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For centuries, fire has been the element of power. The people of the fire nation had the drive and desire to achieve what they wanted. They had a spark in them, however now this spark has been wavering and only the one whose fire is alive will brighten this spark. The Avatar and his friends must find this person before the fire nation does or else they will have the power of the sun completely under their will!
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And dreadful objects so familiar by klutz_w_words
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
22 Sep 2025
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Zuko finds out the Avatar is twelve and went penguin sliding for the first time, more at 11.
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Zuko has issues: the fic
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Never Give Up Without a Fight by hearmerory
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
22 Sep 2025
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Fire Lord Azulon names Zuko as his successor.
This does not fit with Ozai's plans.
This does not fit with Iroh's plans.
This does not fit with Zuko's desperate finger hold of control over his life, which is quickly disintegrating around him. -
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Zuko works alongside the Minister of Military Affairs' son and is startled when he finds himself developing feelings that go beyond friendship.
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When her father falls gravely ill, Izara disguises herself as her missing brother to take his place in court. But as political tensions rise and her secret unravels, her world is thrown into total chaos.
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The Boy Who Was Favored by the Spirits But Did Not Know It by Katowisp
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
19 Sep 2025
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The myth of Zuko, the boy favored by the Spirits but cursed not to know.
“What is your gift, Koh?”
“I have spent many years among mankind and I wear their faces. To your child of fire, I give the blessing of doubt.”
Esto ahora está en español, por favor échale un vistazo:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/70303946/chapters/182583761Series
- Part 1 of No Harbor but Honor
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I Don't Think Badly of You (Well, Sometimes I Do) by team_avatars_eyebags
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
18 Sep 2025
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“I heard of him!” An old man shouted from the crowd, “His own father burned and disowned him! He’s that banished prince!”
A woman’s voice whispered, “He said he’s with the Avatar? I don’t believe an ashmaker would ever…”
“Mama, is he here to hurt us?” a child asked their mother.
Blood rushed in Zuko’s good ear. His scar prickled.
This, he thought as he all but fled the scene, This is the price of being Zuko.
This is what I get for being me.
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Or, the one where Zuko has a truly awful time. Oh- I'm sorry, the one where Lee has a bad time. Lee. Right.
Continuation of "I'm Not Angry Anymore". Follows Season 2.
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- Part 2 of I'm Not Angry Anymore
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Bleeding Hearts, Burning Hearts by Anonymous
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
18 Sep 2025
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Azula's eyes are clear and curious and pure. This child doesn’t have to turn into broken, unhinged teenager ready to strike down her own brother with lightning. She doesn’t have to grow up thinking herself unlovable.
"Let’s have each other's backs," she says, looking right into Azula's innocent eyes. "Always."
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Or, a random woman dies and is reborn as Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation. She’s not happy about it, but no one’s asking for her opinion. So here she is, trying to figure out how to use her vague memories of the show to survive until Aang’s return, while also attempting to (manipulate) guide her affection-starved little sister toward a redemption arc. Gotta take that silver sandwich bite!
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the worst day of your life (so far). by RayRay12 (Rakwie12)
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
18 Sep 2025
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Soulmate AU. When you meet your soulmate, you experience the worst day of their life. Luckily for Zuko, his worst day takes the cake.
Or experience the Agni Kai from a few different perspectives.
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To Bloom with Beauty by cass_apocalyptic_series_lover
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), +Anima (Manga)
15 Sep 2025
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Zuko didn't know what was going to happen at the Agni Kai. The last thing he expected though... was to transform into a +Anima.
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In the Dawn of All My Layers by chavahlah (howlpropaganda)
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
15 Sep 2025
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Political unrest is rife in the Southern Water Tribe. Katara hopes that Fire Lord Zuko's visit during the Glacier Spirits' Festival will be fruitful, but she seriously doubts it. In the middle of celebrations, the Glacier Spirits themselves wreak havoc on Wolf Cove, and even Aang can't seem to calm them down.
On the far East side of the South, things aren't much better. A dreadful famine has set over the village of Glacier Combe, and the Chief's daughter Yanagi ventures into the barren ice floats at the first sign of spring.
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They all find the fire princess odd
Kattara thinks her sleep talking and lack of modesty that she expacts a royal and girl to have is odd.
Sokka thinks her dryness and lack of humor is odd.
Aang thinks the way she talks about her family is odd.
Toph thinks her heartbeat is VERY odd.They find other stuff odd. Stuff the adults around them don't find odd, only horrible
or...The gaang slowly learns that not all the evil in this world came from the war.
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There is a price to pay when you’re born in power.
There is a price to pay when you stand for something you believe in.
If you gain something, you have to lose something instead, that’s one sure thing in life, however not everybody is willing to pay that price. But everyone does in some way in the end.Series
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In one world, Ozai sees the anger in Iroh’s eyes and decides that he will offer Zuko a way to regain his honor in order to pacify the Dragon of the West.
