Welcome back everybody. We are nearing the end of Book III.
Also when Kanan does his mist technique, he does the same pose as Zabuza.
Crystalheartlover17: Sorry about the cliffhanger. And yeah the last episode is shit. Not canon to me as well. To me it's a bad dream. Aang's bad dream.
SuperSaiyajin4Vegeta: Yeah his Vamp part. Tell me what do you think of Bloodworms. Pull of a Laxus? Oh you mean his lightning teleportation.
Chris (guest): Well you'll see in this chapter.
JokerAka: That's what I have planned for Book IV. Your review was actually really good.
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Let's go.
After taking over the Northern Air Temple, the Red Lotus positioned it's troops and guards everywhere. Turning this temple of peace and tranquility into an heavily fortified prison.
Zaheer and Ghazan had left to capture the Avatar, leaving Ming-Hua and P'Li to watch over the prisoners.
The Airbenders weren't in danger as long as they complied and stayed still. The people who fought received different treatment, Tenzin, Bumi and Kya were heavily guarded and weren't allowed any medical treatment.
Kya had several broken ribs, courtesy of Zaheer. While she was able to defeat Ming-Hua, Zaheer was something else, the man was a master martial artist, he didn't allow Kya any kind of opportunity to even bend a drop of water. His attacks were swift, brutal and merciless.
Bumi's arm was broken from the fall he suffered, even if he used airbending to cushion it. Ghazan was bad enough to deal with, when the combustionbender P'Li came, Bumi quickly lost.
Tenzin was being held in a room with his children. Zaheer allowed it out of some reason. Was it out of sympathy, or simply to spite them, or was it to send a message to anybody who tried something would end up in the same state.
Talking about Tenzin, the Airbending master suffered the most injuries. Zaheer had after they begun the fight trapped Tenzin under a large and heavy amount of debris. After he had escaped from his trap, he confronted Zaheer again but this time all four members were there and Tenzin was left to the mercy of their attacks.
"You're gonna be okay dad. Right?" Jinora asked concern evident in her voice.
"I heard Kanan is going to come and save us." Ikki added.
"Yeah and then they'll be the ones running." Meelo exclaimed, surprisingly silent.
Tenzin could only smile.
The skies over the temple darkened, a bolt of lightning crashed onto the roof of the highest temple.
The guards immediately tensed up.
"Don't be bothered. Looks like a thunderstorm could be coming." Ming-Hua ordered the guards.
In reality the bolt that crashed was Kanan.
Kanan was surprised at first that it worked. He had just traveled a large distance in mere seconds. He could already imagine Bolin fawning over the technique. He allowed a smile to grace his lips, but his face quickly darkened.
Standing on the highest roof gave Kanan a view over the entire temple. Large parts were destroyed, he even spotted molten earth somewhere.
Kanan stood up, he couldn't be spotted either way were he was standing. Water focused around his hands, trailing around his arms, before dispersing into a thick mist, which Kanan slowly spread across the entire temple.
"Where did this come from?" Ming-Hua asked, as the mist swallowed their location.
"We're in the mountains after all." P'Li remarked.
Ming-Hua just shrugged. "Guess you're right."
In all honesty Ming-Hua was bored. While Zaheer and Ghazan went to capture the Avatar, she was stuck on guard duty.
As Kanan dropped silently onto another rooftop, he noticed himself diminished. The teleportation technique must have strained him greatly.
As he reached the cliffside, which was surprisingly unguarded. He noticed someone around. Walking towards the presumed location Kanan spotted Kai.
He approached Kai and put his hand over his mouth. "Kai, it's me." He said turning the boy around as he removed his hand.
"Kanan!" Kai silently exclaimed as he hugged Kanan. While surprised Kanan hugged back, the boy must have gone through some horrible things.
"Where's everybody else?" Kanan asked.
"They took all the airbenders, including Tenzin and Jinora to the main temple." Kai explained. "The ones who fought are held in separate small dorms."
"Alright Kai, I'll go get everyone out. As soon as they get here use the Bisons and run, don't look back just run." Kanan explained as Kai nodded.
Kanan took off towards the temple, he saw some guards standing in front of a small dorm. As much as Kanan wanted to kill the guards, it would only cause problems. He distracted them before quickly entering. Just as he entered he spotted his uncle Bumi.
"Kanan?" Bumi asked surprised.
"Uncle are you okay?" Kanan asked.
"Yeah don't worry, it takes more than this to take you good old uncle down." Bumi exclaimed with a small smile. "But I'm not sure about her."
