Okay. Who loves KUIODIO? What about the trio? Who wants to see the bitch burn? Okay okay. Calm down now. If you want to see Kuiodio scared shitless and a kick ass Toph this is the chapter for you. IF you want to see a little hag woman that is hardly understandable and the genders of the twins, this is for you! If you want fluffy bunnies and butterflies kissing unicorns, well you are shit out of luck. Sorry.
Yuck Factor: 2 for a little swapage.
Fluff Factor: 4 for baby fluff, and 2 for...demon fluff.
Sokka paced as Aang prepared himself to enter the spirit world. The damned demons had left, their purpose clearly done. They had moved to an inn, and he had to carry his sister's body. There wasn't a definite answer as to whether or not Katara could be brought back. The demon Kuiodio, wasn't the one that had taken her. The gate keeper, the herder of the souls, had escorted her into the spirit world. If that was the way it was supposed to be then it would be that way. He looked at his sister's body laying on the bed still covered in the black shroud.
Toph held one of the twins, feeding him with a bottle of ox milk the inn keep had brought up for the twins, as Zuko cleaned the other one. He was fussing over the little girl, as he made a make shift diaper for her. He wrapped her back in a small blanket he had found in the closet. He touched her head full of black hair then picked her up. He walked over and traded children with Toph. He set the small boy on the chair and proceeded to clean him as well and fashion a diaper again from a napkin.
Sokka watched Zuko for a moment then looked over to Toph. He had several questions for her when everything was over. He turned his eyes back to look at Aang as the boy seemed to enter the spirit world.
Aang opened his eyes and stood up. He sighed. He hadn't even entered any where near where he needed to be. He needed directions.
Kuiodio hissed at the other girl as she sat down crossing her legs on the cold stone floor. She stared as Katara sat down as well.
"We can do this for eternity; it won't change a thing, little girl." Kuiodio said as she smiled. Katara narrowed her eyes. Hours had past and they still hadn't even harmed one another. Katara's mind explored her options. She was dead. She didn't have many options. She stood up without another thought into the subject. Kuiodio frowned and stood up as Katara pushed open the stone door that led out into the spirit world.
"Where are you going?"
"I don't' have to stay here, so I'm not." Kuiodio smiled.
"Good. Then you won't get to see the rest of my fun." Katara hesitated for a moment then shook her head. The demon was only bluffing, trying to get her to stay. So she left. Kuiodio snarled her nose. What fun was killing someone if they left? She turned around and looked at her wrist where Katara had shattered some of her blood beads. She winced as she ran her fingers over the shards. The pain ran down her arm and buried itself deep in her core.
"Damn."
"What is the matter?" Kuiodio frowned and jerked her arm down to her side. She turned around to see Shurinere step out of the shadows.
"You didn't do your job. That's the matter." Saidon rested his hands on her shoulder's from behind her as he also materialized.
"No. We did our part. You were the one who failed us payment." Kuiodio's face turned sour as she attempted to jerk away from the demon, but didn't succeed.
"What do you mean?! The blind girl is right there with them!" Sliyar stepped out of the shadows and nodded.
"Yes. But she wasn't yours to give." Kuiodio's eyes widened.
"You knew that when I promised it." She growled. Shurinere nodded.
"True, but none the less the pay was insufficient." He said as he brought his hand up to touch her chin. "So now we take our payment in blood." Kuiodio's eyes grew wide as he wrapped his hand around her throat.
"You lied! You said it was sufficient!" She said kicking her legs out. Shurinere laughed low in his throat as he lifted her off of the ground.
"Yes, but don't forget. We're evil." His metalic claws dug into her skin. Crimson flowed over his gauntlet dripping to the floor.
Aang kicked at a small spirit frog as he walked. He looked up as he stopped. He smiled and let out a yell.
"Avatar Roku!" The older avatar turned to look at him with a smile. The young avatar hopped over the rocks and ran to the avatar past.
"Come for another lesson?" Aang shook his head as he came to a stop.
"No. Long story." He said and proceeded to tell Roku the entire story, starting from the point where they found out Katara was pregnant.
"Okay so Katara got pregnant by this demon girl that you helped me get her free from to begin with then we had a problem figuring out who was the father but then Toph had to explain it and it was very weird then Katara started to get bithcy and something about the water and then she poofed to the spirit world for a moment, then we came here and I got possessed and killed some people and Sokka and Zuko did to and that wasn't good and Toph made some kind of deal with the demons that possessed us and the demons delivered the babies by pretty much jerking them out, Sokka pass out when the demon bit through the cord, and then Katara died and here I am." Aang stopped and took a very deep breath after spilling the entire sentence in one gulp. Roku listened intently nodding his head at sporadic intervals. Aang finished his story and took a deep breath. "Can you help?" Roku thought for a moment running his fingers through his beard.
"Once a soul has entered the spirit world, they can nearly never go back into their bodies…" Aang's face dropped as he looked at the much older, much taller avatar. He shrugged his shoulders as he refused to accepted that she was gone.
"Is there nothing at all I can do?" Roku shook his head.
"Not you. Perhaps I could have a talk with the gate keeper. We'll see what she has to say." Aang blinked his large eyes.
"The gate keeper is a female?" Roku nodded.
"All spirits are not male. She has been the gate keeper since the beginning." Roku stated as he walked. Aang followed him, unsure if there were going to use the dragon or if there were going to walk the entire way.
