Recaps

At the Eastern Air Temple, Kahn told Guru Pathik about Azula’s kiss and admitted he did not know whether he loved her or what to do about the struggle between her and Zuko. Guru Pathik told him of a banyan swamp in the Earth Kingdom that might reveal his deepest desires, giving Kahn a possible destination.

• Kahn recounted his escape from the Royal Palace and worried about Azula, Zuko, and the White Lotus Society’s role in the coming struggle.
• Kahn confessed that Azula’s kiss had confused his feelings, and Guru Pathik asked whether he liked her.
• Kahn admitted he did not know how he felt about Azula, while Guru Pathik observed that his chakras had become blocked.
• Guru Pathik described a vast living banyan tree in an Earth Kingdom swamp that could reveal people’s deepest desires, and Kahn realized where he should go next.

Kahn reached the great banyan tree in the Swamp and began meditating to seek answers, sensing its vast spiritual energy and connection to the world. As he synchronized with the tree, its roots grew over him, leaving Xiuer stunned.

• Kahn arrived at the Swamp on Four Directions and saw the great banyan tree’s immense flow of spirit.
• Kahn let Four Directions explore nearby, then dodged an attack by vines rising from the swamp.
• Xiuer revealed himself as the Swamp’s guardian and welcomed Kahn after learning he had trained with Guru Pathik.
• Xiuer guided Kahn to the roots near the trunk and explained his belief that the tree, the world, and all people were one living whole.
• Kahn meditated and connected with the great banyan tree as tiny roots climbed over him and his spiritual energy synchronized with it.
• Xiuer watched in shock as Kahn seemed to merge with the great banyan tree.

Kahn emerged from the great Banyan Tree into a parallel world one year in the future, where he met Katara, Sokka, and Aang. He suspected the tree had summoned him for a reason, but his revelation that he was a firebender shocked them.

• Kahn woke beside Xiuer as Katara, Sokka, and Aang questioned how he had appeared from the great Banyan Tree.
• Xiuer did not recognize Kahn, and Kahn realized that Katara's answer about the year placed him in a parallel world one year ahead.
• Kahn introduced himself to Katara, Sokka, and Aang and said the great Banyan Tree might have summoned him because something there needed him.
• When Kahn mentioned that the world already had plenty of firebenders, Katara, Sokka, and Aang exclaimed in shock that he was a firebender.

Kahn revealed that he was a Firebender, alarming Sokka, Katara, and Aang before they accepted that he meant no harm. After learning that Aang was the Avatar, Kahn considered how much he needed to discover about this world, while Katara guessed that the Great Banyan Tree had summoned him to teach Aang Firebending.

• Kahn recognized Aang's clothing as that of the Air Nomads and realized that the others feared him because he was a Firebender.
• Kahn explained that he was not a soldier or spy, and Aang, Katara, and Xiuer trusted him while Sokka stormed away.
• Kahn asked Aang whether he was an Air Nomad, and Aang demonstrated air and waterbending as he identified himself as the Avatar.
• Kahn wondered about the Air Nomads, the war, and the world's timeline after accepting that Aang was the Avatar.
• Katara guessed that the Great Banyan Tree had summoned Kahn to teach Aang Firebending, and Kahn agreed that the idea might be true and said he was confident in his skill.

Kahn settled in with Team Avatar after joining them, while learning about Aang’s past and his mission to defeat Fire Lord Ozai. He realized this world’s timeline differed from the one he came from and wondered what Azula and the others were like here.

• Aang introduced Kahn to Appa and Momo, and Appa’s friendly greeting strengthened Aang’s trust in Kahn.
• Kahn used firebending to light the campfire, while Sokka remained suspicious and Katara apologized for his behavior.
• Kahn told Katara about a difficult person from his past, then paused as the memory visibly affected him.
• Over dinner, Kahn learned that Aang had been frozen for a century and needed to master all four forms of Bending before confronting Ozai.
• Kahn concluded that his world and this one had different timelines and wondered whether his presence had caused the divergence.

Kahn, Aang, Katara, and Sokka traveled deeper into the Earth Kingdom while discussing Aang’s search for an Earthbending teacher. Kahn challenged the prescribed order for learning the elements and proposed a different approach, leaving Aang and Katara impressed by his reasoning.

