Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
Chaos. There was no other word that came to mind to describe the carnage before her. Thick black smoke choked the air, filling the once peaceful market with death. She gasped, struggling to fill her lungs with fresh air.
"Boy…run…" She collapsed, coughing violently against the overwhelming smoke. Her eyes burned, tears blurring her vision. Through the haze of fire and smoke she saw hooded figures; one, then two, five, ten, their numbers keep growing, surrounding her.
Someone touched her shoulder. Instinctively she spun, bending. Nothing responded, the intense heat having dried the air of any moisture. She was defenseless.
