Post by June on Nov 17, 2009 22:44:41 GMT -5
Three months have passed since the passage of the Comet and the end of Sozin's War. The Earth Kingdom is doing well; Kuei is back on the throne as the 52nd Earth Kingdom, with the Order of the White Lotus helping him to rebuild the Earth Kingdom.
Assisted by the Avatar, the order has made great strides in resettling refugees and healing the wounds of body and spirit inflicted by the century-long conflict. The only potential source of trouble is Long Feng, who was rescued on the day of the Comet by loyalist Dai Li. However, the former Grand Secretary has been content to remain in hiding.
In the Fire Nation, things are far different.
Very many were upset by Ozai's humiliating defeat and Zuko's subsequent usurpation of the throne. Soon after his coronation, peasant militias began to spring up, seizing towns and forts with help from defecting Fire Nation soldiers. These rebellions were put down, and with the trouble apparently quelled, Zuko left for the Earth Kingdom to celebrate the restoration of peace with his friends in Ba Sing Se.
The day before he returned to his own capital, Ozai and Azula were both liberated. The disparate rebel forces had been welded together to form a single organization: Rising Phoenix. Although the deposed royalty disappeared, the presence of the rebel group is everywhere felt. Zuko is surrounded by enemies -- most of them still unknown to him.
As the situation deteriorates, Zuko writes to his old friends for help. If anyone can ferret out Ozai and Azula, he thinks, Team Avatar can. And so the old gang is about to be dragged back from resuming their lives to journey to the Fire Nation. However, as the world turns to once more focus on the Fire Nation, dissident forces in the Earth Kingdom see the time as ripe to make their move as well. Long Feng has not been idle, and he has been given a secret that may well put the fate of the world in his hands ...
revised: 25/12/10