Love Burns Brighter ( Korrasami Fanfiction )

by nofacemonster

korra and Asami were good friends but the things have started to change... This is a korrasami fanfiction purely written on my imaginations, story takes place after the season #3 end. please bare in mind that this is the first work i ever published and it may contain many shortcomings please bare with me.

14. Chapter 14

PS : This may contain errors...

The world has plunged in to a state of chaos since the global announcement of the impending doom. All the citizens of the world are now aware of what's going to happen in approximately sixty four days. From all the major cities in the world; the republic city has the highest level of risk from the impact. If the collision happens according to the calculation, the republic city will be wiped clean in matter of minutes. The future industries had come up with several plans to face the upcoming doomsday and one of them were to build a shelter which could hold large number of citizens during the impact. The engineers have bought up various plans such as building a projectile missile which could intercept the meteorite before it collides with the planet. After much speculation nearly ninety percent of the proposed plans were being rejected due to lack of time and current standards of technology. There is only little as two months for the celestial object collide with the planet itself.

Many have already fled the city to neighboring nations to minimize the danger. The future industries had already begun constructing the shelter. The governing authorities of the republic city have come up with a plan to evacuate all the citizens from republic city to neighboring nations a week before the impact. However there are people who refuse to move away from the city, many thinks that they rather die along with the city than left alive with nothing in the end. Varrick has come up with a final decision after much speculations regards to the force of impact. He says that the impact will cause a massive wave of destruction in unfathomable magnitude upon the world and when it comes to numbers, no place is safe unless it is a specially designed shelter which could withstand such a massive force of destruction. He clearly states that even if the other parts of the world will not be directly affected by the impact, you may never know what the world will become of after the impact. It could lead the whole world in to a long dark winter which could stand for many years or it could trigger tsunamis all over the world. One problem after another and most of the issues were left without a solution.

Finally it was clear, those who hated the avatar and loved the avatar together had begun to fall down on their knees and pray for her return. If there is any hope left to stop this from happening; that would only be the Avatar Korra… Once again the world is at her feet weeping helplessly wanting to be delivered from all of its sins and injustices.

For ten thousand years the avatar had kept the world at balance… but no avatar before her had to face a trial grim as the upcoming impact of the celestial object…

The question is after all the injustices that happened to her… will she ever change her heart to step in and help…?

Two days later…
Morning…
Black Island
Lair of the blood dragon

It took her two days to recover from the strange feeling she had within… she has come to realized what Zaheer said was right. With time any emotional anguish could slowly fade away. Korra could not focus on anything; she had lost her inner peace from the moment Asami had to go back to the republic city. It took her almost more than a day to sleep and fight away that strange feeling.

Korra stood before the sliding door of the practice dojo wearing a black sweat pants with a white sleeveless skinny and a black robe with red dragon design worn over her clothing. She has her fairly long dark hair set loose with a ponytail. She paused for a moment before entering the dojo feeling slightly awkward to face Zaheer because she did not see him on the day she returned to the black island. He wanted to speak to her later that day but she couldn't go in for a serious discussion due to her mental anguish. She gently opened the sliding door and stepped on to the dojo in barefoot.

She saw a bald man with a well-defined body standing in the dojo with his palms against each other in a deep contemplation. He wore a pair of black sweat pants with a red lining and nothing on top. As she stepped in to the dojo, he felt her presence. Zaheer opened his eyes and slowly turned towards her at ease.

"I… err I am sorry if I've disturbed you…" said Korra with a slight stammer in her tone.

"It is good to see you Korra… no you have not interrupted me… I was only practicing few breathing exercises… by the way are you feeling any better now…?" Zaheer asked and grabbed the black towel which was on the wall hanger and put it over his shoulders.

Korra looked away and walked few steps.

"Pain do subside slowly if you give it some time… you were right about it" said Korra.

"All the problems we have, has a solution… sometimes we ignore the solution due to its extreme simplicity… in your case, all you needed was a little time to calm the storm in your mind…" said Zaheer.

Korra looked at him and smiled softly.

"I am sorry for not seeing you that day… I was unable to think straight…" said Korra.

"I perfectly understand your situation Korra…" said Zaheer and paused.

"Come… let's have some tea…" said Zaheer wanting her to follow him.

She slowly walked behind him as he walked ahead. When he is about to walk out of the dojo, he hung the towel in the hangar. Korra grabbed his black robe with red lining and slipped it through his arms. He tied the tie band around him and stepped out of the dojo.

Republic City
Hiroshi Sato's mansion
somewhere in the morning…

Asami woke up for the sound of a car engine revving up in the distance. She sits up on the bed with a suppressed yawn and felt terribly stiff on her back and shoulders. She came home very late last night because she had a long meeting session to educate those who were administering the construction of the shelter. Her father couldn't come for the meeting session so she had to do everything on her own.

Asami looked at the bedside clock and it was right exactly nine in the morning. She ran her fingers through the hair feeling extremely lazy to get off the bed.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door of her room.

"Come in…" said Asami in a sleepy tone and put her legs down from the bed.

A neatly dressed middle age lady walked in to her room pushing a small trolley. She is the head maid of the Sato mansion. She has been here since Asami was a child and she is called Margie. She came in with a bright smile on her face.

"Good morning Ms. Asami…" she said brightly while walking towards the window to open the blinds.

"G' morning Margie… please don't open the blinds…" said Asami in a drowsy manner.

Margie smiled at the way she behaves and walked towards her pushing the small trolley.

"Here's the morning honey infused tea for you… I know it is your favorite…" said Margi opening the trolley.

"Thanks Margie…" said Asami looking up at her with a smile. She took the specially prepared cup of tea in her hand.

"It's been a while since we last had you for few days in Sato mansion…" said Margie.

"I know…" said Asami while rubbing her forehead and smirked.

"Are you feeling alright miss…?" Margie asked.

"Yea… I'm alright Margie… thanks for asking, it's just that I am so tired…" said Asami with another yawn.

"Oh! I almost forgot that there is a visitor waiting for you downstairs…" said Margie.

"Who is it…? Tell em I am not well… I don't wanna see anyone right now…" Asami asked making her face sulky.

"Now now… that is not nice… she said she's one of your friends and had been waiting for almost fifteen minutes…" said Margie encouraging Asami to get off the bed.

"Urgh…" Asami groans while standing up.

Margie smiled and helped her to put on the dark red night robe over her pajamas.

In few minutes Asami walked downstairs to the living room in her indoor slippers. She instantly identified who was waiting there for her. It was Kuvira. She was facing backward at the entrance looking at the garden outside through the large glass window. She was wearing a dark green sleeveless ladies t shirt and a pair of black jungle pants. Her long hair was French braided neatly in to a single stem. Asami cleared her throat as she entered the living room and Kuvira turned at her with a sharp smile.

"Good morning Asami…" she said in an unnatural tone.

"Morning Kuvira…" she replied.

"Why do you have to come and see me in the morning…?" Asami thought angrily.

"So what brings you here Kuvira…" Asami asked in a slightly arrogant tone.

"Oh… it's nothing special… I just wanted to thank you…" said Kuvira walking towards her from where she was standing.

"Thank me…? For what…?" Asami asked while raising her brow.

"Coming back to republic city and helping with constructing the shelter of course…" said Kuvira and pursed her lips.

"I am the heir to the future industries… In a time like this, it is my responsibility to make sure everything goes well as planned…" said Asami.

"And I must say you had two birds in one stone…" said Kuvira and giggled in a sarcastic manner.

"Excuse me…?" said Asami.

"I mean… come on look at the bright side… by coming back to the republic city, you have given Korra a reason that she can't ignore. Now she will definitely show up and help with the cause. She wouldn't let you die in republic city right…?" Kuvira asked.

"I am sorry but I never intended it that way… I would never do something like that to her" said Asami.

"Oh I see… anyhow you have done the world a great favor by returning to republic city… this is the place where they have the highest level of threat…" said Kuvira.

"I am very well aware of that… I returned to the republic city because this is the place where I grew up and it is my home. Being the heir to future industries I could never stay behind while city crumble in to ashes…" said Asami in a slightly angered tone.

"Very well then... It was Mako's idea to go looking for Korra because he believes that she's the only one who can stop this from happening…"said Kuvira.

"I do believe the same… and I am thankful for all the authorities who have taken a step ahead to bring down all charges they had against Korra…" said Asami.

"It's time for me to go… so…" said Kuvira walking closer to Asami and reached her hand out for a handshake.

Asami looked at her once more with her sharp eyes then reached towards her hand for a handshake.

"I have nothing against you Asami Sato… but avatar or not, Korra is a murderer, noting can change that. If you could meet Lin sometime… just don't forget to ask her for the amount of casualties in the republic city prison incident… also make sure you go through the list which belongs to Zaheer as well. Even though earth kingdom has dropped all charges which they had against Korra under the direct order of Prince Wu, people have not forgotten that Zaheer has murdered their queen" said Kuvira in a cold tone and walked away.

Asami felt speechless as she spoke in so much horror in her tone.

Air Temple Island…

Jinora had returned back to the air temple island to be with her family. Tenzin has explained everything inside out to her and he also declared a vacation for all air benders who were training in the air temple. All the trainee air benders have gone back to their families since the training sessions were put on hold until further notice.

Tenzin and Jinora are having tea in their dining room.

"Did you manage to go through all the documents I've entrusted you yesterday…?" Tenzin asked his eldest daughter after a sip of jasmine tea.

"I did… and it is scary even to think about it…" said Jinora and looked at her father.

"Your mother and I have decided that all of you should go to the south pole to gran gran Katara…" said Tenzin.

"Alright but What about you father…?" Jinora asked.

"I am afraid I can't flee from impending danger… This is my home and my father has entrusted these responsibilities to me in his passing. As you can see that I cannot run away from them; but you must go with them…" said Tenzin.

"I can't let you face any danger all alone… I want to stay and help too…" said Jinora in a pleading tone.

"I can't put my daughter's life in harm's way. Do not worry about me; I will be in the shelter during the impact. I am sending all of you away for the best…" said Tenzin.

"According to all the reports you have given me yesterday… it really doesn't matter where we are…" said Jinora.

"Yes I know that… but it's better to stay furthest away as possible besides southern water tribe lands aren't massive as the republic city. They have ice benders and they will form a massive enclosure to cover the whole village during the impact" said Tenzin.

Jinora stood up from the tea table abruptly in a stubborn manner.

"Where are you off to now…? You haven't even finished your tea…" Tenzin asked.

"I am gonna go see Asami… see if she needs my help…" said Jinora in an arrogant manner.

"Jinora… apart from everything else we spoke of, I have another thing to ask from you…" said Tenzin.

"Tell me father…" said Jinora by turning at him.

"Why did you lie to mom that day saying that you were with Asami somewhere in earth kingdom? I have spoken to Kuvira after they returned with you and she said you were with Asami along with Korra in Broosh…" Tenzin asked while tapping his fingers in a rhythmic manner on to the table.

"I didn't lie to anyone… I just couldn't give away Korra's whereabouts, that's all. Be sensible and try to understand father…" said Jinora.

"All this time we were thinking that you were with Asami…" said Tenzin.

"Of course I was with Asami all the time… it's just that in a different location and Korra was along with us…" said Jinora in an angered tone.

"Do you understand that you have deliberately put your life in danger…? Korra is dangerous and you knew it, yet you went along with Asami to be with her…, What if something happened to you? As air nomads we cannot accept lies and deceit as a rightful choice of action. We must always maintain the honesty among us…" said Tenzin in a slightly strong tone.

"I lied for a good cause father… Maybe I don't wanna be an air nomad anymore…" said Jinora angrily and walked away.

"JINORA…!" said Tenzin yet she never stopped.

Pema walked in there upon hearing the heated discussion between father and the daughter.

"What on earth is going on here…?" she asked.

"I don't know Pema… Jinora thinks that lying to her parents for a good cause is not a crime… I just don't understand how our first born grew up to be such a free spirited child. It seemed to me like she doesn't care much about being an air nomad anymore. Someday she will have to take my place after me… what will she do if she does not respect the air nomad customs…?" said Tenzin.

Pema smirked and laid her hands on Tenzin's shoulders.

"Don't worry so much dear… she is a good girl and a wise one too… she will come to her senses later on…" said Pema comforting him.

