23 - Aftermath

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Levi Pov

'Alright let's have a little fun before I go.' thought Levi as he felt the unlimited ocean water behind him.

Bringing his hands forward and back in practiced motions he could feel himself effortlessly moving a huge quantity of water from behind him. And if the terrified look on his enemies faces were anything to go by then his feeling was accurate.

Quickly bringing his hands forward in an aggressive motion he launched the water behind him at the incoming attacks.

He could see a big wave of water, big enough that it dwarfed his entire body and the bodies of the Fire Nation soldiers in front, reaching the size of the wooden ship he came on if not more, it rushed past him heading straight towards his opponents, one thing to note was that it avoided him entirely as if there was an invisible spherical barrier around him.

It effortlessly extinguished the attacks coming at him as if they were nothing more than little candle flames before sweeping through all of the enemies. All that was heard after that were the screams of pure terror, grunts of pain and coughs of people trying to cough the seawater out of their lungs, and like that, Levi was gone.

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Commander Ronan pov

Looking around after they got their bearings back Levi was nowhere in sight, he had escaped them, a kid had just overpowered a hundred Fire Nation soldiers and escaped, it was unbelievable.

At least the princess was safe and sound, he was thankful for that, he couldn't help but wonder if the kid had intentionally made sure she wasn't harmed, and looking at the after affects of the wave he was almost sure that was the case.

If there was someone from before who wasn't going to go with Levi's plan of not telling the Firelord about what happened here then there were none now, nobody would dare imagine what would happen if this news reached back home.

"What the hell was that?"

"How could he control so much water when he's only a kid?"

Questions like these could be heard coming from all the soldiers around him. The commander could only sigh, it had Been years since he felt like he was feeling now, so helpless and not knowing what to do in a situation like this.

Levi's plan was obviously the best course of action for him, but there was only one major problem with it, Levi's existence couldn't be kept a secret from his nation, even if he and his soldiers had to suffer severe consequences he had to inform them, someone like him can't remain unknown, threats like these were better to be taken care of in the bud.

And also how was he supposed to explain the loss of so many of his soldiers, the fight from before wasn't all that bad but Levi's last attack was devastating.

'A dying soldier, the only one alive left in the prison, told us about him before he passed away, we later found a suicide squad left by the enemy waiting for us, they ambushed us managing to kill some of ours before we could put them down, that would be a good excuse.' thought the commander of an excuse, it might not be perfect but he would just have to work with what he has, thankfully he wouldn't have to resort to drastic measures.

'But just how is he this strong?' He thought,

he couldn't wrap his head around it no matter what, he had years of experience behind his back to rely on and it was all telling him that what he just saw shouldn't be possible, so how?

He couldn't fathom how a kid his age could get that strong. It was impossible, he knew that, nobody could be that strong at that age, be it their biology the amount of chi they could hold or the little amount of time they had in their hands to learn anything, but the proof was in front of him just seconds ago so how could he keep on denying it, there must be something that he's missing….

Suddenly the commander's thoughts came to a halt as a scary thought ran through his head, 'That can't be?' he thought not daring to entertain that thought any longer fearing that just thinking about it might make it a reality, if he was right then they might be screwed, not only them but their entire nation, he could only hope that he was just overthinking things.

'The avatar.' he thought as he turned towards his soldiers, that was enough lamenting for him, it was time to organize his soldiers and count their losses.

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Azula pov

'So he was still holding back even now huh?' thought Azula bitterly as she saw the huge wave of water heading towards her, threatening to end her life, throwing her arms forward she pushed more fire out, going far beyond what she had ever gone in her life, in the hope of elevating the damage the wave might do to her, she had no illusions about trying to stop it.

They didn't even have the chance to counterattack before they were carried by the wave and thrown all over the prison square.

This attack wasn't harmful or lethal, at least that was what Azula thought, but a quick look after she regained her bearings told her otherwise, it was only like that for her, even the commander was in a worse shape.

