The Water Bender and the Fire Prince//Zuko Fanfiction

27 ~ The Last Agni Kai

Enyo crouched next to Zuko and Katara outside the Fire Lord's palace. It was eerily quiet. Enyo had never been but there were no staff, no nobles, nobody in the area. The only sounds were their footsteps as they got closer to the main courtyard.

Enyo peeked over the edge. On top of a stage, in front of nobody, stood Azula and two old women. Enyo could just hear them as they held up the Fire Nation headpiece and began to speak about the ceremony.

In an instant, Zuko was up, calling her name. Enyo and Katara quickly joined him. Enyo glanced at her sister to make sure she was sade. There was a fierce glare in her eyes and her hand was resting on her flask of water. 

"That's enough Azula," Zuko spoke, his voice calm. "I won't let you ruin the Fire Nation."

Enyo stiffened as Azula turned her gaze to Zuko. There was something wrong with her. Her hair was a disaster, her clothes in disarray, and there was a gleam in her eyes that made Enyo nervous.

"Zuko," She whispered. "Something is wrong with her,"

Zuko nodded. "I know, I'm going to see if I can get her to fight me."

He didn't have to do much, because Azula pointed a long sharp finger at him. "An Agni Kai for the throne."

Zuko agreed before either Enyo or Katara could protest. Enyo glared at him. "She'll kill you."

He brushed his hand against her's before gesturing to the side of the courtyard. "It'll be fine."

Enyo frowned but followed Katara to the edge, watching as Azula descended the stairs from the stage. She settled across the courtyard from Zuko, and a few tense seconds passed before she blasted fire. 

Enyo clenched her jaw as Zuko blocked it with ease. Her mind flickered back to Zuko's Agni Kai with Zhao. It had been so long ago, and Zuko's bending had come far. Katara stood with her now instead of Iroh, but it was the same feeling of worry.

The comet gave them both an overwhelming amount of power. Fire roared upwards, and Enyo could feel the heat coming off of it from afar. 

Zuko spun, blasting fire at Azula, before straightening. "What, no lightning today?"

"Is he stupid?" Katara murmured.

Enyo nodded, not taking her gaze off Azula. "Yeah, sometimes."

Azula lashed forward as if to strike with lightning. Enyo's eyes narrowed. In a split second, Azula's eyes shifted from Zuko to her and Katara. 

As fast as she could, Enyo grabbed Katara and forced them both flat to the ground, Enyo leaning over Katara's body. She could hear the blood in her ears and water rushing in the sewers below the grates they were on. Chains dug into her fingers. There was a loud crackle behind them, but the hit never came.

Enyo turned her gaze back to the courtyard. Zuko was flat on the ground, his chest smoking. He was unconscious.

Enyo shouted in panic, and stood, trying to get to him. Azula cackled and Enyo dodged as fire licked at her. Enyo grabbed her spear off of her back and whipped it at Azula. It tore through her clothing and embedded itself in the ground behind her. 

Katara shouted to her and Enyo glanced back. Katara was creeping towards Zuko. Enyo nodded in understanding. Katara would try to heal him.

Enyo raised her hands, pulling water from the grates and blasting it to Azula. Her mind flashed back to the training sessions she had Zuko had had while in the Earth Kingdom. She turned her gaze to Azula's tight stance and targeted the water at her feet, keeping her off balance. She copied a move she had learned from Zuko, meeting a powerful blast of fire with one of her own. Embers flew past her, soaring like memories. 

"Enyo!" Katara shouted. "Use the grates and chains."

Enyo looked at her sister. She was leaning over Zuko, glowing water pressed to his chest. 

Enyo nodded once and glared at Azula, before stepping backwards. Just as she had expected, Azula followed her. Enyo waited until they were both on top of the grate. She threw her hands up, freezing Azula in ice. The girl's eyes followed Enyo as she stepped around her, pulling up the chains and unfreezing her hands. Enyo quickly tied her hands down to the grate and stepped back, melting the rest of the ice. Soaking wet, Azula came to rest on the metal, screaming. She tried to bend but her hands prevented her.

Enyo stepped away from her once she was pinned down and turned to face Katara and Zuko, the latter just beginning to wake.

Enyo jogged across the courtyard and fell to her knees next to him and Katara.

"Thank god you're alive," She breathed, cupping his face in her hands. She could see Katara's cheeky grin beside her.

Zuko's amber eyes flickered once to Azula, who was still sobbing, and then back to her face. One hand raised and pulled her face down and they kissed.

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"Are you sure you're okay to be here?" Enyo murmured as she finished wrapping the bandage around Zuko's chest. Her sister had brought him back, but the wound still needed to heal. 

Zuko nodded and kissed the top of her head. "Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry. Besides, I want to be here for the grand reopening. We ran the business with him, we can't miss it."

Zuko shrugged on his robe and let Enyo tie it before they exited the flat above the Jasmine Dragon and descended into the shop. 

Iroh beamed when he saw them. He had been more than receptive to their relationship and had admitted to trying to set them up while they were travelling. He squeezed them both in a hug. 

"I'm glad you came."

"Glad we could be here, Uncle."

Enyo squeezed Zuko's hand and walked past the two of them as they began to talk, and joined her siblings at the table. She poured a cup of tea-- elderflower-- and peered over her brother's shoulder. His tongue was sticking out of the side of his mouth as he drew on a parchment. 

"What is that supposed to be?" She asked.

Sokka glared up at her, and Enyo's eyes darted to Suki, who was stifling a laugh.

"It's all of us. Look, there you are, with your staff."

Enyo frowned. "I don't look like that! And why does Katara have Momo's ears?" 

"Those are her hair loopies!" Sokka responded. "I tried okay."

Enyo laughed as she hugged him. Her heart was slow and steady, and she glanced across the shop, briefly catching Zuko's eyes. He was smiling at her. 

She was finally home.