Avatar: Mage of All Elements-Chapter 116

I wanted to kill. All of them, indiscriminately. My chest tore with pain, and I couldn't stand it anymore, so I cried. My childhood body was still taking its toll. I sobbed at the top of my voice and at the top of my lungs. It was good that I was on the range and no one could hear me.

It took me half an hour to calm down and get my thoughts together. The energy wave didn't happen by itself. Someone created it, and I'm going to find out who it was. And I'm going to get revenge. For all the pain I'm feeling right now. For letting her down and not keeping that little baby safe. All of it.

So I started practicing. I don't know how many years it will take to regain my former strength, because I never reckoned with a child's body. But I know that I shouldn't even think about all the strength I used to have until I'm fifteen.

Right now my maximum is filigree control and a variety of elements. That's what I've been practicing, pushing my body to the limit to dull the pain.

***

Time passed and we grew up. Before I knew it, ten years had passed and I was thirteen. It was my birthday, but I didn't feel happy. It was true what I told Korra then, I carry a burden of responsibility far greater than she can imagine.

I found out what happened ten years ago. And when I first heard it, I thought I was being made fun of. I mean, who would have believed that there could be a mech in this world?

A big one, thirty meters high or more. So I didn't believe it and I asked for proof. And they gave me pictures of the top half and the bottom half of the Mech. And a picture of a huge cannon. So I believed it and asked for the blueprints. I don't know how, but my men managed to do it quietly and discreetly.

I placed the flowers in the clearing where I had undergone the merging rite and went home. Still, ten years had passed, and the old pain had faded, replaced by smoldering revenge. As I walked around the island, I saw people rejoicing. I could feel their good spirits, and little by little, that feeling was transferred to me.

«I'm home!» I shouted as I entered the house.

«Brother!» Kaguya appeared like the devil out of a snuff box and jumped on my neck.

What a paradox. When she turned ten, I decided to tell her the truth about me being her father. I don't know what twisted her mind, but she took it quite calmly, even with a kind of Jedi calmness, except that she refuses to call me daddy, preferring just brother.

«Are you going to eat? Mommy made everything again», she's so restless. The older she gets, the more active and restless she becomes.

«Yeah, let's go», I mumbled, smiling.

«Kami, you're taking a long time», she murmured with a smile, «Sit down, everything's ready.»

«Wandered off», I shrugged and took a seat at the table. Kaguya sat down next to me.

What followed was a festive meal that ended with a large chocolate cake. Even though it was big, the three of us finished it quite quickly. When we finished, we just sat back and enjoyed the moment.

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«What do you want to do?» asked Azula.

«I want to go to the mainland», I mumbled calmly.

«Why?» Azula asked confused, but Kaguya's eyes lit up.

«I want to look for someone», I said with a smile, imagining our meeting.

«You're not going to change your mind, are you?» she spoke up when she realized that I wasn't going to back down.

«Yes», I nodded.

«When are we going?» Kaguya asked happily. I hesitated.

«In a month or so», I decided.

«What's taking so long?» she asked indignantly.

«We have to prepare everything», I said seriously, «The route, the guards.»

That was it, and after some more talk, we went for a walk around the island.

***

The day came when we would leave the island and finally sail to the mainland. Kaguya was so excited about this event that her positive mood flowed out of her like water from a fountain. Everyone kept quiet and said nothing about the mainland, which only increased her curiosity.

After everything was prepared and the necessary things were loaded onto the ship, we set sail. Of course, Azula sailed with us, as there was no other way. And we had a horrible: whimsical girl tormenting everyone with questions. We endured it for two days, and on the second day, as soon as we could see the shore, Kaguya calmed down.

We came ashore when we docked. No one met us, since no one knew about us, so we went about our business quietly. First, a tour of the town. Still, family comes first and everything else comes after.