The Republic city centre…

Lin kept on driving the car and the Mako was sitting next to her on the passenger seat.

"Do you really had to show that much of fire power chief…? They were just mere kids, not even benders…" said Mako.

"Can't help it Mako, I know couple of them might have got wounded but it is for the best. The media was behind us near the market so it will hit the news pretty soon. I wanted it to be like that so people know what they are dealing with when it comes to republic city police. Just because the world is ending doesn't mean I can let the law and order to go haywire…" said Lin.

"I understand your point chief… but what they stole was some vegetables and food essentials…" said Mako.

"Today it will be food and vegetables, tomorrow it will be banks and jewelry stores, the following day it will be the republic city police headquarters. You can't let people loot other people's property because they are poverty stricken and cannot prepare for the evacuation" said Lin.

Mako quit trying to explain things to her and looked straight.

"We are hearing stories about people breaking the law from all over the world these days… They can do anything they want in other parts of the world but not in republic city… not under my watch as the chief of police…" said Lin.

Black Island
The Lair of the Blood Dragon…

Korra quietly kept sipping her cinnamon tea. Zaheer watched her from time to time as she drift away in her thoughts while sipping on the tea.

"You are awfully quiet today… what was that you wanted to talk to me about Zaheer…?" Korra asked suddenly.

"You were drifting away in your thoughts; that is why i kept myself quiet. What are your thoughts about this doomsday…? That celestial object is going to collide with our planet and there is no doubt about it. I went through all the historic records and I was unable to find anything regards to such a catastrophic event which may have ever occurred in the past; so this will be the first time in our known history…" said Zaheer while pouring more tea to his cup.

"The intellectuals of the world have now realized the true value of having the Avatar. They believe that you're the only person who can stand against it but the real question is do you believe you can stand against it…?" Zaheer asked after a pause.

"I don't know Zaheer… nothing comes to my mind clearly these days. What do you think…? Will I be able to do anything if I choose to step in…?" Korra asked after laying her empty cup on the small table.

"According to my understanding… you cannot stop it Korra. At least not in your current condition…?" said Zaheer.

"What do you mean by current condition?" Korra asked.

"You'll need everything you got to stop it. I know you're the avatar and you have a tremendous amount of power within you but right now you cannot access all the experiences you have gained within your past lives… you have lost many merits you had as the avatar during past couple of years…" Zaheer paused.

Korra kept on listening to him with all her attention.

"So you think I won't be able to go against it…?" Korra asked.

"You can go against it but if you fail, the outcome may be grim and life threatening" said Zaheer.

"Risk has been always there in everything I've done ever since…" said Korra.

"I know… but do not take this lightly Korra. Even if you put all of your endeavors for past ten thousand years together, still it is nothing compared to this. It could kill you as well as the avatar spirit forever" said Zaheer.

"I really don't understand Zaheer… do you think I should help…?" Korra asked feeling lost.

"If that's what you want to hear, then here is my opinion on it; I think all the inhabitants of this planet must do whatever they can to stop this from happening. We may have complications and differences towards each other in life… but we all do live in this world… if this is gone, none of us gets to live. As the avatar it is your prime duty to keep the world at balance. Regardless of what may have happened to you in the past, you must step in as the Avatar. You have become the avatar for a reason… it's time you give that reason a proper meaning…" said Zaheer.

"Assuming that I want to step in and fight it… how do I do that…?" Korra asked.

"I can help you with that but first you must tell me whether you'd like to do this or not…? I must warn you though that it will not be easy and it could even cost you your life…" said Zaheer.

Korra kept silent for a moment deep in her thoughts.

"I will step in as the avatar…" said Korra with a determined tone.

"Very well…" said Zaheer and paused.

"I have gone through a deep study while you were away in Broosh. If you wish to stop this, you may require a tremendous amount of power. Much more than what you already possess. However there is a limit… even though you're the avatar, you are still a human being. In order to go beyond the limit, you need to unlock the way to synchronize all your chakra pools. Once you complete unlocking the chakras, the energy will begin to flow through you in limitless quantities. You will be able to harness the pure universal energy unto yourself. By focusing the universal energy while in avatar state you could gain an immense amount of power that no avatar in the history has ever had. With that energy you'd be able to go against things such as this celestial object" said Zaheer and sips his tea.

"How do I reach that level…? Where should I begin…?" Korra asked patiently.

"But first things first… key to unlock the chakras is meditation. Through meditation you need to create a harmonious flow between all your chakra pools. Once the chakra pools are flowing in a harmonious synchronicity you will begin to feel your connection to the universe itself and through this connection you will be able to channel yourself to the flow of universal energy. Once you let the universal energy flow through you while you are in avatar state, you will simply become a "God"" said Zaheer.

"That is something I really suck at… the meditation. I couldn't even restore my connection to past avatars nor spirit world. I am totally doomed…" said Korra in a hopeless tone.

"Do not despair… you have come far from what you were… with my guidance you'll be able to archive great things. We only have sixty days until the collision occurs so the time is of the essence. We must make haste" said Zaheer.

"When should I start my meditation…?" Korra asked again in a spontaneous tone.

"We shall begin today… I will see you in an hour in the meditation room…" said Zaheer.

One hour later…
Meditation room

The meditation room is in the topmost floor. It is an average size room decorated with blood dragon designs on the wall. It has a wooden floor and being constantly scented with incense sticks. Zaheer is seated on to the lotus position waiting for Korra.

She stepped in to the meditation wearing a sleeveless white skinny and a pair of black baggy pants. She bowed at her master and sits in front of him in lotus position.

"Very well… let us begin then. First I shall take you through guided meditation. Now close your eyes and begin to breathe deeply. As you breathe deeply I want you to open up yourself to me. Let me connect with you so I could guide you…" said Zaheer while having his eyes closed.

Korra closed her eyes and begins to breathe deeply.

"I shall stop using my voice now… when I connect with you, you will begin to hear my voice inside your head… until then keep on focusing with breathing… try to calm yourself slowly…" said Zaheer.

At first Korra felt extremely uneasy and then slowly she begun to get the hang of concentration. Her breathing has become rather steady yet relaxed and she has begun to have a good control of her mind without letting it go haywire like a wild animal.

She kept on going in the same rhythm for almost more than one and a half hour…

"You have done well Korra… I believe now you can hear my voice…" Zaheer spoke to her inside her own head.

Suddenly she has begun to feel extremely lighter and found herself drifting in the starry heavens like a ghost. She begins to see Zaheer appearing in front of her as a ghost.

"We are floating in space…" said Korra.

"Yes we are… what you see right now is the universe and we are a part of it…" said Zaheer.

"It's beautiful…" said Korra.

"Now close your eyes and focus…" said Zaheer.

Korra closed her eyes and within a matter of a split second she felt a cold breeze against her face. She opened her eyes and found herself sitting on a meditative lotus position. Zaheer was sitting right in front of her while having his eyes closed. She looked around and saw a beautiful yet strange place. The sky is rather blurry and pinkish blue and warm yellow mixed haze. There weren't any clouds and they were sitting on top of a small hill under a strange large tree. She looked around further and everything seemed blurry as if she is under the water. They were in a middle of a meadow with yellowish brown grass swaying in the gentle wind. Korra felt that everything here seems unreal and moves differently.

"Zaheer…? Where are we…?" Korra questioned him.

"It is called the plane of Brahma and it exists in a much higher plane than where we exist. They call it the highest existing plane there is. This place has no universe… nor stars and the physical existence in here is absolute zero. What you see around you is the universe that your subconscious mind has created for you. It is said that this is the most ideal place where you can practice deep meditation because you will not be disturbed here. Unlike in our universe, each and every soul that enters the Brahma plane has its own existence and they do not intervene on each other. Simply each one of us will get our own universe. In here the time will not flow and the material existence is absolutely none. One who enters this plane very rarely reverts back to its lower existences such as our universe…" Zaheer paused.

"Why wouldn't they want to leave…?" Korra asked.

"They get use to this ultimate peaceful feeling you feel right now… You feel so relaxed and light as a feather… it creates a perfect condition to reach the deepest level of meditation. Ultimately through deep meditation they will attain the nirvana… the final plane above this which dissolves your soul in to nothingness. The ultimate bliss or I rather call the ultimate freedom. By entering the state of nirvana one could simply stop the reincarnation of their soul" said Zaheer.

"I feel so light and relaxed…" said Korra.

"However your task here is rather different Korra… I will let you begin your meditation and I shall leave you to it… Once I am gone I will not be able to come back to your plane… you must continue to focus and do the meditation until you feel all the chakra pools had opened up and begin to flow in each other's harmony. That is the point where you must reach. You must keep in mind that you shouldn't go beyond that point… we are only using the plane of Brahma as an advantage to do the meditation and reach our goal quickly. If you go beyond that point there is no return… you will eventually drift away in your meditation until you will reach nirvana…" said Zaheer.

"I understand… I must not go beyond the point of synchronizing the chakra pools…" said Korra obeying her teacher.

"Very well… now that I must bid you farewell for now Korra and remember our goal… once you have reached the point where Chakra pools flow in each other's harmony you must return to your existence…" said Zaheer wanting her to remember his words well..

"How do I do that…? You're the one who bought me here… I don't know how I should return…" said Korra.

"Once you have reached your goal… you will understand how to return to your body in physical universe" said Zaheer.

Korra closed her eyes wanting to begin the deep meditation without delaying any further.

He has begun to fade away in to nothingness. He left her to continue the meditation at ease in plane of Brahma.

Zaheer opened his eyes and saw Korra right in front of him and they are in the meditation room back again. He knows that even though Korra's body is here, her soul and the consciousness are in Brahma plane continuing the deep meditation. He slowly stood up while Korra is still seated in the meditative lotus position having her eyes closed. He knows that it will take few days for her to reach the goal so he grabbed a black robe from the hangar and put it around her shoulders to protect her from cold. She kept still like a statue.

Zaheer knows that during next few days he has to keep watch until she will returns back to the physical realm. She's now in a very vulnerable state; her soul has completely separated from the body.

"I must keep watch… by any chance if she couldn't return; she will need my help…" Zaheer thought while rubbing his chin.

Hiroshi Sato's mansion

Asami saw a sky bison landing in their garden from the window of her office room. She knew it was Jinora already as she quickly got off from it. In matter of few minutes she was led in to Asami's office room by Margie.

"Hi Asami…" Jinora greeted her as she entered in a joyous tone.

"Jinora…" said Asami by dropping her work and walking up to her. They hugged each other in a friendly manner.

"Good to see you Jinora…" said Asami.

"Good to see you too Asami… I hope I am not disturbing your work…" said Jinora.

"Oh no… no… I was just going through few reports to make sure that everything is in order… come, let me show you…" said Asami wanting her to come to the work table.

"Can I offer you a drink…?" Asami asked.

"Sure… anything you wish…" said Jinora with a smile.

"Margie… could please get us some ice tea…" said Asami.

"Very well…" said Margie with a sincere nod and walks away.

Jinora laid her hand against the table and leaned over it. She starred in to the blue print of the shelter that future industries is building these days.

"Amazing…" said Jinora and Asami smiled at her.

"The project is already underway and my father is doing everything he could to complete it soon as possible" said Asami.

"Do you think this can hold all the citizens of Republic City…?" Jinora asked while raising her brow.

"That is the problem... it won't be able to hold everyone in… but luckily many have already left the city… we are primarily building it for the people who does not wish to leave the city yet wants to save themselves…" said Asami and paused.

"So that means there are people who wants to stay in their homes while this happens as well…?" Jinora asked with her eyes wide open.

"Unfortunately yes… there are many who believes that they no longer wants to live if they lose their business or properties… so they want to stand on their ground until the very end… we can't help them because we cannot include property and other materials in the shelter… we are only sheltering people" said Asami.

"That's crazy… I mean why would someone wanna die because of their property and businesses…?" Jinora asked.

"Well I don't know how to explain that… but whoever that stays in the shelter is in safe hands…" said Asami.

Jinora's face turned slightly gloomy.

"Is something wrong…?" Asami asked.

"My father wants me to go to south pole with mom, Ikki, Meelo and Rohan… he says we'll be safe there…" said Jinora.

"What he says is true…" said Asami briefly.

"Yeah… but he won't be going with us… I don't want to leave him all alone… I want to stay and help. But when I told him that… he says I am being stubborn…" said Jinora.

