A/N: Hello all my wonderful fans who I love and adore; I must make a shout out. To Rosewood7 you are the most terrible wonderful evil amazing shocking kind terrible fantastic friend ever. This chapter is for you and your terrible plot twists. Hope you all enjoy, and alas the story is drawing to a close; but I hoped you enjoyed! I know I did. Oh, by the way; what do you all think of Jia?

Chapter Eighteen

Inner Demons Revealed

I open my eyes to a bright blue glow and burning pain that is slowly subsiding in my chest. I blink quickly to clear my blurry eyes and stare up at the three horrified and shocked faces. Korra, Mako, and Bolin were crouched over me; the blue glow from earlier was from Korra. But as I blink my eyes their expressions went from horrified to stunned senseless. Bolin was the first to recover.

"KIDA! You're alive!" He screamed wrapping me in a hug.

"But…but… that's impossible." Korra stuttered "I-I tried to heal you, but it was…wasn't working! You were dead!" At her words, I was starkly reminded of what had happened; and my face blanched. We were interrupted by a high and manic laugh.

"Is that Kida there? Oh it is! Sorry to have stabbed her in the chest; but at least she won't be bothering me anymore." Jia laughed again, kicking Tenzin down from the top of the building, he landed with a thud and did not move.

"Tenzin!" Korra yelled, jack knifing to her feet; and exposing me up and… well, alive.

"What? That….That is impossible." Jia stared in fear. "I killed you! YOU DIED!"

No time to dwell on that; I was on auto polit. "Don't worry Jia; I heard it was extremely difficult to kill me." Jia bears her teeth and snarls.

"No harder than anyone else I've killed." She leaps down, and draws two crescent moon swords. "Come and play Kida!" I rise and smile, I was healed. She reaches the ground and I race to meet her. Jia swings both swords and I duck under one and kick away the other. I reach to bend fire when a blast of heat startles me. Mako. Then the earth erupts in front of me and Jia twirls away. Korra was healing Tenzin so that meant…

"Mako! IF you hit me I swear I will hurt you so bad you won't be able to remember the color of the sky!" I yell at him; so weird having people on my side!

"Kida Look out!" I whip around and there is Jia; swords slicing down towards me, out of pure reflex I bend water from the air and form an ice shield in front of me. Her blades become lodged in the ice and I turn to bend fire at her…but nothing happens. I flash back to my other worldly experience and what my mother told me. The blood drains from my face and I barely dodge another swipe of her blades.

"Whoops, old habit." I mutter as I dive away from Jia. I can't bend fire anymore; I need to remember that, otherwise I could get killed…err…. Again. A shriek yanks me from my thoughts and I turn to stare at Jia.

"No NO NO NO NO NO!" Jia screams while her swords whip around her in a pattern of silver and black. Mako and Bolin's attacks can't get through her whirling rapiers. Her blades cut through the rocks and dissipates the fire. Jia was, at the moment, untouchable. "THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING! I KILLED HER! I WAS GOING TO KILL YOU ALL! WWWWWWWHHHHHHYYYYYYYYY?" Jia wails. She is truly a manic; why didn't I see this before? How could I be so blind? It is all my fault, she didn't want to kill the avatar; she just needed an excuse to kill me. This is all about revenge.

"Jia stop it! This is between you and me! Nothing more; remember Ritlen? This is what really about, isn't it? Isn't it!" I shout at her.

Jia smiles wickedly "OH, I am so glad you remember that! I was beginning to doubt you Kida!"

"Kida? What is she talking about?" Bolin asks nervously.

"Listen! Everyone needs to get out of here, NOW!" I order at my friends.

"WHAT? No! Are you crazy?" Korra screeches.

"I can STOP her if you leave, NOW! I can't let anyone else get hurt on my account!"

"Kida! You died last time you fought her! I don't even know how you are alive, but I am not willing to see whatever happened will work a second time!" Mako yells at me.

"YOU IDIOTS! Listen to me! This is not about killing off the Avatar and weakening Republic City, this is about revenge on me." I need them to understand; I have to stop this on my own. I felt obligated to finish this; but on my own.

"LEAVE! NOW!" I scream, ashamed. I would have to tell them about Ritlen; but not now. Now I had to focus on not dyeing. Again.

"KIDA! IF you die I will personally kill you!" Asami shouts, while she finishes tying Onyx up.

"I'll be fine! GO!" with one uncertain last look my best friends in the entire world; stand and carefully lift Tenzin up. Korra starts to air bend them away and Mako and Asami shove Onyx to his feet and stalk away. Bolin stands tentatively, but not quietly.

"Guys? Are we leaving Kida here? Alone? With her?" he squeaks out.

"Bolin, this is all my fault. I need to do this. For myself; I'll explain everything but help Tenzin and get rid of Onyx." Seeing their scared faces, I gently say. "I promise, I'll come back."

"Well, Well, Well. Kida's little secrets are coming out. Sooo, Keedee? You ready to fight me? Or are you going to run away again; just like Ritlen." I flinch before I answer.

"I am not the same person I was then Jia; but you are, and I am going to win." And with a yell, I charge.

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