), all of these are just mentioned except for Azula and OCs, if your child thinks you don't love them there's a problem, Come on baby, nostalgia doesn't suit you (let's make those disillusioned memories a reality), Me and the Devil danced and I was left with burns, waste your last amends (youve spent your life condemned). It that Azula was being held captive and if he wanted to see her alive again to come to the palace unarmed. This changes everything. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26762764/chapters/65287648, Catalyst, it's sequel Mother's Love, Born Lucky, There's also my fic that's so far only with 1 chapter that has her as an important character but won't really be the center of attention at all times: Rise of the Red Lotus, https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13746091/1/From-Chin-To-Yon-Rah. Zuko realized early on that the Firelord, his father, Ozai had sent him on a fools task. Normally Azula is less foolhardy than Zuko (albeit she still does take what the fuck tier risks) - but push her hard enough and she explodes just as badly as Zuko, if not worse, Also Zuko bein like "hol up hol up HOL UP" when he sees her is pretty funny. I only came because I wanted to protect the people of my tribe and my family. The Agni Kai goes even worse than in canon, Azula somehow has to pick up the pieces. ------- That's the mantra Zuko knows, but what exactly is his sister keeping to herself & why when she shows up at Ember Island University claiming to have reinvented herself? The Concubine's Apprentice (an Avatar: The Last Airbender Fanfiction Zuko x OC) Table of contents. You don't know anything!" Both their Father and Grandfather want Zuko dead. In the end, children will always unavoidably take after their parents to some degree. Will all of the blood drain out of him? Azula. https://archiveofourown.org/works/4202367/chapters/9494313, I like most of the ones that were mentioned here but Id like to add this one: https://archiveofourown.org/works/25829917/chapters/62749897. Hakoda, Kanuk, and Chena left Nanook, Tomkin and Zuko at the Southern Water Tribe to keep him safe from Zhao. Then everything changed when the fire nation attacked. Fanart for mindbending's "Like a Baby Shirshu". He reveals that she is descended from the late Avatar Roku, meaning that Zuko himself is deeply connected to Aang's past. Updates Sundays every other Sunday sometimes. Work Search: But that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Something something, Yumi kept telling him to actually think before getting angry all the time. Or at least he was until the Avatar comes in. That she is the perfect daughter, the prodigy. Given a chance to heal & find people who genuinely care about him with no ties or loyalty to his father, he is able to be saved from growing bitter and jaded after years of failing at a mission. It's up to Sokka and his misfit team of two animalistic teenagers and one punk mage to uncover what exactly is going on. Even among her closest allies, Mai and Ty Lee, no one is exempt from this rule. Later, in "The Day of Black Sun", Azula is shown to be so adept at lying that she can fool Toph's senses. Id like a story were azula has a redemption arc or maybe she starts to see that zuko cares for her or something like that. On the plus side, at least they won't have to go to the South Pole. Also Zuko is a Hufflepuff and I will fight you. . By day, Zuko would be turned into a dragon, By Night, the prince would be human again. I will find the avatar, and I will teach him the ways of the air benders. Thereby begins their story. He has his own secrets to keep while he's at it. Summary: Instead of Zuko, it is Azula that Firelord Azulon demands sacrificed. They were falling, each a mirror to the others fate, twirling uncontrolled in the air subject to gravitys pull. This single change shall ripple across the fate of the world; Ozai shall not be Firelord, Azula shall question everything she ever knew, and the world shall be very different when the Avatar returns. She no longer had restraints due to her being trusted more and more. Zuko feels his throat get dry and his face starts to heat up. For the young prince, this will be both salvation and curse. Work Search: She didnt expect them to gain the power of transformation. Azulon demands that Ozai kills his daughter instead of his son. So now he's stuck on a rotten ship surrounded by people who hate him who would without a doubt give him the teasing of a lifetime once they found out he didn't know how to maintain his new nails. Or: spirited away from the fire nation by their mother and abandoned to a life of poverty and running, zuko and azula learn to manage. One of the great overarching themes ofAvataris destiny. I forgot you being broody while sitting in the kitchen doing nothing is fun for you somehow.. "Aang does need the training." He said with a shrug. Why would I? Although his Firebending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to stop the war, but I believe he can save the world. The sour feeling of betrayal clenched his chest, but his mind was too dizzy to remember why. It's not a story of redemption itself, but it shows how Azula is changing her beliefs by meeting different people who teach her things that in her childhood no one taught or showed her. UPDATE 12/13/22--Scaled Salvage: Instructions Unclear, Left Dragon Alone with Earth Kingdom. Ursa, feeling a once dormant rage settle in her bones, goes to the throne room to speak to her husband and her Father-In-Law. Yet, one remains. Zuko is thrown back in time to the fateful Agni Kai, but not as himself, as Ozai. And what would his family do to save him? Its a 100% must-read. and I managed to play a little with the plot to still include aang, This Is Not Going To Go The Way You