Chapter 7

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9 Years after the comet

Toph, looked knew something was wrong, before she entered Sokka's and Suki's house.

She felt scorched earth, and a vomit retching smell of burned flesh.

She bent down to where a charred body lay holding tightly a small bundle -what she knew was a six month old baby.

Tears streamed down her face as she knew that they were all dead.

As she went into the adjoining room, she felt with her Earthbending two small children huddled in death together.

She soon found the body she dreaded the most to find in an ash state. Sokka.

As she came out of the house, a bird swooped down-so close that its wings brushed her face, only to land on her shoulder.

Shakily she found her way to the hawk's message pack.

As she took out the parchment, ash came out with the scroll, along with a lock of hair. Katara's hair.

Toph instantly knew that whoever sent this knew she was blind. By leaving a clear message.

Her friends were being hunted.

She needed to find Zuko and Aang before it was too late.

Wiping her eyes she sped off to the Firenation, holding on tightly to the scroll.

B.O.T.P

It had taken Toph a day and half all- through the night to reach the Firenation, bending below the sea bed to cross the vast sea.

It was midday when she came into the city, only to find people running everywhere, screaming running to and from...From what?

P.O.V-Toph

I could feel the ground heating up from a main source. I just didn't know where...

Stopping a woman, I asked what was happening.

"The Palace..."Her ragged breathing making her pause for breath "The Palace is on fire. The royal family is still inside, and the fire is spreading through the higher court."

I let go of her arm- letting her run off-as I realize that I'm too late, too late, it's happening, it's happened.

My consciousness fighting off the death everywhere I go. Part of me feels like I'm broken, that part of me that was the Gang.

The other part of me is saying to be me, to not have all these emotions, to be a solid figure-like a rock. But I can't be that person anymore. I have to save those left, and if no left...No, I can't think about that.

As I come up the palace that is uncontrollably on fire, it spreading like a rash all over the upper city. I feel the heat, pouring off the building.

Suddenly, I feel vibrations far to my left- from the only person who could have done this. Azula.

I turn around to follow her. This is what she wants.

I follow Azula out of the city through a forest. Where is she going...?

I feel a sudden change in the environment, as we come to near a cliff edge. I know Azula must be close, but I can't feel where.

As I shift my weight to feel her vibration. There! To the right, near the cliff edge.

I call out to her "What are you doing?"

She turns to face me, I can feel happiness seeping off her as she comes away slightly from the edge, calling out to me "I wondered if you'd come. But I guess you must have got my note."

I frown trying to control my inner feeling swirling deep inside me "Was it you who killed...them?" I trip over my last words struggling to come to terms of this.

Ignoring my question replies "How satisfying it is to know that the great Earth bender does actually care. To think that Zuzu told me once that you don't show affection."

"Answer me Azula!"

"Yes, although you'll be wondering how I managed to get from place to place with nobody noticing. Well that part was easy too. "

She took a step closer "If you mange to live with this, you'll look back on this and think what you could have done to prevent all of this happening...Shall I tell you the answer?"

I stood stock still as she whispered into my ear, not caring if my end was here, this moment

"You should always remember, that deaths never stop. You should take revenge late and save the things that matter first. I learnt that, the day my throne was taken from me."

She smiled against my ear, gently pulling my palm open, giving me Zuko's engagement present to Katara, something that he'd worn the last day I saw him, a year ago- The Comet necklace.

AN: Okay, so I'm going to to edit the chapters soon, but I want to write a few more chapters first. Hope you all liked it, if you have any question, then I'd be more than happy to reply. Sorry it has been so long, I've been busy with school. Just so you know I'm likely to update every two to three weeks, as I'm getting loaded with homework, anydo enough of my life drama.

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