Southern Earth Kingdom.
Underground Tunnel .....
Thud! Thud! Thud!
In the man made underground cave, the sound of soft footsteps resounded, followed by the darkness giving way to the light emitted from a dim torch.
Thud! A boot appeared in the light as a young man wearing green clothes with a bag on his back held the burning torch in his hand. His face sported an expression of one in deep thought as he walked unhurriedly to the end of the tunnel.
'… I should have known ….'.
His eyebrows furrowed as his expression remained contemplative.
Thud! Thud!
'… After all. I completed several past missions relying on this kind of people'.
Thud! Thud!
Footprints could be seen behind him in the dim light. Before ultimately disappearing into the darkness as he walked further away.
'Back then, Infiltrations had never been easier'.
Thud!
'And today ...... The whole thing smelt fishy from the start….'.
'… I knew something was wrong. I just didn't think fire nation tactics would have advanced this far up in the short span of a year'.
Luca's eyes narrowed.
'… Well, they found better ways to make use of collaborators'.
Back in the Fire Nation Intelligence and assassination division, Luca had been tasked with various missions.
Some included breaking into earth kingdom territory and gathering Intel on enemy movements. Their distribution of forces, stationed troops, attacking and defensive intentions…. He was a spy, and a good one at that.
But infiltrating enemy ranks was never an easy task. Especially for someone of his age.
A fifteen-year-old gathering sensitive intel wasn't easy. Especially when the earth Kingdom army was under strict supervision.
Their ability to keep information limited to the high-ranking members was as strong as the very earth they bent.
That was where the necessary help came into play.
Collaborators. Earth kingdom Collaborators to be specific.
Earth kingdom soldiers or militants who voluntarily or involuntarily supported the Fire Nation during the hundred-year war.
The Fire Nation who were winning the war had defectors. It was only normal for the losing Earth Kingdom to have similar people among their ranks.
Especially those whose military unit had been either abandoned or sacrificed. Those willing had become official workers of the Fire Nation, aiding their advance to finally win against the people who betrayed their trust.
Most of them were reinstated back into enemy lines under the guise of soldiers who managed to escape and placed as loopholes to be used when needed.
Luca had gone behind before, precisely due to the help of these people. Enabling him to steal important information to aid in the Fire Nation's advance.
After defeating the Earth benders and extracting all useful information he could from the last one left alive, Luca had already determined that Captain Li Shan and his men were undoubtedly such.
Earth kingdom Collaborators. Of course, people like him were previously used as pieces to create loopholes within Earth kingdom ranks, Fire Nation battle manpower and at times, fodder group.
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FanficMy Name Is Luca. - You Have Died - "Sigh ..... I know". Currently, I am in an empty white space. Was I going to heaven or hell? Well ..... Neither. What was before me, however, was a list of floating words that I could only assume to be my possibl...