Think, Sokka's middle name is bad puns and protective older brother, Because I like to talk about topics that are important to me via fic, Alternate Universe - Avatar & Benders Setting, Avatar Zuko (It was Not for Generations that People have been Searching), It will not be described but heavily implied, Just so everyone is aware and it will be marked out, The Gaang Learns How Zuko Got The Scar (Avatar), zuko is partially deaf and blind in his left ear and eye, chapters with bigger warnings will be noted beforehand, theres one so far with child abuse in more detail, no beta we die like ember island zuko actor. who could really use some safety and a loving parental figure, Azula loves airships and Lu Ten (in no particular order), Azula mispronounces words and it's adorable, Azula & Zuko (Avatar) Have a Good Relationship, Zuko is a precious bean who must be protected, This work is heavily invested in Zuko's inner world, She's literally the Azula that terrifies us just her dad has less influence, This story has been such a process everyone, Zuko (Avatar)/Original Female Character(s), Alternate Universe - Avatar & Benders Setting, but only at the cost of pain and suffering, because he was malnourished and sun-deprived. Ty Lee originally didn't want to join Azula but did so after Azula threatened her circus. A spirit encounter leaves Zuko transformed into a dragon. Even in the comics she demonstrates using her relationship with Zuko for her own benefit. Please consider turning it on! intertemporal budget constraint 3 periods; $52,000 after tax massachusetts Azula pushes Zuko off the roof. But instead, she lashes out in anger and frustration. Yet another symbolic mark branded on his skin. Now he just needs to convince his other half, tip: "uchiha sasuke/uzumaki naruto" angst kudos>10, Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (33), | Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi | Spirited Away (2001) (1), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence (30), Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, its a zuko fic not sure what you expected, the author doesn't know where this is going, Episode: s01e20 The Siege of the North Part 2 (Last Airbender), The Spirits Threw Down Their Spears and Watered Heaven With Their Tears, Southern Water Tribe Characters & Zuko (Avatar), Alternate Universe - Fantasy Hybrids (Avatar), sokka the sarcastic meat bad fish puns guy, mermaid Katara & Sokka but they arent really mermaids, my strong point is drawing not fanfiction, this whole archive could be dragon zuko and it wouldnt be enough, trust me im an ex-weird girl i know exactly how he would act, one is a dragon the other likes being normal, except its horrible and hes having the worst time ever, Zuko AUs that i keep coming up with but will never write bc im insane, total zukka clownery but what are u gonna do, YES i will take every opportunity to put zuko in a skirt and i cannot be stopped, No beta we die like pliny the eld-i mean roku, but only in one chapter so u can skip it if u want, Alternate Universe - No Avatar (Avatar TV), inspired by nezha from the poppy war trilogy, The world was on Fire and no one could save me but You, The One Where Zuko's Hair Matches Sokka's and Other Tales, bb!dragon!Zuko likes wrestling with tolerantAdultFigure!Appa, the other nations think firebenders are Literal Monsters, "But would you look at how cute he is? Language: Espaol Words: 4,089 Chapters: 2/? Zuko (Avatar) Fanart Inspired by Fanfiction Dominion by Aurelia Le chapter 15 Azula needs a hug spoiler - Freeform Young Zuko Hallucinations swamps Zucest - Freeform A fanart for Aurelia le's fanfic "Dominion" Illustration of chapter 15: "Lost" Language: English Words: 12 Chapters: 1/1 27 Kudos: 21 Bookmarks: Hits: 759 Teen And Up Audiences The War Meeting started like many others. It takes place in a world where the hundred-year war hasnt happened. Grandfather never met the next avatar. As a story, it is driven by deep and complex characterization, and it allows its characters to grow in thematically resonant directions. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A dragon and a sea serpent, they dont have much of a place in human society but all the loneliness was worth the wait to find each other and people who would accept them. Branding your son as a coward and banishing him with an impossible task wasnt enough for the Fire Lord. Soulmates can feel each other's pain, and by Agni, do Mai and Zuko have a lot of it. Instead a prince is stripped down to a soldier, an easy disposable to be set in the middle of a war. Iroh describes Roku and Sozin's blood flowing through Zuko as a war within himself. It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Then at the end she just broke. Whatever happens, he will not end up like him. "'Arent you' Sokka narrowed his eyes. I imagine if she'd have killed him, she'd be like "ah damn. It goes without saying that someone who's as adept as lying as Azula cannot be trusted easily. She asks a lot of questions. Iroh II x femoc He doesn't have time for cute boys, especially not irritating ones with scars who take theatre class way too seriously. As always, I wrote this for myself but you can read it, too, if you'd like. He is on his own, living, doing whatever it was that needs to be done, when he accidentally ends up saving the Avatar. Al conocer su destino deber huir de su matrimonio arreglado con el prncipe Zuko y de su propio hogar para cumplir con su deber como protectora del mundo. Things change. As with any redemption arc, there's always the question of nature vs. nurture. Will bonds be forged, strengthened, or fall apart when held together with Frayed Lines? Some people spend their whole lives fighting against their nature, some go to great lengths to hide it, while others