#asking Edna rather than just assuming xD

[thosetaleskids]

"He almost didn't. It was a double illusion; Eizen saw through the first layer because he tricked the illusion of Aifread into claiming to remember something that he'd never said, but he really hesitated when he saw you. I don't know what he would have done if another Malak called Zaveid hadn't broken the illusion."

He honestly didn't expect that Edna would know the name. Why would she? There were many Malakhim in the world, and despite them both having ties to Eizen, it seemed like there would only be a small chance of them having crossed paths. Especially since Zaveid had said that he wouldn't make any move towards her until after Eizen was no longer himself: something that, at least from Phi's perspective, was still potentially a long way off.

Of course, time seemed to be weird in Spring Rise, if the commonly-used term Malakhim from his time was several hundred years out of date by Edna's. So what did he know, at least in this case?

"Huh. She didn't say that she was a princess."

Then again, it hadn't really come up. They'd mostly talked of books and of Malakhim - or Seraphim depending on which of them was speaking - and not much else had come up. Plus, maybe she was deliberately using this time at Spring Rise to have a break from that for now.

As to why Eizen still called himself a Malak and Edna called herself a Seraph... could he guess why? Small boy tilted his head, puzzling over the question. Edna seemed to think it was obvious, but...

"Is it because... he's always been pretty set in his ways? I know Magilou said that he always brought the same outfit whenever he needed new clothes, after all. So he's got used to being called a Malak and sticks to it, while you find it easier to change with the times?"

He honestly felt like he could be miles off. But he didn't know Edna well enough to guess if she had another reason for preferring the newer term.

They'd read Eizen's letter to her?

Whichever one of Eizen's friends Rokurou was, Edna would have to make sure he did the Normincarena as penance for his crimes. It was very inconsiderate to read a brother's heartfelt letter to his adorable little sister. Laphicet... well, he'd been complicit in the crime. But he also was throwing Rokurou under the bus. Plus he was clearly embarrassed about the whole thing.

He wouldn't be getting the Meebo treatment, then. She'd let the matter of the letter slide for the time being. What was interesting was the fact someone had made an illusion of her. She and the others had only ever come across one seraph capable of doing that sort of trickery. Trickery that was used quite effectively up until a certain point, when she'd started to lose her grip on things and they'd started to get closer to their end destination. Was she behind it? Or had there been someone else capable of that sort of magic?

"But you all broke through the illusion. That right?" Edna could think of a couple of ways that had happened. Someone had figured out the illusion of her was an illusion, or Eizen himself had snapped out of it and realized it wasn't her. Somehow, though, she imagined the former. And considering Zaveid knew Eizen...

Hmm. Things to think about, for sure. Edna twirled her umbrella, but shifted the line of thought when Laphicet asked his question.

"Alisha? Yeah. That's one of Sorey's squires we travel with. But she has to keep going back and forth between that and princess stuff. More human stuff I don't get. Politics and all that" she answered. It didn't help that Alisha also couldn't armatize, but that was another matter entirely. If he'd met Alisha, and they'd talked, then he must have worked out some things. But there was a way to work that much out.

"Malakhim fell out of the vernacular about a few hundred years ago, at least. But Eizen still calls himself one, and I call myself a seraph. Bet you can guess why." Helpful? Maybe not. But when was Edna ever the most helpful of seraphs?

[looveel-realm]

Hi Loveel!! Sorry for the stranger messaging you!! Orz I will try to be brief!! In the Sormik Discord, I and some others got into a huge brain spree of an AtlA AU, and I was so excited I was gonna start writing one--AND THEN I got cued in to the fact that u already kinda started one!! WHICH IS AMAZING. THE ART IS GORGEOUS, BY THE WAY! But I just wanted to give a heads-up/ask for your headcanons for the AU? any input would be great as I sit down and actually write this (if you're ok with that!)!

So basically the ideas I had inmind (but beware I already had a sort of story because that’s usuallyhow I work when I create an AU so this will be pretty long XD ). Tobegin with I already wrote some of the ideas a long time ago when Iposted Mikleo design (which I assume you might have seen ? ) The au I had in mind is kinda a mix between atla andlok.

Sooo, ideas ideas !Basically the ideas I had in mind was that a long ago Michael (theprevious avatar) and Heldalf were best friend. Of course Heldalf knewwho Michael was and bit by bit, as the heir of the fire nation’sthrone, he grew hungry for power and wished to control the avatar’spowers. Michael sort of knew it but still wanted to believe in hisbest friend, he made a mistake tho when he talked about the spiritworld with Helfald. The man got obsessed about this world and triedto take it over but opening the gates (while manipulating Michael forhim to help because of course he couldn’t do anything alone). Michaelfound out at the end and tried to fix his mistakes and stopHeldalf to have his way.

During this event he disappearedand you can pretty much assume he died in the process because Soreywas born.

