Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar.
A/N: This is just something I came up with after the series ended and I've been working on it. This story begins on Book 3 all the way to the end.

"Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony; then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements could stop them, but
when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years past two Southern Water Tribe siblings discovered the new Avatar, an Airbender named Aang. Although
many say that his Airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he is ready to face the Fire Lord and his army. But the entire world knows that Aang can save the
world." I first heard those words when I visited by first home, the city of Ran-Chen. I heard it from two elderly Earth Kingdom men in ragged clothes sitting on the
side of a tea shop, whispering to make sure that none of the Fire Nation soldiers heard them. When I heard those words it gave me hope. Although I come from the Fire Nation, I didn't believe that it was right for the Fire Lord to take over the world. This is the story of my transformation, my change, the story of how my friends and I finally ended the 100 year old war.

My name is Jang Lei Won, the son of the Supreme Commander of the Fire Nation army. I was born in the city of Ran-Chen, the oldest Fire Nation city of the Fire Nation colonies; it was first founded by Fire Lord Sozin. My grandfather, another Supreme Commander was based in Ran-Chen by Fire Lord Azulon, and with him, he brought my father and my grandmother. As a child my father met my mother, the daughter of a high city official. Almost immediately the two fell in love, and married as soon as my father turned 18. A few months after the marriage my grandfather passed thus leaving my father with the title. It also helped that my father was the best Firebender in Ran-Chen. By the time I was born, my parents moved to the homeland Capital, and because of my forefathers' legacy, reputation, and ranks we were treated like royalty.

When I was 7 my mother died, and ever since then my father never re-married. My mother's death broke me; my mother and I were very close. When she died my father became even stricter and pushed me harder in my training and studies since my mother wasn't there anymore to defend me. It was rough. I became silent and hardly showed my emotions, which was fine by my father. If he wasn't yelling at me for not being perfect in my Firebending stance or not performing up to his par, my father would say absolutely no word to me unless it was of utmost importance. My father was hard, and trained me to become the warrior that he was. In the end the results changed me from a small, defenseless kid to a tall, dangerous and feared man.

Now, I am a 6'3" 17 year old. I am known as the best Firebender in the Royal Academy, and one of the most feared next to the Princess and the Fire Lord. If you were to put me in a fight between the two and me, I knew I can defeat them. It is not a matter of pride but the truth; I am more dangerous than they for I have pushed Firebending to the extreme and I can do moves with lightning that no one has dreamed possible. Along with my Firebending training, my father enrolled me in lesson of learning the way of the sword by the great master himself, Piandao. After 13 years of practicing the art, I have finally perfected it. I was also known for being strong, both mentally and physically. I could defeat anyone who dared to oppose me; I could fight the best of the Royal Family's personal guards and bring them down without problems. My father has put me through a lot of mental challenges, some ranging from putting me in a small enclosed space for hours at a time to putting me down when I did nothing wrong. Despite those rough years, the outcome became great for me.