Post by Teяa253 on Jul 27, 2008 7:09:08 GMT 1
the 39th installment of my series. I could totally just end the saga right here but owing to certain circumstances, I think an epilogue chapter is in order. anyways, enjoy this chapter, as it is virtually the ending of my great and long series. I really enjoyed writing this, and will probably be all depressed once all is said and done...
so, enjoy the chapter. I might end up writing more. this series is too good to jsut end altogether...
THE SUPERNATURAL'S LAMENT
I was in a different world now. Clazdian had truly killed me. For many, many years though, I had longed for this moment. I had been ready to die for such a long time. And yet, now that I was here, I was really sad. The family that I had loved was the one that I had left. Certainly I did not hate my real family, but all of them: Katara, Sokka, Toph, Iroh, Ty Lee, Mai, Sanaki, Kai I, Kai II, and Zuki; they were my family. They loved me during those 19 years where I was trying to turn my life around.
Suddenly, I was able to see my family, though I had been in the afterlife for a while. Clazdian was gone. I could feel it—like a heavy weight was lifted off of my shoulders. I let out a sigh of relief, but then I looked back. Being a supernatural, I could see things even if they were not directly in front of me. I saw them mourning my death. Katara in particular was wailing frantically over my body. However, I had to put that behind me, as I could not go back. I was finally able though, to see my mother Lautian and my siblings. I passed through into their realm, and despite it being the opposite of Clazdian’s realm (as Lautian is the opposite of Clazdian) I was still sad.
“Tera Mezhiak Altina,” said a soft, comforting voice, and I felt myself being embraced, “it has been so long since I was last able to see you.”
“I know mother,” I said, fighting back my emotions, “it has been a while.”
“And yet,” she said, smiling down at me, “you haven’t changed a bit. You’re probably still wearing the same thing I last saw you in.”
I chuckled at this, and looked down at my clothes. I had worn the likes of thee for long periods of time, and I don’t ever recall wearing anything different in the last 17 or 19 years. I still had my trademark bracelets and anklets, and my clothes were still green—my favorite color. I shrugged.
“So,” said Lautian to me, “the avatar was able to destroy him,”
“Aye,” I muttered, “I guess so. I mean, that was what was blocking me from the rest of you, and now I’m suddenly able to see you all again.”
I suddenly paused.
“So,” I said, “where are my siblings?”
“They are in the spirit world,” my mother replied, “they can come here, but only in spirit, and we will not be able to talk with them.”
“w-what,” I exclaimed, “I... I can’t see them again?”
“Clazdian had removed their souls,” my mother replied, “It was you that kept them from permanent destruction. The fact that you arrived here with yours intact is the reason they will be restored sometime in the future. However, my dear Tera, it is not now. I sense that this sorely grieves you. I am sorry.”
“But,” I said, “I...”
I paused, and then suddenly lost it and broke down sobbing.
“I don’t wanna stay here,” I wailed, “I want to go back. Please mother, I love you and all, but I want family. I don’t like to be so lonely.”
“I understand,” my mother replied; being opposite of Clazdian meant she was understanding and cared about the thoughts and hopes of her daughter.
“Tera Mezhiak Altina,” she told me, “you have suffered so much pain and trouble just to find out who you really were. You have gone through so much more than your siblings. I was weeping when I saw your behavior 19 years ago, for I knew that was not the daughter I had created.
I threw myself into my mother’s arms and began weeping again.
“Please,” I pleaded, “please don’t remind me of my past. I really hate it. I never want to be like that ever again.”
“I am sorry, Tera Mezhiak Altina” my mother replied, stroking my large, pointed ears; she reminded me of Kai Serenes—she was so loving, and she knew what I liked. She knew I loved to hear my name, and she knew that I loved when anyone stroked my ears.
“Its fine,” I said, trying to recover myself, but my mother picked me up and held me sideways like a child. Being a supernatural as well, she could increase her size, and it made me feel like a little child again. She ran a finger across my bare feet, and I giggled. I did love my mother, but I still longed to see Sanaki, Toph, Ty Lee, Katara, Kai I, Kai II, and all of the others again.
“Mother,” I said, “can you please send me back? I want my friends to be happy too.”
“Will you be happy there?” she asked me,
“Yes,” I said assuredly, “yes I will.”
“Then so be it,” she said, “remember, Tera: no matter what you do, I will always love you.”
“Just like Clazdian always hated me?” I asked,
“More than that,” she told me, “I love you enough that if you want to go back, I will send you back.”
“You will,” I exclaimed, “thank you, oh, thank you mother.”
“You are welcome,” she replied, “go now and make your family happy.”
She called them my family. I turned away and turned red. Then though, I asked her a question.
“Mother,” I said, “if my siblings’ souls were removed when they were killed, then why did my soul survive it?”
