12. The past, when it all began

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-"Be more fast!" you shouted as you moved from branch to branch.

-"All right!" Jake replied, trying to keep up with you. With time spent training, his legs became stronger and more endurable, and he was able to endure more time running with you and keeping up with your pace.

You grabbed a branch, moving with it to a higher branch, and kept running on a thick branch. Sully managed to make the same acrobatic movement as you, landing not very elegantly on the branch, and followed you close.

You kept running, reaching the end of the branch. You throw yourself down, falling on leaf after leaf, until you reached the ground. The avatar felt déjà vu, but jumped after you, descending on the leaves below it as you did. You waited patiently as he went downstairs.

Sully stepped out of the ground, landing on his feet next to you. This time his fall was not so bad, he had not hit any branch or intertwined himself with vines, or fallen with a blow to the ground, for which you are grateful.

-"Come on!" you said, running to the edge of the forest.

You two soon left the forest, meeting the giant two waterfalls that delineated the borders of Tipani. Jake admired the waterfall, the sound of falling water was deafening.

You grabbed his hand to get him out of his trance. He looked at you with wide eyes, full of admiration, which you smiled at and pulled him to follow you. Stones had formed a path to the waterfall that you and Jake could cross on.

-"Trust me, you'll like it." you said, leading him along the stone tiles until you reached the waterfall. You and he had to lower your ears as the noise became more loudly.

You entered through the waterfall, along with Jake, who followed your actions without complaint. You both opened your eyes, full wet, welcoming the inside of the cave, which was hidden by the waterfall.

You walked up the stone steps, followed by Jake. An echo could be heard in the cave from your footsteps as you climbed up. The avatar was curious where you were taking him. You reached the exit of the cave, hearing the strong waters falling down from the waterfall.

Jake's eyes widened as he came out, greeted by the magnificent view. From here he could see the entire Tipani clan, as well as lands outside their territory. His eyes wandered through the forests and strange-looking trees of this planet, through the rivers he could see in the distance.

He could hear the screams of banshee flying in the sky. He could see the Hometree of the Tipani clan, a group of hunters, riding pa'li, who were far from the clan to hunt, several herds of sturmbeests could be seen in the meadows.

-"It's beautiful, isn't it?" you asked with a smile, looking at Sully.

-"Yes." he replied.

You sat on the edge of the cave. You were both tens of meters above the ground, the cave is below the top of the waterfall. Jake also sat next to you, a little nervous that he was at such a height, and the stones were a little wet, and that there was a chance that he would fall.

-"You get better with moving through the trees." you noted.

-"Thank you, I also feel that my legs are getting stronger and more stable." Jake replied.

-"True." you said. -"You learn fast, at this pace you will soon go through iknimaya, you will become ikran Makto and then you will be officially taronyu - hunter."

At that moment, an ikran descended from the sky in front of you, startling you and the avatar. The wind from its descent made the pebbles, dust and everything rise from the ground for a moment, falling on you.

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