The Demon Avatar, Korra

There was a chill in the air that night. To the citizens of Republic City, it was a normal night but to the ones on Air Temple Island it was much further from a normal night for them. On the ferry headed towards the island was a tall pale man with short almost curly like hair and suited in a white tuxedo with a black cloak hanging from his shoulders. The flower almost in his grasp, a devious smirk appeared on his face. His strong and murderous presence had the crew on the ferry steer clear of the man while the man himself stood at the front. He loved to make appearances.

The ferry had finally docked, and the ferry quickly left soon after the man got off. He made his way up the steps already suspecting to meet somebody as he quickly made it closer to the top.

Upon arriving, his sharp red eyes landed on a tall bald-headed man with a blue arrow tattoo atop along with a beard who was wearing air nomad clothing. He walked a couple more steps forward as if he had commanded the place he was in. The stoic face on the man across him did not falter. This almost brought him to a bit of a chuckle but instead just another arrogant smirk.

Grey-blue eyes then met sharp red ones.

“Tenzin, is it not?” He spoke with power and authority. “I’ve only been here once and yet I find myself here once again for something that was right under my nose.” The smirk never leaving his face.

Tenzin on the other hand steeled himself, finally face to face with the man or more like the creator of demons called Muzan Kibutsuji. All he had to do was step back onto the stone behind him to set things off. What would happen after that was a mystery to all of them. Before he took a step back, Tenzin indulged him. “What is it that you want from here? You already took Korra from us.” Tenzin playing dumb, he already knew what he was here for but would not give him the satisfaction. They had all looked for the flower on the island and it in fact did not bloom. He came for nothing.

“Ah Korra, to be honest she’s my favorite amongst the others.” He was riding on the hope of her defeating the sun one day and when that day came, he would consume her. “I didn’t do anything really, Korra is fulfilling her roll wonderfully as she should. I always expected great things from her and still do.” Tenzin wanted to wipe that smirk off of his face so bad.

Everyone was nearby and waiting for Tenzin to set off the blast. Tamayo was the only one not present, leaving Yushiro behind with everyone. She was in the city with Naga heading towards RCPD to help evacuate the citizens, so they weren’t caught up in the mayhem that was soon to become.

The last letter she received from Korra detailed the ins and outs of the fortress that only the upper moons knew about and its location. A demon that controlled the fortress as if it were her limbs was key to destroying the fortress and getting Muzan out to the surface till the sun rolled around. What Korra had planned for was for Tamayo and Yushiro to come into the fortress undetected with the use of Yushiro’s technique after Tamayo had lured him to the island and into her trap that she had expressed in detail in one of her letters. However, she was soon to find out different once everyone was inside the fortress.

Tamayo and Yushiro didn’t let them know about the fortress because they weren’t sure if Muzan would pull them all in once the explosives had set off. But if he does and they both hoped he did, Yushiro would brief them once they arrived into his den.

“I’m here for a certain flower, apparently it lives on this island of yours. If you wouldn’t mind Tenzin, could you kindly lead me to it, or I’ll drag you.”

This was it. Everyone was ready to launch in after the explosion went off.

Tenzin put one foot back while turning his body before he regarded Muzan, “This way then.” He then placed that same foot down on the stone and the explosion went off catching Muzan off guard.

The explosion was large and Tenzin air bent a sphere around him to protect him from the blast. The others were now getting to where Tenzin was and once they all got there they saw Muzan burnt and regenerating his body. They saw the spikes that were pricked with poison pierce right through him. The spikes seemed to delay his regeneration as Tamayo had predicted. The poison was starting to work.

Muzan wasn’t frightened but he was astounded that humans pulled something of scale like this on him. He didn’t expect such a trap like this. The spikes pierced through him and the explosion had blasted off the top part of his clothes leaving him in his pants. A chunk of earth was bent at him and it nicked off a piece of his shoulder. He then saw the humans charging towards him, there seemed to be 7 humans charging at him and unbeknownst to him, a demon among them that was invisible to him and his senses.

His demeanor changed and his face morphed into a wicked grin. The ground had suddenly changed. No longer was it stone but screen doors and walls that they were soon about to fall into.

Muzan looked maniacal at this point while he discovered that there was now poison circulating through his body. Who could have made such a poison?

“To think you have me cornered! I’m going to send you all to the depths of hell! You are all going to die by my very hand!”

It was Tonraq to shoot a retort back at the man who took his daughter from them, “It is you who is going to die Muzan Kibutsuji!”

They had suddenly fell right onto a platform that seemed to be the middle of wherever they were because they were surely not above ground anymore. Muzan was now out of their sights and instead was a demon on a platform in front of them who was holding an instrument in her arms and had her face covered by her hair. The place they were in had rooms, stairs and walkways in different directions going left, right, up and down. The place defied gravity itself.

Muzan had Nakime send him to a place in the fortress where he could start to neutralize whatever was in this poison. He was going to kill those humans. Those pesky humans.

