Slowly opening his eyea Ether was floating, the environment around felt cool and weightless, he felt that all his pain has melted away, and that's when he noticed he was under water, he saw air bubbles escape his lips, and clear and pure the water was. Ether looked around and saw small fish swimming around and he was safe to assume he was in a lake or a river because it seemed to be fresh, but he noticed that his clothes was gone, but all that went through his mind was how did he get here.
However Ether heard something swim passed him, besides the fishes he wasn't alone in the water, but he wasn't frighten somehow he felt that he wasn't in danger he looked around calmly twisting his body to see who or what it is. Soon he felt it come closer and closer until Ether came face to face with who it was. It was the girl, Ether saw the soft smile on her face, her hair lifted in the water, she had one hand on his shoulder and the other caressed his face. Ether looked deep into her eyes, seeing her up close and to him she's beautiful.
She came close to Ether's face, but then she let go and swam straight to the surface, Ether swam after her, but as he passed the surface he was suddenly found himself running through a misty forest chasing after the girl. He and the girl were both now magically clothed, running barefoot on the grass, Ether called out to her, but he only heard the girl laugh as they ran. The mist came in making itself more prevalent and in seconds both Ether and the girl were swallowed by the mist and Ether woke up.
Ether found himself back in the room his father slept in the time he was there, the books he read was still there, along with the robes he once owned as well. Ether didn't feel his heart beat increase as he woke up, actually he didn't feel any different it was as if he didn't really sleep, he felt as if he was awake the whole time. Why does he have these dreams?
In the Dinning room Jinora sat alone enjoying her meal and then spots Ether coming in and sat right across from her, he waited for Jinora to finish sipping from her tea, "... So. Did you have a good nights rest?" Jinora asked. "I saw her again," Ether bluntly told her, "saw who?" "the girl in my dreams I told you about a few nights ago," Ether reminded, "hmmm... Maybe this girl is the girl of your dreams," Jinora teased trying to use humor to lift Ether's spirits. However she was met with a small hovering plate that was being spun in front of her face like a saw blade, "O.K, O.K I see you don't like jokes," Jinora admitted and Ether sets the plate back.
Jinora sets her cup to the side and rethinks her strategy, "alright are you sure this is the SAME girl?-" "what girl?" asked Korra popping her head in the dinning room. The Avatar walks in and sits down next to Ether, but the boy refused to acknowledge her, and so kept his eyes forward, "so the apple- no, I mean- so who's this girl?" Korra pried into the conversation. Ether continued to ignore her, he dosen't necessarily liked the Avatar, "Korra can you maybe-" "c'mon Jinora just give me a second with the kid," "alright," Jinora backed away anticipating what to come.
Korra leaned in closer in hopes to bond and to seal the rift that has been created between her and Ether, "Alright Char-" "Korra! um, we changed his name, he's now Ether," Jinora stopped her and helped avoid an out burst. Now restarting where Korra left off, "O.K Ether, I know we got off on the wrong foot here, but maybe if we get to know each other better we can be great friends," said Korra. "Let me start, I'm the Avatar and the-" "the Avatar is the reincarnation of the previous Avatar who can manipulate four elements which is fire, water, earth, and air, the Avatar is also a major influential figure of this world, and is their duty to bring balance and peace between their world and the spirit world," Ether explained for her.
Both Jinora and Korra looked on to Ether in surprise on how much information he had on the Avatar, "Ether where did you learn that?" Jinora asked wanting to know where the boy learned that information. "I read the books my dad had in his room," Ether answered, "but I didn't know you can read," Jinora questioned not recalling when she taught the boy how to. "I figured it out on my own," Ether answered bluntly, the thought of how Ether learns gave Jinora a scense of wonder she almost envy to have that kind of ability, ALMOST. However the speed of which he learns to understand his surroundings quite scares them, he already learned to read by himself.
"Did you learn anything else?" Korra asked, "I learned not to like you," Ether said frankly, "you are just straightfroward are ya?" Korra commented and Ether just nodded his head. "Alright I know we got off on the wrong foot, but you could've killed my friends," Korra spoke sternly, "your friends lit my face on fire," Ether shot back, "and if I did killed them they wouldn't be the first," he added. It was odd hearing the words come out of a six year old boy's mouth, he spoke as if he's more mature than Korra, but what he spoke was the truth, Korra's friends would not have been the first ones to have their lives taken from them, but would've been just another unfortunate soul that ended up on Ether's kill count.
The boy that they let in their home is basically a ticking time bomb and he could wipe the island off the map if something sets him off let alone on a sound decision, it was almost unbelievable. Korra might not see it on her end, but Jinora can see the major difference between his left side and his right side of his face, the scar was just too easy NOT to miss, giving that it still remained after his whole face had healed after being burned, but the scar still remained. The monster that was sent truly was meant to kill Ether, showing how powerful it and Ether are, but then everyone felt something just brush pass them as if a wave of invisible energy just came, like the sound of a firework going off a few seconds behind the flash.
