Speaking of pooled oil, you're surrounded by a pillar of fire, and
though fires run the gamut from yellow to orange ordinarily, a red dot
flickers around this pillar, staying constant yet never in the same
place nor even the same patch of fire! You touch it and singe your
hand. Ouch!
The tug on you stops, and you appear on a raised circular platform
embossed with the fire nation's insignia. In front of you is a
beautiful orange-yellow cross that actually appears to be on fire, oil
streaming down its sides and pooling on the ground in front of you.