Chapter Twelve: I Came Back For You. Because I Love You
Mai opened her eyes. For a moment she thought she was dreaming because Kai was sitting in front of her.
"Kai" she said weakly,
Kai smiled "shh it's okay mom. I've come home" he said placing a wet hot towel on her head.
Mai took it off and hugged her son like it was for the very first time "I thought I was never going to see you again" Mai said crying.
Kai held on to his mother like it was for dear life "I missed you so much" he said then letting her go.
Mai asked him franticly "But the beast how did you escape?"
Kai still smiling explained that Korra let Kai go free. Mai was surprised but not convinces
"That horrible beast let you go" she said in confusion,
"Mom she different now, she changed some how. I can't explain, and something happened to me while I was with her" Kai told her in away Mai had never heard her son speak before.
"Did she hurt you?" Mai asked in anger,
Kai calm her down and said "No she didn't do anything. Don't you remember when I was five, there was this girl who lived next door to us"
Mai nodded "yes you were so shy even to say hello to her"
Mai remembered "Then you gave her a rose and a kiss on the cheek. But after that you've never seen her since" Mai finished.
"Why bring that up now?" Mai asked,
Kai then took a deep breath and told her "I think Korra was that girl"
Mai was shocked, that beast could be Kai's childhood love. Suddenly there was movement coming from Kai's bag. It toppled over and out flew three lemurs with air bending tattoos.
"Hi" they all said in unison and they all flew over to Mai's bed,
Ikkie and Jinora landed on Mai shoulder's while Meelo landed on her head. Kai laughed at the three little stowaway's he brought home,
"Well I didn't think I'd ever see you little rascals again" Mai laughed.
Ikkie hopped over to Kai with a sad questioning look "Kai why did you leave us? Don't you love us any more" she asked.
Meelo hopped over to Kai too and hugged him "yeah why did you leave? Was it something we did?" he asked.
Jinora was the only one who fully understood why Kai had left "You were needed back home weren't you? Your mother needed you" Jinora said.
Kai nodded "So you see kids it had nothing to do with you. I still love you all" Kai explained to them, With that all three of them jumped on Kai almost pushing him over by hugging him.
There was loud knock at the front door, Kai left this happy reunion to see who it was. He opened the to find a man wearing a hood and an evil look on his face
"Can I help you? Who are you?" Kai asked with worry.
The man cleared his throat and said "I am Amon and I have come to collect your mother"
This got Kai really worried "What do want my mother for?" he demanded.
"Don't worry young man, Will take good care of her" Amon replied coolly, He then stepped aside to revel the Asylum Van.
This got Kai really pissed "my mom is not crazy" he yelled,
The mob outside the house begged to differ. Jet shouted "Didn't she tell you Kai, She was raving like lunatic the night you left. We all heard it" the mob shouted in agreed,
Kai wouldn't have any of it. Mai told the kids to stay inside so she could see what was keeping Kai. When she stepped out the door she saw the mob and the Van.
"Kai whats going on?" she asked fearfully
"Mai tell us again. Just how big was the beast" Jett shouted with laughter.
Mai tried but failed ton convince everyone that she wasn't crazy "She was enormous, She was about 8 no 9 feet" but no one would listen everyone kept laughing at her
"Well you don't get much crazier then that. Get her out of hear" Jett shouted over the laughter.
They that grabbed Mai and dragged her to the Van, Kai didn't know what to do. He could use his ability's to save her other wise he would be dragged away.
"Such a shame" came a cold voice from behind him, He turned and sore Azula watching from the side lines.
"You, You did this" Kai said fuming
"You she not crazy" Kai said grabbing her by the collar.
"I might be able to clear up his misunderstanding. If you agree to marry me" Azula preposed.
Kai couldn't believe she would stoop this low, it made him sick to his stomach
"one little word Kai, That all it takes" Azula said trying to kiss him.
