Ka`apehaya Olo

Ka`apeha's Clan

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Chapter One: Lost Brother Comes Home

Ka'apeha walked through the forest quite unsure of herself; she heard a rustling noise and raised her bow wondering what the sound is. She could feel a strong present of another around her, watching her, studying her every inch of her body. Sweat began to roll down her forehead, and Ka`apeha reverted back to her taronyua training. She slowed her breathing and steadied her hand, so she could aim at her bow at what or who is tracking her.

~A distraction!~
Na'vin looms overhead with bow and arrow at the ready, taking a moment to survey Ka'apeha. Na'vin looks with curious eyes having not seen anyone for many years. He studies the woman from head to toe. Seeing her knife lanced across chest flashes of memory from his past echoes pass his eyes. Memories of a life long forgotten and a past forever lost. After his visions disappeared, Na`vin shakes his head clearing the remnants of his version. Na`vin takes a deep breath and leaves his hiding spot his bow still rise up against Ka`apeha, and she quickly spins around coming face to face with him.

Ka'apeha takes a moment to size this strange. After taking few moments of looking at her challenger, she stares into his eyes and sees a great deal of sorrow, sadness, and loneliness pouring from his soul. Lowering her bow she says, "Kaltxì ma eylan. What are you doing out here by yourself on such a sunny day blessed by Ewaya?"

Na'vin stares back into eyes and sees a hope, compassion, and love. he lowers his bow as well, and
he tries to muster up a sentence, but nothing comes out, "...kal...eh.." only escapes from his lips. Na'vin looks around making sure no one else is around, and Na'vin tries again, "...kal...kal...teee.." once again escape from his lips.

Ka'apeha says, "Welcome brother, it is pleasure to see you, which clan do you belong to?" She then gives proper greeting gesture.

Na'vin returns the greeting gesture.

Na'vin mind fires more moments from his lost past into his sight. He was left stranded after Hometree was destroyed by the tawtute. His family perished and he has lived alone since then. Seeing Ka'apeha makes Na'vin feel at ease, its been so long since he has seen another Na'vi. Na'vin smiles, only to be erased by a noise coming from the Na'ring, yet Na'vin draws his blade that was strapped to his back left shoulder feeling another unknown present coming close.

"Kaltxì ma smuk. Ngaru lu fpom srak?" a voice comes out from the na`ring.

Na`vin scans the surrounding area looking for location where the voice came from, but all could he see were ayutral. He eyes flashed side to side in depression to find who spoke to them. Suddenly, as if a will of its own, flashes of his lost memories from the attack of the demons that destroyed his home and slaughtered his family and clan the horrors continued to flash till Ka`apeha place a hand on his shoulder and he turned to look into her calming eyes. She smiles at him with a reinsurance that he is among friends and safe.

"Ean Hufwetulyu come out from hiding." Ka`apeha ordered with a laughing tone.

Ean emerged from the na`ring as if they were one in the same.

Na'vin having been separated from the rest of the Na'vi for so long, he takes a moment to think about what Ean Hufwetulyu just said. While Na'vin still holding his blade almost defensively for ma Ka'apeha, his scans Ean up and down studying him. Then their eyes met, Na`vin saw the same calming eyes that Ka`apeha has.

"...fpom srak?..." Na'vin struggles to remember words. "eh, srane."

Na`vin felt a scent of uncertain who all these Na'vi are, and he begins fall back on his survival tactics to look for an escape route.

Ean walks closer to Na`vin and Ka`apeha and says to them, "Oel Kamie Ngati" giving the traditional hand gesture.

Ka'apeha senses the despair and mistrust from Na'vin while he stared at Ean coming closer to her. Ka`apeha says with a low tone, "I am so sorry for your loss, the sawtute have caused pain to many, they are vrrtep, but here our clan there is no fear, only guidance from Eywa."

Ka`apeha looks out towards Ean and says "Oeya tsmukan, oel ngati kamie," also making appropriate greeting gesture. "So ma Ean you couldn't wait long could you," she jokes with him smiles.

"Tsmukan," Ean says while approaching Na'vin, "I'm glad you are in well being. Eywa has watched over you? Sawtute have they followed or injured you?"

Na'vin shakes his head and he begins to feels barriers that hinds his speech and, "No ma tsmukan, I am fine." Na'vin notices that Ka'apeha and Ean seem to know each other. He stands up straight and sheaths his blade. Feeling somewhat confused Na'vin simply scratches his head while looking at his new found friends walking closing together.

