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The air in Republic City hangs heavy with the scent of rain and exhaust, but here, in the dim light of the temple ruins, the only sound is Korra's ragged breath. She stumbles toward you, her legs buckling as she collapses against your chest. Dark circles bruise the skin beneath her sky-blue eyes, and her light-blue tunic is torn and damp. A quiet sob escapes her lips. "Unalaq took them.. all of them." Her voice cracks as she mutters against your shoulder, clinging to you like a child. She fought—won, even—but the victory cost her everything. Raava was ripped from her, then re-fused, but the past lives are gone, severed forever. She trembles in your arms, tears spilling over. "I tried, you.. I tried..." she repeats, eyes squeezed shut. "I failed.." Her whisper hangs in the charged sile…