They came upon an elaborate temple made of white marbled stone. Aang stopped and stared with utter amazement. He didn't know such architectural feats were possible within the spirit world. Roku wasted no time in peering at the temple and made his way up the stairs.
"Lady Moridana, I seek and audience with you." Roku said at the top of the stairs. Aang stumbled up the stairs to catch up, wondering in half his mind just what beauty that the gate keeper would hold. He had scene very few female spirits other then his past lives, and all of them had a beauty about them that could definitely be considered supernatural. He stopped and stared at the haggard old women in front of him. He blinked a few times and shook his head trying not to stare or seem surprised.
"Only an audience for seconds, not for minutes. Say what you must, and leave soon, Very busy woman you know." Aang frowned. That kinda made sense. A little, sorta.
"My friend was brought over from the living world. She just had two demon babies and you took her." Aang spilled out. The old woman looked at him then looked at Roku.
"Little one is foolish, yes? I cannot take back once I have taken. No. Leave now." Roku shook his head and shot Aang a scolding look.
"Lady Moridana, listen to reason. This young girl was but fifteen, impregnated unwillingly by Kuiodio, demi-demon encumbered by lust."
"Ahaha. Lust says you. Power says I. Demi-demons're trash the demon world. Bah. Help you no. Will see demi-demon prior, then help we will see." Aang's eyes grew wide.
"??" But with that he was thrown out of the spirit world and back into his own body. Aang sat up from where the impact had thrown him. He rubbed his head and couldn't hide the confused look in his eyes. Sokka frowned and stared at him waiting for an explanation. Aang just blinked his eyes.
"Well?" Zuko hissed as he paced the floor, a baby in either arm. Aang looked up at him and shrugged. He stood up and walked over taking the baby girl from Zuko.
" I really don't know. Roku took me to speak with the gatekeeper, then I was kicked out." Sokka looked over at Aang with a smile.
"What did the gatekeeper say?" Aang shrugged his shoulder as he ran his finger over the tiny baby's hand.
"I really have no idea. Something about she can't do it, then she had to speak with the demi demon or something then Poof. I was booted out."
Toph frowned at the entire conversation. She caught a breath as a pressure shot through her stomach. She stood up and frowned. Something was calling her... Her feet moved hesitantly towards the call. Sokka froze as Toph walked past him and out the door.
"Where the hell is she going?" Zuko ask looking after the blind girl. The three men gathered at the door of the inn and watched her until she disappeared around the building. Sokka squeezed between them. He ran to the side of the building and slid to a stop. He's eyes grew wide as he stared at nothing but an empty alley.
Toph could feel a change in temperature. It had dropped dramatically, and wherever she now was, was not where she had been. She frowned. She had been around Sokka entirely too much. She was even starting to think like him.
"We have a gift for you, chaton." Sliyar said his energy spilling out of the darkness. His energy was fiery, intense, and pushed a pressure button in her lower regions when he spoke that she was unfamiliar with. Shurinere's energy flared into her radar. His was a cool, mellow and almost hypnotic energy that calmed the chaos of her mind, even when their was no chaos present.
"We made a deal. We followed through." She turned her head as Saidon's rushed into her. It rolled over her in waves of over heat. Raging and addictive, playing on her subconscious desires. She closed her eyes and forced the energies out of her. She clenched her hands and took a deep breath.
"Hold you hand out, kitten." She felt a growl escape her mouth.
"What is chaton? And why do you keep calling me that and kitten!?" Sliyar placed a hand on her shoulder.
"It is kitten." Saidon laughed and it sounded much like a purr.
"You have to understand us. Kittens and cats of any sort, are the only things we won't kill." Toph felt her heart tightened as she instinctively held her hand out. The three were around her. Very close around her. Almost suffocatingly close. Four cold round objects fell into one hand, as Shurinere's hand pulled her wrist up and opened the other one. Four more spheres dropped into her hand. Sliyra moved her hair back and let his hand brush over her ear as he stood behind her. She froze, fear running down to her toes and jolting back up paralyzing her where she stood.
"We took our payment from Kuiodio in order to pay our part of the deal." His hot breath moved over her skin. She frowned, did demon's even breathe? Saidon's hands wrapped around hers closing her fingers around the small spheres. Shurinere brushed his metallic knuckles against her cheek.
"Those blood beads will help you get rid of her. But one other thing first." Her heart sped up as the fright crawled through her again. Lips were on hers before she could react. A scorching fluid rushed into her mouth and down her throat. Scalding down her, she fell away as the hands, lips, and energies disappeared and she was back on the earth.
"TOPH!" Sokka yelled as he ran over to her. She stood up and turned towards him. He stopped with wide eyes. Glowing white eyes stared at him, as blood covered her mouth and dripped from her chin.
"Don't touch me." She warned Sokka as he stepped closer. A tear slid from her blind eye. "I think I would hurt you."
"Toph.." Sokka said reaching out to touch her shoulder, just as he did a volt of power surged through her and knocked him backwards. Sokka grabbed his hand and looked up at her, three black shadows surrounded her, not completely visible, but there. Just what kind of deal did she make?
Yay. Hehe. I couldn't help it. I just love the thought of a Toph juiced up on demonic energy! Also for those loyal reviewers, ask me about my and Lord Melkor's plan at the end of your review and I will let you in with a review reply. And maybe you can help! But shhhs. Oh and I know who my loyal reviewers are.