Hundred Year War

The Hundred Year War is the main conflict that occurs during most of Avatar: Macai's Journey. It was a war that was initiated by the Fire Nation empire.

Warning: Spoilers Below

## Firelord Sozin

   Firelord Sozin was close friends with Avatar Roku who was also born of Fire Nation origin.

One day Roku went on an mission to prevent a massive volcanic eruption from destroying a local village. During this quest, Roku saved the village but found himself surrounded by lava. His old friend Sozin had a chance to rescue him but instead decided to allow him to die. Roku's death enabled Sozin to have the ability to dominate the world.

## The Great Assault

The Fire Nation conquered much of the Earth Kingdom and Southern Water Tribe. The war got so brutal that the vast majority of the waterbenders in the Southern regions were wiped out. Katara was believed to be the last waterbender left from that region. Many of the Eastern Water Tribes moderately developed areas were destroyed by the Fire Nation which set back their industrialization. The Western Water Tribes used guerrilla warfare to hold advancing Fire Nation forces at bay. However, the Earth Kingdom was the Fire Nation's primary location of interest since it had the most resources, the highest population, and most territory to pillage.

## Propaganda

Propaganda and indoctrination became major methods of influence in the Fire Nation as the government looked to keep its people loyal and focused.

## Growing Inequalities

During the war, inequalities grew between nobles and commoners. However, the nobles often distracted the public from these events by focusing on the war effort in the media and blaming any local problems on "savages from other lands".

## Destruction of the Air Nomads

Sozin lead a massive attack that wiped out all of the air nomads except for Avatar Aang. Aang had accidentally escaped the incident and frozen himself in a block of ice underwater. Aang would eventually be freed by two members of the Southern Watertribe (Katara and Sokka) who accidentally opened his ice block during an argument.

## A Changing of Hands

The leader of the Fire Nation would eventually transitioned from Firelord Sozin to Azulon to Ozai. Each leader had different tactics and methods. Of all of them, Sozin was the most ruthless in his methods and relentlessly disciplined his son. Sozin was known for being cold and difficult to please. Sozin's attitude prompted Azulon to work harder and unleash his rage on members of other nations during his military campaigns. Azulon was a better tactican than his father and relied less on brute force to win battles.

The next set leader was supposed to be Iroh who was Azulon's direct heir. However after a controversial defeat at the Earth Kingdom capital, Ba Sing Se, Ozai took advantage of the event and asked Azulon to pick him instead. Iroh's son died during the battle which prevented him from having a heir that could take his place after death. Azulon denied the request and instead demanded Ozai sacrifice his son to share in Iroh's suffering. Ozai's wife Ursa agreed to kill Azulon and leave town to settle an ongoing dispute between them while also sparring her son.

After going through with the event Ozai became Firelord. Ozai was particularly bold, reckless, and relentless in battle. Ozai fought with an advanced form of jet propulsion which allowed him to launch himself across a battlefield and fly. Ozai had stunning accuracy, fire range, and flame width. Ozai's flames were larger than all of the other firebenders of his era and of the eras before him. Ozai's flames had a mixture of red, orange, and yellow fire. Ozai sent Admiral Zhao, his son Zuko, his brilliant daughter Azula, and others to capture Aang however they all would eventually fail to keep him down.

Unlike Sozin and Azulon, Ozai didn't just use his brutality on the battlefield. Ozai was a master manipulator who created proxy factions within his nation to eliminate political rivals. Ozai even did this within the Water Tribe and Earth Kingdom in secret using his spies from his Intel Department. Zuko and Iroh would later defect from their nation and join arms with the Avatar against Ozai.

## Fall of the Fire Nation Empire

   Ozai would later be defeated by Aang in battle and his firebending powers were cut off from him. Prince Zuko challenged his sister Azula to an Agni Kai (traditional 1 vs 1 fight) but he also brought his friend Katara to oversee the match. After an intense showdown, Zuko got the best of her. Azula was a more skilled fighter but she was mentally declining after breaking up with Macai and after her close friends Ty Lee and Mai betrayed her. Azula resorted to desperate tactics and attempted to shock Katara with lightning. Zuko intercepted the shot to save her and was nearly killed by the blow.

Katara engaged Azula and was almost overwhelmed by her. After using a great strategy, Katara bested Azula. Zuko became the next Firelord, Azula was imprisoned, and Ozai was defeated in battle by Avatar Aang.

## Fire Nation Remnant

Several stubborn Fire Nation officers and their units fought against the new Fire Nation Administration and other nations. These Fire Nation forces fought incredibly aggressively and often put themselves at great risk as their goal was to inflict as much damage as possible on their enemies. With dwindling resources and capacity they eventually were worn down.