Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.
Azula's words had been cruel but her eyes…
Katara lashed out, purging the water from her hands with a forceful firebending jab. The water whips stretched precariously thin, held together by few droplets before she called them back with a snap. She twisted, dragging the water around her in a spinning vortex. She continued the circular pattern she'd seen firebenders do in the past, coiling the water tightly. Her muscles burned with the effort; straining to keep control as pressure built.
…Azula's eyes had been sad.
Screaming, Katara lunged, mimicking Azula's lightning stance.
She didn't expect the explosion that followed.
