𝑀𝓎 𝑔𝒾𝒻𝓉 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝐸𝓌𝓎𝒶

Chapter Nineteen

Quaritch walked over to Lo'ak and took his microphone off his neck and put in the ear piece.

The avatar holding Raya walked her over to the ledge and cuffed her to the railing.

"Jake? Can you hear me?" Quaritch said as he spoke through the microphone. "Let's make a deal, you come out alone and I'll let you're kids go."

Raya looked back over at her sister's lifeless body and Ionia was gone. They'd taken her back inside.

She looked at Quaritch as she continued to cry, her screams echoing the walls of the ship.

Quaritch looked at Raya and spoke again. "Nobody else has to die today."

Raya looked out into the ocean and saw Jake looking at them through the scope on his gun.

Raya heard another gun click and saw this time it was aimed at Lo'ak.
"I took you under my wing Jake. You betrayed your own race. You killed a lot of great men, great women. I will not hesitate to execute your kid next. You know better than to test my resolve."

"No! Let him go you monster!" Raya yelled trying to break free. She looked out and saw Jake making his way towards the ship.

She could hear Neytiri through her ear piece.
"Ma'Jake what is happening?" No response.
"Ma'Jake?"

She looked up and saw Neytiri circling around on her ikran, out of sight from everyone else.

Just then, Payakan shot out of the water and landed on the ship, killing almost half the people on the deck.

Raya looked over at Lo'ak and saw Neteyam cutting them free.

"Who's the mighty warrior?" He asked Lo'ak.
Neteyam then walked over to Raya and cut her free.

He went to hug her but she instantly ran over to Zara. Neteyam was confused at first then he saw it.

Zara's dead body.
"Oh no." He whispered.

Raya crawled to her sister and put her hands on her arms.

"Zara, wake up!" Raya yelled, even though she knew Zara was gone.

Neteyam walked over and stood behind her.
"Raya." He said calmly. "She's gone, it's too late."

Raya picked up her sisters body and hugged it.
"No! No! Oh Great Mother please!" She cried as she rocked back and forth.

Neteyam looked around and saw the clan had attacked. He then looked back at Raya placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Raya we need to go."
"No! My sister! No!" Raya screamed as Neteyam tried to get her to stand up.
"Raya we have to go!" He yelled.

She finally let go and he kneeled down and made her face him.

"Raya listen to me." He said shaking her gently. "I need you with me, right now."
"I can't." Raya said through tears.

Neteyam cupped her face and wiped her tears, accidentally wiping the blood off Raya's hands on her face. "I know, my love. I'm so sorry."

She looked down at her sisters body and cried again.

"I need you to be strong. We have to fight." Neteyam said calmly.
"I can't, Neteyam, I just can't." She tried catching her breath as she looked at her sister.

"What are you doing?" Neteyam asked standing up straight. "Why are you still holding back?"

Raya looked at him confused.
"Have you forgotten what they said to us? What they did? They just killed your sister, Raya." He pointed to Zara's dead body.