The world was in Chaos.
Fire Nation was destroying the Northern Water Tribe, and Aang the Avatar had just finished discovering the location of the Ocean and Moon spirits from the spirit Koh.
He was approaching the exit when he heard a cry.
"Nyaa...nyaa!"
Aang followed the cry, and found a six tailed fox spirit looking up at him.
She looked so pained and sorrowful Aang wanted to cry.
"What's wrong, little fox?" Aang asked.
"You're the Avatar aren't you?" Fox said. "My name is Reiko Kurama. I am a six-tailed fox spirit, and I need your help."
"Well my world is in pretty bad shape right now." Aang said. "I can't just—"
"I can wait." Reiko said. "Just let me tell you my tale, and you can find me. I trust you, the Great Avatar."
"I..." Aang said uncertainly. Another who depended on him so easily. "I will listen."
He owed her that at least.
"I used to travel to the human world and cause mischief, grant luck, and steal the occasional shiny object from the undeserving." Reiko said. "I was injured by evil men on my return to the spirit world and could not maintain my form in either world. So I allowed myself to be reincarnated as a human girl with a Spirit form. My powers remained, and I loved my human family very much. But evil men found me again. From the Fire Nation, they stole my hoshi—my soul gem—and commanded me as a weapon for them, forcing me to turn fortune in their favor. Even now as I speak, my body remains with them, protected by talismans and tortured into submission. I beseech you, Great One...please, I want you to find me and destroy me."
"I cant do that!" Aang said immediately. "I'll find you. Free you. You can come with me and my friends."
"But I have used my power for great evil. How can I—"
"It doesn't mean you have to die!" Aang said, unconsciously petting the fox. "You are a good fox, and you can redeem yourself. I'm going to save the world, and you're part of that world I want to save!"
The kitsune nuzzled him. "You truly are a Great One. I know you do not believe it, but I speak of your spirit, so pure...so good. You will be the one to save us all."
With that her spirit began to fade from his arms.
As it did a ship on the edge of the Earth Kingdom came into his vision. She was there. He would save the Northern Water Tribe. Then he would save Reiko Kurama, the Six Tailed Fox of Fortune.