• Katara told Kahn that Omashu had fallen to the Fire Nation and Master Bumi had been captured, so Aang needed another Earthbending teacher.
• Kahn asked why Aang had to learn the elements in the order of air, water, earth, and fire, and Aang recalled that Master Zhengzheng had given him that instruction.
• Kahn questioned whether the Avatar had to follow a fixed order and asked Aang and Katara to consider the cycle and characteristics of the elements.
• Kahn argued that learning adjacent elements before their opposites could make Earthbending easier for Aang, who had already learned Waterbending.
• Aang and Katara found Kahn’s theory persuasive, and Katara asked why he knew so much; Kahn credited both a good teacher and a bad student.

Kahn explained why Aang feared firebending and arranged to begin teaching him again when they encountered Fire Nation soldiers. He revealed that he had joined Aang’s group to learn bending, especially airbending, and the group reached a town with an earthbending school.

• Aang told Kahn that he had accidentally burned Katara while showing off his firebending, leaving him afraid of using it.
• Kahn said Aang could resume firebending lessons when they encountered Fire Nation soldiers, intending to prove the flames could not hurt him.
• Kahn asked Aang and Katara to teach him airbending and waterbending, and both agreed.
• Kahn studied waterbending with Katara and airbending with Aang as the group traveled, while Sokka remained awkward around him.
• The group reached a prosperous town and found a flyer for Master Yu's Earthbending School offering a free trial lesson.

Aang and his friends watched an Earth Rumble tournament and discovered that the Blind Bandit was a genuine Earthbending prodigy, not part of the staged matches. Aang recognized her as the Earthbending teacher he had been seeking, but Kahn jumped into the ring to challenge her first.

• Katara found out where the Earth Rumble was being held, and Kahn saved Sokka from a rock thrown into the front-row seats, clearing up their misunderstanding.
• Aang, Katara, and Kahn realized the early Earth Rumble bouts were staged performances, though Sokka continued cheering for The Boulder.
• The Blind Bandit defeated The Boulder in seconds by listening for his movements, and Aang recognized her as the teacher he had been looking for.
• When Xin Fu offered a bag of gold to anyone who could defeat the Blind Bandit, Kahn leaped into the ring to challenge her before Aang could.

Kahn fought the Blind Bandit in an Earth Rumble match but conceded rather than reveal his firebending in the arena. After learning Aang was the Avatar and wanted her as an earthbending teacher, the Blind Bandit abruptly left, and Kahn used Mind's Eye to track her so the group could follow.

• The Blind Bandit and Kahn traded insults and began fighting in the arena, where she used her earth-sensing ability to anticipate his movements.
• Kahn impressed the crowd by evading her attacks without bending, then suddenly jumped out of the arena and conceded.
• The Blind Bandit confronted Kahn, and he secretly showed her that he was a Firebender and asked to continue their fight somewhere private.
• Aang introduced himself as the Avatar and asked the Blind Bandit to teach him earthbending, but she abruptly refused and left through an earthen wall.
• Kahn tracked the Blind Bandit with Mind's Eye and told Aang, Katara, and Sokka to follow her.

Kahn explained Spiritbending to Aang and told him that Guru Pathik was waiting at the Eastern Air Temple to teach him. The group visited the Beifong estate to meet the Blind Bandit, and Kahn challenged Toph’s parents’ decision to keep her hidden, leaving the dinner table tense.

• Kahn explained that Spiritbending let its practitioners sense spirits and use abilities such as Spirit Projection and Spirit World travel.
• Kahn told Aang that Guru Pathik had been entrusted with teaching him Spiritbending and was waiting at the Eastern Air Temple.
• The group reached the Beifong estate and entered openly after Sokka pointed out that Aang could visit as the Avatar.
• At dinner, Lao Beifong recommended Master Yu as Aang’s Earthbending teacher and described Toph as blind, frail, and kept hidden for her protection.
• Kahn asked Lao Beifong whether he had consulted Toph before deciding to conceal her, and Toph raised her head as the mood at the table shifted.

