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"He thinks he lost you"

The sun froze over, the moon went dark, and it felt as if the whole world stopped in that moment as he watched the dust fly up from the impact her lifeless body had on the sand. In this moment his world stopped. Everything he had ever known, everything he ever hoped to be disappeared in that one moment. Zaheer couldn't hear all of the screaming; even the sounds of the battle became nothing but background noise as he slowly walked over to her body.

His jaw trembled as he bent down and pulled her torso into his own; his tears splashed against her cheeks as his entire body began to tremble. The screams and hollers of those against him drew closer yet all he could hear was his rapid breathing. What is there to do when your whole world cracks in front of you? Then he heard her take a deep breath; Zaheer's eyes went wide and he pushed her torso a little away from his chest just enough so he could see her face.

But it wasn't her who was taking a breath; Zaheer's hand brushed against her cheek as if it would wake her up. The young woman's mouth fell open just a small amount, Zaheer's hope died quickly when a small stream of air spiraled out of her mouth and into the air. The air swirled and then shot into Zaheer's mouth. His head flung back and his eyes shined a bright white for a moment. Zaheer could feel his body being filled with air; as if he was as light as a feather.

"Let go of your earthy tether, enter the void, empty and become wind" Zaheer whispered with his eyes closed. Zaheer opened his eyes, gathered the lifeless body of the young woman, and pressed off the ground and into the air.

Everyone around froze what they were doing when they saw Zaheer flying in the air. No one was more surprised than P'Li; she knew that Zaheer has been trying to perfect that ability since he gained his air bending. He always told her that he would never be able to unless he had no earthly tethers. At that time it was his love for her. Since she was alive, that must that meant that Korra had been his new love.

Rage built up in P'Li at just the thought of Zaheer loving Korra so much; the anger seemed to cause her vision to go red. With an angry yell, P'Li aimed Zaheer in her sights and let lose a string of combustions. Zaheer had saw the attack from the corner of his eye, and in the dodged the attack at the last second. P'Li sent another attack at him short after, but with a flick of his wrist the explosion was sent off into the sand dunes. Within a blink of an eye Zaheer was right in front of P'Li with Korra over his left shoulder and his arm wrapped around Korra's waist. With another flick of his wrist Zaheer had every bender and fighter under his command as he made them watch the horror that was about to unfold.

"There is nothing you can do." Zaheer sneered at P'Li.

Zaheer used his right hand and manipulated two air benders to run over behind her. P'Li turned around and tried to fight them off, but she was too slow. The two air benders held P'Li back by her shoulders; one of their hands was on her shoulders and the other hands were tightly gripped in her hand holding her head back. P'Li struggled against their grip; trying to shake them off of her, but to no avail. Zaheer had her in his command holding her back as well.

"You seemed to fail to realize that not only is the brain, but also within the blood." Zaheer hissed in a bone chilling voice, "Blood resides within the heart. Just as you ripped out mine and held it against my will, I too will cause you that same pain."

P'Li's face twisted up in face as she tried to scream out, but Zaheer had her on a tight rope within his own mind. He could hear her attempts to scream in his head and all of the thoughts among those who were also held under his command. Zaheer had the two air benders push P'Li down so she was kneeling in front of him; Zaheer then softly let his feet hit the ground and then take a step closer to Zaheer. Zaheer closed his rage fueled eyes as he took a deep breath; Zaheer placed his one hand on P'Li's forehead and he gently placed his right hand spread out on her sternum. Zaheer eyes flew open as he dug his finger nails into her flesh; loosening his control on P'Li, P'Li let out a blood curling screech. Zaheer twisted his hand against her chest and quickly and harshly rip his hand out with her heart following.

P'Li's eyes went wide as she saw her heart floating right above Zaheer's hand. She began to gasp for air as she coughed on her own blood as it began to drip from her lips and pour from her chest. Zaheer dropped the heart and didn't even shift his eyes from P'Li's as it fell to the sand. With a flick of his wrist he freed everyone from their mental binds. Zaheer turned his back as P'Li's body slumped to the ground. Pulling Korra's body down from his shoulder and holding her in his arms bridal style he stared down at her closed eyes. Zaheer closed his eyes and took a deep breath; slowly he opened his eyes, looking up to the sky he flew off.

"Come back here!" Mako screamed shooting fire balls after the man who had his love in his arms. But Zaheer ignored all the screams of protest as he left all the violence.

Korra clutched her eyes shut and slowly her eyes began to flutter open; the first thing she saw was the crystal blue sky with not a cloud covering one inch of beauty. The first things she heard was the sweet warm melody and a breathtaking voice humming along with the melody. Korra shifted so she was sitting up, when Korra glanced down she realized that she was on a bed of flowers and moss; her face twisted up in confusion. The last thing that she remembered was trying to save Zaheer, and that pain. Korra shivered just thinking about it. Suddenly the music halted, and Korra's head snapped in the direction that it used to be coming from.

