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Avatar: The Last Avatar
Times had indeed changed. After the rule of Kuvira and her attack on Republic city, portals to the spirit realm were opened. Avatar Korra's time was spent trying to bring peace and stability between both the spirit and the non-spirit worlds together. Some cultures embraced the coming of the spirits, the Water Nation especially. Others feared them. The Earth kingdom, now broken up into a Democracy, spent most of that generation making rules and restrictions on how to deal with the spirits "invading" their homeland. They felt that industrailization was a key aspect to society and dealing with spirits tied so closely to nature would only hinder their progress. Peace rallys were held hoping to defend the spirits; Korra sided with them. This only angered the people against the spirits while they claimed the avatar had betrayed them. It was Republic city all over again.
Meanwhile, the Air nomads under the guidance of Jinora, desperately tried to reclaim peace and prosperity for the other nations. Korra could not be everywhere at once, so it was the Air Nations job to watch over the other cultures. In time they grew to form a Republic Guard, a task force created solely to help those in need. Sadly, some of the Air benders took their role to new expectations. They began to leave behind some of the older traditions and became greedy. They used their power to police and arrest criminals with violence. Their actions snowballed until they became their own military group. It was during this time that Avatar Korra passed away. With no one to stop them, the Republic Guard took further action to protect and serve its citizens. The Air nation it seemed was at war with the rest of the world.
However, some of the Air nomads did not wish to follow in this new way of live. Jinora's only daughter took with her the other nomads who wished to hold onto their heritage and fled to the Western Air temple to live their way of live in peace. They rejected the way of their Brothers who used their powers for violence. The Northen Air Temple which Tenzen had tried to recreate the loving Air nation only became a military base for the Republic Guard. The two temples could not have been more opposite. With the Sky Sisters seeking calm and tranquility the Air Brothers wished for peace through fear. Thankfully, there were still groups among them who agreed with both sides. They were not welcome at either establishment so they moved their efforts down to the Southern Air Temple. They tried to keep the old ways of peace while also conforming to the ever changing society.
Things did not change much with the next two Avatars. The Earth nation continued to grow and develop new technologies. With the birth and coming of the Earth Avatar the world calmed down once more. Korra's successor tried to bring peace to not only his people but also the rest of the world. Through his work the Four Nations themselves began to conform into one entity around the Earth kingdom, now called the Earth Republic. The Air benders were their armies and police. The Fire nation began to dwindle away as they had been cut off from the Earth Republic. On their own their cultures survived, but they were considered a third world country without access to the growing technology. Meanwhile, the Water nations both Northern and Southern began to grow with the spirits. Their cultures thrived together although on completely different parts of the world. Distance was not a factor when it came to family. And this is where things began to get dark.
With the death of the Earth Avatar it was then given to the Fire nation. Through the Fire Avatar the Fire Nation began to build itself back up with the rest of the world. They in time would integrate into the Earth Republic who would now become a new nation: Harmony. Benders, nonbenders, spirits, and everything in between were all equal. The world was at peace between the three cultures as they all embraced their differences. But the Water Nation as a whole refused to join into Harmony. The Northern tribe, so close to the Northen Air Base, fell into the diplomatic talks of joining so they too would join the alliance. All that was left was the Southern Water tribe, as well as the Western Sky Sisters.
The Southern Water tribe felt betrayed. They did not wish to join into one union. The Nations were meant to be kept separate for a reason. Only then could they truly live in peace. They felt that if people were all equal then the cultures which each Nation fought so hard to keep alive would simmer away until nothing remained. They began to plan.
Meanwhile, the Air nomads under the guidance of Jinora, desperately tried to reclaim peace and prosperity for the other nations. Korra could not be everywhere at once, so it was the Air Nations job to watch over the other cultures. In time they grew to form a Republic Guard, a task force created solely to help those in need. Sadly, some of the Air benders took their role to new expectations. They began to leave behind some of the older traditions and became greedy. They used their power to police and arrest criminals with violence. Their actions snowballed until they became their own military group. It was during this time that Avatar Korra passed away. With no one to stop them, the Republic Guard took further action to protect and serve its citizens. The Air nation it seemed was at war with the rest of the world.
