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End of the great sorrow Chapter I
Synopsis of the film Misadventure in its version of December 2009 The action proceeds into 2154 on Pandora, one of the moons of a gas giant planet, in the system Alpha Centauri. There the exo the moon, covered with a luxuriant jungle, is the theater of the shock between the human ones come to exploit an ore rare and likely to solve the energy crisis on Earth, and the population indigenous, Na' screw. They live in perfect osmosis with their environment and try to be defended vis-a-vis the militarized invasion. A program is created by the land ones, the Avatar program which will enable them to control bodies Na' VI clones associated with human genes, in order to fit in the population and to try to negotiate. The clan "Omaticaya" is installed in a gigantic tree-house. He is located on one of the principal layers of this ore called Unobtainium. The central figure of the history is Jake Sully, a paraplegic navy which, via its misadventure, will have to choose its camp with for stake the destiny of planet.
Mo' At, the shaman of the clan looked with terror this large white bird carrying dead .le belly charged with explosive, intended to bombard the tree of the hearts. The howls of the engines of helicopters and the shuttle covered the noise of the weapons. On the ground Na' VI are impotent against the arsenal of the men and the combat robots. They are obliged to fold up itself in the forest. Many bodies lie on the ground, Jake receive a message of Neytiri, its Ikran died and it is surrounded soldiers. Na' VI are in rout. The men of Quaritch invade the jungle. In an act to hope, it prepares to make face, in spite of the calls of Jake enjoignant to him to run away itself. Jake starts to believe that all is lost, it is alone, more nobody does not answer his calls to try to take again the offensive.
Neytiri shouted in its radio - Eywa heard you Tens of Ikrans emerge from the mountains and charging the flying machines while, with ground, of the hordes of Marteaureau attack the men of the Company decimating their rows, Neytiri strips with anger its arrows on the enemy ones in escapes.
The heavy fire which prevents it from approaching the Valkiri shuttle stops, Jake launches Toruk to its attack, jumps on the fuselage, takes the pin out grenades and the lances in one of the engines of the shuttle.
The deflagration destroys the engine and the wing of the shuttle which is crushed while exploding. Jake launches out then to the attack of the last flying machine. Upright on the fuselage, it takes the pin out its last grenades, but in a brutal operation, Jake is unbalanced and catches up with a missile. This one is detached and remains to him in the hand. Quaritch, by a trap door draws to him above. Jake launches the missile in the rotor which explodes. The apparatus is very damaged and plunges towards the ground. Jake launches out in the vacuum, its fall is deadened by large sheets. Quaritch has just time to jump of the "dragon" and lands brutally on the ground in its combat robot. It with discovered the mobile unit from where Jake controls its misadventure. Neytiri overlapping Thanator arrives at the same moment, it starts an unequal combat against him, its mounting is killed, Jake arrives on the spot, continues the combat. Quaritch, in spite of its robot does not manage to take the advantage, it crashes to pieces the windows of the mobile unit and the toxic air of Pandora makes its work. Jake is in bad posture, it loses some second consciousness, which gives again the advantage with Quaritch. It seizes Jake by its Kxetse, decided to cut the throat to him. Neytiri, blocked under the corpse of Thanator, it is finally able to be released and by a shooting well adjusted keep silent Quaritch. It carries help in Jake in extremism, it had not succeeded in taking the mask of help and suffocated. The combat is finished, the tree of the hearts, high place of belief of Omaticaya is saved, but at which price. Later, Jake, in thanks of its engagement towards Na' VI and Omaticaya. With the assistance of Eywa, Mo' At and the clan, his spirit will leave his terrestrial body for that of its misadventure, and that forever.
