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


She felt the ominous presence engulf her. A chill shot down her spine, nerves instinctively on edge as she turned to face the predator behind her. "Hello, Koh."

Zuko's flesh stretched lazily across the bow sneering at her. Her heart broke remembering the last whispered words of his spirit before her return.

"What did Mother have to say?"

Of course, he knew. He moved them as effortlessly as Pai Sho pieces, always one step ahead in this elaborate game he'd set into motion. A novice like her couldn't possibly outwit him indefinitely, but perhaps she could outmaneuver him this time.