"Defend!"
Tonraq and several other Waterbenders raised a jagged wall of ice between themselves and the monster, hoping to block its attack. But the monster crossed it with ease, forcing them into close combat.
"Aah!"
The monster moved with great agility. Before one Waterbender facing it could use Waterbending, it pounced on him and knocked him to the ground.
Tonraq hurriedly swept a water whip sideways to drive the monster away. It retreated out of reach, then suddenly lengthened the fingers of its right hand and lashed them at him, as though imitating his attack.
At that moment, Kahn moved.
In a flash, he appeared directly before the monster and held his faintly glowing palm out in front of it. That simple gesture alone brought the monster to an immediate halt.
Then a gentle light like the one on Kahn's palm began to shine all around the monster.
As the light appeared, the purple-black shell covering its body gradually crumbled away, revealing its original pale-blue, energy-like body. Its hideous appearance gradually softened as well, until it became something a little like a slime, ugly yet cute.
Seeing this, Kahn told everyone:
"All right, it's over."
"So it really was a Deity?"
At the sight of the Deity's restored body, Tonraq's expression shifted uncertainly. There was no telling what he was thinking, and, lost in thought, he failed to notice Azula quietly observing him from the side.
"Goo?"
The Deity Kahn had restored had two large, lightbulb-like eyes atop its head. It looked at Kahn blankly, seemingly unaware of what had just happened.
"May I ask you a few questions?"
With that, Kahn began conversing with it.
A while later, their conversation ended. It waved at Kahn, seemingly thanking him for his help, then slowly vanished from everyone's sight.
Tonraq stepped