#the war of air and fire

[lightdancer1]

In addition to wrapping up the 1940s arc in my ongoing Sandman story, finally started my 100 Year War trilogy:

This work concerns, at the broadest sketch, the Air Nomad Genocide and the onset of the Hundred Year War. It will be one of three such stories, each of which explores particular events in the war and how and why they happened. As this will be bluntly showing the scale and the nature of the Genocide and the planning that went into it, anyone expecting the canon romanticized Fire Nation is going to be woefully disappointed.

[53v3nfrn5]

The Lockheed AC-130 in action

Due to the cloud of smoke left behind after flares are released, this aircraft is widely known as “The Angel of Death”

[demaparbat-hp]

Golden Boy (and Silver Girl) for the Kintsugi AU.

[detectivedeckerstar]

WE'RE SO CLOSE

[brighteuphony]

I love Chiyo- and I kind of headcanon her as a Witch of the Woods (Sands???) archetype- a bitter old woman who has sacrificed too much, experienced and committed more atrocities than anyone can imagine, and who knows the truth about what lies in the hearts of men to live among the villages anymore.

In my AU she's got a pretty dark backstory. Back in time when Villages were just getting established, women weren't allowed to be shinobi in the same capacity as men. There was too much warring and death among the clans to risk women, so they were only ever allowed to serve as spies or medics. (Chiyo started off as a medic).

And like any military/fascist dictatorship, serving the state was more important than anything else- so women who were kunoichi were given missions to steal and return with powerful bloodlines. Even before villages, this was a common fear among clans (which is why so many of them have protective measures and inbreed/arrange matches very carefully).

Chiyo was one such woman, who took a X-rated mission in her youth because she was told it would 'serve her nation'. There was a powerful bloodline whose Kekkei Genkai could harden sand to something akin to Steel- something Suna very desperately wanted.

Chiyo succeeded in her mission, but despite the veneer of 'serving your nation', when she returned, she was considered, in her words, "Just another whore."

Then when her son didn't manifest the bloodline- it was worse, but Chiyo was happy because that meant her son was HERS. (This is when she met Enji, and he saved her son's life at great cost- so Chiyo owes him a blood/life debt.)

Then the war came, and they needed women to fight so now serving the nation meant something different, and Chiyo became a full fledged 'shinobi' and turned her healing towards poison and death- especially when she had to fight the Salamander.

Then she sealed Gaara and that was the atrocity straw that broke the camel's back and she dipped out Suna and retired to an oasis. She's still a healer, but adamantly refuses to serve shinobi.

Once again, thank you so much for these asks and all the support for this AU?

@youngpeacearbiter

[dnd-shows-have-my-soul]

I absolutely love the continuing joke of “Fire, Water, Earth” brought to life in Burrow’s End. It’s such a good bit, one that transcends specific series and instead centers itself on a group of friends.

That being said, I’ve seen multiple people begin to predict who is gonna be air. I figured I’d throw my hat into the ring.

First of all, though I love him as a DM, it’s not gonna be Murph. This joke in particular centers around people who are intertwined with both CR and D20. And, as much as I love him, Murph is not that guy. I have no doubt that he’s at least friendly with the Critical Role cast but it’s obvious that he’s closer with Brennan then he is with Aabria or Matt.

So if I had to make a guess, it probably be Spencer. Not only is he involved in CR related content (Candela), he is good friends with both Brennan and Aabria. I’m fairly certain that he was part of a private campaign that involved Matt, Brennan and Aabria.

Something else that I’ll throw out, is that the next time we see the joke, it will probably be during an new season of EXU. I have no insight on when the next campaign of EXU will come out, but I have a fairly strong suspicion that Spencer would be the one Dming it. And that is where we will find our missing joke.

Speaking of, this is off topic. But if anyone feels like drawing Brennan, Matt and Aabria as Fire, Water and Earth Gensai respectively, I will love you forever. Please.

[chaoticpersontale]

It didn't disappoint me :") keep up the good work Netflix.

Avatar: the last airbender.

[spoopyium]

First batch of artfight attacks!! (In order)

@inkhazed 's oc Aither

@need2thneeds 's ocs Akka and Nuada

@lutzlig 's oc Sponge

@exhausted-kari 's oc Arabella

These were all so fun to draw ans I got more Art Fight attacks to post now that it's over

[its-zaina]

University of Buenos Aires, Argentina🇵🇸.

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[animangalover-writes]

Time for another dream i had, this time about zutara.

This one is a lot shorter, but essentially I had a dream where kataras whole family(which seemed to have more members then in the show) all live in the fire nation, hiding the fact that they're water tribe(rather, they were water tribe).

Katara is in some sort of relationship with zuko. It's unclear if she's his wife, his girlfriend, or his mistress, but its not hidden. People know about her and her relationship with him.

(Putting the rest under a cut so I don't clog up the feed lol)

If she was his mistress it's kinda held in that way that kings had other women they'd sleep with along with their queen and it was just an accepted, albeit kinda shitty, thing to do.

