Time passed quickly, and soon a month of intense war went by, where Thorian sent his army to all places where there were prisoners to increase the numbers that followed him, causing much greater confidence in his ambitious goals. Before everyone realized it, the steps required for victory were becoming fewer and fewer.
In the middle of the night, one by one, the stars appeared, illuminating the earth with their shining aura, and a round, icy moon could be fully appreciated, shining purely and illuminating the dark world. At that moment, Thorian's fists moved with the flow of his sword, analyzing over and over again the techniques he had been practicing lately.
Ooom!
The icy wind surrounded him, and small snowflakes fell slowly, illuminating the forest where he currently was. His body had developed much more; the speed at which he was growing was alarming, but Thorian was not worried about this because his body was in optimal condition for combat. He was only sixteen years old, but he looked like a man of around 25 due to the impression he gave people when they were near him.
Moving his sword, the entire place hundreds of meters away froze in an instant, and under the manipulation of fire, the air began to heat up, creating an extensive mist from which he took immediate advantage to form hundreds of spears in the sky that were launched shortly after.
During his training, he discovered one thing: when ice and fire collide at high temperatures, the result depends on several factors, such as the amount of ice and fire, the speed of impact, and environmental conditions. In general, the ice will melt quickly when it comes into contact with fire, turning into water. The generated water can evaporate instantly due to the heat of the fire, creating a cloud of steam.
Derived from this fusion, incredible attacks can be used by using his ice to completely cool the air in the surrounding area. By switching to fire, Thorian quickly heats the air around him and expands it. This environmental control allows him to release an overheated blast that devastates anything in its path.
While everyone worked to regain lost lands and maintain control of the colonies, it was still a complete mystery what position the Fire Nation would take on this. Knowing that they now had a powerful army, to avoid so many deaths, Thorian's plan was to challenge the Fire Emperor to a deathmatch for world dominance.
The winner will rise above all, and the loser will simply die; their army will kneel, and the war will end. If this works, Thorian's plan is to make Zuko emperor, and he himself will kneel before the new world empire. But if he refuses, he might not care about him and take his sister as his wife, exterminate the entire royal family of the Fire Nation, eliminate all the generals, and become the future emperor of the entire world.
Anyone who does not recognize his ascent to the throne will be killed, and useless people will be exiled or also killed. The blood that will flow through the world will be so great that Thorian will be remembered for these things.
For better or for worse, there was no one else who could do this. Thorian had written his path a long time ago, and there was nothing else for him but that. Killing the emperor who ordered the deaths of his father, his mother, and his people was everything.
Stopping the war was also necessary to reward all those who had accompanied him, and ruling over them was what they expected so that their sacrifices would be useful.
"Useful..."
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South Pole, border city.
"In these climatic conditions, you will learn greater mastery over fire manipulation. Now that you have learned and sworn loyalty to the future emperor of the world, you will recognize the superior mastery of your control arts." Brad looked at these warriors, who were the young people of the Fire Nation, now their allies.
With their parents in the colonies, recognizing the true history, and pledging loyalty to a new monarch, all of them were willing to fight for something much different. Knowing this, each one was receiving special training, and in this way, the coalition army was formed. Many were aware that they might not fight; they all knew about the duel Thorian would challenge the Fire Nation Emperor to and were likely to accept.
Recognizing this fact, everyone considered it very important to be part of this change in the world.
"Remember, useful people serve, and useless ones are discarded."
"Understood, sir!"