickly opens the window, bends the rainwater, turns it into sharp daggers, and flings them at Korra. Korra's eyes widen and she jumps over them, however a few ice daggers scrap her cheek.
"Give it up, Avatar! Once Amon gets his hands on you, it will all be over for you! He will kill you or worse! He'll take away your bending!" Tarrlok yells before bending the water around Korra's ankles and sending her flying, face first, to the floor.
Korra lets out a frustrated huff, jumps back to her feet and starts sending balls of hot flames at Tarrlok one by one.
Tarrlok barely dodges the fire as Korra sends them one by one as fast as she can. He bends the water around him to make a shield, but the fire melts the ice away in a second.
Tarrlok then realizes he has no longer choice.
The waterbender runs out of the office and down the stairs. Korra shakes her head and calls after him, "Oh no you don't!"
The Avatar chases him out of the office and down the stairs. Now the two are on the first floor and Tarrlok shakes his head, "You fool!"
"It's over Tarrlok. There is no water down here for you to bend!" The Avatar yells as she corners him into a wall. The waterbender, however, just continues to smirk at Korra.
"You are not the smartest, are you?" Tarrlok asks and Korra gives him a confused look, "Excuse me?"
Tarrlok smirks and only then does Korra realize that Tarrlok is holding something behind his back. The Avatar eyes him and she takes a step back, "What are you holding?"
The waterbender looks at her, his smirk growing wider, "Oh, you mean this?" However, before Korra could say anything or realize what he is showing her, he is wearing a electrified glove and he shocks her.
"Ahhhh!" Korra lets out a piercing scream and then falls to her knees.
Tarrlok shakes his head and kicks Korra in the stomach, "Oh, that's not it, Avatar. There is much, much more."
Korra slowly lifts her head to look up at the man who is looking down at her smirking and chucking darkly, "Ah, you know, Avatar, you caught me on my bad day."
"Wouldn't that be every day?" Korra mockingly asks, but receives another kick to the stomach for the comment.
"You want to be surprised? Huh? Prepare yourself, Avatar Korra." Tarrlok hisses and then that is when Korra feels it.
Her insides feel like they're being ripped out of her body, her organs are twisting in ways they shouldn't be, her limbs are bending backwards, and her blood is boiling.
Fear appears in Korra's big, cerulean color eyes and she starts to breathe heavily, "W-what a-a-are you d-doing?"
Tarrlok lets out a loud, dark laugh, "You see I am one of the strongest waterbenders alive and you know why? I am because I am a bloodbender and I could bloodbend without the moon."
Korra's eyes widen, if that is even possible, and she gasps, "N-no . . . that's impossible!"
"Ah, but it is; definitely when my father is Yakone!" Tarrlok says, still laughing loudly.
Korra is in shock. She cannot believe what she is hearing and she cannot believe what she is experiencing.
She is being bloodbended . . . and spirits it hurt!
Korra gasps for air and a single tear slides down her cheek. Her insides are twisting into knots and it feels like someone is just ripping them out of her. She is in so much pain and there is no one to save her this time.
Tarrlok slams Korra's body into the wall, then slams her body on the floor, then the ceiling, then back to the floor and then he throws her body across the room.
Korra could feel her blood dripping from her forehead and she can't feel her arms. Her body feels numb.
Tarrlok slowly makes his way over to her and he licks his dry lips, "You cause a lot of trouble no matter where you go? Maybe I should just take you to Amon and let him finish you off."
"W-what makes you think Amon won't k-kill you or t-take your bending o-once you-you give me to him?" Korra chokes out and then spits out blood. Her blood.
Tarrlok thinks for a moment, wondering whether he should tell her or not. 'Eh, why not? She'll be dead or almost dead once I'm finished with her.' Tarrlok thinks to himself and then he looks directly into Korra's scared eyes, "Amon won't take my bending because I'm his brother. He wouldn't dare do that; that's how I know. You on the other hand, he will be more than happy to take your bending or maybe even kill you."
Korra's lost with words. Her breath is caught in her throat and she just stares at Tarrlok. Finally, once she feels Tarrlok beginning to bloodbend her body again, she shakes her head and chokes out, "N-no! He'll-he'll turn on you, T-Tarrlok! You-you can't trust him! Don't d-do this!"
