AN: Hello, my readers. I've only uploaded 3 chapters and this story became quite popular and people keep sending me comments on updates. I'm happy to hear that, but you should know that I update every Friday. With that said, let's continue.
After that fight in the castle, the gates were closed and the guards stayed to watch the surroundings to make sure that there were no more intruders in what was left of the night.
Inside, Elsa sat on her throne, Anna and Kristoff sat on their chairs on her right and Olaf sat on the floor on her left. Korra positioned herself in front of them. Although on the outside she looked relaxed and firm, on the inside she was a bit nervous, as she didn't know if they would believe her story, but she had to try.
After taking a deep breath to relax, Korra began. "Well, I guess you have a lot of questions."
"Yeah. What you did was the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life. First you threw a stream of air, then you hit it with a water tentacle, then you lifted a rock off the ground, you also threw fireballs and..." said Anna describing animatedly what Korra did.
"Anna, calm down. Let her talk." said Elsa controlling her sister.
"I'm sorry." Anna said to Korra.
"It's okay." said Korra thinking Anna's personality reminded her a little of Ikki.
"So, where do you come from?" Elsa asked.
"Well... This may sound strange, but I come from another world." said Korra causing confusion among listeners.
"Another world?" asked Kristoff.
"I know it sounds weird, but it's true." said Korra.
Elsa was thinking about it for a while. Yeah, that sounded really weird. I had seen few magical things, but traveling between worlds was something no one could imagine. However, if there was anyone who had powers like Korra's, such news would have been heard around the world. Sure, she had kept her powers hidden for a long time, but after what happened weeks ago, everyone knew about her powers. Plus, Korra had used her powers with ease, as if she'd been using them all her life.
"If you're really from another world, do you have any proof?" Elsa asked cautiously.
Korra was surprised that the queen believed her in part, but she was a bit nervous now, as she had nothing to prove she came from another world, until she remembered something.
"Yes. I have something that might work." Korra said, checking her pockets until she found what she was looking for. From her pocket she took a picture.
The others looked closely at the photo I had taken (although they were a little confused about the color theme in the photo). In it, they saw Korra with another woman about a strange creature that looked like a cross between a polar bear and a dog, on the right there were 2 men with the same uniform and on the other side there was a very old man that looked very wise (The photo is the poster of the book "The Legend of Korra: An Avatar's Chronicle").
"It seems to be true. You are from another world." said Elsa believing what she was saying.
"Yes. I am." said Korra, holding the picture.
"Wow. That's fascinating!" Olaf said excitedly.
"Hey. Do the people in your world have the same powers as you?" Anna asked.
"No. You see. In my world there are two types of people: normal humans and benders, who have the ability to bend one of the four elements." Korra started.
"What exactly is bending?" asked Kristoff intrigued by the story of the Avatar's world.
"Bending is a form of martial art. Benders have a special chi that allows them to bend one of those elements." said Korra.
"How does one know which element to bend?" Anna asked.
"That depends on the bender's place of origin. There are the Air Nomads, the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom and the Fire Nation." said Korra.
"And where did you come from?" Elsa asked.
"I come from the Southern Water Tribe, but I'm currently living in Republic City." said Korra.
"Republic City?" Elsa asked.
"Many years ago, the four nations were separated from each other. Even one of them declared war on the world, but after that a new nation was formed where benders and non-benders of all nations could live together in harmony." said Korra.
"Wow. It must be a magnificent place." Anna said.
"Believe me. It is." said Korra.
"Wait. There's something I don't understand." said Kristoff, drawing everyone's attention. "You say you come from the Water Tribe where there are probably waterbenders, but we've seen you use more than one element when you said benders can only use one."
That surprised the royal sisters a little. As Korra had told them, the benders had the ability to use one element, but she was able to use all four elements.
"Right." Korra said, realizing that she forgot to mention something important. "That's because my case is special."
"How special?" Elsa asked.
"In my world, there's only one person more powerful than all of them, that person is known as the Avatar." said Korra.
"The Avatar?" Anna asked.
"The Avatar is the only one who can master the four elements and whose duty it is to bring balance to the world." said Korra.
"So... you're the Avatar?" asked Elsa.
"That's right." said Korra.
"Wow! So, you're like a superhero!" Olaf said.
"I'd prefer the term guardian, but I guess so." said Korra seeing similarities between Olaf and Meelo.
If before they (Elsa, Anna and Kristoff) weren't completely surprised, now they were even more so. It seems that the woman in front of them wasn't only from another world, but was probably the most powerful person of all.
"I thought you were amazing, but you're a lot more amazing than I thought." Anna said, amazed at the position Korra held.
"Thank you." said Korra.
"Do they really leave you in charge of everyone? Isn't that a little too big a task?" asked Kristoff.
"The Avatar isn't just one person." said Korra, confusing the others. "Every time the Avatar dies, he reincarnates into another person on a cycle. For example, if the Avatar was born among the earthbenders, then he would be born among the firebenders, then among the airbenders, and then among the waterbenders." said Korra.
