No big deal, or at least, it wasn't, until he gets roped into joining their little gang of misfits, and then actually begins to care for some of them, despite their idiocy. If the Avatar and the Fire Nation weren't mortal enemies, she might have been able to stay. I only came because I wanted to protect the people of my tribe and my family. Although his Firebending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to stop the war, but I believe he can save the world. It that Azula was being held captive and if he wanted to see her alive again to come to the palace unarmed. But when fire touched his face, his dragon form begged to differ. It's made clear numerous times throughoutAvatarthat no matter how much innate talent anyone has, it's useless without a proper instructor. Iroh never lost Lu Ten to the siege of Ba Sing Se and the strangest change of all, Ozai is a loving parent to his beloved son. Its hard to say man idk. Azula always lies. "Care for some tea? Zoya Bashkuni is Zuko, First Born of Prince Ozai. It's up to Sokka and his misfit team of two animalistic teenagers and one punk mage to uncover what exactly is going on. Ozai may have tried to smother Zuko's flames, but he doesn't snuff him out. When the Gaang takes up a mission to squash the very last of Ozai's supporters, Zuko and Sokka are caught in a collapsing tunnel and buried alive. The Fire Lady's anxious features softened. In this fic we yeet the cannon story line out the window for more dark themes, narcissist parenting (both Ozai and Azulon are in my opinion), moral ambiguity, Zhao being more than a growling side character, and plot more confusing than an M Night Shyamalan movie (not including the awful movie of book 1, but more along the lines of the 6th sense). Everyone knows how tough you are, Sokka assures him, smiling at his fiery friend. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. Work Search: Even when his loyalties are tested to their limits, and his place in the world is unclear. They don't understand my thematic talents. Press J to jump to the feed. Lost in desire flickering between Fire & Lies. With Azula playing defense at the palace, Zuko has the whole world to search for answers and the people who Agni says will be Champions of the Elements and help him restore balance to the world. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Measure Each Step to Infinity is a personal favorite of mine. Power will be in my hands(and it won't go to my head). (Also, Sokka might be having an existential crisis. Azulon demands that Ozai kills his daughter instead of his son. I know the g is missing. This story is canon compliant, ongoing, and very queer. ', 'Because Im an intruder!' Zuko also strives to realize his true destiny, which he originally misconstrues. His precious, lovely soulmate. He cannot call for doctors, he cannot call for help. Or. An Avatar: The Last Airbender Fanfiction (Zuko X OC) "And lastly, we are free, but we are not our own persons." At this, the student frowned and looked up. Would it not make sense, then, for Azula to challenge her destiny of evil, and rise above it? She didn't, even when ozai told them as kids Zuko was lucky to be born and azula was born lucky, Azula didn't give a shit about Zuko, instead had a giant shit eating grin. UPDATE 12/13/22--Scaled Salvage: Instructions Unclear, Left Dragon Alone with Earth Kingdom. He is the perfect match for her, and Azula doesn't accept anything but the best of the best. Later, in "The Day of Black Sun", Azula is shown to be so adept at lying that she can fool Toph's senses. Who goes and happily tells their brother theyre getting murdered. It's not as bad as it sounds. On the plus side, at least they won't have to go to the South Pole. Now he just needs to convince his other half, tip: "uchiha sasuke/uzumaki naruto" angst kudos>10, Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (33), | Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi | Spirited Away (2001) (1), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence (30), Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, its a zuko fic not sure what you expected, the author doesn't know where this is going, Episode: s01e20 The Siege of the North Part 2 (Last Airbender), The Spirits Threw Down Their Spears and Watered Heaven With Their Tears, Southern Water Tribe Characters & Zuko (Avatar), Alternate Universe - Fantasy Hybrids (Avatar), sokka the sarcastic meat bad fish puns guy, mermaid Katara & Sokka but they arent really mermaids, my strong point is drawing not fanfiction, this whole archive could be dragon zuko and it wouldnt be enough, trust me im an ex-weird girl i know exactly how he would act, one is a dragon the other likes being normal, except its horrible and hes having the worst time ever, Zuko AUs that i keep coming up with but will never write bc im insane, total zukka clownery but what are u gonna do, YES i will take every opportunity to put zuko in a skirt and i cannot be stopped, No beta we die like pliny the eld-i mean roku, but only in one chapter so u can skip it if u want, Alternate Universe - No Avatar (Avatar TV), inspired by nezha from the poppy war trilogy, The world was on Fire and no one could save me but You, The One Where Zuko's Hair Matches Sokka's and Other Tales, bb!dragon!Zuko likes wrestling with tolerantAdultFigure!Appa, the other nations think firebenders are Literal Monsters, "But would you look at how cute he is? Azula. WARNING for a lot of childrens deaths. The fire nation attacked all the