“Clazdian was not given enough time to kill you,” Lautian replied, “Kai Serenes II was too quick to jump in and attack. The removal of a soul is a long process, and since Clazdian usually ended up taking out the other supernaturals when they were alone, he had plenty of time by himself to remove their souls. Since Kai II was fighting him nonstop until the time where he was defeated, he obviously had no time to remove your soul, Tera.”
“Oh,” I replied, “thank you, Lautian.”
And with that, I left and returned to my body.
We were all incredibly surprised when we saw Tera’s eyes open.
“TERA,” Katara exclaimed, her tears all over my chest; she sat me up and embraced me. When they noticed, Ty Lee, Kai I, Kai II, Sanaki, and Toph all surrounded me.
“How did you survive?” they asked me,
“It’s a long story,” I said, “but to make it short, I’m here, right?”
“Well,” said Toph, “we have plenty of time now that Clazdian is gone. Why don’t you tell us what happened.
“Aye,” I said, “it would be nice to see how you came back.”
“Well,” Tera stammered, “It was kind of personal. I mean, there were some deep things that happened that I’d rather not share.”
“Okay,” I replied, “If it’s personal, we understand.”
“It is,” Tera replied, and then she saw Toph and Sanki’s injuries.
“Holy,” she exclaimed, “what happened to you two?”
“Long story,” Toph replied, “let’s just say Clazdian had some fun.”
“Well, sit back. I’m gonna do what I can to fix that.”
Tera began bending something in her hand, and then she split it into two, and then put her hands on Toph’s eye sockets. When she pulled them back, Toph’s eyes were back. Toph thumped on them to learn that they were made of glass.
“Supernatural damage is near impossible to undo, Toph,” Tera said, “but I will assure you that unless someone touches your eyes, they will not notice anything different about them.”
“Thanks, Tera,” Toph muttered, “I really wouldn’t want people knowing that you helped me. No offense, but I don’t like help too much.”
“Its okay, Toph,” said Tera, “no one will ever know.”
Tera then did her best to repair Sanaki’s ankles, but when Sanaki stood up, she was a bit unstable. We later learned that she would be like that for the rest of her life. She had weak ankles, meaning she could not stand up for extended periods of time. However, she could walk and run just like normal.
“Come on,” said Tera, also repairing any other damage the others might have taken, “let’s get out of here.”
Tera whisked us back out to the Western Air Temple, but she has warped us to the top of the canyon instead of the temple itself. We were looking upon a glorious sunset. It was incredible. Things were finally back to normal. Clazdian was gone, Tera was still with us, and none of us were dead. Iroh, Sokka, Zuki, and Mai were with us as well, just staring out at the sunset with us. My quest against Clazdian, my element mastery, and Tera’s turnaround from evil to good, was finished.
~Katara~
so, enjoy the chapter. I might end up writing more. this series is too good to jsut end altogether...
THE SUPERNATURAL'S LAMENT
I was in a different world now. Clazdian had truly killed me. For many, many years though, I had longed for this moment. I had been ready to die for such a long time. And yet, now that I was here, I was really sad. The family that I had loved was the one that I had left. Certainly I did not hate my real family, but all of them: Katara, Sokka, Toph, Iroh, Ty Lee, Mai, Sanaki, Kai I, Kai II, and Zuki; they were my family. They loved me during those 19 years where I was trying to turn my life around.
Suddenly, I was able to see my family, though I had been in the afterlife for a while. Clazdian was gone. I could feel it—like a heavy weight was lifted off of my shoulders. I let out a sigh of relief, but then I looked back. Being a supernatural, I could see things even if they were not directly in front of me. I saw them mourning my death. Katara in particular was wailing frantically over my body. However, I had to put that behind me, as I could not go back. I was finally able though, to see my mother Lautian and my siblings. I passed through into their realm, and despite it being the opposite of Clazdian’s realm (as Lautian is the opposite of Clazdian) I was still sad.
“Tera Mezhiak Altina,” said a soft, comforting voice, and I felt myself being embraced, “it has been so long since I was last able to see you.”
“I know mother,” I said, fighting back my emotions, “it has been a while.”
“And yet,” she said, smiling down at me, “you haven’t changed a bit. You’re probably still wearing the same thing I last saw you in.”
I chuckled at this, and looked down at my clothes. I had worn the likes of thee for long periods of time, and I don’t ever recall wearing anything different in the last 17 or 19 years. I still had my trademark bracelets and anklets, and my clothes were still green—my favorite color. I shrugged.
“So,” said Lautian to me, “the avatar was able to destroy him,”
“Aye,” I muttered, “I guess so. I mean, that was what was blocking me from the rest of you, and now I’m suddenly able to see you all again.”
I suddenly paused.
“So,” I said, “where are my siblings?”
“They are in the spirit world,” my mother replied, “they can come here, but only in spirit, and we will not be able to talk with them.”
“w-what,” I exclaimed, “I... I can’t see them again?”
