Chapter 56.4- And So the Dragons Danced

“So you’re saying that if I bring the nations together in my empire, then the spirit world boundary would fall?” I asked.

“Yes. Exactly” Aang was the one who replied, nodding his head while he wore the gravest expression I’dd ever seen on his face. I shrugged.

“Then, we’ll win” I said, feeling a smile break out.

What happens to a soldier when there are no more wars to fight? He withers and he dies. But these people, they’d brought me a war worth fighting because I would never allow some dead people dictate how I ruled the world I had conquered.

“You can’t be serious” Aang said, Wan swelled up, Kuruk looked furious, but Kyoshi? She smiled. She could see the same thing I could.

“Trust me, Aang, I’m serious as all hell. If the barrier drops, and the spirits come, then I will accept them into my empire where they bend the knee. Those who do not will be destroyed wholesale. I will burn them to ashes, and then burn those ashes until naught remains. I will salt their earth, kill their young, annihilate their great nd bring them low. If they threaten my empire, I will not hesitate to bring an end to spirits as a species. “

“You are mad” Roku flinched backwards.

“I disagree. I’m the sanest man in the whole world” I said.

“Well, the good news is that none of this will matter until it’s at least been a few decades.” Wan said with a sigh as he took a deep breath and stepped in Roku’s direction, placing a hand on the other firebender’s shoulder.

“So was that the only thin you wanted to tell me?” I asked.

“Not just that. Also to deliver a warning. You have changed the world— not just with your actions by winning the war. You have shown the world that killing the Avatar in the Avatar State does not end the cycle like expected, but instead vests in you the power of the Avatar. There’s no chance that this doesn’t cause an arm’s race that outlasts you by some margin” Kyoshi said. I shrugged. What did I care for what happened after I died? If anyone felt stupid enough to come after me, then I would welcome their entertainment.

“This was all no use. The boy is crazy” Szeto said.

“Hold up, old man. Would have expected you of all people to be on my side” I said.