Kanan turned around and spotted his mother, he saw the terrible state she was in. Bruises on her face and arms, he also noticed her labored breathing.
A range of emotions flooded Kanan's mind.
Worry - for his mother's well being.
Hatred - at himself for not getting here quicker.
Anger - at the Red Lotus for daring to hurt his family.
He pressed his one hand onto her chest and began healing her, he put his other hand softly around her cheek.
Kya groaned and slowly opened her eyes, she noticed that breathing didn't hurt anymore. Opening her eyes fully she was met with the gaze of grey-blue eyes she would recognize everywhere.
"Mom, are you okay?" Her son asked her in a soft tone, worry noticeable in his eyes.
"Yeah. Don't worry. Kanan you have to get the airbenders out, quickly. Zaheer went to capture Korra, using the airbenders here as hostages." Kya said.
"Who did this?" Kanan said seemingly ignoring her previous comment. "Was it Zaheer and his group."
"Yeah, but don't worry." She reassured him. "You need to act quick."
"Can you two walk?" Kanan asked.
Bumi and Kya stood up, Bumi holding his arm, Kya clutching her chest slightly, even if Kanan healed her, it still hurt slightly.
Kanan flickered outside, and then back inside within a second. He opened the door, they stepped out and noticed the guards were knocked out.
He explained to them where Kai went, before Kanan left for the main temple.
As Kanan reached it he didn't care anymore and snapped the necks of the nearby guards.
He entered and repeated the process with the other guards. He found the airbenders and told them where to go, outside Bumi and Kya with help of the mist helped them. He reached some heavily guarded quarters, quickly disposing of the guards he entered.
Immediately he was almost tackled to the ground by his three beloved cousins.
"Kanan!" They all exclaimed, almost sobbing.
"Hey, its alright. I'm here." He hugged them before walking over to his uncle.
"Uncle." Kanan said his fists trembling with rage when he saw the state he was in.
Tenzin took Kanan's hand. "It's alright Kanan."
The three children helped their father outside, where Bumi took Tenzin and hoisted him over his shoulder.
Kanan noticed his mother running towards them.
"They found me." She said panting." But I was able to warn the others, over the radio."
"Go! I'll hold them off!" Kanan shouted as he jumped between the large group.
"Chidori Nagashi!" Kanan exclaims as a strong electric current streams out of his body, tearing up the area around him while the current is strong enough to burn his opponents alive.
Kanan bends backwards dodging a blast of fire, he grabs the Red Lotus guard and throws him at another fire blast. He spins around and snaps a soldiers neck.
Kanan's fingernails grow into small claws as lightning charges through them, in a burst of speed he appears behind his opponents as they're all shredded apart.
He instinctively jumps back evading a combustion blast and and extending ice spike.
"Lookie here." Ming-Hua said stepping from the dust.
"You seem to be suicidal, facing us all by yourself." P'Li adds.
Kanan disperses the mist, including the dark clouds.
"Why do you give up your only advantage?" P'Li asked.
"Your belief that you have any kind of advantage over me is amusing." Kanan stated.
"I'll take your belief... and break it open with brute force!"
Korra was being led away, and contemplated signaling everybody. She held off knowing her father had to be on the way. He was. Tonraq grabbed the ramp and jumped up.
He sent out water that separated Ghazan and Zaheer from Korra. Korra feel back onto the earth.
Tonraq then cut the Red Lotus air ship free. He faced them with Korra, still bound, standing behind him ready to fight.
"Nowhere to run now Zaheer." Tonraq stated as he sent out water.
"Congratulations. You just sacrificed the Air Nation." Zaheer stated.
Korra chuckled. "We're do you think Kanan is?"
Zaheer's and Ghazan's eyes widen.
Ming-Hua and P'Li were sent flying through a nearby wall by Kanan.
They stood up panting.
Kanan smirked.
"I'll wipe that smirk off your face!" Ming-Hua shouted twisting her water arms into a drill, freezing the tip. Kanan simply bended the water away.
P'Li blasted at the Lightningbender only for him to flicker behind her and kick the back of her legs forcing her onto her knees. With a roundhouse kick to the back of her head Kanan sends her flying into a nearby wall.
He bends backwards dodging Ming-Hua's water tendrils. He grabs the tendrils and sends his lightning through it, electrocuting her, before knocking her away with a simple kick.
The two stand up, several water spikes erupt from behind Kanan, forcing Kanan to jump forward, giving P'Li the chance to fire a combustion blast at him. Kanan uses the resulting explosion launching himself at Ming-Hua knocking her through several walls.
