In this world Hakoda and Kya decided not to try to protect their daughter in the tribe, but to send her away for her own safety to the North Pole. The other is not. "What?". Azulon'sreign carried a legacy of brutality and militarism. Was I supposed to be a firebender?. And though she is gone, Azula continues to cast a shadow on the world she left behind. (Or, Zuko is the fire lord, and when confronted with a choice of girls to marry, he picks the one girl on the list he can call a friend.). Luckily, now she knows she won't have to wait forever. But her mother says to her at one point that she loves her -- something Azula cannot accept. Tales of their eternal dance, push and pull, ceaselessly moving the world and gifting waterbending to their chosen ones among the Water Tribes that venerate them. But everyone had a weakness. But she also seems to have really connected toa group of female Firebenders -- some of whom she liberated from similar facilities. Katara, was a Chiefs daughter in the Southern Water Tribe. He helped Ursa get a new face and she lived as Noriko with Noren. Language: English Words: 36,054 Chapters: 9 /? I post chapters as I finish them. Even series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have praised the character with Konietzko calling her "by far the most complex, interesting, and dangerous villain in the series". Azula was highly skilled in Firebending, studying harder than any of her peers. It's a bit AU, but it does follow the premise of ATLA. But all of them first became friends at the Royal Fire Academy for Girls. It depicts, from left to right, Fire Lord Zuko (17), (early title) Earth Princess Toph Beifong (13), Earth King Kuei (19), Northern Water Tribe Chieftess Yue (17), (early title) Southern Water Tribe Acting Chief Sokka (15), and seated front center, Master Waterbender Katara (16) and Avatar Aang, Last Master Airbender (13) The Highly Popular Restored Paintings from the Golden Age Exhibition, HBC. A different time where Zuko is Fire Lord, isn't scarred, and is a very different man. There is no question: Azula is a tactical genius far beyond her years. In every world but one, Ozais prodigal daughter wielded her blue fire with skill and cunning. 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Toph has a crush on Zuko and must figure out how to get him to notice her. The idea would make sense given Azula's royal status, and likely would have changed a lot about her character arc. . SUM: Zuko calls Toph out on a habit. While this story can be read on its own, it is highly recommended that you read Azula Unkindled and/or A Dragon Unkindled to fully appreciate the final entry in the Azula UnkindledVerse saga. And Zuko is force to have new Firelady and heir. Mai doesn't have a soulmark (plenty of people don't), and Zuko's soulmark is actually a sole-mark, in that it's hidden on the bottom of his foot, so most people aren't aware he has one. Understanding dawns on Kataras face and she carefully shuffles out from underneath the sheets, swinging her legs off the bed so that her feet make a soft thump on the carpeted floor. Over time, the legend morphed into spirits who abduct badly behaved children instead. And she definitely didn't expect this mess. Written for Zutara Week 2022 Day 3: Hands. Work Search: While staying in the South Pole a few years after the end of the war, Fire Lord Zuko, Lady Katara, and Sokka all wake up with amnesia. You may practice on the way to the Fire Nation." tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply", Due to the incredible support of the community, we've raised US$252,343.98 with an average donation of $32.14, and added 6450 new members this drive. [Zuko and Suki make a surprise visit to the South Pole to visit Sokka and Yue, and end up cooking with Gran Gran]. Ozai has fallen but his beating heart has infuriated leaders across the other nations. One of those is that they both seem to be into mythology and local stories to some degree. Zuko's new to the group, but he knows a kindred soul when he finds one. Will young love stand the tests of time, war, and fate? The cultures are amalgamations of Native and Asian cultures ranging from the Inuit with Katara's hair loopies to Mongolian culture to Szechuan style Chinese cuisine found in the Fire Nation. ; or the gang tries to find peace and heal in a postwar world. Both of them would fondly recall reenacting the final duel of the play Love Amongst the Dragonsduring their frequent vacations at Ember Island. Avatar: The Last Airbender: 21 Surprising Things You Never - The Gamer tip: "sherlock (tv)" m/m NOT "sherlock holmes/john watson", Due to the incredible support of the community, we've raised US$252,343.98 with an average donation of $32.14, and added 6450 new members this drive. Scarred by his own father, abandoned by his mother, and now forced to look to the North Pole to meet his future