To understand the Avatar State, one first had to understand the origins of the Avatar.
There had originally been no Avatar in the world. The Avatar was born when a human merged with Raava, the Spirit of Light-a union of human and god.
Raava reincarnated alongside the Avatar, preserving the memories and souls of every one of the Avatar's lives.
The so-called Avatar State was, in fact, the awakening of Raava's power within. The two united once more, gaining not only the memories of generations of Avatars over thousands of years, but also the divine power of Raava, the Spirit of Light. It was the Avatar's strongest combat state.
This was what had been recorded in "The Avatar Chronicles," and today, Kahn finally had the chance to witness the Avatar State for himself.
Everyone came out into the courtyard and watched Aang enter the Avatar State. The first thing they noticed was the change in his appearance.
Once he entered the Avatar State, his eyes and the arrow tattoos on his body began to glow white. His entire bearing changed completely, and his calm face exerted an invisible pressure, as though he had become an entirely different person.
Several of them, Kahn included, also noticed that Aang's feet had left the ground. He was floating in the air just above it.
This was somewhat puzzling, because Aang showed no signs of using any Bending at that moment.
After the change in appearance, the next thing they sensed was the vast, seemingly inexhaustible energy radiating from within Aang. The light in his eyes and tattoos was the outward manifestation of that immense, overwhelming energy.
Kahn had always been able to sense the enormous energy hidden within Aang, but he had never been able to discern just how vast it was. Only