Winter…Spring…Summer…Fall…
Four Seasons…
Water… Earth…Fire… Air…
Four Elements…
There is no separation among these elements and seasons as some may think there is…
They are all the same… but they act as though they are not…
In the Winter… there is snow about the ground, yet the blossoms of spring still lie below the layer of white.
In the Spring… there is rain and clouds, yet the rays of light from the Sun still shine above the clouds' armor.
In the Summer… there is much heat and not enough clouds, but the cool breezes of autumn aren't far behind.
In the Fall… there are light breezes and leaves falling, but the cold air of winter is still around you.
In water… there are the swift movements of air, the strong movements of earth, and the fierce movements of fire.
In earth… there are the flowing movements of water, the fierce movements of fire, and the swift movements of air.
In fire… there are the strong movements of earth, the swift movements of air, and the flowing movements of water.
In air… there are the fierce movements of fire, the flowing movements of water, and the strong movements of air.
Think about it…
There are no differences…
There are no separations…
Everything is… connected…
"MOM!"
"KATARA!"
"MOM!"
"MOM!"
The girl looked around, her hand flying to the choker around her neck, breathing heavily, expecting to see a Southern Water Tribe village surrounded by fire and smoke and three Fire Nation soldiers hauling her mother away, but all she saw was the peaceful tranquility that was her camp.
Her shout hadn't seemed to wake any of the others in her campsite, but now she couldn't get back to sleep.
With a sigh, she wriggled out of her sleeping bag and grabbed her water skin and a small basket before heading off into the woods in search of fruit and nuts for breakfast.
As the girl made her way through the woods, she started to softly hum an old song that she recognized as a lullaby her mother had used to sing to her…
"Hush now my sweet little one
The sun has gone and all the light.
The moon is out
Time to say goodnight
Quiet down now my little angel
Close your eyes and go to sleep.
Please my angel do not pout
Fall asleep a cloud of dreams
And as the moon shines down on our village
There are children closing their eyes
Little minds in little heads
Shutting off for this night
Gone is the sun and all the light
My little angel fall asleep
You will wake with the morning light
But for now
Close you eyes
Fall asleep
Dream sweet dreams of the moon
The spirit you are connected to
Dream sweet dreams of the seas
Of which salty airs you breathe
Hush now my sweet little one
The sun has gone and all the light.
The moon is out
Time to say goodnight…"
The girl looked at her feet as her mother's voice filled her head.
That was a mistake.
She walked into a wall of… ivy?
Pushing herself back up on her feet, she pried some ivy apart and saw stone behind the leaves and vines.
Some sudden instinct grew inside of her and she pulled at a patch of ivy until the sign of the Fire Nation came into view.
It was etched boldly into the rough gray stone and the girl stumbled to back away from the symbol, but she tripped over her own feet and fell on her back.
The symbol started to glow and her heart rate quickened.
'Did I set off a signal?' she thought worriedly.
She got up and made to leave, but an unfamiliar voice in her head begged, 'Please, don't leave…'
Cautiously, the girl stepped towards the wall again.
'The water…' the voice pleaded, 'Bend the water…'
The girl cautiously bent some water from her water skin and asked aloud, "What do I do now?"
The voice didn't answer.
An idea hit the girl and she bent the water into the engraving.
The symbol glowed stronger, and suddenly flames burst up from the ground around the girl.
She screamed, but it was unheard to any ears, and then her world went black…
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