


When the nation began to settle into the landmasses following centuries of conflict for dominance, then the Avatar Cycle started taking an organized reincarnation pattern between the states of each elemental nations: The pattern of reincarnation is far from random, with the Avatar Spirit deliberately reincarnating in specific geographical locations from the previous Avatar of the same elemental stage. But the chosen birth places are not as random as many would believe to think Reincarnation is one of the most unique abilities of the Avatar Cycle when one Avatar dies, the spirit is reincarnated into a being of the next nation in the cycle. The current Avatar (as of 174 AG) is the 83rd Avatar, Korra of the Southern Water Tribe, the successor to the 82nd Avatar, Aang of the Southern Air Temple. So far there have been 21 cycles spanning over 10,000 years.

Though after a lengthily battle and reemergence, the Dark Avatar was destroyed and the Avatar Cycle has been reconnected. But during the process, the energy backfired and instead stole Ithar's bending and transferred it into Aang, giving him the ability to bend void.ĭuring the next Harmonic Convergence after the creation of the Avatar, the cycle was temporarily broken when Vaatu, having merged with Chief Unalaq of the Northern Water Tribe and the uncle to the current Avatar Korra, merged to form the Dark Avatar and separated Korra and Raava, before managing to completely destroy Raava and sever the Avatar from her past lives. Aang acquired Void when he attempted to use energybending to restore the bending of Ithar, whom had become a victim of bloodbending. In 102 AG, a sixth element was also gained during Avatar Aang's time. Avatar Aang was given the ability by a Lion turtle in order to combat Firelord Ozai without having to kill the firebender after defeating him, but to instead be able to take his bending away to thus end his plans of extermination. In 100 AG, a fifth element was added to the cycle: Energy. The gender ratio of reincarnation is also in a cycle going: Boy, Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl, Boy, Boy, Girl, etc. With the defeat of Vaatu and locking him within the Tree of Time, The Avatar has existed for more than 10,000 years, reincarnating accordingly with another who has the next of the four bending ability originally leant by Wan ( Fire, Air, Water, Earth, and so forth). With the mergence of the souls and bending abilities of Wan and Raava, the Avatar was created. The Avatar Cycle was created by the fusion of the human Wan and the primordial spirit Raava during the Harmonic Convergence that occurred on the final day of the Last Era of Raava, while in the midst of the battle between Wan and the dark primordial spirit Vaatu.