Kanan lands in front of P'Li, he clasps his hands together as several large water dragons form behind Kanan before they lunge at P'Li. She uses her Combustionbending and blasts several of the dragons apart, only for them to reform and crash into her the water blasting her onto a wall.
P'Li drops to her knees, glaring tiredly at Kanan.
Korra ran at Ghazan ducking under every rock. When she got close enough she jumped and airbended herself into Ghazan, knocking him backwards. Korra stood up and jumped back avoiding an airblast from Zaheer.
Korra sent rocks at Zaheer and Ghazan pushing them away. Tonraq then came at both members swinging his water tendrils at them. Ghazan brought up an earth wall smashing it into Tonraq and pushing the Southern leader back.
Korra launched herself into the moving earth smashing it with a simple kick. Zaheer came at her only for Tonraq to launch some water into the airbender's gut. Zaheer hit the ground.
Tonraq froze water around his hand before lunging at the downed airbender. Zaheer rolled back avoiding the strike and using the air to pick up Tonraq. He carried the Southern leader to the edge.
"Say hello to the Earth Queen for me." Zaheer stated before having the air push Tonraq over the cliff.
"Dad!" Korra shouted as tears filled her eyes.
With Team Avatar
The reason why Team Avatar, Lin and Suyin weren't helping Korra was standing before them, looking bored.
"I kinda expected more from the daughters of Toph." Minuano said knowing it would irritate the Chief of Republic City's Police.
And it sure did as Lin launched several large rocks at Minuano. Minuano drew his sword with such speed it created a shockwave that sent the large rocks flying back.
Suyin bended an earth wall to protect her sister.
Mako was tired, thinking of any way to beat this guy.
Before the fight started they wanted to help Korra and Tonraq to defeat Zaheer and Ghazan. But before they could, this guy dropped in front of them, a shit eating grin on his face.
He said they would serve as small warm-ups before he fought the Shinigami. Not even a minute later and Minuano was wiping the floor with them.
Back to the present Mako stared at the swordsman, who was standing there with his arms stretched to the sides, as if telling them "Come at me!".
They all nodded each other and lunged at Minuano, surely he couldn't block all of them. We'll he sure did.
"Hah. Wide open!" He mocked their attacks.
Kanan and P'Li eyed each other, P'Li was already tired and Kanan wasn't even breaking a sweat, if anything he looked bored.
"That stupid smirk of his. He's mocking me with it. Acting all high and mighty." P'Li thought scoffing.
"Don't move!" Ming-Hua yelled. "Look what I found." She said as she held Kya in front of her one of Ming-Hua's water arms turned into a sharp blade, which she held next to Kya's neck.
"Sorry Kanan." Kya said before Ming-Hua hit her in the back. "Shut up!"
"Consider yourself lucky." Ming-Hua began. "You have front row seats of your son's death. But don't worry, you'll join him immediately afterwards." She taunted.
Now it was P'Li's time to smirk. "One wrong move and your mother is dead, got that."
"It's funny. It's just a matter of time if you think about it." P'Li smirked.
"Is that what you think." Kanan spoke.
P'Li got into her fighting stance.
A small smile graced Kanan's lips.
"Why you arrogant wretch. What's so damn funny. You're hardly in any position to be laughing!" P'Li roared, creating combustion blast next to Kanan.
Kanan dashed forward throwing his sword back.
"He threw his sword away." P'Li thought.
The Masamune skewered a shocked Ming-Hua through her right lung. Just as Kanan's claws dug themselves into P'Li's chest.
"Mom. Run." Kanan said as P'Li coughed up blood. Kya runs back to the others, Byakko appears before her and she climbs onto him, she reluctantly leaves still concerned about her son.
With his other hand Kanan dug his clawed finger into P'Li's third eye tattoo piercing through her skull, just as she screamed in pain.
Kanan pulled his blood covered claws out of P'Li's chest, she held her chest one final time, before dropping dead.
Ming-Hua for a long time felt fear again, as she looked at the slow approaching form of Kanan. She swore she saw a demon appear behind Kanan and laugh menacingly.
The sword disappeared, as she fell to her knees. Kanan grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up.
"I see you pride yourself at your waterbending skill. But... it's child's play compared to mine." Kanan stated as eight gigantic water dragons form behind him, from seemingly no water source. The dragons turn to ice giving them a scale-like appearance.
