Sorry for the long wait again. i was really stuck on this chapter though. Finally i brought myself to write it.
"Aang" Sokka called putting a hand on his shoulder. The monk stayed in the air.
"Twinketoes listen to him." Toph pleaded. Aang heard nothing though.
Any guards in well enough condition to run away did. Ozai meanwhile took his own stance. He shot large fireballs at Aang but they were dissolved by a wave. Ozai put up a fire shield as Aang shot ice daggers at him.
Aang was coming out of the avatar state, finally in realization, when Ozai sent another fire wall at him. Aang staggered, but blocked it none the less. IN that time though Ozai was able to grab Zuko. He dragged his son by the shirt and lifted him up. Ozai pulled Zuko's dagger out of the sheath on his ankle and held it to his neck.
Sokka flinched a bit, knowing how customary in bad defeats, warriors were killed with their own weapons. It was the biggest dishonor.
At the light pressure Zuko's eyes blinked opened. Zuko took a gasping breath as he realized what was happening. "Fight him" Zuko said. The dagger inched closer.
"Fight him" Zuko repeated, louder.
Aang slumped. "I can't"
"Aang, after everything the pat few weeks, kill him" Zuko said.
But arguing was useless. Aang wouldn't strike at Ozai with him holding Zuko.
"Sokka? Toph?" Zuko called weakly.
Sokka stepped forward. "One more step, he dies now" Ozai tempted
"I'm gonna die anyways" Zuko countered. "He's playing you" Zuko looked up at Ozai and smirked.
Ozai pushed the dagger deeper into Zuko's throat, this time drawing blood. Zuko winced slightly but stood strong (figuratively speaking, he was pretty much limp in Ozai's grasp)
Ozai stopped and brought the dagger to the injury on Zuko's chest. "Dam it. Will somebody fight him!" Zuko said. Zuko took another wheezing breath and kicked out at Ozai, throwing him off.
Zuko fell to the ground also, fighting to stay awake. Ozai never got back to him though, and the teen let himself fall unconsciousness.
The others joined the battle the second Ozai started falling back. Luckily too, because any other results would have been deadly. Aang and him were fighting long distance with large attacks, neither willing to stop. Toph was waiting for Ozai to be thrown off a bit so she could launch her own attack.
Finally Aang landed a weak hit and as Ozai staggered his feet locked in the earth. Ozai put his hand on the ground and that became encased to. (remember when the Dai Lee did that to Zuko)
Sokka hit Ozai with his boomerang just to be sure he wouldn't get up.
"Do we kill him?" Toph asked warily.
"No. No this is far from over" Aang said.
They turned towards the others who had gathered around Zuko. the three walked up but Toph stopped and put her hand on he floor. She stayed like that for a moment before fiercely turning away. "He's dead" she whispered. Everyone was silent, Toph couldn't even feel most of their vibrations, they were so quiet.
Suddenly Azula stirred and that was pretty much the signal for, they should leave. Toph checked one more time, putting her hand right next to Zuko's body. There was something. He was breathing. "Zuko. come on get up" Toph pleaded. She continued to talk softly. Finally Zuko opened his eyes and coughed.
Azula had woken up by now but she didn't stay to fight. Why she ran off left them puzzled though.
"Okay we really should be going now" Haru stated nervously.
Sokka helped Zuko stand and they started towards where the air ship was. "How you holding up" Sokka asked softly. Toph was leading and they were in the back. Sokka truthfully hated being in the 'primary attack spot' but he didn't want to risk loosing Zuko more.
"I'm alright" Zuko said, though his voice was strained. Sokka nodded.
After a while though Sokka noticed Zuko was putting more and more weight on him. He was also beginning to drift off again. Sokka didn't know much about medicine, but he did know that if Zuko stayed awake that meant he was alive. Sokka preferred that.
"Zuko stay with me. We'll be at the air ship in a minute" Zuko weakly straightened and kept walking. As they caught up with the others everyone stopped in their tracks. The air ship was destroyed and in front was a bunch of fire nation guards. "Or not" Sokka added as an after thought.
I'm pretty happy with that chapter though i don't think i put much affort into the fight with Aang and Ozai. Not really importaint and i'm tired. xD
Anyways this fic is coming to an end soon. Maybe three more chapters on estamite.
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