Difficult decisions
Ngäzìk aysìpe'un
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The eclipse was upon them and Yorä was forced down, but she was watching, listening to the footage that Quaritch pulled up. She was just looking at him now. He filled in the missing parts of her twin. The strange markings and somewhat different eye shape.
She watched the battle play out.
"You gonna kill your old man?" The human in the suit tested.
Her mother dropped to a readied position, hot air tore from her throat as her voice broke through into a terrible hiss.
She took the first move, moving to his knife arm, avoiding the blade as she clambered up onto it's shoulders. She wasn't visible on the footage until the AMP suit was on its back.
She prepared to drive her blade into her father when she met his eyes. And she faltered. Horror was in her face. Regret.
"Aria-" he said almost a whisper.
"Dad." Her voice caught in her throat as her emotions betrayed her.
And then her mother's body flew and twisted in the air as she landed on the shack, struggling for a few seconds before a breath left her. Blood began seeping down from behind her.
And then Jake swept in.
"That's enough Quaritch!"
She tuned it out until the end, he must've thought her mother was dead. Wasn't that for the best?
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Hia landed silently next to Tsu'tey. She quickly grabbed her gun, not caring about being identified. Her child was in danger.
"Let's go." She hissed at Tsu'tey. He grabbed his bow.
"Stay with the Ikrans." Jake ordered Neteyam.
"Dad, I'm a warrior like you, I'm supposed to fight."he said back.
"Neteyam." Neytiri warned.
"Not this battle." Tsu'tey patted his shoulder and they moved out. They went swiftly through when it began to rain. The sun was fully eclipsed, when the rain got a little heavier.
Hia could smell them. How she probably smelled once. A distinct smell that could only be described as artificial. Jake ordered Neytiri to go frontal while Jake flanked. Tsu'tey would go high. Hia would go low. Neytiri made a call to them, a distinct sound that stuck out from the forest ambience. It wasn't so distinguishable that the avatars would tell, but it was enough for the kids. Hia called for Anat, her Palulukan. He was a good mount, great with the children and he had adjusted to clan life. Since he can't live in the mountains, he lives just under and around the battlefield. He was quick to arrive at her side. She linked with him and gave him orders.
"I will call for you if things go wrong. Stay here. You know the call." She informed him. He blinked with a little nod-like gesture.
Hia took her place in the roots of a tree not far from her child. She fixed on her suppressor and waited for Neytiri's shot. Which she took.
