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* TheArcher: Lijin, eventually.
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* NotSoStoic: Shun. [[spoiler:He nearly strangles Azula and snaps at Zuko.]]
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* OriginalCharacters: This fic is filled with fun, aggravating and enjoyable-to-read characters.
* PapaWolf: Iroh for Zuko, shown brilliantly in the latter's Agni Kai.
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* AbusiveParents: Sa Ye's father. Also Ozai.
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** Also Lijin, Yenzi's younger brother.
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->''In the months before Zuko's exile, he and Azula are locked in a battle of wills for the soul of a nation. Lives are caught in the crossfire, and the Fire Nation will be changed forever. An in-depth look behind Zuko's exile, sequel to "The Alternative."''
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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: The Fire Nation court is a not a nice place to be.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Cheng. People call her a slut, even Azula, who [[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}} doesn't know what the word means.]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: Cheng. People call her a slut, even Azula, who [[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}} [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments doesn't know what the word means.]]
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6821006/1/Shadow-of-the-Dragon-King Shadow of the Dragon King]] is a prequel fic to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' by Lunatique focusing on Zuko's banishment and the politics behind it. It is very well written, with great grammar and spelling, as well as a healthy dose of WorldBuilding of the Fire Nation.
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* TheChessmaster: Multiple in the story. To people, Zuko seems like one, though it's mostly on accident and through sheer luck.
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* TheChessmaster: Multiple in the story. story.
** To people, Zuko seems like one, though it's mostly on accident and through sheer luck.
** To people, Zuko seems like one, though it's mostly on accident and through sheer luck.
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* HeroicSacrifice: HeroicSacrifice:
** [[spoiler: Shun Li.]] Also with Captain Ji, who [[spoiler:sacrificed his own naval career to spare the lives of his men.]]
** [[spoiler: Shun Li.]] Also with Captain Ji, who [[spoiler:sacrificed his own naval career to spare the lives of his men.]]
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* PetTheDog: Cheng, getting Sa Ye a new, more beautiful [[spoiler:urn for Khoujin's ashes after she smashed the old one in a raid.]]
** Also Azula, in how she speaks up for Zuko to Zhao after his banishment.
** Also Azula, in how she speaks up for Zuko to Zhao after his banishment.
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* PetTheDog: Cheng, getting Sa Ye a new, more beautiful [[spoiler:urn for Khoujin's ashes after she smashed the old one in a raid.]]
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* SmugSnake: Several.
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Sa Ye's pregnancy
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Azula, surprisingly. She thinks getting rid of Zuko will better her nation since people tend to die willingly for him.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Azula, surprisingly. She thinks getting rid of Zuko will better her nation since people tend to die willingly for him.him.
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* AllThereInTheManual: A lot of things not mentioned in-series can be read on the authors LiveJournal.
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* ShownTheirWork: The author with the help of her betas has done copious amounts of research which can all be read on her LiveJournal.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6821006/1/Shadow-of-the-Dragon-King Shadow of the Dragon King]] is a prequel fic to AvatarTheLastAirbender by Lunatique focusing on Zuko's banishment and the politics behind it. It is very well written, with great grammar and spelling, as well as a healthy dose of WorldBuilding of the Fire Nation.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6821006/1/Shadow-of-the-Dragon-King Shadow of the Dragon King]] is a prequel fic to AvatarTheLastAirbender ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' by Lunatique focusing on Zuko's banishment and the politics behind it. It is very well written, with great grammar and spelling, as well as a healthy dose of WorldBuilding of the Fire Nation.
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Shadow of the Dragon King is a prequel fic by Lunatique focusing on Zuko's banishment and the politics behind it. It is very well written, with great grammar and spelling, as well as a healthy dose of WorldBuilding of the Fire Nation.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6821006/1/Shadow-of-the-Dragon-King Shadow of the Dragon King King]] is a prequel fic to AvatarTheLastAirbender by Lunatique focusing on Zuko's banishment and the politics behind it. It is very well written, with great grammar and spelling, as well as a healthy dose of WorldBuilding of the Fire Nation.
