The sun, the moon, the dragon - A heavy price (Patreon)

Princess Yue, the spiritual oasis

"The situation is under control princess, all the traitors have been found and captured," Lee reported

Yue, still quite weak by the situation, nodded elegantly and replied

“Thanks Lee, but... everything is lost, without the moon...” the princess could not even answer, this whole situation was too much for her

The princess felt weak, as never before in her life, to the point that Yue barely had the strength to stay awake

Katara, seeing the situation, looked at everyone around in despair

"There must be something we can do!" exclaimed the young woman, while looking around everyone, waiting for a solution

The problem? That no one knew what to do, a spirit had died, an important one

Everyone was as lost as she was

Or well, almost all of them

“There…is a way" exclaimed a female voice heavily, which entered the oasis with difficulty

"Grandmother" Yue exclaimed in a soft voice, as Sokka came to help the old woman, holding her along the way

Katara, sensing an opportunity, approached and asked

“Is there a way to solve this? What can we do?” asked the young southern woman with desperation

The old woman simply sighed, while anxiously caressing the fur of one of the sky bison cubs, which, for the first time, were completely still, feeling the complicated situation

"The spirit of the moon is gone, however, its influence on our world still remains, after all, two people in our tribe were blessed by it" the woman replied, while focusing her now tearful eyes on her granddaughter

"One of them is Jon, blessed by the ocean and the chosen one of the moon, his spiritual connection would be powerful enough to work a miracle, however, our king is fighting against the invaders, and without water bending, I tremble to think about the number of brothers and sisters we are going to say goodbye" lamented the woman

“And who is the second person?” Sokka asked, having a bad feeling

To everyone's fear, the old lady didn't answer, she just stared into space, as a couple of tears began to come out of her eyes

"Me," Yue replied in a trembling voice, as he placed her hands protectively on the curve of her belly

“What? But how?” Katara asked completely surprised

The beautiful white-haired princess sighed heavily and in distress, perfectly understanding what her grandmother was implying

In order for the spirit of the moon to return, a sacrifice had to be made

The biggest of them all

A year ago, when her life was decided and her destiny was to be married to some imbecile, Yue would have made the sacrifice without hesitation, preferring to give her life for her people, rather than be the wife of someone like Han

But now... married to a wonderful man like Jon, with a beautiful son or daughter on the way, with a worthy future to fight for

Yue wanted to be selfish, she had sacrificed everything, always putting the welfare of her people above her own

However, now with her beautiful son on the way, Yue wanted to tell everyone to fuck off

She also deserved to be happy, she had the right to see her child grow up, learn to walk and play with her husband

She wanted to be selfish

But that wasn't Yue, the north star, the princess of the moon, the wife of the white wolf

A sacrifice had to be made, that spiritual strength that Lady Tui had given her so many years ago had to be returned

The moon had gifted her with 18 wonderful winters, and apparently, it was time to return the favor

But...

"My baby, what will happen to my baby?" asked the young princess in anguish

To the despair of all present, the elderly Alanna replied

"I have no idea, my granddaughter, I have never been through this, I am as lost as you are" the frustration was more than evident in the woman's tone

Yue took her belly protectively, as tears began to fall freely through her eyes

She knew that the decision was made, the well-being of the world was far more important than her life

So, arming herself with courage, the young princess inhaled hard, wiped away her tears, and looked at Lee

“Lee, you are a friend of our people and our family, I charge you please, take care of our people and take care of my husband, He must move on, may he find happiness and may the white wolf guide our people, as destiny indicates," ordered the princess with determination

The old man, along with all the masters, knelt before Yue, at the same time they bowed their heads

"Not even on our knees are we worthy to be in your presence, my queen, we will take care of our king, and your sacrifice will not be forgotten, your husband and you are the first people I am proud to serve," exclaimed the old man, while making a greeting of utmost respect

Yue simply nodded and began to walk towards the spirit oasis, meeting Katara and Sokka along the way

The young and headstrong southerner looked at the princess in despair

“You don't have to do this, we can... we can find another solution” Katara intervened while looking at the princess with tears in her eyes, although they had lived together for a short time, she had a real appreciation for Jon and his family, the simple fact of thinking that a mother and daughter would have to sacrifice themselves for this stupid war, made her very angry

"Take care of Jon, please, He... He won't be okay when he finds out what happened, don't leave him alone, please, I beg you" the princess replied with desperation in her voice

Katara was crying uncontrollably, so Sokka simply nodded

"We will take care of him, you have our word, the water tribes are sisters and we support each other"

Yue didn't answer with words, her eyes filled with tears and she hugged both brothers tightly, trying to strengthen her own spirit

She was afraid, though... it was the right thing to do

The princess looked at her grandmother, they didn't exchange words, the relationship between them was not close, after all, but there was respect, Yue knew that, if her grandmother could take her place, she would do it without thinking about it

And that comforted her in a way...

