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

The Blind Bandit

"It's pricey... But I really do like it." Sokka hummed in thought, having a staring contest with an Earth Kingdom bag. You were looking at other items on display and came across some spiked gloves.

"Hey, Y/N, you see how expensive that thing is, right? It's worth forty gold coins!" Sokka exclaimed, wearing his brand new, fancy, and probably even more expensive bag.

"I know, I know. It just looked cool." You brushed your fingers against the metal spikes which had been filed down for safety reasons.

You focused on it for a second, and tried to create them on your own gloves. It was difficult. You were only able to form a hard, sharp, conical piece of void. "Eh, I could come back later." You shrugged.

"Past, psst! Hey, you kids love earthbending? You like... Throwing rocks? Then check out Master Yu's Earthbending Academy!" You raised an eyebrow at the sketchy man as he placed a flyer in Aang's hands.

"Look, there's a coupon on the back! The first lesson is free." Aang muttered. "Who knows? This Master Yu could be the earthbending teacher you've been looking for." Katara said, hopeful.

While everyone was focused on the flyer, you felt an odd energy, radiating from far away.

It put you into a trance like state, making your body move towards it. You shut your eyes, perplexed. A mirage of thousands of faces you didn't recognize filled your head.
And once you opened them...

You were sitting in the center of three white pillars which formed a triangle.
You walked up to one of them, placing your hand on it. A calming sensation
moved through your body. You rested your eyes for a moment, and awoke in front of Lso.

"It's another weird spiritual place, right? Why is the shape of the columns different?" You asked. "The one you saw before represented destruction. It was a square. The triangular shape of the ones you see now, represent creation."

"But wh-" Lso placed her index finger to your lips, "Shh, I know. Allow me to complete this exposition, please."

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"There was an era of darkness before the concept of time. It was the home of spirits, me included. However, I didn't realize there was more to that empty world." She knelt down, caressing the smooth black floor.
"How come?" You replied, kneeling down beside her.

She turned the void into a grainy substance and lifted her hand, letting it slip through the space in her fingers, "Because I represent imperfection. I was an incomplete spirit." She molded the sand-like material into a stone, tossing it into a river of darkness.

"So how did you see them?" You questioned, analyzing her hand movements. "I focused." She smiled. "Wait... Like how I focus?" She nodded her head.

"But the one who taught me that technique was Saiyaka." You muttered. "I'll get to that later. Anyway, I focused and soon formed bonds with the spirits. I cherish them, and they... Well, all of them at least appreciate me. They blessed me with the power of creation, and after a few attempts, I created the Earth."

"You got your abilities from the spirits!? Then could someone-" Lso immediately shook her head. "No, no. Those spirits cannot be found, unless you search through me. That's because... They're all here."

"Really? But... I'm in my weird spirit form, right? How come I can't see them?" You questioned, watching as Lso formed lily pads of void to hop across. "Because you can't focus here. Are you starting to understand?" She chuckled.

"I formed a land for a few of my spirit friends that wanted to come with me. Some of them resonated with the things I had shaped. For example, Tui and La. Push and pull. At that time, they weren't mortal."