Chapter 55.1- And so the Dragons Danced
Added 2025-04-23 20:57:40 +0000 UTCNatsu returned to fanfare as he rode his ostrich horse through the city. It was both a symbol of his victory and a statement of his bravery. He had been attacke din this very city once already. His Grandfather had died. He had mourned, and then like a good son of Agni, he had channeled his grief into something productive. He had conquered the last bastion of independence from the Fire Nation. He would have to change that name eventually, he thought to himself. This was the Fire nation. This place with beautiful men and women who applauded and hailed him as he rode through the seats. The people who tossed fire Lillies in his path for good luck and as a blessing. But Ba Sing Se would never be the Fire Nation.
They ruled it, yes. But it wasn’t them. Sailing through the skies had made himaoporeaciate the scale of the planet he now find himself ruling. He had done hat hundreds of others from his whole world had failed to do— world conquest. Now he just had to accomplish hat was even more impossible. World rulership. Ozia had had the right idea, naming himself as “Phoenix King” and abandoning the position of Fire Lord had definitely been the wrong way to go about it, but the idea itself? It was good.
Natsu didn’t rule just the Fire Nation. He ruled the world and he would need a title that understood that, but he would not be abdicating the way Ozai had. For one, his position was not nearly so secure. For another, the Fire Nation was going to be the source of his power and support for the foreseeable future, and so putting it in a situation where it was ever less than 100% under his control would be stupid.
A/N: Final chapter? Maybe.
Comments
Thank you for the excerpt — And so the Dragon was captivating. I hope to see more chapters if the story calls for it.
William
2025-04-23 23:59:55 +0000 UTC