"𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒"// Neteyam

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"Why don't we take them to see the Bay of the Elders?" Tsireya asked, standing up from the sand.

She and her sister were lying on the shore with their legs immersed in the crystal clear water of the sea sunbathing. Up to that moment there was not much said but they were enjoying the beautiful atmosphere that reigned among them.

"Huh?" Ney'ite seemed confused by the question her sister had just asked.

"I've been wanting to show you for a few days now, I think he might like it."

"I don't know, Reya." She was quite skeptical about showing her the bay because inside there was the element most sacred to them, and most of all most sacred to Ney'ite, the tree of souls.

"Ney, I know how attached you are to that place, but look at it this way, we'll have fun!" Tsireya seemed thrilled to be able to take her ilu and take a ride at sea with her friends.

Ney'ite, on the other hand, kept looking at her with angry eyes. She was anything but happy to take them to see the tree of souls. Something could have happened and then it would have been their fault, after all they were still not quite used to their rhythms.
She then thought that saying yes to her sister would make her happy. So even though she was still reluctant about what she decided to do.

"All right." As soon as she said those words Tsireya started hopping with joy. " But" Ney'ite resumed interrupting the victory ballet that her sister was starting to do "We must return before night."

Tsireya snorted and slammed her arm on her side and replied to her sister.
"How boring you are! Come on, you know the bay is better at night."

Ney'ite bragged. Eventually she gave in to her sister's idea and so now they were walking towards the Sully marui. Tsireya had hurried and arrived early to warn them of the idea. They must have said yes because they were approaching the girl who turned around to make her way to the shore.
They took their ilu and left.
Ney'ite and Tsireya were in front to guide, behind them were Neteyam, Kiri and Tuk together and finally Rotxo who had joined after seeing them go to get the ilu. Lo'ak, on the other hand, didn't have the trail back.

"That's it," Tsireya said, stopping, letting her sister pass.

"Look at their faces." Ney'ite whispered in her ear, noting the Sullys' bewitched face. They were scrupulously observing the bay of the elders, with its floating rocks and a large rock circle in the distance.

"This is the bay of the elders." said Ney'ite, turning the boys around. " Our most sacred place."

Suddenly a beam of light struck there, covering their faces with a hand to protect themselves. It was evening.

"The best time of the day to see the tree of souls is after sunset." Ney'ite informed them.

Tsireya added, "And she says it because she has experience, she came every night."

"Hey! Don't reveal my secrets!" That caused a general laugh.

They kept going with their ilu until they got above the tree of souls.

"Here it is, this is the tree of souls." Tsireya turned to her friends, smiling.

"It's very different from ours, the one in the forest." Tuk remarked, amazed by how it was bigger and how the branches were different.

"Come, let's see it better." Ney'ite said, then diving into the water followed by her other friends.

Upon arriving Tsireya nodded to Kiri to connect her queque to one of the branches of the tree. Meanwhile, a little farther from them, Ney'ite had gotten close to Neteyam and both had connected their queque.

As soon as Ney'ite connected her, she was transported by a portal of light to a place she knew very well. Her grandmother's marui. There was her grandmother Marali sewing a crumpled dress. She looked up when she heard direct steps in her direction. As soon as she saw her niece she dropped the dress on the floor, she stood up and hugged her.

"Oh my darling, how much I missed you. You never came to see me again and I was afraid something had happened to you." She said holding her niece tight.

"Grandma, I'm fine, only since the Sullys came, I hardly ever had time." Ney'ite replied, trying to reassure her.

"Ah yes, the Sullys." She said, stepping away from the hug and starting to turn around the room. " You told me about them. Ney'ite- called her- I must warn you about something. In a time not far from now something will happen that will completely change your life and that of the village."

Before she could ask for more details about what was to happen, Ney'ite began to see everything fuzzy until she was transported away. She suddenly opened her eyes when she saw Neteyam tugging at her. She said in sign language, "Look at Kiri! She won't come off."
She immediately turned to Kiri and saw her moving in a strange way as if someone was pulling her.
Neteyam swam quickly towards her sister and with Rotxo's help they were able to detach her and bring her to the surface.

"Kiri, Kiri what's going on with you?!" asks Tuk, worried about her sister.

"It's a seizure." Neteyam says before starting to do mouth-to-mouth breathing to try to wake her up.
After several attempts Kiri opened her eyes despite being very weak to keep them open.

"We must return to the village, and quickly." There was so much concern in Ney'ite's voice because before this situation had happened to one person, her grandmother, and it had not ended well at all.

They quickly climbed the Ilu and left.
When they arrive on dry land, they take her to the Tsahiek Marui, who has her lying on a cot.

"Mother, can you cure her?" Ney'ite asked even more concerned than before.

"I could do it, but I noticed the Sullys have already called someone to do it." She said pointing to a helicopter landing on a sandy tongue.

"People in heaven?" asked Ney'ite surprised that they had called humans.

"Apparently Jake Sully trusts them very much."

Ney'ite went out of the marui with her mother to go and get some of the things she needed and didn't keep in the marui.
When they returned, they saw that Jake Sully's friends were already trying to do something but to no avail.
Ronal made her way to three different people until she got in front of the girl.

"I see you don't need me here." She said and then walked to the exit where she was blocked by Neytiri.

"You are the Tsahìk." She said, convincing her to stay.

"Take these things off first." Ronal ordered, but not everyone heard.

"You didn't do anything, outside!" Neytiri yelled, clearing the room quickly.

Ney'ite walked away, positioning herself somewhere in the room far enough away from being seen. She was starting to cry because after all she had agreed to take them to the tree of souls so it was her fault.
Neteyam approached her and calmly said to her. "It is not at all your fault, Ney'ite."

The two hugged until Ney'ite told him what her grandmother had told her. Neteyam was stunned not knowing what to say and did not even have time to tell him one of his phrases that reassured her because they heard Tuk's voice.

"Kiri, you're awake."

The two ran to see the girl who was gradually opening her eyes and who, as soon as she saw Neytiri, began to cry.

Ney'ite approached her mother enough to whisper, "You did a great job, mom. I want to be like you when I grow up." That said, the girl left. She left before she could see Ronal smiling at her words.

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a/n
Sorry for the absence but I wasn't feeling well in the past week. The end is coming closer and closer every day so be ready.