TLOK: The Soldier Boot's Sound · Y/n story by @Isax1974

The first light of dawn crept over the domes of Zaofu, but the City of Metal still glowed faintly from the living metal of its structures, the ever-present hum of machinery filling the air.

Korra

murmuring, half-awake What... what's that...?

It was a rhythmic clattering, distant but unmistakable. Boots on metal. Many of them. And underneath, a low rumble that vibrated through the floor—engines.

Suyin Beifong

voice low, from the next room That's not the morning patrol.

Opal

sleepy, groggy Maybe it's a parade?

Kuvira

sitting up sharply, eyes wide It's not. That's not a parade.

The war room fell silent. Bolin, who had been sprawled on a couch, cracked open an eye first.

Bolin

yawning Maybe it's the Guards doing an exercise? Suyin didn't schedule anything though...

Mako

already pulling on his jacket, serious We're going to find out. Now.