Kanan throws her in the air as he begins to walk away. The dragons lunge at Ming-Hua and start tearing her apart with their fangs, her screams of pain echo throughout the empty temple.
With a strong pull, Kanan rips P'Li's head clean off.
The dragons disperse into a beautiful ice dust as Ming-Hua's mangled body parts drop from the sky. Kanan catches her disembodied head and with P'Li's puts it around his waist with a rope.
A bolt of lightning shoots into the clouds above. Kanan having disappeared again.
Zaheer was slowly regretting throwing the Avatar's father from the mountain.
Said Avatar was wiping the floor with both of them. With an angry roar Korra ripped the cuffs apart which held her hands.
Korra fires a gigantic breath of fire from her mouth, which starts melting the very ground they stand on. Ghazan holds an earth wall with all of his strength, but the wall starts melting from Korra's flame.
The wall breaks apart knocking Ghazan to the ground. As the lavabender tries to stand up he's smashed back into the ground by Korra, who unleashes a fury of kicks onto his chest. Ramming him into the earth, with a final double kick so strong it creates a crater underneath Ghazan. The lavabender was conscious but couldn't move.
As Korra jumped away she's blast by Zaheer. She roars again firing large jets of fire forcing Zaheer back. Korra creates a tornado trapping Zaheer in it before setting it ablaze with a strong breath of fire. The resulting explosion knocks Zaheer into the airship's side.
Taking the chance, Ghazan with the last of his strength sends earth at Korra, who in her enraged state doesn't notice the attack heading for her, the rock hits her in the stomach knocking her down while Zaheer charges at her knocks her out with a very strong strike to the head.
Zaheer hoists the unconscious Korra over her shoulder, while he helps Ghazan up, said lavabender clutching his chest in pain before coughing up some blood.
A bolt of lightning strikes the area. Everyone looks to see Kanan standing up.
"Ah, there he is." Minuano exclaims, before drawing his Muramasa and charging at Kanan.
Kanan turns around and blocks the attack. Minuano pushes forward and knocks them both off Laghima's Peak.
Lin and Su arrive on the scene where they see Korra being held by Zaheer.
"It's over Zaheer." Su firmly states.
Zaheer begins reciting the poem. "Let go of your earthly tether."
"Release and drop Korra." Lin demands.
"Enter the void." Zaheer continues.
Su warns. "This is your last warning."
"Empty and become wind." Zaheer finished before stepping back off the cliff.
The sisters run forward to find Zaheer flying. They launch their cables at him, but he avoids them flying off like he's swimming through the air.
"Did he just fly?" Lin asked shocked.
Kanan and Minuano, both having safely landed on a cliffside, were clashing blades.
"Didn't you hear me. Out of my way. I have no business with you." Kanan stated, surprisingly calm.
"And didn't you hear me. I said you'll only pass, if you kill me." Minuano stated.
Both swordsmen clashed their blades repeatedly, sparks flying from the exchange. Kanan swung horizontally as Minuano rolled forward. Kanan spun and clashed his sword onto Minuano's vertically. Minuano kicked Kanan's legs, making him falter. He swung his red blade at Kanan cutting the blue bandages holding his hair.
Kanan quickly composed himself, his hair now flowing freely in the wind.
Both swordsmen charged at each other again. Kanan swung the Masamune upwards, while Minuano his Muramasa downwards. Both blades struggling to push the other away. Muscles strained from effort, Minuano swung his sword, the Muramasa scratching against the Masamune. Kanan turned the blade, quickly blocking the strike.
Both opponents jumped back, readying themselves for the final strike, the one which would end this battle.
"Anryō Tensei." Kanan's Masamune flashed, he swung it forward, in a show of godly speed, three concurrent arching blades close on Minuano from all sides creating a prison, allowing no chance for defense or evasion. Minuano drew his sword with such speed it was almost invisible.
In the final moment Minuano drew a tanto from the back of his sheath. With the tanto he blocked two blades heading for his neck and torso. He spun dodging the third blade as he swung his Muramasa.
Both opponents stood with their backs turned to each other. Both silent, no sound aside from the howling of the wind.
Blood burst from Kanan's chest, his Masamune dropped from his grasp as it stabbed itself into the ground.
Kanan fell to his knees, his eyes wide with shock.
"The same move won't work on me twice." Minuano stated as he wiped the blood from his Muramasa.
"Even in such a situation like this one, you still won't use your full power. The woman you love is in danger, yet you still see everyone beneath you, refuse to use your power." Minuano continued sheathing his sword.