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* AbusiveParents: Sa Ye's father.
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* AbusiveParents: Sa Ye's father. Also Ozai.
* BenevolentConspiracy: The Order of the White Lotus
** The Order of the White Lotus when they [[spoiler:engineered nation-wide protests to save Zuko's life after the Agni Kai.]]
* DeadGuyJunior: Zuko invokes it for Sa Ye's kid, but she averts it.
* DesignatedGirlFight: Cheng explicitly invokes this when she calls Shun off [[spoiler:Ty Lee's older sister.]]
* FriendsWithBenefits: What Cheng seems to want to keep things with Shun, though how well it works is [[MasochismTango debatable]].
* HerHeartWillGoOn: Sa Ye
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* TheStoic: Shun freaking Li. The man is calm in almost every situation.
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* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Sa Ye's pregnancy
* TheStoic: Shun freaking Li. The man is calm in almost every situation. [[NotSoStoic Until he's not.]]
* TheStoic: Shun freaking Li. The man is calm in almost every situation. [[NotSoStoic Until he's not.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: Author's notes can be read on her LiveJournal.
* AnimalMotifs: Dragons.
* AnimalMotifs: Dragons.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Author's notes A lot of things not mentioned in-series can be read on her the authors LiveJournal.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Lijin.
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* OhCrap: Several.
* OriginalCharacters: This fic is filled with fun, aggravating and enjoyable-to-read characters.
* OriginalCharacters: This fic is filled with fun, aggravating and enjoyable-to-read characters.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Zuko to Shun. He says that the next time he sees the latter, [[spoiler:he'll die.]]
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* ArcAnimal: Dragons.
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* ArcAnimal: AllThereInTheManual: Author's notes can be read on her LiveJournal.
* AnimalMotifs: Dragons.
* AnimalMotifs: Dragons.
* BalconySpeech: Zuko has one, though the 'balcony' is improvised.
** Also Lijin, Yenzi's younger brother.
* DeathFakedForYou: Inverted. [[spoiler:Sa Ye writes to Khoujin's father, saying that he's on Zuko's ship as to not break the man after losing a third son. She plans to write that he died heroically in battle, instead of in a pointless ambush.]]
* DoomedByCanon: Both played straight and inverted. Anyone who's watched the show knows that Zuko is going to be shamed in front of the entire court, burned and banished, but they also know that he will return and get his happy ending.
* DoomedByCanon: Both played straight and inverted. Anyone who's watched the show knows that Zuko is going to be shamed in front of the entire court, burned and banished, but they also know that he will return and get his happy ending.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Shun Li.]] Also with Captain Ji, who [[spoiler:sacrificed his own naval career to spare the ones of his men.]]
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* FantasticRacism: Against the Fire Nation, the Earth Kingdom and the Colonies. Also, between benders and non-benders, as benders generally have a higher starting wage.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Shun Li.]] Also with Captain Ji, who [[spoiler:sacrificed his own naval career to spare theones lives of his men.]]
** Yenzi, who [[spoiler:volunteered for the navy to get the government off her family's backs. Too bad it doesn't go according to plan.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Shun Li.]] Also with Captain Ji, who [[spoiler:sacrificed his own naval career to spare the
** Yenzi, who [[spoiler:volunteered for the navy to get the government off her family's backs. Too bad it doesn't go according to plan.]]
* LikeASonToMe: Iroh for Zuko, especially with how Lu Ten always seems to pop up whenever he's thinking of Zuko.
* PapaWolf: Iroh for Zuko, shown brilliantly in the latter's Agni Kai.
** Also Azula, in how she speaks up for Zuko to Zhao after his banishment.
* RelationshipReveal: To Zuko, at least from Cheng.
* ShownTheirWork: The author with the help of her betas has done copious amounts of research which can all be read on her LiveJournal.
* SmugSnake: Several.
* SmugSnake: Several.
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* TrainingFromHell: Shun Li.
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* TrainingFromHell: Shun Li. Zuko gets this from him too, but it's mild compared to what his master got.
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* ArcAnimal: Dragons.
* AscendedExtra: Ming among other minor characters.
