Avatar: Fire Emperor Chapter 46 46: The feeling of powerlessness and the troubles

Genocide.

Although Kahn could not fully grasp the bloody and profound aning behind those cold words, he understood what they represented.

This was no longer sothing that could be justified or explained through positions, interests, or nations.

It was undoubtedly a heinous cri that deserved condemnation.

Seeing Kahn's shock, Iroh continued to explain the deeper reasons.

The Avatar is the most powerful bender in the world, capable of mastering all four elents.

For thousands of years, the Avatar has been responsible for maintaining balance and peace, standing above the affairs of ordinary people.

The Avatar is not immortal, but in a sense, it cos close.

Whenever an Avatar grows old, they are reincarnated, inheriting the mories of past lives.

As ti passes, the Avatar only grows stronger.

To maintain balance among the nations, the Avatar reincarnates in the cycle of Air, Water, Earth, and Fire.

A hundred years ago, Avatar Roku, a firebender, stopped the Fire Lord who sought to wage war.

Even so, he could not extinguish the ambition in the Fire Lord's heart.

So after Avatar Roku's death, the Fire Lord launched the war without hesitation.

After the death of the Firebender Avatar, the next incarnation would be born among the Air Nomads.

To prevent the Avatar from interfering again, when the cot arrived, the Fire Lord led his army to wipe out the Air Nomads entirely, eliminating future threats.

From the results, they succeeded.

The Avatar has not appeared for nearly a hundred years, and no one knows if anyone still hopes for their return.

…

After hearing this hidden history, both Kahn and Iroh fell silent.

This was not a light matter, but a cri committed by the Fire Nation.

At the sa ti, Kahn's inner beliefs began to waver.

Originally, in his view, the world followed the natural cycle of division and unification, and the Fire Nation's wars were rely part of that process.

Moreover, although the nations had different cultures and customs, they shared a common writing system and language, which seed to naturally favor unification.

But what the Fire Nation had done to the Air Nomads far exceeded what he considered normal.

He had once thought the Fire Nation resembled ancient empires that unified the world.

He had never expected it to resemble sothing far darker.

Although he had always seen himself as an outsider, if the Fire Nation truly unified the world, he would not be able to remain uninvolved.

So would it truly be better for such a nation to rule everything?

From his years living in the Fire Nation, it did not seem entirely bad.

Its economy was prosperous, its technology advanced, and education widespread.

It appeared to be the most developed nation in the world.

But genocide was a stain that could never be erased.

Furthermore, as an insignificant individual, what could he possibly do in such an era?

Even as soone from another world, even with knowledge from a more advanced civilization, even with his talent in firebending, he still felt powerless and lost.

Iroh observed Kahn's inner struggle quietly.

Kahn's reaction was exactly what he had expected.

This ti, Iroh did not offer guidance as he usually would.

Whether Kahn sought to beco a master or not, this was a stage he had to go through.

Moreover, Iroh himself had spent half his life searching and still had not found the answer.

What right did he have to guide soone else?

Fortunately, Kahn was not soone who would obsess over a problem to the point of self-destruction.

As the saying goes, if there are no impossible paths, then one must simply keep moving forward.

To avoid being trapped in his thoughts, Kahn forced himself to stop thinking about it.

Matters of such magnitude were not sothing he could resolve right now.

It was more important to focus on what lay before him.

He repeated this to himself, yet his restless mood did not settle for a long ti.

After that conversation, Kahn unusually took a few days off to relax.

He did nothing but play and clear his mind.

Only then did his state finally recover.

Looking back on that conversation, he realized he had been worrying needlessly.

Questions like how to achieve world peace, how to eliminate war, or whether the world should be unified had never been solved even in his previous world.

He was no smarter than an ordinary person, and certainly not comparable to great thinkers or leaders.

Why should he burden himself with problems even they could not solve?

As for the future, things would sort themselves out when the ti ca.

I'll just let it be.

After reaching this conclusion, Kahn felt much lighter.

He cast aside distracting thoughts and prepared to focus once again on firebending.

However, he soon ran into another dilemma.

He suddenly found himself unsure of where to begin.

It was not that he lacked ideas.

On the contrary, he had too many, making it difficult to choose.

If it was simply about developing new techniques, he had plenty of options.

There were countless fire-wielding figures from stories he had known in his previous life, a nearly endless source of inspiration.

Even during his first spar with Zuko and the others, he had used a move inspired by one of those characters.

And if it was about researching the nature of fire itself, there were even more possibilities, both from philosophical and practical perspectives.

The philosophical path was simple.

If one believed strongly enough, fire could take on any form or function.

For example, using fire to burn away scars and restore the skin, turning it into a form of healing.

As for the practical path, it was even broader.

Fire itself contained many layers of complexity.

From basic knowledge, fire is the release of light and heat when matter burns.

This ant that controlling fire could be seen as controlling light and heat.

And when the temperature rose high enough, flas could transform into an even more powerful state.

In short, after brainstorming, Kahn only felt overwheld.

He had no idea where to start.

He sighed helplessly.

"Alas, is this the burden of being a genius?"

So he brought this problem to Iroh.

This completely left Iroh at a loss.

As the fad Dragon of the West, he had spent years on the battlefield and had never heard such a shaless complaint.

Honestly, he almost wished he had such troubles himself.

Though filled with unspoken envy, Iroh still responsibly guided him.

"The ideas in your mind can all be realized in ti.

There's no need to rush.

If you don't know how to choose, why not return to the beginning?"