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[beckyh2112]

I have a list of Avatar characters and a list of a few of my favorite Avatar AUs, and I have numbered/lettered both of them. Pick a letter between A-F, one or two numbers between 1-20, and give me a prompt--mood, song lyric, whatever--and I will drabble you something based on the combination. Responses may or may not be either gory, porny, or

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Fae New Orleans: Pakku and Ozai, rivers

[beckyh2112]

"Old Man River," the Unseelie King said, striding out into the river without fear. The flowing water stole his power and took it down to the sea; he was more helpless than a human as it stripped his illusions away. Bloody horns stayed, inhuman beauty stayed, gold eyes and long beard stayed. The fell armor vanished, the great sword vanished.

He stood nude and unadorned, without weapon or shield.

The sound of a fiddle came over the water. "You want your son."

"I was not aware the Mississippi blessed you with his power," the Tuatha de Danaan murmured, slanting a sidelong glance at the stromkarl.

The water spirit snorted and took bow from string. "Of course not. You've been too deep in the wilds, sinking into the swamps and pulling power out of the tangled roots and lives."

"So I have. While you... You tried to kill my wife once."

"I'll do it again in a heartbeat."

"But?"

The stromkarl's face hardened. "My granddaughter is too damn close to where you'll be striking."

The Unseelie King smiled. "Perhaps we can help each other this time around, Pakku."

Re: Fae New Orleans: Pakku and Ozai, rivers

[clockwerkchaos]

I curious, when Ozai refers to him as "Old man river" does he mean he's one of many river spirits, or the spirit of all rivers? I guess the second because he's powerful enough to strip the Unseelie king of power.... on the other hand it would seem odd then that he would be surprised that the Mississippi would have his power.

Re: Fae New Orleans: Pakku and Ozai, rivers

[beckyh2112]

Ol' Man River refers to the Mississippi itself.