Solarstream
Alchemic Anarchist
- Pronouns
- he/him
Winning vote:
[X][Unalaq] Southern Capital
[X][Priority] Dumping Unalaq somewhere takes priority.
[X][Unalaq] Southern Capital
[X][Priority] Dumping Unalaq somewhere takes priority.
Korra and Harmonic Convergence V (Month 12, part 18)
After talking it over, you and your parents decide that you'd rather not have to drag your uncle around like this all day. But then where to take him? While it's tempting to drag him all the way back to Republic City, that also means that you'd be responsible for watching over him. Besides, you'd also have to glide all the way back to that portal with him in tow, while the portal to the South Pole was much more accessible.
So, you all decide to make the former king the Southern Water Tribe's problem.
Crossing back into the spirit world, you see that Vanra and Biyong are both still unconscious. However, the spiritual auras surrounding them are gently swaddling them rather than violently and threateningly surging. The Spirit Sages and Tenzin are watching over them, but they're all relaxed now.
Looks like it's almost over.
You walk over to Asami and give her a kiss. She gives you a warm smile and then glances down at your uncle, her expression turning to confusion.
"...is that your uncle? Where are you taking him?" she asks.
"The South. I'll be back soon," you say as you start walking off again.
You then stop and walk back over to her. "Biyong and Vanra are okay, right?"
Asami chuckles. "Yes, Korra, they're doing fine. But they'll need to rest until Harmonic Convergence ends in a few hours."
"Oh, well if the Spirit Sages are going to stick around and watch over them, want to come with us to the South?" you offer.
"Uhhh..."
Asami turns to Haiko, Rika, and Zumaq, who all wave her off.
"...okay then."
With that settled, your group of five cross into the southern portal and emerge at the South Pole. The southern lights are still dancing in the sky. Since you're tired of carrying your uncle around, you swaddle him in gentle winds before creating an Air Wheel for the rest of you to ride on. In the Air Wheel, the ride to the southern capital is smooth and fast, taking only a few hours. Along the way, you pass a group of retreating light spirits dragging the Light Oni away, and have a laugh at its plight.
Once you get near the southern capital, military outposts start to pop up. The capital itself has no wall, so the people stationing them are meant to act as guards. Eventually, a few soldiers come out and motion for you to stop, so you slow the wheel down and let it dissipate. The soldier who was about to question you freezes in place as soon as she realizes who you have in tow. She then starts frantically chatting with her companions and then runs inside the nearby outpost to make some calls.
Not long later, the four of you are being brought into the capital while your uncle is put in chains and taken away. Your group go not to the royal palace, which seems to have been converted to a museum recently, but to an office building near the harbor. Inside the building, you meet several representatives of the southern United Front, including Kya and Sira.
While Sira greets you all warmly, Kya wants to get down to business immediately and demands to know how and why you managed to drag an unconscious Unalaq here.
"Well, the how is that we beat him up, duh," you say in a teasing manner. When Kya gives a look, you decide to go along with her and be a bit more serious about things. Be a proper Avatar and such. "Okay, so the whole story is pretty long. Starting from the beginning... you know how my uncle was all about reconnecting with the spirits?"
Kya, Sira, and the others nod.
"That was all a ruse. Maybe he actually liked spirits or maybe he didn't, but really he was just using them... and all of us. His goal was to take control of Raava and Vaatu and use their power for his own ends. Probably start with outright conquering the south via the spirit portal and the moving on Republic City next. We had to stop him!"
Kya nods. "I see... so, then, befriending the spirits was a way for him to gain their support. We did notice some light spirits gathering outside the city, but they dispersed on their own not too long ago."
"They must have realized he wasn't coming and ran off," adds Sira. One of the other delegates suggests chasing them down and interrogating them, and a few leave to arrange for just that.
Kya turns her attention back to you. "Speaking of the spirit portals, did you leave them open?" she asks.
"For bow," you reply. "I have to get back to the Spirit World and make sure things are okay there before going back home."
"Are you going to leave them open permanently?"
You give Kya a confused look. "...should I?"
"It's up to you," she says. "You're the Avatar, so-"
"So what?" you say, interrupting her. "I'm the Avatar, yeah. But what does that have to do with the portals? My role is to maintain balance. I can do that whether or not they're open."
Kya and Sira look at each other for a moment and talk in whispers before Kya turns her attention back to you. "Okay. So... having those portals open and reconnecting the Water Tribes... that's a big change. And we're not sure if it's a good idea or not to have them open, which is why we were going to follow your lead."
"It's not solely my decision to make, is it?" you ask back. "What would you all want?"
"...give us some time to think about it, okay?" asks Kya.
"Of course!" you say with a smile. "I'll be back tomorrow. Can we go?"
"Oh yeah, of course. See you tomorrow."
And with that, you, your parents, and Asami leave the southern capital... but only for now.
(Where do Korra and friends spend the night?)
[] Remain in the spirit world. (auto-skip to next day)
[] Take everyone back to Republic City. (must write-in what you'd like to do in Republic City)
QM Note: Last vote will be in the next part!