bride, Princess Yue of the Water Tribe. After all, she was only a child. Ozai merely snarled at his brother and they clashed again. Her obsession with power and her passion for world domination empower her tosteal every scene she's in. This would make Azula the true heir to the throne of Fire Lord. They just so happened to be pirates themselves. He was always training her to become Fire Lord because she was the true heir. But one of the loose threads is Azula's fate. She's also one of the few characters we've seen able to both generate it and redirect it. In the graphic novels, Azuladoes not really reconcile with Ursa. Arranging Marriages Chapter 1: Prologue, an avatar: last - FanFiction Though she genuinely likes Chan, she justabsolutely cannot be relaxed let alone vulnerable with him (or anyone). His own sister, Azula, and her friends Mai and Ty Lee have already fallen to the Fire lord and become his property. The end of the 100-year war is uncharted territory. It's not hard to see why Azula is popular. I couldn't believe I actually entered this stupi what if zuko never left the fire nation and becomes the heir to the fire nation? The old lady has a way with knives that would put even Mai to shame. Lust and desire are two painfully vulnerable things; two sinister things, when he thinks about how his kingdom and crown hang in the delicate hands of this southern water bender between his legs. This arguably makes her one of the most powerful Firebenders of her time. The only probem is she doesnt remember any of it. Zuko's true parentage would then mean that he wasnot eligible to become the Fire Lord. What if she had staggered out, and found Zuko knocked unconscious after his fight with Zhao? Yue/Zuko (Avatar) - Works | Archive of Our Own Thismakes her one of only two Earth Queens to reign in the whole history of the Earth Kingdom. Married Katara/Zuko (Avatar) - Works | Archive of Our Own In the end, she tries to learn his language and they grow to love each other and even end up having kids. It is said that the Moon and the Sea are in love. She could tell when someone was lying just by feeling their heartbeat. But a hastily arranged marriage to Prince Zuko does not solve all the problems she wanted it to, and its beginning to blur some lines shes had clear her whole life. While Ozai is, without question, the biggest, baddest evil in Avatar, he never shows much depth besides being a cackling embodiment of evil (voiced to perfection by Mark Hamill). One fan explanation is that her intense blue flame may be a side effect of her volatile personality. Though she would definitely benefit from some psychotherapy and maybe some anti-anxiety or anti-psychotic meds, it's unclear just what kind of treatment she receives (if any). Believe it or not, Azula and Zuko's childhood was mostly peaceful in the early days. Azula, on the other hand, seethes with a fiery personality and develops into a dynamic character over time. And what will happen when the Fire Nation attacks? Azula continues these trends with her siege on Ba Sing Se. I wasnt aware that we had an issue that we needed to talk about. She lied, forcing her voice to remain steady. Sokka and Zuko are soulmates, able to 'visit' each other through the Spirit World. It's gonna take him a while. Azula is very difficult to defeat in single combat due to her excellent Firebending and hand-to-hand combat skills, agility, cunning, and intelligence. Fortunately, she did not go as far as Azulondid with the destruction of the Southern Water Tribe and the genocide of Waterbenders. She was just a few months short of 25 and had everyone used to her serenity and maturity but in that moment she was just like that young girl she was during the war - crumbling when no one was watching, overwhelmed and crushed under the expectations. But now Zuko hungers for more than just power, he wants women, and this world certainly doesn't have a shortage of potential brides.Zuko will succeed where his predecessors failed and bring this world under his heel, in the most pleasurable ways possible. Aang & Zuko have finally figured out the whole fire-bending thing so Sokka's decided everyone deserves a little fun (and maybe he wants an excuse to kiss his girlfriend, is that such a crime?). Toph learns to swim, Zuko wears a sarong, and danger mounts at the frozen poles. This changes everything and nothing.Ursa still disappears, Kya still dies, Zuko is still burned and banished. Ariana had always had a weird life. She is known for using her bending in previously unseen ways like jets of flames, whirling disks, and powerful shields of fire. Ozai clearly favored his daughter, but Azula felt her mother loved Zuko much more than her. In the three years since her disappearance, Azula has come to be acclaimed as the People's Princess by the masses as the world slowly sinks into chaos. Also, I'm sorry for typos or