Lin Bei Fong shuffled into her apartment after the failure at the Probending Arena, turning on the light to the kitchen. Amon's threat was not left empty as he showed up and shared with all of Republic City, his power. She put on some tea and scrounged through her refrigerator for anything to eat. After regaining her consciousness, she found out that the Wolf Bats had won but lost their bending in the process. She knew Korra was not going to be happy.

With the water ready, Lin leaned on her countertops. She rubbed her forehead with one hand while setting the teabag into the cup.

Then she stopped.

The sounds of footsteps stopped behind her before she turned. Lin had been too occupied to realize that someone else was in the apartment. She was about to questions the intruders when her limbs tensed up and she was forced to her knees. The tea burned her as it splashed from the counter and on to her. The pain traveled from her limbs to her chest and head. Before her vision gave out, the two intruders, dressed in blue and grey, walked into the light.

"I see that you failed, Chief. You know that I hate the idea of having to find a new probending team since Tahno and his Wolf Bats are worthless now."

Lin tried to speak but her attacker denied her the will.

"Sleep Chief Bei Fong. You won't have to worry about failing again."

Tenzin rushed into City Hall after news of the police chief's death. The rest of the council and Officer Saikhan were already in the meeting room. He could tell from the look on the Northern Water Tribe member that he was not involved with Lin's fate. Not that Tarrlok was even a suspect.

"There you are, Tenzin. We were worried that something had happened to you." He said, "My condolences on your friend's death."

"Do we know who did it?" the airbender asked as he reached his chair.

"None of the triads claimed it to be their doing. In fac-"

"Morning everyone. I hope you were not starting without me."

The council members turned as the Avatar walked in. Her uncanny smile made them nervous. She sat down and placed her boots on the table. A small bag was tossed onto her desk. Tenzin knew it was something that regular citizens would be arrested for.

"We were just speaking about what to do now that someone has murdered our police chief." Tarrlok answered suspiciously.

The Avatar inspected her nails before looking up at everyone, "Oh. Well, don't worry about that. You see, failing to protect the Wolfbats from the Equalist attack is reason enough to dismiss her. They were a money maker for myself and the Red Monsoons. Since they can no longer partake in probending, I had to remove our esteemed police chief. It is a pity. That Tahno was quite the waterbender." She sat up and held her hands out in front of her, "I want to hear your options on dealing with Amon."

Everyone sat in silence as the news went through their minds. Tenzin spoke up first, "You killed Lin?"

"Don't give me that look, Master Tenzin. I am the one that has to pick a new Chief now." She said nonchalantly as her hands went for the drugs on the desk. A yuan bill was rolled in her fingers, "Tarrlok, I want a list of our waterbending officers. I think someone that is not connected to Avatar Aang or the Bei Fongs would be a wise choice to go forward with."

Tenzin stood and bowed as his impatience with the Avatar was at its last straw, "Avatar Korra, I am resigning from my post. I cannot remain on your service."

"Bye then." She waved him away before addressing the others, "Since no one else has ideas on how to deal with Amon, I want the police to begin raiding every known nonbender in this city. If someone cannot prove that they are a bender, I want them searched too. If they fight back, destroy them. This masked coward has messed with my finances for the last time."

"Korra," Tarrlok said in a pleading tone as the white powder was inhaled by the Avatar, "You will only give them more reason to fight us."

She gave her brother a glaring look before quickly stood and slammed a fist on the table, "I am the Avatar and this is my city! Do it or so help me, I will begin handling this with worse retribution than Amon can dream of."

She asked for the Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation representatives to stay behind. He could only guess as to why they were being removed. He hoped for a spur of the moment decision and that whatever she was snorting was the main reason. Deep down though, he knew his sister was a monster. He even dared to say that she was worse than former Fire Lord Zuko's sister.

"Tenzin, wait!" the waterbender shouted as he chased the airbender down. Tenzin stopped long enough for the councilman to speak, "I know we have had our differences in the past, but I need your help with this. Korra is taking this city down a path with horrible consequences and I will need allies."

"You want my help?" he spoke like the waterbender was about to insult his peaceful ways, "If you want my help then find a way to convince your sister to quit running around with the triads and start acting like the Avatar she is supposed to be and the Avatar I know she could be."

Tarrlok sighed, "We both know that she won't change, Tenzin."

The airbender sighed in defeat, "Then protect the people of this city. Someone has to."

With his last statement, Tenzin left to return home.

