Post by Avatar Kazu on Jul 31, 2010 15:29:05 GMT -5
The Legend of Kazu
Two thousand years ago there was an Avatar regarded as the most selfless throughout all history. He sacrificed his very life to protect the world you and I live in. He came long before our current Avatar, Aang, but was similar in so many ways. A young airbender destined for greatness, having to grow up quickly in a time of uncertainty and chaos. He was truly a hero, a teacher, a bright hope. He was our guardian and our savior, and through him, peace was made.
Oh...my name is Akoji. I am a sage of sorts. I have been raised on stories, so that I might someday tell them. Written history is one thing, but spoken history, in my opinion is most true. Our scrolls see Kazu as a fool, a wistful young lad who died in his prime to foolishly divert something that could have been avoided easily. The sad thing is, history is written by the victors, by the survivors. But true history, that which is spoken, is the closest to the real thing as we can get.
Allow me to spin you the tale of Avatar Kazu. A young man with much love in his heart. You know the Avatar can never really fall in love right? Ah, but Kazu cared not. He loved two maidens most of all. Well...why don't I just tell you the story, and you can be the judge? Let us start with the beginning, when he first learned the truth, that he was the Avatar...