The Decimation of Two Tree Island

## Information

### Conflict

Maya Prasanna seeks revenge after the hunters of Two Tree Island set off an explosive, nearly killing Levi Ackerman

### Outcome

* Maya Prasanna unlocks and discovers her firebending ability
* Two Tree Island is burnt to ashes
* Penrith village is destroyed
* The Dragon Hunters of Penrith Village are decimated
* Mild injury to Maya's fingertips due to the fire magic
* Bloodletter are melted
* Four dragons are killed in Maya's fire

 Casualties| None | **Complete*** Four sedated dragons
* 134 villagers/Dragon Hunters

**The Decimation of Two Tree** was an in event in Penrith Village on Two Tree Island, in which Maya Prasanna, with her newly discovered firebending, decimated the entire village of Dragon Hunters and destroyed the island with fire. Maya traveled to Two Tree Island after Levi Ackerman escaped after being caught in an explosive trap, consequently losing an eye and two fingers, and upon arriving at the village and seeing a Silver Phantom be beheaded, she was reminded of Min Yoongi. Using Axel Ihejirika's advice, Maya channeled her fury into a new unlocked firebending power, and used this fire to completely destroy the Dragon Hunters of Penrith Village and Two Tree Island.

## Prelude

In Chapter 13 of Eternel: Between Two Worlds, **You're A Dragon, Be A Dragon**, as Maya Prasanna and Tashi talked about Prince Levi's whereabouts, as his swords, armor, dragon, and himself were missing when Tashi went to talk to him. The alarm in the foyer of the castle was set off by Levi, and when Maya and Tashi came down to the foyer, they saw Cepheus dragging Levi's bloodied body in through the doors before collapsing himself.

Levi suffered major injuries, but most were healed by Tashi, Luthais, Axel Ihejirika, Fawn Potter, and Maya Prasanna. Maya recalled the records of waterbending abilities and used her powers to heal Levi's face, although she could not heal his sight, nor the tips of his index and middle fingers on his right hand.

Upon awaking, Levi told Maya that he was tracking a group of hunters and followed them to Two Tree Island, where he was subsequently caught within an explosive trap. Cepheus jumped in front of him, but they were both severely injured. However, Cepheus found the strength to fly Levi back to The Embrace to save his rider's life. Maya ridiculed Levi for going alone, and expressed to him that she was terrified of losing him.

At night, Maya left Levi in bed and went to the kitchen to pack food and water before setting out, already in full armor and equipped with her war fans, '***Bloodletter***.' There, Maya spoke with Axel about seeking revenge, where the former slave reminded Maya that the hunters she faced were weak and equal to sheep, and that she was a dragon.

## Decimation

At 11:39 PM, Maya Prasanna arrived at Penrith Village on Two Tree Island after flying with her wings for two hours straight from The Embrace. After unsummoning her wings, she stowed her satchel away in a tree trunk and approached the village.

However, as she peeked over from her cover, she was nearly struck by a bolt of blue fire. In the middle of the village was a juvenile Silver Phantom, supposedly waking up from the effects of being afflicted with Dragon Root. Three hunters approached the dragon, one wielding an axe and two holding greatswords.

Although Maya wanted to step in, she knew it would just risk her life and the dragon's life. But all seemed to prove useless as one of the men with a greatsword drove the blade through the Silver Phantom's neck, pushing it to the ground. The man then beheaded the dragon.

Maya pulled back and began to experience a panic attack due to the fact that she and the Silver Phantom locked eyes as it succumbed to its death. Yet, all she could see was Min Yoongi in that same spot, having a flashback to the moment she saw Daenerys' warrior shoot him in the back of the head.

    Maya rose from the ground, remembering Axel's words from their prior conversation. She holstered her fans and walked up to the hill overlooking the village, for once feeling no remorse over the fact that she may be murdering women and children that night. As she recalled the memories of the pain she'd felt, losing Hyunae, and almost losing Levi, she began to feel heat skyrocketing within her fingertips.

