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attacks and attempts to murder an innocent family of farmers, Kyoshi unleashes the Avatar State and kills him in a duel. Meanwhile, Jianzhu seeks to bring the Avatar back under his control; he poisons several Earth
Kingdom nobles and Rangi's mother Hei-Ran, then sends assassins who capture Rangi and kill Lek. Kyoshi confronts Jianzhu, who is killed by a surviving Yun. In the aftermath, Kirima and Wong decide to lie low, Rangi travels to the Northern Water Tribe to seek healing for Hei-Ran, Lao Ge vanishes, and Kyoshi travels to the Southern Air Temple to reveal herself as the Avatar. There, she is approached by the spirit of Avatar Kuruk.
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Society break one of its members out of prison in Zigan. Over the course of the next month, Kyoshi and Rangi confess their love for each other, Kyoshi reveals herself as the Avatar to the Flying Opera Company, and her bending companions teach her to master the four elements. Lao Ge teaches her how to prolong her own life and enlists her aid in assassinating the corrupt governor of Zigan, Te Sihung.
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