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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐄-𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅
##𝚂𝚈𝙽𝙾𝙿𝚂𝙸𝚂📂
——— opal beifong x fem!oc
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       AKIRA had always been the odd one out in her family. Being the only nonbender in a bending only family was very difficult, especially since they saw her as less than. She had gotten quite used to her siblings nagging her about being a nonbender, showing them up when it came to hand-to-hand combat and strategy.  Akira had learned to adapt and adjust in a world where benders and nonbenders lived separately,  knowing where each one stood in matter of opinions.  She had been fed one narrative her entire life.  That she wasn't equal nor worthy of being a bender and that's why the spirits chose to deprive her of something so special.  Hours upon hours she had spent training herself to outdo her siblings and any benders her parents threw in her path to show just how unworthy she was.  She had proven herself to her entire family time after time again that she didn't need bending to have raw power.  But every time they reminded her that it would never be good enough and was a black spot covering the family portrait.

        AFTER the world had experienced the 'rebirth' of the Avatar cycle due to Avatar Korra defeating Vaatu in the harmonic convergence,  multiple reports of airbenders had came to Chief Lin Beifong and team Avatar's attention.  The most strangest one that had caught Korra's eye was the single sighting of an airbender residing in the fire nation.

       THE Fire Nation was known for its certain views on its own nation.  Like them being the superior nation compared to the other three,  practically praising late Firelord Ozai and his accomplishes of nearly taking over most of the other nations.  After the defeat of Firelord Ozai and coronation of Prince Zuko,  the future of the Fire Nation was uncertain for most,  some not wanting to change their views on their own nation and the others due to the fear of learning the actual true behind their late leaders actions.  Others gladly welcomed the change,  wanting to break the stereotype that the people's from the Fire Nation all being awful,  horrible people that use their power for evil.  One of the noble families that still believes in Ozai's rhetoric is apart of one of the most 'purest' bending families and strongly opposed Prince Zuko's reversal of his late fathers teachings,  rules,  and doings.  This type of status had been established into the earlier years of Ozai's ruling.  Many people wanted to get across just how powerful the Fire Nation was and what they could accomplish by only marrying other Fire Nation folk and producing heirs to go into the royal army and continue on its ideals.  Akira's family had been one of them.

        AKIRA had been born into two of the most purest Fire Nation families.  Her father being apart of Iroh II's army as well as his right hand man.  Botan,  her father,  had been raised by his grandparents after both of his parents had died from a strange illness.  Their ideals had matched Ozai's and the purest of blood lines,  hammering it into their grandsons head.  Her mother,  Midori,  had come from a family of nobles that were highly respected,  and unfortunately feared,  by many.  Midori's grandfather was one of Firelord Ozai's ruthless and most cunning generals during his reign.  Both families had praised their precious bloodline as well as their capability to produce warriors for the royal army.  Less and less people begin to actually care about others statuses and the pure bloodline families slowly deteriorate and embrace others from different nations. Which put more pressure on those noble families to continue their outdated ways in order to make them feel like they belonged somewhere.

AKIRA'S father never bothered to push those kind of ideals into his children, seeing no use in putting them in that kind of situation. But regardless of Botans insistence, Midori still wanted her children to continue their old way of living, having to be a firebender, only interacting with Fire Nation folk, etc.. Which led to their first born daughter refusing to believe that she had woken up with the ability to shoot air out of her palms instead of fire.

        AKIRA had declined Avatar Korra's invitation to join her and the other airbenders on their journey.  She wasn't an airbender.  There's no way.  She's from the Fire Nation.  Both of her parents and siblings are firebenders.  There's no way a nonbender from the Fire Nation could magically gain airbending abilities over night.  It was impossible.  It just couldn't happen.  The young girl refused to believe it.  Until Korra practically dragged her across the room,  fed up with her denial,  and in retaliation,  Akira yanked her arm out from the muscular teens grip and blasted her through the living room wall.  It was then she accepted the Avatar's invitation and quietly made her way to her room to prepare her stuff.

        SHE had been quiet the entire ride to the Earth Kingdom,  keeping herself curled up in the small corner of the plane.  It had been a strange couple of days for the girl.  Gaining airbending abilities and being put on a pedestal by her mother,  show off how her nonbending daughter suddenly became an airbender.  She didn't want her new status to change the way things were in her life.  She didn't want to change the way she acted because of her new abilities or how others saw her more capable than she was when she was a nonbender.  She had worked hard for the approval of her parents that she was capable of defending herself without bending and all of that work had been ripped from her hands the moment she tripped over her younger brothers feet and caught herself with her new found airbending.  Her mother was so ecstatic that her first born daughter had developed bending abilities.  Thanking the spirits that they took mercy on Akira and finally blessed her with something so special.

       AKIRA had finally realized that her worth didn't mean anything to her family as a nonbender.  So,  she resisted Tenzin's teachings and Korra's words of advice.  Wanting to prove herself someway as the old her,  the old Akira that couldn't bend.  She was going to prove herself one way or another.

in which opal beifong tries to help break down akira's walls & have her see the way she sees her.

ASH SPEAKS!
aaaaahhhhhhh it's
finally here folks!!!!
i created the 'purity'
bloodline thing to make
the whole thing as to
why akira refuses to
believe that she's an
airbender make more
sense to me & just in
general & plus, it creates
angst & ik some of
y'all love angst & it
just fit in really well
with the plot as well.
i am pretty excited
to start this since it
gives me an excuse to
rewatch the last two
seasons of lok & i wanna
see my beautiful wife
chief lin beifong again 😌
anyway, thank you
for considering to
read this book. i
really appreciate it ❤️

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