It's finally here! Hooray! You've waited patiently for a new chapter, and it's finally here. I have some news for you guys. Because my other story is getting weaker, I will be finishing it up and making this story my top priority on , so prepare yourselves for more chapters. Also, I can reveal that if you want more information on the past of the mysterious guy traveling with Aang, (Who's identity will finally be revealed this chapter…), Read my other Fan-Fic, Avatar: The Missing Link. I'll try to make it so that you'll understand his background quickly in the upcoming chapters, but if you really want to get a good idea about him, read that fan-fic. NOTE: The cloaked characters are not characters from Kingdom Hearts or Naurto. These are original characters. And now… the next chapter… enjoy!
Appa was flying at a fast speed. They had to get to the Fire Nation quickly, or the world would return back to the peril it once was. In Appa's saddle, Katara and Aang were hugging each other and they rested before the big battle. The mysterious man kept on flying Appa, wondering what would come ahead. He had waited a long time for this battle, and he knew the time had come that they needed to confront. Aang opened his eyes slowly and looked at Katara. She continued to sleep in his arms. She was like a delicate angel to him. He smiled and looked over to the man. He spoke quietly so he wouldn't wake up Katara, but loud enough for the man to hear.
"So… who are you exactly?" Asked Aang.
"I was assigned for an important mission…" Replied the man.
"Important… mission?" Asked Aang.
"The spirits called upon me to do something important." Said the man.
"Wait, how did you get in contact with the spirits? I thought only the Avatar would be called upon by the spirits." Said Aang.
The man sighed. "You know of the spirit library, correct?"
"Yeah. My friends and I…"
"Yes, I know you went there. After your visit, the temple sunk underground."
"How do you know that?"
"Well, the spirits need to keep records on everything that all the avatars do. The spirits want to make sure that if there ever is a crisis, they can look back to see how to fix it, or who the cause of it is."
"So… you're the guy who writes down my adventures?"
"Sort of."
"Are you the guy who wrote that play?"
"No."
"So, you followed us everywhere?"
"I was pretty much with you guys 24/7. I had to hide all the time so that you guys couldn't see me."
"Why?"
"I wasn't allowed to interfere with your duties. If you saw your records, you'd start relying on everything in the book, you wouldn't make your own decisions, or have the will to try new things. That's why I had to hide."
They didn't talk for a moment, and then Aang spoke again.
"So… how much exactly did you get?"
"Does 'Baby, you're my forever girl' ring a bell?"
Aang blushed. "How did you find that out?"
"Spying, stealth… and one or two other things."
"What things?"
"I'll tell you another time. We're almost there. You probably want to wake up your girlfriend."
"Already awake."
Aang looked down at Katara, who was wide-awake.
"How much of that conversation did you hear?" Asked Aang.
"Does 'Baby, you're my forever girl' ring a bell?" Asked Katara.
Aang blushed again.
"You want to talk about that?" Asked a smirking Katara.
"I don't have a choice, do I?" Asked Aang.
"Nope."
The man smiled and shook his head, as Appa approached the Fire Nation.
My Heart is yours, and yours alone (Part 2 of 3.)
By TheHiddenWriter
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Quote: "Secrets are like chains. Hold too many, and you'll be in pain." –TheHiddenWriter
"Who are you?" Asked Sokka.
"My Name's Kuruk."
"You're the avatar that came before Kyoshi. Your wife was stolen by Koh." Said Suki.
"That's right. And I want her back. I'm prepared to slay Koh by any means necessary." Said Kuruk.
"Avatar Kuruk, do you know if Koh has Yue?" Asked Sokka.
Kuruk nodded. "He has her face."
Sokka was about to become furious, but Iroh stopped him.
"Koh could be watching us…" Said Iroh.
"Koh is in his cave with a few spirit prisoners. He was talking to two cloaked men, but then they both had to leave. I think they were going to the Fire Nation." Said Kuruk.
"Wait… are they spirits?" Asked Sokka.
"No, they're human. Koh never made an attempt to steal their faces though. I can't tell if it was because their faces were covered, or if it was because he was afraid of them." Said Kuruk.
"Why would a spirit be afraid of two humans? Humans are close to powerless in the spirit world." Said Sokka.
"I don't know. But something about those men gave off an… eerie feeling." Said Kuruk.
"Well, at least they are both gone. We'll hunt them down later. Right now, we need to focus on stopping Koh." Said Sokka.
Hai Bei let Kuruk hop onto his back, and he started to ride towards Koh's cave. As the foursome rode on, Iroh looked around at the destroyed spirit world, remembering about his last trip to this land. That long journey… that happened 2 weeks after Lu Ten died…
The red-cloaked man took a fighting stance in front of Zuko and Mai. The couple prepared for a long fight.
"Why are you guys fighting us anyway? Are you even loyal to any nation?" Asked Zuko.
The cloaked man shook his head. "We represent a completely new land, far away. There is only one passage from your land to get to it, and few can go through it. We come from a land that will be ruled by our glorious leader, just as soon as one last threat is taken care off. The missing link between our two lands."
"And then what? You guys will take our lands, and slaughter all of us?" Asked Mai.
The cloaked man with burnt eyebrows shook his head. "No… just the benders. Once then, only technology will show who has power, and with our master's nation more technologically advanced than your pathetic nations, no one will stand in our way. We don't need your pathetic bending… We have our own, more powerful ways to fight. And most importantly… they are way more… deadly…"
"So the only ones that can bend… will be you and your master?" Asked Zuko.
