ATLA, In A Darker World

Chapter 44 Rasengan

Southern Earth Kingdom

Kolau Mountain Range

'Alright, last journey. Once I walk long enough, Omashu should be right …. Well, somewhere up ahead'.

Raising his head up, the darkening sky let out loud rumbling noises.

'I just hope I can find shelter before the rain starts. Or I might have to waste Spirit Chi to blow open a hole in a rock wall'.

It had been several days since Haican. After traveling for close to a week, Luca was now walking through the Kolau Mountain Range.

A large chain of mountains, famous for encompassing both the cave of two lovers and Omashu itself.

Upon leaving the stronghold's forest area, Luca had made sure to leave no traces without making much effort to cover his tracks.

All because he left no traces to begin with.

Simply by leaping from tree branch to tree branch and keeping himself high up in the trees at all times.

In the darkness of night and the trees obstructing moonlight, it was hard to adapt in the first few minutes.

That all changed after adjusting his pacing and spreading his perception.

Attaching Chi to the soles of his footwear made sure that all he required was to make contact. With his level of control, making sure he didn't fall due to loss of concentration was the easy part.

As a result, he had travelled through the forest without any other unwanted run ins with either Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation or mercenary movements.

With occasional rest stops, he emerged from the forest four days later and walked for several hours before making it towards the very edge of the Kolau Mountain Range.

'Well ….'. His footsteps came to a halt.

All that was left was to transverse the area towards his destination. Unfortunately, the skies grew cloudy with a heavy threat of rain.

Seeing the dark clouds, Luca fell into deep thought.

It had been almost three weeks since the winter solstice. Despite absorbing the memories of his predecessor, the calendar of the Avatar world was somewhat confusing to him who had lived two lives.

So according to his memory from Earth, the winter solstice should be around December 20th .....  or 21st.

Three weeks accumulated to twenty-one days. Not that far from a month. When added together, it effectively made today either January 10th or January 11th.

Meaning, it was no longer 99 AG anymore but early 100 AG in the Avatar universe.

'Wow. So I spent both Christmas and the new year as a wanted criminal on the run for my life, huh?'

The thought had barely formed when it stalled. Because Technically speaking, there was no Christmas in this world, neither was there the concept of a new year celebration.

At least, Luca didn't remember anything like that.

The holidays in the Fire Nation were quite limited.

Come to think of it, there was only one Szeto Festival day. A holiday established to honor the great Fire Nation Avatar Szeto. It was so sacred that Agni Kai's weren't allowed as it was forbidden to burn another on a holiday.

Perhaps there were more holidays before the beginning of the Hundred-year war, but from Luca's perspective, Sozin probably abolished them in favor for war conquests.