Midnight Runaway [2/?] Chapter

𝐻𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑜, 𝓂𝓎 𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹!

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Hello everybody!!! I'm finally coming around of writing stories again. I just been busy with school and I been practicing with my digital drawing. I want to improve myself, I can give you guys better covers for these kind of stories. This is my very first full pack series, where you'll be getting many chapters and names of the chapters. I been waiting for this for so long. Thanks to school, I was a little set back. I'm still busy with school but I'll at least give you guys chapter 1 of this series that I presented a long time ago. At least you guys get some taste of this story until I can write more chapters.

I been focus on school lately, having to focus on paying attention to school and having teachers that give me stress, including a headache. It's been a little much at time to time. I also been practicing with my digital drawing lately as well. I wanted to get better at making covers. This is why the cover is different than the one that I presented earlier on. I wanted to make it better and make it look like that I improved a little, not much but at least show some progess. So, that's what I also been doing all this time. Lastly, I lost some motivation to write or post anything at the time. The only things that I be posting is fanart, challenges, and birthday shutouts. But, I'm back to post more stories. I hope you guys like this chapter. Please and thank you so much ladies and gentlemen!!!

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It's been 2 days since he left the cabin. He's been running, none stop, for 2 days. He hasn't eaten food or drunk any water. He just kept on running without stopping. He didn't even stop for a short period of rest. He just kept on running to whatever his legs lead him. He just needed to get away from that witch. That witch that been following him since the day he was sent to that so called hospital which ended up being a crazy asylum. He needed to run, he needed to get away from her. He knew that she was going to do something to him. She knew that she was trying to take over him. How was she going to take over his mind? No one has that kind of power. He's never heard of anybody having magic powers like that. He's heard of people having bending abilities of the 4 elements but other powers that were out of this world was something out of the normal for him. It was something that could end everything that he knows it.

He's been running for a while now. He didn't know where he was at or where he was going but at least he was trying to get away from that witch. He had to get away from her before she gets him. He didn't want to be a puppet but than again, he was controlling people like puppets too so there was no difference between him and this witch. But, what mattered is that he wants to keep people safe from himself. If she took over him, he can hurt a lot of people. Maybe even end their lives if she was that evil. He can't let her do that to him. He doesn't want to hurt anybody else, not anymore. He panicked, he held up his head while he kept on running for his life. His life depended on it, other people's lives depended on it. He can feel it, he can feel that she wants to use him to hurt others and he won't let her hurt others. Not on his watch.

While he was running, he noticed that he crossed paths on a road. A road that he stopped his tracks to look at. He observed the road for a while. He looked left and right. He saw both ends and the beginnings of the road. He wondered where this road lead too but which end should he talk. He looked left and right before deciding which path he wanted to take. He took left, the side of the road that he started to walk through before thw whispers returned in his head. Just by hearing the voices in his head, he ran on the path of the road. He ran without stopping but he never left the road not even to turn around or go off path, not even another direction. He just kept on running straight, non stop.

Meanwhile, he was running through the road before he saw a truck ahead of him. He stared at the truck and saw that it had an opening. So, he ran faster in order to catch up to him. Once he ran faster, he eventually caught up to the truck and jumped inside before the opening closed due to the bump that was on the road. He fell onto the floor and landed on some bags that broke his fall. He stumbled himself up again and looked around inside the back of the truck. He saw a lot of bags that were filled with something but he didn't know what they were filled with so he grabbed one of the bags that were close by him and he slowly opened it to see what was inside of the bag. Once he opened the bag, he took a closer look inside of it and saw what was inside.

His eyes widened, appearing a light sparkle I'm his one blue normal eye. There was sweet bun breads that was inside of the bag. He wondered if all the bags on this truck were all filled with sweet bun breads. He stood up from the floor and looked at a couple of bags. They were all bread but they were all different flavors which delighted him. He took a look at a couple of bags and saw which breads were his favorite. He also took a look at the breads that he was willing to try out for his own taste. He only took 8 bags that were filled with bread. They were 8 different flavors of bread that he took with him. He had to take them, knowing that he had a long road to go. He was happy that he finally found some food. All he needs to find now is water to drink but he'll worry about that later. Right now, he needs to get off this truck with the bags of breads, and find a place to live in until the meanwhile.

He walked over at the front opening of the truck's back door and took a little peak at of where he was at now. What he saw, dumbfounded him. Where he was at, he never thought of going. Never in his life, he never thought of coming here. He was inside of the city of the Fire Nation and it was the main location where the Firelord lived. He never thought that he'll end up here but he did. He guessed that fate lead him here. He looked around and saw that the truck was almost meeting at its location so he thought quickly of where to jump off without anybody spotting him. He waited until the time was right. He saw a back alleyway where was surrounded by busy outside shops so he took this as an opportunity to jump. Once that time came, he jumped off the truck with the 8 bags of breads in hand. He went to the alleyway and made sure that nobody saw him.