Soon after they've heard a sound of a thousand voices scream all at once as if a courier tried to imitate a lion's roar, "what was that!?" Korra shouted in shock, the sound dissipated, Jinora and Korra got up and looked out the window. They saw that all of the windows in city were shattered and the citizens were scattering trying to figure out what had happened, "what's going on?" Jinora asked looking out through the window. However a scream more near them was hear in the room, they turned around and saw Ether curled up on the floor, he was screaming in pain, and he held the sides of his head as if the screaming from earlier is still going.
The two rushed to his side, as Ether thrashed and lashed around, "Ether! what's wrong!?" Jinora asked concernly, "Korra! Jinora! are you alright?" Tenzin asked coming into the room. As Tenzin entered he immediately saw Ether on the floor, "what's wrong?" he asked, standing over his daughter, "I don't know, he's in pain right now," Jinora explained. As Tenzin and Jinora try to help Ether Korra heard Naga barking repeatedly, she ran outside and saw that the polar bear dog was barking as he notice something that no one else did, she had figured that what is hurting Ether, Naga knows where to find it.
Korra ran back to the room and saw that Katara was there trying to help, "it's not working," Jinora spoke worryingly, "my healing is only making it worse, how can this be?" Katara pondered. "Everyone," Korra called for all of their attention, but then. The strange sensation came again, but this time it came down the hall, "I'M HERE," a stranger announced, no one was familiar with the voice except Jinora she new who it was. Everyone ran out to the hall and there everyone saw Him. Stand idly at the other end everyone was horrid at the sight of Him, "FATHER IS DEAD," he proclaimed, with sound of a thousand voices, "WE ARE FREEEEEEEEEEE," Jinora cling onto Ether, "GIVE US HIM. HE STANDS IN OUR WAY. HE MUST DIIIIIIIIIEE," Him demanded.
"You gotta get passed us first," Korra retorted and then a team of lotus guards came in, Him did not flinch instead he chuckled, "HEHEHEHEHEHE MORE BODIES FOR THE FIRE," Him quoted. Everyone took their stances and Him stood there with a twisted smile, "Jinora! grab Ether and get of here," Korra told her, Jinora grabbed hold of Ether and carried him out the window then ran to the stables were the bison are. The first to act was a guard, he jumped forward and swung his leg with fire covering his foot to hit Him in the side of the head, but the attack was stopped.
Him punched the guard's leg back blocking the firebender's fire kick, and so the lotus guard started throwing punches, but the guard was unable to land a single punch for Him was too fast despite his larger size, which he stood about seven feet. The guard attempted to shoot out fire from his fist, but Him stopped it with his bare hand, he delivers a punch to him in the face, knees him in the gut, and slams his fist onto the guard's back. Him stood over the guard, he flips the guard over with his foot, and then planted it on his neck. Before the guard had a chance to react Him snapped his neck with his foot.
The two other guards then charged in, but Him got of the way of the first attack and the second, and the third, the second guard tried slidding behind, but Him pushed him to the wall far away. The third guard attempted to strike Him while he was looking the other way, but Him pulled the body of the dead lotus guard to him and then ducked down. The body collided with the guard knocking him down, but soon the second guard recovered, but was too late to avoid Him as he struck his face and then spun around and kicked him crashing through the floor. The second guard was motionless, not even a heartbeat and so Him turned back to the last guard.
The guard threw the body off him and he saw that Him took care of his friend whiched enraged him, "ARE YOU MAD? GOOD," Him spoke, the guard took deep breaths and with all his strength spewed out flames. The fire engulfed the hall along with Him, but soon out of nowhere Him stepped right in front of the guard, "IT'S GONNA TAKE MUCH MORE THAN THAT," and without a moment more Him struck the guard in the throat. Him had crushed the guard's windpipe hearing him wheezing and then the last guard fell over dead. Him just looked at the corpes very pleasingly with a smile, "IS THAT ALL?" Him remarked sadistically.
Korra and Tenzin were disgusted at the diplay Him had caused, "you wanna fight? let's take this outside," Korra retorted and with her and Tenzin's airbending launched Him through the walls and out in the open. Him immediately got up without any signs of pain, "WELL. WE'RE OUTSIDE. NOW WHAT?" said Him, Korra shot forward and swung her leg towards Him's face, but Him grabbed hold of her ankle, swung Korra over, and slammed her to the earth. Tenzin jumped in blowing Him away from Korra, he then struck Him in the face, and kicked him in the chest, but Him was unmoved, Him lashed towards the air master, but Tenzin got out of the way.
Him swung his fist and legs trying to hit Tenzin, but like the wind Tenzin flowed around his attacks, but then out of the blue a rock came from the side and struck him, sending Tenzin to the ground. Him lifted Tenzin with his mind and slamed him back down, he then suspended Tenzin in the air and with two fist slammed the air master back down and kicked him back into the temple.
