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Perhaps

The fratricidal curse of the royal fire nation line, began when Sozin started the dragon hunt.

Against the parents of firebending itself.

Once they ran out of patron animals to kill, the fuse triggered another karma of sacrilege

Kin-slaying, gold eyes against gold eyes once more

Becoming a nation snuffing out its own fire.

The curse might well have burnt through the royal line, the same way they did their prey

And the dragon throne may have remained a cursed seat

Except two, who broke free

By sparing the last progenitors of Fire, and becoming their equivalent to their own kind.

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There is something inherently moving, almost poetic

When the lone 12-year old avatar faced his object of fear—a grownup with all fiery brazen bloodlust too eager to kill

Alone. By himself.

Except, he wasn’t.

Bending is a spiritual art, and with each element he wields he calls upon the spiritual teachings of his friends and mentor.

In moments of peril, he sought refuge in the elements he befriended, and they rose to defend him.

Each time the boy used a move his friends bequeathed him, it was as if he carried their spirit with him.

In a way, he did not fight alone.

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Just decided to draw myself a pfp, because I can