The Tale of Zuko ☄ Book 01; Chapter 01 ☄ Video

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[ He's been on the ship for about a week and has maybe stepped foot into his assigned room a total of once. Most of the week was spent being in shock, angsting over his planet-go-boom situation and analyzing all the people. It wasn't good enough to lose all the things he held dear once; he had to lose everything he held dear twice. WHY HIM? Such is

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[motherofthesun]

[Have enough animals yet? White wolf staring at Zuko. A war? Why? How could people not get along?]

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[ IS HE IN A WORLD OF ANIMALS?! Because of the apparently talking pony-thing up there, he makes an assumption. ]

...So do you talk?

[motherofthesun]

[Might as well be in the Avatar's Spirit World huh? Haha...]

Yes. Here I can.

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[ Then you belong to the Fire Nation. >8( ]

Oh. Does that mean you can't normally?

[ Well, uh. This is... strange. Talking white wolf. He didn't really expect her to talk, just asked because it was apparently possible. He figures he might as well introduce himself. Not that he's very good at that. ]

My name's Zuko, by the way. What's yours?

[motherofthesun]

[... Awe ):]

Yes. Humans can't really speak to animals after all.

[She shakes her fur out a bit, fluffing up, but then it falls flat again]

My name is Amaterasu, but call me Ammy. It's nice to meet you, Zuko.

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Some people can.

[ Like the Avatar! Also stop being cute. Zuko is trying to angst. How dare you get his mind off all the bad things. ]

Nice to meet you, Amaterasu.

[ If he calls her by her full name, maybe she won't get the idea to call -him- by any nicknames. ]

[motherofthesun]

[It's her job to make people happier though]

Ah, you're one of the few who say my full name.

[What? She doesn't give people nicknames unless they want one.]

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[ No, forbidden. Let him stew in his annnngst. No, he really does need people to cheer him up so he doesn't stew forever. And he just doesn't want to be called Zuzu! ]

It may be long, but it's still your name, right? It's what your parents named you.

[ Wolf-parents, human parents.... Someone. ]

[motherofthesun]

[Well, she's not going to call him Zuzu.]

My father decided the name and humans continued to use it. Mother wasn't in any condition to help.

[Haha, Zuko... Her parents don't work that way... at least this time.]

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[ Then Ammy has all his thanks. Also, forgive Zuko. He's not the Avatar, just a lowly firebending banished prince. He knows not of sun gods or anything like that. ]

People have to call you something, don't they? It'd be weird to call you "white wolf" and it wouldn't be unique.

...And I'm sorry. About your your mom....

[motherofthesun]

[He knows the dragons though...]

Oh, but that's fine too. Humans give me many names when I'm like this.

No need to apologize. She was gone before I was born.

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[ Dragons are real! Not mythical creatures that only the Avatar can see. They just. Died out. Thanks, Fire Nation. ]

"Like this?"

[ Wait. ]

...How can... How could your mom have....

[ What. ]

[motherofthesun]

[Good job you guys]

Yes. Snowy, white spirit, mutt... I don't really enjoy mutt... brother... I'm sure he knows my gender by now.

[She tilts her head]

There are many here who are not as they appear. My mother wasn't there because she was the Goddess of Death by the time of my birth.

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[ Completely serious: ]

What, no Wolfie? Or Pooch?

[ Oh. -Oh.- Zuko is catching on a little. Definitely confused, but understanding Amaterasu isn't just some random white wolf. ]

So your mom... isn't a wolf? If so, I guess that would mean you're not really a wolf either....

[motherofthesun]

Oh no, I got that name a few times too. [She laughs a bit]

That's right. Still, what I am doesn't matter too much to others... though, maybe it does and they don't wish to voice it...

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It doesn't matter how you look on the outside or what you are. What matters is what's inside.