Prompt: #082 War
Title: Battle Scar
Word Count: 253
Author's Note: This didn't come out how I planned at all! I got this idea while I was at work last night, so I had all night to plan and stew on it. Except, not really because were so insanely busy! Ah, oh well! I hope it came out okay. PS. I'm interested to see how everyone thinks the battle ended and what happened to Zuko.
The ground was scorched and burning in some places, in others the earth jutted up at unnatural angles. Sounds of a fierce battle raged all around, drowning all other sound out. This time the Fire Nation was not the aggressor, it was the Earth Nation. Their king had become too power hungry for his own good and decided he wanted a piece of the Land of Fire for himself.
Fire burst from Zuko's hands towards his enemy, ravaging all within it's path. The earthbender never had a chance. Over the years Zuko trained diligently and worked hard for his nation, he was one of the greatest rulers it had ever seen. Some attributed his prosperity to his wife, the Lady of the Water, but his power could not be denied. The path he left of fallen and injured earthbenders could attest to that.
Fire Lord Zuko fought hard against his enemy, felling them one by one. As he battled with one Earth combatant another snuck behind him and stabbed his dagger into the King's lower back. With a howl of rage, Zuko swung around and killed the coward that stabbed him and his original battle partner. He grasped for purchase against the pain, for anything that would keep him from giving in. Zuko sank to his knees as his vision swam and only one thing came to his mind, Katara. As he repeated her name like a mantra his voice cracked from the pain that spread throughout his body. And, suddenly, all went black.
