Spirit Realm,
Alexander appeared beside a hut. There was a table outside where many spirits were sitting and drinking tea. All the spirits recognized him and cheered.
"Aha... you're here, my friend. It seems you missed my tea." Iroh appeared, with a beard whiter than before but a smile much more radiant.
"I think I did miss your tea along with your small talks," Alexander said and took a seat.
"Haha, and I still haven't forgotten them. Drinking tea with so many spirits has a different charm in it. Looking for new tea leaves is fun too." said Iroh.
"So you have been gathering wisdom here too," Alexander chuckled.
"It is important to draw wisdom from different places. If you take it from only one place it becomes rigid and stale." Iroh quoted.
"So, what about Lu Ten? Where is he?" He asked.
"Oh, his soul joined the nature. Apparently, that's what happens to most souls that come from the material world. But I have made peace with it. Before he left, I had the time of my life. We shared stories with each other along with having adventures here. But I am immortal here as I didn't come here through the natural process," Iroh revealed.
Alexander knew that already. "So, are you going to come with me on an adventure of a lifetime? Travel to different worlds and spread your art of tea maybe?" He offered him. This was Alexander's plan from the beginning. In no way was he going to leave his good friend behind.
Iroh thought for a while, "What will we be doing?"
"What I've been doing all this time," Alexander said.
Then he continued, "My job consists of just helping people. You on the other hand can help and give life advice."
"That sounds like a dream job," Iroh joked.
"You will be living in my own dimension which has ten planets. All kinds of dragons and mythical animals live there. Along with my whole family and friends." Alexander sweetened the deal.
Iroh suddenly got up, "Well, I was able to see my family, the fire nation, and the world rise to greatness. There is nothing left here. So, when are we leaving?"
"Haha... good choice, we will be leaving tomorrow. I cannot allow you to meet your family physically but you can meet them as an astral projection. If you went in front of them physically then it would get harder to leave." He advised.
After that, Alexander put Iroh's soul back in his physical body that he had preserved when he had left for the spirit world. This was the promise he had made to Iroh.
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The next day,
Alexander had informed everyone that he was leaving so they were all coming to meet him.
Other than this, he set a safety mechanism for the world. This time his approach was going to be direct. Using the same principle as magical paintings from Harry Potter World. He transferred some of his consciousness into a rune system on the moon. It would watch over the world and if something happens, for example, Vaatu coming back, the runes will activate and Alexander's duplicate will appear with crazy high strength.
Alexander stood at the grounds of the Southern air temple. He had spent so many years with them that even he was feeling emotional.
"You all started when you were so little. Now, look at you. I am proud of you all." He said.
Everyone suddenly jumped at him and hugged him. They were teary-eyed.
"We will miss you, grandpa," Toph said. She was always a brash arrogant girl but not to her grandpa. He showed her more love than her family did. Not to mention he gave her eyes. She never realized how emotionally attached she was to him.
The same was with Aang, Sokka, Katara, and Zuko. After that, he looked at their children.
"You all are the future of this world. I hope you won't do something that would force me to return." Alexander said.
"Okay now, I should be going. Goodbye, kids," he waved his hand.
"He freed you but you attacked the physical realm on your own accord." The voice came from the sky.
Eventually, Vaatu was made as small as an ant and again sealed inside his tree. This time with better seals.
Alexander's figure then warmly looked at Korra, "How are you my child, remember me?"
Korra gleefully smiled at him, "Yes grandpa, since the first day of my life I remember you. Thank you for all your guidance. If it weren't for you, my spiritual side would have never gotten better."
"Haha, teaching you was my duty. But never stop learning, child. Remember, if you think you are good at something, there will always be someone better at it than you." Alexander said.
Then, as a gift to her. A ring came down from the sky. "Take this ring. This is officially the Avatar's property from now on. It holds a bit of my and Iroh's consciousness and knowledge. You will be able to ask for answers and help whenever you want now. It is meant to guide you and all Avatars to come. Take care now,"
Just as he appeared, he disappeared. Many people took a sigh of relief. They thought they had angered the Spirit God.
Somewhere in the Southern Water Tribe, Katara looked at her brother and her son, Bumi, "See, I told you he's watching over us. You lost the bet, now give me my money,"
Sokka ignored her, "What bet? I don't remember."
"This will jolt your memory," Katara poured cold water on him.
"Argh... KATARA... you always do this. Wrongly using your bending." he complained.
After that incident, the spirit realm and physical realm knew that they were being watched. So they behaved. Except for a group that wanted to kill Korra to stop the Avatar cycle. They only ended up getting killed themselves as Aang appeared out of his sage cave with his mighty strength.
Aang had stopped interfering with the world unless it was extremely important. Korra's life being in danger was one of those moments. After that, small troubles periodically came but the world never plunged into war and only saw further advancements.
...
Golden light fell and Alexander appeared in a field. He looked around and saw there was a big crowd. There were people wearing knightly armor. A tall man with a very long sword. He was wearing an all-black armor. There were many commoners in poor dirt conditions and also a girl who had her hands tied in the chain.
Alexander was as confused as the people around him. Without any worry, he took out his phone and looked at the message. Surprisingly, there was no memory.
It only said a few words, which were, "The world is corrupt beyond repair, evil beings thrive and virtuous cries. As the High God, it is your duty to cleanse the world. Purge the evil and slaughter the demons. World Purity is 10%"
~Oh my god, just ten percent? Am I in hell? And wasn't that message a bit too dark?~
He looked up at the men in silver armor riding armored horses. He thought they were good guys as they also had a flag and that made them look like a part of an organized army.
"Hey, care to tell me what this place is?" He asked.
But the man's face contorted and utter fear appeared in his widened eyes. He suddenly shouted, "KILL IT! IT'S A DEMON! A MAN WITCH!"
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