When Korra left the party she was happier then she'd even been before, for the first time in her life she had somebody who wanted to be close to her. But that wasn't the reason she was walking the dark allies of the city. No she was here looking for some way to feed the overwhelming hunger that she'd been suppressing ever since Asami had stirred up something primal in her a few hours ago. Just the memory of her green eyed angel pressed up against her, hands at her waist while there mouths battled for dominance sent shivers down her sides. It had literally taken all her willpower not to jump the girl right on the balcony and claim her as her own...even though she already knew Asami was already hers. Although her darker more primal nature wanted to pin the girl down and sink it's fangs deep into the girls neck and not stop until Asami was nothing more than a lifeless shell. Which was why Korra fueled by her hunger tracked the scent of blood until she wound up watching two men beating up a man much smaller then they were as they picked through the contents of his wallet before throwing him into the nearest trash can laughing as they did so. Korra just watched from the shadows as the scene went down it wasn't until the smell of blood hit her when she knew she was squeezing her fists in rage at the situation, but that ended now. With a stealth she had never known she moved through the ally veiled by shadows and struck one man in the head before delivering a savage blow to the others ribs. Before they had a chance to act Korra used a technique she'd only used once before and lifted both men before hurling them into nearby objects until she just held them dangling in the air.

"How do you like it? Does it feel nice to be powerless as a stranger takes everything from you?"

"...We're...sorry..." were all the men could squeeze out in their fear induced state. Korra was about to put them out of her misery when she imagined the face Asami would make if she found out what she'd done. She'd rather loose her bending and her life before she'd make Asami cry, shes seen her cry once before and she never wanted to see that again. So ignoring her anger she releases both men from her grasp and turning away. One takes off immediately not daring to think twice, but the other wasn't as smart. As he looked up and saw who had attacked him he coughed before a wicked expression came to his face

"Who would have thought the avatar was a monster. I guess at the end of the day you're no better then every other scumbag."

This time the thought of Asami didn't stop Korra and before she knew what was going on she had taken full control of the mans body... or at least stopping all blood from flowing where it should. The man gave a few raspy gasps as he clutched his chest no doubt trying in vain to start his heart but after a few moments all his noise stopped signaling his death. Having sated her urge to kill something Korra turned to the small trembling man behind her. Korra took a minute to search the man finding a large bag of coins which she through to the man as she passed him.

"If anyone asks what happened tonight."

" Just the usual gang violence nothing more" She smiled as he gave her a small wink before she walked away knowing what she had done would stay a secret. Even if the one that ran off did tell anyone he'd probably lie and say it was a group of men and not one women. With that matter settled Korra returned to the temple just to see Katara come from out of the children's rooms.

"Oh hello Korra I was just putting the kids to bed they tend to fall asleep quicker after hearing one of the old stories about Aang."

Korra remembered all the nights when she had asked the same and wouldn't give up until she heard at least one. But that wasn't the reason she led Katara to her room, no she had to ask her something important. When the two were sitting down Korra took a breath and focused.

"Katara I know you've never really talked about it much but I need to know exactly bloodbending is."

A shadow passed over her old mentors face and with a tone of both shock and seriousness proceed to tell the young avatar.

"Bloodbending is a technique that allows a waterbender to control another living being like a puppet. In my entire life I've only used it twice and both times I was angry and unfocused. Bending itself is neither good or evil but some techniques were created for the sole purpose of harming others."

Korra had already used it three times and every last one was used to hurt people, bad people but people none the less.

"Is that why nobody ever teaches it?"

"There aren't many waterbenders who've used it and even fewer who would say that it even exists. But something tells me you're not asking these questions out of mere curiosity."

"I... may have used it unciouncisly a couple times when I was being attacked and it just got me wondering what else I was capable of. Like shooting lighting or metalbending I've always wanted to try that but nobody woould teach me."

"That's because lighting is a technique that requires complete balance or it blows up in your face as I saw from Zuko on a few separate occasions, although firebenders can learn to redirect it but if done incorrectly it could kill you."

Korra sighed a bit at the realization that she'd probably never be able to shoot lighting seeing as her inner balance is completely out of sync but at least she knew she'd be able to direct it at least. That and she already knew she could bloodbend if she really needed to.

As Korra said her goodnights to Katara and went to her room she couldn't help but feel guilty that she had decided to keep useing her bloodbending if only in extreme cases even though Katara had mentioned no good could come of it.

"It's not like I'll use it to kill someone...again." She stated to herself somehow trying to convince herself that it was okay.

"And so it begins." Korra immediately shot up in bed only to be greeted by avatar Jiaya and the mysterious black fog once again.

"It starts with only using a ability a few times and before you know it you've already killed so many with it that it becomes your second nature."

"Why are you here?"

"Just to give you the warning I give everyone of our nature. Listen to your masters when they say to ignore some abilities I didn't and it cost me my humanity."

As he spoke his form seemed to change before Korras eyes, one moment he was a man then his features changed into that of a bat before changing back into the man he was. He shook it off but he still looked drained and started to walk into the shadows no doubt returning to where he came from.

"One last thing, something big is coming and you'll have to sacrifice one person you love to save another and when that time comes you'll see what it truely means to be a dark avatar." And then he was gone vanishing into shadows leaving Korra alone with her thoughts.

"But the only two people I love are Katara and Asami."

Be prepared for the next few chapters will get intense.