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Defeat

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Instead of taking the main road, I went onto an off trail, which would lead to the bathing creak.

Here I discovered a few woman taking a midnight bath. The all were startled when I ran past, up toward the palace kitchen.

I stopped abruptly though. With a surprised giggle from one of the woman I jumped into the creak.

It was extremely shallow, so I didn't go under water or anything. But when I stood back up, I was soaked.

"What on earth are you doing?" one asked.

I didn't answer though, just turned and ran.

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The cook, for once, noticed as I ran in. Only because I was dripping wet.

"What are you doing?" she questioned. "You're going to wipe that up-"

But I'd already left. The halls were empty, except for an occasional servant who quickly stepped out of the way as I nearly rammed into them.

When I burst into the main hall, I came upon some guards.

The turned on me, but I was quicker and slipped around them. They didn't pursue immediately. But when they saw me heading for the part of the palace where the royal family's chambers were. The yelled.

Immediate all chaos was released.

What seemed like dozens of guards were chasing me. Through the halls and doors. Until I came to the royal sitting room, so I named it.

I suddenly felt arms seize me though. I was nearly lifted of the ground when the pulled me back.

I couldn't do anything but scream when one grabbed a handful of my hair.

"Fire Lord Saku!" I yelled, struggling to stay in the room. "Come out you coward!"

The was a moment of grunting and struggling, but then the Fire Lord's chamber doors opened wide.

He strode out, eyes wide with surprise. "What in the name of Ozai-?" he stopped when he spotted us. "What's going on?"

"This girl tried to break into your chamber you majesty." the guard who had my hair stated, head bowed.

Saku looked over me, eyes widening even more. "You."

"Yes me." I glared at him. "You remember?"

I raised a hand and the released me.

I collapsed to the floor, but quickly, with bright red cheeks, stood back up. Still dripping wet.

"You pushed me to the floor." he said simply, beginning to start to my left, attempting to circle me.

"Is that it?"

"No," he shrugged, a smirk playing across his disgusting lips. "Who was it…? Ah yes, that servant friend of yours. The waterbender."

My lips were pressed shut.

"I suppose you're here to demand and apology." he laughed. "It's a bit late isn't it?"

It was never too late.

"Yes," I said bitterly. "I want you to beg forgiveness. But not to me." his smirk changed to a frown. "I want you to beg the spirits themselves for forgiveness. For all the hate and anger you've brought to the world again."

He laughed again. That cruel, mocking laugh. "Such a big demand. I suppose letting you live wasn't such a good idea. If all you were going to do was waste my valuable time."

"You have to ask Kai for forgiveness too."

"Kai?" he let out a soft, amused, 'Oh'. "Is that your little friend I killed? I don't think so. You see, she's dead. No way I can do so. Beside, she deserved what she got did she not? I mean, keeping her bending a secret killed her. Not me."

My fists balled and I bowed my head, staring at the floor. "No… it didn't kill her. You did." I glared back up at him. "You killed her. Not her bending… because she didn't have any!"

My arm rose up, bringing the water from my clothes with them, along with the puddle on the floor around me. "I do!"

I spun around and slammed the water into the guards, sending them flying into the other room, then turning back and sending it at the Fire Lord himself.

He dodged it, sending a ball of fire at me. I managed to slip by it, but the doors behind me alit in flames, causing me to stumble forward.

"So," he sneered. "You let your friend die like that for you?" he shot at me again.

I leapt to my right, but miscalculated and tripped. I fell with my head in my arms, a gasp escaping my lips.

"How pathetic it was of her to do so!"

I rolled, feeling heat explode where I'd just been. I screamed, holding my hands of my head and attempting to endure the fiery pain that pierced my back.

I reached my hand back, feeling the torn fabric and fresh burns. Slowly, I stood back up.

"You have no water little girl, give up."

I stood, panting for a moment. Attempting to think of a solution. It wasn't until he grew impatient and threw another fire blast as me that I saw it. The pitcher, sitting atop a table behind him.

But I'd have to get past him first. I slowly began to inch to his left.

"You won't survive this, give up now and I'll save you the humiliation of being executed in front of all the Fire Nation."

I didn't respond, but as I moved toward the pitcher, he moved away from it, both of us rotating around the room.

I was almost there…

"You're right, that bending didn't kill your friend."

I stopped, staring anywhere but him.

"You did."

I ran forward letting out an angry cry as I pulled every drop of water out of the pitcher, spinning around and hurling it at him.

He attempted to move, but is crashed into him. Sending him flying back several feet.

His form slammed into the wall, staying there a moment, then slid down.

He crumbled in a heap. I cautiously approached. When I did though, he began to laugh.

"Maybe I underestimated you." he lifted his head, smiling that horrible smile.

In and instant he was on his feet, handa raised and two of his fingers pressed together.

My eyes widened as the lighting flew toward me. My feet began to weigh me down, all I could do was watch.

But in the instant it almost hit me, I regained my senses and ducked.

There was a loud crash behind me, but I didn't turn. Instead, I lifted the water at Saku's feet and began to wrap it around him.

He looked surprised, but attempted to fight it off. He was unable to.

I slowly began to force him back against the wall, pinning his hands behind his back.

He glared at me. "Water won't keep me here-"

One of my hands rose higher then the other, slowly moving in a circle. The water around him began to turn white, crackling as it formed into ice.

I drew the water from the other room too. Where the guards had been hit.

When I finished I fell to my knees, staring up at him wearily. "I beat you."

"No!" he tried to break free. "You didn't… you can't!"

I rose back to my feet, turning away from him and slipping through the now door-less doorway. "I just did."

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A/N: So the next chap will be coming soon. Story will also be coming to an end soon sad to say. But don't all story end? Well… not all but this one is.

I'll just stop talking now.