Kahn and Team Avatar learned that Toph’s parents had kept her isolated and underestimated her, while Toph admitted she wanted to escape their control. Kahn staged a display of Toph’s earthbending and pressured Lao Beifong into letting her join the Avatar, and the group left together.

• At dinner, Lao and Poppy Beifong said Toph should follow their plans and avoid playing with other children, and Toph answered reluctantly.
• After Toph overheard the group discussing her, she admitted her parents ignored her wishes and cared more about the family’s reputation than about her.
• Kahn suggested Toph join Aang to help restore world peace, and promised to handle her stubborn parents.
• The next day, Toph defeated her earthbending teacher in front of Lao Beifong, and Kahn persuaded him to approve her mission to teach Aang.
• Toph left with Team Avatar on Appa, cheering that she was finally free, while Sokka praised Kahn’s performance.

Toph joined the group and lost fights against Kahn and Aang, while Kahn helped her settle into the team at camp. After Toph sensed an approaching disturbance, the group discovered a Fire Nation transport vehicle and recognized the three riders coming toward them as Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai; Kahn went to meet them.

• Toph challenged Kahn to a fight and lost after he used firebending to fly beyond her senses.
• Aang also defeated Toph, and he asked Kahn when his firebending lessons would begin, but Kahn told him to wait.
• At camp, Kahn found Toph a useful task and invited her to eat with the group, easing Katara's concerns about teamwork.
• Toph woke everyone after sensing something approaching through the earth, and the group flew to a ledge to investigate.
• Kahn identified the approaching machine as a Fire Nation supply transport, and Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai rode out toward the group.
• Kahn told the others to wait while he went to meet the three women.

Kahn confronted Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai alone, using an immense display of Firebending to protect the giant lizards while leaving them unharmed. After rejecting Azula’s offer to help the Fire Nation, he absorbed her lightning attack and redirected it into her metal carriage, leaving Azula suspicious that he worked for Iroh.

• Katara, Aang, Toph, and Sokka objected when Kahn chose to face Azula and her two friends alone, but Kahn told Aang his display would help him overcome his fear of Firebending.
• Kahn unleashed a waterfall of flames at Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai, forcing them to dodge while the flames left their lizards unharmed.
• Azula tried to recruit Kahn by promising him honors and wealth if he helped capture the Avatar, but Kahn refused.
• Azula attacked Kahn with lightning, which he absorbed and redirected into the metal carriage behind her.
• Azula asked whether Kahn was working for Iroh, and Kahn told her to guess.

Kahn fought Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee, using chi-blocking to take Ty Lee out of the battle and showing that he could wield blue fire like Azula. The chapter ended with Azula demanding to know how he could do that.

• Azula ordered Mai and Ty Lee to attack Kahn together, and their coordinated assault forced him to face Azula's fire head-on.
• Kahn caught Ty Lee from behind, chi-blocked her, and threw her into Mai, disabling both of them.
• Team Avatar watched the fight as Katara explained chi-blocking and Aang said he trusted Kahn despite his secrets.
• Azula suspected Ty Lee had taught Kahn chi-blocking, but Ty Lee denied knowing him or teaching him.
• Kahn formed blue flames matching Azula's and asked whether that made her a traitor to the Fire Nation, shocking her.

Kahn revealed that Spiritbending let him reproduce Azula’s Blue Fire and used his power to overwhelm her. He knocked her unconscious, warned Mai not to pursue them, and left with a threat for Ozai.

• Kahn explained that he had created the Blue Fire state [Limit of a Thousand Temperings] by using Spiritbending to combine his emotions, though prolonged use could burn away his feelings.
• Azula attacked Kahn in disbelief, but he matched her Blue Fire and blasted her away.
• Kahn stopped Mai from joining the fight, then caught Azula’s lightning and demonstrated that he could use Lightningbending himself.
• Azula became consumed by hatred and charged Kahn again, but Kahn dodged her and knocked her unconscious.
• Kahn told Mai not to pursue them and said he would kill Ozai himself, then walked away.