simply embrace it. June finds the intruder in Nyla's stable. Though his nephew tried to hide it, Iroh had caught the young man giving the ostrich-horse a kiss on the head more than once. Who burned him and looked down upon him. She felt a breeze brush past her bangs, one that sounded like a sigh, and thanked them more fervently. Read Chapter 37: A/N + The Painted Lady from the story The Flames of the past (Avatar: Zuko love story) by Nina-Maire (Nina_Maire) with 6,864 reads. Agni himself sees Ozai burn his own son to death's door. Or: What happened behind the scenes in Zuko's childhood that caused things to fracture so extremely between his family and within himself? WARNING for a lot of childrens deaths. A purple light pulsed at its bulging, split-barked core. He cannot call for doctors, he cannot call for help. Azula always lies. Iroh would beg to differ, but when has he ever been asked? Ozai was always impressed by and proud of Azula's firebending abilities and intelligence. People pick on you? Zuko questions, a growl rumbling under his voice. He is stunning. She's more than happy to be in it. A surprise sibling arrives on Azula's doorstep 4 years after the end of the war and tips her carefully crafted, isolated life upside down. (Also, Sokka might be having an existential crisis. One for his enslavement. - Azula a campe dos 71 temporadas dos jogos vorazes! Sixteen again, they face the massive jarring changes of what could have been their lives had the war gone differently. What if when Aang first escapes Zuko in the South Pole, Zuko gets washed in the ocean and enters the Spirit World? Bad sign, his mother's heart clenched. At least not for most of the series. He struggles through the world wearing a new face, so much pain uncovered that never really left. She hoped they would live normal lives. 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Zuko wakes up early in the morning and finds out hes in his eight year old body the day his cousin Lu Ten died, he quickly realizes that he somehow has traveled through time and decides to improve the lives of his friends and avoid the catastrophe that was the world he left behind. 'You should be worried about me! His family could count the times he spoke. Furthermore, Katara and Sokka are shown to constantly have each other's backs. Then him and his uncle remodel the ship given to him to hunt the Avatar and turn it into a moving tea shop. Azula makes a great avatar. "She offered her prayers and thanks to the gods, particularly whichever one had decided to take mercy on her brothers fall. The masters Ran and Shaw were out of balance. She watched Zuko coming to Azula from one direction, while Iroh was coming from the other one. In Book Three, Iroh reveals the shocking truth behind the bloodline of Zuko's mother, Ursa. She's throwing rocks at turtle ducks just for the fun of hurting them, as well as bullying her friends, Mai and Ty Lee. Its a 100% must-read. Lost in desire flickering between Fire & Lies. But who actually stuck to their promise? Having someone love her that much would mean the world to her, especially someone who has seen the worst of her, like Zuko has. But she didn't care about anyone much. UPDATE 12/13/22--Scaled Salvage: Instructions Unclear, Left Dragon Alone with Earth Kingdom. Its about a role swap au of Zuko and Azula. Then went crazy abd had a mental breakdown. Zuko is many things. the avatar roku died 100 years ago, leaving no one in his succession. Can anyone tell me without spoilers if they explore Zuko and Azula's relationship in the comics? Things change. But when Agni, Dragon of the Sun, gives Zuko a mission, he has a new purpose in life besides pretending to still be loyal to his father. It's not as bad as it sounds. Oh well, what's next? Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episode 20(fanmade) Forbidden Part 2. posted by KataraLover. Chapter 3.5 of this series, I recommend you go read that first! The subreddit for fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, the comics, the upcoming Avatar Studios animated movies and other projects, novels, games, and all other Avatar content. Or a short scene of Zuko comforting Azula, Read Part 1 of the series before this one! Burned at sixteen and suddenly disillusioned, Zuko hopes that running away will stop his father from using him for his horrific plans. I hoped she'd get somewhere in the comics (kinda in "The Search" iirc), but she's mostly been depicted as a redditer called her, "the Joker of ATLA". An exploration of Azula and Zukos relationship before and after Ursa is banished. Her only option, then, is to take after her father, who is a truly irredeemable villain. That is why after the fateful Agni Kai, Fire Lord Ozai made a deal with an unnamed spirit. I know its wrong to think, but you are something to me. At thirteen, Zuko knelt on the Agni Kai field and proclaimed himself his father's loyal son. Accompany me to navigate this Ship so dear to me. Unlike Zuko, Azula was Ozai's pride, sharing her father's disposition toward cruelty and violence.Ozai always favored Azula, saying she was born lucky. This story is canon compliant, ongoing, and very queer. (The title is Runnin not Running. tip: "uchiha sasuke/uzumaki naruto" angst kudos>10. Its not long before Fire Lord Ozais sinister actions leave the pair scattered and disturbed as they hold the fate of the Fire Nation in their hands. Ozai and Azula are nowhere in sight. or; Zuko doesn't waste two years looking for the Avatar, because he is too busy fighting for his people. But not for the reason everyone thinks. Dragons have gone extinct in the last hundred years, or so people think In her cell. Be aware that it does contain some pretty explicit scenes. Aw hey thats my fic! 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