Kai pushed her back then spat in her face "Go to hell psycho"
Azula cringed then whipped her face "have it your way then" Azula said and walked away.
Mai was almost at the Van when ran back inside sachet up the mirror and ran back out.
"My mother is not crazy and I can prove it, SHOW ME KORRA" he shouted to mirror.
It then hummed and shone, Kai showed it to everyone revealing Korra's face.
"Is it dangerous" said a spectator from the mob, Kai tried to keep every one at ease by explaining
"No she never hurt anyone, look I know she looks vicious but she kind and gentle. She mine friend" Kai said look at the mirror with loving smiling.
This made Azula angry, Angry because someone who isn't human was able to steal Kai heart "If didn't know better I think you have feelings for this monster".
This got him really angry "she not the monster Azula. YOU ARE" he told her like he always wanted to for a long time.
Azula was really mad now. She then sachet the mirror from Kai yelling "He's as crazy as the old lady, this Beast is a great threat to us. We're not safe until her head is on my wall. I say we KILL HER"
with that mob grabbed Kai and Mai and locked them in cellar of Mai's laboratory with Kai shouting "NO I WON'T LET YOU DO THIS. LETS US OUT".
But his words were droned out by the mobs shouts. After about ten minutes or so the shouting and the fire light faded. Kai started to get scared, Azula had gone insane and probably using the mirror to guide her and the mob to Korra's palace.
"I have to warn her, if they hurt her. This all my fault oh mom what are we gonna do".
Mai conferred her son trying to think away. Kai was about the crush the lock with his hand until he heard a whistle, Her peered through the crack and sour Mai machine head straight for the door. They both jumped out of the way just in time. SMACH, BANG, went the door and the machine. When the smoke cleared Mai and Kai saw all three of the lemur kids flying above the smashed machine.
"You guys got a try this thing" Meelo said still recovering from the adrenalin rush.
Kai picked up his mother and ran out side with following from the air. "Take Comet and head for the Palace, The kids will guide you there. Hold on Korra I'm coming" Kai told his mother and blurred towards the spirit forest,
"That's my boy" Mai whispered. "Wow he really is a superman" Jinora laughed.
Kai was running while everything around him was frozen. All the while he was running he couldn't stop think about Korra. Alone in that palace her heart maybe breaking from him being gone. This was when Kai finally realised that he had fallen in love with Korra and she was about to taken from him. But he wasn't going to let that happen without a fight. At the palace everything was quite and sad, everyone was sad because they had lost there only chance of freedom and also because of Korra in her depressing state. Mako was only one out of everyone who spook out from the silents
"I knew it was foolish to get our hopes up" he shouted then Asami said "maybe it would have been better if he… never came at all" she said in angered sadness.
All of sudden Naga started to bark at the window. Tenzin, Izlee, Mako and Asami ran to see if it was Kai. What they shore made there hearts race in panic. the Mob had made it's way through the forest and where carrying a battering ram to break down the door. In front of them was Azula carrying the mirror
"Remember the Beast is mine" she order.
"Invaders, And they have the mirror" Asami shouted
"What do we do?" Izlee panicked.
Mako calmed everyone down and told everyone his plan "warn Korra, if it's fight they want it's fight they'll get" he said as leader should.
They ran down to main hall trying to barricade the door but it was useless,
Then Asami had a Idea "everyone hide, when I give the word we attack".
Pama came to Korra's chamber "pardon me Korra" she asked.
"Leave me in peace" Korra said shaking with sadness.
Pama couldn't, not while their home was being invaded
"But Korra the Palace is under attack, what should we do?" Pama pleaded with Korra to do something.
Korra sighed, what could they do? The man she loved was gone and she couldn't blame them for wanting her dead.
She held the lotus close to her broken heart "It doesn't matter now, just let them come".
When they finally broke throughout the door they opened to an empty main hall. Half of the servants were hiding in shadowed celling, the other half behind columns. When Jett picked up an candle to light the way
Asami shouted "ATTACK" and quick as a flash the mob was over run by humanoid animals.
