Ok I love this story, but wtf was that?! Sure the DRAGONS would let some waterbender attack them, let alone kill them?!

Oh My God this Azula has a crush on Aang lmaoooo

How does Appa not having a scar prove it isn’t him? If Aang’s body reverted wouldn’t Appa’s have? He could have just asked if he remembered Katara and Sokka and boom! Clear answer.

Hiya there!

First thing first: I did not see the sandbender's crush on Sokka coming. And I'm so disappointed in not noticing before.

Second: Azula's last words when she really thought she would lose Aang for good (again) broke my heart. It just makes me want them to stay together. Never thought I'd see the day when I would prefer this ship over Kataang. Now I'm craving it, and I haven't found a single fic of this ship :)))).

Third: Also, seeing the original Aang of this world being so forgiving towards our Aang for the first time is just so wholesome, and I love it. It feels like the meme from Squid Game, where a character is shown smiling at the beginning, and then in the second image, we see the same character but it's clear that he's been through a lot and is going to go through even more...

Anyway, amazing job as always. I'm so glad that Sokka got his meteorite sword back (even though he doesn't know it), and just thank you so much for your effort in writing this. I can't even begin to imagine the hardcore work that this fic required.

Hiya there!

Ok, so... this is way too late because the subject has been dropped and buried too many episodes ago, but I still have to say this (it's about the meteorite sword).

When Aang stole the meteor sword and claimed to himself that it was only until Sokka was on his side for good, just like in his world, the master swordsman kept chasing the Avatar to retrieve said sword. Aang kept holding onto it, hoping to change Sokka into the brother he had from his world.

My point is that I thought this sword was a metaphor or a symbol of Aang's desperate need to change everything in the "right" way. He can't help but compare each friend to their counterpart, and I thought the sword was a direct reflection of this desire to put everything back to where he thinks it should be. I also thought that finally Aang would give up the sword to its rightful owner, Piandao, after he fully accepts the fact that everyone is different and he should stop trying to control everything and everyone.

But, anyways, I still liked the outcome, and I'm still so excited to see where this journey is headed. I am still looking forward to more interactions between Aang and Katara—I just can't get enough of this duo in both worlds.

Thank you for taking the time to write this incredible book! I wish you well.

Hiya there!
I gotta say, I shed a tear when Aang saw everyone smiling at him. Every encounter was so bittersweet. And I'm really excited to finally see Toph. That means Aang will finally tell everything to his new friends.
But, honestly, what I'm most looking forward to is the meeting of Aang and Katara. I'm dying to see his reaction, and I'm actually surprised he hasn't connected the dots yet. Anyway, thanks so much for your hard work on this story.

Hiya there!
I’m probably not the first to say this, but it’s official that Aang and Katara DID kiss in the Cave of Two Lovers. You can check in the official Avatar YT channel :)
Anyway, the episode, lovely as always.

Hiya there!
Let me just say that I'm so disappointed in myself for not realizing that Ty Lee was Yue... It was only when she said she was engaged that I was flabbergasted by the fact I JUST found out about this switch :))))

I've been reading fanfics for years, and I've never, ever felt like I needed an account, but your fanfic was probably the best I've ever read, it connected in every way, and I truly felt like I wasn't ready to say goodbye to this world.
At first I thought we would get a sad ending for Aang and Azula when reading the epilogue, but it was actually a hopeful ending, and that's why I decided to make an account and follow for any update, because I'm hopeful that someday we could get to see them reunite in a possible sequel (maybe after the new film comes out next year, since you mentioned something about it being a possibility if you felt inspired by a new project), and if that day comes, then I'll be checking every chapter as soon as they come out.
So, it's not really a goodbye to the world you built, but an until later, or at least I'm happier thinking that way lol
In any case, thank you for making this story possible, and going through with it despite the time it could take, they do say patience is a virtue, and in this case it payed off amazingly

As someone whos barely found this story, i am glad you didnt let it die.

It's been a while (5ish years) since I was really into fanfiction. Having just watched ATLA again I felt the mood strike me for a more adult take on the story. Can I say, this was fantastic! Start to finish! Real quality writing and your dedication to redoing earlier chapters is awesome. This was easily a 9/10 fanfic for me. Thank you for writing it.

So I decided to write my review after completing the full story (I discovered it 2 weeks ago), rather than piecemeal as I went.
Overall this is an incredible work Ogro. Thank you for the time and dedication you put into it. I love the various twists and turns for the characters. I like how you expanded spiritbending to all four bending arts. I particularly am impressed with how you brought in little bits of the TCG into the story, soundbending and bending the contents of someone's stomach for example. You also brought in things from the Post ATLA graphic novels and novels.
Truly a really impressive work. You managed to wrap it up in an incredibly complex climax as well. Satisfying endings for most characters, while leaving just enough unanswered to leave us wondering.
I am left with ONE question that yearns for an answer though.
In AU fiction we often talk about a point of divergence, I'm sure you're very familiar with the term so I won't insult you by explaining it. But what specifically was the point of divergence in the world that the Aang of this story came from?
From what I can gather Azula went with Ozai in his Pheonix King burning spree. Rather than wait at the palace after going paranoid. But we also know Ozai/Azula had all the invasion prisoners killed, and that's before the Boiling Rock... so sometime before then. Ty Lee and Mai also switch sides there in the prime canon, so clearly something else changed then. Everything before midway through Season 3 of the show seems identical to what went on with this Aang's reality. So really I'm curious what led to the divergence. I guess considering when the story was first written (I was a freshman in college lol), it's possible the canon episodes just hadn't aired yet.
So the first chapter of this was first published: Dec 17, 2007... Which means it was before "The Western Air Temple" on July 14, 2008. Wow, crazy to think how long ago that was.

I'm not under any illusion you're likely to see this review among the well deserved thousands of glowing reviews, but I'd love to know the answer if you ever came up with one. Some might call it a retcon to explain why your Aang's reality was so much darker than the canon one, but I'd think of it as verisimilitude.

Either way, thanks again for an enjoyable and entertaining read.

Aniak really remiinds me of Jet, both are so enwrapped in their selfrightouness that they can’t see the own hypocrisy of their actions. Both fell anger toward an i justice but ended up acting the same way when it is convenient to do so.

Really wonder how Xia Bau plot line is going to turn out. Although his ideologies are good, in practice it doesn’t work in the sligthest. It only workes if everyone agress with it for ever, and this is nothing short of a dream. Boders and hierarchy came to exist for a reason and Xia Bau is challenging the very nature of social sentient creatures. No matter what he does, in a century people will still go back at fighting each other and to stop that he would need to remove freewill.

Would have been funnier to stick with the comet and when Aang asks how it helped water benders instead of fire, Kuruk just looked at him and said "Comets are made out of ice... ... ..."

I mean, I had my suspicions that Katara was the Blue Spirit after it said it was a woman’s voice behind the mask. Interesting to see where that goes.

Also interesting that Sokka isn’t the Blue Spirit here.