"I understand your frustration… my father wants me to do the same… he says I should go to the fire nation once the construction of shelter is complete" said Asami and paused.

"Why would he want you to do that…? Does he have doubt about the project shelter…?" Jinora asked.

"He says he wants to me be safe as I could and the safest place he could possibly think right now is the fire nation…" said Asami.

They kept quiet for a moment thinking of their own doubts.

"Asami…!" Jinora breaks the silence.

"Yes…" said Asami raising her head up.

"Do you think Korra will come back to the republic city…?" Jinora asked.

"I don't think she could find it in her heart to forgive the world…" said Asami and sighs.

"I don't want her to come here just because of me… It doesn't feel right… it feels like I have given her a reason to come and help with it. If she decides to help, it has to be because she wanted to… not because of me…" Asami added further.

"What if this collision caused much more damage that it is predicted… what if the whole world gets destroyed…? If not for the world, wouldn't she do it for you…?" Jinora asked.

Asami looked at Jinora with a smile.

"If it happens like that by any chance… then there is nothing much we can do about it isn't it…?" said Asami.

"What if you go back and try to persuade her…?" Jinora asked in a spontaneous tone.

"I am going back to the Black island soon as I am done with project shelter…" said Asami and paused.

"But not to persuade her, I just want to be with her…" Asami added.

"I understand how you feel about her…" said Jinora with a smile.

Margie walked in with the Ice tea.

"Sir Varrick is here to see you…" she said as she entered.

"Please send him Margie… thank you for the Ice tea" said Asami.

In a moment Varrick walked in to Asami's office room.

"Good after noon ladies…" he walked in with a livelier tone and a sharp smile.

"Good after noon to you Varrick… what brings you here…?" she asked him.

Zhu-li walked in after Varrick.

"Please take a seat…" said Asami.

Varrick quickly pulls a seat and sits in front of her.

"I will stop beating around the bush and come straight to the point because we don't have much time left to live…" said Varrick.

Asami sits back on her chair letting him speak.

"The reason why I came here because of this…" he said by pulling out a neatly rolled paper and handed it over to Asami. She quickly spreads the paper on the table. Jinora walked over to her from behind the chair to take a peek of it.

"This is a plan for a retractable metal wall…" said Asami and looked at Varrick.

"Indeed it is… It is a plan for a metal wall which will rise up in to the air from the sea guarding the republic city from any oncoming wave. According to my calculation it could withstand a lot of pressure which will minimize the damage to the city…" said Varrick.

"This idea is brilliant Varrick… but where in the world do we have time to build something like this…? Besides a metal wall requires quite a lot of metal to cover the sea facing part of the city… the other thing is how is this going to be operated…?" said Asami asked with her eyes wide open.

"Fear not my dear… I have already asked Sai Fu' to come and help us on this. Su yin agreed to give her full support to make it a success. With powerful metal benders like her, this could be completed within forty five days…" said Varrick.

"Hmmm… tell me… where do you want my help on this…?" Asami asked.

"I know that I cannot ask the future industries to help me with this because you're already occupied with building the shelter…" said Varrick and paused.

"But I want you to use your engineering knowledge and design me a mechanism which could be used to raise this wall when it is needed…" said Varrick.

Asami rubbed her chin gazing down at the plan Varrick just presented to her.

"Alright… let me go through this tonight and I will let you know what I can do tomorrow in the morning. I will show this to my dad as well once he gets back…" said Asami.

"Excellent, I knew you wouldn't let me down…" he said smiling gracefully.

Varrick stood up quickly.

"I will take my leave now… good afternoon ladies…" he said by looking at Jinora and Asami.

"Good afternoon to you as well Varrick…" said Asami serving him with a smile.

He walked up to the exit of the Asami's room and Zhu li followed him.

Few days has come to pass since then, Asami managed to come up with a mechanism which will help to raise the retractable wall and gave it to Varrick. However mechanism cannot be operated automatically, it requires some of the powerful metal benders to operate it. Soon after receiving the complete plan Varrick began his work on constructing a wall in the republic city shore. With the aid of Su yin and her metal benders the project began to take shape quickly than he expected.

Asami has worked with her father Hiroshi side by side leaving behind all the negativity she had with him. They used all the power that future industries could offer to speed up the construction of the shelter. Rest of the world had been working on their own plans to face the upcoming destruction. Even though the calculation says the impact with will release a massive amount of destructive power upon the world, no one really knows to be exact.

Meanwhile in the black island, Korra is still in deep meditative state. Zaheer watched over her for the past few days yet she did not return. It has taken lot longer than he expected but he decided to give her more time and wait patiently.

Twenty Days later…

Zaheer kept gazing outside the window at the raging sea and turned back at Korra who had been sitting still in meditative lotus position for the last twenty days.

"Has she really drifted away beyond the Brahma plain…?" Zaheer has begun to question himself.

Even though he felt slightly impatient and worried over Korra, there is nothing he could do for her. He walked closer to her and held his hand just slightly below her nostrils. He felt her breath steadily inhaling and exhaling in to a rhythm.

Meanwhile
Brahma Plane

Korra took a deep breath of relief as she felt a strange harmony within her. She opened her eyes and realized that she's been in some kind of meditative Trans… She feels like a tremendous amount of energy is flowing through her with no interruption at all.

"I think this is what Zaheer said… I feel all my chakra pools have opened up and the energies within are flowing in synchronous harmony…" she thought.

Korra closed her eyes and took a deep breath again wanting to release her consciousness from Brahma plane. She felt that now she knows what should be done beyond this point… her own mind shows her the way without any guidance or a teacher. She closed her eyes to return and suddenly she found herself hovering in the endless celestial space. She realized that she is already in avatar state and everything began to glow around her in pure white light. She felt the pure universal energy is flowing through her effortlessly. It was so bright that it consumed everything which surrounds her…

Black Island…

Korra opened her eyes in a calm manner. She felt no rush and soon as she opened her eyes, she felt immense happiness has bloomed within her. She found herself seated in lotus position in the middle of the meditation room. Zaheer slowly walked up to her.

"Do not rush to move… you have been seated for twenty days at a stretch… take it slowly…" said Zaheer in a calm tone. She wanted to talk but she felt that her jaws are locked.

Zaheer walked behind her and laid his hands on the sides of her cheeks. Then slowly followed her jaw line up to the hinges and massaged gently.

"Now try to open your mouth very slowly…" he said.

She slowly opened her mouth several times and closed. Then he laid his hands on her shoulder and followed down up to her elbow.

"Try to raise your arm… very slowly…" he said.

She did as he instructed in a calm manner and he supported her arm until she felt full control of her arms. Zaheer quickly walked to face her and held her hands one at a time.

"Try to bend your fingers…" he said.

She slowly tries to work her fingers and she felt a pain running through her wrist. Zaheer gently massaged her palms to relax the muscles and finally she had the full control of her hands.

"Good…" said Zaheer with a smile and handed her a copper goblet filled with water.

"Drink this slowly… let it hydrate your throat…" he said.

Korra took it in her hands and sipped the water.

"Now try to use your voice…" said Zaheer.

She cleared her throat softly.

"I felt it…" she said and her voice seemed rather crippled.

"I know you did…" said Zaheer and smiled at her.

"I feel happy… Zaheer…" she said and smiled.

"The immense happy warm feeling you have within you is a result of opening all your chakras and making them flow in synchronous harmony…" said Zaheer.

She felt that her voice had returned.

"Can I stand up…?" Korra asked.

"First you need to stretch your spine with a support…" said Zaheer stepping behind her.

He gently pressed his hands against her back while kneeling behind her.

"Now slowly lay back… I am holding you…" he said.

She slowly leaned back letting herself fall.

"Let yourself fall back… do not tension your muscles… I am holding you…" he said.

He slowly laid her on the ground and helped to stretch her legs.

"Breathe deeply…" said Zaheer.

She took a deep breath and exhaled.

"I am feeling really stiff on my back…" she said.

"Alright… slowly turn around…" said Zaheer.

He helped her to roll on the floor with her face down and pressed few pressure points in her upper back then slowly continued it down to her lower back along the spine.

"This should warm up the muscles which supports you spine within…" said Zaheer.

"I feel it…" she said as her spine suddenly begun to get warm as if an electric bulb is shined on her.

Two hours later…

Korra sits next to Zaheer in the dinner table and pam walked over with tea. Korra has her wet hair down in a comfortable white singlet and a pair of baggy dun green pants. Pam served her tea.

"This is a special herbal tea which will revitalize all the organs in the body... you have been without water or food for too long…" said Zaheer.

"I am feeling hungry like a lion turtle after the shower…" said Korra.

"Drink the tea first before you introduce any hard food to your system…" said Zaheer.

She obediently sips the tea and it tasted extremely bitter and salty. Korra quickly drank it down just to get rid of it.

"I know it tastes awful…" said Zaheer and smiled at her.

"Why do good things always have an awful taste…?" Korra asked with a scowl on her face.

Zaheer smirked for the way she reacted at the tea.

Pam walked in with a large bowl of boiled vegetables and two rare beef steaks.

"What day is it today Zaheer…? Have I really been there for twenty days…?" Korra asked while serving her plate with vegetables.

"You have been meditating for twenty days and I was beginning to worry, thinking that you may have drifted away beyond brahma plain…" said Zaheer.

"But I never felt it at all… I felt like it just took me few minutes… that's all…" said Korra while stuffing her mouth with vegetables.

"As I said earlier, in Brahma plain time does not exist…" said Zaheer.

"Hmmm… it seems like the doomsday has gotten closer and closer while I was sitting there meditating…" said Korra while pulling the steak closer to her.

"Yes it is… but you are still not ready…" said Zaheer while taking a piece of steak in to his mouth.

Korra looked at him with a question mark on her facial expression.

"You have unlocked all your chakra pools, archived the synchronous harmony and found a way to channel the universal energy in to you while in avatar state… but while you were at it… your body has grown weak unknowingly… it has caused a tremendous negative effect on all your muscles and organs…" said Zaheer.

"But I don't feel bad… I feel fine… actually much happier than I was…" said Korra while chewing the steak.

"You won't feel it in your day to day activity… but if you face a situation like a battle… you definitely will feel it…" said Zaheer and paused.

"From tomorrow morning… we shall begin a special training session which will restore your body to its full potential…" Zaheer continued.

"Alright… I am ready for that…" said Korra in a determined tone.

Republic City…
Air Temple Island…
Late evening…

Asami leaned against the railing of the ledge overlooking at the sea. Sun is lazily sinking to the sea creating a vermillion hue at the horizon. The smooth chill wind came and embraced her as she drowned herself in thoughts about Korra at the edge of air temple island's garden.

"Beautiful isn't it…?" Jinoras voice broke her contemplation.

She turned her head and looked at her with a smile.

"Yes it is…" she said.

Jinora walked up to her and rests her elbows on the railing looking at the same direction.

"I know what you're thinking…" said Jinora.

"Tell me…" said Asami.

"It's about Korra…" said Jinora and smiled at her.

Asami sighed with a long exhale as a reply.

"I miss her… All this time I was questioning myself… did I do the right thing…? Leave her to be on her own at black island and returned to republic city…?" said Asami.

"You did the right thing… don't worry yourself over… you can return to her soon after the shelter is complete…" said Jinora.

"I know… but still…" said Asami.

"I know the feeling Asami… cheer up… in few more days the shelter will be complete and then you can go back to her" said Jinora.

"Will she think badly of me…? Did I break her heart by coming back to republic city…? my gosh I was so insensitive…" Asami asked impatiently.

"You didn't do any of those…" said Jinora.

"I wonder what she might be doing right now…?" said Asami with a smile.

"Probably talking with Zaheer or having tea…" said Jinora in a playful tone.

Asami smirked.

"You really do know how to cheer up a person… don't you…?" said Asami.

"That's a special trait of being an air nomad…" said Jinora.

"Did you manage to sort out your little quarrel with Tenzin…?" Asami asked.

"I don't know Asami… his decision is the final and there is no turning back unless I go beyond his consent and do what I want. It really doesn't matter where we are, isn't it…? If it was bigger than the prediction, we all will die along with the rest of the world…" said Jinora with a sigh.

"Do what you think is right Jinora…" said Asami.

"If I am to die… I want to die with my family… I don't want to die alone…" said Jinora.