Anyway, katara is also pregnant, which was kind of an underlying "plot point" and would return home to her family every day to check on them.

It's revealed here that katara is basically the only reason her family is doing pretty well for themselves. Her relationship with zuko means that they have enough to get by. It's also noted that her whole family(katara, sokka, their dad, their grandma, and some made up new family members) all live in one house. So its clear they're still kind of struggling.

It's also revealed, through a conversation with her grandma, that the only otehr reason katara is with zuko, is because it was part of a bigger plan. She and her family are part of a resistance against the fire nation, and when they realized zuko liked katara, wanted her to infiltrate and pretend to be in love with him.

The plan had clearly gone on longer then anticipated, for whatever reason, and katara is conflicted because she actually does have feelings for him now, not fo mention she's pregnant with his child.

There's a "scene" either at the beginning or after this reveal that shows zuko in a meeting with other fire nation officials, including his father and sister, and that either he was against one of their plans but is ignored or his plan gets shut down(I don't remember which). Katara always sits in on these meetings with him, and afterwards, as everyone is getting up to leave, she leans her forehead against his and whispers that everything will be alright. This is why we can tell she truly does care about him, to some degree. But it's also a moment showing potential manipulation, like shes pretending to care. It's supposed to be a little of both, she needs him to trust her but she does still love him.

After all of this, we cut to a scene in a forest/swamp. This part is kind of blurry in my head, but basically, it's a secret meeting. Katara is dressed similarly to the painted lady, her and a few other resistance members, including Sokka, Suki, and Hakoda, are planning an ambush on Zuko and his family, who are supposed to travel down a path nearby. Katara is a key part of this plan, as she's the only waterbender, and she knows this. She nods along to everything regarding the plan and she goes over important points herself as well. But as everyone else continues talking, katara is having doubts. She loves Zuko. She's about to have his child. She cares for him. But she needs to free the world from the fire nations clutches as well. She doesn't want to kill Zuko, but she has to in order to help others. She's hesitating.

They continue with the plan anyway, and through the foliage that katara and the others are hiding in, we see a carriage making its way down the path. Zuko and his family(or at least his father) are in there.

Everyone is getting ready to fight, to jump out and attack. We see a close up shot of Katara, conflicted. She's still not sure if she can go through with this, if she can kill Zuko.

And then I woke up.

[phantom-and-fable]

Avatar the Last Airbender inspired bracelets are now available! ✨

[lightdancer1]

An excerpt from the upcoming next chapter of The War of Air and Fire:

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Toghun Chagatai paced around the table as the Fire Lord listened with increasing eye rolls and contempt and the generals thoughtfully. "It is true, my lord, that my people take great pride in the deeds of our ancestors, as yours do of yours. It is also true that my ancestors waged terrible wars and gleefully committed atrocities that resonate still eight thousand years later. For us it was not a simple matter of barbarism, it was strategy." He turned to look at them. "Slaughter a few cities, depopulate an island, and the very terror of your name instills peace and you spare your people at the expense of the dunghills of other nations."

There were shifts and mumbles of 'barbarian' from others and he gave them a cold and merciless grin just as his ancestors would have done in the same situation. "But, in the end, it was these same deeds as much as the divine wind that brought Caldera and the Yamato to power. We instilled terror and we made it plain the price of resistance, and people in the end decided they were willing to pay that price." Now there was a subtle shift and the Fire Lord kept rolling his eyes and murmuring beneath his breath.

"I do not doubt in the least, great Lord Sozin, son of Enzozhu, son of Zenzhu, that we can fall upon the Air Nomads like a thunderbolt. They are a peaceful people, who learn deeply of the arts of spirits and care little for the arts of war. We are the warlike sons and daughters of the western islands, born in harshness and living likewise." He gave them all a careful look. "Suppose, my Lord, that our plan works flawlessly. We unleash Steel Rain, we fall upon the Air Nomads. We bloody our swords in their necks, build pyramids of their skulls, bring to an end a fourth of humanity in one fell swoop. What happens, my lord, if what happened to my ancestors happens to all of us? Suppose we strike and the world sees this as proof that we are treacherous murderers and fathers and mothers of murderers and that there is no peace short of one nation or another in a graveyard much as the one we shall make of the Air Nomads?"

"My ancestors never anticipated that the great massacres they unleashed on the mainland and in the islands would come back to haunt them and lead the other nations to the side of the Yamato and the Battle of Karakorum. It happened all the same. If that is the fate the Gods will for us, what will happen then? We could face a war of a hundred years where our armies are ever-victorious, winning themselves to death for no nation will swear peace or accept a victory short of one of ashes and bones as ruinous to the victor as to the defeated. My ancestors did such things, and I am of their line. I will fly with you, and I will shed the blood of innocents, if you wish. But I will not, my lord. allow it to be done without these questions asked and faced directly."

