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Aang, Katara, and Toph entered the dark trail. They all looked scared as they looked around.
“Is it me, or am I hearing voices?” asked Katara.
“I hear them too,” replied Aang.
“Let’s just keep moving. I don’t feel anyone around besides us,” said Toph.
They all started walking faster. They also started to see the old soldiers of the war.
“I’m guessing these are ghosts?” asked Aang, looking frightened a bit.
“What ghosts?” asked Toph.
Although they were scared of these hallucinations, they tried to keep calm and walk at a steady pace. It grew darker and darker.
“I can’t see much,” complained Katara.
“Get used to it,” replied Toph.
Aang made a fire ball in his hand, lighting the way.
“There is someone up ahead! It feels like it’s in a building,” said Toph.
They ran toward the now-visible hut. They ignored the warning sign and entered the hut.
“Noku!” yelled Aang.
However though, it wasn’t Noku. This was Noku’s body, but he was standing as if he was a puppet and had fire replacing his eyes.
“Not Noku, but the Guider of the Darkness in his body,” said the body.
“WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM!?!” yelled Toph, while she got into her stance.
“He and your other friend failed a test of mine. Both that were rather easy,” explained the Guider.
“So you just took their bodies?!” yelled Katara.
“Only this one, the other however…”
The Guider revealed a Sokka doll in his hand.
“What is it?” asked Toph.
“A…doll. Sokka’s spirit is in it,” explained Aang.
“Very good, I’m presuming you’re the Avatar?” asked the Guider.
“Let them go!” yelled Aang, ignoring him, or her.
“I have a test for you Avatar, if you pass, I’ll let them go, but if you fail, you and your squad will not escape,” said the Guider.
“Give me what you got,” demanded Aang.
Katara and Toph just stood there, waiting for the Guider to say his question.
“This world is separated by 4 cultures, the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. Why are we divided among ourselves?” asked the Guider.
Aang thought for a moment. Then he remembered the wisdom of the Guru.
“Because we are blinded by illusion; the illusion are the 4 elements we use,” answered Aang.
The Guider remained silent, standing there.
“You pass the first half of my test,” said the Guider.
“FIRST HALF!!” yelled the trio.
“Your second test, Avatar, is to duel me with the body I have,” said the Guider.
“What?! I can’t fight you while you’re in Noku’s body! Come out and stop being a coward!” yelled Aang.
The Guider ignored him and separated him from Katara and Toph with a wall of fire. The 2 girls couldn’t bend somehow and had no chance to put out the fire.
“I’m afraid you have no choice,” replied the Guider of the Darkness, as he smiled with only half his face and frowned with the other half to make him look like a true puppet.