Silence. A ringing echoed in Memegumi's ears, not from any external sound, but from the brutal impact of Knuckles' attack. Her body ached, every muscle protesting, every bone feeling bruised. Grit dug into her cheek, the rough texture of the alley floor a harsh reality against her skin.
Her heart hammered, a frantic drum against her ribs. She was alive. Barely. The 'Doge' meme had worked, a desperate, lucky shot that had bought her precious seconds to escape the collapsing archway, leaving the corrupted beast behind.
A tremor ran through her. Not just from exhaustion, but from the terrifying realization that had slammed into her consciousness just moments before. Zuko. The Fire Lord. He was hunting a corrupted data and anything related to memes, perhaps she didn’t know much about the situation in this world but now she plans to find out more about it. later she goes around speaking to local residents about the situation with the fire lord and at first she didn’t believe that zuko was capable of doing this search for power since in the show he became a good guy who helped the avatar to restore balance to their world but then she realized maybe this fire lord zuko in this world is different from the original one. perhaps a meme version of him got transformed into a villain in this world because of the corruption. Maybe just maybe she could eventually save him and at least make him her lover in this world since back then he was just a fictional character she had a crush on as a kid now that she’s armed with a powerful offensive skill and a set goal for the future she started her journey across this world to save everything from destruction although she could try to survive long enough to master her powers one granted to her by the world itself and the other that was given to her by the primordial demongod of war it could be a blessing or something that the entity wanted to give her since she’s useless without any combat skills before meeting him but her decision won’t waver because she has to control her powers to avoid her own death. Love and peace fills her heart and the Echos of ashes whisper in her ears she fantasizing about her love story with zuko while traveling from city to city.
Note: for those who are curious about her offensive skill check out the ending of chapter 3 goodbye from the author 🫡.