Avatar the Way of Water (My Version)

Big Trouble

His eyes widened slowly. Everything around was an endless void of dim light of various colours. And he was alone. "Tsu'tey?" he stared around but he couldn't find his spirit brother. "Tsu'tey?"

I'm here.

He felt a soft snout touch his skin. He turned and saw it was his spirit brother. He stroked his snout, relieved that he wasn't alone here. He was becoming scared just for a moment. "Where are we?"

Tsu'tey's ears flicked up, trying to detect the slightest hint of vibrations. They were alone it seemed. Suddenly his ears flicked up. A low soft growl escaped his teeth. Lo'ak turned around. His heart trembled to see a figure approaching them. He became scared. Stay close to me. Urged his spirit brother. Lo'ak stood right next to him, looping his arms around his neck slightly. The figure approaching them was dark and the closer they were approached, the more scared the young boy felt. This was nothing like connecting to a spirit tree of Eywa it seemed.

"Don't be afraid young ones," spoke a spooky voice full of kindness and generosity.

"Who are you?" demanded Lo'ak, spilling whatever courage he could master.

Light shined on the spectre figure and the spiritual brothers were stunned by the closeup appearance of their host who was unlike any being they had ever seen before. The Navi wore bracers and leg guards of the same gemstone material they had bonded too and a wrap of green hair, from a Taquamare. But he was a forest, Navi. He had long black hair tied back and strands dangling on either side of his head. He didn't answer him. He simply smiled. "How I have waited for aeons," his words made Lo'ak feel intense. He stumbled back.

"Who are you?" he demanded again.

"My name is Loaytak," the strange Navi introduced himself. "First chief of the Omatikyena,". His descendant stumbled back more. If he was the first chief of his birth clan then this meant that he was his ancestor. Examining his complete appearance again, a glow of red sparkled from his palm; the etch of a red crystal. He focused again on the smile of his great ancestor. "Never in my life had I ever seen a bond so true,". Right after he spoke, another Taquamare appeared out of the blue. This one had navy blue and silver hairs for a mane and a long tail but kept the same yellow eyes as his significant other. Standing behind Loaytak. It meant...

"I too was a brother of the Taquamares. And now you are the first one since the First Songs to have become 'Sezu Penu Zu': 'One who truly sees',". By the way, he talked and paced closer, he noticed how stunned his pale descendent was reacting intuitively to his words. "Long have I awaited the day one of my blood would bond to the great spirit creatures of our lands and seas,"

"I don't...I don't understand," Lo'ak breathed.

"I See you. You are brother of Tsu'tey. You were blessed by Eywa for this very reason. Now that you have bonded to the power of the Taquamares, you will be in grave danger. Such a grim task shouldn't be entrusted to ones so young, but if you two are to right the wrongs of the past, you will need this," he held out his hand. "Hold my hand,". Lo'ak was scared. He began to regret ignoring his grandfather's advice of not bonding to the crystal. But once again he remembered to trust his instincts. With fear flooding his entire body but courage flowing to his heart as Tsu'tey was beside him, he held out his hand and felt the soft touch of his ancestor's hand. "The less you learn, the less you will be in danger. Find the sword. Save the prisoners. Right the wrongs. Protect the people. And remember only as one will you both be strong," he beseeched. And with a stinging jolt to his palm, Lo'ak's mind was sent flashing like lightning.

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Moat prayed to Eywa at the Great Spirit Tree, praying that her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren were safe. She missed them all. Very deeply. She thought of them every single day, hoping that one day she would see them again.