"Your arrogance in your skills disgusts me. You weren't worth the effort I put into this fight."
"I... lost." We're Kanan's last thoughts before darkness overtook him.
Zaheer gasped slightly as Minuano dropped the unconscious Kanan in front of him.
"Do what you wish. I have no use for him anymore." Minuano said as he turned walking away.
Minuano was done with the Red Lotus, he seriously didn't care about their plans.
Even more Minuano was disappointed in Kanan. The boy while strong, was arrogant. Even if Kanan appeared normal and all, he still saw every opponent as weak and unworthy of his true strength.
Minuano noticed that simply by fighting him. It's the way warriors communicated. Minuano had hoped that Kanan would be able to kill him, end his suffering. He shook his head and left.
Meanwhile Kanan came to, he felt tired. Kanan noticed he couldn't move. He looked around and saw several cuffs around his arms and legs, chains were connected to the cuffs and walls, leaving him standing in the middle of the large crystal room, unable to move.
"Ah you've woken up." Kanan's gaze met Zaheer's.
"What's your plan Zaheer?" Kanan immediately asked.
"True freedom." The bald airbender exclaimed.
"A world without world leaders, nations or borders. Were people will live, think and act for themselves."
"Anarchy!? You're insane! The only thing you'll create is death and suffering!" Kanan shouted.
"Your predecessors Hitokiri, always fought and killed for what they believed in, what they thought was right. And now they are still feared, they are known as heroes to many people." Zaheer said.
"You're a hypocrite. You sound like some badly written cartoon villain." Kanan exclaimed.
"What?" Zaheer asked.
"What. What?" Kanan asked.
Zaheer shook his head he must have imagined those previous words.
"Your words don't matter. After we destroy the Avatar Cycle, true freedom for everybody will be within reach."
"You won't touch her." Kanan stated.
"And what will you do to stop me. You will die here. You... will become a martyr, Hitokiri." Zaheer stated.
"Begin." He said as two men in red cloaks entered the room, just as he left.
They put down a bowl with some metallic liquid in it. They bended it out as it headed straight for Kanan.
Kanan noticed his gloves and sweater vest were gone, probably so that liquid metal could enter his body easier.
The liquid metal wrapped itself around Kanan's skin, as it entered through his wounds.
Kanan's screams of pain echoed throughout the caves.
Korra came to and gasped.
She angrily said. "You. You killed my father."
She breathed fire at them, but Zaheer made sure she was bound to far away for it to reach them.
"I understand you grief. Your beloved Lightningbender took someone precious from me, but your pain shall soon be over. Bring the poison." Zaheer stood aside as men in red cloaks brought forth a bowl filled with a metallic poison.
Korra tried to struggle free. "When I get out of here, none of you will survive."
"You won't get out unless the Metal Clan taught you a way to bend platinum. Once we administer the poison, your body will naturally react forcing you into your Raava State. Then we will be able to not only kill you, but her as well." Zaheer stated.
"The Avatar Cycle!" Korra gasped in shock.
"Yes it will be gone. It is necessary to bring about true freedom. We will continue down this path to bring about a new world without kings or queens. Without borders or nations. A man's only allegiance will be to himself and those he loves. We will be the true balance of natural order." Zaheer informed.
"The others... Kanan will get me out!" Korra shouted.
"I believe he is busy at the moment." Zaheer smiled evily, as Kanan's screams echoed throughout the caves.
"What? No." Korra said in disbelief.
"Fear nothing Avatar, you both will be soon reunited in death." Zaheer stated.
Jinora appeared in her spirit form witnessing all of this.
Jinora opened her eyes. "They got Korra and Kanan."
"What!?" Tenzin was shocked, he never expected them to get Kanan.
"We need to hurry!" Kya yelled as she rode on Byakko.
"Lead the way!" Bumi yelled over the wind.
Zaheer said. "Administer the poison."
He walked back as the four cloaked figures bent the poison into Korra's body causing her to scream in pain. Her eyes began to flicker with her blue glow.
"Get ready. Once she's in the Raava State, take her out." Zaheer ordered.
Several of the surviving Red Lotus guards stretched their weapons and bending out. Korra wasn't going to enter her state so easily.
"Why isn't she remaining in the Raava State?" Ghazan asked.
"Give it time. She can't resist for long." Zaheer assured.
"Go and watch over the boy." He turned to Ghazan, who nodded and left.
Kanan was refusing to scream, he felt weak.
"I couldn't protect you. Any of you." Kanan thought of his family. "I failed you Korra. Forgive me."