Azula couldn't help but feel her blood boil and her anger rising, why was he taking it easy on her? Did he think she was weak? Did he think that he was better than her? Did he think that she wasn't worth it?

That only lasted for a second thought before she calmed herself down, 'He didn't want to risk accidentally killing the princess of the fire nation.' she thought in defeat.

It was obvious really, but her anger seemed to cloud her judgment and she wondered what else she might have not noticed before while angry.

By the time Azula, the commander and the rest of the fire nation soldiers that are still conscious and unhurt regained their bearings and looked around Levi was already back on the ship waving at them as if saying goodbye to some close friends.

All of them, Azula included, imagined what it would feel like to catch him and strangle him, erasing that annoying smirk from his face, but they all knew that it was impossible.

None of them thought about attacking at this point, yes their attacks could still reach at this distance but then what? They couldn't even stop the kid when he was alone, let alone now that there was an army of benders backing him up, Azula was no different, she was rash sometimes due to her anger problems but she wasn't stupid.

This had been a wake-up call for her, she was always arrogant, believing herself to be above all others and why wouldn't she? She was stronger than all those her age and older, smarter, more talented, more beautiful, had higher status…etc.

But today's events had turned her worldview upside down, there he was a kid barely older than her but much much stronger and talented, already welding power fit only for master benders.

Smarter than her if his deception at their first contact and interaction and negotiations with the commander were anything to go by.

And even though she hated to admit it he was way more beautiful, the only thing she had over him was her status, but what use was that when she was facing him, it had even worked against her.

If today's events weren't enough to motivate and feed her drive then nothing will, and she vowed that she would get stronger and get her revenge

'Levi of the water tribe, just you wait for me.' She thought as she watched the wooden ship getting further and further away going at speeds impossible even for the fire nation's superior ship.

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On the Southern water tribe ship far away from the iron prison.

Everybody on board stood on the rails as they watched the prison getting further and further away, turning around they saw the little boy at the front, still bending the ship away at amazing speeds.

'I can't waste any moment. I need to take full advantage of Limit breaker.' That was all that Levi thought before he continued bending.

They were at a loss for words, they didn't know what to do or what to say, that little kid had pretty much just saved everybody on board and was still helping them even now, no words could express how grateful they were for him.

It was a while before Levi finally decided that they were far enough and stopped bending the ship away, giving this duty to other benders.

"I suppose we owe you big time for this, don't we son." said Hakoda with a complicated look on his face, clearly not knowing what to think of what just happened but one thing was for sure, he was proud of his son.

As hakoda broke the silence and before Levi could reply all the rest on board approached him one by one expressing their thanks and gratitude.

"Thank you so much I won't forget this." said a man with tears running down his face.

"Thanks to you I will be able to see my family again, thank you so much." added another woman

"My wife had just died last month and if I had perished here my kids would have been left alone. Words aren't enough to express how much I am grateful to you kid. If you need anything, anything at all, don't hesitate to come to me."

"Same here, if you need anything just ask."

"My daughter is your age. How about…."

Levi could only awkwardly receive their thanks in a polite manner, he had already disabled limit breaker and was feeling like he was going to pass out at any moment now even though he used it for a very brief period. The only thing keeping him standing was the gamer's mind and the gamer's body.

But as he saw the people he saved coming over one by one and giving their thanks and gratitude he could only think that it was worth it.

As everyone was done thanking him hakoda finally got the chance to talk to his son in private.

"That was a crazy plan you came up with son, trying to convince his men to lie to the fire lord himself,? Even I don't dare think about something crazy like that."

"Well I didn't exactly have the luxury of time to come up with something better, plus I have the feeling that it might just work." Said Levi with a mysterious smile making Hakoda raise a brow at him.

"Oh, and what makes you think that?" asked Hakoda, intrigued by his son's answer.

