(Okay yes this is a "dark" Avatar fanfiction but I've tried to write this avoiding cliches and allowing it to exist as a stand alone piece of literature. There are mature themes covered [nothing explicit] so please be aware if you themes like abuse trigger you easily.) After the death of Avatar Aang and the creation of Republic City, the world knew not where the next Avatar would be born into. The tribes had integrated to the point where any family could potentially habit the next generation's arbiter of peace. This story focuses on the impact environment has on shaping a person and--if left in the right conditions--how anyone, no matter how pure, can be corrupted by the factors that shape us all. These factors that are terrifyingly out of our control.