tenses going from past to present, I do not care enough to proofread this.). It was an arranged marriage fic where there was a massive language barrier between Zuko and Katara. When her brother dies a sudden and untimely death, Azula sees an opportunity to take the throne from his rightful heir, her niece, Crown Princess Izumi. tip: katekyou "alternate universe" sort:>words, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (67), Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage (19), Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Toph Beifong's Life-Changing Field Trip with Zuko, Neither Lovers Nor Friends but Some Third, More Delicate Thing, No porn cause I didn't want to put that on my twitter, No underage but Zuko got married real young, No Character-Hate but a good deal of loving exasperation for Zuko Toph and Katara, proposal instead of dating like normal people, It's gonna suck and then it's gonna suck some more, Why Playing Spin the Bottle is a Bad Idea. Desperate times calls for desperate measures, Katara decides that the Ember Island Players had the right idea, and propositions Zuko. She also would have been the first person who broke the Avatar Cycle ifKatara had not been able to revive Aang using spirit water. In particular, he's remembered for increasing the efficiency of the Fire Nation war machine and leading several successful campaigns against the Earth Kingdom, resulting in massive territorial conquests. In an interview given to a fan site in 2007, series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko said Azula was originally going to have an arranged marriage in the third season. 28 Kudos: 52 Suki crouched by her friend gently caressing her hand. The blue part of fire is also widely believed to be the hottest part of the flame. But there is more to Azula than blue flames, broken mirrors, and deception. "Stop!" he shouted, trying to get between them, to make them stop trying to hurt each other. Updates will be every Monday and Thursday. Instead of sending a freshly burned Zuko to search for the Avatar, Fire Lord Ozai elects to send him to the Northern Water Tribe as a political hostage. Unfortunately, her extremely sheltered upbringing cost her some critical social skills. One wonders if Azula was going to be engaged to the original version of Chan,her would-be beau from the beach episode. At least Toph is there to give Zuko some company when it happens. Here Iroh decides not to stand by as he sees what his brother's rule is doing not only to the fire nation but his family as well. After she was banished, Ursa reconnected with Ikem who had taken on the identity of Noren. Were going to have address the elephant mandrill in the room at some point. He sighed, running his hands through his scalp once, relieved from his top knot. Azula is able to propel herself in a manner similar to a rocket using her flames, essentially allowing her to fly for short distances. Quite accidentally, he catches the eye of a certain princess. "Oh. Not only does she reconnect with Zuko in these, but she also talks to Ozai, her mother, and breaks free of her imprisonment, too. Please consider turning it on! Because this is the only one where you are unkindled., What do you mean, unkindled? His mother told him it would be dangerous to write back, so he never has. Work Search: In Smoke and Shadow, Azula finds letters from Ursa -- one of which reveals that Zuko's true father may not be Ozai. After a long tenuous series of events, Katara and Zuko want to enjoy their honeymoon peacefully. DISCLAIMER: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender or am affiliated with it. Even whilst restrained, the former friend chi-blocks Azula despite the protestations of Zuko. The follow-up graphic novels and comics also help to fill in the blanks. Toph drops a bomb that will send both their lives into disarray. And that's just awesome. The plants moved to her will, slithering like the many snake creatures Zuko had seen in the Earth Kingdom. Toph learns to swim, Zuko wears a sarong, and danger mounts at the frozen poles. Ikem and Ursa's story did not stop with Zuko's supposed parentage though. Princess Azula, the ambitious and ruthless younger sister of Fire Lord Zuko, hears from a mysterious peasant woman that she will one day be Fire Lord. Book 1 of the Azula UnkindledVerse will follow Azulas journey from a child to the arrival of the Avatar. AKA Toph makes a marriage pact with Zuko and feels proud of her negotiating skills. The question is why did Ursa treat Azula so differently? She'd just planned to run away first. When Sokka and Katara Amaruq move into the city, the last thing they expect to find is a new family. What if she saved him, however unwilling he was? The Siege of the North has failed. Failed dream after failed dream, it was inevitable that the siblings would eventually be forced to wake up to their