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


"You'll also be condemning your people to a slow death," he chided, leading her into the makeshift infirmary.

She gagged on the overwhelming stench of rot. Broken bodies laid sprawled on makeshift beds, twisted limbs set haphazardly while open wounds festered. Labored coughs filled the room as lungs tried to expel thick layers of coal dust, an impossible feat that only left them weaker and breathless.

"You could save them, if you had the time. Sadly, as Fire Lord, your time is not your own. You must choose, serve your country or your desires."

"Just say what you want Tatsuo."