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zuko hadn't been paying much attention to Fudo, but he caught sight of Zmey taking her defensive posture, but hadn't expected the redirected spear of fire coming back at him. he broke off his assault on Achi, and rolled out of the way. he inhaled sharply as he unknowingly dodged one of her follow up kicks, but the second splashed his back like water against stone. he rolled once more, putting out the fire, and stood again with a blackened back. though he wasn't as badly burned as he had when his youngest hit his legs. the wounds would slow him down considerably. he put both his hands up and slapped the ground. in effect a wave of fire washed the ground in a circular radius spreading from his position to wash out in every direction. the flames jumped and danced a few feet in the air, giving him cover to sneak away from his current spot and catch the three off guard on a different side. Avani was already prepared for the fire blanket spreading towards her. she'd put up a wall of earth to block the assault, but he was more interested in how his children would deal with the the new threat.