Back to Korra
Korra was beginning to lose to the poison. Zaheer's face gave way to Amon's, telling her that the world no longer needed her. One of the guards became the Vaatu possessed Kanan, telling her that the time of the Avatars was over and that she should give up. Another guard became Vaatu flying up to her. Telling her that she was powerless, and that he was stronger than ever.
Back to Kanan
Ghazan stood there contemplating on just killing the boy now. But he restrained himself. He and Zaheer agreed that Kanan had to suffer for what he did to P'Li and Ming-Hua.
Hatred replaced all of Kanan's emotions.
Hatred - at himself, it was because of his weakness that Korra was suffering.
Hatred - at the Red Lotus.
Hatred. Hatred.
Ghazan turned around and saw Kanan growling like a wild beast.
Kanan's eyes shot open, aside from the pupils they were completely blood-red. Purple jagged stripes appeared underneath his eyes, on his cheeks and around his wrists. Four of his teeth turned into sharp fangs. His nails on his hands and feet grew into sharp claws.
A blue energy exploded from Kanan, shaking almost the entire mountain, and blowing Ghazan and the two cloaked men back.
Lightning started coursing through the chains restraining him, the lightning current was so strong the chains started melting.
Kanan swung his arms forward the melted chains bisecting the two cloaked men, while Ghazan jumped back. Ghazan stood up only to notice something was missing. He looked at himself and saw that his right arm was missing. He turned around and saw Kanan standing there holding Ghazan's arm, before he lunged at Ghazan.
Kanan's claws dug into Ghazan chest, breaking several ribs. Kanan roared into his face.
"You're going down with me!" Ghazan yelled as he tackled Kanan to the floor and focused his lavabending, lava quickly shot from the cave's floor.
Kanan dug his claws in Ghazan's throat, and with a small pull ripped his head clean off. Kanan roared in pain as some of the lava fell onto his left arm, quickly melting his skin, muscle and bone.
He dug his claws into his left arm, and then ripped it completely off, leaving it there to be consumed by the lava.
Kanan couldn't control himself. He wasn't Kanan. He was now simply a bloodthirsty beast.
With Korra
She soon succumbed unable to hold the poison back any longer. He eyes glowed dark blue and air whirled around her.
"Now, destroy her!" Zaheer ordered.
Some guards shot icicles at her, but Korra breathed fire out, melting them. She then tore one of her chains free and smashed the rock onto several guards.
The entire mountain shook for some reason.
Korra had broken her legs free and used airbending to swing to the side avoiding several more attacks. She then swung back and forth with air and fire until she broke free of her binding landing in front of Zaheer.
She sent several boulders at the Red Lotus forcing them away from her, before spewing fire from her mouth.
Zaheer flew threw an opening in the ceiling and Korra used her fire boosting into the hole and following after him.
Mako, Bolin and Tonraq, who was saved by Zaofu's guard captain Kuvira from his fall, entered the small cave room.
"We have to help her." Tonraq declared.
He jumped up only to be blasted away by a fire blast by a Red Lotus guard.
One of the other guards closed the hole with his earthbending.
"Here's what we're going to do. Tonraq, you go back the way we came while we take care of these guys. We'll try and get to Korra as soon as we can." Mako explained.
Tonraq nodded and left. As he ran through the cave system in a hurry to get to Korra, he heard some guards, he quickly hid himself.
The guards stopped, looking around. Suddenly several guards were shredded apart. Tonraq looked to see Kanan slaughter the guards in a very brutal manner. He grabbed one of then and ripped him in half. He swung his claws slashing the others into pieces.
Kanan looked around, Tonraq saw how Kanan looked like. That wasn't Kanan, his left arm was missing, he had fangs and claws, but most importantly he was in some kind of berserker like state.
Kanan roared before running further outside.
Tenzin and his family reached Laghima's Peak with the airbenders.
"Quick we need to find Kanan and Korra." Kya stated.
Tonraq ran out of the caves stopping at the group.
"We have to help Korra." Tonraq stated.
The turn to see her still fighting Zaheer in the distance.
"What about Kanan?" Kya asked, worry evident in her face.
"Don't go near him! I don't know what happened to him, but now he's just a mindless beast who slaughters everything in his path."
Korra vs Zaheer
Korra was still onto Zaheer, launching herself after his flying form with her fire and attacking him with a fire shot from her hands or feet. He fought back with his air soon hitting her into the ground.
