bentflame ([personal profile] bentflame) wrote2008-07-08 03:02 pm

Death (Except Not Really)

OOC: Aftermath of this.

Azula had never considered her own death before- not seriously, at any rate. The possibility that she would die in battle had never crossed her mind (why would it, when she spent most of her time fighting a ragtag group of children?), but then again, she had to admit that she had never been able to see herself withering away and dying of old age; going without a fight.

Quietly, Azula took stock of her situation. After Richard had left and she had collapsed, her legs (which were, of course, still frozen to the ground) had almost been wrenched out of their sockets by her fall. Her arms, too, had hit the ground rather hard, and this time she hadn't been able to keep from crying out quite loudly. His parting gift- an iceball straight to the gut- left her with an unsettlingly sharp pain in her stomach that hurt more than anything else when she tried to move even just the slightest bit. She didn't want to know what that was all about. Her only comfort was the reminder that her opponent had been seriously injured himself- she doubted that he would recover from her attack.

It really wasn't a bad day- it was quite nice out, actually. The sun was shining. The grass was soft. There were worse places to die, really.

Azula was alone. No one was coming for her; no one even knew she was here, save from that one kitchen boy who had seen her heading out- and it wasn't as if he was going to come searching for her when she didn't return.

The virus would probably have worn off by the time her funeral took place. She wondered if Ty Lee would go.

OOC: And FYI- she's not really going to die (I can't even read deathfic most of the time), she just thinks she is. If no one shows up to rescue her then I'll... figure something out? XD

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-08 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Nobody can do anything, you idiot. "Ty Lee... stay here." Azula tried to focus on her face, but her vision was spotty. She wanted to reach up and touch her face, but she couldn't feel her arms any more, much less move them.

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-08 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sh." She got up, nervously circling the princess. Would it be easier...? No. The royal doctors could...they couldn't come in time. "I'll stay, just...don't try to move."

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-08 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Azula tried to follow Ty Lee with her eyes, but the strain to to be too much and she had to close them.

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Ty Lee stopped, as if she remembered something. Crouching down again at Azula's side, she realized that there was no blood. She calmed herself before taking a closer look, without touching, at Azula's closest arm.

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Azula knew that broken limbs, while painful, weren't deadly. It was the mysterious pain in her gut and the way she was fighting to stay conscious that had her worried.

She took a painful, shuddering breath. "Ty Lee..."

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Broken limbs wouldn't do that much damage. Not to Azula. Never to Azula. What had she said...Internal. Oh. That would...explain it. Of all people, Ty Lee knew more about how to inflict internal wounds than most. How to stop the heart, the lungs, to disrupt bending. There were quite a few ailments that could lead to death.

Ty Lee could try to stop it, whatever it was. Her healing skill was not that great, but maybe she could halt it enough to gain enough time to get help. "I thought-" The dying were said to...Azula wasn't dying, that was foolishness. But if she thought she was dying, then maybe it was best to humor her. "Yes, Azula."

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Azula tried several times to speak, but she couldn't manage it- attempting to talk just wore her out, and made her dizzy. She didn't even know exactly what she wanted to say- only that she wanted to say a lot. Finally, she settled for something short, and marginally unrelated.

"You thought what?"

She wondered if she had spoken loud enough for Ty Lee to hear- she could barely hear her own voice herself. But then again, everything was starting to sound far away now, like she was listening to the world from behind a thick, wooden door.

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
The response was weak, Azula's voice faint. Ty Lee heard it but barely. That couldn't have been a good sign. "I thought I told you not to talk, Azula. Save your energy."

Focusing, Ty Lee tried to locate the disturbance, hopefully something she correct, if not...In a fit of inspiration, Ty Lee had brought along a bag with food and the "laptop". The community might help...a doctor or someone.

Ty Lee glanced back at Azula, gasping slightly. "White."

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Azula sighed. Even that hurt. And she was starting to get cold, despite the fact that the sun was out in full force, shining in her eyes. She shivered.

"... White?"

OOC: Even though she has the chills, she'll be hot to the touch, because I'm giving her the beginnings of a pretty bad fever. *is evil*

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Shivering? The day was warm-Ty Lee checked Azula's temperture. Hot. Fever? Oh, that was just great.

"White in your aura. Means death. Hush."

((You're just as evil as General TickTock! /small fandom reference))

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Death... hmmm. "Ty Lee..."

She didn't know why she kept repeating her name over and over. She just did it.

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Hush, now, Azula."

Internal damage. Fever. What could be the cause? The royal doctor would know...Ty Lee was nervous. While she knew how to cause the damage, the power to heal it...that was far beyond her grasp.

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Stay here... until..." Azula shivered again.

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll stay until we get you some help."

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Normally she would have rolled her eyes. "White," she murmured, reminding her.

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Auras change. Hush now."

How..the community, maybe? Oh, this was confusing.

"If it doesn't...I'll be here."

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
It occurred to Azula that she might sort of want Ty Lee to hold her. She didn't care if it hurt. She wondered if everyone became so weak on their deathbeds.

"Stay here," she repeated. What if the virus wore off early, before she was gone?

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
It would be easier. To make sure no one came...Ty Lee would have patted a shoulder or some such action, but due to possible injuries she did not.

Instead, she placed her hand on Azula's forehead to check to see if the fever went down.

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
It was getting colder. Darker. Maybe the sun had gone behind a cloud.

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Not the white...it was more pronounced now. Ty Lee never really minded the ability to see auras, yet...She removed her hand from Azula's forehead. It was still burning. Fever, fever. Of all things...

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Azula didn't try to speak again. She just looked at Ty Lee.

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
"...You don't have to look at me like that."

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Like what?" She didn't avert her gaze.

[identity profile] hotpinkaura.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
"...Like you're going to die."

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