Hearing Axel's words ring out in the back of her head, telling her to "*be a dragon*," Maya turned to the village and let loose the flames from her fingertips, redirecting all of her anger into the fire within her, now being expelled in volatile waves. The hunters and villagers screamed from below as they were woken by flames and the feeling of being set on fire, but they were not the only people to be burnt. Maya's fire was so powerful and unstoppable that it completely enveloped the island, destroying the land, creatures, and even the other dragons who were in the center of the village, still knocked out by Dragon Root.

The fire was becoming too much to handle, ashes filling her lungs and the skin around her fingertips burning. She began to scream, becoming completely overwhelmed and overpowered by her own fire, but she held her ground for as long as possible, even as the force of the fire pushed her back.

Once every last hunter was burnt, Maya finally let go of the flames and dropped to the ground, fainting, being swallowed by her own flames of the chaos that broke free from her body.

## Aftermath

Having been drained of her energy as a result of using fire magic, Maya fell unconscious for an hour before finally waking up, covered by ashes and burnt trees and grass. All sound was muffled and drowned out by the ringing in her ears, and her sight was blurred as well. Although she was out of the moment, she was still able to hear muffled voices and familiar roars, those of Toothless and Cepheus, though she did not know exactly who at the time, just that she knew them well enough. All she was able to do was look ahead at the blurry image of the destroyed village, and focus on the feeling of her charred fingertips.

Levi, upon waking up and not seeing Maya next to him, chased after her and flew to Two Tree Island, along with Fawn and Axel. The words were blurred to Maya, but she could tell it was Levi who dropped next to her on the ground, shaking her and begging her to wake up. When she looked up to see Levi over her, panicking, he gasped in relief and leaned down to kiss her, his face soaked in tears. He then carried her back to the dragons, and flew back home to look after her wounds.

While she was passed out, Levi, Fawn, Axel, Luthais, and Tashi examined Maya's body, seeing that her hands had been burnt. Levi noticed that '***Bloodletter'*** was missing, but upon looking into the war fan holsters on Maya's fireproof armor, he saw melted metal in the insides, and therefore deducted that they had been melted. The five tended to Maya's wounds and bandaged her hands while speculating what might have happened to her.

Later that day, in the evening, Maya woke up and talked with Levi, who revealed to her that she ended up burning down the entire island. For the two weeks that Maya was healing from her injuries, she and Levi took care of each other, as they were both injured and needed each other's help. Multiple times, Maya expressed her guilt for running off and leaving Levi, but he'd already forgiven her.

Maya then spoke to Axel and Luthais about her firebending, and the two deduced that her power must have been unlocked in some way after seeing a dragon that reminded her of a loved one be killed. Axel advised Maya to contact Prince Zuko of The Reach for guidance on this newfound power, as elemental bending, especially firebending, could be the most dangerous thing if not contained and wielded properly.

## Gallery

Maya screaming as she unleashes her fire onto Penrith VillageMaya struggling to control her fireMaya's fire swarming the village
## Trivia

* This is the first time Maya Prasanna has ever burned herself (excl. Minjun and the Amesstall Staff as those were explicitly against her will), and the first time that her hands have ever been burnt.
* Maya's armor was fireproof, but her war fans were not, hence why she was found fully clothed but disarmed completely.
* Despite vowing to never kill any innocent women or children, Maya goes against her own morals for the first time in Éternel: Between Two Worlds. She knows she may be being cruel or unfair, yet she still seeks revenge. This is a pivotal moment in her character arc, and where the moniker/alias "*Queen of the Ashes*" began to arise.
* Although never shown or mentioned, Maya's eyes turned red as she was unleashing her fire.
* **The Decimation of Two Tree** is the most powerful showcase of Maya's firebending, mostly because she had directed all of her pain and anger into destroying the source of both, but also due to it being a completely new and volatile power, of which she had no idea how to control.
* In the soundtrack for this scene, '*Track 43 - You're A Dragon, Be A Dragon*,' whispers of Axel's voice can be heard, along with Maya's screams from the pain of the fire in her skin.