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Part 1 of Avatar Lloyd
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Published:
2024-02-01
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2025-08-23
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The Avatar: The Prince

Summary:

There is an upsetting shortage of avatar aus in this fandom. Come on guys, the set up is too perfect.

Lloyd is the Firelord's underacheiving son and his uncle has a hunch, a dangerous one.

Notes:

I fucking adore atla. This is a ninjago fic first and foremost, but I will be taking the opportunity to expand on aspects I think the original series could have expanded on more (ie Fire Nation citizens sympathizing with other nations, Yue’s story, interactions with past avatars, etc). There will also be subjects I don’t get into very much (if at all) because I feel like atla handles it sufficiently and that I don’t have anything meaningful to add to the matter (Northern Water Tribe sexism, Azula’s story being its own tragedy, etc)

While there are a few characters that have pretty one-to-one parallels and most of the major plot beats are similar if not the same, this is a different story than Avatar the Last Airbender. I hope to capture the spirit of the show, but adjust your expectations accordingly: this is not the story as you know it.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Book One: Fire

Summary:

Wu POV, don't get used to it lol

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(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

For a crown prince, Lloyd manages to be resoundingly unpopular. Having little to no interest in girls, politics, or war hasn't helped, either. Wu has never minded, though. His nephew has grown into a kind and sharp-witted young man, and he has no doubt Lloyd will be a better firelord than his father has when the boy’s time comes.

He only worries about the world his nephew will inherit. His own son is gone – has been for years now – and his brother had taken the opportunity to seize the throne from him. The legacy of hatred his brother has perpetuated is intolerable, but Wu isn’t too bothered by the personal slights. If what the spirits tell him is true, he is exactly where he needs to be.

He has no need for glory or power, not like his nephew. Lloyd has inherited so much, both by blood and by birth if Wu’s visions are to be believed. One day, Lloyd will leave. He will flee the Fire Nation, and when he does he will need a man on the inside preparing for his return. Not a diplomat, not a general, but an ally and a friend, a role Wu is more than willing to fill.

Notes:

The vast majority of his story will by from Lloyd's perspective, but each "book" will start with a much shorter chapter from someone from that element. Other chapters are much longer than this, promise.