Blame

I blinked, as I returned from my body. I felt good, I had succeeded in my goal. From 18% to now 31%, an amazing increase. The increase was due to me learning how to compress the energy. i assumed this was part of the steps to take one's bending away. As you would ultimate compress an other's energy to erase one's bending. You could likely do the reverse as well if someone had the potential genes of bending, but just not the energy you could likely expand their energy to allow bending.

Though to be honest that seemed a little pointless to me. Like a recipe to be back stabbed. Speaking of back stabbed. I actually took a second to look around. Where was everyone? This was not the middle of the swamp and why was I upside down? Thinking about the sequence of events lately things were kind of a mess.

June decided not to join us in the swamp, and would meet us at the city. Then of course we had the trip to the middle of the swamp so i could train. I told the girls I was doing something else of course. It wasn't really believable, but... I did explain to them about not attacking the swamp right? Did Huu do this? No, surely not. Best to find someone and ask what happened.

"Hello? Azula? Mai? Ty Lee? Lime, buddy?" When no one responded I was left to free myself.

I unhooked myself from the tree I was in and landed. Walking forward slightly I found pieces of the carriage. My back pack was hanging from a tree and I created a lash of fire. Blasting it from its spot I caught it. Looking around some more I found Ty Lee's bag.

I then heard it, the distinct cries of anger. Following the cursing I found Mai. "What are you doing?"

Mai turned and glared at me. She was drenched in mud and her dress was tore into pieces. "What does it look like?"

I shrugged, "So how did we get here then?""

Mai blinked and face palmed. "Of course you don't know what happened. Well for your information Azula ran off into the swamp after 'seeing something'. Ty lee chased after her and while I was left at the fucking carriage! A TWISTER APPEARED!"

I nodded, "so are they still in the swamp or?" Mai twitched, before digging through a duffel bag for new clothes. I took that as she didn't know. I found Azula's bag and picked it out of the mud. Leaving us without a carriage now and two lost party members. 100% swamp magic, I wasn't gonna focus on that. I turned to-

"Azula wait up! OIgh!"

Ty lee came out of the swamp and barreled into me. I caught her and she was looking around. "Hey um, did I just? I was right behind Azula a second ago."

I sighed, magic freaking swamp. I checked Azula's status screen and saw nothing. I reopened it and saw nothing again. Only her name was being registered. I rubbed my eyes and checked one last time and a new indication appeared.

Oh that was useful, Now how did it work? I looked at the status, but I got nothing until I looked up and saw a blue dot in my vision. I turned and it stayed in place. That was extra useful. I turned and saw Ty lee being pushed away by Mai.

"What the heck are you doing?"

They looked at me and I got a good view up Mai's dress. "Nice."

-----Azula pov------

It was strange I could hear an echo from the swamp. Ty Lee and Mai weren't reacting to it and it was getting louder. I decided to ignore it until I heard the echo of my name.

~"Aaaaaazzzzzzuuuuulaoooo"~

I shook it off, I was just hearing things. before we entered the Swamp Orin had explained we might see things that aren't there. I trusted his judgement, so it was just swamp hallucinations. Creating a small ball of fire I focused on it. Smothering the flame out I let the remains drift around. I did this over and over again ignoring the echo.

I looked up at the swamp and my I paused. I rubbed my eyes to double check what I was seeing. I had to be insane. I saw my grandfather Azulon, which was impossible. before i knew it even though i knew this was just an illusion I had followed him.

The swamp grew foggy and he was picking up the speed. Using a blast of fire I shot forward faster catching up. The fog just got thicker and thicker though. This didn't seem possible? Right? I-

I looked around, and i found I was now lost. "So stupid! Seriously how did I get baited?"

~"There is no bait to be had..."~

I turned and saw my grandfather. Except he didn't acknowledge me at all. "Why are you here? i wasn't even close to you!"

~"Take this and hide it, Azulon my son never let them know. Never let them learn the truth."~

I hit me like a brick. The voice was never my grandfathers. I didn't notice it at first, but Azulon regressed in age. My grandfather looked like a teenager.

~"If this comes out, I fear even your children will suffer the consequences."~

My eyes widened, I knew what the voice was referring too. I had practically forgot about it since I thought it was stupid. It was about the colonies. That son of a bitch! Oh I would lynch Orin, that believable little shit. He was a better liar then I was, which was so not fair.

"How the hell can he bend multiple elements? He sure as fuck wasn't the avatar that was obvious. Now... where am I?"

I was pretty sure Ty Lee was following me, when I went out of the clearing. Since she wasn't here, perhaps she went back?

-----a little short, but enjoyable i believe-----