"I know the feeling… if I am to die, I want to die besides her, holding her in my arms… holding each other never to be apart again…" said Asami looking back again at the horizon.

"Once you're done with everything… let me know, I will take you back to black island on my sky bison… It will be much faster than taking a boat…" said Jinora wanting to cheer her up.

Asami smiled at her for the offer. She knows that it will be easy to find the Black island on a back of a sky bison than on a boat.

"Come… let's go back to the air temple… everyone is waiting for us to start the dinner… Mako and Bolin just came in when I came to fetch you…" said Jinora wanting her to come along with her.

As the days go by…

The celestial object kept growing in size every night and now it has become visible to the naked eye. As it gets closer and closer; more and more chaotic things kept happening all over the world. Due to some unknown reason, the spirits of the spirit world has begun to collide with the material world. The attacks similar to the "Island of Broosh" kept reporting from all over the world. All leading nations of the world had to work on their defense plans while dealing with recurring spirit attacks. The densely populated cities like republic city have another issue to deal with; it is the gangs who are trying to take advantage of the current situation.

Future industries have finally come to the completion of constructing the shelter. The republic city has officially given the evacuation notice to all its citizens. Those who wish to remain in the republic city during the impact had already begun to move in to the shelter. The republic city has slowly begun to empty itself as the citizens moved in to the shelter as well as out of the city. The streets of the city which was once bustling with people has gone empty… the republic city has slowly turned itself in to a ghost town…

Construction of the wall is still undergoing the final parts of its completion under the Varrick's supervision. He says if all goes as planned, the wall can drastically reduce the damage that may caused by the impact.

During past few days Korra had to go through an extensive training which pushed her to the very limits of her body. She was trained all day long by Zaheer from physical training to spiritual training. She had begun to improve beyond Zaheer's expectation.

Tenzin had already sent his wife and three younger children to the southern water tribe where he thinks they will be much safer than staying in the republic city. Pema had no other choice; she had to obey Tenzin's instructions because she did not want her children's lives to be in danger. Jinora wanted to stay with her father and after a long frustrating argument, he finally agreed to his eldest daughter's decision.

Lin was the final officer to walk out of the republic city police building. The police forces were the last of employed people to be released from their duties until further notice. She decided to team up with Tenzin because if the world ends, she wanted to be beside him.

Kuvira did not want to return to Sai Fu', instead she decided to stay in Republic city with Mako during the impact. Su yin' agreed to her decision because republic city needed powerful metal benders to operate the wall. Bolin left republic city to be with Opal.

Ten days before the impact…
Air Temple Island…

Asami walked through the garden of the air temple. A gust of wind welcomed her as she noticed the leaves had fallen all over the garden. There was no one to be seen and she felt like a ghost in this empty island. She walked up to front porch and as she stepped in she saw Jinora coming towards her.

"I am sorry this place is a mess… no one's here except me now…" said Jinora closing the door and coming on to the front porch with her backpack. She was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a grey t shirt.

"I thought Tenzin is with you…" said Asami.

"Lin came in this morning and they left for the shelter… She didn't want him to stay here… I'll be going there as well to join him…" said Jinora.

Jinora called out for her sky bison; it came and landed few yards away from the front porch. Jinora quickly walked towards the Bison. Asami stepped down the front porch and zip up her riding jacket while walking towards Jinora and the Bison.

"Everything is good to go… are you ready for some flying…?" Jinora asked with a smile on her face.

Asami nods smiling back at her. She held Jinora closer from her shoulders and looked in to her eyes. She looked in to Asami's eyes feeling slightly awkward.

"Once you drop me off at Black Island… I want you to return to shelter soon as you can… alright…?" said Asami.

"I will… don't worry…" said Jinora smiling at her.

They hugged each other warmly.

"Thank you for everything Jinora… I feel really guilty that you have come back all alone after dropping me off…" said Asami.

"Oh that's alright… We air nomads are born to fly…" said Jinora.

They leaned away from each other and Jinora kept starring in to her eyes.

"Let's go…" said Jinora with a smile.

She hopped on top of the Air bison using her air bending skills and then pulled Asami up to its saddle.

"Alright then… here we go…" said Jinora.

The sky bison carrying Jinora and Asami flew swiftly in to the horizon heading towards the rough seas.

Meanwhile…
The Black Island…

The storm clouds have gathered up in the morning sky making it seemed like the late evening. The lightning danced to the rhythm of thunder and the heavy cold wind kept blaring across the island howling as if it is a pack of wolves.

Korra is sitting on her knees in the middle of the topmost floor of the "Lair of the blood dragon", wearing a knee length black sleeveless petticoat. Her fairly long wet dark hair was set loose after having a long cleansing bathe. She felt a gust of cold wind wreathed around her as the door behind her opened. She kept sitting in the middle calm manner. Zaheer walked in front of her wearing a black pants and a black shirt with a red dragon design. He had a set of folded clothes in his hands. He stood steadily in front of her while holding the clothes towards her. Zaheer looked down upon his student and smiled proudly.

"Korra… as far as I see… you have reached the pinnacle where no avatar has ever reached before. I am honored to call you my student…" said Zaheer.

Korra looked up to him and smiled back.

"Honor is all mine Zaheer… I am who I am because of you… I am honored to be your student… thank you for being my guiding light…" said Korra in a humble tone and bowed at him.

"I had these specially tailor made for you…" said Zaheer representing the stack of clothes at her. She took them and kept it right in front of her.

Zaheer took a pair of scissors in his hands and walked behind her.

"Are you certain that you want to do this…?" Zaheer asked.

Korra quietly nodded confirming her decision.

"You've being braiding my hair and kept on caring for it… I want you to be the one who cuts it off as well…" said Korra.

Zaheer gently took her wet long hair across his hands and paused.

"Please continue… Zaheer…" she said.

Zaheer begins to cut her long hair. He finally cut her hair off to a bob. Once he finished cutting her hair, she stood up slowly and turned at him. He looked back at her.

"There are only ten more days remaining… Are you aware of what you may face…?" Zaheer asked.

Korra kept silent as she saw he is still holding on to her hair in his hands.

"You can keep it… just to remember me…" said Korra and smiled.

Even though Zaheer is a well hardened man, he felt a piercing arrow of sorrow across his heart as she said it with an empty smile on her face. Zaheer gripped few locks of her hair in his palms. Korra suddenly held his hands together and he looked down in to her eyes. She had her lips half way apart wanting to say something.

"I can feel what's brewing in your heart Zaheer… you can speak it out… it's alright…" Korra said in an almost whispering tone. They kept quiet for a moment.

"Just don't die…" said Zaheer with a great difficulty in his tone.

"I will try not to…" said Korra with a smile and released his hands.

"First I wanted you dead… I wanted to kill you… now I am telling you not to die… life do works in such a funny way…" said Zaheer in an unlikely tone and looked away.

"Yes it is Zaheer… back then we were enemies, I wanted to kill you as well… but now we are different… you are my teacher, my mentor… and the savior… I am what I am now because of you. You have my eternal gratitude for that" said Korra in a slow tone and Zaheer looked at her again.

"All did was what is needed to be done… nothing more…" said Zaheer and paused.

"I have completed all your training… and opened up the flow of all chakra pools. Now I can harness the power of universal energy while in avatar state… what else is there left for me Zaheer…?" Korra asked.

"You have everything you may need to complete the task. Meet me in my study room in an hour… I have accurately calculated the trajectory of the celestial object. I will explain how you should intercept it with minimal exposure to its radiation…" said Zaheer.

An hour later…

Korra had put on the new clothing that Zaheer bought. It was a dark green sleeveless tank top with red lotus emblem along with a blood dragon on the back, made of strong material and a pair of jet black military pants with red dragon design. She looked at herself from the mirror. Her new bob hair goes perfectly well with the outfit. She smiled at her own reflection in a sarcastic manner.

She walked in to the Zaheer study room and he was already there sitting to the large wooden table in the center of the room. He smiled at her as she walked in.

"Do you miss your long hair…?" he asked.

"Nah… I kind of like this one... you could have been a real good hair dresser if you ever tried to be one…" said Korra.

He smirked.

"How is your new outfit…? What do you think about it…?" Zaheer asked.

"Couldn't be any better… thanks a lot for everything Zaheer…" said Korra.

He smiled in a pleasing manner and showed her the chair. Korra sits right in front of him.

"Too much information could make you feel confused… so I will only explain the essence of what you need to know… You will figure out much more during the real situation…" said Zaheer.

Korra nods wanting him to continue….

He stood up and walked towards the white board right in front of them while Korra kept starring at it like a high school student.

Meanwhile…

Jinora is flying along with Asami on her sky bison above the rough sea. The strong cold wind kept blaring at them sadistically as the sky bison soar through the skies.

"We've been flying for hours… do you have any idea where we are right now…? Are we any closer…?" Asami asked curiously.

"I am beginning to wonder about the same question… I am sure we are flying in the right direction… but only thing we could see is this endless rough sea…" said Jinora.

Asami sighs feeling kind of hopeless.

"Remember what Zaheer said…? It is the secret hideout of the red lotus, I don't think it will be easy to find without proper directions…" said Asami.

"Let's not get disheartened… we'll fly a little further until we encounter something other than the sea…" said Jinora and smiled back at Asami.

Asami grabbed a compass out of her jackets pocket and stared at it for a moment.

"We are flying towards the west…" said Asami.

"It is the right direction…" said Jinora with confidence in her tone.

Meanwhile…

Mako cut the engine of his motorcycle and took off his helmet. He can see the massive construction which is undergoing in the sea. The wall is at its final stage of completion.

"MAKOOOOO…" he heard a familiar voice from behind.

He saw Kuvira running towards him with her hair down, wearing a dark grey ladies shirt top and a pair of black jungle pants. He quickly got off the bike and she ran in to his arms. They hugged each other and kissed. She leaned away from him with a giggling smile on her face.

"You looks exhausted darling…" said Kuvira reaching out for Mako's face.

"Nah, I think I had little too much to drink last night and over slept…" said Mako and paused.

"You need to go home and rest… if you'd call up for me and told me the situation, I would have taken a taxi…" said Kuvira.

"I could never do that…" said Mako and smiled in to her eyes.

"It seems to me like the project wall is already complete…" said Mako.

"Two more days and everything will be complete… my task here is done for now. I have trained the metal benders on operating the mechanism to raise the wall" said Kuvira.

"Does that mean you're not needed here anymore…? Not even on the day of the impact…?" Mako asked with his eye brows raised.

Kuvira shook her head with a suppressed smile and excitement in her eyes.

Mako hugged her again and she hugs him back.

"That means we can be at the shelter together… otherwise I was going to be with you in the wall control room…" said Mako.

"Yes we can my love…" said Kuvira in a happy tone.

Mako leaned away from her and his face darkened again.

"Why…? Is something wrong…?" Kuvira asked.

"Nothing's wrong…" said Mako and smiled back again.

"Tell me… it's alright… I promise I won't get mad…" said Kuvira.

"I was just thinking that since you're not needed here anymore, you could go back to sai fu where it is much safer than staying here…" said Mako.

"I am not going back to Sai Fu', Su Yen doesn't even know that I am not needed her anymore. I did all that because I could be with you… it's alright darling… I am happier here with you…" said Kuvira.

"Sometimes I am afraid… not for my life but for yours… I don't want anything happen to you…" said Mako.

"Nothing will happen to me… don't you worry too much over me… and oh I almost forgot… I got something to tell you…" said Kuvira.

"Go ahead…" said Mako smiling at her.

She looked down and draw an empty circle on Mako's chest, and then look back up to him.

"I told Baatar…" she said.

"YOU DID WHAT…?" Mako jumped.

"Relax sweet heart… I didn't tell him about us… it's just that, I told him I need some time of my own… a kind of pause between us…" said Kuvira.

"So what did he say…?" Mako asked.

"He didn't take it really seriously… he just said I can take all the time in the world if I need to… he actually wanted me to take some time off from my work and relax… then I will come back to my senses…" said Kuvira.

"I kind of feel guilty for stealing you away from him… you are his lifelong treasure after all…" said Mako with a sarcastic smile.

"Well my dear handsome fire-bender, you're little too late for that now…" said Kuvira playfully.

"Come on then… let's go, we only got ten more days to go until the impact happens… I am not gonna waste it in the streets…" said Mako.