"I see you are awake." A sing song voice spoke; it took Korra a couple moments to realize who it was. Since Korra had never seen Raava in her human form; Raava was sitting on a large flower next to a beautiful golden harp that shinned in the rays of the sun. A smile was on Raava's face as she slowly stood up and walked towards the young Avatar.

"Raava!" Korra yelled as she jumped off the bed and hugged Raava with all her might; although Korra's head was chest level. Raava let out a light chuckle and wrapped her arms around the young woman. "I missed you, Raava."

"I never left." Raava said pulling back from Korra with a smile on her face. "You tore your soul, Korra. That isn't simply fixed." Raava said in a more stern voice.

"I know…" Korra mumbled rubbing that back of her head, "Did I die?" Korra asked with fear in her eyes; Raava raised an elegant eyebrow at the sudden question, but she did not answer. Raava walked past Korra, sitting down on the bed she patted the spot besides her. Korra nodded and took the seat next to her.

"You didn't sense me for I was much too busy trying to fix what you had torn." Raava said as she looked up at the sky, "I also, in your absence, had to take my original role as keeping the balance here."

Raava paused and glanced down at Korra who was looking like a young child who was getting a 'don't do it again' lecture. A motherly smile found Raava's face and she looked back up to the sky before speaking again.

"Your soul wasn't just ripped; it was completely torn in half. It should have taken months to heal; although for most it would have taken years." Raava spoke as she placed her right hand over her heart, "But a man came to me, begging me for a way to save you." Korra's eyes went wide as she stared at Raava in disbelief, "The only way for you to remember you were the Avatar and gain the ability to bend all of the elements again would be for him to give a piece of his own soul up for me to mend yours together. Like what you humans use as stitches."

"What happened when he gave up his soul?" Korra asked now clutching onto Raava's left hand. Raava looked down at Korra with a sad look on her face.

"He would lose his bending." Raava spoke as she looked back up to the sky, "And in order to make sure you would not tear your soul once more, you would no longer remember the memories you two shared." Raava looked down at Korra who looked as if she was going to cry, "Yet, he still wanted to give his soul up. He said he would die, just to let you breathe."

Korra's eyes grew watery as she covered her mouth with her right hand and turned away from Raava. Korra's eyesight grew blurry as she intensely stared at the grass. Raava pulled Korra into her and ran her fingers through Korra's loose hair. Raava's voice was so soft it almost seemed to numb the pain that was building in Korra's heart.

"He truly loves you, Korra." Raava said placing a single kiss on Korra's forehead, "Now he thinks he lost you." Korra pulled away from Raava and with wide eyes she stared into Raava's calm ones.

"Did he?" Korra's voice trembled as her fears began to consume her mind.

"No." Raava said with a smile; Raava pushed one of the hairs in front of Korra's eyes behind her ear.

"Why was I able to remember everything that happened between us then when I saw him on the ground?" Korra asked her voice still slightly trembling.

"With the aid of his powerful bending and soul your soul was able to heal itself even faster than I first believed. Seeing him in pain your soul realized that it no longer needed to rely on his. This is also why when he held your body in his arms his soul left you and returned to him." Raava's voice grew mournful, "This is what also led him to believe you are dead." Korra shot up off of the bed in a rushing manor.

"Well I need to get back!" Korra shouted as she quickly got into a meditating position; a frown found Korra's face when she heard an elegant laugh from Raava. Raava walked over to Korra and pulled her to her feet.

"You are much too filled with emotion to try and go back to your body." Raava said in a stern yet loving voice "Haven't we learned not to do that?" Korra glared for a moment at Raava then let out an elongated sigh.

"Then how am I supposed to return to my body?" Korra all but yelled as she threw her arms up in the air.

"I can send you back." Raava said in an elegant voice as she took a small step towards Korra. Raava grabbed the sides of Korra's face and bent down to place a single bitter sweet kiss on Korra's forehead. "I will always be with you."

Korra's eyes jutted open as her heart was racing in her chest; Korra took a couple deep breaths trying to calm her heart and breathing down. Korra glanced up and saw Zaheer sleeping against a tree. A smile reached Korra's face as she realized that her head was lying on his criss crossed legs. Korra slowly moved herself out of his lap and turned herself around so she was facing him. Korra reached out and gently ran her fingers down his cheek. Zaheer began to stir in his sleep yet Korra did not stop. Her voice seemed to pull him from his deepest hell and bring him back to her every time.

"My love."