The Princess and the Peasant - (An Azula Epic)

The Potential Within

The Sentinel Tree now rapidly repaired itself while cracks of light penetrated the deep underground cavern below.

Just as Silah slid down from the side of the cavern wall with her angered dark green eyes staring out from underneath her mask.

Nako rasped on her knees with her eyes agape in trauma while Ty Lee patted her back.

"It's going to be okay, Nako." Ty Lee assured in a supportive voice as Nako stared down at her hands with terror-stricken eyes.

As both Azula and Zoi glared at Silah through their corner of their eyes while the hunter dropped to the ground below.

"So.... you finally returned, Mava." Silah stated with her masked face gazing back at her old companion's wrinkled countenance while Zoi fired her line into the rock above.

"Had you not been so single minded with your twisted perversions, you would have noticed my return long before I caught you off guard." Mava answered in a gravely voice as she leaned heavily under her staff while the group gazed at her in fascination.

"I must say, old hag. I truly thought that you kicked the bucket. Though by the look of it that may not be too far off." Azula spoke in a snide voice with her cold eyes glancing down at the hunched over sage.

"Azula!" Ty Lee chided while her friend just rolled her amber golden eyes in response.

"By Agni. What a deranged beast you have become. I had known that you lost your way...but this..." Mava trailed off in an almost saddened voice as she raised her glowing staff into the air.

And just like that the tree roots began to spill out towards the cornered hunter.

The princess rose a brow beside her equally intrigued companions just as the captain's line embedded in the rock above.

And then the enraged warrior soared towards the hunter with steam blowing off her body.

"You only say that because you have not been enlightened...like I have." Silah remarked with her gloved hand on the wall while the captain plunged down above her.

Only for the two Fire Twins to slam into the furious captain from both sides as the seething woman slid across the rock in her anger.

Just as she skidded to a stop with her sword in hand while her golden eyes boiled over in rage.

"P-Princess...she's...." Nako coughed as she rasped for air as her comrades turned to her with attentive eyes.

Azula turned to stare down at her with even more approval in her callous amber golden eyes.

"Take a moment to catch your breath, Nako." Mai advised in a marginally kinder voice than before she got to know the girl while Nako coughed once more.

Although she couldn't help but stare at the demented puppeteer with hidden fear in her tawny eyes.

Even with the tide seemingly turning in their favor with the old woman's return she wasn't comfortable being anywhere near that maniac.

As far as she was concerned the sooner.

The sooner they get as far away as possible from that monster the better!

"She's...using wires to control them!" Nako shouted with her eyes wide in terror while her comrades spun around to gaze down at her in surprise.

As the princess and the captain's eyes widened as they watched the puppeteer leap away onto the rock above.

And that was when they saw it.

There was a faint glimmer of silver in the sunlight that glistened in the air between the puppets and their master!

Azula's callous amber golden eyes narrowed into a hawk like gaze as she glared murderously at her enemy's concealed face.