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Zuko'sbabygirl: sry about Katara. But sumthing needed to change, and u know wut I picked. But don't worry, things will get better, I'm just getting warmed up.
Chapter 2: Redemption
In that time of war, a lone, blue figure stood in the spirit world. She once lived, but was executed for a crime of jealousy.
Her once red hair flowed down into her eyes, but she never tucked it behind her ear, or put it into a loose braid like she used to.
On her breast was the leaf of Lorien. It used to gleam with the essesnce of the forest, but lost its sheen when the wearer lost her life.
She was wrapped in the clothes of an Elven Archer, but they were no longer green and gray. Just blue and white, like all the other spirits.
Her face was pale, and the only true clue to her heritage was her ears. They were pointed, just like all Elves.
This was what became of Lerolas the Archer.
A lonely spirit in the wrong place.
For three years, Lerolas had searched the spirit world for her brothers, for her mother. Seeking forgiveness for not trying her hardest to save them. But never found them, never was given forgiveness.
Lerolas knew what had happened. Her family was in the Haven. A place of Elf spirits to rest in peace, and paradise. But only the righteous Elves went there. Which was all, for they died doing something. But Lerolas, she had died, doing nothing, but feel horrible. Leaving her trapped, condemned like a spirit of Men.
Lerolas was trapped, and would never see her family. Even Legolas, for when he would die, he would go to the Haven, leaving Lerolas behind.
Most of her three years of death, Lerolas had sat on a stump, and played sad songs of what used to be, on her flute that used to be.
But one day, Lerolas felt the urge to return to the Palace. She needed to see someone, but did not know who.
She traveled there, and walked through the walls, ignoring the guards, who couldn't see her.
Lerolas walked through the Palace, and suddenly, she was in the Fire Lord's bedroom. Lerolas looked over at the giant bed, and saw two figures sleeping. Lerolas growled.
Zuko and Katara.
She walked over to Katara, and spied on Katara's dreams. It was a dream of joy, she finally had a child. She and Zuko were finally happy, Aang was there too. But he was in chains, crying. He begged Katara why, but she only laughed, and gave him a kick in the side. He turned into ashes floating in the wind. The child grew quickly, and turned into a monster. He destroyed all the beautiful things in the world, and Katara and Zuko only encouraged him and told him good job. Lerolas couldn't take it, she screamed at the two to tell their child that what he was doing was wrong, to make him quit. The two lovers looked at Lerolas. She pulled out an arrow, and plunged it through the child's heart…
Lerolas was thrown out of the dream, and landed against the meditation dragon motif.
Katara was up in an instant, sweating. Zuko was up too, he looked at his wife, and asked what was wrong. She told him about the dream, but left out the part about the monster child.
Zuko cooed her and took her into his arms. Lerolas got up, brushed herself off, and walked through the wall, and down to the dungeons.
"Zuko doesn't understand. He's a bastard that doesn't know that his child will be a monster. That will try to complete Souzen's dirty work." Lerolas hissed.
"No, I will complete my own work." Lerolas whirled around. And saw the spirit of Souzen.
"What do you mean?"
"I think you know what I mean." Lerolas' eyes got wide.
"DON'T!" It was too late, Souzen had disappeared, only to return in Zuko's child.
Lerolas continued her walk down to the dungeons. Once there, she saw her reason to come here.
In one cell, a ghost of a boy could be seen. He was now 15, with a dampened spirit. He wore airbender clothes, and had the airbender tattoos. Lerolas reached out to him, not expecting a reaction.
But she got one, the boy looked up, and saw her. In a flash, his spirit walked out of its body, and out to her.
"I remember you." Was all the boy said. Lerolas tried to think back to his name, so she could reply.
"I remember you too, Aang."
"What are you doing here?"
"I feel horrible. I'm a traitor to everyone I knew and loved. I need redemption, Avatar. But don't know how to get it." The spirit Aang smiled.
"Redemption is easy to find. Roku has told me that Souzen will try again, to create a new war, and wipe out all the other Nations completely. Leaving only Fire to prosper." Lerolas nodded.
"If it's true. Redemption and the forgiveness of your family will be easy to obtain." And with that, Aang's spirit returned to his body. He opened his physical eyes, and smiled at the spot where the spirit Elf was sure to be.
Lerolas sighed as she walked out of the Palace.
"Redemption." She whispered.
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