Once he saw that nobody didn't see him, he was relived that he wasn't caught by the public eye of Fire Nation citizens. He turned his attention to the alleyway and walked through the dark. He was holding the 8 bags of breads in his hands. He needed to find somewhere to live, a hiding place. He can't be discovered by anybody especially the fire nation solders. He knew that they his face. Everybody in Republic City re his face. He just knows that they made sure how he looked like to them so he had to keep the for a while until he can get another secret identity to hide his true face. He knew he should be true to himself and not get another identity for him. That's why he was in this mess in the first place but what choices does he have now. For now, he has to find another face to live with and hopefully it's a face that he can stay with and make good out of it.

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He walked through the alleyway, thinking to himself. He held all 8 bags in both of his hands, 4 bags on his right and another 4 bags on his left. They were heavy but he can handle it for the meantime. Jusst until he can find a place for him to hide in. While he was walking in the dark alleyway, he thought to him. He sighed, 'What am I doing? I shouldn't be living like this. I should live a peaceful life with my mother and my brother. But, this is life I choose for myself and now I live to regret it,' he thought to himself. He knew he shouldn't be living like this but he did this to himself and he wish he can change it. Just for once, for once, time can be on his side. That time can be on anybody's side for once.

While he was walking through the dark alleyway, he heard voices that were near by. He wasn't sure if it was the voices in his head or he was actually real people he was hearing. He walked to where he was hearing the voices. He followed the voices until he saw where they were coming from. He hid behind a wall, watching 3 men talking down to a girl that seems to appear as 14 years old. He listened closely to what they were saying to her. What he can hear, they were putting her down. They kept on mocking her about her family and her bending powers. He can hear her yelling at them but there voices were overlaying onto her voice until they became so loud, he could barely hear the girl anymore. He can hear them slapping and punching her multiple times. He stood there, hearing everything that was happening.

"Please. Stop. I don't want to be like this. I just want to be a normal girl." She told the young men.

One of the men laughs at her, "But your not. You're a freak and that's what you are." He told her.

The other guy giggled, "You don't even belong here. You're not from the Fire Nation. What even brought you here?" He asked her but they heard nothing coming out of her mouth.

After hearing her screams and cries, hearing the men slapping and punching. He couldn't bare it anymore. He had to do something. They were hurting this young girl and he couldn't bare hearing them hurt her. Even if she said something to them that they didn't like or she did something to them that they weren't going to take from a young girl like her. It was never right to gang up on one person and beat them when their vulnerable. He walked out of where he was hiding and walked up to the men. He was right behind them, taking a quick look at them. He wanted to know what they looked and who they were truly were. He also even wanted to know their names. The men didn't quite know that there was a man standing behind them. They were so focus on the girl, they didn't notice what was going to happen to all three of them. They started to walk up to the girl, ganging up on her even closer than they were before.

One of the men brought out his arm and was about to punch the young girl in the stomach. He laughed before he struck at her with great force. The man was in motion of striking her in the stomach before he was stopped at midway of getting her. The man heard his other two friends gasp. He looked down at his arm and saw that somethinf was grabbing him. But who can be grabbing his arm? He thought that him and his friends were alone in the alleyway with the girl. He than turned his head to look at the person who was grabbing him by his arm. Once he turned to see who was grabbing his arm, his eyes widened. His eyes meeting with the person who stopped him from punching the girl. He didn't gasp or sigh or said anything neither did he do anything at the moment. He stood up, looking into the man's eyes. He was frozen in fear, seeing the man's eyes brought chills down to his spine. He was shaking like his life depended on it.

The man's eyes were out of this world. They were both different colors but both eyes were scarier than the other. The blue eye made the man feel that he was going to have the fight of his life and might get out of it with broken arms and legs. But the other eye, the eye that was the color of Aqua Blue. That color eye made him feel that he wasn't going to live to see the next day. He thought he was going to die at that moment. He was praying for his life that he gets out of this fight alive. Maybe at least with a broken arm and a broken leg but the energy that the man was radiating, his life was on the line. His body kept on shaking and no words could come out of his mouth. He tried to call out his friends but they stood there, disbelief of what they were seeing. They tried to run but the man brought out his hand and appeared that he stopped them. The two men grunted in pain, they couldn't move. They were stuck standing up and their bodies were also shaking but not the same way that the he was shaking about. It appeared that they were being controlled and they were trying to get out of some grip.

The man looked back at him, "Please let me go. What do you want from me?" He cried out, tears leaving his eyes and streaming down his redish cheeks.

The man's pupils were delighted to be smaller, "What I want from you is to leave that poor girl alone. That's all I want," the sound of his voice was harsh but cold," she's just an innocent child and you have no right to hurt children especially ganging up on a poor girl." He told the man.

