A/N: Hey, guys! It's been a busy week, and I haven't had the time to write down lately. But I finally found the opportunity to upload another chapter! So without further a due, let's get going!

A flying bison was hovering above the trees. The gang that was being transported by Appa was now scanning all over the place to locate any possible sign that my lead them to their friend's whereabouts.

"She's got to be near. The tracks that we've been following were practically recently made/ fresh".

"I just hope that you're right, Sokka".

"Trust me, Suki! I'm pretty good at this kind of stuff. Back at The South Water Tribe, I was the one who was responsible of hunting down our meal". He turned around to look at his sister. "Am I right, Katara?"

"Yeah, which is the main reason as to why we almost starved to death".

"Hey!"

"What? I'm just saying the truth".

The firebender had to interrupt the siblings before any argument would develop. "Guys, I know you might have your own issues, but there is no time for that".

"Zuko's right", said Aang, "we need to find Toph before it's too… late".

The rest of the team members looked upon at what had disturbed the young monk.

"Oh, no…".

Appa descended to enable the team to ran towards the newly victims of their missing friend. Zuko approached towards one of the fallen members of the squad and kneeled beside him.

"What happened?"

The earthbender spat some blood before he managed to come up with some words.

"That woman was crazy! We had never stumbled upon a female like that. All the previous ones were easy to handle with".

Zuko raised his right eyebrow. "What do you mean handle with?".

"Heh, you're a man. You know what I'm talking about…".

Hearing this obscenity, Katara couldn't help but to interrupt. "You're disgusting! All of you should be ashamed!".

"Honey, we're a bunch of hot blooded men and live in the woods. What did you expect of us?"

The banished prince got angry with the man at his response and the way he approached the waterbender. He exhaled some fire through his nostrils.

"Enough with this! Tell us where did she go before I have to use brute force".

The wounded man was only capable of moving his eyes to point out the direction that Zuko was requesting. The earthbender was no longer capable of moving his limbs now that his spine was broken.

"If I were you, I wouldn't go after her".

"And why not?", questioned the kioshi warrior.

"You'll be walking towards your doom".

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[For the following entry, I recommend you to listen to Korn's song, Coming Undone]

The scenery was drastically changed. The woods were left behind. There were now huge rock pillars, an eroded ground, and a lava pool that was given birth to by the enormous volcano that was located at the center of the landscape. The undead young woman was walking next to it.

"Toph, stop!"

She suddenly halted and glanced behind her shoulder. A bald kid had flown in what appeared to be a giant kite. The moment his feet touched the ground, his flying device was put away.

"Toph, listen to me! You need to stop. I know that this isn't who you are. Please, come with us".

Who was this kid to talk to her like if she was some wild animal that was to be tamed? Why did he called her by a name she didn't recognized? After thinking about this questions, the fury opted to ignore him and continue with her walk. Aang knew that if he let her go, more lives would be at risk. He created an earth wall to prevent his friend to go any farther.

"Toph, please! Just do as I say and we'll help…". It was too late. This kid had crossed the line and managed to get into her nerves.

After closing her fist, and at a tremendous speed, she hit the Avatar with the back of her hand and sent him flying away at a great distance. His body started to roll down until it collided with one of the stone pillars. He barely got the chance to move aside by the time his attacker had landed just where he was lying on the ground a few seconds ago.

He was lucky enough to escape the impact for her feet had managed to crack the floor given her colossal force. Still, it didn't stop the fury. She swiftly ran towards her target. As a defense, Aang created a wind blast in order to stop her. Yet, it was all in vain, for the airbending didn't move her not a single inch. In fact, it only made the matters worse due to the fact that it only nurtured the creature's rage.

Fortunately, the rest of the Avatar's team had arrived at the battle. Katara and Zuko created a combination of fire and water whips to incapacitate their opponent. Nevertheless, the latter one twirled her body above the air, easily dodging the assault.

But that was just a mere distraction, as Sokka and Suki had crept behind the undead's back to strike her with their personal weapons. What they were unaware of was the fact that their former friend had enhanced senses which allowed her to notice their movements. So by the time the couple were at the short distance, their opponent had rapidly turned towards them and kicked them with their right feet.

Aang had created a wall between them to protect his friends. But it wasn't sufficient enough to stop the blow. And so, two members of the crew were sent flying across the field and knocked out.

Two down, three to go.

While the powerful being was occupied dealing with the warriors, Aang and Zuko had forged some sort of fire cannonball and directed it towards their long lost Toph. This time, they did hit their target, but they immediately regretted their action. Her body had collided nearby the volcano, causing her to be wrapped in flames while being crushed by a various number of gigantic rocks.

"Toph, no!"

"What have we done?"

All Aang and Zuko were striving for was to neutralize Toph. They had no intention of killing their friend. Had they just become some murderers? It would be impossible for them to carry the burden of knowing they had spilled the blood of a beloved one… But there was no need for mourning. All those previous thoughts of guilt had vanished the moment they heard stones being moved.

The huge comet was savagely thrown aside, and a corpse had emerged from the fire. Most of her body was burned, and almost all her skin was gone. One could see the creature's exposed muscles and veins. However, in a matter of seconds, her flesh had recomposed. The creature's skin was smooth and seemed as if it had never received a single damage.

In a blink of an eye, she lunged forward towards her nearest prey, who just happened to be the vanished prince of the Fire Nation. Zuko was grabbed by the throat and raised in the air to be at the fury's eye level. His energy was being quickly drained from him as he felt how his soul was being choked to death. With a final effort, Zuko grabbed his captor's arms and wrapped them with some fire chains. But it was to no avail because the undead woman didn't flinch not even a bit.

The fury's fangs began to elongate while her pupils were getting lost in a crimson sea. She was about to punch his chest with her right fist, but fortunately, she was stopped by one of Katara's water whips. Aang helped the waterbender by restraining the arm that had Zuko's throat imprisoned. Both of her feet were shackled in icy chains.

By the time Zuko recovered, he and Aang had managed to bend some lava around the femme fatale's limbs. The hot liquid was dried to reinforce her handcuffs. Then, the three masters assaulted her with all their might.

The imprisoned lady smirked and took a deep breath. Suddenly, she exhaled her lungs' air by evoking a powerful roar that sent the three fighters backwards. The shriek was so intense that the ground had started to quiver. Right at that moment, her shackles began to break. With a flick of her wrists, her confinements became dust.

The remaining members of the gang didn't get the chance to recover from the attack for now the madden lady had hit one of them with her elbow. Another one was knocked down by taking a kick at the chest.

Aang, who was now the last contender, had been grabbed by his head. He screamed the moment he felt his skull being compressed by the fury's palm. The pain was so agonizing that the young monk was uncapable of fighting back or turning into the Avatar's state. He had no energy left to keep his throat from being pierced by a pair of sharp white daggers.

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The end was near...

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One more strike and everything would be over…

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But then… nothing happened.

Aang slowly opened his eyes. He was now looking at the most gorgeous face that he has ever witnessed. To his surprise, even Katara's features were surpassed. The air nomad was now gazing upon a pair of gemstones that had a strange but lovely color mixture that represented a merger between the sky and forest. He noticed that they were being crystallized by tears. Then, a melodic voice spoke to him while he was cautiously being put down.

"Aang?"

"Toph…".

Looking at her trembling hands, the frightened lady began to cry. "What have I done?... Aang, I'm sorry…".

And those were the last words the airbender had heard before he blacked out.