The Tear

"Come with me, we can leave Republic City. Start over somewhere far away from here. Together. It'll be just like the good days..."

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I know what you're doing, Tarrlok.

And... I'm fine with it. I know it's too late for me, too late for us. There won't be a second chance for you or me.

I don't really want a second chance.

Not if it means being like our father—not if it means fathering sons who would grow to hate me, to hate the things I've done, hate the things they could become.

No. I don't want that.

Which is why... I'm okay with this. It is a fitting end for both of us.

The cycle will end here. That's... for the best.

"Yes, Noatak. It'll be... just like old times."

"Noatak..." My voice catches in my throat, and I feel my eyes watering. A tear falls and flies away into the wind. "I had almost forgotten the sound of my own name..."

In the end, I'm still glad to hear you say it, brother. And... I'm sorry. It never should've come to this. It always should've been like it was back when we were innocent, before our father corrupted us...

But it will never go back to those days.

It never can. You know that, too, Tarrlok. You're not stupid. That's why you're doing this, isn't it?

...Goodbye, dear little brother.

I'm... proud of you.

You're not a coward, not at all. You're the bravest man I kn—

KABOOM!

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In the end, all that is left of them is a single drop of water falling into the vast ocean; nothing more.

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Author: I knew I had to write something for Amon and Tarrlok after watching the finale. In the end, I really felt for them, especially Amon. I didn't expect to feel so sad for them, but I did.

And, odd as it may seem, I really hope they are truly dead. That was the most fitting end I could imagine for them, they deserve no less. I salute the creators of Korra for getting Nick to let them do that. That was truly amazing to see.

Anyway, I think Amon knew what Tarrlok was doing... Or, at least, didn't know what Tarrlok was doing and really hoped to start over, but I doubt that.

He wouldn't want to be like his father; he'd want it to end with the two of them. He knew there was no going back to the old days.

And the title of this can be read in two entirely different ways; as the tear that Amon/Noatak shed in the end... Or as the tear in the bond of their family (that is, the rift that formed when they were torn apart) that led them to this moment...

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