Sozin scoffed. "That will never happen, Lord Toghun. The other nations will hear of the fate of the Air Nomads, of our capacities to move forces across the world, of their annihilation. They will know we can go anywhere we please and slaughter all we will. They will know and then I will win the war as the great master said it is best done. a win without fighting. The pyramids of skulls are the price of peace. Blood-money, yes, but a price worth paying."

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[anastasiamaru]

We have really hard morning today

russia is inflicting massive missile and air strikes on the territory of Ukraine,using strike UAVs

In the morning the aggressor fired 75 missiles

Our air defense system neutralized 41 of them

[korraofthereef]

Hear me out. The end sound of Take A Slice by Glass Animals is so ATLA Ozai vs Aang coded.

[phoenixkaptain]

Thinkin about Star Wars bending AU andndhdj

Anakin should be the Avatar, obviously, but I think he would begin as a water-bender. I mean, his name literally means “water bringer” or whatever. It’s pretty clear.

But I also think he would have the most trouble with water-bending. Not the fighting part, but the healing part. He’s too impatient or he just can’t understand how to do it, no matter how often he’s shown or it’s explained, and that leads to him feeling even more guilty about everyone who dies. His mother dies and he thinks “This wouldn’t have happened if I’d just done better.” His fears of Padme dying are multiplied because he feels so useless.

Anakin is great at fighting. He’s intimidating. He can lift up mountains and hold them threateningly over the heads of his enemies. He can stop the very air they breathe and pull it out of their lungs. He can use their blood to manipulate them like puppets. He can reduce an entire village to ash in seconds.

But he just can’t heal people. Even as people say he’s mastered every other element, he feels like the very element he began with isn’t mastered. He feels like he’s failing, failing the moon and the Jedi and the water itself. He just can’t figure out what he’s doing wrong, and he’s tried for so long, and it makes him equal parts furious and depressed.

(Palpatine is the one who the Jedi get to train Anakin to heal with water-bending, and Palpatine sees how nervous he is about it (Anakin could never get it to work on Tatooine and is worried he’ll fuck up and the Jedi will send him back) and teaches him wrong on purpose so that he only gets worse. But, he promises to lie to the Jedi, because Anakin is so worried about it, and tells them he’s doing fine, the skill just needs to be practiced. Then, we still have his manipulations and Anakin’s reliance.)

When it comes to Anakin’s children, I think Luke and Leia should be different.

Leia fits earth-bending. She’s loyal and unyielding and absolutely bends metal in her fists when she’s angry. The ground shakes when she walks, mountains crumble when she looks at them, she’s terrifying to the enemy because she learned to lift mountains just like the Avatar did. The unyielding sturdiness of earth, but the softness too. Things like farming and building things and making games. There’s softness to earth, a springiness that makes it strong, and Leia is both the unyielding bedrock and the soft sandstone. I like to think she’s good at bending sand itself, because she uses techniques she sees other benders use and so doesn’t treat sand like rock. She treats it as water and so bends it accordingly.

This is a super unpopular opinion but hear me out! Luke should be a firebender. Hear me out hear me out hear me out-

Luke is the twin suns of Tatooine. He is immediately powerful and dangerous, despite his looks. More than that, he’s the life that fire brings. He’s the life that comes after all the Jedi are killed. He’s the lava that changes Anakin Skywalker yet again. He’s the warmth of a nice day and the heat of an oven. He appears harmless but can only be harmless because he’s learned to temper his ability to harm.

Luke has incredible self-control, especially later on in life. That self-control translates awesomely into fire-bending. And Luke being uncertain of his abilities is the weakness he would feel on Dagobah. Luke is hesitant because he doesn’t want to hurt people who don’t deserve to be hurt, and he doesn’t want to hirt himself. So he didn’t use firebending to fight, he used it for comfort. To light fires in hearths. To cook food. To amuse little kids. And he tries not to get angry because his explosive power when he’s angry is unstoppable. A star going supernova. It’s intense and destructive and terrifying.

But also, I imagine Luke learning to redirect lightning. I imagine him redirecting Palpatine’s lightning, the lights setting him aglow as electricity crackles over his form, his eyes glowing and intense as he directs that lightning harmlessly into the ground and smiles in the face of Palpatine’s abrupt fear.

And Leia being the earth and Luke being the sun is just kind of canon. Leia is the one who holds people together, who can lead people. Leia is the earth the seeds are sown in. Luke is the one who stands off to the side smiling ominously, but who is just as protective of people as Leia. He’s driven to protect them but he also holds himself apart, almost unthinkingly. Luke is the heat that gives those seeds the confidence to grow.

I think it fits nicely and I have the mental image of Anakin finally learning to use water to heal and using it to heal Luke. Luke, who got burned by his own fire because he was reckless for a second. An Anakin who learns to heal because Leia can describe it to him, because she studied waterbending for her sandbending. Just, a little family of people who don’t fit perfectly but are willing to learn and change and commit murder.

Also it’s just really funny to have none of the “Skywalkers” be airbenders pfft