"Repeating the cycle over and over again." said Elsa understanding what Korra was saying.
"How long has the Avatar been in existence?" Kristoff asked.
"The Avatar has been in existence for 10,000 years on my world." said Korra.
All the listeners were shocked to hear that. They never would have imagined something like that could exist for so long. Wouldn't that mean the Avatar is practically immortal? The more they heard, the more amazing the Avatar was to them.
"Wow. You don't look that age." Olaf said innocently.
"Olaf, that was rude." said Elsa scolding the snowman.
"It's okay." said Korra not wanting to cause a scene.
"Wait a minute." Anna interrupted. "If you're the guardian of your world, what are you doing in this one?" Anna asked.
"Oh, yes. That." said Korra realizing that she had almost forgotten the main issue of her arrival in that world. "You see. The Avatar acts not only as the guardian of the world, but also as the bridge between the human and spiritual worlds." said Korra.
"Spirit world?" Elsa asked.
"Let me guess, it's a place where the spirits live, right?" said Kristoff.
"That's right. On my world there are 3 portals that connect directly to the spirit world. One day I was minding my own business when a spirit told me something strange was happening in the spirit world. When I went there, I met an old friend who guided me to the place of origin." Korra said.
"What happened there?" Anna asked.
"According to my friend, the spirit world wasn't only connected to my world, but to many others as well. The place where he took me had a mirror that served as a portal, but there was something else there." said Korra.
"Something else?" asked Olaf.
"The area around the mirror was frozen. According to my friend, something had to be happening on the other side of the portal for that to happen." said Korra.
Elsa's eyes were wide open and she was shaking with nerves. Was something in her world causing the spirit world to freeze? What if it was her? Were her powers causing trouble again? As those questions went through her mind, she was doing her best not to panic and freeze the throne she was sitting on.
"H-How bad is the situation?" Elsa asked with a little tremor in her voice. Fortunately, no one noticed.
"It's nothing serious, no injuries or anything like that. But as the Avatar, it was my duty to solve that problem. That's why I came into this world, to find the cause and solve it." Korra said.
Elsa sighed of relief and relaxed a lot knowing that what she probably did was nothing serious, but still, she was worried about what she might do to her if she found out she was the cause.
"I guess, being the Avatar, you've had your adventures." said Anna, wanting to know more about her.
"You have no idea." said Korra.
For the next few hours, Korra was telling what she had experienced since she discovered she was the Avatar. Of course, she left out some personal content, as she didn't think it was time to tell.
The first thing she told them was when she spent 17 years in a training center and then decided to escape to complete it. Elsa felt familiar with that, since she had been locked up for many years trying to control her powers and had to get out in order to find out how to control it.
Then he told them about her fight with the Equalists and their leader who turned out to be a bloodbender. Needless to say, everyone (except Olaf) was afraid to think that there might be people who could manipulate blood.
Then he told them about the war between the 2 Water Tribes caused by her traitor uncle Unalaq and the whole thing with the spirits (omitting certain things so it wasn't a long night). Anna felt familiar as she blindly trusted someone and then was betrayed in a horrible way by that person.
Then she told them about the affair with the Red Lotus and their leader Zaheer. Needless to say, they were all surprised and scared when she told them that this group had the goal of eliminating all the leaders of the world so that there would be more 'freedom' and that they had eliminated the queen from the Earth Kingdom. Of course, Korra left out the mercury poison and that she almost died.
Then she told them about how, after 3 years, a friend of hers had volunteered to establish order in the Earth Kingdom, but that led her to become an evil tyrant. She even built a weapon to destroy anyone who opposed her. Elsa and Anna felt bad that she had to confront her friend like that, but they were reassured when they learned that she had convinced her to surrender and pay for her crimes. However, the biggest surprise was when she told them that she accidentally, because of her friend's weapon, created a new spiritual portal.
Finally, she told them what happened after the new portal came up. They were all left with their eyes open when they learned that a criminal was attacked by a spirit and his body was modified until he was no longer fully human.
"You're amazing!" Olaf said.
"You sure are!" said Anna.
"Thank you. So, your majesty..." said Korra looking at the queen. "Olaf said you did it. What do you mean by that?"
Elsa looked down for a moment. In her head, she was still worried and nervous about what would happen if she discovered her powers.
"Hey. If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine." Korra said, noticing the queen's expression.
"No. You told us about you. It's time I told you about me." Elsa said.
Elsa got up and walked to the center of the room with the rest following her. With everyone positioned, Elsa took a deep breath and began to move her hands in such a way that a snowball began to form between them. Korra stared at that.
Elsa launched the snowball towards the ceiling like a rocket and before it reached it, it exploded and the snow started falling inside the room. She stood there waiting for the worst, believing that Korra would blame her for what she was causing in the spirit world.
"Impressive." Korra said, staring in amazement at the falling snow. Elsa was shocked to hear that. "Can you make snow?" Korra asked.
