This was pretty creepy. I am very freaked out and scared of ghosts, so this (in this context) is very scary for me.
I saw a few other reviews and I agree that Zuko shouldn't have seen his attacker (at least at first. Like being taken from behind), but he probably would've recognized his voice, it would've also made it scarier for him to hear the voice of his rival attacking him like that and not being able to see him.
Great job on this! Keep it up and Happy writing!

Eh? Interesting... XD Now he mourns

Aw poor Zuko! I started to suspect it was Zhao, mostly because I tried to think of anyone else who was dead from the show...him or Jet really xD Very well done! Dark and sadistic, like Zhao himself, and Zuko was wonderfully voiced and characterized. Hope that ghost doesn't make another appearance (jk)!

Wow, that was damn HOT.

Man! This was sick! Interesting and wonderfully sick! I just simply liked this a lot! And I don't really know what to say, but I liked it xP

.Atsuko Uehara

Could Zuko actually SEE Zhao?

This was an incredibly erotic story and I loved every bit of it. Whether it be rape or consensual, these two sexy beasts are wonderful together. God Zuko is so fiery and sexy, and Zhao totally want to dominate that taut lithe, little body with his massive muscles and cock... just saying ;).

Awww! Zuko is sad!

Nice done!

What an odd idea. Pretty damn great though, really. This is gonna be one of those fanfics that I'll read a lot for a few weeks, then randomly remember it every few months and then frantically try to find it. I'll just favorite it and save myself the trouble.

The last line was perfect, by the way. Great job.

Very cool. There needs to be more Zhao/Zuko.

Wow, this is the payment Zuko gets for offering a hand to the guy before his death. I know they had a big rivaly and were enemies but still... I felt sad but I also kinda lol'd at the weird looks Zuko was given. They're probly thinking, "What's wrong with him now? Uggh, Fire Nation people...". Anyways, great story, a sequel would be nice, especially with all the things reviewer mentalguru and the unknown reviewer said for continuation info

Extremely entertaining and delightful content. Zuko is really in character and his thought patterns are artfully done. The overall structure works well for the piece, too.

Constructively speaking, be careful about how you use tense and remember to use possessive apostrophes ("figure's" not "figures").

And, feh, yeah. That last review was from me. (Damn ffdotnet must've logged me out while I was writing it.)

Wow. I've recently finished watching "Avatar" and this is going to be my first review for an "Avatar" story, since I was steering clear of fanfiction until after I finished the series. Rewatched season 1 with a friend and a new appreciation for Admiral Zhao has me looking for stories about him. "In Spirit" is extremely creepy but seriously excellent. Two things:

1) Most of the information we get in this story is tactile: what Zuko feels as he is being manhandled. It isn't until the end that we "see" the spirit: "Only when the movements slowed, and the figure gave a low moan did Zuko crack open his eyes, watching as the figure finally released its hold. He shakily lifted himself up against the wall, breathing heavily as the ghost smiled down at him, obviously pleased with his work. Zuko blinked, and the figure was gone[...]" I feel as if the story would be improved by never having Zuko see his attacker. This might just be me, but it actually feels scarier when there is no visual information: when Zuko is being raped, for all intents and purposes, by an invisible man. (Not seeing the ghost doesn't mean he wouldn't know who it is, since he hears Zhao's words, and we the reader get the information at the end of the story with that great last line.)

2) This story works perfectly as a standalone. That said, *would* you consider writing a sequel, or a longer version of it that explores more of the possibilities...not just "and then Aang/the gang find out what's going on and help Zuko," but it's an odd choice on Zhao's part, when you think of it, choosing to spend his afterlife this way. Granted he had a competitive edge with Zuko in life, but this makes it very personal. And Zuko even tried to *save* him in his final moments, I mean, wow...

Ok, I'll stop there. All my opinion, more than you ever needed to hear on any one story of yours, but I'll conclude by saying again how much I liked this.

poor poor zuzu

this is really dark