In another world, Iroh leaves the audience early, and Ozai does not have that sudden change of plans.
Zuko is banished permanently, with no uncle or crew to support him, and the future changes.
And in the Earth Kingdom, a spirit tale starts coming to life.
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- Part 1 of Heart and Nerve and Sinew
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intentions of the fire by sour_orange
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
10 Sep 2025
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The water tribe siblings stand tall besides him, a stern look on their faces. They're dressed in black, no indication of their roots other than the small beads adorning their hair and the tan color of their skin.
“You're the Fire Prince, right?”.
His body clenches at the title. “Zuko”, he offers. “There's no fire prince”.
The girl’s face stiffens, but when the boy -Sokka, a memory from years ago resurfaces- speaks, his voice is softer. “Zuko”, he repeats the name, and it makes Zuko's fingers numbly tingle. He tells himself it's from the cold.
-Or, The Fire Nation loses the war before the Avatar’s return. Aang cannot restore balance without starting another one. Ergo, a blazing revolution.
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ATLA-retelling with an OC!
After the first encounter with the Avatar at the South Pole, Zuko wants to repair his ship as quickly as possible. He did not expect to see a girl from his past come back into his life, not now when everything has to be focused on finding the Avatar. Yet destiny has a way of its own.
Book 1: Complete (Chapter 1 - 26)
Book 2: Complete (Chapter 27 - 49)
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Ozai had never been a loving father, not only to Zuko. He just didn’t have it in him to love. He desired power, so he respected Azula - needed her. He did not love her.
But that was exactly the difference between the two siblings, while Azula had been in the presence of indifference - a possible liking - Zuko wasn’t just subject to a lack of love. No, he faced hatred. Pure disdain.
But it was three years ago that Ozai first left a visible mark on the boy, leaving a scar for the world to see. Shaming him, hurting him and challenging him to death, at once. Publicly humiliating him in a duel meant as a display of respect between two matched opponents, rivals.
And since then, Ozai had grown in aggression, in his abuse.
That's why Zuko had to leave.
OR: In this universe, Zuko was never banished. Instead, he was subject to three more years of abuse, and it's this abuse that causes him to come to his senses, all on his own, and join the Avatar.
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When Zuko gets banished, he does not wait for Iroh, not wanting to cause more damage than he has already, and decides to hike it on his own. He manages quite well for the most part. He is on his own, living, doing whatever it was that needs to be done, when he accidentally ends up saving the Avatar. No big deal, or at least, it wasn't, until he gets roped into joining their little gang of misfits, and then actually begins to care for some of them, despite their idiocy. He just...doesn't know what to do with that.
He does know that they can't know who he really is....
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- Part 10 of One Of Their Fandom Stories
- Part 6 of not on my wattpad
- Part 28 of Unfinished
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What? Zuko’s mind swam. He was banished? The avatar…but the avatar was gone? He hadn’t been seen in one hundred years.
“Your uncle tried to accompany you, but the Fire Lord has decreed that he is too useful to the nation as a General and has reinstated his position. He has not been allowed to see you.” The voice sounded hurried and urgent. “They are not allowing me to come on the journey and tend to your injury either.”
Zuko was injured. His father had burned his face. He was banished, he was injured, and he was close to death. But Zuko was sure of at least one thing: He would survive. He had to. He was going to capture the Avatar and regain his honour. This was his last thought before he slipped into unconsciousness. A promise to himself and his nation.
When Zuko loses the Agni Kai he is branded as a traitor to his nation and banished. The Fire Lord decrees general Iroh too valuable to be allowed to accompany his disgraced nephew. He is abandoned instead - left to fend for himself in a fire nation colony.Series
- Part 2 of On Love and Fear
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Fire Nation red, the same colour as blood by IhadadreAMiwasNOTmarriedOK
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
08 Sep 2025
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The boiling rock was worse then canon. I'm making it more realistic guys.
Oh, and I'm thinking Hakoda can adopt a truamitized Zuzu, and Sokka loves his new brother.
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If You Make It Out Alive, Hold That Bloody Head Up High by Anonymous
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
05 Sep 2025
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For a moment he focused on what seemed to be the truth. Zuko was once again seven years old. He was no longer thirty nor was he Fire Lord, so he had to do away with that mindset. Zuko was seven and had just excelled at his first ever Firebending lessons. Azula was five and still unsure of her role in the universe, his Mother was still with him, Ozai was plotting to take the throne, and Aang was twelve and frozen in a block of ice.
Zuko has been Fire Lord for over twenty years when he falls into the past. Quickly realizing he is a combatant in the battle for Azula's soul, he also comes to understand that ---as her older brother--- he has the chance to be the only player in the game.