Kuvira playfully held on to him and walked towards Mako's motorcycle.

Late in the evening….

"Jinora… I think this is useless…" said Asami.

Jinora looked at her.

"I am sorry Asami… it's harder than I thought…" said Jinora.

"It's alright… turn the bison around, let's go back… we've been flying too long and far, Let's head back before it gets too dark. I think the bison needs to rest as well…" said Asami.

"I know but I feel terrible… I promised I'd take you back to Korra…" said Jinora.

"You did all you could… I don't want you to put your life in danger because of me or Korra… turn around, let's go back… I don't think we can find the black island like this…" said Asami.

Jinora hugged her feeling really bad.

"I am so sorry…" said Jinora.

"Don't worry… let's go back… we'll try to find the right coordinates for the black island and then I could return with a speedboat or something… you did all you could and I am utterly thankful for that…" said Asami.

Jinora turned the sky bison around and began to fly back towards the land direction.

"Let's find the nearest land… stay there for tonight and return back to republic city at the break of dawn…" said Jinora.

"Sounds like a good idea… but shouldn't you be back at the shelter by now…?" Asami asked.

"That was the initial plan… but the night is already upon us… there is no way we could go back before the night falls…" said Jinora.

Asami had the map opened up in her hands and she was going through it for a moment.

"Here's the compass… turn towards north east from here… if my coordinates were correct, we should be flying over the land in four hours… there is this small coastal village where we can stay for tonight…" said Asami and handed over her a Compass.

Meanwhile…
Black Island…

Korra kept starring at the rough sea standing by the ledge at the far end of the garden. She curled up her arms with a deep sigh as the cold wind blew her hair with it. There was constant lightning and thunder in the gloomy sky. She felt the drizzling raindrops against her skin.

"Too much of cold wind may ail you Korra…" said Zaheer.

She looked behind and smiled as Zaheer walked up to the ledge and stood beside her.

"I was gonna go back… it is going to start raining again…" said Korra.

"You were deep in your thoughts I assume…" said Zaheer.

"Yes I was… I thought she will return to me… I guess I was wrong…" said Korra.

"We may never know her real situation… perhaps she may have lost her way back to you…" said Zaheer.

"You're always good with your words Zaheer… Thank you for trying to make me feel better…" said Korra and smiled at him.

"She loves you so dearly… I saw it in her eyes… a love like that could never stay apart for too long…" said Zaheer.

Korra looked at Zaheer and her eyes were filled with tears. A smile bloomed through her tears.

"I wish she didn't return to republic city no matter what…" said Korra.

"Even though you love her with all your heart… she's still not you… she sees the world from a different point of view… Republic city is where she grew up and being the heiress to the future industries entrusts her with certain responsibilities which she cannot ignore…" said Zaheer.

"I am certain that she was thinking the same…" Zaheer added.

Korra wiped her tears and walked back away from the cliff.

"Let's go back… I feel exhausted…" Korra mumbled as she walk passed Zaheer.

"You need to gather up all the energy you may have lost during the training before you head towards republic city…" said Zaheer.

"I really need a long good night sleep…" said Korra with a careless smile.

…

Asami and Jinora had finally reached the land and they kept on flying for a while.

"It seems like we're flying over some dense forest area…" said Asami while looking at the map with a small flash light.

"Trying to find the black island without proper planning was totally a bad idea… now I agree…" said Jinora.

"If I am correct, we are nowhere near any settlement for hours Jinora… seems like we're flying above a massive forest right now…" said Asami.

"It is night already and he seems tired as well, I don't think he would want to fly any further… Let's land somewhere safe and camp up for tonight…" said Jinora.

"Sounds good to me… we'll head back to republic city at break of dawn tomorrow" said Asami.

They looked for a good place to camp tonight and Jinora landed the sky bison near a river the flow through the forest. Jinora's sky bison replenish itself with water from the river and soon fell asleep because he was flying all day long. Asami and Jinora prepared the sleeping bags on the ground and lit up a campfire to keep away the insects.

They slipped inside the cozy sleeping bags…

"You been awfully quiet for a while now… care to tell me about it…?" Jinora asked while looking at Asami.

Asami turned her head at her and smiled.

"Was i…? I am sorry if weren't paying much attention…" she asked.

"Nah… you don't have to say sorry… I didn't say anything serious…" said Jinora and smiled back.

"It was just that thoughts of Korra kept on flooding my mind from the moment we turned around…" said Asami.

"Now you're making me feel guilty again…" said Jinora.

"It's just that… have I done something wrong…?" said Asami with a pause in the middle.

"No you did not… because of what you did, you saved thousands of innocent lives…" said Jinora.

"Yeah… but still…" said Asami with a sigh.

"If you like… we can go back and give it a second try…" said Jinora.

"It's alright Jinora… you did everything you could for me… I can't let you fly me all over the rough sea on that sky bison again…" said Asami.

"Don't worry about me… Just say the word… it's your call" said Jinora.

"It's time you go back to your family… find the nice cozy warm room that is reserved specially for you…" said Asami.

"Thanks for everything Asami…" Jinora paused.

They kept quiet for a moment gazing up at the sky.

"Ermm… Asami… I am not saying it will happen but what if you couldn't find your way to Black Island again…?" Jinora broke the silence.

"I don't know what I'll do… I won't be able to forgive myself for leaving her…" said Asami.

"I know you've been asked this question over and over… but do you think she'd return to republic city…?" Jinora asked.

"I really don't know what she'll do… she's the avatar and she's the only hope this world has…" said Asami.

Jinora sighed looking back up at the sky.

"Let's just hope that she'll show up… if not, then it's time to kiss goodbye the life as we know it…" said Jinora.

"I hope she's doing alright no matter wherever she is…" said Asami.

"I am sure she's doing alright… Zaheer kept her safe for all these years… I guess as long as she's with him, she'll be fine… let's catch some shut eye… we'll leave at break of dawn…" said Jinora.

….

Very next day Asami and Jinora head back to the republic city on the sky bison. As soon as Asami reached republic city she began to do some research on locating the black island. Unfortunately she couldn't find any information regards to it.

Several days have passed since then, Varrick has officialy announced the completion of the wall. It is a massive retractable steel wall that rises up in to the sky from the sea when it is necessary. It could provide a strong defense against any kind of wave that could destroy the city. The shelter project by future industries has already completed and nearly eighty percent of the people have already moved in. It is a massive facility build in to a rocky mountain at the far end of republic city. It can provide all necessities to the inhabitants for up to ten years including sleeping quarters without ever having to leave the shelter.

After the completion of the wall Varrick decided to build a special radio station in the topmost floor of the tallest tower of the city which is called the Empire Tower. He had decided to broadcast a special station all over the republic city live while the impact takes place so that each and everyone will know what will be happening. He had installed special observation equipment to monitor the impact as it happens and also launched a fleet of future industries helicopters to petrol the city.

…..

The day of the comet…

Black Island…
The Lair of The Blood Dragon
Morning…

Korra walked out of her room wearing the outfit that Zaheer gave her. It is the day that she faces the ultimate fate of the world. She knows that she will be facing something that no previous avatar has ever faced before. While having dinner with Zaheer last night, he wanted her to come to the roof top in the morning. Korra climbed all the way up through the stairs until she ended up in the roof top floor.

Korra walked few steps towards Zaheer as he patiently gazes at the morning horizon. He turned to her before she reached him and saw her in the outfit he gave her that day. Her bob hair goes perfectly well with the outfit. He smiled at her and she smiled back at him.

They went speechless for a moment.

"You looks absolutely at your best Korra… How are you feeling…?" Zaheer asked.

"I am ready…." said Korra spontaneously.

"I do not want to cloud your memory by discussing any tactics… I am sure you have heard all you need and you're ready for it… you've been preparing for this day and now it is time that you make use of what you have learned. Show the world what you're made of… You are about to confront an obstacle that no avatar before you had ever faced..." said Zaheer.

Zaheer handed her a new retractable glider. Korra took it using both her hands.

"This is a glider specially designed by one of our elite red lotus air benders over fifty years ago… it is much advance and stronger than what you may have used before. This will allow you to fly up in to high altitudes with air bending. If you combine fire bending along with it, you could even travel further" said Zaheer.

"Thank you Zaheer…" she said and paused.

"I think it is time…" said Korra and smiled at Zaheer. He nods at her.

Korra slowly walked towards the ledge of the roof top. She felt the strong cold wind blowing against her. Zaheer watched as she walked towards the ledge. She turned back at Zaheer.

"Zaheer… Would you do me a favor…?" Korra asked.

Zaheer nods wanting her to elaborate.

"If i couldn't return… I want you to give my love to Asami and tell her not to be sad… I will wait for her in afterlife…" said Korra and smiled bravely.

"You will return to hold her back in your arms again Avatar Korra… underestimate yourself no further…. You are far beyond what people may think as the Avatar. It's time you embrace what is yours… show the world who you are… unleash yourself not as an avatar but as an goddess…" said Zaheer with so much confidence in tone.

"Thank you for everything Zaheer…" she said and smiled.

Korra closed her eyes and took a deep breath embracing the cold wind against her face and let herself fall off from the ledge.

As she falls half way, she quickly opened her eyes and activated the glider. Suddenly the long pole she was holding in her hand became a large black winged glider with red lotus emblem on its wings.

Zaheer slowly walked towards the ledge and watched Korra flew away in to the horizon with her glider. He smiled while feeling proud of his student.

"You are not alone in this… Korra…" he said.

Lao had already walked behind Zaheer and paused as he turned back.

"Master… everything you have asked of me is ready…" said Lao in an obedient tone.

"Very well Lao… I shall take my leave then…" said Zaheer.

…

The much anticipated dooms day or the day of the comet as some may call it has already arrived. The whole world had been preparing for this for last two months. Today is the day that world will be put on trial. For the first time in history the world is facing a threat that is big enough for total annihilation of all life. The republic city has completely gone empty resembling a ghost town. Few citizens have decided to remain in their own properties relying on the protection of the wall. Some have already fled the city looking for refuge in other parts of the world. Rest of the population had moved in to future industries shelter where it offers the maximum protection during this hazardous event.

Varrick powered up the newly built radio station on the tallest building of republic city. He wished to speak to everyone who are listening in and keep them updated. The specially designed observatory could give up to date reports from the moment the celestial object enters the atmosphere until the collision.

…

"Alright Zhu Li… is everything up and ready…?" Varrick asked her as he put on the headset in front of the mic.

"Everything is ready… the telescopes are monitoring the sky as we speak… cameras will take photographs of every single move…" said Zhu Li.

"Alright… world… it's time to do the thing…" said Varrick by turning on the transmission.

…

In the future industries shelter…

All the citizens who are in the shelter had received entry to their cabins. The shelter is set to go in to automatic lock down mode in twenty minutes. Once the lock down mode has being initiated, all entry ways to the shelter will be sealed shut. There will be no getting in or out. Some people were praying for their gods while others sit by their radio sets silently waiting for the special transmission from Varrick.

VIP Section… Cabin No 3

Tenzin kept gazing at the radio for a moment and then got distracted as Lin walked in with Jinora.

"Varrick still haven't started the special transmission…" said Tenzin.

"I hope everything is alright with him up there in the tower…" said Lin.

"How many are there with Varrick and Zhu li…?" Jinora asked.

"As far as I know, it's just two of them. They didn't want anyone else to risk their lives…" said Tenzin.

Suddenly the intercom on the wall bleeped. Tenzin pressed the loudspeaker button.

"It is Hiroshi here… is Asami with you…?" he asked suddenly.

"I am sorry Hiroshi… she's not with us…" said Tenzin.

Jinora quickly walked up to the intercom.

"I thought she is with you… she wasn't doing well from the moment we returned back to the shelter…" said Jinora in a rushed tone.

"I know she wasn't doing well but all this time I was thinking she is with you Jinora…" said Hiroshi.

"I haven't seen her since yesterday…" said Jinora feeling slightly worried.

"I hope she hasn't gone outside the shelter… good heavens, the automatic lockdown will initiate in fifteen minutes…" said Hiroshi in frustration.

"Oh no…" said Jinora quickly running towards the exit of the cabin.

"Jinora where are you going…?" Tenzin shouts.

"Don't worry dad… I am gonna go look for Asami…"she shouts back.

