Avatar: Seven Havens: Whats the deal with that energy monster?

Avatar: Seven Havens launches the Avatar franchise into a post-apocalyptic future, and in its second episode, it may have unveiled one of the apocalypse's biggest threats.

The episode, fittingly titled "Into the Storm," sees a massive lightning storm encroach upon the desert haven of Ellora.

As the Ellorans worry about the lightning coming from above, they also face a strange threat coming from below.

Red bursts of lightning tear across the ground of the city, stopping when they reach a large square.

There, they coalesce into a red and black diamond that leaps from the ground and flies around the city, shooting a beam of light at everyone from Brigade Commander Bountan (voiced by Clyde Kusatsu) to twin Avatars Pavi and Nisha (voiced by Saheli Khan and Aishu Devan).

SEE ALSO: 'Avatar: Seven Havens' review: The Avatar apocalypse is a bold, brilliant addition to the franchise The first three episodes of Avatar: Seven Havens don't reveal exactly what this strange energy monster is.

But based on its brief appearance here, we can make some educated guesses.

Let's dig into what this threat — which Bountan calls a "demon" — could be.

Is the energy monster in Avatar: Seven Havens Vaatu? First things first: When I see a frightening red and black energy creature in the Avatar world, I immediately think of Vaatu, the spirit of chaos and darkness first introduced in The Legend of Korra .

Could Seven Havens ' demonic diamond be related to him in some way? Based on the color scheme, the answer seems like it could be a yes, especially since the energy monster's diamond shape also shares a lot in common with Vaatu's pointy kite form.

Still, it's unlikely that this creature is Vaatu himself.

It takes 10,000 years for Vaatu and his counterpart Raava's power to peak during Harmonic Convergence, and it's only been a little over 200 years since the last Harmonic Convergence during The Legend of Korra .

Unless Seven Havens ' cataclysm reordered the planets, it's unlikely that Vaatu himself will be back so fast.

Instead, it's more likely that this spooky diamond is some kind of corrupted spirit.