Finding a Mother
Chapter Twelve
…However, Ozai was suddenly thrown backwards. Aang looked up to see Toph.
"Don't ever say that about my friend!" Toph growled as Ozai looked up. Toph bended up a piece of earth and fired it, hitting Ozai in the face, knocking him over. "And that's for Iroh!"
Ozai slowly stood up, infuriated.
"Don't mess with me!" Toph shouted. "I am the greatest earthbender in the world!"
"Correction…" Ozai fired a bolt of lightning up at a beam supporting an overhead. Toph looked up in shock as the beam and deck landed on top of her.
"You were the greatest earthbender in the world." Ozai laughed, turning his attention back to Aang, who was extremely angry.
"Looks like I've killed two friends of yours." Ozai sneered. "Now, you'll join them!"
Suddenly, Aang jerked back as he felt his tattoos glowing…
"What? No!" Ozai shouted. "That's not possible!"
However, Aang continued to soar into the air, and with one powerful strike, sent Ozai flying…
Zuko swung both his swords at Azula, however she dodged them and occasionally launched a bolt of lightning at him, however, and they all missed.
"You are getting a little sloppy…" Zuko mocked his sister, causing her extreme anger.
"Wow, I didn't know that the almighty princess needed friends!" Zuko continued, causing Azula to pounce on top of him, her sharp nails threatening to tear out his throat.
"Time to die…" Azula muttered, trying to swipe him, but Katara waterbended her off of him. Soaked, Azula stood up with a look of extreme anger in her eye.
"You'll pay for that you waterbending peasant bitch!" Azula let loose a bolt of lightning at Katara.
Thinking quickly, Zuko jumped in front, sendinding the electricity to flow through his body. Zuko howled in pain as he dropped to the floor. With tears in her eyes, Katara started to bend water for her ally; however, Azula stepped up to her laughing madly.
"Aw, the peasant loves the traitor!" she laughed hysterically, almost losing her balance. "This is just adorable!"
"Screw you!" Katara shouted, standing up and hitting Azula with all the water she had. However, the princess kept on getting up and laughing. However, her laughter ended abruptly as Sokka's boomerang made contact with her head. Dazed, Azula turned around to face Sokka, Ursa, Suki and Piandao.
"Oh wow." Azula grinned. "The greatest swords master ever is a traitor as well…"
"Just give up Azula!" Ursa pleaded. "You'll get off easy!"
"Never!" Azula roared, releasing a sloppy lightning bolt. However, due to its sloppiness, it hit Piandao instead of Ursa.
"One down, five to go…" Azula smiled. However, she suddenly felt weak; like she had no control over her body…she was like a puppet.
"No!" Azula struggled desperately, but she soon fell to her knees, unable to move. Shocked, Sokka turned to her sister.
"I thought you could only do that during the full moon…" he said in awe.
"I don't know; it must be because the comet is coming." Katara replied, shaken by her actions.
"Katara, you help Zuko!" Suki ordered. "We'll take care of her."
Katara nodded, and turned her attention back to Zuko, but by doing so, the spell on Azula was broken. Getting up, she ran to the closest window, soon being cornered by Sokka, Ursa and Suki.
"Please!" Ursa begged. "Surrender!"
"No!" Azula roared, shooting a bolt of lightning at Sokka. Startled, Sokka let out a yelp and prepared for the worst, however, the bolt reflected off his armor and was sent right back at the princess.
With the last split second of her life, Azula let loose a small smile before the bolt hit her in the chest. The impact forced her crashing through the window; Ursa and the others could only watch in horror as Azula's body fell a few feet before coming to its final resting place.
"Azula…" Ursa sighed. "Why did you have to be so stubborn?"
Katara suddenly stepped away as Zuko coughed and sat up. Overjoyed, Ursa embraced her son.
"Mom, where's Azula?" he asked.
"It doesn't matter." Ursa replied, a small tear falling from her cheek. "All that matters is that it's over."
Ozai grunted as he was slammed against the ground for what must have been the hundredth time. He suddenly gasped in pain as he felt several bones snap. Ozai struggled desperately to get up, only to feel a searing pain in his chest. His heart…his broken ribs…uh oh…
Ozai roared in pain as he collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood. Aang exited out of the Avatar State and walked towards the fallen Fire Lord. With disbelieving eyes, Ozai shifted his attention to his son, wife and their allies as they exited the palace.
"It's over." Sokka sighed.
"He's not dead yet." Zuko replied, walking up to his father.
Whatever hatred Ozai felt for his son vanished as the prince looked down on him.
"My son…" Ozai forced a loving smile onto his face. "Please…help me…"
Zuko said nothing, just staring down at his abusive father with cold, uncaring eyes. Making up his mind, Zuko turned and walked away as Ozai started coughing up blood. The gang watched as his coughs became more and more violent, Ozai shaking in agony.
After what felt like years, Ozai's head fell backwards and he moved no more. Zuko sighed.
"You brought this on yourself father." Zuko closed his eyes and looked down.
END CHAPTER