AN: The wait is over.

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Chapter 5: Reveal

Night. West of Northern Water Tribe

A hand went across a long x scar on the chest in a small light showing a mirror. Raiku stared down at the wound, the same wound confronting the man who murdered his mother. There was a lot he felt. Pain. Anger. Rage. Fear. All of that rushed from within him as vengeance took its course on the silver hair airbender. Vengeance was the one thing that consumed Raiku after the death of his mother, revenge upon Lan Du. He felt this same vengeance upon finding out Amon poisoned his father while Raiku was still a baby, before taking him to the safety of Air temple island. There were times where he wished his parents would be still alive, to see the man he grew up to be. To see him being the Arishiakage of the Lakogi people and the Air nation.

The door opened to show Korra. "Figured you were in here." she said

"Korra... I didn't hear you get up."

Korra closed the door and walked toward Raiku. "What are you doing?"

"Just splashing a little bit of water on my face. And there's..." Raiku paused staring down at the large scar on his chest. "This."

Korra trailed her hand from Raiku's shoulder, to the scar on his chest. "You know I could help you with that."

Raiku grasped his hand to hers. "It's probably best this way. Kya tried, even grandma Katara before she passed."

"I want to try it."

"Think you could shorten it or thin it out?"

Korra used the water from one of their canteens, having it circled the wound on Raiku's chest. "I could try."

Raiku exhaled. "Go ahead." he stared in the mirror as he noticed Korra looking at him. "What?"

"Nothing. It's just... I was wondering if you're okay after Ba Sing Se. When we were in that cavern..."

"Can't forget it. Something like that just stays with you. And now..." Raiku paused his reflection of himself. One before the scar on his chest and his current state. "I'm wondering if I've changed at all."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean if i'm still me. Or not."

Korra laid her head on his shoulder. "You're who I remember you as. Kind, considerate, thoughtful, and brave. You're the same person that became my best friend since we were kids. The friend I remember being there for me." she kissed his shoulder. "You're still the one I fell in love with. I know you would never change."

"I don't know. I feel like somehow whenever I think back to that moment, losing my mother. I just-" he was cut off when an explosion erupt from outside as they fell. "What was that?"

"Trouble. Come on."

Korra grabbed her things before putting on her blue and white parka coat, as Raiku took his things after putting on a orange coat with yellow stripes. He grabbed his staff which had the betrothal necklace inside as he put the necklace inside his pocket. Another hit from the airship knock them off the floor as Korra fell on Raiku. They got back up and heading to the main deck to see Nolun and Li Mei.

"What hit us?"

"The Order." Li Mei said looking into the binoculars to find the location of where the blast came from. "Trying to pinpoint where they are! Move left, now!"

"On it!" Nolun moved the airship to port as everyone came on the bridge

"What's going on?" Asami asked

"The Order is attacking the airship." Li Mei answered. "Coming in from northwest side from here."

"Seems like they were expecting us to be here in the beginning." Mako replied. "There's no way this is a coincidence."

"Well, this is the welcoming party." Raiku

"So does anyone have any ideas?"

Outside the snowstorm mechas started opening fire using spirit cannons, striking the left rotar of the airship. Causing it to steer right while inside Nolun was using his strength to steer ahead from a mountain a miles closer. Two cannons struck the hull of the blimp and a right rotor of the airship, knocking everyone except for Nolun on the floor strugging to keep the blimp adrift. The blimp itself crashed directly in the snow, dug in while Anarchist Order mechs and mechas pushed forward. The mechs suddenly started to crumble as they lifted in the air and tossed aside the mechas. Anarchists were sent flying through a gush of wind by Tenzin as Anarchy benders charged in using firebending and waterbending. Boulders of rock lunged at him as Lin and Suyin brought out an earth wall. They launched the wall at the Anarchy benders, leaving Lin to wrapped one in a wire and tossed on the earth wall as Suyin lunged a piece of wall at the other two.