The engine and clashes of arms had been keep silent. This plan, so carefully prepared by Quaritch and Parker to expel Omaticaya of their ground had collapsed like an house of cards. The people Na' VI in spite of their technological inferiority had pushed back the attacker. The scents of powder and machines on fire spread in the atmosphere an unbreathable odor. The ground of the forest was strewn with remains and of mutilated corpses, the last still valid mercenaries folded up in direction the mine. The tree of the hearts and the ground of Omaticayas were saved, but at which price. Omaticayas and the people Na' VI had gained this battle. Number of them lay on the ground. The mobile unit in sorry state, was broken by Quaritch, it was not tighter, but the equipment still functioned. The only solution for Jake was to turn over in the box with its gas mask. Income in its Misadventure, Jake and Neytiri to set out again in the search of Na' VI still valid. There remained still a thing to be made, to make sure that Parker could not start again a counter-attack. In an underwood, they crossed a troop of made up of Omaticayas and hunters of the other clans. In spite of their state of exhaustion, they were ready to take again the combat if that proved to be necessary. Jake was anxious, which could it make if Parker still had of the possibility of counteracting. How much remained valid mercenaries? It was to have the heart Net of it. All gathered behind Jake and Neytiri. Great cries drew their attentions. With far, two hunters agitated their arms, they made them sign come, Jake left while running. Behind a thicket he discovered the body of Tsu' Tey surrounded by warriors Na' VI, he was sifted balls and the kidneys broken following his vertiginous fall. Its breathing was jerked and it trembled of all its members, Jake, was put to me at knees at its sides. Tsu' Tey caught the arm to him, the pain deformed its face.
it are people saved?
- Yes Tsu' Tey.
- Jakesully, it is an great honor to have fought at your sides, but now I cannot lead the clan any more. Will be with you to do it and like the tradition of the clan wants it, I want that it is you my last shade, that you to put an end to my life.
I cannot become the chief in your place…
He could not finish his sentence, Tsu' Tey had seized the arm of Jake and to plant its glance in his, he saw in his glance that its decision was made and nothing would make it change opinion. Jack in Omaticayas was to respect the habit of its clan and the last will of its chief. Gently, Jake left its dagger, closed the eyes and introduced it into the heart of Tsu' Tey while reciting a prayer, then it closes the eyelids to him. The hunters lowered the eyes, even the forest seemed to make silence in front of the sadness of the act that Jake had had to make. Neytiri in tear let escape a long cry of pain. All remained a few minutes silencer and Jake required that hunters remain at the side of the skin of Tsu' Tey in order to take care that no animal seizes some. It was to finish some with those which come from the sky.
Without a word, point of its arc, Jake showed the way of the mine, and the troop silently put itself moving. They went lengthily, little before the entry of the mine, in the path was held one, man, a powerful automatic weapon in the hand. He was wounded, his thigh and its face was full with blood. Jake apostrophized it - throws your weapon soldier, that is not used more for nothing.
Behind, the hunters had bandaged their arcs - to find me nailed with a tree!
The soldier howled.
Jake was turned over and beckoned with the hunter to lower the weapons.
Addressing itself to the soldier of a calm voice.
- That is enough, it there already had too many deaths, coward your weapon and finds hold them, nobody will not seek to kill you.
The man obviously with end of force released his weapon and fall to knees, Jake gave a short Na order' VI and one Omaticayas took some care to him and gave him water and fruits. Jake approached the mercenary.
they are perhaps more human than you.
They reached the entry of the mine in the middle of the night, preferring to make profitable the darkness to rest, everyone slept a few hours. Seul Jake remained to wake up. The face of Tsu' Tey and its last words haunted it.
The day rose, the forest exhaled a nauseous odor, a mixture of burned flesh and corpse in a state of decomposition. Jake was presented only in front of the entry of the complex, it ordered in Parker to be shown. Parker Selfridge at the top of a tower then tried to speak. Jake cut it brutally.
have you 48 H to leave with your deaths and wounded, during this time no evil will be made to you, you will be able to go to seek yours, your men will not have to carry any weapon. The people Na' VI will viellera with your safety.
Parker looked at it ironically - and you hope to do what? To attack this fortress with your knife?
Jake was turned over and made a sign, hundreds of Na' VI which had joined in the night the group left the forest and gathered behind him.
- No negotiation! You are not on your premise, estimate you happy to be still in life, time passes quickly. The doors mine to finish it by opened.