"But for heaven's sake the lockdown is in fifteen minutes… you can't get back in once it is locked…" Tenzin shouts. By the time he finished his sentence Jinora had already gone.

Tenzin got off from the chair with a rush to go after her. Lin had no time to talk to him… she followed him.

Two of them walked outside the shelter and saw that Jinora is flying high up in the sky already with her glider.

"Has this girl gone mad…" shouts Tenzin in anger.

"It seems like she is… but I prefer to call that love instead crazy…" said Lin from behind while gazing up at the sky.

"What do you mean… oh for heaven's sake Lin, don't tell me that…" said Tenzin in a frustrated tone.

Lin grinned at him.

"Even at the face of death… truth is the truth my love… there are three things that cannot be long hidden… it is the sun, moon and the truth…" said Lin.

"Don't tell me Jinora is in love with Asami… I mean that's ridiculous… Asami and Korra are already together…" said Tenzin.

"Pema loves you and you already have a family with her yet just look at me… you see my sweet Tenzin… love has no boundaries or rules… it just go wherever it may please. It doesn't really care who you are or what your status is… love is love and there is no way one can just stop it…" said Lin.

"You and I were in love even before I met Pema… I hope you understand what I am trying to mean here Lin… but Jinora and Asami is like… Oh how am I going to explain this to you…" said Tenzin.

"I need no explanation love… like I said… love is love… it doesn't care which gender or race you are in…" said Lin with a softer giggle.

"THE SHELTER LOCK DOWN WILL INITIATE IN TEN MINUTES..." said a voice through loud speaker behind the main entrance of the shelter.

"Let's save this deep study of love for later… right now I am going after her… I just can't sit by all warm and cozy while she's out there…" said Tenzin.

"I want you to go back to shelter…" Tenzin added.

Lin furrowed her brows.

"How dare you expect me to run back in and relax all warm and cozy while two of you out there… Tenzin my dear… you need to get your head checked…" said Lin angrily following him.

"Lin… it is going to be dangerous out there and the safest place in republic city is the shelter…" said Tenzin.

"Do I look like I fear death…? If so… you need to get your eyes checked as well…" said Lin in an angered tone.

"Let me just go get the car… there is no time for you to run back in there and grab your glider…" said Lin running away.

…

Varrick begins to broadcast the special transmission…

"Hello republic city and everybody else who are listening in… This is Varrick live from the top of empire tower. I am here to bring you in the live updates of the doomsday or I rather call it "The day of the comet". We will bring you the updates as soon as the celestial object enters our atmosphere… until then I am leaving you with some music to soothe your ears…"

"How am I doing on the mic darling…?" Varrick asked as he took off the headphones.

"You are doing great my love…" said Zhu li serving a cup of coffee.

The radio bleeped… and Varrick answered it.

"Varrick here…" he said.

"We just heard your transmission sir… it was pretty loud and clear even up in the sky…" said the helicopter operator.

"How are you all doing up there lads… any updates…?" Varrick asked.

"We are doing fine sir… nothing on the horizon… we are patrolling all over the republic city while keeping an eye on the sky… I must say these flying machines are amazing… thanks to the future industries…" said the pilot.

"Excellent… keep an eye on the ground as well while you patrol around the city… if you see any citizens who had finally changed their mind about reaching the safety… send them over to the empire tower. They are too late for the shelter because it is already locked by now…" said Varrick.

"We'll do sir… so far the whole republic city is nothing but a ghost town…" said the pilot.

"Keep up the good work lads… Varrick out…" said Varrick cutting off the radio.

"It seems like everything is going smooth as we planned my love…" said Varrick looking at Zhu Li.

"DING…" the elevator bell softly struck once.

"Looks like someone is coming up in the elevator…" said Zhu Li.

"Who on earth would that be…?" said Varrick.

The elevator door opens revealing Bolin & Opal. Varrick got off from the chair and walk towards them with a smile on his face.

"For heaven's sake what are you two doing here…? We thought you are all back in Sai Fu…" said Varrick.

"Well what can I say…? I thought you might need a hand… Let the Nuk-Tuk take the mic and keep everyone some good company…" said Bolin with a grin on his face.

"We know it's not safe here… but don't worry I am an air bender now… if anything goes really wrong… I am gonna fly out of here with Bolin…" said Opal with a grin.

"Come to think of it… Zhu Li and I had decided to go down with the ship…" said Varrick.

"Seriously…?" Opal asked raising her brows.

"Of course not… I am not that crazy… but heck by the way… we never prepared anything for a getaway…" said Varrick rubbing his chin.

"Don't worry love… I have the thing ready… if it is needed…" said Zhu Li coming up to them.

"Alright then… let the Nuk Tuk take the mic…" said Boling with an enthusiastic tone.

"Be my guest…" said Varrick with a toothy grin.

…

Meanwhile… at the shelter…

Mako walked in to his cabin with two packs of breakfast in his hands. Kuvira was sitting there wearing a checkered ladies shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans. She had her hair down and her face looked frustrated.

"Is something wrong…?" Mako asked as he gave a breakfast pack to Kuvira. She nods without words.

"I just had a call from the Wall… Su 'yin is there… she came down here to make sure that everything will go as planned…" said Kuvira.

"I thought she's back in Sai Fu…" said Mako.

"I thought the same too… but…" Kuvira paused.

"What happened…? Tell me…?" Mako asked.

"She just spoke to me over the phone… she said Bolin and Opal had gone to aid Varrick in the empire tower. Everyone is out there trying to help and I can't just sit by here doing nothing…" said Kuvira standing up.

Mako grabbed her hand.

"I am not going to stop you… but if you are going out there… then I am coming with you as well…" said Mako.

She smiled and kissed him.

"THE SHELTER LOCK DOWN COMMENCE IN 10…. 9…" the voice said from the loudspeakers.

Kuvira and Mako didn't had any time to talk to each other… both of them just rushed outside the cabin to get out of the shelter before the lock down begins.

"4… 3…" The countdown goes on.

Mako and Kuvira rushed out of the shelter's main entrance…

"2… 1… 0… LOCK DOWN ACTIVATED…" said the voice and loud alert began to go off. A massive metal door kept on coming down slowly.

Mako and Kuvira held on to each other and kept starring at the door as it closes behind them. They looked in to each other holding closer and smiled.

"Thank you Mako…" she said softly.

"Thank me for what…?" Mako asked while holding her closer.

"For being crazy as I am…" said Kuvira and kissed him on his lips. They held each other closer for a moment.

Few hours goes by…

The whole world had gone completely silent at the moment. Everyone is sitting by their radio sets listening to the special broadcast from empire tower. All the governing nations have already prepared for the collision. Southern and Northern water tribes have gathered their small population in to the city and had used ice benders to cover the whole area with solid ice. The fire nation and earth kingdom had moved their citizens temporarily further in to the land side. According to the calculations those two nations will have much lesser effect from the collision than the republic city. Earth kingdom had already used their elite earth benders to fortify the surrounding walls just to make sure the safety of their city. Earth kingdom and Fire nation also accommodated many citizens who were coming to their territory from surrounding villages and republic city looking for shelter.

However majority of the republic city citizens have wished to remain in republic city instead of fleeing. Most of them had taken refuge in the future industries shelter which is currently the safest option they have.

Time
Approximately 3:50PM

The predicted time for collision is nearing slowly yet nothing unusual had appeared in the sky. Everything seemed calm and peaceful as the day had slowly begun to descent towards evening. Varrick kept on bringing updates via the radio station. Bolin helped in much as he could to keep company as nuk-tuk.

Mako and Kuvira had already gone and met up with Su Yin.

Varrick had ordered the metal benders to do the necessities to raise the wall. With the aid of Su yin, Kuvira and the elite metal benders, a massive metal wall had risen up in to the sky providing protection to the city from any kind of tidal waves. Once the operation of raising the wall had completed… Su yin, Mako, Kuvira and the other remaining metal benders have gone to the empire tower.

Meanwhile…

Tenzin and Lin kept driving all around the city trying to track where Jinora flew off to. Still they are unable to do so.

"Where on earth she had gone to… we've searched almost all the places that we know and we couldn't find Jinora or Asami…" said Tenzin in an extremely worried tone.

"Tenzin… She's not a little child… she may have already found Asami and gone back to empire tower. She knows that it is the second safe place… I think we should head there now… it is almost time…" said Lin while driving car.

"Do as you please Lin… I can't think of anything right now. If something happens to Jinora… I will never be able to forgive myself as her father…" said Tenzin.

"There is nothing you can do about it Tenzin… I am heading towards the empire tower now… I am sorry" said Lin.

…

Empire Tower…

"I don't see anything yet…" said Zhu Li walking towards Varrick.

"According to the calculation, it should already be visible in the sky…" said Varrick while rubbing his chin.

"Weren't you observing it for the past few days…" Mako asked.

"Yes we were… and it was visible to the naked eye in the sky for past couple of weeks… but suddenly just few hours ago we have lost the track of it…" said Varrick.

"That sounds strange… something that big couldn't have just vanished right…?" Su yin asked.

"I presume that as the celestial object gets closer and closer to our planet… the radiation which had been causing havoc already all around the world had made it disappear to our eyes and the other sensory equipment. It is still heading towards us in the same trajectory yet we are unable to track it…" said Varrick.

"It can't simply go invisible because of the radiation… something is wrong here…" said Opal.

"BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP…" the electronic equipment in the room begun to buzz.

Varrick quickly ran towards the monitoring screen. Zhu li attended to the telescopes.

"What's happening…?" Kuvira asked.

"Looks like we got a visual… the celestial object had already entered the orbit… you should be able to see it in the sky if you climb to the roof top now…" said Varrick with horror in his tone.

"Come on let's go…" said Mako rushing towards the elevator.

"Zhu Li… just make sure the thing is ready… we may need it sooner than we thought. This thing is huge…" said Varrick.

"We are ready to do the thing…" said Zhu Li.

Far off at the distance… a large blimp kept moving towards the empire tower. Varrick had already planned his escape secretly. He had built a massive blimp which could carry them across the sky for months without ever needing to touch the ground. He wanted to keep it a secret from everyone until the last moment.

Meanwhile…

Asami kept on gazing at the faraway horizon while standing on the top of the wall. She is wearing her dark leather pants, riding boots and the dark red riding jacket over a collarless t shirt. Suddenly the wind had become stronger and she felt a strange presence. Asami turned back as the sky began to change its color. A bright glowing ball of fire had appeared in the sky. Even though she had left the shelter without a notice, she hasn't come unprepared. Asami had taken one of the helicopters from Future Industries with her. Somehow she had this gut feeling that Korra will come to republic city in the last moment and she didn't want to stay behind the shelter while Korra puts her life in danger.

Korra kept on flying across the rough sea with her glider for the past several hours and had reached the land now. She can see the tall skyscrapers of the republic city appearing beyond the forest. Suddenly she felt a strong presence of energy and saw the massive fire ball which had just entered the atmosphere. The flaming fires of the celestial object had caused a strange dark vermillion tint in the sky.

"It seems like the calculations are correct… the object is heading straight to the predicted zone…" Korra said to herself.

Meanwhile
Empire Tower…

"As we predicted the celestial object had already entered our atmosphere. According to the prediction it is heading right towards the republic city waters. Ladies and Gentleman… this is the moment we have feared for the past two months… Now it had reached us. The wall is raised and standing strong… Shelter is locked with everyone inside. I hope that the rest of the world is ready for this…" said Varrick over the transmission.

"Wait… we are detecting another presence closing in at the celestial object from the radar…" said Zhu li while starring at the screen.

Varrick quickly pulled in to see what's going on.

"Well I'll be damned… I think that is Korra…" said Varrick while rushing towards the mic again.

"My dear citizens… we just have detected another presence closing in to the celestial object. According to my calculation, I think the Avatar Korra is here in republic city. Whether she is good or evil, the fate of the world is in her hands now…" Varrick announced and quickly got off the chair.

"Where are you going…?" Zhu li asked.

"I am gonna go up there to the rooftop and witness it with naked eye like everybody else, come on now love, let us witness the return of avatar…" said Varrick with a toothy grin while grabbing his spyglass.

"Let me get the camera…" said Zhu Li rushing towards the cupboard.

Meanwhile…

Asami kept on starring at the object and she noticed something unusual at the distance. She quickly grabbed the spyglass from her pocket and focused towards it.