“Clazdian had removed their souls,” my mother replied, “It was you that kept them from permanent destruction. The fact that you arrived here with yours intact is the reason they will be restored sometime in the future. However, my dear Tera, it is not now. I sense that this sorely grieves you. I am sorry.”
“But,” I said, “I...”
I paused, and then suddenly lost it and broke down sobbing.
“I don’t wanna stay here,” I wailed, “I want to go back. Please mother, I love you and all, but I want family. I don’t like to be so lonely.”
“I understand,” my mother replied; being opposite of Clazdian meant she was understanding and cared about the thoughts and hopes of her daughter.
“Tera Mezhiak Altina,” she told me, “you have suffered so much pain and trouble just to find out who you really were. You have gone through so much more than your siblings. I was weeping when I saw your behavior 19 years ago, for I knew that was not the daughter I had created.
I threw myself into my mother’s arms and began weeping again.
“Please,” I pleaded, “please don’t remind me of my past. I really hate it. I never want to be like that ever again.”
“I am sorry, Tera Mezhiak Altina” my mother replied, stroking my large, pointed ears; she reminded me of Kai Serenes—she was so loving, and she knew what I liked. She knew I loved to hear my name, and she knew that I loved when anyone stroked my ears.
“Its fine,” I said, trying to recover myself, but my mother picked me up and held me sideways like a child. Being a supernatural as well, she could increase her size, and it made me feel like a little child again. She ran a finger across my bare feet, and I giggled. I did love my mother, but I still longed to see Sanaki, Toph, Ty Lee, Katara, Kai I, Kai II, and all of the others again.
“Mother,” I said, “can you please send me back? I want my friends to be happy too.”
“Will you be happy there?” she asked me,
“Yes,” I said assuredly, “yes I will.”
“Then so be it,” she said, “remember, Tera: no matter what you do, I will always love you.”
“Just like Clazdian always hated me?” I asked,
“More than that,” she told me, “I love you enough that if you want to go back, I will send you back.”
“You will,” I exclaimed, “thank you, oh, thank you mother.”
“You are welcome,” she replied, “go now and make your family happy.”
She called them my family. I turned away and turned red. Then though, I asked her a question.
“Mother,” I said, “if my siblings’ souls were removed when they were killed, then why did my soul survive it?”
“Clazdian was not given enough time to kill you,” Lautian replied, “Kai Serenes II was too quick to jump in and attack. The removal of a soul is a long process, and since Clazdian usually ended up taking out the other supernaturals when they were alone, he had plenty of time by himself to remove their souls. Since Kai II was fighting him nonstop until the time where he was defeated, he obviously had no time to remove your soul, Tera.”
“Oh,” I replied, “thank you, Lautian.”
And with that, I left and returned to my body.
We were all incredibly surprised when we saw Tera’s eyes open.
“TERA,” Katara exclaimed, her tears all over my chest; she sat me up and embraced me. When they noticed, Ty Lee, Kai I, Kai II, Sanaki, and Toph all surrounded me.
“How did you survive?” they asked me,
“It’s a long story,” I said, “but to make it short, I’m here, right?”
“Well,” said Toph, “we have plenty of time now that Clazdian is gone. Why don’t you tell us what happened.
“Aye,” I said, “it would be nice to see how you came back.”
“Well,” Tera stammered, “It was kind of personal. I mean, there were some deep things that happened that I’d rather not share.”
“Okay,” I replied, “If it’s personal, we understand.”
“It is,” Tera replied, and then she saw Toph and Sanki’s injuries.
“Holy,” she exclaimed, “what happened to you two?”
“Long story,” Toph replied, “let’s just say Clazdian had some fun.”
“Well, sit back. I’m gonna do what I can to fix that.”
Tera began bending something in her hand, and then she split it into two, and then put her hands on Toph’s eye sockets. When she pulled them back, Toph’s eyes were back. Toph thumped on them to learn that they were made of glass.
“Supernatural damage is near impossible to undo, Toph,” Tera said, “but I will assure you that unless someone touches your eyes, they will not notice anything different about them.”
“Thanks, Tera,” Toph muttered, “I really wouldn’t want people knowing that you helped me. No offense, but I don’t like help too much.”
“Its okay, Toph,” said Tera, “no one will ever know.”
Tera then did her best to repair Sanaki’s ankles, but when Sanaki stood up, she was a bit unstable. We later learned that she would be like that for the rest of her life. She had weak ankles, meaning she could not stand up for extended periods of time. However, she could walk and run just like normal.
“Come on,” said Tera, also repairing any other damage the others might have taken, “let’s get out of here.”
Tera whisked us back out to the Western Air Temple, but she has warped us to the top of the canyon instead of the temple itself. We were looking upon a glorious sunset. It was incredible. Things were finally back to normal. Clazdian was gone, Tera was still with us, and none of us were dead. Iroh, Sokka, Zuki, and Mai were with us as well, just staring out at the sunset with us. My quest against Clazdian, my element mastery, and Tera’s turnaround from evil to good, was finished.
~Katara~