With the sight of all Na'vis' screw to mass in front of the doors of the complex. Parker included/understood that it did not have any more manpower necessary to try anything, the scientists and the personnel of the mine had pressed it to quickly yield to the requirements winners. Without violence, Omaticayas took the control of the center, leaving those which come from the sky to recover their deaths and wounded. Jake and Neytiri silently looked at leaving the last shuttle bringing back the land ones towards their failing planet. Behind them, Misadventures, as well as the few land ones authorized to remain on Pandora gathered in silence.
The calm reign in the mine. Machines, stopped in their races with the destruction, trônaient like hideous totems. The day declined, of Ikran disputed the reliefs of abandoned meals let us not have we anything any more to make here . Of a short sign of head, Jake gave the signal of the departure, Omaticayas left the mine. The hearts were tightened in front of the spectacle of the body strewing the ground with the forest. They turned over to seek the body of Tsu' Tey taken care by several hunters and manufactured a stretcher - What a waste!
Jake remembering the words of Neytiri at the time of their first meeting.
- This is sad, only sad… and useless Jake released this sentence involuntarily aloud.
Neytiri looked at it, all the time to pass to teach the way to him of living Na' VI and of all that comprised. The life with Omatyicta had impregnated Jake more deeply than it could not imagine it. It became really Na' VI member of the clan of Entrer la traduction. The night fell into the forest, the bioluminescent plants started to distill their light pale green, making the scenes of the engagements even more hideous. All the clan walked the closed face. They arrived at the clearing, of many Na' VI carried the bodies of the their brothers and sisters. Mo' At, the shaman of the clan, mother of Neytiri, awaited close to the tree of the hearts the serious face. With the foot of the tree the body of Etukan lay; father of Neytiri. Gently, the hunters deposited the body of Tsu' Tey close to this one. Neytiri pushed a long cry of pain and let burst its sorrow. The clan of Entrer la traduction gathered around the tree of the hearts and the skins of the hunters and their chief died in the combat. The clan sang a song in homage to the late ones. A heavy atmosphere reigned choking the least word. In the underwoods, the last gleams of fires grew blurred, the torches burned by places projecting of the lugubrious shades on the rock color of rust. The cries of a thanator resounded in the night, the raucous sound of its cry was reflected against the mountainsides. Jake looked at all these bodies, the women shouted their sorrow. He, former soldier, accustomed to côtoyer death and the pain felt wounded in its pulpit and its heart, it made a thing which had not occurred since years, in front of this spectacle of desolation… it gently put themselves to cry.
Mo' At saw the sorrow of Jake, it approached him and made a gesture which surprised many people, gently, it took it in its arms and the head posed to him on its shoulder and murmured to him.
- even the strongest chiefs have the right to cry.
Several Na' VI rose and surrounded Jake and Mo' At uniting with their sorrows. The tension of its last hours had tested Jake hard, even if Tsu' Tey had been shown sometimes hard with him, it tested for him a deep respect. The death of this last recalled him that it had lost too many people with whom it held. The passage of its spirit towards its misadventure had not been done without consequence, it had not made that to join it, something had opened in him. The first funeral prayers and songs started to go up, begun again by the clan. Mo' At was ploughed up beside her husband, embanked by a wood glare. Etukan, the chief of Omaticayas had died without fighting. Neytiri approached his/her mother and the body of her father and tested entonner a prayer, but it was above its forces, it could not that to launch a long lugubrious cry towards the sky under the glance demolishes of Jake. Omaticayas started to request, their braids connected to the roots of the tree of the hearts. A pale green light rose roots towards the tree of the hearts. Even if its knowledge of the language Na' VI did not enable him to include/understand all the words of this prayer, it perceived the gasoline of it. Gently Jake taken its braid and made the tshaylu with long luminous fibers the tree of the hearts by closing the eyes, by this gesture, it wanted to join the prayers in its natural language.
A white flash crossed the brain of Jake, an intense pain traversed its body.
