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3: History
The wind was whipping around us sharp as a blade and feeling almost as painful.
"Uncle could some one, not being the Avatar, bend elements other than their own?"
Uncle and I stood on the deck of the ashamorea, my ship.
I had so far not disclosed any thing relating to my so called death sleep or the things I had heard during the dream. I only wanted to be sure of this before continuing on into my explanation, not wanting to sound the fool I felt like.
"Well nephew I have heard of strange legends where in times of great need an avatar was born but in those cases another born avatar existed but…..they are only legends and to my knowledge our self erected barriers between the elements stop us from doing such amazing things." Uncle said in a jovial way.
My lieutenant, the highest ranking soldier under uncles and my command on the ship, had reported to me little before sunrise about uncles condition. He apparently had been in poor health since I had been asleep, refusing to eat or sleep as he had said as well as refusing other commodities he otherwise enjoyed, like pai shou and tea.
The lieutenant assured me however he was already his normal tea-drinking self once again but wanted to warn me incase uncle took ill and though he looked fine I would still be watching him pretty close for a while at least.
"What do you mean…you say the word born for both of them please explain how the meaning is changed between the two?" I said trying to keep my anger in check.
Sometimes uncle's prophetic quotes could have us talking long into the night and already I was getting weak just standing here.
The doctors had said even if I were in prefect health before hand laying in a bed with precious little nourishment, only what could be forced down my throat, for two weeks would have an effect on me and I was feeling it.
"What I mean nephew is an avatar is born, as in from his mother's womb, but another avatar can be born, as in brought into the world.
It is said in times of such tragic need, such as the current avatar dieing or not completing duties, another avatar will be created. While not being a part of the avatar cycle normally though he or she will have the same duties ode to the original avatar.
Though it is just a legend…..isn't it young prince?"
The way uncle asked the question made me shiver.
He knows. The only question was how did he know?
"Who was the one selected in such times?" I asked softly.
"Only the descendants of a direct line of the previous avatar can become an avatar outside the normal cycle." He replied.
"But….." I trailed off.
"Come nephew, let us go back to your chamber so you can rest, I have a story to tell you." Uncle said grabbing me and dragging me back to the captain's quarters.
Once I lay in my soft bed, covers pulled up to my chin, uncle pulled up an ornamental FireNation chair be side my bed.
"Where should I start? Where oh where? I suppose at the beginning would be safest, no twisting down paths of explanation if one has all the facts as needed." Uncle said to his self.
Laying his head in his up turned palms he took a deep breath and began.
"It was in the age of Sozin, firelord of the firenation one hundred years ago. The current avatar of the time was Roku, a firenation noble's child.
The avatar Roku was a kind and noble avatar, the reason Sozin despised him actually, and he always gave to the people and took nothing for himself.
He as no saint by any stretch of the word though. Just because he gave and gave did not stop him from wanting, he was mortal after all.
He wanted riches. His oath as avatar forbade that.
He wanted safety. His job as avatar wouldn't allow that.
He wanted a wife and children of his own. The life of the avatar was no life for a family.
And until one day he accepted it all. He accepted it the pain of his job, the demands of his job and the responsibility of his job. It was all he had for a long time, all he could have.
Then one day his world stopped in an instant.
The sun stopped shining and the moon did not raise for him, for in that one moment her saw her, Tae-lung.
She was not of remarkable beauty her features were very common, ebony hair and green golden eyes in an almond shape.
Her family was not extraordinarily wealthy, she was barely merchant class and her ancestors were quite shady in their dealings to make it that far.
But he knew he loved her. When her emerald eyes lined in gold met his golden tormented ones he knew in his heart he had to have her.
One year to the day later they were married in a secret ceremony almost none knew of. One year after the wedding their only child was born.
A son was born to the avatar Roku who should rightfully have none.
The next year Roku died, killed by Sozin in an act of thoughtless rage.
Sozin had announced his plan to make the world the Fire Nation's empire, Roku had defied him and openly challenged him.
Sozin couldn't allow the avatar beat him so he had a servant poison the dagger the firelord kept in his tunic.
When Roku went to deliver the blow that should have killed Sozin the firelord stabbed him in the side killing him instantly.
His son Ling-tae had a daughter, named Ursa.
Ursa grew up as a firenation noble and married a young man named Ozai he was the future firelord.
Ozai and Ursa had two children, a male and female, the two children are the only direct descendants of Roku left on mortal soil right now." Uncle finished his story.
"I descend from ROKU? The Avatar Roku?" I gasped, sitting up belligerently in bed, causing my head to spin at the sudden motion.
"Does father know? I can not believe he would have married mother, or, at the very least had children with her having known this!"
Uncle appeared amused at my query.
"No your father doesn't know nor does azula; I do not believe Ursa herself knew…perhaps her father didn't either? Hard to say.
Once Roku died Tae-lung hid the parentage of her elder child away and moved to her father's estate and married a high ranking noble having many children with him as well.
Tae-lung was claimed by her noble husband.
The only reason I know this to be truth is because I found it in the archives of The Avatar in Ba-sing-se."
"Avatar Roku as my grandfather, no as Azula's grandfather…VERY hard to believe." I muttered to myself as I felt the tendrils of unconsciousness griping me.
"Sleep prince and we will talk in the morning" I heard uncle whisper softly as he slipped out the door.
Sound advice I thought, though as I slipped off I couldn't help but wonder what calamity could have caused another avatar to be brought in the world. What ever it was must be pretty bad for anyone to depend on me, the half-wit prince of fools.
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