Kahn explained his origins to Team Avatar, who accepted him as a friend, then began teaching Aang Firebending by showing him how to apply restrained Airbending to controlling flames. Aang quickly understood the idea, and Kahn left him to practice with a small flame.

• Kahn told Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph that he came from a parallel world, and Sokka defended him as an ally.
• Aang and Katara agreed that Kahn was their friend, while Toph complained that their conversation was keeping her awake.
• Kahn asked Aang to restrain the airflow around his body, and Aang learned to guide it without creating a breeze.
• Aang realized that controlling fire could feel like controlling the air, and Kahn praised his progress.
• Kahn lit a small flame on his fingertip and told Aang to practice controlling it with the same restraint.

Aang overcame his fear and began learning to control fire under Kahn’s guidance. At Palm Oasis in the Mist, Kahn revealed that he had come to find Wan Zhi Tang’s Mysterious Library and search for records of ancient Firebending, which the group planned to seek out after resting.

• Kahn startled Aang into throwing a fireball, then easily dispersed it and helped Aang gain confidence controlling flames.
• Aang thanked Kahn for his lessons, and Kahn suggested visiting Palm Oasis in the Mist to aid Aang’s Firebending training.
• The group arrived to find the oasis and its ice spring badly diminished, then rested and drank chilled fruit juice.
• Kahn told the group he had come to find Wan Zhi Tang’s Mysterious Library, said to hold knowledge gathered by the god Wan Shi Tong and his messengers.
• Kahn explained that modern Firebending had been altered for war and that he hoped the library contained records of its ancient form.
• Kahn said he had already located the library with Mind’s Eye, and the group agreed to rest a little longer before setting off.

Aang and his companions defeated desert bandits who tried to steal Appa, then followed Kahn’s directions to the Deity’s library. Inside, they encountered the Deity, a giant owl, who threatened to turn them into specimens.

• Aang and his companions confronted Sandbenders who tried to take Appa, and Toph buried several attackers in the sand.
• Kahn joined Aang and Katara in defeating the bandits, then robbed them and destroyed their clothes and sand-sailers.
• The group rode Appa to the Deity’s library, where Toph stayed outside while Kahn, Aang, Katara, and Sokka entered through a window.
• Kahn told the others to let him speak to the Deity and reminded Aang of the Avatar’s role as a bridge between humans and Deities.
• A giant black owl appeared inside the library and ordered the humans to leave, threatening to make them anthropological specimens.

Kahn, Aang, and their companions gained access to Wan Shi Tong’s library and found an ancient Firebending scroll. Wan Shi Tong revealed that Admiral Zhao had burned the library’s Fire Nation records, then learned Zhao had been taken by Tui, leaving the group to depart with their search complete.

• Wan Shi Tong challenged the group’s motives, but let them into the library after Kahn apologized and explained they sought ancient Firebending rather than knowledge to destroy others.
• The group donated knowledge, and Wan Shi Tong especially valued Kahn’s training notes and guided them to the library’s collections.
• They discovered the Fire Nation section had been burned, and Kahn and the others reacted with anger and dismay.
• Kahn found the ancient Firebending scroll called the “Dancing Dragon,” while Aang and Katara studied scrolls from their own bending arts.
• Wan Shi Tong showed Kahn and Aang a vision identifying Admiral Zhao as the one who burned the records, then learned Zhao had been taken by Tui and flew away laughing.
• Kahn and the others left the library, with their search for ancient Firebending fulfilled.

After the group learned the date of the next solar eclipse, Kahn revealed that he had already killed the Ozai in his own world and argued that defeating this world’s Ozai would be straightforward. He warned Aang that ending the war would also require navigating succession, reparations, territorial disputes, and other political problems, and the group continued toward Omashu to seek the Earth Kingdom’s king.

• The group obtained the Dancing Dragon technique and learned when the next solar eclipse would occur, prompting Sokka to propose attacking during it.
• Kahn dismissed the eclipse plan as unnecessary and described a night infiltration of the Imperial Capital to kill Ozai.
• When Sokka asked how Kahn knew about Ozai and the palace’s secret passage, Kahn revealed that he had already killed the Ozai in his world.
• Kahn assured Toph that his plan could work, but told Aang that killing Ozai would only begin the difficult political work of restoring peace.
• Sokka suggested meeting the Earth Kingdom’s king, and Aang agreed to continue with their original plan as Kahn looked forward to seeing Omashu.

