Nothing Left: An Azula One-Shot

[fireprincess]

Nothing Left: An Azula One-Shot

Why me? Why did things have to end like this? What did I do wrong? I had everything going for me and nothing to hold me back...why?

Such are the questions that ran through my head as I sat rotting in the Boiling Rock Prison's finest jail cell. It was specially made to keep me in and all others out.

Funny how my brother threw me into the one place he almost didn't get out of. I remember that day as if it were yesterday. It still makes my blood boil when I think back on how my two closest friends betrayed me single-handedly.

I have nothing left now. I am nothing more than a prisoner...a pauper when I once was a princess. Hated by all and loved by no-one. That is the fate I was tossed into. Things are much different for me these days. Instead of being pampered and protected, I am hurt and rejected.

Everything about me has changed. Because I refused to eat the disgusting prison food, I have lost much weight and am nothing more than skin and bones. My eyes are sunken and my hair is no longer silky and long since I cut it to about shoulder-length with a dagger I snuck into my cell.

The one thing that has changed about me most however, is my mind. I am still prone to fits of mistrust and anger particularly when my brother comes for an infrequent visit.

The last time he came by I nearly throttled him before two guards restrained me. But it did feel good to try and hurt him somehow. I pray that he will one day experience the pain that he has caused me!

Aaaugh! Just one more chance is all I want even though it is the last thing I will ever get. If I had one more chance to be free, I would kill my brother, restore my place on the throne and pick up where my overly-ambitious father left off. But as I said before I have nothing left.

I have nothing left to give, for I gave my all to conquer the world and everyone in it.

I have nothing left to do for all I have done has come to ruin.

I have nothing left to talk to for all my friends have gone away.

And the last thing I have nothing of....is nothing left to say.

[arbiter]

very emotional i liked it.

[Kohana]

I like it. Especially how you ended the story.

I can see Azula wanting to hurt Zuko for taking the Fire Lord title away from her, and her refusing to eat prison food.

The only critique I have is that you should change the tense of your verbs in this sentence:

Such are the questions that ran through my head as I sat rotting in the Boiling Rock Prison's finest jail cell.

It should be:

Such are the questions that run through my head as I sit rotting in the Boiling Rock Prison's finest jail cell.

Because you use present tense in the rest of the story.

[Sheogorath]

Yeah, what Kohana said about that one sentence. Other than that, very good.

[Tera253]

it's awesome--very in-character.
the points about the prison food and the Fire Lord title seem to realistic.

it's a great story. very nice.
~Toph~

[random bender]

sounds like Azula ^^ i like it. but a question came to mind, why is Azula at the boiling rock and Oazi in the prison near the fire nation palace, the boiling rock is for the most dangerous criminals witch i think he falls under that category. any way, good fan fic maybe you could add more?

[PA]

I loved this! You kept it in character. Nice work.

@supreme Overlord of Random- I think that after Aang took his bending away, Ozai wasn't really perceived as a major threat, unlike Azula. She still had her bending.