Avatar: Things Are Not The Same As It Once Was || Book 1: The World In Flames

Two truths and one decision

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, 

but nothing can be changed until it is faced."

- James Baldwin

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(Y/N)'s POV
It's been awhile since I let the others play with their 'borrowed' scroll. During that time I walked downstream, looking for somewhere to clear my head. Eventually, I sat on a boulder with my legs covering my chest and looked at my reflection. "Why can't I remember what happened on the solstice?" I sighed to myself.

"Are you sure you want to know?" A voice spoke, bringing me out of my thoughts. I looked up to see Wanda and Siren in front of me, both giving me a look of concern. "Hey Wanda, hey Siren. Do you know what happened to me at the solstice? I think I did something that made my friend hate me or something." I asked, they looked at each other and Wanda sighed in defeat as she nodded to Siren.

"Very well. We will show you the day of the solstice, you just need to merge yourself in the water..." She said. I did what I was asked and slowly walked into the water.

~Vision~

Once I was in the water, the liquid moved and shaped itself into the fire temple we were in. It showed me Sokka and Katara with a sage tied up on a pillar, and Zuko tied to another one. I saw myself walk in and saw how I changed. My eyes looked like the devil's itself, ready to bring unfortunate souls down to the depths of the underworld. I grabbed a man's neck and said 'We. Are. Dragons.' and ate that guy's head right off.

Then five dragons came in, one of them being Miku, all looking like the four different elements. I watched as I saw myself chopping limp after limp of that poor man, and feeding it to Miku and myself.

Imposter me commanded all five dragons to do something, they drew their elemental fires at Zhao and his men, but it didn't hit them as much as I would've hoped for. Instead stood a Water version of Katara, Sokka made out of Earth, Zuko as Fire, and Aang as an Air boy.

The four manipulated their elements and pierced through bodies, buried people alive, burned bodies, and took the breath away from one or two (not in a good way).

It only stopped when Zuko brought me back and then the other me passed out...gave me a...Kiss? On the forehead?! I watched as he picked me up in a bridal way and brought me to the others and left.

~Vision end~

I broke out of the water and sat on the small beach, catching my breath. "Now you know what has happened." Wanda said as she sat next to me. Siren walked up to us and put a hand on my shoulder. I didn't know what to do or think. But I do now know why Katara feels so afraid around me or the others.

"Thank you both for showing me. I think I know what I need to do." I stood up and looked in the direction the camp was and felt small tears creep up. "I need to be as far away from the others as possible."

"What?! No if anything you all need to stay together." Wanda argued but Siren stopped her and told her that this is my choice, I nodded my head in my thanks. "If you ever need any of us again, you know how to contact us." Siren said, pointing to my dragon bracelet. I looked at it for a few moments and when I looked back to them, only to find that they weren't there anymore.

"Well I guess I better pack my things." I sighed and slowly made my way back, thinking about my plan to run away without anyone noticing.

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