"Uh... Yes... I do." said Elsa a little nervously.
"Is something wrong with you?" asked Korra noticing the queen's nerves.
"I just... thought you'd be angry." confessed the queen causing confusion in the Avatar.
"Angry? Why would you think that?" Korra asked.
"Yes Elsa, why did you think Korra would be angry with you when she knew about your powers?" asked Anna.
"When you said that something in this world had caused a small part of the spirit world to freeze, I thought maybe my powers had been the cause. And even though you said it wasn't serious, I was worried that you would see me in a bad way." said Elsa looking down, hoping that Korra would say something.
"Don't talk nonsense." said Korra, which made Elsa raise her head. "Yes. It's possible your powers may have caused that, but don't think I see you differently because of that. I may only know you for a short time, but you're definitely a good person." said Korra with a smile.
Those words touched Elsa to the depths of her heart. No one, apart from her sister, had ever said such nice things to her. She had shown him her powers, even her suspicions, and yet she was smiling sweetly at him. A small, slight blush appeared on her cheeks that, very fortunately, no one noticed.
She came out of her thoughts when Anna gave her a side hug. "You see, Elsa. The Avatar considers you a good person. You should be flattered." Anna said.
"Eh... Oh... Yes. Thank you... for what you said." said Elsa coming out of her stupor.
"You're welcome. I just have one question. How long have you had these powers?" Korra asked.
"Since I was born." said Elsa as she began her story of her powers.
Elsa told her that when she and Anna were little, they used to play with Elsa's powers, but an accident almost caused Anna's death so her parents decided to erase their memories of Elsa's powers and isolate them from the rest of the world. During this time, Elsa was excluding her for fear of hurting her with her powers, even when her parents died. She was... afraid.
When she was named queen, during the coronation party, she used her powers by mistake, in front of almost the whole kingdom. Some even called her a monster. After that, she fled and accidentally caused an eternal and deadly winter in Arendelle. Anna tried to convince her to return, but in the process, Elsa unwittingly froze her heart and she almost died. Korra had heard many sad stories, from Tarrlok and his brother, from Zaheer, from Kuvira, even from her friends and girlfriend, but she had never heard a story as sad as hers.
But the pain and sadness went away when Anna continued the story saying that she was helped, her heart thawed, the kingdom was saved and now that everyone knew about her powers and accepted them happily.
"I'm glad that, despite what happened, everything's been taken care of." said Korra.
"Thank you." said Elsa.
"What are you going to do now?" asked Kristoff.
"Well. Even if Elsa is partly right, I'll keep looking into the spirit world issue. Do you know of a place I can stay until then?" Korra asked.
"You can stay with us at the castle." said Anna with a radiant smile.
"Really? I wouldn't want to be a bother." said Korra.
"No. Please, it would be a joy to have you stay here. Please, please, please." Anna said with puppy-dog eyes, making Korra nervous.
"I insist. You saved my life. It's the least I can do to make it up to you." said Elsa.
Korra thought for a moment. At first, she thought about sleeping in a hotel or somewhere comfortable during her time in that world, but now the queen was offering her a room in her castle. She couldn't refuse such an offer after I saved her, it would be rude of her.
"It's okay. I'll stay here." Korra said.
Upon hearing her decision, Elsa smiled, Kristoff gave a half smile and Anna was practically jumping for joy.
Later that night, after guiding Korra to her room, Elsa went into hers. She put on her nightgown and went to bed. As she waited to fall asleep, several things about her new friend came to her mind, like her powers, her movements, her beauty. "Wait, what am I thinking?" Elsa asked herself mentally before shaking her head. "It will be by exhaustion." she said, trying to find an answer to that thought. With Korra on her mind, Elsa slept with a smile.
Korra stood in her room looking at the night sky from her window and thinking about what had happened. She had traveled to another world, something no one, surely, had experienced in her life, fought a group of mysterious men and saved a queen who had powers of ice. If she were in her world, she would certainly be the center of attention, for she had never seen ice powers of that magnitude.
Now that she had a little clue about what was causing that problem in the spirit world, she just needed a little more time in that world to find the cause and solve it. Taking the picture out of her pocket, she looked nostalgically at the person she loved most in the world.
"I won't be long, Asami. I promise I'll be back." Korra said.
Normally, she could contact her to talk to her, or at least ask for help. This time, I didn't have any way to contact her and I didn't know how much time I would spend in that world, but I was sure that, once the spiritual problem was solved, I would find a way to come back and maybe talk to her.
After putting the picture away, she went to bed. Before she fell asleep, she thought about the story Elsa told her about her past. No one should have to go through what she did. She was also excluded from the world when she trained at that center, but at least she had her parents and Katara to help her. Instead, Elsa had no one to help her, she had her friends and her sister, but neither of them could help her with her powers. Maybe, while she was here, she could help her handle her powers better. With that thought, she fell asleep.