When she reached the oasis, the princess inhaled hard and began to walk, until she was in the center of the pond, staring at the injured body of the moon spirit

and... with an iron will, Yue took the body of the Koi fish, her last act of will in this world

At that instant, a bright white light blinded everyone present in the oasis, so powerful that a beacon of light illuminated the entire city, the color returned little by little and, before the dark and sad eyes of those present, the moon appeared again in the sky, at the same time, the body of the princess transcended this plane,  leaving behind a simple coat, the last vestige of her presence in this world

however...

To the surprise of everyone present, something really incredible happened...

A second, much smaller moon appeared to one side of the larger moon, at the same time as a baby Koi fish, appeared in the pond, swimming around its mother

Two moons, two guardians for the water tribes

at a great price

Princess Yue would take care of her people, protect her own until the end of days

however, Alanna could only think of one thing...

The massacre that the white wolf would unleash, in those responsible for this tragedy

"The boy will kill them all," old Lee spoke to himself, while letting out tears uncontrollably looking at the sky

"FOR QUEEN YUE, THE CHOSEN ONE OF THE MOON AND FOR THE WHITE PRINCESS, SHE WHO TAKES CARE OF HER PEOPLE FROM THE HEAVENS" roared the earth benders in a kind of homage

Alanna just cried out of control... Even if the moon was back and the balance had been restored, the most dangerous thing remained

Telling Jon about the fate of his beloved wife and daughter, and his reaction to such devastating news

Something inside her told her that the days of Ozai and everyone involved were numbered

General Iroh, the battle for the North, moments earlier

The prince of the fire nation looked with admiration and disbelief, the spiritual colossus, the mastery of fire and water bending were simply impressive

Watching as the avatar and the white wolf cut steel ships in half as if they were branches was revealing, the prince had never felt so insignificant as at that moment

"It's good that they are on our side," murmured one of his soldiers, while the rest nodded

"The white wolf will finish off the Fire Lord," everyone around him began to murmur

Normally, such comments would deserve punishment, however, Iroh was too busy, admiring the spectacle

The colossus spewed powerful jets of boiling water with such force that it cut ships in half, or simply opened its mouth, releasing powerful white flames that melted even the hardest of steels

The fleet that Ozai had sent to intercept Iroh's was being reduced to rubble, while the northern ships began to regroup, absorbing the ships of Iroh's fleet

A vision he never expected to see sincerely

When the few surviving ships began to retreat, something incredible happened

The night lit up again, and the moon, more beautiful and brighter than ever, lit up the ocean again

Everyone on the ship, fire and water masters celebrated with joy, rejoicing that the balance had been restored

However...

A second, smaller moon appeared on one side of the larger one, the waves gathered strength and the seas became stronger

Iroh watched in amazement as the spirit colossus focused his gaze on the sky, on the moons, convincing himself that they were back

And then...

The colossus began to wobble, the brightness of the golden fire began to wane, at the same time that the waters returned to the ocean, but not before a pair of tentacles of water left two unconscious bodies on the deck of their ship

Avatar Aang and the White Wolf

"PROTECT OUR KING AND THE AVATAR," roared the northern soldiers, as they approached the pair of young men, mounting a full guard

Iroh stepped forward and raised his hands

"Okay, the terms are the same, we surrender, and so does my fleet, after this…Show, you can see we're not very loved in the Fire Nation," replied the prince

The northerners looked at each other, nodding to each other

"If you try anything, we'll kill you," threatened one of the water benders, who had regained his power and, apparently, had gained even more strength

Consequence of the second moon, I imagine the astute old man

Iroh simply ordered his men to surrender, something telling him that things in Agna Qel'a would be chaotic

he didn't know how right he was

"HEADING FOR THE CITY, THE ENEMIES WERE DEFEATED, WE RETURN VICTORIOUS," roared the water benders full of joy

Not knowing that, when they returned, the city would be in mourning, flooded with a single feeling, which would threaten to drown the rest of the nations

Vengeance, accompanied by fire and blood

Let the dragon's enemies tremble, Mercy was over