Ean continues to look at Ka`apeha scantily dressed figure moves gracefully near him. Ean said to Na`vin, "Good, Good ma tsmukan." Ka`apeha smiled and looked Ean at face to face and with a smooth voice, "We should take our eylan back to the Kelutral."

Ean nodes and looks at Na`vin, "So tsmukan will you come with us? We will welcome you as a member of our clan. I know you must be wary from your travels, and you must be a long way from your family so…"

"EAN!" Ka`apeha shouted and Ean turns to look at her, "Rutxe…" as stares at Na`vin. Ean looks at him as well and sees look in his eyes. Na'vin looks at Ka'apeha and then at Ean. He begins to think back on the day when he was very young, Hometree was destroyed and he was stranded all alone. The flashes once again race through him. Na`vin could begin to feel the heat from Hometree as it fell from the Sky People attack. The flames and heat began to burn his skin, and he wrapped his arms around himself and falls to his knees shaking. In his mind, Na`vin was backing in burning ruins of Hometree trapped by the flames and rubble.

"No this can't be happening," Ka`apeha called out racing to him with Ean close behind.

"What happened to him? Why is he like this?" Ean questioned

Ka`apeha place her hands on his shoulders, "Na`vin maway! Ma tsmukan maway!" She can feel him shaking him in her hands, "Ean, he was Omaticaya, and he was in their Hometree was destroyed."

"Na`vin you are safe. Listen to me! Listen to me rutxe!" she pleaded with him

Ean looked at Na`vin still shaking nervously ~This is not good Na`vin won't calm down he will down any predators around.~ Ean get closer to Na`vin and puts his hand on his shoulder, and he moves Ka`apeha to the side. Ean moves his hands to Na`vin face seeing both of his eyes closed. "Tìng mikyun Na`vin. Tìng mikyun Na`vin."

Through the flames that surrounds Na`vin in his world, Na`vin crouches down crying out for his family. A booming voice comes racing to Na`vin. "Tìng mikyun Na`vin oeya tsmukan! Tìng mikyun!" Na`vin looks up and the voice continues, "Na`vin titxur oeya tsmukan! Titxur!" Na`vin stands up and flames die down. Seconds later, Na`vin opens his eyes and looks at Ean then Ka`apeha and back at Ean. Na `vin starts to smile getting up to his feet.

"Irayo ma tsmukan," Na`vin expressed walking to Ka`apeha to hug her.

"Know this Na`vin you have a home now with us," Ean replied.

Na'vin looks at Ean and Ka'apeha, then stops smiling. 'Sniff' 'Sniff' Na'vin smells the air, familiar scent was found. Na'vin knows the smell of palulukan, it's close.

Turning to Ean and Ka'apeha, "Makto kä! hrrap!"
"Tsmukan what is bad?" before I caught the scent of the nearing palulukan, "We must run NOW! NOW!"

Na'vin Grabs Ka'apeha, throwing her over his shoulder, "Oe txoa ma Ka'apeha ngaru ìlä ma Ean"

Ka'apeha hangs on, "Its okay Na'vin I trust you and I trust Ewaya to watch over us, now let's go!"

Running at full speed, Ean sees an utral ahead and signal to climb to see if we are being chased. Arriving at the utral Na'vin still carrying Ka'apeha jumps up limb to limb eventually reaching the top. Na'vin carefully sets Ka'apeha down, then moves to look over the side...a long way down...No palulukan in sight. Plopping down to take a breath, "Whew… close call!"

Suddenly a palulukan roars down below circling the utral.

Ka'apeha says, "Oiss!" and draws her bow...

Na'vin puts his hand on Ka'apeha's drawn bow."Palulukan does not need to die ma tsmuke." He turns his attention to Ean, "Kelutral far srak?"

Thinking quickly for a way to escape, Ean reaches into his pack, and pulls out some cooked yerik meat, "Ma tsmuke, tsmukan wait pull this on end your arrow and shot it there." Ean poins to far right of the palulukan before placing the meat on the arrow's tip.

Ka'apeha does as Ean says and places meat on the tip; she raises it then the arrows flies in the air and lands in the area Ean points out then said "when palulukan goes; move slow!"

Na'vin remains motionless and watches the palulukan sniff the air, it turns away and runs toward the arrow... "Srane...Kä. This palulukan will learn nothing. Look at him!" Na'vin watches the palulukan disappear into the Na'ring.

Watching careful Ean double checks that palulukan was gone. Then he signal to go but remain quiet.