Sorey is Heldalf’s son tho Heldalf totally do not know that. Selene was a concubine and left himwithout telling him about Sorey. When she learnt she was pregnant, she flew from the palace,fearing for Sorey’s life (as he was a bastard but could still inheritthe throne). She took refuge at Zenrus’s place but died giving birthto Sorey. Zenrus raised Sorey like his son (well, grandson), helped a lot by Lailah, who was their neighbour’s daughter. Theysoon discovered that Sorey was the avatar (with the classic testwhere we put various item before the baby, one being an item that wasdear to a previous avatar, and if the baby pick that item withouthesitation and he’s very found of it you can assume he’s the avatar.) First a great news, it soon became a danger as Heldalf, always morehungry for power and becoming more and more paranoïd each day,ordered that all the kids from 5 to 7 years old were killed, as oneof them would be the avatar. He of course never knew that the newavatar was actually his son. He never learned the reasonwhy Selene left him, letting him feel uterly betrayed.

Gramps and Sorey had to leavethe Capital, helped by Lailah who sadly had to stay behind. After aperilous trip Gramps and Sorey finally arrived to the Northwater tribes. Their chief, Muse (well unofficial chief. She’s likevice-chief ? She was married to the previous chief but she’s nota waterbender so they still choose an other waterbender to representthe tribe. But she’s wise so people still come to her for importantissues and considering her links, she still has some power inside thetribe. Plus Mikleo is already considered as the future chief by lotsof people, considering he has all the rights and is a very talentedwaterbender. ) was a old acquaintance of Zenrus seeing as she’s thesister of the precedent avatar and that Zenrus was Michael’s firemaster. Seeing Sorey is quite a shock for Muse at first because evenif deep inside she knew her bother was dead, she now has a clearconfirmation.

Since Sorey and Gramps are underMuse’s protection, Mikleo and Sorey obviously meet rather quicky.Mikleo has a fragile health and as a kid, he could not go out thatoften. He’s still a genius in water bending and Sorey learn to bendthe element as much with their master than by Mikleo’s side, who’salways ahead of him, especially since water is the hardest elementfor Sorey to learn.

They grow up, educated asbrothers, Mikleo becoming more and more protective of Sorey asHeldalf’s power grow even more and the war become more and moreviolent (between the fire nation and the earth nation, mainly). Everything change tho when Alisha comes to theNorth tribes. She’s seeking the help of the avatar and heard rumorsthat he might be hiding here. Mikleo don’t trust her at first, butSorey does and decide to leave the tribe to help her. Anyway, he hasto learn the other elements and since there’s already rumors, he’snot safe anymore in the north tribe and might put them in danger bystaying here. Mikleo wants to come to protect him too, Sorey refuses,not wanting to put his dearest person in danger and saying thatMikleo is too weak anyway (because he used to be really sick andsometimes can still be). Obviously, Mikleo doesn’t take this verywell and challenge Sorey in a fight, saying that if he win againstthe avatar then Sorey has to admit he’s wrong about him being aweakling. Sorey accept and, partly because Mikleo is a puissant waterbender, and partly because Sorey can’t bring himself to hurt Mikleowhile Mikleo is so angry he go all out on Sorey, Mikleo win. Theythen leave the tribes with Alisha and their adventure begin.

When they leave Muse tell themabout Michael being the previous avatar, seeing as Sorey might seehim when he’ll be able to activate the avatar state, she wants tospare them the surprise. She also ask Sorey to tell him she stillmiss him deeply when he sees him and to not be a naive idiot like herborther was because it cost him his life (tho Mikleo add that he’shere to ensure it doesn’t happen).

The rest I sort of talk a littleabout it in the Mikleo post but damn it will be long. But yeah theygo to help Alisha’s city, Sorey tries to learn the other elements (air and earth) He meet Edna, a genious eartbender from a noble family wholeft home searching for his brother who disappeared in the waropposing the fire nation and the earth nation, Rose, a non-bender whotravel a lot with her marchand cover but is in reality a bounty hunter who is after the avatar’s head at first, then decide tohelp the team. She’s a little like Asami with lots of weirdtechnological stuff that she uses like weapons tho her daggers stayher favorite weapon ( she’s old school). She’s accompanied by Dezel,an airbender who was exiled by the air nomade (he doesn’t havetattoos). They also meet later Zaveid, a nomade air bender who leftthe nomade because they’re way of living didn’t suit him. He now travel the world officially to live his young years the bestway he can (hunting for babes), unofficially searching forEizen, like Edna. When he finds the team he stays with them becausehe was searching for Edna to escort her anyway. During their trip they learn a lot about the world, a little bit about the past too.

Lailah tries to help Sorey toget in the avatar state (even tho she was only a small child, sheknew Michael and he told her a lot about all the avatar stuff, plusshe spent a hell of a time with Zenrus too) but seems like there’salways something blocking him, even tho Sorey really want to get thestate to at least sees Michael. Like for Aang in atla, his block ispartially due to his feelings for Mikleo.

When he’s able to speak with his previous lives, he talk with Michael and then learn he’s Heldalf’s son (Michael knew because Muse, Michael and Selene were childhood friends and came from the same village. He’s the one who helped her escape when she was pregnant). Helfalf eventually found out too at some point when he learned for real that the avatar was still alive and started chasing him. He then changed his plan, feeling like it’s fate and that his son will lend him his power if he learn the truth. He then wants Sorey to join him. In the end Sorey still decide to stop him tho (helped by Sergei who was a soldier of the fire nation, a non-bender, who was so sure that the avatar was evil and then found out that no, he was not, he just has been lied to all his life) 

arf sorry it just got so freaking long in the end OAO