brutal reality. And while feeling a little daring, they decide to get a tattoo. ", "Fine," says Mai, and then, "wait. She stared blankly ahead for a second, then turned to face Zuko. Her depth of control over her emotions and physical body allowed her to circumvent even Toph's prowess. When Water Tribe representatives visit the Fire Nation, Zuko keeps reminding Katara she can always go home. RELATED:I Cant Wait To Play As Iroh In The Avatar Tabletop RPG. In the heat of the Fire Nation Palace, lines blur between friendships and romance, past traumas and present day problems. RELATED:How To Build Avatar Aang In Dungeons & Dragons. Cunning, powerful and with a thirst for more. She's shown to fight for long periods of time without tiring. Katara is metaphorically the moon and the love of Fire Lord Zuko's life. Another fan-favorite character, Toph had a special ability even among Earthbenders. When Toph comes to visit Zuko in the fire nation he doesn't bat an eye. "Dance for me like the bad girl you are, Nyra." He didn't understand why, but they had to stop. 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What kind of world will Azula find when she returns home? Follow Zuko and Sokka through the worst of their childhoods and the best of their teenage years, between learning to see the world in a different light, Gaang shenanigans, redemption arks and saving the world. In the end, she tries to learn his language and they grow to love each other and even end up having kids. I am not making money from this fanfiction. Shed fallen in love with Zuko married him, even built a family and a reputation that would go down in history. He did a great job at it too. Thank you so much! Please consider turning it on! Join Yue and Zuko on their collision course. She couldn't stand him, but in time grew to love him as he made an effort to learn her language to be able to communicate with her. She gets some of the series' best lines, most memorable fights, and always seems to be one step ahead of our heroes. Work Search: It was an arranged marriage fic where there was a massive language barrier between Zuko and Katara. "You're being the most helpful you've ever been sitting right there.". OR: Years after the Agni Kai, Zuko still suffer from bouts of panic. They had to. Her cleverness, manipulative nature, andcomplicated relationships make her a powerfully effectiveantagonist. Katara failed to stop herself from tensing up, an oppressive silence weighing over them. Utterly selfless, kind-hearted, and b My family surrounded the small scroll in my hands. Thank you so much! But, after years of PTSD and gaslighting from Ozai, Azula still cannot accept this. Please consider turning it on! Am I destined to go insane? Azula wasnt sure she wanted the answer. Most fans would argue that it relates back to Zuko's supposed heritage. In the three years since her disappearance, Azula has come to be acclaimed as the Peoples Princess by the masses as the world slowly sinks into chaos. He had hidden his face after it was marked by his father until he learned to wear his scar with pride. This obviously tied into why she was so jealous of Ty-Lee. If you could go back?. This could easily cause Ursa to (even unknowingly) treat Zuko with more love and affection than Azula. She was even capable of lightning generation, one of the rarest forms of Firebending and a form considered to be unteachable. What happens when human and spirit, fire and ice, collide? Even Aang was never able to master lightning-casting. REWRITING She has nothing, and no one, and shes tired of fighting. Zuko and Katara spend most of the day looking for it. Azula's tenuous and unhealthy relationship with her mother contributed to her mental break. @WickedStich asked for continuation, Zuko and Toph come up with a plan to save the both of them. She still seems to be her controlling, brusque, and ruthless self. No. When Yue is fifteen, a Fire Nation prince comes looking for the avatar. Zuko asks at the kitchen table in Chief Hakoda's house when he asks, wrapped in three parkas and the tightly crocheted maroon beanie Yue shoved onto his head to keep him safe from the South Pole cold. As fans know, Azula had very few friends, but two confidants stayed with her through most of the show: Mai and Ty-Lee. The two went so far as to get married and have another child: a daughter named Kiyi. She goes so far as to say that she wishes she had been a better mother to Azula. What other facts about Azula did Avatar: The Last Airbender fans miss out on? The Life of Fire Lord Zuko Chapter 3: Arranged Marriage - FanFiction Though Kiyi fully accepted Zuko as her family, she became the target of the New Ozai Society -- a fanatical group loyal to Ozai. "The simple sad smile was all the confirmation she needed. This is directly displayed in the "beach episode" where she tries and fails spectacularly at flirting.