The man nodded. "My master, his 3 other servants and I will become unstoppable. We have mastered the bending arts from their original form. Now, I will show you how firebending was in the beginning, at its prime. Long before the sun warriors of your nation, when the dragons were first born. I, Qiang, will unleash my power, as appointed Supreme Chancellor of the first nation of our land, The Sun Nation!"
Qiang closed his eyes. He breathed in slowly. Then he opened his eyes and raised one hand. Suddenly, a giant circle of fire appeared all around the trio. It was burning furiously, and felt as if they were in an underworld. Qiang smiled evilly.
"Welcome to the inferno."
Toph woke up on a small wooden platform. She heard the sound of water around her, as well as two, older men breathing.
"Hope you can swim, little girl." Said an elder voice.
"Why are you guys doing this?" Asked Toph.
"Because you kids decided to interfere with our plans. We were going to keep your pathetic lands out of the picture. You pathetic children…" Said a dark voice.
"If I survive this… I'll get you… both of you…" Said Toph.
"Hope you brought your floaties… little girl…" Said the dark voice.
"Why you…"
Toph was pushed off the platform into the lake. She tried to swim for a moment, but she was un-successful. She went beneath the water, and liquid filled her lungs.
'S-Sorry…Sokk…So…S…'
Everything suddenly went dark for Toph. All she could hear was the sound of water…
A few hours later, Appa landed on an island. They were in the Fire Nation, near the royal palace. The man jumped off Appa, and looked towards Aang and Katara.
"We're here."
Aang and Katara nodded, and jumped off Appa as well. They told Appa to stay where he was, and started to follow the man. Aang walked to the man's side and began to talk to him. Katara walked up to the man's other side.
"I never got to ask, what's your name?" Asked Aang.
"Shen." Said the man.
"I just want to know one other thing before the battle happens. Why does this guy want to kill you?" Asked Aang.
Shen sighed.
"You know how you're the bridge between the spirit world and this world?" Asked Shen.
Aang nodded.
"Well, I'm the missing link between my lands and your lands. The guy who I'm about to fight, Yuan, wants to rule the four nations of my land. I'm currently the only person from my land who can stop him, because I'm the only guy who can bring reinforcements to my lands." Said Shen.
"What do you mean?"
"There is a small passage in-between my land and your land. Few can go through it. Yuan and his minions, as well as myself, are the only people from my land that can go through the passage between the two lands. But Yuan is afraid that I'll find the people from this land who can go through the passage, and stop his plans."
"So… is it my friends and I?" Asked Aang.
Shen nodded.
"Is it because I'm the avatar?" Asked Aang.
Shen shook his head.
"No. There is a special reason. We both have a very special connection that allows us to travel between each other's lands. We've both lost almost everything in our lives. You lost your nation… and I lost my town, and everyone closest to me. The only other people who can travel between our lands are the ones who have affected our lives the most after we lost everything."
"So they want to kill you so no one can stop them from ruling your lands?" Asked Aang.
Shen nodded.
"Well then, I guess were going to have to show them that no one can beat down team avatar." Said Katara.
The trio reached a small cliff, where the black-cloaked man was standing. His face was covered. Shen took off his Sandbender outfit, revealing that he was wearing a small, brown warrior outfit. He looked towards the cloaked man.
"I'm back, Yuan."
The cloaked man turned around and took off his hood. His stare was cold and lifeless.
"It's been too long." Said Yuan.
"Yes, it has." Said Shen.
Aang and Katara walked over to Shen's side and got into a battle stance. Yuan shook his head.
"No. You two will not be in this battle. I have someone here to… deal with you both." Said Yuan.
Yuan was looking at Katara as he said this. Aang realized what was going on.
"I won't let you lay a finger on her." Said Aang.
"Oh no, my servant won't hurt her… just you." Said Yuan.
Suddenly, Aang's body was forced down on the ground. He lost all control over his arms. A blue-cloaked man, with one earring, was bloodbending Aang on to the ground with one hand.
"AANG!" Yelled Katara and Shen.
The blue-cloaked man looked at Katara.
"If I captured you and fought him, that would be way to easy. The only way he's going to live is if you use blood bending on me and kill me, and I know you can't do that… because you're too weak… and I know if he dies, your feel depressed and hopeless, leaving your venerable for me to kill. And I know your lover here would never want you to feel that. I'll kill you both with your own love."
The blue-cloaked man laughed manically as he used his free hand to face Katara in a water-bending duel. Shen tried to help, but Yuan was approaching him slowly.
"Does this remind you of anything, Shen? One lover forced to watch the other lover die in front of their eyes. Do you remember this Shen? Do you?"
Aang used the strength he had to look over at Shen. He knew Shen was holding another secret, and now he knew what it was. This battle between the blue-cloaked man and Katara had an alternative motive. It wasn't to kill Aang and Katara at all…
… It was to torment Shen's mind until he was weak enough to kill…
… And if Shen died, Yuan could take over the four nations of Shen's lands, and his lands…
…The fate of 8 nations now lies on Aang and Katara's love…
…One Broken Heart… And every little bit of life will go up in flames…
TO BE CONTINUED
If you want more info on Shen's adventures, read Avatar: The Missing Link, the secret prequel to Broken Hearts. Next Chapter will be up ASAP. Thanks to my readers and reviewers. You guys rock! Thanks for reading!