Mako and Bolin took cover while launching both fire and rock at anarchist soldiers. Korra took pieces of rock from the ground as the boulders began to melt in a molten fire. The molten then converted the stones inside the boulders into red hot metal ore, as the Avatar lunged the hot ore into the mechas taking immediate damage from inside. Raiku took impact of the beam from a mecha tank and repelled it back to where it came using combat energybending as Asami and Li Mei took care of the stragglers with their spirit pistols.

"We need to leave!"

"I manage to get a radio call from the Northern Water Tribe, but the thing is..." Li Mei ducked her head down from shard of ice launched at her. "They were reporting from the White Lotus temple."

"If the Anarchist Order are already here and that the Northern Water tribe are in the White Lotus temple..." Mako trailed off while holding on from another blow at the airship

"That would mean both North and South have already been under attack." Li Mei concluded

Korra began to show a worried look upon her face. "My parents."

"I'm sure they're fine." Raiku reassured

"One group can go to the Southern Water tribe capital and see assess the situation. While the rest go to the White Lotus temple in the north." Raiku suggested as he let out a whistle that caught the attention of Suba and Mugo

"We could find out what's happened and how the Anarchist Order managed to take over both tribes."

"Watch yourselves."

"Same goes for the rest of you." Raiku replied as half of the group headed for the capital


Southern Water Tribe palace.

Patrols circle around the palace, along with the South Water Tribe capital as tanks rolled in while stood watch. Four figures dropped down the roof from a flying bison, with all three landing on their feet while one almost fell off. One of them grabbed him with ease as they went inside, avoiding detection from guards watching the palace. Two guards walked down the hall as a animalistic hand grabbed one from behind, with the other being electrocuted into unconscious by a gloved hand. Another guard patrol stood near the door to the throne room as a third came out. The concrete floor shot out and knocked out one guard as he fell on the floor. Then all of a sudden, the other guards were suddenly blown away by a gush of wind that sent flying away from the door. The figures themselves revealed to be none other than Raiku, Bolin, Asami, and Aye-Aye as they entered the throne room find it to be currently empty.

"I was expecting more guards." Raiku said breaking the silence

Aye-Aye glanced left and right. "This could be nothing more than a trap. I do not sense any dark spirits as well." the hyena spirit said. "Avatar Korra and the others must have luck on their side in this moment."

"Any chance the Order take coffee breaks?" Bolin mildly joked. "Or maybe they're not doing a good guarding this entire palace."

"Maybe but I've been wrong before." Raiku replied

"It's empty. There's no one in sight." Asami stated as she noticed Raiku stop. His composure becoming tense and wary. "Raiku, what is it?"

"This whole thing feels like a trap." he answered

she looked toward Raiku. "How can you tell?"

"Let's just say my old wounds are aching."

"I knew you would come." said a sudden voice from the shadows of the throne room

Raiku glared at the direction of the voice and growled. "You."

From behind the throne chair stood Lan Du with a clean shaven face, but half of his face covered. "Before we begin this little confrontation, to whom am I speaking with? The son whose had his mother's life taken away from him? Or the arishiakage voice of the Air Nation, who has sneaked his way undetected to our captured stronghold with some help?"

Raiku took a step forward, but stopped when Asami grabbed his wrist. "So you're the leader of the Anarchist Order."

"Incorrect. Our leader who shall lead the Order itself."

Raiku thought back to his encounter with Bao Ju. "The Harbinger? Your right hand said you were being led. "

"You will find out soon enough."

"I was right. This is a trap,and you wanted us here on purpose to get our attention."

"All to lure you in this... encounter. I merely wanted to see what would happen. Something of an experiment of sorts. A mere curiosity."

"Sounds more like a test."

"Either way, obstacles like yourselves will jeopardize the future for what the Anarchist Order will represent."