She tumbled along before trying to get back to her feet. Zaheer flew by blowing her down a mountain. The moment she stopped, she used her firebending to launch herself back at him.
She grabbed a large boulder smashing it down at Zaheer. Zaheer avoided it and she landed in a small stream that she used to send water at Zaheer attempting to strike him out of the air as he flew at her.
He avoided several shots before taking the last to his right foot. Korra froze it, slowly bringing him down to the ground. Korra launched at Zaheer, but the poison was still affecting her, she hit the side of a cliff.
Zaheer broke the ice and flew up just before hitting the ground. He flew back to Korra who attempted to breathe fire at him, but the poison continued to affect her putting a stop to it.
"You can't fight me and the poison." Zaheer stated.
With Kanan
Kanan ran alongside the mountain, several Red Lotus guards stood in his way. Kanan ran through them cutting everyone down, but the poison slowed him down, as he was pelted with several elements which blew him back, some others took the chance and rammed their weapons into him.
Kanan jumped forward with a feral roar and ripped the guards apart.
He looked up, his blood-red eyes spotting Korra and Zaheer.
Even in his feral, berserk like state his mind thought about one thing, or one person more specifically.
"Korra."
Zaheer flew by again and again knocking Korra against the cliff until she slid down falling towards the top of an earth spire. She caught herself with airbending cushioning the blow and skidding to the edge.
"The poison has done its work. The reincarnation of Raava shall be no more momentarily." Zaheer stated.
Kanan bursts through the ground and quickly took in the scene. He saw the airbenders making a large tornado, and he saw Zaheer beginning to bend the air from Korra's lungs. Kanan ripped out a spear from his gut and threw it with inhuman precision at Zaheer, which nailed him into the gut and sent him into the tornado.
Korra wrapped her chain around Zaheer's foot she swung it down with all of her strength, Zaheer crashing down with such force it created a large crater.
Everyone gathered around Korra as Lin and Su trapped Zaheer in earth. Tonraq ran over followed by Mako, Bolin, and Asami. Tonraq skidded to her right side bringing Korra into a hug.
Tears were forming in his eyes. "Korra, sweat heart. It's me. Dad" She looked at him. "Please, hold on."
"Dad." Korra breathed out. "You're okay."
Suddenly something landed with an earth-shattering smash behind them.
The dust dissipates as they spot Kanan standing there. Everyond looks shocked at the state which Kanan is in.
Several weapons were lodged in his torso, back and arms. His left arm was missing he was bleeding heavily, as the blood dripped from his body creating a large puddle.
"Kanan!" Korra exclaimed happily. She then saw his eyes, his fangs.
Kanan materialized the Masamune.
"Kaze no Kizu!" Kanan roared as he fired the devastating attack, everyone dodging to safety.
"Why is he attacking us?" Korra asked.
"That's not Kanan!" Kya shouted. What happened to her son.
"We can't possibly beat him." Asami said, it wasn't like her giving up, but they were all tired and Kanan could still fire his attacks.
"Restrain him!" Suyin ordered Kuvira and the troops that came with her.
They shot their cables out wrapping them around Kanan, before trapping him with earth.
Kanan let out a feral roar, a dark-blue aura appeared around him, flattening the entire area around him, while blowing everyone back.
Korra was the only one who stood up, surprisingly.
Kanan's gaze met her, he started approaching her slowly.
"Korra! Run!" Tonraq yelled out, struggling to stand up.
"No." Korra calmy stated.
"You helped me so many times Kanan, protected me. Now it's my time to help you." Korra said with a smile.
Kanan stood in front of her, he swung his claws... but they stopped.
Everyone saw that Kanan's hand was struggling, trembling.
Korra saw tears fall from Kanan's eyes. His eyes were begging her.
Begging her to stop him.
Begging her for help.
Korra leaned in and kissed Kanan fully on the lips. His hand fell to his side, as his eyes turned to normal. The jagged stripes, claws and fangs stayed.
(Play "Dearest" from Inuyasha)
"I love you." Korra said with a weak smile, as she collapsed in his arms.
"No. No no no. Korra!" Kanan exclaims as tears welled up in his eyes.
Everyone gathered around them.
"I... I let her die. My arrogance led to this. I should have stayed by her side, I shouldn't have held back against Minuano. No power I have is worth losing her. Nothing is. Nothing at all." Kanan gritted his teeth as tears fell from his cheeks.
Kanan then groaned in pain as he fell. The poison was killing him.
Zaheer laughed. "You're too late. The poison has been in their system for too long."