The strong voices of Etukan and Tsu' Tey resounded in its head:
- it is with you maintaining to guide the people The face of Tsu' Tey appeared nimbus of a strange gleam to him - my brother, you have the courage and the force of the Omaticaya big bosses, accomplished my last will, guides the people.
Jake fell inanimate to the shift. When it returned to him, the sun was already high in the sky, lengthened on a thick foam carpet, Neytiri, with knees at side, looked it while smiling to him, Mo' At upright had the serious glance. Its head made him awfully badly, all around the tree Omaticayas always present remained quiet. They had taken care it all during the night. Jake tried to be raised, Neytiri gently posed the hand to him on the body, invited it to remain wide, it made him drink a little water. Mo' At approached Jake and was put at knee - What you have fact is very dangerous, one never should make the tshaylu with the tree when the people request with his foot, even me I do not venture there, you could have died about it.
- he spoke to me, Etukan spoke to me Mo' At fixed Jake intensely.
- are you sure?
- absolutely, Tsu' Tey also.
it is very rare that the spirit of a death is addressed to Na' VI, which it had to say to you was to be important so that it does it.
Jake explained what it had occurred and the message of Tsu' Tey. Mo' At was raised, turning to the clan, it launched a long Na sentence' VI which he did not include/understand, so much that she had spoken quickly. A murmur of stupor traversed the assistance, Neytiri had the opened large eyes, stupor was read in its glance. Norman, not had heard far from there, very approached Jake. Norman whispered with the ear of Jake - You dreamed, it is quite simply impossible, only Tsaick can, and very seldom communicated directly with deaths. I am not even certain that, Mo' At of it is able.
Mo' At asked Norman to deviate.
- Jake, it will be necessary that you start again, but you will bind to the root, that will be less difficult for you to support this test.
Mo' At drew aside the arms and launched a first incantation, taken again in chorus by the assistance.
- Firm eyes. He says Neytiri It took the braid of Jakesully and connected it to the root. Mo' At psalmodiait incarnations the counterirritated eyes. Fluorescent green rhizomes went up towards Jake and covered its skin, as the day when its spirit had joined its misadventure. Jake, the closed eyes, had plunged in deep sleep. As in a dream, he revives his meeting with Neytiri, his arrival at Omaticayas, and more painfully the war carried out against the mercenaries of the Company and the last gesture which he had to achieve.
He distinguished in the distance the Mo incantations' At taken again in force by the people. The calm reign again, Jake opened the eyes, a bright light burned the eyes to him, it felt exhausted as following a long race in forest.
It was alone, it was not more with the foot of the tree of the hearts. Naked, wide on a block of black granite, it was lost in the middle of an immense ocher sand desert. The sky and the planets however seemed to him familiar. It was hot, very hot, the rock skinned the skin to him, it was, wide there since hours or days, it had lost the notion of time. It tried to be raised, but its muscles refused any movement. A formless and very brilliant gleam appeared followed face of Grace smiling to him, of very austere Etukan, Tsu' Tey and the other unknown ones. The faces followed one another during a time interminable, unable to move, its body and its head made it suffer, it could only look at these faces which disfigured it seriously in turn. A last face appeared, it was that of Mo' At, it spoke to him about a serious voice - Jake, it is time to return among us.
Jake opened the eyes with sorrow, it made night. Only some torches distilled a little light, it sat down and around him water and fruits had been deposited, tire, the mouth dries, the eyes on fire, an atrocious pain bored the head and the body to him. It found with sorrow its spirits, Neytiri slept at these sides, it wanted to cherish the cheek to him, but its gesture was stopped by a pain in the shoulder, in spite of the thick foam carpet, its back was in blood, of deep red scratches contrasted on its blue skin.
- Jake, mainmettent I have the certainty that soon, you will succeed Etukan. You passed in front of Eywa and under the glance of all the chiefs who guided Omaticayas since the first song of the world. You were considered to be worthy of this honor which is also a heavy task. Eywa already made you the gift join the body of Na' VI, now it requires of you to guide these people, these people which are holds it now.