* AscendedExtra: Ming among other minor characters.
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* TheChessmaster: Multiple in the story.
* ChekovsSkill: Yenzi's forgebending comes in handy later.
* ChekovsSkill: Yenzi's forgebending comes in handy later.
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* TheChessmaster: Multiple in the story.
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*ChekovsSkill: ChekhovsSkill: Yenzi's forgebending comes in handy later.later.
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* DisturbinglyUnchildlikeBehaviour: Azula, making political alliances, planning assassinations, and burning animals to death at the tender age of eleven.
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* DisturbinglyUnchildlikeBehaviour: Azula, making political alliances, planning assassinations, DrivenToSuicide: It is often a way to preserve the family's honour and burning animals to death prevent further punishment from coming down on them if a crime is committed.
* FacePalm: Zuko has one atthe tender age of eleven.Tamalan.
* FacePalm: Zuko has one at
* HiddenDepths: Azula. She truly wants what's best for her nation.
* HotBlooded: Zuko and Yenzi.
* HotBlooded: Zuko and Yenzi.
* ParentalSubstitute: For Zuko, the entire Fire Nation is this for him as he can see his mother in its people. And so, he is the prodigal son.
* TheStoic: Shun freaking Li. The man is calm in almost every situation.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Done with Sa Ye's father for the brief moment that he has the POV regarding his wife's death.
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* TheStoic: TrainingFromHell: Shun freaking Li. The man is calm in almost every situation.
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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Azula, making political alliances, planning assassinations, and burning animals to death at the tender age of eleven.
* UnreliableNarrator: Done with Sa Ye's father for the brief moment that he has the POV regarding his wife'sdeath.death.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Azula, surprisingly. She thinks getting rid of Zuko will better her nation since people tend to die willingly for him.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Azula, making political alliances, planning assassinations, and burning animals to death at the tender age of eleven.
* UnreliableNarrator: Done with Sa Ye's father for the brief moment that he has the POV regarding his wife's
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Azula, surprisingly. She thinks getting rid of Zuko will better her nation since people tend to die willingly for him.
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* ActionGirl: Cheng Jien, also doubling as a BadassNormal.
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* ActionGirl: Ming, Cheng Jien, also doubling and Yenzi. Sa Ye is a non-violent example.
* AFatherToHisMen: Captain Ji, asa BadassNormal.he's one of them, and not some noble dumped into their laps.
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* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Shun Li's real name, Kuo Min. It means 'the people'.]]
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* BadassNormal: Shun and Cheng, among others.
* BigDamnHeroes: Jeong Myeong and his men.
* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Shun Li's real name, Kuo Min. It means 'thepeople'.people' in Chinese. It is seen being used in the Taiwanese political party Kuomintang, meaning People's Party.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Jeong Myeong and his men.
* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Shun Li's real name, Kuo Min. It means 'the
* CainAndAbel: Zuko and Azula. Apparently this relationship was here even when they were thirteen and eleven respectively.
* TheChessmaster: Multiple in the story.
* ChekovsSkill: Yenzi's forgebending comes in handy later.
* TheChessmaster: Multiple in the story.
* ChekovsSkill: Yenzi's forgebending comes in handy later.
* DeadlyDecadentCourt: The Fire Nation court is a not a nice place to be.
* DisturbinglyUnchildlikeBehaviour: Azula, making political alliances, planning assassinations, and burning animals to death at the tender age of eleven.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Shun Li.]] Also with Captain Ji, who [[spoiler:sacrificed his own naval career to spare the ones of his men.]]
* DisturbinglyUnchildlikeBehaviour: Azula, making political alliances, planning assassinations, and burning animals to death at the tender age of eleven.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Shun Li.]] Also with Captain Ji, who [[spoiler:sacrificed his own naval career to spare the ones of his men.]]
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* PregnantBadass: Sa Ye, again. She manages to stay strong in two battles and carry out an important mission which involved her ''jumping from a three-storey building''.
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* KickTheDog: Cheng breaks [[spoiler:Khoujin's urn in front of a horrified Sa Ye.]]