Kahn proposed that Earthbenders could control metal, and Toph quickly developed metalbending by sensing the earth element within a copper coin. When the group spotted a massive Fire Nation drilling machine heading for Omashu, Kahn urged Toph to use it as metalbending’s debut.

• Kahn discussed metalbending with Toph, arguing that metal came from the earth and that her talent could make it possible.
• Toph experimented with a copper coin and, inspired by Katara’s explanation of Swamp Waterbending, learned to control the earth element within the metal.
• Toph reshaped the coin into a ball and then a sheet, declaring herself the strongest Earthbender.
• Sokka spotted a huge Fire Nation machine carrying a drill, and Kahn identified it as a weapon designed to breach Omashu’s walls.
• Kahn suggested that Toph demonstrate metalbending against the machine, and Toph eagerly agreed.

Kahn and his companions destroyed the Fire Nation’s drill and reached Omashu, where a suspicious palace guide delayed their meeting with the king. The chapter ended with Kahn warning the others that Judy might have been brainwashed.

• Toph tore into the drill and wrecked its machinery, leaving the Fire Nation commander to face Azula’s threats.
• Kahn and his companions flew toward Omashu on Appa, and Azula spotted them as they departed.
• Aang announced that he was the Avatar, and the group entered Omashu and traveled through its agricultural and residential districts.
• Judy introduced herself as their palace-appointed guide and said meeting the king could take two to three months.
• Kahn stopped Sokka from arguing with Judy, asked to rest, and later told the group he suspected she had been brainwashed.

Kahn and Team Avatar suspected Judy had been brainwashed to stop them from meeting the emperor, so they decided to explore Omashu and gather information while staying cautious. In a teahouse, Kahn unexpectedly encountered Zuko and Iroh working there.

• Kahn explained that Judy’s rehearsed behavior and reactions to questions about the war suggested she had been brainwashed, though he did not know why.
• Sokka realized Judy had said she was sent by “the higher-ups,” not necessarily by the emperor, and the group agreed to investigate Omashu carefully.
• Katara suggested they enjoy the city while quietly gathering information, and the group planned to split up so Judy could not watch them all.
• The next morning, Katara and Toph went out together with Judy following them, while Kahn explored Omashu alone.
• Kahn followed a passerby’s recommendation to a popular teahouse and discovered Zuko and Iroh working there.

Kahn visited Iroh and Zuko’s teahouse in Omashu and revealed that he was Tate’s son from another world, where Iroh had adopted him. Iroh accepted Kahn’s unbelievable story, and they began reconnecting across the worlds.

• Kahn drank tea and watched Iroh and Zuko run their teahouse, feeling unexpectedly at home.
• Zuko worried that two customers had recognized him, while Iroh guessed that Jin was interested in Zuko; Jin introduced herself and spoke with him.
• Iroh told Kahn that he seemed familiar, and Kahn asked whether he reminded Iroh of his father, Tate.
• Iroh recalled Tate’s death and learned from Kahn that, in this world, Tate’s wife and child had died after his battle loss.
• Kahn explained that he was the child who had died in this world but survived in another, where Iroh adopted him; Iroh trusted him and welcomed the extraordinary revelation.

Kahn told Zuko where Ershu might be and urged him to seek the Avatar’s help in restoring her memories. He confronted Zuko about his pursuit of the Avatar, leaving Zuko shaken and questioning what he should do.

• Zuko and Iroh brought Kahn to their home in Omashu after Kahn offered information about Ershu.
• Kahn said Ershu was likely in Rah Town and explained that finding the Mother of Faces could restore her memories.
• Kahn suggested that Zuko ask the Avatar for help, but Zuko admitted he still believed capturing the Avatar was his mission.
• Kahn challenged Zuko to face Ozai’s responsibility for his exile, scar, and separation from Ershu, leaving Zuko confused and distressed.
• Kahn ended the conversation without giving Zuko an answer, and Iroh thanked him for confronting Zuko.