air bender homes and killed everyone almost everyone. This is from Mai's perspective as she begins to realize that her crush may just like her back. He is a prince of the Fire Nation at the height of its power. Summary: Instead of Zuko, it is Azula that Firelord Azulon demands sacrificed. A redemption arc told in this way would fit right in withAvatar's pre-established themes. Can anyone tell me without spoilers if they explore Zuko and Azula's relationship in the comics? Seemingly escaping the kiss of death, they wake to a world that is not their own. Ursa left the medical ward and ran into Iroh, who had hurried over to visit his nephew. He was in great danger and the masters could not stand by, to let it come to be. Zuko has found the perfect place for Azula. Shell most likely get a redemption. Kyoshi had served the World for over three centuries. He cannot snuff him out. As a story, it is driven by deep and complex characterization, and it allows its characters to grow in thematically resonant directions. My name is Fujimora Isuzu, and my family are the last air benders left in this world. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. He doesn't have time for cute boys, especially not irritating ones with scars who take theatre class way too seriously. Underlying theme: The dereliction of duty and the consequences thereof, and that if you hold to your convictions and are resolved in your duty you will find salvation. Azula has a fascinating character arc, but did she deserve to be redeemed? When his eyes met Kataras just before he collapsed at the villages edge, she knew for certain that he was like them, a victim of the fire nation. Some people spend their whole lives fighting against their nature, some go to great lengths to hide it, while others simply embrace it. Includes bonus content for Towards the Sun and Salvage, Hama Raises Zuko AU, Herbalist!Zuko, Yuyan!Zuko, Chaos Avatar Zuko, and more. Or a short scene of Zuko comforting Azula, Read Part 1 of the series before this one! She didnt expect them to gain the power of transformation. El nuevo avatar es una chica proveniente de la nacin del fuego. Or: spirited away from the fire nation by their mother and abandoned to a life of poverty and running, zuko and azula learn to manage. (The title is Runnin not Running. And he's right. People pick on you? Zuko questions, a growl rumbling under his voice. Because Zuko burns with the fury of Agni herself. This will then secure them a not guilty verdict. says Aang, "Yes he's super cute when he's not actively trying to kill us" Sokka deadpans, who is big and scaly and wants to be friends. He went away from the his ship to search for a master, because he will be Fire prince Zuko the last avatar. Reports, plans, competition for the favor of the Fire Lord. But when the world needed him most, he vanished. Someone who he's willing to burn the world for just as his father had done countless times for Ursa. Ursa, feeling a once dormant rage settle in her bones, goes to the throne room to speak to her husband and her Father-In-Law. Yet another symbolic mark branded on his skin. Byla rda, e byl doma. The boy's eyes were golden, a piercing bright color so intense that even the almost inhumanly light amber of royal family's eyes seemed to be dull in comparison. Now it's the time to inform Ursa and Iroh about it. From now on, Prince Zuko was less than a man. This is Zuko-centric of course it has angst! For Azula, it was perhaps the only time she truly felt alive. How it all came to be will be reflected on too. I do hope that she gets a redemption arc though. Thanks a lot!! Their warriors were hiding from the winter night's cold and Tui had taken her leave. 1.2M subscribers in the TheLastAirbender community. Azula and Katara are captured by a group of nomadic warriors from the Earth Kingdom after a spirit has taken away their bending. The author also added some extra worldbuilding that lines up with the historical period and setting, expanding more the cultures of ATLA with real-world inspiration. The price for this curse was a year of the Fire Lords life. What if Zuko joins the Gaang early, but as a dragon?Maybe this would have happened. Hakoda, Kanuk, and Chena left Nanook, Tomkin and Zuko at the Southern Water Tribe to keep him safe from Zhao. I would suggest reading it, but it isn't plot heavy and I'm not here to tell you how to live your life. In the end, children will always unavoidably take after their parents to some degree. As one of the show's cruelest villains, second only to the likes of Fire Lord Ozai himself, many fans consider her to be thoroughly irredeemable. Cocky little, Tan sighs but her smile doesnt fall, Thats on me. Anything would work really. It was thought to be common knowledge that the soul was split into two halves- good and bad. But not for the reason everyone thinks. It was his new life goal to find his uncle and make things right. It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. Treason occurs, vigilante activities commence, and Zuko and Azula choose to stick with each other through it all. At which point Zuko scrabbled backwards until he splashed back into the stiller, warmer, deeper water of the turtleduck pond. He justdoesn't know what to do with that. Dragon Zuko is going through a season of emotions. a story of hope, hardship and learning to believe in humanity again. Zuko (Avatar) Ursa (Avatar) Ozai (Avatar) Azula (Avatar) The Gaang (Avatar) eventually - Character Aang (Avatar) Katara (Avatar) Sokka (Avatar) Airbender Zuko (Avatar) Angst Fluff as a treat Other Additional Tags to Be Added Tags May Change Azula (Avatar) Redemption Protective Azula (Avatar) Protective Zuko (Avatar) Fluff and Angst Hurt/Comfort Zuko is thrown back in time to the fateful Agni Kai, but not as himself, as Ozai. Their last hope lies within an ancient fable from the last of the Fire Island clans, but peace comes at a steep cost. Were this to come true, it would surely lead to Azula's redemption at last. Work Search: Using his alias as The Blue Spirit as a healer who has learned to use firebending to heal as opposed to as a thief and assassin, he is able to influence views on firebending from both the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribes as wells as firebenders themselves. The Water avatar failed to master the elements before she was killed. I will find the avatar, and I will teach him the ways of the air benders. Both their Father and Grandfather want Zuko dead. I hoped she'd get somewhere in the comics (kinda in "The Search" iirc), but she's mostly been depicted as a redditer called her, "the Joker of ATLA". Touya took a deep breath. Also Zuko is a Hufflepuff and I will fight you. When the fire nation's prince is banished Kir A Zuko X Reader story. His fingertips reach the absolutely burning skin of the child -the whole room is burning up, how did he not notice before- and he jerks his arm away. ', 'Im not worried about you. Zuko flew into the sky, thoughts fuzzy, rushing to escape the too hot too hot flames that threatened to melt his skin. Sure, it didnt have the intended effect of making him stop screaming at Endeavor, but maybe her advice would work this time. Includes bonus content for Towards the Sun and Salvage, Hama Raises Zuko AU, Herbalist!Zuko, Yuyan!Zuko, Chaos Avatar Zuko, and more. Fortunately, Azula remembers a near forgotten story from a near forgotten time when her father still saw her as his daughter first. Ficlets from Tumblr. Her eye was burning, her face was on fire, and her only thought was of Zuko.". The absolute best Azula fic, and maybe the best fic I've read in general is the Salt and Ashes series by Ultranos. Well this could be bad. Or, Zuko is going through the weirdest puberty in the world. no one knew where Kira is a noble's daughter and a firebender, she has been engaged to prince Zuko since they were young to be his concubine. Here, the audience is straightaway given a great contrast to Zuko and Azula. For the young prince, this will be both salvation and curse. Work Search: Jee walks, and then runs, to the rail in the hope that the royal brat has just been swept overboard, but there's nothing. Both siblings happily recalled these memories many years later. Zuko won't become the person his mother feared him to be. 45 lakh per annum means how much per month. Even if she did express a desire for redemption, who would be foolish enough to believe her so easily? Her only option, then, is to take after her father, who is a truly irredeemable villain. His body felt strange, his nerves raw, as if liquid fire was spreading through his veins. Zuko never asked to be born into Azulon's family and he most certainly never asked or wanted to be Kyoshi's successor. Aquele em que azula tem uma viso muito confusa do que o amor de seus pais. In a twisted way, she cared about him. Four years ago, my father and the men of my tribe journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to help fight against the Fire Nation, leaving me and my brother to look after our tribe. 'Arent you gonna tell anyone Im here? Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. At least not for most of the series. Keys lay in his hands, their slight weight unbearably heavy, and Zuko stared at them, unsure of what to do. The masters Ran and Shaw were out of balance. But with Azula, the pressing question remains: was she ever even good to begin with? "'Arent you' Sokka narrowed his eyes. In a flashback, we Azula being cruel to the people around her at a startlingly young age. Agni that was incredible. I think that maybe some very core part of her does care about Zuko but for all of her conscious awareness she has no regard for his wellbeing and would willingly kill him without thinking about it until many years later. Prince Zuko was born on the new moon in the dead of winter. 10 votes, 18 comments. Katara was excited to finally join her big brother Sokka at college, with her mind laser-focused on education. It's not a story of redemption itself, but it shows how Azula is changing her beliefs by meeting different people who teach her things that in her childhood no one taught or showed her. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Please consider turning it on! The previous water and earth avatar has failed miserably and know Zuko is the avatar, Upon discovering this, he decided he'll do things his way. As for other fics that haven't been recommended here, "Smooth as Stone" on AO3, and anything featuring Azula written by TalesOfOnyxBats on AO3 are my recommendations. Very outside of that her current life removed those feelings. It takes place in a world where the hundred-year war hasnt happened. The showAvatar: The Last Airbenderis full of a great number of lovable characters. And what would his family do to save him? I still believe that, somehow, the Avatar will return to save the world. The Avatar, the last airbender, and their animal guides. No, the boy needed to learn more than a lesson. 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