A dark water spirit suddenly appeared from behind Lan Du, as he pulled down a lever beside him with water pouring down before they attacked. The High Overseer of the Order twirled his fingers as he lightningbend the water while the dark spirit pounced at Raiku. Aye-Aye grabbed both Bolin and Asami with one arm, and climbed up the wall with the other. Raiku used his clan's air rotation technique to cycle the water into a cyclone as it collided to the dark spirit. It had little effect as the dark spirit continued its attack on Raiku and the others, only for Asami to catch its attention with her spirit pistol. She fired off four shots as it turned its gaze at her, leaving Aye-Aye to tackled it. Raiku took an opportunity to poke two fingers at the dark spirit using his energybending, as the dark spirit began to purify itself before fading away back to the spirit world. Bolin turned as his eyes widened, bringing up an column wall to shield Asami, Raiku, and Aye-Aye from a blast of lightning.

Lan Du struck using his lightningbend as lightning shot out from his fingertips, before charging up for a blast. Raiku rushed in as the High Overseer retaliated by launching both fire and lightning at his enemies. Asami ran forward and took cover by a corner on her left, firing a shot from her pistol at Lan Du which grazed her shoulder. Lan Du glared at her direction before Bolin launched a boulder at him while Aye-Aye tossed the High Overseer toward a wall. Aye-Aye quickly evaded a bolt of lightning, as Raiku ran in with his speed and leaped in the air before Lan Du lightningbend him. Raiku crossed his arms, using combat energybending to absorb the attack after rolling on the floor. The snow haired airbender was wincing from the shock in one moment, but absorbing it the in the next second. Lan Du launched another bolt of lightning at the snow haired airbender to finish him off, as Raiku unleashed a blast of energy from his fist. Their attacks collided as both were sent flying away from one another, with Raiku making a quick landing on all fours.

"We need to go!" Asami urged the silver hair arishiakage

Raiku took one glare at Lan Du as the High Overseer glared back whose hands crackled with lightning. The others fell back as Lan Du lashed out a lightning bolt using his bendings, leaving Raiku to made a quick dash before the front entrance of the throne room caved in.

Lan Du narrowed as he headed for the back exit of the throne. "Next time." he growled


Dungeon. South Water tribe.

A gatling of rocks launched themselves at Anarchist waterbenders as they brought out an ice wall that cover them. Three earthbender Anarchists appear beside the waterbenders to lead support, as a firebender shot out a combustive blast from his hand. A earth wall came up from the ground, as it shieled Mako and Li Mei while they retaliated with fire and spirit shots. The ice wall from the anarchists dissolved into water as they lunged at a small tidal wave at the two. Korra interfered launching a gush of wind, follow by a fraction of her waterbending to send the tidal wave back at the anarchists as the wave collided against them. A pack of anarchist aimed their weapons at Hop-Hop as the kangarooracoon spirit coccked his head left and right, before kicking his feet at one of them. They look to where the anarchist soldier was laid face down on the floor, only to look back and see a terrifying spirit with sharp teeth and claws as they cowardly ran from the creature. The creture reverted back to its natural and true form, the spirit kangarooracoon Hop-Hop.

Mako blinked with widened eyes and opened mouth. "How-? Actually, I don't even want to know." he said, ignoring the short event

Korra froze the unconscious anarchists on the floor and wave. Encased in ice. "We need to find my dad."

Li Mei peeked in and saw a beaten and tired man. Covered in cuts and bruises. "I think I find him."

Korra moved beside Li Mei, as she took a closer look before opening the door with wide eyes. "Dad!" she exclaimed, setting her free father from the cuffs that hung him in the air using her metalbending. "Dad, how bad did they hurt you? Where's mom?"

Korra helped get her father on his feet as he stood. "Your mom's okay. I had a few guards escort her out of the city when the attack here started" Tonraq stated. "She would be over in the Northern White Lotus fortress hours by now."

"That's where Tenzin and everyone else went when we split up." Mako concluded. "Now all we need to do is find the others and get out of here-" A sudden explosion echoed throughout the walls of the dungeon cells. "What was that?"

"I would say the others are trying to stay alive from what they've run into." Li Mei replied. "We should move now."

A group of six benders made their way to retaliate, four firebenders and two earthbenders as they launched fire and rock at Mako and Hop-Hop. Mako canceled out the fire attacks while Korra intervined by launching out a earth column to send them crashing to the ceiling before blowing them away in a gush of wind. She used her earthbending to shoot out the wall covering the dungeon cells as Korra and the others escaped with her father in tow. That was when they heard commotion coming from up above them. It was where they saw Raiku, Bolin, Asami, and Aye-Aye fended off dark water spirits.