But than his voice changed into something more feminine and it changed into more cold-hearted but now he sounded like he was mocking the man now, "Hah! Grown men like you should be at the bottom of an abandoned lake where no one can't find you and never will find you. Not even your mothers will never sense that you were gone. It would be pleasing to see your cold bodies down at the bottom of a lake while the maggots eat you away like you were garbage," the eyes became delighted with an unpleasant and upsetting sparkle, "Which you are but you and your so called friends don't know that. You know, I'm still deciding if I should let you live or kill you. But you know what, consider it your lucky day. Thanks to that girl, I won't kill you and your friends. I might be an evil monster but I'm not truly a full blooded one. I will never let a child witness what I was going to do to you and your pathetic friends." He told the young man.

The man was frozen, completely frozen. He had no movement throughout his body. It even appeared that it seemed that he wasn't breathing at all. He was so scared, he felt like his soul was going to leave his body. He felt that he had him around his neck with the cold chilling feeling that he was radiating around his ara but it was just his arm. Only a single arm that he was grabbing. He thought he was going to have a heart attack or drop dead but the moment he let the man go from his arm. The man slowly walked away from him. He held his arm, seeing the mark that he caused him. He saw that the mark where the man grabbed him was turning blue and it felt cold. He felt that the chill was now inside of his arm. He walked over to his friends and still saw that they were still placed in place.

He sighed before letting the to young men go. He rolled his eyes and looked around from the 2 men but he turned his attention to the one that he threatened. He smiled at him and his eyes sparkled. When he brought out his arm and pointed at the man, it in a blink of an eye. The man transformed into a young woman with white hair like the snow. Her skin was pale like she was sick or at least died. She was taller than the man that they saw. Her clothing was glued onto her skin and it appeared to be made out of frost and ice. Her fingers and toes were showing. She had claws on both her toes and fingers. They were even the color if dark blue and her fingers and toes looked like they were frostbitten. Her hair was flowing in the air, revealing her face to the men. She was beautiful but it was unsettling at the same time. Her lips were pinish pale and both of her eyes were now Aqua Blue. She kept on pointing at the man with a a breeze coming from her mouth.

"Don't think you're safe from me or from my power. Don't really think that you lived today. I never let my victims off the hook. I'll be haunting you in your dreams, your nightmares. The freezing ice will slowly kill you and eventually it'll spread to your friends. Have a good day you three. You might need it."

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The three men screamed in horror and ran away from the scene. They were all terrified by the man or woman. They didn't know what it was, seeing a man first and than it transformed into a woman. They didn't know what to make of it. It was like it had the ability to transform into a male and a female. They've never seen anybody who can do that and already they were freaked out by it. Anyways, they didn't want to stay there any longer. They just needed to get out of there before it chances it's mind and ends them without hesitation. The three men got out of there immediately and two of them didn't look back but only one. When the man looked back, he knew that it was a mistake to do that. Once he looked back, he saw the woman's dreadful eyes. Their eyes matched, staring at each other for a moment before he lost his eyesight.

The man screamed in pain while his eyes were being turned into ice. The other two men heard but they didn't look back or come to help him. They simply ignored him and ran away as fast as they could run. The man begged for help but nobody wasn't going to help him. The only decision he had was to run even though he was blind now. He just had to get out of there and get proper help from people who are willing to help him. Once all three of the men left the scene, the woman laughed in delight. She knew what was going to happen to them but she'll wait until she knows for sure that their fate is sealed. All of them deserve to be punished for what they did today. When the moment came, she shook her head, and transformed back into a man or back to the one who was in control before. He woke up, not ing what had happened.

He looked around his surroundings and saw that the three men are gone. They disappeared from the scene. He didn't know where they went and what had happened to them but they were gone now and the girl was safe from them. All of a sudden, he started to have big headache. He brought his hand and he rubbed his forehead. He needed to comfort his head and just hope that it goes away soon. He slowly turns around and was going to check up on the girl but the moment he looked, she was already gone. He sensed that she was speed walking away. But, why would she walk away from him? He helped her from those three guys. He was going to help her but she was already gone so he shrugged it off, got his bags of bread, and started to walk away from the scene.

He walked away from the alleyway and went towards the opening. It was an opening that barely people were around and it was slightly quiet so it was perfect for him to walk out. Besides, he needed to find a place to live and hopefully find some clothes that are free or laying around somewhere that he can take and wear them to better fit himself in the Fire Nation. He walked out of the alleyway and took a sneak peak around his surroundings. He was right, there were barely people around. It was perfect for him to walk out and explore the part of the Fire Nation. He's never seen the Fire Nation not even once so it was a perfect time for him to explore around so that's what he did. He went on the sidewalk and walked through the shops and restaurants that he walked ed.

He looked at every shopping store that he walked by. He saw some clothes that can best fit him or that would look good to him or that he liked for his own taste. But, he had no money to get some clothes so he had to keep walking away and go somewhere else to find some decent clothes to wear. He was disappointed that he couldn't buy what he wanted which will result to what he needed. But without money, you can't do anything about it. Money always makes the world go around in the economy. Once he can find a place of his own or maybe somewhere he can live even though it'll be the streets, he's going to buy whatever he needs for him to be proper. That's problem, he needs to find a job in order for him to even get some clothes if only thw job gives uniform and some extra clothes for the workers to wear at the job.

