100 Years
For #119: Endings
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So much can happen in a hundred years' time. A war can break out, a nation destroyed, and an icon of hope lost. But the beauty of time is that not all wars can last forever, and anything destroyed can be rebuilt.
Yet the greatest beauty of time is that not all things lost are lost forever.
Hope returned. What had taken a nation a hundred years, thousands of soldiers' lives, and three rulers to conquer was reclaimed in less than a year by a group of five kids and one old man.
As time passed on, the war had become a legend. Peace began to work its way through the land. An avatar fell in love, a prince became a king, and an old man was given the greatest gift of all: tea. A line of teashops was opened in Iroh's name across every Earth Kingdom province, all Fire Nation Islands, and both of the poles. The uncle of the ragtag group of rebels couldn't have been happier, and he died an even older man with a smile on his face.
At the end of things, Aang could hardly pass a village without hearing some form of the Legend of the 100 Year War. But, he thought with joy, that's the way to remember the war. As nothing more than a legend about a flying boy, a hot headed prince, a waterbending master, a retired general, a blind bandit, a water tribe warrior, and lots of cabbage abuse.