Dreamwalker of the Eastern Sea

|"I have ears... of course I can hear your big mouth." |

English

Na'vi

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You know that feeling when you jump into a pool or maybe submerge yourself into the ocean, the water isn't warm and nice on the skin but cold and harsh as it swallows you whole. And you struggle- God do you struggle to reach the surface, to take a breath. Olivia felt the rush of water, surrounding- crushing and no matter how hard she tried to swim upwards the bountiful water seemed endless. The oxygen was strained within the walls of her lungs causing a telltale burn that seeped along her abdomen and up her throat. She was drowning and no one was here to help her- not Kahiau, Jake, Norm, the Omaticaya, her own clan or even Tsu'tey.

Not even Eywa.

"That is where you are wrong."

Similar to the suctioning of a vacuum or the pull of water through a drain, Olivia's body was yanked to the waters surface where she shot out of the infinite pool of blue. Her chest heaved as sweet breath after sweet breath soothed the ache within her chest. Looking around, Olivia was surprised to see nothing but bright white surrounding the vast amount of water that seemed to have no end and a single piece of land with a tree that resembled the likeliness of the tree of voices and the tree of souls. Not taking any chances of possibly drowning again, she began to swim to the small island. Olivia stumbled onto the shore where the sand (which faded into fine strands of grass the closer you got to the tree) was warm beneath her frigid toes.

"Come closer."

Startled, Olivia twisted her head around from side to side- the small seashells in her braids lightly hitting the sides of her face and neck. "Who's there?" No response came but a thrum within the still air had Olivia's ears buzzing. It sounded like drums- not the type you would play in a band but old ceremonial drums. And with them came the chants, the singing, the laughter and the screaming. All flowing together into a single song that tugged and pulled at every fiber within Olivia.

And so she followed.

The voices became louder- more clearer as she neared the ethereal tree. Their words were muddled into one single voice, into one single sentence...

Eywa! Hear your children- hear us!

"Do you hear them?"

Olivia tensed at the closeness of the diaphanous voice. "They call out to the one who always answers seeking that of which needs answering." In the corner of the woman's eye, a silhouette stood. Turning, Olivia couldn't help but gape at the figure. Before her was a beautiful woman with hair that floated about in long strands of deep onyx. Her body was opaque with the finest hint of blue and dressed in a sheer poncho (almost like a spider web after it rained or the finest silk after being drenched) that danced around her knees. What startled Olivia the most was the absence of her eyes or the lack of. In their place was a void more whiter than the area surrounding them- never did she blink as she glided across the grass to come stand before Olivia. Her voice seemed to carry in the absence of wind, faint and wistful. Even in na'vi form the woman still towered over her which made the dreamwalker feel as if she was still in her human body.

"You are here to seek out my blessing, to be one of my children." That's when it clicked (Olivia could you be any slower?). This being, was no mere mirage, no vision, no simple figure- she was way more than that. She was...

"Eywa.."

She smiled, or at least that is what Olivia thought. "I am who all seeks within this world. I am the breeze under an ikrans wings, the water that flows through the forests and ocean, the very fruit that is eaten, the trees that provide shelter, the fauna and flora. I am the giver and taker of lives. And you, my child- are here to strive for a life amongst my beloved children. Am I correct?" Olivia quickly nodded but found that probably wasn't the correct response especially since this was Eywa herself- the deity that spread life through the very planet of Pandora. "Yes, Eywa. I- I know that what my people did was not right-"