Asami looked around to look for any signs of Korra, they all were looking. Yushiro was there with them and he explained to them what this place was and that the objective right now was to kill the last of the upper moons except for Korra and to get Muzan up to the surface. Yushiro explained that he would take care of the biwa woman and that he would take care of things here.

The biwa demon had strummed her biwa and doors to a room appeared right in front of them and then on their sides was walkways and stairs, the biwa demon now behind them. The lot of them gathered around in a circle prepared for anything to come towards them or brace themselves for just about whatever could happen in this place. Eyes were darting everywhere in search for the same person.

What Korra had been doing before they had all been summoned to the fortress.

She was devouring all the blood she had taken from people. She kept them in blood bags for later use when she was hungry. She had a stash of marechi, an extra rare blood type, saved aside for this moment. Consuming marechi was equivalent to eating 50, 100 and even more humans the more you consumed. The one maybe downside was it was like a drunk feeling. It would disrupt a demon’s cognitive functions and when she had consumed some during the year she would leave back to her place in the forest. But now, when she would consume it, her plan to quickly kill off Akaza and then Doma, leaving Nakime to Yushiro, it would be the extra push into prolonging Muzan to get him under the sun, him and Korra.

If someone were to see her right now, they’d think she’d look crazy. She was ripping bags and bags open and pouring them into her mouth. One right after another and another. She would not deny the amazing feelings that blood made her feel. It was tantalizing.

She was feeling stronger and stronger by the second with each pour and drop of blood into her mouth. Things got a little messy around her face which she messily wiped it off with her hand, leaving blood on it. She could clean that up later.

She got up while grabbing a bag of marechi and headed outside. She pocketed it in her pants and felt that she was about to be brought into the fortress. She snapped her fingers and vanished through sliding doors beneath her.

She had landed in an area that was deemed hers in the fortress since sometimes she would frequent the fortress more than the others. It was a familiar place. She was making her way down the walkway she was on. She halted her steps though when she sensed the presence of multiple humans. Humans aren’t usually here unless Nakime is eating…but we were summoned.

She dashed through the fortress to where Nakime was. Quickly moving through stairs and platforms until she arrived. She was always first to arrive even if she wasn’t present in front of everyone.

The second person that the group had saw was the pink haired demon that they were all familiar with except for Tonraq. Akaza. He had crashed through a room and onto the walkway to their left.

Akaza’s eyes brightened up at the sight. Eager with hunger and ready to fight. He looked at them all with a grin which showed off his fangs. However, when he spoke, he addressed Nakime. “What’s the situation biwa woman?” His face then morphed into a devious smirk. “This seems like a pleasant reunion for upper one,” and speaking of said demon, he switched his attention to Nakime. “Where is upper 1?”

Korra had come in through the scene so fast, passing right by their eyes. As she was approaching, she noticed that it was everyone from the island and then someone who looked like…dad? What the hell are they doing here, this wasn’t supposed to go this way. No, she certainly wasn’t expecting to see everyone, including her father. So, as she passed by them and landed next to Nakime, she slipped back into her role. Nakime had spoken before Korra, “Upper 1 was the first to arrive.” Korra glanced back at Akaza in a bit of irritancy, “You could always use her name you know,” Korra had brought her hand towards the demon’s face and moved her hair gently to the side to have a view of her eye. She had wondered why Hatengu was not here amongst them, she didn’t bother with Doma since he was probably in his room devouring people from his cult. Nakime’s eye had shown the number 4, “Hatengu is dead, hm.” She let loose of her hair and it settled back in front of the demon’s face. Another demon gone from her worries.

During the exchange, Tonraq had gotten a good look of his daughter even though she wasn’t facing them. He had noticed the vines over her body and the horn coming from her head. He had never seen his only daughter this way and it pained him to see her just ignoring them so he did what he could only do at that moment. “Korra.”

It was filled with pain and no doubt did it break Korra’s heart or what she had of a heart. But she had to continue. She proceeded to leap onto the walkway Akaza was on and did not make eye contact with anyone except for Akaza. She leaned back on the railing and tilted her head to the side bringing her hand up, noticing the mess she messily cleaned up from her face from earlier.

“Messy eater like Doma, hm?” Akaza said as Korra licked the mess up from her hand in front of everyone. The action not going unnoticed by anybody. “I was a bit ravenous before being summoned,” she gave him a cocky smirk. “So, Nakime why the hell are there humans in the fortress? Where’s master?”

“They set a trap for Muzan and is currently neutralizing the poison inside here.” Her grip on her Biwa had tightened and the veins on her hands started to pop out.

“Poisoned? You mean to tell us that these pathetic humans did that?” Akaza pointed at the group on the platform.

Korra finally turned around and faced everyone. Meeting their gazes and then meeting Asami’s for a brief second before she focused elsewhere. She looked pained but also determined. Korra didn’t want to see them again, the plan was to never see them again so she wouldn’t hurt so bad but here they were. In front of her, including her own dad which was a surprise.

Tamayo what did you plan without my knowledge?