Inside Tenzin's family found him on the floor unconscious, "DADDY!" Ikki cried out and she and Meelo came to his side, "TENZIN!" Pema cried seeing her husband out cold and then they looked out the window. There stood Him staring at the Avatar family, "OH ISN'T IT TOUCHING?" Him spoke, "AT LEAST YOU'LL ALL DIE AS A FAMILY," Him remarked and then approached the family. "DON'T BE SHY. I WILL MAKE IT QUICK," Him promised, but then the earth sucker punched Him and Korra came in and kicked Him in the gut. Him fell to his knees, Korra then punched down on his face relentlessly, "YOU KEEP THEM OUT OF THIS!" Korra roared in anger and then kicked him in the face sending him flying.
Korra approached Him and grabbed him by his shoulder to bring him up, but was headbutted, "THAT'S MORE LIKE IT," Him happily spoke, Korra stumbled back, but Him was already in front of her. "WHERE'S CHARLIE?" Him demanded, but then spotted the bison flying towards the mountains, Korra acted and bended the earth to hit Him in the chest, Him then sent a blast towards the protruding earth shattering it like glass, and sending Korra back. However with great speed Him got behind Korra and clotheslined her, Korra got up, but felt her bones aching for her opponent was stronger, "WHAT'S WRONG? GETTING TIRED?" Him then pushed Korra to a rock without even moving a finger, he then turned to chase after Jinora.
However Naga stopped him by jumping onto him and bit down on his arm, but Him punch Naga in her muzzle hearing her yelp, Naga let go and Him stood back up, he looked to his arm seeing the wound on his fore arm heal. Naga attempted to lash out to Him, but Him grabs hold of Naga's large paw, strikes her joints breacking her leg, Naga cried out in pain, but then Him grabbed hold of Naga's side, lifted her high in his bare hands, and threw her into the temple. Naga lay defeated in the crumbling walls of the air temple, breathing heavily in pain, Korra saw that her oldest friend was whimpering in pain, she was angry, Korra got up, and in a heart beat she entered the Avatar state.
When Him turned back Korra had smashed Him with two walls of the earth, when they cleared away Korra punched Him sending him into the air, and was grabbed by a tentacle of water and pulled down. Korra in her Avatar state hovered over the bay and obvious the citizens can see this, "THAT'S IMPRESSIVE," Korra turned around and saw Him hovering over her. Him have somehow managed to get out of the water without even being noticed and untouched, and so Korra launched at him, striking Him in the face several times over, and finished by kicking him with earth covering her leg.
The attacks were powerful enough to destroy a battleship, but Him turned back to Korra and smiled, "FINALLY. A CHALLENGE," Him remarked and so slammed Korra in the ribs with a kick, sending her flying through several city buildings. Going through the last building Him again appeared behind her, Him stopped Korra by grabbing her in the face and then throws her down into the streets. Korra landed on top of a truck crushing it as if it were made of paper, soon several police cars rushed in, the metal bender hopped out, but one truck wasn't so lucky for Him lifted it with his mind and slams it into another one, both passengers of the two trucks perished. The police force saw the two trucks burst into flames and then Him lands down in the middle of the crowd and within the next second Him was mowing down the metal benders like freshly grown grass. Him cut through their armor like there was nothing there, he even made the armor crumble up like paper with the policeman still in it.
Two policemen grappled their wires around both his arms, but Him grabbed hold and slammed them into buildings, Him then used the wires to cut through the metal benders limbs and even decapitated one. After the whole police force was dealt with Him turned his attention towards the people and started laughing, "THIS WORLD WILL DIIIIIIIE," he stated happily. Everyone ran away in fear, but there is nowhere to run from Him, Korra had got back up and shot out fire from her fist as big a building towards Him. However Him is too powerful to succumb to fire even if the flames came from the Avatar, Him walked out of the cyclone of fire scorched, but not for long. Korra threw everything she had at Him earth, water, and air, but Him's mind is too powerful, "YOU CAN STOP THE DARKNESS FROM CONQUERING YOUR WORLD. BUT I'M NOT DARKNESS. I AM THEE END."
Korra swung her fist to Him's face and Him retaliated both of them exchanged blows, but then Him blocked one attack upper cuts Korra, Him then grabs the back of Korra's collar, and throws her across the city crashing into the mountains. Stuggling to get back up Korra was wearing down even in her Avatar state Korra can't beat Him, but then she heard something coming her way, Korra looked up and saw with completely shocked. Him had thrown the biggest thing he can throw and launched it into the air across the city, a building, and crashing into the mountain where Korra landed.
The building crumbled and fell apart along with bits of the mountain, and when the the debris cleared Him found Korra out cold, "HMMM. FOR A MINTUE I THOUGHT YOU WOULD PUT UP MORE OF A FIGHT. BUT I'M WASTING MY TIME," Him spoke and then went back to finding Ether.