"KORRA!" she said with a happy smile.

"It's time you show the world who you are my love…" said Asami turning away to rush towards the helicopter which she had landed on the top of the wall several yards away from her.

"ASAMI!" she heard a voice from behind as she turned.

She quickly turned back to see who it is. She saw Zaheer standing few yards away from her on the wall. He is wearing a black pants and a loose black open neck shirt with a dark red lotus emblem.

"What are you doing here…?" Asami asked him straightaway.

"Same thing as you are Asami…" said Zaheer in a polite tone.

"I got no time for nonsense… I am gonna go…" said Asami with slightly angered tone.

"There is nothing you can do up there on that machine… You can only make things worse for her…" said Zaheer.

Asami turned back at him and sighed.

"The powerful energy that celestial object emits will malfunction the helicopter and ultimately it will crash…." said Zaheer.

"But… she's…" said Asami with teary eyes.

"Yes… I understand your frustration but by trying to help all you could do is make things worse for her. I have been preparing her for the past two months. Now she is far beyond what we all knew as the avatar" said Zaheer.

"How can she stop it…?" Asami asked.

"Korra is the only hope we have… if she fails means we all failed…" said Zaheer.

"That is what worries me… she doesn't have to risk her life for this… we have the wall and shelter…" said Asami.

"Dear child… these scientists have miscalculated everything. According to what I have figured out, impact will unleash a tremendous amount of destructive power upon the world. I highly doubt if anything could survive the devastation" said Zaheer.

"That can't be…" said Asami.

"Unfortunately that is the bitter truth…" said Zaheer.

Meanwhile…

Korra tried to fly closer but it was extremely hot and difficult to reach any closer due to its blazing flames. Even though it many look as if it is moving slower, it is moving at a tremendous speed.

"All right this is far as I can go, if I want to go any further, I need to switch to avatar state…" Korra thought while flying after the object.

She had already realized that at this speed the celestial object will collide with the planet in few minutes time. Korra didn't think twice. She knew it was now or never.

She flew fast as she could with the glider and suddenly let it go in the midair while summoning the avatar state. Her eyes began to glow with bright white light. She began to chase after the object effortlessly while in avatar state.

Meanwhile…
Empire Tower…

"There she is…" shouts Mako.

"I can't figure out who or what… it is too bright up in the sky…" said Kuvira.

"Everybody put on these glasses… so you can see it…" said Varrick running in with a box of very dark sunglasses.

"She's going after it… I've taken few pictures already…" said Zhu Li while looking through long telescope camera contraption.

"Now I see it too…" said Opal while looking through a spyglass.

"That is impossible… there is no way she could change its trajectory even if she is in avatar state…" said Tenzin.

"According to our calculations… we have eight more minutes until the collision…" said Varrick while looking at the stopwatch.

Meanwhile…

Korra kept on following it and focused her earth bending energy at it. It has only little use so she used all of her four bending grapples right at the celestial object. She felt a sudden jolt of shockwave running through her body as the celestial object began to feed on her spirit energy.

"What the hell is this thing… this is not some mere space rock…" Korra thought to herself.

"You want a piece of me…? Then come and get it bitch…" said Korra while focusing on her inner chakra pools and channeling in to universal energy to flow through her.

Her call had being answered instantly… she felt a burning sensation all over her body as the universal energy began to flow through her providing her with unlimited amount of power. Korra grinded her teeth holding on to the burning pain and tried to pull the object away from its trajectory. She tried to throw it off course. It doesn't seem to be easy.

Meanwhile…

"BLOODY HELL GUYS… SHE IS TRYING TO INTERCEPT IT…" shouts Bolin while holding his binoculars in his hands.

"Foolish girl… you are going to kill yourself now…" said Tenzin in an angered tone.

"Looks like she got something more than what meets the eye… look at this report…" said Varrick grabbing the report Zhu li just bought on to the roof top.

"According to this report… she is releasing a tremendous amount of dark energy at the object…" said Varrick while gazing at the report.

"So is that a good thing or a bad thing…?" Mako asked.

"We really don't know because we have no idea how she is going to stop it… or what her intentions are" said Varrick.

"I think Tenzin was right… she is trying to change the trajectory of it…" said Zhu Li.

"What in the world is that…?" Lin asked as the huge blimp reached the roof top.

"Oh that is my secret little escape plan…" said Varrick with a toothy grin.

"An escape plan…? You must be kidding me…" said Tenzin looking at it.

The massive blimp hovered above the rooftop and dropped down a rope ladder.

Meanwhile…

"What is she doing…?" Asami asked.

"She's trying to put the object off its original trajectory…" said Zaheer in a calm manner.

"How could you be so at ease… she's killing herself up there…" shouts Asami.

"It's her prime duty to stand against all odds that threatens this world… if it cause her to die… then that is her fate… I understand that she is your lover… but you should not forget that she's also the avatar…" said Zaheer.

"How could you say that…? You are such a heartless monster… she is risked her life to save you..., she respects you and cares for you…" said Asami hysterically and paused looking down.

"Why would I even bother telling you all this… you'll never understand…" said Asami.

Zaheer noticed someone is flying towards where they are from a distance with an air nomad glider. Asami turned at the sky again as Zaheer kept looking at the incoming glider.

"That's Jinora…" said Asami.

Jinora saw Asami on the top of the wall and landed the glider safely on it. She quickly ran towards Asami and they hugged each other.

"I know… you don't have to explain anything to me…" said Jinora with a smile on her face.

"It seems like she is trying to put the celestial object off course…" said Jinora.

"That is exactly what she is trying to do… if she couldn't stop it then she'd slow it down… I suggest that two of you get to that helicopter and reach a higher ground" said Zaheer.

"He is right Asami… there is nothing we could do help her… we can't even get close to it. Best thing we could do is get ourselves to a safety… Let's fly over to the empire tower. That's the safest place in the city apart from the shelter…" said Jinora grabbing Asami's hand.

"LET'S GO ASAMI… IF SHE COULDN'T STOP IT, IT WILL CRASH IN TO THE SEA IN FEW MORE MINUTES…" shouts Jinora angrily and pulled Asami.

She went along with Jinora towards the helicopter in a hesitant manner. Zaheer kept looking at them.

"Aren't you going to come with us Zaheer…?" Asami shouts out to him.

"You two go ahead…" said Zaheer.

"I think you better come along with us Zaheer… There is nothing you could do to help her from here… if she figured out that one of us are not safe, it might disrupt her concentration" said Jinora while getting on to the helicopter.

Zaheer looked up at the sky once more before taking a decision. Asami fired the engine of the helicopter and the fans began to spin.

"ZAHEER…? Are you coming or what…?" Jinora shouts out again. He sighed and walked towards the helicopter.

Meanwhile…

Korra kept on focusing all of her bending and energy on the celestial object and yet nothing seemed to work. Suddenly she felt a strange void in her as if it is a tug in her heart. She gasped with the sudden jolt.

"What's happening…?" Korra thought to herself.

She finally realized that the celestial object had begun to drain energy from her towards itself. Even though she has an endless supply of energy from the universal energy which now kept flowing through her, she felt exhausted. She groaned in pain as the intensity of energy drain has suddenly increased in thousand folds.

"I am losing my bending grapple on the object…" she thought to herself with a scowl on her face.

The bandwidth of the energy drain through her chakra pools had begun to exceed its capacity. She began to feel a shiver running down on her body.

"I… I can't hold on to this any longer… the energy drain is too immense that my body simply cannot provide that much capacity…" Korra thought while grinding her teeth. She began to bleed from her eyes, nose and ears… she felt the taste of her own blood on her lips.

Meanwhile…

Asami's helicopter had already reached empire tower. It slowly lands on the roof top and three of them quickly got off from it. They saw that all of the others are there already. Tenzin came running towards Jinora and hugged her.

"I was so worried about you…" he said.

"I am sorry I had to go like that dad…" said Jinora.

As the Zaheer stepped down from the helicopter those who have suddenly noticed him took a fighting stance.

"WOW… WOW… hold on fellas…" shouts Asami coming in between.

"That monster…" said Lin furrowing her face.

"Nobody is going to fight now…" said Jinora coming up to Asami.

"How come you defend him… he is the cause for all this…" shouts Lin coming forward with Kuvira and Su Yin.

"Look here everyone… Zaheer may be your enemy but this is no time to fight…" said Jinora.

"He is a murderer… a dangerous prisoner who had escaped after murdering everyone in the high security prison…" shouts Kuvira as she broke in to the heated conversation.

"Jinora is right… this is no time for a quarrel… besides Korra wouldn't want see any harm coming towards him right now…" said Mako coming in along with Bolin.

"LOOK EVERYBODY… SOMETHING IS WRONG… Korra kept on slowing it down all this time and look…" shouts Varrick while pointing up at the sky.

Everyone looked up at the direction where Varrick is pointing.

Meanwhile…

"I don't think I can hold it any longer…" Korra thought to herself.

The blood which kept draining from her eyes, nose and ears all damped up her neck and upper garment. Korra tried to release the grapple and she realized that she couldn't do it either.

"What's happening…" she thought to herself.

Suddenly the world around her began to fade and she felt as if she is going to faint.

Korra has lost her consciousness and she couldn't withdraw the grapple she had on the object. Suddenly the celestial object began to move in super speed dragging Korra along with it.

Meanwhile…

Everybody kept gazing up at the sky as the celestial object moved so fast high up in the sky above the republic city towards the sea.

"What just happened…?" Asami asked in a worried tone.

"I think Korra has failed to hold on to it any longer…" said Zaheer and everybody looked at him.

Right at the moment when everyone looked at him, a sound of growling explosion was heard along with a massive blast that trembled the ground instantly. As the object collides at the far away sea, the sky had lit up with intense light and everyone closed their eyes not being able to bear the intensity.

"There is no time to loose people… if the wall fails we're all going down…" shouts Varrick.

"IF THE WALL FAILS…?" Su yin asked in a peculiar tone.

"We never know…" said Varrick.

Zhu Li quickly came along with a remote control in her hand. She pressed some button and the massive blimp that was hovering at the distance began to move closer.

"Those who wish to live through this… come along with me…" said Varrick in a rude manner.

The sky has darkened as the intense light faded… the lightning thunder began to occur instantly at the distant sea. Republic city sky had begun to get overshadowed by dark clouds.

Asami kept on starring at the direction of the sea as if she is stunned. The blimp approached quickly and Varrick ran towards its ladder along with Zhu Li.

"Tenzin… let's go… there is nothing else we can do about it… it is not safe to stay here… if the wall perished we all will die along with it… no one knows what is coming…" said Lin wanting him to follow.

"Varrick's not going to wait forever… let's go Mako…" said Kuvira wanting him to come along quickly. Bolin, Su Yin and Opal had already rushed towards it along with Varrick.

Asami looked at Zaheer with her eyes flooded with tears. He laid his hand on her shoulder and looked away.

"Jinora… Asami…? Let's go…" shouts Tenzin while waiting for them by the ladder.

"Asami… let's go…" said Jinora in a saddened tone, wanting her to come along.

"I can't… you go ahead…" said Asami while looking down.

"They can't wait for us any longer… You gotta come with me…" said Jinora rushing her.

"Jinora… you go on with your father… we will take the helicopter…" said Zaheer.

Jinora looked at him and he gently nods. Jinora understood that Asami needs sometime alone and she will be safe as long as Zaheer is there.

"If I don't see you following the blimp… I am coming back… I have my glider…" said Jinora in a strong manner and ran towards Tenzin as he waits for her near the ladder.

"What about Asami…? Why she wouldn't come…?" Tenzin asked as Jinora got on the ladder.

"She will come along with Zaheer on the helicopter…" said Jinora.

They climbed up aboard the blimp.

"Where's Asami…?" Mako asked coming towards them.

"It's alright… she'll come along with Zaheer on the helicopter…" said Jinora while walking inside.

"Zaheer what…? I don't care about him just let me go and get her…" said Mako trying to rush outside again. Kuvira held his arm from the bicep.

"We are taking off… let her come along with Zaheer… they are more friends than you could ever be to them…" said Kuvira.

The other earth benders who were helping in the wall rushed to the rooftop and got on the blimp.

The blimp began to move away from the roof top along with everyone except Zaheer and Asami. The ladder retracted slowly as it moved away.