“It seems to me that we are to take care of the mess, isn’t that right Nakime?” She was going to make sure none of them got hurt or even worse, dead. She already knew that Yushiro was supposed to kill Nakime while she was supposed to finish off Akaza and Doma but the plan has certainly changed.

They were all going to be split up between the four demons in the fortress now.

A wicked smile appeared on her lips, her fangs almost glinting. “Akaza you were right, this will be a pleasant reunion for me.”

Tenzin then spoke up, “Korra we’re here to save you! Come back with us.”

Then the love of her life. “This isn’t you Korra!”

She wished this wasn’t her.

She had played the people she loved and the people who she was going to kill. Though she didn’t really care about the latter that much. They all deserved to be freed of Muzan.

That’s right, to be free of Muzan is to die.

Her face then morphed into one of anger and disgust. She brought her hands up as if she was about to conduct an orchestra of some sort. They had watched her fluid hand movements and then they saw as they went rigid. They resembled a puppeteer. Her family and friends were her puppets, moving at her will.

They all couldn’t move, it felt like their bodies were constricting but they could still breath. Tonraq’s mind was racing. How is she able to blood bend? It’s not even a full moon.

The same thoughts went through everybody’s minds. But oddly enough, it wasn’t as painful as it most likely should have been. Asami realized this and kept repeating in her head that she trusts her. She trusts Korra won’t hurt them. 

She hates to admit it, but she had plenty of practice for this. She hated that she used blood bending on them, especially on Asami. She then dropped them a bit harshly back on the platform. Sighs of reliefs were heard as they regained control of their bodies.

She turned to Akaza with a playful glint in her eyes. “If I’m done early, I’ll finally come for that blood battle you want, how does that sound?” His eyes went wide at her declaration. She had always declined him but now she was finally offering. His cockiness then appeared, “Can’t wait till I take your rank then.”

Korra then laughed at that. He had no idea what was coming.

With that they both walked on the walkway in different directions. Korra walking towards the direction she came and Akaza the opposite.

“Oi Nakime! Send two my way to my room and send my father and someone else to Akaza!” She waved her hand in the air as she dismissed herself.

“Korra he better be strong.”

And then they dashed off out of everyone’s sights.

The strum of the biwa sent everyone off in different parts of the fortress except for Bolin who was left alone with the biwa demon along with Yushiro who was currently hiding his presence so he could control Nakime to bring the fortress down.

Asami and Lin found themselves in a hallway that led down a certain path. It was ominous and it seemed to lure them in so without any hesitation they continued forward. At this point they had to face whoever was at the end of this hallway.

“I hope the others are okay.” Lin spoke.

Asami hummed in agreement. “We just have to hold out till Yushiro does his part.”

They continued walking and noticed that faint blue light started to coat the area now.

Tenzin and Kya were walking down a different pathway which was leading them to a double sliding door. The closer they got to it they could hear slight screams that would die out. They both hurried and Tenzin slid the door open. In front of their eyes was a demon devouring a woman by absorbing her. They were both horrified.

Tonraq and Mako were in an open area walking forward deciding where to head from where they were sent. Mako allowing Tonraq to take the lead followed along until he stopped when they heard something coming from above.

Korra awaited in her large room that had many pillars inside it. There were torches with blue fire that light up the room making it ominous. She had sat down front and center, her back facing the open archway entrance. She had taken off the haori that Daki had given her. She folded it nicely and held it in her hands. Blue fire started to consume the cloth completely until it was no more. It was her goodbye and thank you to Daki.

She heard footsteps approaching closer and finally stood up, back still facing the entrance. Whoever she was going to face was going to be in the palm of her hand. She really hoped it wouldn’t be Asami.

Kya and Tenzin came face to face with a demon with rainbow-colored eyes who smiled at them and waved them in. Before they knew it, they were already inside and the door behind them had closed. “You two are a little too old for my taste, how about you join my cult?” The demon named Doma spoke while he finished absorbing the woman. “I’ll make sure you have it good as long as you keep me fed.”

Akaza had come crashing from above right in front of Tonraq and Mako who quickly got into an offensive stance. Tonraq was briefed on what they knew about Akaza so hopefully they would be able to hold out. Asami and Lin were the only ones who had Nichirin blades. “Don’t disappoint me now!!” Akaza yelled with vigor in his voice.

Bolin was currently being tossed around by Nakime who kept strumming her biwa. He had trust that Yushiro would get them to the surface. All Bolin had to focus on right now was trying to land each time he got tossed around and to watch out for anything Nakime might do.

As the footsteps finally arrived through the arch entry, she heard the voice she didn’t want to hear. “Let’s talk first, please Korra.”

As much as she loved that voiced and missed hearing it, there was no room for talking. She turned around and fixed Asami and Lin and glare. One more time she had to play them. She hated it.

“I don’t have time for talking. Come at me with the intent to kill or not, I won’t be holding back this time.”

She hated this so much. She hated Muzan so much.

Raava, I’m gonna save them. I hope you’ve been watching this whole time and don’t think I’m such a horrible Avatar.