It turned then to the assistance, and proclaimed of a strong voice.
- Eywa and the ancestors considered worthy Jakesully to carry out our clan. After the period mourning, he will be our new chief.
Neytiri and Norman helped Jake to be raised, a thunder of acclamations greeted the new chief of Omaticaya.
- It is too early to celebrate with dignity this and to achieve the ritual which will make of you our chief, we must initially occupy us of our deaths.
Jake was still under the shock, completely surprised following these events.
Neytiri intertwined it gently.
- I, I know hardly your language, many of your habits are still unknown for me, how can I cannot be your chief be your chief?
- it is the will of Tsu' Tey and of Eywa Jake, answered seriously Mo' At we will be able to help you to surmount all that with Neytiri.
Jake turned to the assembly, a wave of murmurs invaded the clearing, and all Omaticayas were inclined. It understood that it could not escape this destiny. Mo' At approached Jake and says to him with a small smile One of the habits of the clan wanted that the future chief of unmarried clan designates his future wife. It was time to officially present to the people that which will become your wife.
Jake turned to Neytiri, took it by the hand and placed it on its line vis-a-vis the clan.
A cry of jubilation made fly away Ikran fixed on cliff, the women pushed cries of joy, the men held up their arcs and launched cries of joys. A little joy made forget the endured sorrows. Neytiri was happy. At the beginning, the clan did not see that of very an good eye, their union is now official. One did not plésantait I not with that at Entrer la traduction. Suddenly at the bottom of the clearing of the cries of alarm were launched, all solidified in an icy silence. Some armed already their arc. Two Entrer la traduction advanced in the middle of the assembly, one of them carried a body equipped with a khaki behavior, a voice shouted in L `assistance.
- C' is a warrior of those which come from the sky!
Jake shouted out of Na' VI - made him no evil!
He had seen too much blood to run these last days.
Omaticaya posed the body with the feet of Jake.
It was alive, but seriously wounded, and carried a filter mask, but one could guess under this one of the blue and white marks painted on his face.
Colors of the clan of Omaticyas - Trudy? Jake exclaimed.
Trudy was controls it of the scientific team, it had enabled him to escape from Hell' S Gâte to accompany by Grace and Norman after Quaritch had done them meter in cell. It had then brought its assistance and had fought the helicopters of Quaritch on board his.
- which want you that it is? The Father Christmas?
you did not believe that I was going to let you only gain all the medals.
Jake turned to Mo' At,
- it is a friend, it is on our side, he should be looked after Mo' At gave a short order and Neytiri left while running and returned with the expert of the clan. She observed it a long moment, palpating her body.
- She will live, she does not have serious wounds, I will deal with her.
The evening fell, the men lit fires while the women brought what it remained of food. It will not be a banquet, but at least this Community meal would make it possible to the people to be found.
Mo' At approached Jake - you will learn this evening an important habit in the life from the clan she will often be useful to you and will be your first act as chief of the clan, it will be to share food equitably. The old ones in first, children, women and the remainder of the clan, and it is in the middle of the clan, with your future wife whom you must take your meal.
Addressing itself discreetly to Neytiri.
- This night, you will be able to divide the same hammock, but does not forget that it is not yet time that I become grandmother.
Neytiri badly dissimulated its embarrassment, it says a short sentence to Mo' At which started to laughing. Norman which had very heard was taken of a sound giggle, this one rependit at all the assembly. A certain good mood reigned during the meal in spite of the sadness of much. For Jake, the night will be very long. It will have to learn the funerary rites from the clan and especially the prayers out of Na' VI, because it was with him that would fall tomorrow, the painful spot to govern the funeral of Omaticaya died to the combat.