* MasochismTango: [[spoiler:Shun and Cheng.]]
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Shun.
* NotSoStoic: Shun. [[spoiler:He nearly strangles Azula and snaps at Zuko.]]
* PetTheDog: Cheng, getting Sa Ye a new, more beautiful [[spoiler:urn for Khoujin's ashes after she smashed the old one in a raid.]]
* PregnantBadass: Sa Ye, again. She manages to stay strong in two battles and carry out an important mission which involved her ''jumping from athree-storey building''.building three floors up''.
* MasochismTango: [[spoiler:Shun and Cheng.]]
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Shun.
* NotSoStoic: Shun. [[spoiler:He nearly strangles Azula and snaps at Zuko.]]
* PetTheDog: Cheng, getting Sa Ye a new, more beautiful [[spoiler:urn for Khoujin's ashes after she smashed the old one in a raid.]]
* PregnantBadass: Sa Ye, again. She manages to stay strong in two battles and carry out an important mission which involved her ''jumping from a
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* AbusiveParents: Sa Ye's father.
* TheAlcoholic: Sa Ye's father.
* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Shun Li's real name, Kuo Min. It means 'the people'.]]
* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Shun Li's real name, Kuo Min. It means 'the people'.]]
* IronicNickname: Little Jiang and Young Jiang for obvious reasons.
* PregnantBadass: Sa Ye, again. She manages to stay strong in two battles and carry out an important mission which involved her ''jumping from a three-storey building''.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Cheng. People call her a slut, even Azula, who [[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}} doesn't know what the word means.]]]]
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Khoujin. Things start to go downhill once he dies.]]
* TeenPregnancy: Subverted with Sa Ye, who got pregnant on purpose, is the age of majority in her world, and is in a stable relationship.
* UnreliableNarrator: Done with Sa Ye's father for the brief moment that he has the POV regarding his wife's death.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Khoujin. Things start to go downhill once he dies.]]
* TeenPregnancy: Subverted with Sa Ye, who got pregnant on purpose, is the age of majority in her world, and is in a stable relationship.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Cheng. People call her a slut, even Azula, who [[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}}doesn't know what the word means.]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: Cheng. People call her a slut, even Azula, who [[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}}doesn't [[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}} doesn't know what the word means.]]
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Shadow of the Dragon King is a prequel fic by Lunatique focusing on Zuko's banishment and the politics behind it. It is very well written, with great grammar and spelling, as well as a healthy dose of WorldBuilding of the Fire Nation.
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Shadow of the Dragon King is a prequel fic by Lunatique focusing on Zuko's banishment and the politics behind it. It is very well written, with great grammar and spelling, as well as a healthy dose of WorldBuilding of the Fire Nation.Nation.
Author's summary: In the months before Zuko's exile, he and Azula are locked in a battle of wills for the soul of a nation. Lives are caught in the crossfire, and the Fire Nation will be changed forever. An in-depth look behind Zuko's exile, sequel to "The Alternative."
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!! Tropes Found in this Fic:
* ActionGirl: Cheng Jien, also doubling as a BadassNormal.
* BreakTheCutie: Zuko, dear Zuko.
* CoolOldGuy: Elder Lao Tai.
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: [[spoiler:Shun, to Zuko before he fights off Kang's men.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Fire Nation Royal Family.
* ReallyGetsAround: Cheng. People call her a slut, even Azula, who [[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}}doesn't know what the word means.]]
Author's summary: In the months before Zuko's exile, he and Azula are locked in a battle of wills for the soul of a nation. Lives are caught in the crossfire, and the Fire Nation will be changed forever. An in-depth look behind Zuko's exile, sequel to "The Alternative."
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!! Tropes Found in this Fic:
* ActionGirl: Cheng Jien, also doubling as a BadassNormal.
* BreakTheCutie: Zuko, dear Zuko.
* CoolOldGuy: Elder Lao Tai.
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: [[spoiler:Shun, to Zuko before he fights off Kang's men.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Fire Nation Royal Family.
* ReallyGetsAround: Cheng. People call her a slut, even Azula, who [[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}}doesn't know what the word means.]]
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