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1. Win the World and Lose Yourself by NiceToRead

   Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   21 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Katara/Zuko (Avatar)
   • Toph Beifong & Zuko
   • Sokka & Zuko (Avatar)
   • Zuko (Avatar)
   • Katara (Avatar)
   • Sokka (Avatar)
   • Toph Beifong
   • Iroh (Avatar)
   • Zhao (Avatar)
   • Ozai (Avatar)
   • Azula (Avatar)
   • Zaheer (Avatar)
   • Spirit World (Avatar)
   • Zuko Joins The Gaang Early (Avatar)
   • Avatar Zuko (Avatar)
   • Badass Katara (Avatar)
   • One-Sided Aang/Katara (Avatar)
   • Heatbending
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Morning Cuddles
   • Katara's Necklace
   • Decoy Avatar Zuko
   • Everyone has their own agenda
   • Aang needs an exorcism
   • prison break - Freeform
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Episode: s01e19-20 The Siege of the North (Last Airbender)
   • Neglected Azula
   • Sibling Bonding
   • Character Death
   • Minor Character Death
   • no aang bashing
   • Technically no Aang Bashing
   • Abusive Ozai (Avatar)
   • Bad Ass Southern Water Tribe Women
   • Zuko is a Pirate
   • Still No Cheating
   • Eventual Smut
   • First Time

   Summary

   Earth Chakra: Blocked by fear.
   Water Chakra: Blocked by guilt.
   Fire Chakra: Blocked by shame.
   Air Chakra: Blocked by grief.
   Sound Chakra: Blocked by lies.
   Light Chakra: Blocked by illusions.
   Thought Chakra: Blocked by earthly attachements.

   The teaching of the chakras has been forgotten since the genocide of the air nomads. Until spirit guides urge Fire Prince Zuko to open his own and prevent a tragedy to come. His awakening conscience guides Zuko on a new path along the Avatar. But is it worth it? Or did it only give him so much more to lose?
   As it turns out, his guides are not the only ones with their own agenda in the spirit world. And the other travellers would like nothing more than see him fail.

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   Since the question has come up so often in the comments, yes, Aang is exactly as he is supposed to be and the reason is not Aang-bashing. Also, there is no definite chapter count because I like the freedom to let the characters explore their challenges and they always take longer than I thought. The plot in itself is set.

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   English

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   Chapters:

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