Tarrlok's fists clench at his side and he suddenly slams Korra's body hard against the wall, "Shut it, Avatar! It's over. Now, you are coming with me. Hey, maybe the next article could be about how the Avatar left the city because she didn't want to deal with the stress of facing the masked man. How would you like that, Avatar?"
Korra shakes her head and she tries to talk, but the way her organs, lungs and her body in general is being twisted, it is impossible.
Tarrlok bloodbends Korra in front of him and he forces her to move outside the, now destroyed, building and to a nearby truck. Korra tries to fight his grasp, but it's too strong. His bloodbending is too strong.
However, before Tarrlok could throw Korra into the back of his truck, he is shot with a powerful bolt of lightning.
Tarrlok's body slams against the cold, wet ground and Korra's body slams on the ground right next to his.
"Going somewhere with the Avatar, Tarrlok?" The bitter, harsh voice calls out.
Tarrlok looks up and sees the person he would least expect to be saving the Avatar. Korra also look at the person with wide eyes and a confused look on her face.
"What the spirits do you think you're doing, Azula?!" Tarrlok snaps at the firebender who is standing there with her hands on her hips and a raised eyebrow.
A smirk tugs at her lips and she says with a sigh, "I was bored so I came here and this is what I see? Tsk, tsk, tsk, Tarrlok. Trying to kidnap the Avatar? What in the spirits do you think you're doing?"
Tarrlok eyes the firebender and he coldly replies as he stands up slowly, holding his side where the lightning hit, "I was going to take her to my cabin and give her to Amon, Azula."
"Amon wouldn't want that, Tarrlok and you know it." Azula snaps, fire in her golden eyes.
"Why did you save her? I can see you're becoming soft; why don't you just go on their side, huh?" Tarrlok says harshly, a bit of his spit flying out of his mouth.
Azula rolls her bright, golden eyes, "Oh stop trying to act so tough, you're being ridiculous."
"I have had it with you, Azula. I could take you and Amon wouldn't even care and neither would anyone else." Tarrlok snaps.
Azula's eyes grow cold and fire dances in them. Korra curiously watches, part of her wants to know why Azula helped her and another part of her wants her to just take the opportunity and run.
"You think so?" Azula challenges and just then Tarrlok does something, which no one does to Azula. He bloodbends the Firebending Princess.
"Ahh! You little-" Azula chokes out. The feeling of her insides being twist is painful and she bites her tongue, refusing to let him know he is hurting her.
Korra hesitates at what to do. He's distracted so she could make a run for it . . . but she can't just leave him to torture Azula when she just saved her.
With a quick, deep breath, Korra bends the ground underneath Tarrlok and makes him fall face first on the ground.
Azula falls to her feet and she eyes Korra, "Don't think I owe you anything, Avatar."
Korra looks deep into Azula's eyes and then with one quick move, Azula lifts her leg and sends a huge flame at her. Korra's eyes widen and she bends the ground around her to make a shield around herself. She then quickly sends two fireballs at Azula and runs.
Azula watches Korra run, but instead of chasing after her, she bends down and looks Tarrlok in the eyes, "You ever do that again and I will-" Azula cuts herself off and then smirks, "Who am I kidding? Why should I wait until next time?"
Then with that, Azula places two of her fingers on Tarrlok's stomach and with all her power, she sends all her lightning energy into Tarrlok's body.
His body shakes and he screams as loud as he can in pain. His voice echoes through the night. The moon continues to glow in the now nighttime sky. All you see now is Azula walking the streets of Republic City with a smirk on her lips and the only sound you hear is the sound of Tarrlok's scream echoing throughout the night.
Well that's it everyone, how was it? I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and are enjoying the story so far!
Whoa, Azula saved Korra? Why? Was Tarrlok right? Is she becoming soft and maybe starting to have a change in heart or is she still the same old Azula who has either a cold heart, or no heart at all?
What's going to happen next guys? How is Korra going to explain what happened? Is she going to even explain what happened?
Who will the people believe? Who will the people end up loving? Tarrlok and his lies or Korra and Aang, the Avatars?
Next chapter should be up soon!
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