Unfortunately, he knew that it was going to be a long time to even find a job. Every workplace requires to interview people before they hire them. He knew that he can't reveal who he is or who he was before. That will look bad and they'll put him to prison for causing war crimes. He had to find a job that doesn't really go into documents and believe what he tells them who he is. It was the only way for him to get a job until the meantime but what kind of job would allow him not to reveal to much about himself. He had to act fast before he ends up meeting people out in the streets that he doesn't want to meet. While he was walking on the sidewalk, he saw a flyer that was promoting a box mover for a truck company that gives items and food to planes that they're order to go. It even says that it doesn't require much information. They just need people who have skills, experience, and knowledge for the job which he knew that he can by .

This was his chance to get a job. He can get money and find a cheap place for him to live. He cab even gather money to buy his own water and food. He checked out the flyer again before heading to the location that it said that it'll be at. He started to walk to the location that the flyer claims to be at. He held the 8 bags of bread in his hands while walking fast through people. He had nowhere to put these bags and he had no home to place them at so he had no choice to take them with him. Maybe, they can work for his favor if he brings the bags of bread with him. The bags were getting heavy but he kept on carrying them and kept on moving to where he had to go. Maybe he can show them how strong he is. That can help him on his part a lot. Whatever happens, he has to find a job in order for him to live.

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At the moving truck company, he finally got there in quick time. It only took him 1 hour and 15 minutes. He thought that was pretty fast, knowing how far this place was for him to get too. He looked at the place and saw that it wad quite clean and some people were working at the company. Maybe this is the reason why they need more people because they have less people working for this company. He was nervous at first but he knew he had to do it. He had to go inside and try to get this job. But first, he looked at the trash pins and saw some used clothes that still looked to be I'm good condition. He went over to the trash pins and got the old clothes out. He went behind the trash pins and changed into the old clothes. Without anybody seeing him, he successfully put on the clothes and they fit him just perfectly. He was so relieved that the clothes fit him and they looked good on him too.

He walked off away from the trash pins and went inside of the building. When he got inside the place, he saw many trucks that were devilering a lot of stuff to shops and restaurants but barely people were driving them. He still saw boxes laying around that weren't picked up and put inside of the trucks. That was a bad sign, this company needed help, a lot of help. He turned his attention back on his track and went to find the office of the boss. He needed to talk to the boss in order to get a interview to get this job. He walked by a room that lead to a hallway. There was a sign on the wall that said "Workplace Office" which made him think thay it was the boss's office. He went that way and walked down thw hallway, eventually seeing a door that had a window right next to it.

He went by the door and opened it. He went inside the room just to see 6 people sitting on chairs and were waiting to he interviewd by the boss. He looked over at the front desk and saw some applications for the job. He walked over to the front desk and grabbed the application papers. He went over to an empty chair and sat there while looking at each page. There were 20 pages about the job, 5 pages for time, 8 pages about the controls of trucks, 4 pages of places that drivers go, 30 pages of questions that he had to fill out for the job. So far, that made 67 pages that he has to go through before turning it in and waiting for the boss to interview him. He sighed to himself and used a pen to write down his answers on the questions.

He read each page that he needed to read before answering each question on the job application. He made that he read everything that he needed to go through. Once he was done, he saw 2 hours have ed since he was reading each page on the application. He saw that he only had 1 hour and 30 minutes before the company closes for today. He made sure that he immediately went to the question page and read each question that he needed to answer before closing time. The pressure was on for him. He had to hurry himself up before time goes by. He read each question carefully but fast. He answered each question with his most honest response before looking at the time. 1 hour has ed which only gives him 30 more minutes to finish the last dew es before turning it in to the front desk.

He quickly answered questions until 15 minites have ed. He went even faster reading other questions before time started to tick on him. Eventually, he had one more page to go but he only had 5 minutes before time was out. He started to sweat at the pressure of time. He had to read the remaining questions until time was up for him. He answered more questions for each minute that ed by. Eventually, he only bad 5 more questions left but he had 1 minute left before time was up so he gathered all of his speed within his body and started to finish the last remaining questions that he needed to answer. It took him seconds to finish. He answered all the questions completely. He just hopes that he got a chance to be interviewed even if it'll be for the next day.

He went up to the front desk and placed the papers on the table. The lady who was sitting at the front desk looked at the application papers before looking up at him. She suggested her glasses before taking the application papers and putting them in a tray. She looked up at him again, "Thank you for the appreciation but you have to wait until tomorrow morning. It's already late so I hope that's alright with you," she told him with a stir tone in her voice. He knew he wasn't going to make it to be interviewed right now but what mattered is that he got his application in and he'll get a chance to be interviewed tomorrow morning. He informed the lady that he understood and thanked her for taking his application papers. He said goodbye to her and left the waiting room.

