The End of the Line

Kouzai sat in the middle of a stone courtyard. For the past couple months Maki and Li had been held in capitivity and were chained to the walls of the Fire Nation Prison. Today was finally the day, they were going to be executed, to live out their sentences as spirits, where they shall remain in servitude forever. Kouzai waved to the guards who ran off into the stone tower quickly returning with Maki and Li, both in chains. "Set up the guillotines, I want them killed as fast as possible" said Kouzai. As Maki and Li were dragged towards the guillotines, Kouzai looked at them. "Hope you're ready for a forever of slave labor" he said.

Maki thought to herself, Kouzai is a good leader, but is only harsh on us because of the war. Maki head her chains clanking as she and Li went on the iron elevator bringing them up from their cells. Maki's usually purple-pink determined eyes were sad and were dropping slight tear here and there. Maki felt the fire benders keep their distance knowing Li and Maki could kill them in any second, but just everyone waited on the platform. Then, Maki saw Kouzai's face. Maki glared then looked at the dirt ground trying to to meet his eyes. Maki thought of happy things so when she died her head in the after life would be cheerful. "Set up the guillotines, I want them killed as fast as possible" said Kouzai. The guards took ahold of the chains tighter and dragged Li and Maki to the wooden platform, "Hope you're ready for a forever of slave labor" Kouzai said, and the guards put it their heads in the solid wood hole. The guards tied up their feet and arms for no bending. Maki saw the basket in front of her and dropped 2 tears inside then she put happy thoughts in her head. Kouzai put his hand on the leaver and sharply pulled it down, Maki heard the blade and thought of one last thought, Her sister Erin.

Li was chainned to the wall waiting for something. He just knew today was the day, it was a horrible day. Very cloudy, no sun shinning such a great time for an exucution. "Oh good we get to lose our heads, but I think I already lost mine being chained up for so long." He glared at Kouzai and then looked at Maki. She looked scared, sad, and trying to make herself feel better. "We were close Maki. We had this world in our grasp and then lost it. By the way Maki." He looked at her and said with out an expression on his face, "I blame you for this." He looked at the blade and then they were put in the spots. He then gulped and then stuttered out. "I do have to tell you one more thing before I die. You know my father? Akio? He did die in the fire, but well there is something about that. I think my people should know, since they already hate me anyway. I killed him. It was me who started to fire and I am glad I did it also." He then heard the last thing he would hear the blade coming down and then it all was done.

"I knew, I knew for a while...it helps when your friends with the king of the Spirit World....not return to hell, you son of a bitch" said Kouzai, he pulled the lever bringing the blade down on Li's neck, there was a crunch and a gurgle and Kouzai looked away. "Throw his body into a pit, no point in naming it....give her a proper burial, she deserves that much" he said.