Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.


She was stuck. No matter how she moved, she played right into her opponent's hands. The painted tiles stared back at her, mocking her incompetence.

Despite her title, Katara felt powerless. Koh had plunged the world into war again, the rebels continued their assault on her reign, the council blocked her every move and Zuko was running out of time.

Despite the girl's reassurances, the game was not a relaxing diversion. Like the Fire Nation court, every move was weighed, every action planned. "Like Azula…"

"Beg your pardon?"

She frowned, the Pai Sho board forgotten. "I need to see Azula".