"For... give me... Korra." Kanan said as he breathed out one final time, his eyes closed.
"No. No. There has to be something we can do." Kya said with tears in her eyes.
"Mom. You can do it right?" Opal turned to her mother with a begging look. "The poison is metallic. You could bend it out of them."
Su ran over and knelt by Korra and Kanan as everyone watched with a held breath. Su placed her hand on Korra's head before bending the metallic poison out. Korra coughed coming to as Su splashed the poison on the ground. She repeated the process with Kanan.
Tonraq smiled.
"No! No! You don't understand. The revolution has already begun. Chaos is the natural order of…" Zaheer began until Bolin shoved his sock in the anarchists mouth.
"See what I did there? I put a sock in it, literally." Bolin happily stated.
Opal smiled. "Classic Bolin."
Korra turned to Kanan.
"It's over." She said, when she then noticed he wasn't breathing.
"He's not breathing!" Korra yelled out.
Tears welled up in her eyes. "No. Wake up. Please." She broke down crying on his chest. Bumi comforted Kya as she cried against his shoulder.
Tenzin's children broke down crying.
"Su?" Lin turned to her sister.
"I've removed the poison. His wounds were to great. I'm sorry." Suyin stated.
After several minutes. Korra stopped crying and gave Kanan one final kiss.
But as she separated from the kiss, she saw Kanan's wounds... healing.
She felt his pulse and felt his heart beat.
"Oh thank the spirits you're okay." Kya hugged him as tears of happiness flowed from her eyes.
Finally everything was alright.
Air Temple Island - A week later
Korra was in a wheel chair as Asami fixed her hair for the big event that would be happening.
"There we go. All fixed up for a formal Avatar appearance." Asami brought a hand mirror before her. "Take a look."
Korra hadn't recovered from the event yet, nor had she been sleeping well since.
She looked in the mirror. "It's great." She looked down. "Thanks."
She was wearing a blue kimono Kanan gave her.
Kanan appeared in the doorway dressed in a blue kimono with a white dragon pattern.
Korra saw that Kanan's left sleeve was empty. She looked away, as some tears welled up in her eyes, he lost his arm.
"I'll leave you two alone." Asami said leaving the room.
"Please. Don't cry." Kanan said brushing the tears away. He knew of Korra's nightmares, especially the one about him.
"You lost your arm because of me." She said gripping his empty left sleeve, she blamed the loss of his arm on herself, she should have protected him.
There was also another loss, Kanan had lost his ability to Lightningbend.
"Korra, it's not your fault. And don't worry. We'll figure everything else out together." Kanan said kissing her cheek. "That's what love is there for."
She smiled and nodded. Kanan then picked her up, carrying Korra outside, much to her protest.
Kanan carried Korra to her seat and put her down.
Zuko bowed to Korra before Senna ran up and hugged her daughter.
Tonraq then knelt before her. "You look beautiful sweetie."
He kissed her on the head.
"You're looking stronger everyday Korra." Tenzin stated.
Kanan's mother, grandmother and uncle were also there.
Kanan picked Korra up again and carried her up the stairs.
"Need some help?" Lin asked as Kanan shook his head.
Lin placed a hand on Korra's shoulder. "Hang in there, kid."
Inside the temple, a group of airbenders stood behind Jinora who wore dull orange robe obscuring her head. Tenzin stood on stage just a few steps in front and to her right. On the far-left of the stage there stood everyone else.
"Jinora, come forward." The young airbender did as Tenzin said. "Today we welcome the first Airbending Master in a generation, and I couldn't be prouder of my daughter." Jinora looked up and smiled as Tenzin addressed everyone.
"When the existence of our people was threatened, the Avatar's life hung in the balance, Jinora never gave up hope. Thanks to her leadership, I see a very bright future for the Air Nation.
Of course, there would be no Air Nation without Avatar Korra. She was willing to lay down her own live and fought hard to defend our people. There is no way we could ever repay her.
We can however, follow her examples of service and sacrifice. That is why the Air Nation will reclaim its nomadic roots and roam the earth with the remaining temples serving as bases.
Unlike those of the past, we will serve people of all nations working wherever there is corruption and discord to restore balance and peace. Now, we shall apoint the master who will help lead us in our new path."
Jinora stood and removed her hood revealing a bald head with the Airbending Tattoo. She removed the robed revealing a sleeveless, dull orange shirt as the airbenders behind her bent the incense around the room ringing the chimes. Jinora hugged her father as everyone clapped.
That's Book III for you.
See ya all next time.
