They all watched... as Caine rose from the water. In his hand, the syringe, which was now empty. He opened his eyes, and they were red.
"This power, I can feel it rushing through my veins." He said, "And the only person that can do anything about it... is gone."
"Caine... w-w-what... what have you done?" Belos asked.
"Isn't obvious, Philip? I've ushered in a new age!"
Caine unleashed his firebending, the black fire burned like the sun. Whatever happened to him, he is now far stronger than anyone else... but that won't stop them from trying to stop him. Belos spun his staff and charged at him. Caine smirked and stood there. Belos swung the staff and Caine held his hand up. He formed a fist and Belos couldn't move.
"Like I said, a New Age has come, which means it's time to get rid of you."
He punched Belos in the chest and sent him flying to the cave wall, making him hit the cave and make him grunt in pain. Willow and Amelia ran in to attack him, making him laugh. He stomped a foot on the ground, making the ground shake and knocking them down.
"Your pathetic magic means nothing now, you can't even get close enough to use it."
"Then maybe something a little more powerful than magic could work."
Caine turned around and saw Boscha and Amity. The two half demons growled at him before running and trying to tackle him. He dodged them and grabbed them by the neck. He raised them up and slammed them on the ground.
"You fools, I am stronger than any abilities you may have!" Caine said, "The only person capable of stopping me, is the Avatar, and she is dead!"
Belos got up and used his staff as a crutch.
"As long as I'm still standing... I'm the Emperor." he said, "Which means the only way you're going to usher in a 'new age' is to make sure I can't get back up."
"Trust me, I have no problem in doing that." Caine said.
Caine shot fire at him, hitting him and making him fall down and groan. Belos started to get back up and chuckled.
"I thought you could've fought better after getting all that power." Belos said, "Still as weak as when we were kids."
Caine growled and charged at him. Meanwhile, Luz's unconscious body was being dragged, but not in the Boiling Isles. Luz began to move, noticing that she was not in the Boiling Isles, but rather-
"I'm in the Spirit World?" Luz asked, "I've never been able to go to the Spirit World, how did I get here?"
"Perhaps you are here for a reason."
Luz turned to face the new voice, unable to believe her eyes. The person the voice belonged to, was the one person she always wanted to meet.
"Iroh."
"It's wonderful to meet you, Avatar Luz." Iroh said, "I've been wanting to speak with you for a long time and we have little time in order to."
Luz looked at the ground and hugged herself, tears began to fall.
"I'm a horrible Avatar." Luz said, "People have been hurt because of me. No matter what I do, I... I wasn't meant to be the Avatar."
"And why do you say that? Because you are unable to save a handful of people? Avatar Aang was unable to save his entire race, he disappeared when the world went to war, and yet, he is still one of the most beloved Avatar's to live."
"Yeah, well, he never learned some evil form of bending." Luz said.
"Bending is not good, nor evil, it is a neutral form. How it's used is dependent on who has the power to wield it." Iroh said, "There is no evil bending, just evil benders. You must never claim to use evil bending, but realize how each form is important to you, it makes you who you are."
"He's right, Kid."
Luz turned and looked at the owner of the other voice.
"Eda?"
"No matter how much you hate it, this bending makes you who you are." Eda kneeled down and put her hands on Luz's shoulders, "And who you are, is the smartest, bravest, most pure hearted person I've ever had the privilege of knowing. I already said this in my letter, but I know you're the person meant to fulfill the Isles legend. You're destined for great things and beating the absolute shit out of that asshole is a great way to start it."
Luz felt another hand on her shoulder and looked up to see Iroh.
"You are capable of something that no Avatar has ever done. You've used magic and Bending, but there is one thing you need to let go of." He said, "You need to stop being afraid of your greatest strength. You need to use your Avatar State."
"I don't think I can." Luz said.
"Yes, you can." Eda said, "You are strong and there's a lot of people that need you right now."
Luz looked at the ground, staying quiet, before she clenched her fist. It was time to end this, and it would be by her hands!
So, I think everyone knows the final battle is the next chapter. Anyone that doesn't know, I try and make the final battle the longest chapter, but seeing as it takes me about a week to make one chapter, which is always over eight hundred words, I don't know if I'll split the fight up, or if it'll take more than a week to make it. Stay tuned, because the battle is about to commence. Follow, Favorite, and Review for more.