Claws and fist collided, swords clanged, Howls, roars and shouts were heard. Azula wasted no time and headed for the stairs to the south wing. The humans at this point we're scared out of there minds and what they were fighting. They thought the humanoid animals were spirits from the spirit world out for blood. Thanks to there animals abilities the servants were able to get the humans on the run
"And stay out" Mako yelled.
Azula opened the door to Korra's chamber, She summoned lighting to fire at Korra for stealing Kai from her. Korra look behind herself to see was Azula was doing but did nothing to defend her self. Azula fired and hit Korra in shoulder, the hit was strong but no strong enough to do some damage. Shen kicked Korra out of the window and off the balcony which made Korra hair fall down over her face. She laughed at Korra and kicked her in the side to edge.
"Get up" she laughed,
Korra tried but Azula punched he in the face.
"Whats the matter Beast, to kind and gentle to fight back, so much for a good fight" Azula laughed.
She then grabbed stone and used it a makeshift club to kill Korra. Korra just lay there ready to accept her fate, she couldn't see how she could go on. That is until she heard a voice, it could have been her imagination it couldn't be him.
"NO" called the voice. Korra looked up and sore him
"Kai" she whispered.
He was sanding on the draw brig in horror "NO AZULA DON'T" he cried.
Korra felt something snap inside her, when brought the club down Korra grabbed it, pulled her self up and kicked Azula in the stomach sending her flying backwards.
Azula tired to fight back but was sent flying backwards again when Korra shot a gust of air along with a wave of earth. Azula then jumped over and flipped backwards avoiding each element the Avatar threw at her. They were up on the tower now and Azula used the club to knock Korra off her feet, she brought the club down but Korra used her clawed feet to stop the club and push Azula of the tower and fall on to a leaved filled with gargoyles. Azula the kicked Korra off here, picked herself up and hit a stone gargoyle she thought was Korra.
"Come on out and fight you coward" she shouted in to the darkness and rain.
Azula decide to lour her out "We're you in love with him beast. Why would honestly think he'd ever want you. When he's got someone like me" Azula tautened which made Korra angry
"Why would he ever want a psycho like you" Korra spook from the shadow "You ready to murder or put someone innocent in danger to get what you want, That isn't love that's pure evil"
Azula got mad not believing what Korra was saying. Just long enough for Korra to sneak up on her but Azula spun around to hit Korra, Korra grabbed the club with her teeth and threw Azula aside.
"It over beast, KAI IS MINE" Azula screamed.
Korra then knocked the club out of Azula's hand, She tired to crawl away but Korra grabbed her by throat and dangled her over the edge
"Let me go please don't hurt me. I'll do anything. ANYTHING" She begged.
Now Korra realised for who Azula really was, she may be able to bring down big animals but it came to facing death she was a just a snivelling coward unworthy of hell. Korra wanted to drop Azula but reminded herself that she was the Avatar, she was meant to bring peace, balance and life not war, chaos and death. She want to become a monster every one fear's to become. She brought Azula back from the edge.
held her face close to her's and said "Get Out" then threw her on the ground.
"Korra" called someone from above,
Korra looked up and saw him "Kai" she said breathlessly.
He was standing on her chamber balcony. Korra then spread her wings and flew up to him
"Kai" she said again holding out her hand to him.
Kai took her hand and pulled her in close touching her face while she touched his "you came back to me" Korra whispered then "AHHH".
Korra was struck in the side by lighting coming from Azula's fingers. Korra almost lost her footing by Kai grabbed her before she fell of the side. Kai was fuming to the point when his eyes started to feel like they where on fire. Azula was losing her balance almost fell until Kai looked at her eyes blazing
"BURN" he yelled then his heat vision shot from his eye right in to Azula's chest.
The force of it sent Azula over falling to her death screaming.