However, some of the Air nomads did not wish to follow in this new way of live. Jinora's only daughter took with her the other nomads who wished to hold onto their heritage and fled to the Western Air temple to live their way of live in peace. They rejected the way of their Brothers who used their powers for violence. The Northen Air Temple which Tenzen had tried to recreate the loving Air nation only became a military base for the Republic Guard. The two temples could not have been more opposite. With the Sky Sisters seeking calm and tranquility the Air Brothers wished for peace through fear. Thankfully, there were still groups among them who agreed with both sides. They were not welcome at either establishment so they moved their efforts down to the Southern Air Temple. They tried to keep the old ways of peace while also conforming to the ever changing society.
Things did not change much with the next two Avatars. The Earth nation continued to grow and develop new technologies. With the birth and coming of the Earth Avatar the world calmed down once more. Korra's successor tried to bring peace to not only his people but also the rest of the world. Through his work the Four Nations themselves began to conform into one entity around the Earth kingdom, now called the Earth Republic. The Air benders were their armies and police. The Fire nation began to dwindle away as they had been cut off from the Earth Republic. On their own their cultures survived, but they were considered a third world country without access to the growing technology. Meanwhile, the Water nations both Northern and Southern began to grow with the spirits. Their cultures thrived together although on completely different parts of the world. Distance was not a factor when it came to family. And this is where things began to get dark.
With the death of the Earth Avatar it was then given to the Fire nation. Through the Fire Avatar the Fire Nation began to build itself back up with the rest of the world. They in time would integrate into the Earth Republic who would now become a new nation: Harmony. Benders, nonbenders, spirits, and everything in between were all equal. The world was at peace between the three cultures as they all embraced their differences. But the Water Nation as a whole refused to join into Harmony. The Northern tribe, so close to the Northen Air Base, fell into the diplomatic talks of joining so they too would join the alliance. All that was left was the Southern Water tribe, as well as the Western Sky Sisters.
The Southern Water tribe felt betrayed. They did not wish to join into one union. The Nations were meant to be kept separate for a reason. Only then could they truly live in peace. They felt that if people were all equal then the cultures which each Nation fought so hard to keep alive would simmer away until nothing remained. They began to plan.
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Harmony was the new way of live. Harmony meant that everyone was equal. Benders used their powers for basic activities in their labor: construction, food service, etc. Nonbenders compensated with industrialization: heavy machines which could move the earth of its own accord. Cities were built into the once Earth Kingdom followed by roads and trains and other means of transportation. Airbenders and metal benders worked side by side to create tall buildings they called sky scrapers. These tall towers were a leap of great progress for all of mankind. So with all this movement forward...why would I ever want to learn how to fight?
These are the thoughts of the newest Avatar. Her name was Mei, an air nomad from the Southern tribe. She was fifteen when the White Lotus came to her and gave her the test. She passed with flying colors. How could she not? It was destiny. From then on she was given a full time tutor to teach her how to be an Avatar. His name was Koda. He was also her brother. For family, she loved him. But as a friend and a teacher she couldn't be more frustrated with him. Koda had left their family at a young age to join the Air Brothers. He was a glorified soldier and a powerful bender, despite the fact he was born blind. Koda drilled the sister again and again in the style of air bending until she got it right. Mei didn't mind learning the ways of her people, but she hated why she was learning them. The Avatar was meant to be a symbol of peace. So why was she learning to fight others?
The other elements came surprisingly easy. As a whole, she grasped the concept of each element with no effort. However, her mastery of each individual subject was lacking. In no means was Mei ever ready to take on a fully fledged bender of the trade no matter how many elements she could bring to the table. She simply wasn't a fighter. There was a reason for it though, one Mei hated to be reminded of. Like Korra, she lacked the ability to enter into her Avatar form. There was some mental block in her head which she could not push past. Maybe she was subconsciously afraid to have that connection with a generations of fighters and killers. Having that connection might very well change her into an Avatar she didn't want to be.
MeiTheSkyBird: #BoredInTempleLIfeHelpNeeded
Here's the link for the -INFO THREAD- regarding this timeline. Please see this thread for -CHARACTER PROFILES-