He walked out of the building with the 8 bags of breads that he had in his hands. He left the location and wandering in the streets, alone with his breads. He walked on the sidewalk, lost in his own thoughts. He was trying to find a place to sleep at that was close to the moving truck company. He didn't want to be late tomorrow when he meets the boss. He looked around in every corner of each street but he couldn't find anything. Eventually, he found a camping place where people were camping outside. Some were poor and had nowhere to go, just like him. Than others were camping because they wanted to just for fun. Than there were other people who were camping because they live outside and they want to live like that. Unfortunately, he had to live out here without money until he can get a job and money to get his own place. But, it was a start and everybody has a start somewhere.

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In the middle or the night, he was walking through the camp. He was taking a look at the camping grounds. Everybody seemed calm and they were happy. That was a good sign. He saw Benders and non-benders living together in harmony. They weren't harming or judging each other, they were just living. He never thought he'll see this in his life. He always wanted everybody to be together and live as equals. Seeing both benders and non-benders together, warmed his heart. He was really proud to see this see. He wish he would've saw this when he was young but having a terrible father, he was never going to see the light of day. Not as long he was with his father or so he thought. His father's shadow has been following him since the day he left home. No matter where he went, his father's shadow followed behind him.

He took those thoughts out of his mind and focused where he was going to sleep tonight. It wasn't much but it was the only place that was for free and it was close enough to the moving truck company. He kept on looking before he saw a little cave that was down the hill. There were people there and they were ing out pillows, blankets, water, and even an lantern. He walked down the hill and was glad to see people helping the ones who are in need. He's never seen kind people do thay before. He's never seen Republic City do that for the homeless people. It was sad to look at but he did nothing about it when he was Amon. There were Benders who were poor thay had nowhere else to go.

He went up to a young man, who was around 45 years old. He asked the young man for some supplies which the man was happy to give it to him. He thanked him for the supplies which the man was very happy about and welcomed him to Fire Camp. He gave him a nod before leaving. He went to the cave where some people were sleeping at. Once he was inside of the cave, he saw people sitting at a camp fire and others were setting up their tents. Some people were just laying down with their blankets and pillows including their lanterns to have light by their side. He went all the way to the end of the cave. He didn't want to talk to anybody. He wasn't being rude or anti-social, he just didn't want to make connections with anybody. Ever since he had connections with people, it always fails for him or it always goes the wrong way. Sometimes they even die because of him. He didn't want anything bad happening to people so he rather be alone than be with anybody.

Once he found a corner for himself to sleep at, he placed his blanket and pillow on the floor. He placed his lit lantern right next to him. He made sure that the 8 bags of breads were placed right next to him. He didn't want anybody to steal his bags away from him so he kept them close to him. He layed his body on the floor and covered himself with the blanket. He placed his head on the pillow and made himself comfortable for the meantime. He slowly closed his eyes and was about to go to sleep before he felt movement coming towards him. He straight up got off the floor and sharply looked at the person who was walking towards him. He thought the person was an enemy first but instead of seeing an adult, it was a small child. She was around 7 years old and looked really hungry. She looked sad and tired, even dirty too.

"Hey little girl. Where's your momma or... dad?" He asked the little girl.

The little girl had tears in her eyes, "My mommy is gone and my father is hurt."

"I'm so sorry."

Are you a doctor? Maybe a nurse. He needs help but nobody here is neither."

He thought about it, 'Oh geez. I'm not a doctor or a nurse. I can't help this little girl. Besides, I can't expose myself either. I'm not sure what to say to her. Maybe, I can take a look at the father and maybe I won't be interest anymore,' he told himself.

He got up from his little bed and walked to where the father could be at. He didn't say anything to the little girl but he gave her a sign that she should lead him where her father is at. He followed her to where her father was at. She immediately walked to the area where another small gap of the cave was at. Once she heard her father coughing, she immediately ran to his aid. He ran behind her, catching up to her speed. The little girl went up to her father, who was laying against the wall with his chest bleeding. Some people were staring at him, afraid of the unknown. They didn't know how to help him. None of them weren't doctors or nurses, not even experience. They thought the man was going to die by bleeding out from his large wound.

Once he saw the man, bleeding out from his wound, he knew it was serious. He can feel the blood flowing out of his body at a fast rate. How did this come to be? How did this man get hurt in the first place? The little girl begged him to help him, thinking that he can help her father in medical care. Now he put himself in a situation that people were staring and he couldn't project himself as cruel in front of everybody. He couldn't handle the stares and didn't want to disappoint this little girl. He didn't want to help him but he had to. If he didn't help him, the man was going to die. So, he turned to a man who had a bottle of water in his hands. He asked if he can use the water for something which the man believed him and gave him the bottle of water. He took the bottle of water and went up to the man. He opened the bottle and waterbend the water out of the bottle. Everybody around him gasped, not expecting that he was a waterbender.

