How does it feel

How does it feel 60

Notes: Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight.

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Passion… energy… power…connection…vision…fullness…

Chelse walks down Main Street with outstretched arms.

…wholeness…expansion…limitlessness…unstoppable…wild…free

Her eyes are closed. She breathes in deeply with a strange satisfied smile on her face. Every inhalation is a new experience. Her lungs are alive with warmth. Not even her most sensuous fantasies could hold a candle to what she was experiencing. The vision of her inner mind overflows with energy. She is the flame, the fire, an extension of the sun's rays come to Earth. She is the energy at the root of all creation.

Hazel eyes open and she is awed by the sight of the world around her. She lifts her hand toward an abandoned building and the flames within it rise and expand as though responding to her thoughts. Every flame was a part of her. This is what it meant to be an essence. She was the fire itself, all powerful and wild yet somehow under control. It was incredible.

As she continued to manipulate the flames around the building she wondered what more she could do. She lifts her hand to the scar on her face. Closing her eyes she can still sense the scorching heat that created the wound. She inhales slowly through her nose then mentally increases the temperature of the scar tissue.

Her face stings as her skin bubbles.

A minute later the fire essence walks over to an abandoned car and looks at her reflection. The wound was healed. She can't help but smile. She'd only ever used fire to destroy. This was miraculous. Was this what it was like for travelers too?

Her employer crosses her mind. She lowers her eyes knowing what was ahead of her. Asami wouldn't come along willingly. If she had to hurt her in order to get her away from Korra at least she'd be able to heal her afterwards. The thought of hurting someone she loved was agonizing but there was no other choice. She had to be careful. Asami would never forgive her if something happened to those kids.

Chelse shakes her head to clear her mind. She was having trouble staying focused.

First things first: she needed to destroy Katara's dimensional distortion device. She was sure the computer system had told them about it already. They'd be busy with the police for a while so she had to use her time wisely.

Katara would've deactivated her lotus ID by now, so gaining access through the underground entrance was out of the question. Chelse looks down at her hands. She was powerful enough to feel the fires of the world burning. She wouldn't need to be inside the chamber to destroy it. She could melt it from the outside.

Chelse looks up the street to Central Park. Even though the energy flowing through her body felt natural and normal she wondered if she was strong enough to do it. No, she would have to be strong enough. Asami's life was on the line. She failed Yasuko; she wouldn't make that mistake with Asami.

Chelse takes a deep breath. Asami wasn't her only obstacle. Korra wouldn't let the heiress go without a fight. Chelse couldn't deny how the two women felt about each other.

Maybe she could convince Korra to stand down. Most travelers can only stay on their world for a few months at a time before their alternates begin invading their minds. With any luck, Korra would have forgotten how to use all her powers and no one would have to die.