Disclaimer: If I owned the Avatar….would I be writing Fanfiction?
Meanwhile…-
"Dammit all… I've been on land 3 days and have had no direct sign of her, she's skilled…I have to admit, but not too skilled for me." Karoku mumbled out loud while he sat in front of the campfire his stooges prepared.
Karoku was becoming impatient and his scar becoming ever more obvious, it had widened from a slight infection and now was a deep red color spread across his face, he stared into the fire and felt a somewhat familiar sense while staring at it, he had a strange obsession of it for being an Earth Bender.
His chestnut hair had been put into a braid for easy handling for the next few days; he wouldn't be able to take good care of it for a while. His green eyes reflected the dancing flames as he stared deep into it, watching as the fire consumed the wood and took total control. Karoku always envied the flame, he felt he would have been happier as a fire bender, but he was misplaced by the gods.
Karoku always had a soft spot for women and children, though his training didn't allow it. He often found himself holding back and breaking down after destroying a village, particularly ones with many woman and children.
He regretted having such a soft spot and knew it would bring his end, he hoped the avatar wouldn't be attractive or nice, so he would have no trouble taking her prisoner.
His thoughts raced many times, a few minutes have passed and his stooges have just been staring at him and he didn't notice. Karoku was entranced by the flame, the sensual dancing of it, the engulfing of its feed. How the flame was like a gypsy twirling, beautiful, so forbidden.
Karoku was having much trouble, he sat somewhat slouched over, his elbows on his knees and his hands folded in front of his mouth as her just stared into the fire. He wished he could just start a new kingdom and rule it the way he wanted, by his rules and his way of thinking.
He stood up and dusted the ashes off his armor and went inside his tent, he carelessly removed his armor and revealed his clean cut and proportionately muscular body, he lay across his cot staring at the symbol of the earth kingdom, he scowled and turned himself over.
Karoku sighed and closed his eyes and cleared his mind to go to sleep, as soon as he had fallen half asleep a soldier burst into his tent yelling, "Sir we have a sighting of who we believe to be the Avatar!"
Hearing this Karoku shot up from his bed and with lightning speed put on his armor and his helmet, he darted out of the tent and rushed to the ostriches and took of with his stooges behind him.
The group of earthbenders came upon a faint glow of a fire and some whispering coming from the same direction; it was obviously not a natural happening so they decided to check it out.
Meanwhile…-
"I'm going to stay with you guys…." Zuke said as she bit into some turkey, she figured it was safe enough if she stayed away from Katarou.
"I'm going to travel with you….I need to get to the old northern air territories, and I need-"Zuke was cut off when Katarou put his hand over her mouth and looked into the forest and heard some twigs snap. He stood up and grabbed his canteen of water and positioned himself and he shooed the girls into the tent.
"This way Sir" A soldier motioned towards Karoku, he was finally going to get the avatar and bring her home for his honor.
A twig snapped under the feet of the soldiers who left the ostriches behind to move more stealthy, he winced at this seemingly thunderous noise and continued walking towards the glow they were closing in on.
Prince Karoku narrowed in on some bushes and separated the bushes to look through; he smirked and drew his spear.
Katarou hearing yet another twig snap jumped and landed silently next to the bushes and separated it apart, he gasped and used the water whip on the unsuspecting victim.
Author's Note's Section-
Oooooh a cliffy, i am evil bwa hahaha, ok time for some reader influence , ok for couples, should it be...Zuke-Katarou...or...Zuke-Prince Karoku, im leaning more on the edge of ZukeKaroku, the relationship wont happen for a while so ill give time for you to include the vote in your reveiw, also Prince Karoku is Prince Zuko's reincarnation...because Zuko's soul didn't do what it needed to in its past few lives... i am SO evil
Love Always, Genaric Person o()o...btw...i am a girl... if you're wondering