He used the water to place on the man's wound and added some pressure onto it. He told the man to try to calm himself and do some breathing exercises. He asked another person for a mouth piece for the man to bite on. They did what he asked them to do. They gave him a mouth piece to bite on in order to stop the man from screaming. He told him to bite on it everytime he felt pain. The man nodded, preparing himself for the worse. He used water to heal the man's wound. He added pressure onto the wound, hoping that he can get the healing water in his wound but he couldn't bring it any deeper so without himself noticing. He used a new technique of bloodbending that has never been used before. He used bloodbending to combine the the flesh back together and the blood from spilling out. In the matter of moments, he finally healed the wound, and even did it better than regular healing. It was a new level of healing that his never done before. Unfortunately, it tired him out and caused him to out in seconds.

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Within the darkness, a whisper appeared in the man's head. He woke up in a black void again. He recognized the same place, it was the same dark void he was in from his last visions. But, he wasn't scared at first. He was just annoyed at this point. He knew it was the witch that was tormenting him. But, he doesn't know why she was tormenting him in the first place. Did he do her wrong in the past? Was she ome of the victims that suffered upon Amon? Or, did he use to know her in his past? The point is that he was just so tired of the witch bothering him and controlling him like his her puppet that she can play with at anytime she wants too. He just wanted her to stop bothering him and let him be. He just wanted to find a meaning in his life. He just wants to know the reason why he lived and what he can do with it in order to make it better for himself and the people around him.

At the time, the black void around him starts to shift into a different place. A place that he's been before. The black void starts to change into a deck and an ocean. The black void was still visible. The ocean was the color of darkness and the sky was pitch black with no stars in the sky. Not even the bright shining moon was in the sky. It was weird that it wasn't a normal night. There was even a blizzard that started to occur out of nowhere. He was confuse how thw weather changed but that wasn't the only thing that was weird and unexpected. He saw that a shipappeared right near the deck but the ship looked familiar to him. He's seen this ship before like he's been their before. He couldn't at that moment before he started to hear voices around him and these voices sounded more familiar to him. He's heard these voices before especially one of them. One of the voices sounded like a young teenager boy. He sounded cold and heartless the way he was whispering to himself or so the man thought the boy was speaking.

He tried to focus on the boy's voice. But not only the boy's voice but the other voices that kept on appearing around him. He listened closely to these whispers. He made sure that he listened to each whisper that was occurring around him. Once he got his full focus on all the whispers and voices that were growing louder in his ears, he saw the ful image of the motion picture. It was appearing behold his eyes, creating a full image for him to fully see for himself. He saw people appearing and boxes that were on the deck. Water Tribe men were picking up boxes and bringing them to the ship. They were Water Tribe solders of the North. They were carrying supplies that were being shipped to the South Water Tribe. That was during the time that both the North and South Water Tribes were still on good with each other but it was already breaking into a civil hate for one another.

He watched every single one of those men pick up each box and bring them inside of the ship. They made sure that every corner that had boxes were all gone. He thought that the boxes were going to be the only thing that they were going to bring on their ship but he saw some movement behind the boxes but than again he could be seeing things. The blizzard was getting into his eyes even though this was another illusion or hallucination he was having again so nothing was new to him at this point. Maybe he was seeing movement so he walked over to where he was seeing this. He looked behind the boxes just to see the teenager boy he was hearing earlier but who the boy was almost made his heart drop.

The teenager boy who was hiding behind the boxes was a younger version of himself. He was wearing Water Tribe clothing that was fit for the snow. He had his hair up and he was slightly more tan than he was now. He knew by hiding himself in the darkness and covering his mask caused him to gain more whiter but he never expected to see his younger self again. He looked at the boy for a while until he took a peak at the guards. They were all inside of the ship which gave him an opportunity to go inside without being noticed by them. He backed away when he saw the boy get up and through him. It was like he was a ghost of some sorts. He hated the feeling of being some kind of spirit. He felt weird and it was like he was dead. He knew that being caught was bad but being dead was more worse than being seen by somebody.

He watched his younger self ran to the boat. He grabbed some leftover clothes that seemed to appear as white lotus uniform. He ed this day, he ran away from home, and made it to the deck where the ship was at. He picked up used white lotus uniform that was laying around and he took them in order to hide himself better without being caught. He always thought of everything even at a young age he was always a master of disguise or so he thought at the time. He followed his younger self got on the boat without any of the seeing him. He ed that he never got caught or seen on that day. It was perfect for him to seek on the boat. He followed himself inside the boat without anybody seeing him but this was just a memory so of course people won't see him getting on the boat.

Once he got onto the boat, it transition to him seeing his younger version sitting at the corner. He was at the back of the boat, the part that nobody doesn't go to if necessary. He watched himself stiff, like a statue. It was like he wasn't even alive but just a ice statue. He didn't move, not even an inch. He was frozen in time, looking into the abyss of nothingness. Was be like this when he was a kid? He never knew how dead he was inside. He must've went through through much for him to lose that much of emotions. His father has done so much to him and to his younger brother. That's where it hit him, his younger brother. The one he left behind in the cold. Their father always left Tarrlok out in the cold with no fold. What's the difference between what he did? He left his own younger brother out in the cold with no sources of food. But what broke it even more was what he said to him. He'll never forget what he told him and he figured that he and his father were the ones who shaped Tarrlok to be a bitter man who only cared about himself and nobody else besides him.