Icicles were pinning the Earth Kingdom councilman to the wall. Laughter from the three Red Monsoons filled the hall as Korra prepared to throw another icicle. Her hand was covering her eyes as she grinned. A thick cigar was held between her teeth.

"Ooh, just above his shoulder." Viper, a former Triple Threat Triad member, said. The waterbender was requested to join the Red Monsoons. He also knew that Korra had more than a business need with him. A day time bloodbending Avatar was not someone to refuse.

"Ah, oh well. He's just lucky today." The Avatar joked. She stepped on the Fire Nation councilwoman's body before bending the ice out of the wall, "Ready again, Councilman? I'm surprised you are still conscious."

"You are the worst Avatar ever." The man spat.

Korra's brow rose in amusement, "He does speak after all! Well, just so you know, this whole Avatar thing is overrated anyways. Now money, drugs and sex… that is where the fun and greatness are. Viper, you're up!"

"It would be my pleasure, Boss."

Taking the water under his control, the mobster turned, facing the wall opposing the bound councilman. He created his dart before tossing it over his shoulder. A grunt could be heard from the bound man.

"Nice shoulder wound." The Avatar responded, "He felt that one."

Then the main door opened. Councilman Tarrlok walked in after his meeting with Tenzin, only to stand with his jaw dropped. Korra still had a foot on the woman's chest as the man bound to the wall's head slumped forward.

"Korra, what is this?" he growled, "You need to stop this."

The Avatar tipped her hat back, "Are you going to stop us Tarrlok? It's just you."

"Stop it Korra. Bloodbendings hurts. Dad specifically said not to do it at home"

"Grow tougher skin. No one will find out." the seven year old girl retorted.

It did not take long until the elder brother showed up. Noatak grabbed ears of both his younger siblings before reprimanding them, "Enough fighting, you two. Tarrlok's right, Korra. No bloodbending at home. Besides, bullying others isn't a good thing."

The older sibling responded with another growl.

"I didn't think so." She said before holding a hand out towards the barely breathing councilman. His pain was taken away as his legs gave out. The rock bounds returned to the wall and the man dropped to the floor, "Well, I'm hungry gentlemen. Let's go find food."

Tarrlok let his head drop in shame. He never could truly stand up to her. Noatak did it for him.

"And Tarrlok," she said, wrapping an arm around his neck to bring the tall sibling's head down to her lever, "I still want that task force busy. You better take care of that."

She flicked his ear before waving her followers on.

Korra hated meditating. She only gave into it when her past lives were nagging. Aang was fairly nagging this evening with visions and such so she decided to humor him.

"You're completely ignoring your duty as the Avatar. Republic City was never meant to be what it is now."

Korra snorted, "You created this playground. I'm just using it efficiently. Besides, it was fate that I was born to an enemy of yours. I'm just rolling with the tides that the city give me."

"But that's no-"

Korra held a hand up, "Nope. I don't want to hear your lectures of peace. The world is at peace at the moment and I don't have to even lift a finger. These Equalists will regret ever speaking up."

The past Avatar shook his head before fading away, "Then I will leave you with this: You are supposed to be the balance in the world. Since falling into your dark path, this world will only ever know darkness. With Harmonic Convergence coming soon, be prepared. Be the light in the world, Korra."

She waited until he was fully gone, "What a drag."

Even if she did not like the place, Korra entered the Spirit World. She did not know why she came here. The spirits would often act violent or leave the area when she appeared. This time was no difference. The spirits fled as the sky darkened. The wilted tree was before her. The being inside the tree addressed her.

"Raava, fallen a bit much?"

"Are you referring to my lifestyle or something Avatar related?" Korra scoffed, "Because if it is Avatar related then I don't want to hear it and my name is Korra. Boss works too."

"No, but perhaps you will listen to a bargain idea."

She sat down on the rock, "Hit me with it then, big guy."

The spirit took a moment to figure out her expression before continuing, "Power is what you seek, then I can help you gain even more. Your past life locked me in here. If you let me out then perhaps I can help give you more."

Korra let out a long, dramatic sigh, "This sounds like Avatar related stuff… or even worse; you could be giving me work to do."

"This is not something to brush away quickly."

"As I see it, you have nowhere to truly barter. You can't leave that hole and I still have power." She then stretched her arms out and yawned, "Anyways, it's time to sleep. I have lots of work to do tomorrow. I'll consider this. I doubt I'll return though."

"We will see, Raava. I have no doubt that we won't see each other again."