Ukano explains he has had a premonition and reproduces the Kemurikage's warnings.Īang and Kiyi ride on a flying dolphin fish on the way back to the Fire Nation mainland.Īt the sea, Aang and Kiyi gleefully ride on a flying dolphin fish, watched by Katara and Sokka from a nearby Fire Nation cruiser. Upon being granted it, Kei Lo questions Ukano's sudden call for action, which conflicts with his previous assertions that at least six months would be necessary to prepare, and that Zuko's return to the palace would be heavily guarded. A concerned Kei Lo asks Ukano permission to speak freely. Ukano intends to have Zuko assassinated while on the way from the harbor to the Royal Palace. He reveals that his spies have discovered that the following day, Zuko is to arrive at the harbor with a small group, including Ursa.
He declares that the time for Ozai loyalists forced underground has come. In a meeting of the New Ozai Society, Ukano rallies its members, clamoring for the strength and safety of Ozai's rule. Ukano rallies the members of the New Ozai Society and calls for Fire Lord Zuko's assassination. Proclaiming themselves to be the truth, the Kemurikage vanish. They tell Ukano that Zuko must be deposed, warning Ukano that his family and his nation will be vulnerable if he fails. The Kemurikage tell him they have come to offer him redemption and proceed to insist that safety is born from strength. Ukano is in disbelief, believing the Kemurikage to be a fable, used to make children behave. In his home at night, Ukano is woken by the Kemurikage spirits, who deem him a failure as the governor of New Ozai. Aang and his friends escort the Fire Lord and his family back to the Fire Nation Capital, but unbeknownst to them, unrest brews as the New Ozai Society prepares to make their move against the throne and children go missing from their homes under mysterious circumstances. The Fire Nation is threatened when the Kemurikage, mysterious figures thought only to exist in legend, tell of a prophecy that Zuko must be removed from the throne or the country will perish.