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In the middle of darkness, he was standing in the dark void again. He sighed, not being surprised that he was back here again. He just wondered what came next. He stood there, hearing nothing but the silence. He looked around, seeing nothing. He can still see himself but the void was just dark. He thought that nothing wasn't going to happen. Nothing was happening for the 30 minutes. Maybe the witch wanted to take a break for a little while, so he thought. Once he gave himself the benefit of doubt. He started to hear a small whisper that was near by him. He looked behind himself hut saw nothing. Than it came closer but in a different direction near by him. He looked again but still saw nothing. He was already getting annoyed by this. He just wanted this to be over. He wanted to go back into the real world. He tried to focus on a way out or focus on his inner mind in order to get out of here. He just wanted this to stop already.

When he thought that hope was lost and he was going to stay in the black void for a while, a bright light appeared behind him. He saw the reflection of the light reaching to his feet. He turned his head to see that there was a bright white light hitting him. It looked like there was a portal opening infront of him. He turned his body to give his full attention at thw bright white light that was glowing infront of him. Just by looking at the portal, felt like it was calling out to him. Calling out his name. But which name, he was called so many names. He had at least three names that he was called throughout the time he's been alive. He took a closer look at the portal and tried to see what was on the other side of the portal but it was so bright he couldn't see a thing.

He wanted to see what was on the other side. He came closer to the portal, using his eyes to focus on the light. He was curious of what was on the other side but he still can't see anything. He came even closer to the portal to see through it. Once he was right near the portal, he took his one last look inside before a force was pulling him inside the bright light. He tried with all of his might to keep himself out of the light now. Before, he wanted to see inside but now he wanted to get away from it as far as he could. He yelled out for help but realized that no one wasn't going to help him. He was inside of his head so of course he had to help himself than others around him. There were no others around him, he was inside of his own mind. He was completely trapped in his mind and was now being sucked inside of the white portal.

Everything in his power, he tried to pull himself away from the bright light, that was pulling him inside, but the might of the portal was to powerful for him to pull away. Without even a fight, the portal sucked himself in the portal. He was sucked inside the portal, seeing what was inside the white light that he was curious about to see which became a big problem for him once he was sucked inside the portal. The bright light was consuming his eyesight to see and there was nothing he can do about it. He tried to close his eyes just to shut himself from the light. Once the bright light consumed his eyesight, there was nothing but thw white light. There was nothing else he can see. He couldn't see nothing but white. He was confused and scared, he just wanted to escape this light but it seemed that he had to wait until further notice.

The surroundings were nothing but pure bright light. It was exactly like the darkness. There was nothing around but only a white void. It was more calm and less scary than the dark void. It was a better place but still, it had a eerie feeling of it. He woke up, seeing that he was still nowhere but in a white void of nothingness. He didn't like, not one bit. He stood up from the ground and took a quick look around him, making him realize that he was nowhere but thw white void. He didn't know where he was at and what the true meaning of his purpose here. He thought the white light will bring him back to reality or a better place that he expected but it was just nothing but a white and quiet void. Anybody can go mad staying in this place for a long time. He won't know the feeling of being trapped in a prison like this but he doesn't want to stay here and find out how it'll turn up for him.

But, at least he wasn't in the dark void anymore. That place was more scarier than the white void. At least he was glad about that. What he wasn't to happy about was that he didn't wake up to reality when he wanted too. He thought that maybe waiting here some more will do him some thing. But, he didn't know what was coming for him. He sat on the ground and waited until a sign. He knew it was going to take a while for a sign to pop up but it'll eventually come to him. So, he sat on the ground and waited for anything to pop up for him. He just wanted to get out of here as fast as he could. He just wanted to go back to reality and check if his body is alright. He looked around again but saw nothing. What did he expect? He was in a white void with nothing around. He wasn't going to see anything but the color white so he just closed his eyes and listened to the silence, waiting for a sign of freedom.

He's mind was truly a prison for him. His mind had nothing gold for him in his life. Nothing good that he thought about or so that's what he thought at the moment. While he was waiting, he heard a small and faint whisper near his right ear. He turned to his right side but saw nothing there. He was afraid that the whispers were back to haunt him. He covered both of his ears and chanted to himself. He just needed to keep himself busy and avoid the whispers that were leaking in every corner of his empty mind. Once he heard thw whispers getting louder, he chanted even louder. He tried to block them out but a gust of wind blew him away and the whispers came rushing to him like a storms. Thw whispers wanted to be heard and they made sure of that. With one powerful wind, hit him in the gut, and made him fly in the air. Everything was spinning for him and in a snap of reality, he was back in the real world.

