Agni Kai

AN: Okey-doky! Here's the chapter you have all been so patiently waiting for. (Huge audience cheers)

A few replies to my great reviewers that don't have accounts I can just talk to!

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Sorry if I didn't reply to your reviews though—I try!

And I just saw King Kong! Wow! So sad! (cry) I cried. It was AWESOME! You should go see it!

Sorry it took me so long to update, I was sick yesterday, and I had a Tae Kwon Do test Monday might that I had to study for. Boy! But I think I passed. I missed the board the first kick, but my hard back turning kick broke clear through it the second time! Yeah!

And I have got to seriously type faster, because we're going off to some place for vacation soon, and I have like 5 days to FINISH this story, for I want it all posted by the time I leave, so enjoy having up to TWO ENTIRE CHAPTERS posted every day! Lol! Okay, I really want a laptop for Christmas, so if any of you guys love me that much (wink wink) I would love you even MORE if you bought me that for Christmas! All right, I got to go take a shower soon, so yeah (don't know why I said that). Here's the chapter! Enjoy, and I personally love this one!

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All right, talk to you again at the end of the chapter!

Zuko ordered a few guards to have his back as he wove between the walls guarding the palace like a maze.

Out of the hedges, Zuko had planned to sneak up on Zhao, but as he reached him, Zhao turned around, saying, "About time you showed up." And half a dozen guards came behind him.

"What do you want for her?" Zuko stated, glaring, yet trying not to give away how much he needed her back

Zhao leered cruelly at Zuko, saying, "Agni kai. If I win, you go to hell, and you hand over the rule of the Fire Nation. And of course, I keep the wretched girl. If you win, though I would be highly appalled if you do, you keep the throne and the girl."

"That doesn't seem very reasonable." Zuko snarled, "But make it death we fight to, along with the other—er—perks, and you have a deal."

Zhao nodded, saying, "Prepare to die tonight, you spoiled Prince, and we shall fight."

"Sunset it is." Zuko repeated, turning around and motioning for the guards to follow him.

Zhao shook his head menacingly, making him look even uglier, and walked back onto his ship to the prison hold.

Katara moaned again, clutching her starving stomach. She was about to pass out from hunger when the worst person came in.

"What do you want, Zhao?" she said as threateningly as possible.

"Firstly, it's Admiral Zhao, and is that any way to talk to the future ruler of the Fire Nation?" Zhao snarled, unlocking the door and stalking in.

Grasping Katara by her arm and jerking her up to hang in front of his face, Admiral Zhao said, "You had better learn respect, or I'll teach it to you."

She struggled, choking out, "I'll never bow to your every whim, or obey you for my life!"

She had reached his temper point.

Admiral Zhao growled menacingly, and she felt his hand becoming hot on her arm.

Realizing what he was doing, Katara screamed, as she collapsed onto the floor.

He stalked out; locking the door behind him, and Katara heaved herself up wearily.

Holding her bruised arm tenderly, she sobbed. There was no water around of which she could use to heal herself, and it burned like hell. (Yes, I know, I'm mean to her)

Zuko had but a few hours before sunset, and just in case, he decided upon taking another visit to the dungeons.

Finally! The kid's awake! Zuko thought to himself as he came upon the Avatar's cell, where he was playing with some marbles unenthusiastically.

On the other hand, Aang sat in the dismal cell, trying to entertain himself with his only belongings left, and wincing every time he moved for the huge pain in his chest. And only to make things worse, the person who had gotten him into all of this mess walked in, not a burden upon him.

Aang looked up solemnly at Zuko for a second, and went back to playing with his marbles.

"Avatar." Zuko growled, sitting in a chair as if preparing for a big talk.

"Firebender." Aang mimicked, glaring at him.

Ignoring this threat, Zuko went on, "You know about the comet, true?"

Dropping the sarcasm, Aang said, "umm…yeah. I was kind of supposed to stop it."

"Then you'll need some help." Zuko stated, and as Aang looked up curiously, he went on about what was to be done and what was to come.

"I have ordered for two master benders of water and earth to be brought as soon as possible, as you have still to master those elements, am I right?"

Aang nodded as Zuko continued, "And while we wait for them to come, I will be teaching you firebending. We shall start now."

And Zuko started Aang on some basics, as he learned easily. Unlikely as it was to defeat the Admiral with basics, doing this helped Zuko greatly as well as helping Aang.

A while later, Zuko was about to leave, when he said, "Before I leave, you need to know that if something goes wrong, you need to get yourself out. Melt the bars or something. Actually, you don't have to be in here! My father is dead, and I am now the Fire Lord, so if you think you'll gain something by running away, you're wrong. Just come with me to your new room, and you'll be more comfortable, and hopefully, you can see your friends soon. And if I don't return tomorrow or tonight, get out. It is crucial for you to learn the four elements, as it is also the biggest issue for the world. Do you understand everything?"

Aang, a bit overwhelmed, nodded, and followed Zuko out of the dungeons and to his new room.

After that, Zuko left Aang in his new room, and met up with his uncle to go to the shipyard, for it was almost sunset.

"Prince Zuko—I mean Lord Zuko—remember your basics, and your breath of fire. And don't forget those new tricks, drills, and sets we went over—"

Zuko cut off his Uncle with an, "Of course."

Many guards stayed silent (scared of the outcome if they cheered for the wrong person) as the Fire Lord and his Uncle walked in.

Zuko turned around and knelt down, meditating and preparing for the battle to come.

Finally, after reviewing all techniques and skills he had worked on, Zuko turned around to face Zhao, and shed his Fire Nation vest.

As it fluttered to the ground, this picture looking alike to when Zuko had been forced to fight his own father years ago, Zuko got into position.

Zhao followed suit, the huge bell sounded, and they began.

Zuko, again, was the first to pull out his flames, moving his hands toward his side and hooting the fiery blasts at Zhao.

Zhao whirled Zuko's flames into a ball, and, spinning them around, blew them back out at Zuko, twenty feet away.

Stricken for a moment, Zuko paused, but then let the flames wash over him and leave him unharmed.

Zhao stepped toward him a few paces, and released more flames out of his hands.

Zuko leapt aside, watching his Fire Nation vest catch fire.

Zuko waited for Zhao to come just close enough for his next attack, forming a small plan, and when Zhao was but a few paces away, Zuko gathered the flames, but had to jump aside—just barely avoiding Zhao's deadly flames, and then struck out his own after gathering them from the burning vest.

Zuko whipped a strong fire whip across Zhao's chest.

Zhao growled, wincing at the obvious pain, and he too pulled the rest of the flames from the vest.

The fire circled his body, into an enormous shield of fire, and then he shot out both of his fists, causing the fire shield around Zhao to explode and go everywhere within range.

Zuko ducked, trying to make an identical shield, but failed, and the fire blasts knocked him back several feet.

Zuko moaned, but shot up onto his feet again before Zhao could run over.

At three feet away from each other, Zuko sent fire at Zhao's ugly legs, planning to knock him over, but Zhao stepped forward, blocking it by shooting out his hands.

Zhao then stepped forward, punching with great strength at Zuko's head.

Zuko ducked, leaping to the side, bringing both hands and some lovely fire at Zhao's monkey—face.

Then he pulled back his hand, and brought it forth again to punch Zhao hard as stone and dead in the face, releasing his most burning flames.

Zhao fell against the cold metal floor, about as alive as the old Fire Lord Ozai.

AN: Oy! Zuko is a murderer! Lol! Wow, next chapter is coming out soon, for I have my vacation to go off to soon, as I have previously said, so yeah, read and reply!