"The fire lord is powerful and ruthless, at least from what I've heard about him in stories and what people told me, that is his biggest boon as well as his biggest weakness, so if I am right then nobody, not even his daughter will dare report to him what had happened here today or else they will just sign their own death."

"Even his own daughter will have to suffer big time, and that's why I said his ruthlessness is his biggest advantage as well as weakness, they fear him and obey him for it but they fear him more and will go to extreme lengths like these just so he doesn't find out about their mistakes, plus I doubt that something like this has never happened before.

"Sigh, I hope you are right son or else we have dark days ahead of us." said hakoda looking at the sky sighing and hoping for the best before turning back to Levi,

"Even though it might not have been the best course of action, to think that you thought of something like that on the spot and even thought of all the details, saying I am impressed would be an understatement." Said Hakoda smiling with a proud look on his face.

"Come on, you're gonna make me shy." said Levi as he tried to jokingly brush it away.

"Hahahahah alright alright I'll stop said hakoda laughing obviously in a good mood

"But you never cease to surprise me, what was that attack at the end? I doubt anyone besides a water-bending master could do anything like it? And I am sure I'll know if you were one" said Hakoda, getting to the part he wanted to ask from the start.

"Oh about that, it's funny that you would mention it now, so long story short, I put all my energy into it so don't freak out about what'll happen next, alright?" said Levi with a smile as he tilted his head while looking at his dad.

"Huh? What will happen? What are you talking about?" asked Hakoda, confused.

"This" said Levi as he lost consciousness, falling towards his dad who quickly caught him and started to panic before remembering his son's last words and calmed down a little.

"Sigh, this kid." Getting up he slowly carried his son to his room below the ship, everyone making a path for him.

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Back on the Fire Nation prison - six hours after Levi's departure.

"Your Highness, the ship is back in operation and awaiting your orders." reported the commander with a respectful tone in Azula's room on the ship.

If someone didn't know before that they were on a ship then they would never believe it as they looked around the room that looked like it belonged in a palace rather than a warship.

Azula sat on a comfortable chair as she looked out the window in her room towards the ocean not even turning to look at the commander before replying, "Good, leave some men to guard the prison and bring back our dead and let's head back home." said Azula in a neutral tone of voice but anyone who knew her well will know that it was anything but that.

"Yes your highness, and how about that kid and the people with him?" Asked the commander, his heart racing and his forehead sweating, he really hoped that the princess would just forget about it but as his duty forced him to, he had to at least bring it up to her attention.

No one dared to talk about this subject ever since their enemies departed. They were on their toes all the time and preoccupied with fixing the ship but everyone knew that would decide their future so they couldn't just forget about it, and now that they had nothing to work on they would start to ask questions.

Hearing his question Azula seemed to finally come out of her daze as she looked at the commander for the first time since he entered her chamber.

Staying silent for a second as if in deep thought she asked in genuine curiosity, "The kid and his people that escaped before we reached here? What people with them!? I don't think we can catch up to them now"

Hearing her reply the commander felt as if a weight was lifted off his shoulders, he had no problem taking responsibility for it all but if his family, his soldiers, and their families could be implicated? He couldn't allow that.

"Forgive my insolence, your highness. I seem to have overworked myself these past few hours and mixed some stuff up, so I will take my leave now." Said the commander with an apologetic tone before he prepared to exit the room and close the door behind him.

"Mm." nodded Azula and said ''that's fine you should rest after we depart, you earned it."

The commander was so shocked that he almost missed a step but in the end he just nodded his head and went out of her room. Outside he had a confused look on his face, 'Her highness seems to have changed like she's nicer? Maybe this setback wasn't so bad after all.' he thought as a smile found itself on his face.

Azula didn't say a word after the commander closed the door behind him and her room returned to its death silence with only the sound of the ocean around, she just turned back towards her window and continued watching the endless ocean waters, her thoughts unknown.

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