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He woke up on the fly, in his bed. He was covered with his blanket. He spotted the little girl right next to him, watching him sleep while her father was checking his temperature. The little girl checked on him, "Sir. Are you alright now?" She asked him. He was in a daze so he didn't really heard the little girl ask her question. He halfway stood up and looked at both the little girl and her father. He placed his hand on his forehead and rubbed it gently. His head was thumbing. He looked over at the father, "What happened?" He asked the father. The father looked over at the man and prepared some medicine for him to take. He took a spoon and poured it in. He took him to hold still and open his mouth. He laughed at the man's request and told him he wasn't a child but the father wasn't joking. It was a way to help get better. He thought it was still funny but he eventually aceted it and took the medicine.

He took a moment for his headache to go away. His headache went away after a few moments later. His headache was gone and he felt a little better. The father was glad that the medicine worked. He was surprised that the medicine worked miraculously. He's never known any type of medicine that can work really fast before. It was kind of unheard of to him. He wanted to ask how did he get the medicine and where did he get it. The father smiled and told him, "I didn't get it anywhere. I made it myself," he told him with so much pride in his voice. He was somewhat shocked. He's never meant another person who worked with herbs and medicine. The only person he knew who worked with that kind of stuff is Po Po, Zoka's grandmother.

He missed Po Po and Zoka. They were such nice people to him. They were the only people that he felt comfortable with. The people that felt like friends or maybe more than that. It felt like they were family. People that he felt like he he can be a good person with them and became a better man for himself and others. He wanted to stay with them and be a family or at least friends with them. He wanted to be with them for as long as he can with them. But, relationships never work out especially since you have a double life or now a triple life. He lies to them and created Keno as a cover up. He wanted to have a good life but knew that he'll never get it as long as he has his double lives in the past. He thought he was doing the right thing by leaving them but now, he felt wrong to leave them but at this point, he didn't have a choice to do what he had to do to keep them save from him.

Back to now, he looked over at the father. He was impressed by the father and wanted to know his name. The man who took care of him for a while he was in a coma. He formed a small smile on his face, "Can I ask for your name?" He asked him. He wanted to know his name if the man felt comfortable telling him. He didn't need to tell him but he did want to know the man's name. The man turned to him, "My name is Ayaan is means good path and destiny. If you were wondering what the name meant," he answered his question before he asked the question back to him, "You asked me about my name. Is it okay that I ask your name?" He asked him. He was caught off guard. He thought the man wasn't going to ask that question but deep down he knew he was going to ask so. He didn't know what to say or what to recall.

He didn't want to say anything or maybe he can ignore the question and try to change the subject. He felt uncomfortable and didn't know how to respond Ayaan's question. He thought, 'I should've never asked him what his name was. I was never going to see him again. Why did I ask him for his name? I should've let him tell me his name if we ended up forming a bond or a relationship. Now, I have to think of a fake name to tell him," but what name would be perfect to tell him. He had to many names to tell him. Maybe, not many names but he had three names that he's went by. He was Noatak, the boy from the Northern Water Tribe. He was the prodigy waterbender and bloodbender. He was the son of Yakone and the older brother of Councilman Tarrlok. Than, he was Amon. The leader of the equalist. The one who took down Republic City for a week. He took people's bending away. He was defected by Avatar Korra, along with her friend, by catching him off guard with Airbending and overpowering him, finally exposing him infront of all of his followers.

Finally, the last name that he went by but the one he felt more comfortable with was Keno. He was a calm and kind man who had secrets to keep. He wasn't opening but he was exploring himself and his surroundings. He befriended a old lady who worked with potions and magic. He befriended her grandson, Zoka, a man who was a good-hearted man who cared about others around him. He was caring and very open. He was willing to listen to anybody's problems and will risk his life to save others. He would save the people who are closest to him and make sure that they end up peaceful. It was a peaceful and fun life that he had. It was for a few months but he truly felt like somebody else during that time. While that time, he started to feel romantic feelings for Zoka and he felt the same with him. He felt alive with him and he can be himself with.

The life that he had as Keno felt so right for him. He felt that he can be happy and he can start over with his life. Keno was truly better than Noatak and wasn't sick as Amon. He was better than both of them combined. Zoka and Po Po made him realize that now. After recalling his thoughts and memories with them, he knew how he was going to answer Ayaan's question now. Ayaan stared at the man with confusion and it started to form into a awkward moment between them. He lowered his voice, "Sir? Are you okay?" He asked him. He turned to look at the man with his eyes widened but there was a sparkle that appeared in both of his eyes. Even the one that was infested with the witch. It had a sparkle of hope and maybe glee. He formed a soft and wide smile and nodded his head. Before he told Ayaan his name, the name that felt right, and maybe the real name that he'll go by for now on.

"My name... is Keno."

"Excuse me?" Ayaan asked.

"My name is Keno and that's name I call myself."

Ayaan was confused but he went with it, "Okay? It's nice to meet you, Keno." He smiled.

Keno thought his life was beginning to get better. He thought that he had figure out a name that he can go by and will be called that name. It was the name that was better than Noatak and Amon. He had a better life and actions than the both of them combined. But, what Keno didn't know. Was that his inner self will be disturbed by new threats that will cause him to go through an identity that will turn his life upside down.

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To Be Continued

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