It will follow from there one period of mourning 28 days or any festivity would be proscribed. Then, Jake will have to follow a kind of voyage initiatory. With resulting from which, he will be officially crowned chief of the clan and will link itself publicly with Neytiri. In front of Mo' At, the shaman of the clan, which is also the mother of Neytiri, and under the benevolent glance of Eywa. Jake moved away from the assembly, put at knees in front of the tree hearts, it took its braid and make the tshaylu.
it last will of Tsu' Tey that I take his succession, but of it am I was able or even worthy? Sure Es you to want that? But if you really want that I do it then I would make my possible to ensure his succession with dignity. Mo' At, Neytiri and Norman joined it in order to begin its long training. The remainder of the night will be crucial for Jake, because tomorrow, it will be on the way which it will lead the ceremonies that it will be judged by its people, if it fails, its rank of chief could be called in question well. Even if it gained its place within the clan, to become the chief were other thing. The day rose, greeted by the cries of the fauna of Pandora. Jake was very tired. Its professors had been brilliant. There had succeeded in memorizing the prayers, its diction remained hazardous, but he had learned the incantations which he was to pronounce and gestures that it was held to achieve. Certain more complex prayers will be said by Mo' At and that Neytiri. The ceremonies begin with the funeral from Etukan and Tsu' Tey. The bodies of late were extended to the foot of the tree of the hearts, posed on beds of sheets, both covered of their more beautiful costume. Two braziers on both sides rougeoyaient, very worthy Mo' At and Neytiri waited beside the skins. Jake left the cave, vêtu of a dress of dark ceremony of color. Omaticaya awaited it, as well as other chiefs of clan come to greet the late hearts of Etukan and Tsu' Tey. It went up on a rock dealing with the late ones, Mo' At and Neytiri in withdrawal.
Jake drew aside the arms, silence was done, at the moment when it will pronounce the beginning of the funeral somebody pushed a cry of terror by pointing finger a point in the sky. All to assemble it was turned over, some pushed cries of fears. In the sky the majestic silhouette of Toruk took shape. It passed very low above the assistance and released one tearing plaintive cry and went up towards the sky. It came to its way, to pay homage to the late ones. The funeral occurred without incident. Jake, in spite of the emotion which étreignait it, it succeeds in preserving the solemn character of this ceremony. Sometimes betrayed by the tremors of its voice, he fought to keep the dignity which this ceremony required, Omaticayas perceived the immense emotion of Jake. The old ones of the clan deposited a request. They wished that Tsu' Tey be buried at Etukan. It is prerogative which belongs to the shaman in the absence of chief, Jake turned to Mo' At which agreed of a sign of head. Mo' At and Neytiri remained very worthy during all unfolding of the ceremony. With the ground setting of his/her father, Neytiri collapsed in tear in the arms of his/her mother who had also much evil to contain her sorrow. Jake, the tinted voice of a sharp emotion, it recited an ultimate prayer chosen by its care with the memory of Etukan and Tsu' Tey. This last prayer was known as in the native language of Jake translated not Mo' At and Neytiri. It had found that this prayer, prayer that it said the evening of return to the camping when his/her brothers in arms fell to the combat.
How much fell to the clash of arms, Our comrades who smiled to the destiny We will fall on the way, We will fall or overcome with the combat,
For the safety of our ground, our families and our hearts…
The continuation of the funeral was even more difficult, the sight of the bodies of the hunters died in the combat. The cries, the tears of the widows and the children made this test even more painful. Some of them had been initiated at the same time as him and among them of the women and the children paid of their life the perenniality of the clan and of their ground. To resulting from the ceremony, the senior of the clan came to thank Jake with the names for the widows for having chaired the funeral.
he does not say thank you, one does not say thank you for that, it is sad, sad and only sad Old Omaticaya included/understood the message of Jake and was inclined. A last formality however awaited Jake that Mo' At did not reveal to him. It gently found these spirits after this painful day. Mo' At and of Tsaick, the shamans of the other clans having attended the ceremony, came to its meeting. They were inclined, the hand on the heart in front of Jake which in its turn paid this homage to them. What at Na' VI is a sign of large respect.
Mo' At spoke.
- Tsu' Tey made of you his heir, you will have the heavy task to carry out the clan of Omaticayas. But for that you will have before following a ritual that, alas, it not did not have time to make, you must follow it.