Meanwhile…

Asami kept silent as the tears rolled across her cheeks.

"Zaheer…? Why…? Why…? Does she have to suffer so much…?" Asami asked as she broke down slowly.

"She bears the great responsibility of being the Avatar, it is her prime duty to stand against whatever that threatens this world…" said Zaheer wanting to comfort her.

"I can't take it anymore… I can't watch her suffer like this anymore…" said Asami looking back again at the horizon.

A sudden gust of strong wind blew against them. Asami gazed at the horizon and Zaheer looked at the same direction as the darkness had begun to rise from the horizon.

"What's happening…?" Asami asked.

Zaheer quickly took the spyglass and looked through it.

"As we predicted… a massive tidal wave is heading this way…" said Zaheer.

Asami quickly took the spyglass from Zaheer and looked through it.

"It seems like it is much taller than we predicted… what is causing that approaching darkness…?" Asami asked as the heavy gust of wind blew her hair along with it.

"We must leave now Asami… we can do the speculation later…" said Zaheer.

Meanwhile…

Everyone in the blimp kept hazing at the horizon as they noticed the approaching darkness.

"It is a tidal wave and it's coming this way…" said Kuvira after giving the spyglass to Mako.

"It seems much larger than we predicted… Zhu li…" said Varrick.

"According to the sensory data I received… it will reach the republic city shores in matter of five more minutes. It is heading fast…" said Zhu li with a notebook in her hand.

"I don't see their helicopter following us… I am going back…" said Jinora rushing towards the exit door with her glider. Tenzin grabbed her hand.

"She's with Zaheer… they have the helicopter… they may have headed towards some other direction… don't put your life in danger…" said Tenzin.

"Why is she so stubborn….?" said Jinora with a pause. She realized that Tenzin fears for her safety.

Meanwhile…

A sudden darkness had reached the city with lightning and thunder… sky began to get filled up with storm clouds. The wind steadily increased its intensity and began to howl like a pack of wolves.

"Is that Korra…?" said Asami pointing out at the sky.

Zaheer quickly looked at the direction where she pointed. He saw a glowing light rising up in to the gloomy sky and suddenly the white glow became a black inky red outlined glow.

Zaheer look through the spyglass. He saw Korra levitating in avatar state… her hair is blowing in the wind and she is surrounded by an inky black outlined light. Her eyes are glowing in red as if she is a great demon rising up in to the stormy sky. Her clothes were slightly tattered and torn.

"Yes it is…" said Zaheer putting down the spy glass and smiled.

Meanwhile…

Bolin had already witnessed her rising from ashes in to the gloomy sky.

"Well I'll be damned… that is Korra…" said Tenzin.

"Is she in avatar state…?" asked Lin.

"Whatever the hell it is… she sure damn look scary…." said Bolin.

"Zhu Li… do the thing…" said Varrick.

Zhu Li quickly rushed in with a large camera.

Meanwhile…

Korra held her hand in front of her face and she couldn't feel anything anymore. The dark energy which was within her had multiplied by absorbing the universal energy. She looked around and she saw all four corners of the republic city. The pain that was all over her body had begun to diminish as the tremendous flow of dark energy crosses her chakra pools. Korra looked at her palms and her eyes began to glow in red.

Meanwhile…

A distant sound of horror began to fill the air as the sunlight faded further. Zaheer slowly turned towards the horizon as the wind increased its intensity. He saw a massive wave approaching the republic city from the sea. Raindrops have begun to fall upon the city as the end gets nearer and nearer.

"Asami…!" Zaheer called out her name in a calm manner.

Asami slowly turned at where Zaheer was and saw what is coming.

"What the…" said Asami slowly as she felt the chill of fear running down her spine.

Everybody in the blimp saw what's coming as well and they all were stunned as they saw how high and powerful the wave it. It is heading right at republic city.

"I don't think the wall could hold against that…" said Mako as he gazed at it with horror.

"Everything we ever knew as republic city was just about to be washed away in to the great blue…" that was the thought that kept going through everybody. Those who saw the wave knew that at any moment it will come crashing across the wall right at republic city.

Meanwhile…

Korra kept gazing at what was coming towards the city. Suddenly she knew that she had gone beyond the mere limits of being the avatar. At the exact moment where the massive wave could crash against the wall it stood still. The massive wave which stood up covering the entire sky just simply stood still like a wall. Korra had used water bending to hold it right where it is.

"That's Korra…" shouts Jinora as she noticed her hovering above in the sky.

"I just can't believe it… how in the world does she do that…?" said Tenzin in an awed tone.

"That… is impossible… there is no way someone could bend against such a tremendous amount of water…" said Lin with her mouth wide open.

Everyone else had gone speechless while Zhu Li and Varrick captured the whole incident in their cameras.

Meanwhile…

"Zaheer… what's happening…?" Asami asked.

"She's bending against that massive wave… no mere human could ever pull something like this…" said Zaheer.

The heavy wind kept blowing against them as they kept gazing at Korra being speechless.

"I don't think anyone had witness anything like this ever in history of humanity… avatar holding against a whole ocean…" said Zaheer.

Meanwhile…

Korra used her water bending to hold the massive wave where it stands. She began to feel its massive force as it raged against her bending. There is no way to push it back due to the weight of water and the pressure. She closed her eyes while holding against the wave and suddenly an inky black space around her began to rip causing strange thick bloody tentacle to seep in to the reality. She had summoned her ultimate power against all odds, the power of blood bending.

Meanwhile…

"What's happening…?" Asami asked again in a worried tone.

"It seemed to me like the uncontrollable blood bending rage which resides within her had begun to seep out in to the reality along with the water bending…" Zaheer paused.

"Is it good or bad…?" Asami asked arrogantly.

"It means things have begun to go crazy within her… she had lost her control against the blood bending…" said Zaheer.

The massive standing wave had begun to turn red…. It had simply turned in to a huge oozing wave of blood. Korra opened her eyes and grinded her teeth trying to use all she got against it. She casted all off her power against the massive wave of blood right at once causing it to spray high up in to the sky in a remarkable speed. The entire wave which was standing right before the republic city had vaporized in to the sky in matter of seconds. It caused a burst of strong wind across the city. The sky had turned dark with a bloody red cloud above the city.

Korra faintly smiled at her achievement as she realized she had stopped the wave. The blood bending avatar state had begun to wear out from her slowly and she felt that her body had gone numb and powerless. Focusing the universal energy across her chakra pools has caused a massive damage within her body. Even though she is the avatar she still has a body of a human. Everything had gone haywire within her and it had taken a tremendous toll on her body.

In matter of few seconds a heavy rain of blood and water begun to pour down on republic city as if the heavens are bleeding.

"Look at her… something is wrong…" shouts Asami feeling horrified as she saw Korra hovering above the sky being all tattered and torn.

"Let's go come on…" Asami heard a familiar voice…

She saw Jinora flying over with her glider. Tenzin came following her along. Asami ran towards Jinora and grabbed the glider and they flew together towards Korra.

"Zaheer… hold on to the glider… she's going to fall any moment…" said Tenzin.

Zaheer quickly walked up to Tenzin and joined him to reach Korra.

Korra kept hovering as long as she could and she felt that her vision is slowly fading. She slowly descended from sky on to a roof top of a nearby building. She couldn't stand on her own feet any longer so eventually she kneeled with a paralyzing pain running down on her. Korra coughed blood and realized that she's bleeding from nose, ears and eyes as well.

Jinora carried Asami with her glider and even before she lands, Asami released herself to roof top and ran towards her Korra with teary eyes. She couldn't wait to hold her in her arms again and she knows she's not doing well.

"KORRA!" Asami screamed her name as she ran towards her desperately.

Korra raised her head slowly and saw the fading image of Asami running towards her crying out loud as if she had gone crazy. She smiled at her with her blood soaked teeth and reached out her arm for her.

"KORRA!" she screamed again while grabbing her in her arms falling down on knees. Asami held on to Korra and Korra hugged her back.

"LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO YOURSELF MY LOVE…" said Asami while holding on to her crying miserably.

Korra gently caressed her because she was powerless to speak.

A storm of blood and water had begun to pour down soaking the entire city with it. Lightning and thunder crashed all over the sky causing a strange darkness all over the city.

"Oh my love…" whispered Asami while holding on to Korra.

Jinora couldn't do anything except kept on staring at them with teary eyes.

Zaheer and Tenzin came running towards them.

Asami slowly began to feel as if Korra had lost her grip on her.

"Please don't…" whined Asami as she cuddled Korra against herself.

Zaheer rushed towards them and kneeled near Korra. He laid his finger tips on her neck and felt her fading pulse.

"Baby… please don't…" Asami sniveled in unbearable pain as she witnessed the girl she loves so much slowly perishing in her arms.

Korra tried to keep her eyes open… and she smiled again while in pain then tried to reach towards Asami's face.

"If you're going… then take me with you…" said Asami in a sniveling tone.

"Asami… go quickly with Jinora and bring the helicopter… we don't have much time… and you're the only one who can fly it…" said Zaheer rushing her to go with Jinora.

"Let's go Asami…." Jinora said wanting her to come.

Zaheer gently took Korra in to his arms from Asami and laid her against the ground. Korra still kept on gazing at Asami.

"It's alright Korra… I got you… now close your eyes… don't try to talk…" said Zaheer.

Jinora dragged Asami along with her and she went along in a very hesitant manner.

"What are you going to do Zaheer…? What she needs now is immediate medical attention… republic city has the world's best medical facilities and we can help her…" said Tenzin.

"There is nothing you can do for her… She's dying…" said Zaheer looking at him.

Tenzin went speechless.

In matter of minutes the helicopter came flying in the rain and landed on the roof top. Zaheer took Korra in his arms and stood up. Jinora and Asami came back running towards them in the rain.

"Republic city still stands tall because of her… let the world know what she did today… that's the best thing you can do for her right now…" said Zaheer with his strong voice.

As the blood rain soaked them, Zaheer carried unconscious and bleeding Korra in his arms towards the helicopter. Asami and Jinora helped him to get her carefully in to the helicopter and Tenzin kept gazing at them and began to walk towards the helicopter quickly.

"JINORA!" shouts out her name as he trots towards the helicopter.

"It's alright dad… don't worry about me… I'll be fine…" Jinora shouts back because it was difficult to be heard with the sound of the helicopter's engine.

"We are running out of time…" said Zaheer in a very calm manner and Asami rushed the helicopter off the rooftop.

Tenzin stepped back covering his eyes partially while looking up at the helicopter as it took off in to the sky. He watched as it flew off in to the horizon in the stormy weather. Lightning cracked all over the sky and he held his hand in front of his face. It was soaked in bloody water. He still couldn't believe what just happened right before his eyes. Korra simply vaporized the entire tidal wave in to a storm combining water bending, blood bending and fire bending. She released such a large amount of energy right at the wave it distorted everything turning water in to blood. Tenzin turned back and saw the blimp in distance. He quickly took his glider and flew towards it.

As he entered the blimp soaked in blood and water everyone rushed towards him.

"What just happened there Tenzin…?" Lin asked in a rush.

"I just don't know how to explain it… but I believe everyone had witnessed it…" said Tenzin.

"We saw what happened and I have everything in my camera… even a god couldn't do what she just right now…" said Varrick with a grin.

"Where are they taking her… where's Jinora and Asami…?" Lin asked.

"Tenzin…? Is Korra alright…? I saw her slowly descending down but I couldn't see anything else because of the storm…" Mako asked.

"Zaheer wanted me to step aside… he strongly requested it. Korra was weak and he said she is dying… I think they took her somewhere and Jinora went along with Asami… After what just happened back there I felt like I am the most useless person Korra ever had in her life" said Tenzin with a sigh.

"Zaheer is a convicted criminal… he can't act upon his own will and simply take avatar with him…" said Kuvira in an arrogant tone.

"We all know who he is… but we can't do anything about it can we…? Just don't forget that Korra had chosen him over everybody else. Avatar is not the avatar we once knew and red lotus society is not what it was either…" said Tenzin and walked across the crowd.

"Korra did what she could to help and I am more than grateful for her sacrifice… there is nothing we could do to help her but however now is not the time to argue over Zaheer and Korra. We should do the needful…" said Su yen wanting everyone to think straight.

"I agree with Su yen… let's head back to the empire tower and broadcast the good news…" said Bolin in a lively tone.