(Avatar: The Last Airbender) (!IMPORTANT! This fic is also posted on AO3 by ME. I have the same username on there.) In the final Agni Kai vs. Azula, Zuko was blinded by her final strike. However, he struck at the same time as she did, and as her lightning connected with his face, his wall of flames hit Azula. (Because of his own flames, he didn't see her attack coming until it was too late.) Azula and Zuko's attacks hit each other at the same time, her lightning hitting Zuko in the face, and his flames engulfing Azula's body. She survived, but not without severe burns. It was decided that since they were burned simultaneously, and since Azula was burned more, that he had won the Agni Kai. (The victor of an Agni Kai is traditionally whoever first burns the other.) Azula was locked up at Boiling Rock. A solitary confinement cell was built especially for her, in fact. Zuko was declared the Fire Lord... but he has doubts about his own ability to lead. (Partially inspired by the fic titled "In Darkness.")
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