Aye-Aye began to pounce on one of the dark spirit, sliding through the earthly floor before taking a leap at it. The dark spirit retaliated by diving into the 10ft and sending a mini tsunami hurtling at the hyena spirit and his human companions, before halting to a stop. Bolin and Raiku used their bending to descend down safely while Aye-Aye picked up Asami and jumped down landing on his feet. Korra's eyes glowed as she went into the avatar state engulfing the dark spirits inside the mini tsunami, converting it into spirit energy to revert the dark spirits back to their former state. The light spirits faded back into the spirit world as tanks and mechs arrived in the courtyard of the palace, leaving Korra to sent a tidal wave at the machines and a whirlwind.

Korra whistled loudly catching the attention of a certain sky bison that bellowed loudly in the distance. "Mugo!"

"Guys! Over Here!"

"I'll go help them out."

Lan Du walked forth Raiku rushed in as the High Overseer retaliated by launching both fire and lightning at his enemies. Bolin brought out his lavabending, while Mako and Raiku launching lightning and a beam of energy at the High Overseer of the Order causing to evade the attacks. Bolin grabbed his brother as he lunged both of them in the air, with Raiku using his agility and airbending to land on Mugo after the two brothers were on the sky bison. The flying bison flew away as Raiku exchanged a deep glare at Lan Du.

"Was that..."

"It was him."

"Then that means Lan Du is the leader of the Anarchist Order." Mako clarified

"But he's only the puppet. We don't know who the puppeteer is."

"The Harbinger and we never whom or what they are."

"We can compare notes when we get to the White Lotus temple." Li Mei declared as the sky bison headed to their destination


Northern White Lotus temple. Late night.

Back in the cold winter of the White Lotus temple to the north, two guards oversee outside the perimeter of the temple through binoculars. He stopped when spotted a sky bison flying a mile toward them. "It's the Avatar. Ring the bell."

The temple guards along with refugees from the North and South Water Tribe looked up at the flying bison. They slowly walked forward to it after it landed as Tenzin, Lin, and Suyin stepped out of the tent. They gently nudge their way to the bison as Korra's mother Senna ran toward the bison seeing her daughter helping her husband off the creature. Raiku helped as Korra was fully reunited with her family.

"You're back. What did you find out?"

"Lan Du is leading the Order. He was there in the palace." Raiku stated

Tenzin stroked his chin cautiously. "I suppose it was too good to be true. He seemed the likely culprit."

"He's only a middle man." Mako said. "He's answering to someone or something higher than him."

"The Order is here! Evacuate the refugees immediately!"

"They're here already?!"

"How many?"

"The bulk of the horde is there. Originating from that mountain."

Nolun took a look up the mountain using a pair of binoculars he borrowed from one of the guards at the post. "That's obviously Lan Du I see up on that hill." he turned his gaze to the mysterious woman. "But I don't know who that woman is with him. I've never seen her before."

"Who is she?"

"Nnaaaghhhhhh!"

"Aaah. Aaah!"

"Aye-Aye! Hop-Hop! What's wrong?"

"It can't be. We- we must go!"

"That was weird. What made Aye-Aye and Hop-Hop act like that?"

The defenses began their retaliation by launching flaming catapult along with blocks of haul at the Order. Boulders and gushes of wind follow suit as the mysterious woman walked toward the impending attack. Her eyes were closed as the attack was heading closer, showing a dark robe she wore over her body. All of a sudden the haul, boulders, fire from the catapults and whirlwind came to a halt as everyone's else were widened in complete shock before her eyes glowed red.

"How- how is that even possible?" Tenzin said staring in shock

"That's why Aye-Aye and Hop-Hop were in pain. Because the Harbinger isn't a what, it's a who. She is the Harbingers, and she's just like me." Korra realized, as the Harbinger used all the power of the four elements to repel it all back to the temple using her bending