The Love Between Water and Fire
Chapter 15 - Zula and Zuko. Battle to the Death
"So, I guess it all ends here." said Zula.
"This was all planned was it?" asked Zuko. "Zhao planning to marry Katara, me battling Zhao to the Agni Kai. All of this was to make sure I wouldn't be Fire Lord."
"It wasn't a plan, Zhao really did want to marry your precious girlfriend in order to become Fire Lord, but he came to me in case his plan back fired." said Zula.
Zuko gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. "Being Fire Lord means nothing to me!"
"Oh? So you're giving up. You're still pathetic as ever." said Zula.
Zuko began to walk out of the Agni Kai.
"Walk away like the coward you are!." shouted Zula.
Zuko kept on walking.
Katara ran out of the stands to stop Zuko.
"Zuko! What are you doing? This isn't like you at all!" said Katara.
"I'm giving up, just so I can be with you." said Zuko.
"Zuko, these are your people. You can beat your sister in this duel, I know it. I have faith in you." said Katara.
"She's a fire bending prodigy. I am nothing." said Zuko.
"You're worth something to me." said Katara. "You can become a legend. Beat your sister in a duel. So what if she's a girl? She deserves to feel your pain."
Katara kissed him on the cheek.
"If I don't come back alive, take care of Mei." said Zuko.
"You'll come back alive, I know it." said Katara.
Zuko walked back into the Agin Kai with a serious face.
"I thought you wanted to forfit." said Zula.
"I change my mind." said Zuko.
"You really want yourself dead do you?" said Zula.
"No, I want you to feel my pain." said Zuko.
Zula smirked and snapped her fingers. The gong rang.
"You're making a mistake Zuko." said Zula as she snapped her fingers once again. A spark of fire formed into a shape of a spear.
Zuko sent fire balls toward Zula, hoping to catch her off guard. Zula came running toward Zuko with the flaming spear in her hand, dodging all of his attacks. Zuko dodged Zula's spear and counter attacked with a flaming low kick to lose her balance.
Zula got up and inhailed deeply. Zuko got into defense with his arms crossed. Zula sent out a whirlwind of fire towards Zuko. Zuko created a wall of fire blocking Zula's attack and formed a jolt of fire that caused a direct hit on Zula. Zula flinched a bit, when the flame caused a small burn on her face. Zula came running toward Zuko with a flaming fist, Zuko ran towards Zula with a flaming fist. Zula attacked Zuko in the stomach. Zuko fell hard to the ground. Zula snapped her fingers again and the spark of the fire formed a spear. Zula raised up the spear, pointing toward Zuko's heart.
"Good-bye Zuko." said Zula.
Katara covered Mei's eyes, but Mei pushed it away.
"Wake up daddy! Don't die!" yelled Mei.
Zula looked at the child in the stand and didn't realize that Zuko had awoke. Zuko attacked Zula with a low kick. Zula dropped her spear and fell to the ground. Zuko sent a ball of fire toward Zula, making her unconcious. The gong ringer, (A/N: or referee.) gave a 10 second warning. After 2 seconds, Zula had awoken, with a burn mark on her right eye.
"Let's finish this once and for all." said Zuko.
"Fine, but that punch you gave me was just a lucky jab. I won't let that happen again!" said Zula.
The fight went on. Battle to the death. Zula was in the lead, with Zuko almost ready to give up, but Zuko had finally found out Zula's weakness.
'Zula may know every trick in the book, from lesson to lesson. She only attacks fiercly, and never takes controll of her attacks. If I keep dodging her attacks, and make her tired, I could hit her directly winning this match.' thought Zuko.
"What's the hold up? Are you thinking of giving up again?" asked Zula.
"Just attack." said Zuko.
Zula attacked Zuko with a series of attacks. Punches, kicks, but Zuko kept dodging all of them without a care.
"Why aren't you attacking?" asked Zula.
"I don't need to." said Zuko as he sent a strong fire attack toward Zula.
Zula fell down once again. This time, defeated.
The gong rang, declaring Zuko the winner. The crowd cheered loudly.
After the Agni Kai
Zula awoke in a tent with Zuko asleep sitting on a chair.
"What are you doing here?" asked Zula.
Zuko awoke, "I'm just making sure you're okay."
Zuko looked at the bandage covering her right eye.
"You like the bandage?" asked Zula. "Now I finally know how you felt when father gave you that scar. If only he was here to see me fall."
Zuko looked down at the ground.
"Well, you should go to the Grand Council." said Zula.
"Fire Lord means nothing to me anymore." said Zuko.
"You gave up power for love? That's pathetic." asked Zula.
"Well to you, but not to me." said Zuko.
Zuko left the tent and looked for Katara.
He found Katara sitting under a Eucalyptus Tree.
"Where's Mei?" asked Zuko.
Katara looked up. "She's with Aang and Sokka."
"I had a talk with my sister." said Zuko, as he sat down beside Katara.
"How did it go?" said Katara.
"Alright." said Zuko.
"That's good." said Katara.
"Katara, I need to ask you something." said Zuko.
"What is it?" asked Katara.
End of Chapter 15