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250 word drabble: Leaving and Gone
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avatar_500 prompt #5, Tyrant.
Summary: The strain takes its toll on the new Firelord.
Leaving and Gone
“What! Which one of you just said that?” Through the flames around her throne, she could barely see the twins pointing their gnarled fingers at each other. The flames first turned blue, she remembered, when Zu-zu left. Everybody was always leaving.
“What a shame.” Her eyes were bright. “There’s only one way to resolve this. You two must duel each other. I order you to fight an Agni Kai.”
It didn’t matter which twin started the answer. “But…”
“We’re not firebenders.” Because they finished it together.
“Alright, fine. Lo, you’re banished.” it didn’t matter which of the twins she was pointing to. “Li, you can stay.” They were both going to be leaving.
~*~
“But what choice do I have?” Azula howled. No! She wasn’t going to think about Mai and Ty Lee. She refused to think about the ones who’d already left. “Trust is for fools. Fear is the only reliable way. Even you fear me!”
“No. I love you, Azula.” Her mother’s reflection gave her the saddest look. Why did she have to look at her like that? “I do.”
Her hand latched onto the brush. She wasn’t crying. She wasn’t crying! The tears splashed on the top of her table. Her mother was talking to her, and she was already gone.
Azula roared. Her hand opened. The brush slammed into the glass. The air broke apart, and from the ruined pieces on the floor, her mother blinked back at her. Why wasn’t she leaving? Wasn’t she already gone?
avatar_500 prompt #5, Tyrant.Summary: The strain takes its toll on the new Firelord.
Leaving and Gone
“What! Which one of you just said that?” Through the flames around her throne, she could barely see the twins pointing their gnarled fingers at each other. The flames first turned blue, she remembered, when Zu-zu left. Everybody was always leaving.
“What a shame.” Her eyes were bright. “There’s only one way to resolve this. You two must duel each other. I order you to fight an Agni Kai.”
It didn’t matter which twin started the answer. “But…”
“We’re not firebenders.” Because they finished it together.
“Alright, fine. Lo, you’re banished.” it didn’t matter which of the twins she was pointing to. “Li, you can stay.” They were both going to be leaving.
~*~
“But what choice do I have?” Azula howled. No! She wasn’t going to think about Mai and Ty Lee. She refused to think about the ones who’d already left. “Trust is for fools. Fear is the only reliable way. Even you fear me!”
“No. I love you, Azula.” Her mother’s reflection gave her the saddest look. Why did she have to look at her like that? “I do.”
Her hand latched onto the brush. She wasn’t crying. She wasn’t crying! The tears splashed on the top of her table. Her mother was talking to her, and she was already gone.
Azula roared. Her hand opened. The brush slammed into the glass. The air broke apart, and from the ruined pieces on the floor, her mother blinked back at her. Why wasn’t she leaving? Wasn’t she already gone?
