ATLA, In A Darker World

Chapter 19 Chi Manipulation

It couldn't be helped. As long as nothing unexpected happened, then his small riverboat would definitely be stopped by patrolling Fire Navy cruisers.

Once his identity was discovered, he would either be captured or killed. The only way he could smoothly pass through was to fake his identity as an imperial Firebender on a mission given by the Fire Lord himself.

The status of Imperial Firebenders were high in the Military. On par with generals leading armies.

As guards trained to protect royalty, they could only be commanded by royals. If one was assigned a task by Fire Lord Ozai, then even the generals had to obey their commands and assist them in any way possible.

Their status reminder Luca of a movie he had seen before transversing.

Jason Statham ….

The Beekeeper ......

(For those of you who haven't watched this, then you're missing out. Best action movie of 2024 so far in my opinion)

So long as there were no unexpected circumstances, then his plan was highly likely to succeed.

As for how he was going to convince them of his role......

Luca took out a small canister he had taken from Zuko's ship. Within that canister was a scroll that carried the sigil of the royal family tied with a black ribbon.

The contents of the scroll itself was completely blank, but it didn't matter.

As long as this sigil was shown, those in power would immediately recognize what it was. As for the ribbon ..... Different colors were used to indicate the importance of the message it was attached to.

These two added together was equivalent to an imperial decree of the highest order.

Unless they sensed something wrong, then Luca's exit would be guaranteed.

The scroll, ribbon and royal sigil was found in Iroh's study. Although retired, the old general had considerable influence.

Plus he wasn't banished. Hence he was fully capable of utilizing the royal sigil for events that wouldn't have a great impact on the Fire Nation.

If Luca had to take a guess, this was probably Ozai's way of appeasing his brother just to make sure Iroh wouldn't have any second thoughts of fighting for the throne.

Iroh was the firstborn son, so despite Ozai being king, many people in the Fire Nation still viewed him as the rightful ruler of the Fire Nation.

As a son with equal ..... No, higher right than his younger brother, all he needed to do was challenge Ozai to an Agni Kai for the throne and win. Easier said than done but still.

Unfortunately, he preferred to live as a leisurely uncle.

Zuko certainly didn't have this privilege.

Taking a good look, Luca finally turned his gaze away from the spotless uniform. Taking out a map, he rolled it on the floor and estimated his exact location.

'..... Here….'. He thought while placing his hand on a specific point.

'…. But it doesn't mark where exactly the Prison rig is …. I can't estimate my time of arrival ….'. Unlike what he expected, the map didn't clearly mark locations where Fire Nation bases were located.

Honestly, he should have expected such. After all, who would mark where all there outposts were located on a map?

What if it fell into the wrong hands?

'Ahhh, so they were guarding against people like me'.

So Luca could only draw inferences from his understanding of the series.