|•|W I T 卄 E R||•| Zuko X Reader ⚠SLOWBURN⚠

Weapon

"Wake up, child." Your eyelids raised, and you saw a man- No, the Firelord, in front of you. Your eyes widened. You were being restrained, and your hands were tied in an uncomfortable position. You couldn't do anything. You were dead silent. Were you about to d- "I have no intent on killing you."
You let out a sigh of relief, but your gaze held an unwavering hatred an intensity.

"You have a unique way of water bending. Explain it to me." You opened your mouth, but you couldn't form any words. A soldier approached you and put a flame close to your neck. "Y-Your majesty, I-I need to b-be calm... In o-order to demonstrate. If I'm not calm... I will lose control of my power." You stated.
He paused. "Guards. Leave her be. If I or my guards are harmed, your ashes will decorate this floor." You nodded. The guard removed your restraints.

You weren't going to tell them you didn't actually bend. You would make it seem like you had to make certain poses, rather than control it with your mind. Talking to your dad and Sokka about battle strategies was actually coming in handy. "Dad..."

You swallowed your emotion and began to demonstrate. "What I am bending isn't water. As you can see, there are no sources of water here. What I'm bending... Is space." You stated. "Space? What exactly do you mean by space?"

You cleared your throat, "I'm bending... The thing which makes up the universe. I can't bend the stars in the night sky, no, this is... The original form of matter which created the world. That's what I believe." You explained. "Amazing... Are there any effects? Tell me the positives and the negatives."

You could lie.

"There are probably a lot more than what I know about right now, considering the fact that I'm just a child. But, I do know that it's similar to both water bending and fire bending. If I attack others, it'll be similar to boiling water, and can leave painful burns. If I attack myself, the same applies. The burns can result in something similar to a coma. But if it's a more serious area with a more serious burn... The victim could... Die." You said. "...So you've been burned by it." The Firelord spoke. "H-Huh?"

"You said, "a more serious burn", which leads me to assume that you've been burned yourself. Show me." You stopped bending. "Don't make me repeat myself." You took off one of your gloves. "I see... Well, then, based on what I've seen...",

"You will stay here, in the Fire Nation and train." You almost screamed at those words. "But, I have a hom-", "Did I ask you about your home? Because you certainly won't be going back to it if you disobey me. If you fight for us, I won't hesitate to throw you into prison to rot." Firelord Azulon stared into your eyes and pierced your soul. "How could I agree to that!? I-" The soldiers got into a fighting stance, ready to take you on. "Guards, leave her be." You looked back at the Firelord in confusion, anger and shock. "If you help us, we will leave your tribe alone."

"..." You paused. Then... They would be safe. But... That's not enough. "What about my sister tribe?" You muttered. "...As long as I am on this throne, they too, will not be killed. There."

...You couldn't help but notice he said they "wouldn't be killed" instead of left alone. If you pushed too much...

"...Okay."

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You eventually got a new look! And you hated it. You lost everything related to your home, other than your gloves and your mother's necklace. "Why can't I choose my own clothes!? And why can't I keep my old ones!?" You groaned. "Because you're in the Fire Nation now, and we can't have you wearing Water Tribe clothes, now can we?" The woman who prepared your outfit said, frowning. "Right, because someone might try to send a fire ball to my face if they think I'm not from the Fire Nation." You muttered. You hated the way she always tried to make eye contact. As if you wanted to look the people related to the ones who killed your mother in their eyes. "Can I at least get a hat?" You asked. "Of course!"