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On the day of Sozin's comet, Zuko emerges from a prison beneath the Fire Nation's palace, determined to take his place on the Fire Nation's throne and help his country to heal.
This is the story of how he got there, and of the events that transpire on that first, fatal day after the world is changed forever.A "Zuko never met the Gaang" AU where Zuko's quest for the avatar went sideways a year before Aang emerged from the ice, and Zuko underwent all his character development while living as an earth kingdom vigilante and being held in various prisons.
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25 Jan 2022
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Katara and Zuko's mission on board The Southern Raiders goes badly wrong, and they are captured and imprisoned in the unforgiving hull of the ship.
Katara now finds herself locked in a small room with a boy that she refuses to trust, and nine years worth of trauma and guilt swimming in her mind. She is resolute in her hostility towards Zuko, but as the horrors of their captivity unfold, an undeniable bond is formed in the quiet moments between their captor's torments.
When they find themselves safely back with their friends on Ember Island, they are both sporting deep scars – old and new, seen and unseen. Katara struggles to reconcile all the pieces of herself and figure out who she truly is. And Zuko continues to battle with his past guilt, and the new guilt that arises from his growing feelings towards Katara.
As their bond deepens – it may be the lifeline they both so desperately need to pull them from the dark waters of their past.
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Canon-divergence from Book 3 Ep 16 The Southern Raiders. Eventual Zutara.
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10 Oct 2021
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Hakoda kills a Southern Raider. This backfires spectacularly. Zuko is just trying to keep four kids from dying while not being a traitor to his nation. Toph is concerned. Sokka finds himself rethinking everything he had previously considered the norm.
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Kuei orders all of the Fire Nation out of Ba Sing Se after Azula fails her coup. This has wider ramifications than he thought.
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10 Sep 2021
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High in the halls of ice and wintry waters, an iceberg cracks.
They tend to do that. It’s hardly a unique occurence. Every day, babies are born, good men die, fires start, and ice breaks.
It is natural. It is meant to be.
(It’s a sign)
The Avatar wakes in a changed world a century later. An almost three year search comes to fruition.
It is all different, though. Years of rumor and story have been allowed to flourish.
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- Part 4 of no grave (hold my body)
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11 Jul 2021
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Starting in season 1 - Aang, Katara and Sokka find Bato. They start sharing stories from their travels and Bato has a story he wants to share...
How Hakoda pulled the Fire Nation prince out of the ocean when he was 13.
Zuko is fresh into his banishment and he travels with Hakoda and his tribe for a year before returning to his Uncle.
The Gaang hears the story and they become conflicted with their opinions of Zuko. Time passes to that fateful day in Ba Sing Se when Katara is in the catacombs with Zuko. She uses the knowledge she learned about Zuko from Bato and she connects with him on a deeper level.
He makes a different choice because of it, which results in him joining the Gaang early.
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21 Jun 2021