Oldest of them, deposited with these feet, the arc and the knife of Etukan as well as a collar decorated with a red stone blood.
- C' is your heritage, with you to preserve it and to transmit it when time comes.
The small group inclined itself gently and set out again towards their villages without a mot. Jake contemplated with sadness these objects.
The period of mourning could start, this one will last 28 days. It will be difficult for Jake, in accordance with the habit. The future chief was to make a retirement of several days in the forest, for only luggage, his arc and his knife. Norman had briefly explained to him what would be its initiation however, it apprehended a little this adventure, but at the bottom of itself it knew that was essential for the future of the clan, but also for his. It will have to leave to the gleams the paddle and could not even spend a few moments with Neytiri to comfort it. Norman was nevertheless able to give him some details on the fauna and the flora of the forest which it was absolutely to avoid, and a small kit of simple analysis slipped to him which would enable him to avoid eating toxic fruits. Even if Jake were in measure to identifying some, it nevertheless missed experiment in this field. Sat with the foot of the tree of the hearts, Jake did not succeed in finding the sleep. It looked at the star of day, not without a certain anguish appeared on the horizon. It rose, looked at lengthily around him like keeping this moment in its memory and the heart to tighten began its tour. Somel Omaticayas crossed its way, greeting it where to simply the hand posed him on the shoulder with a serious air. Left the clearing, it was turned over and seen Neytiri on a low branch. Tears full the eyes, it disappeared in a rustle from sheets. It would not re-examine it before a long time, if all were well. It was inserted more deeply in the jungle, well beyond the places which it knew. It took the most possible reference mark in order not to be lost. The tree-house which was seen with kilometers with the round was not any more the headlight of these places, the density of vegetation made its progression increasingly difficult, the light with evil to be passed through the summit of the trees. It needed new reference marks. In the sky when it overlapped its Ikran, all was simpler, because the animal could always be allocated to the clan. For its first meal, it was satisfied with some roots and of fruits, it climbed at the top of a tree and contemplated the immense moon cobalt which lit canopée of a bluish light. Only the buzz of the insects and the cries of the animals disturbed the one day quietude failing. Jake meditated lengthily at the top of its tree, of many questions tapped its spirit.
- What would it have occurred if Thom had been able to go on Pandora?
- Would qu' have made? Would this all have arrived?
- Am I the cause of all that?
It is always in great moments of lonelinesses that the worst memories remake their appearances. Painful sides of its memory returned to him, his/her friends died in the engagements in inept wars, its accident which cost him its legs, and most painful of all, it is revived to shorten the days of Tsu' Tey. It even seemed to him to have the taste acre of its blood in the mouth, this scene turned in loop in its head as a disastrous refrain would do it. He believed to rock in the madness so much this image bored the head to him. He howled of all his forces to the forest.
Why, why, why?
Only some cries of animal made answer to its call. For a long time, Jake was never found only vis-a-vis itself. Without having the smallest beginning of answer to its questions. Exhausted by its tour in the jungle. He fell asleep.
He was awaked in the small hour by the unexpected arrival of a prolémuris (creatures similar to monkeys) which contemplated it, mid- anxious mid- curious to see this foreigner in its tree. Jake went down from its bivouac, lunched of some fruits and begun again its walk, it did not know itself where it went. But something dictated the way to him to be taken. Its way emerged in a large clearing strewn with vestiges of animals and probably human bones. In the middle of this one, Toruk throne "last majestic shade" in the middle of this sinister decoration. Instinctively, Jake lowered the eyes remembering the last lesson.
Jake did not know that to make its instinct ordered to him to flee, but always this voice at the bottom of itself said to him to advance. It went prudently, Toruk took a short take-off by pushing a long cry and was posed in front of him. Jake tried to take a step on side. But of its long neck, it barred the way to him. Toruk was rectified, it measured it lengthily all its height, curiously Jake did not feel in danger, all the opposite even, to believe that it awaited it. Did Toruk pose its head with the short-nap cloth of the ground, folders one Kxetse, it invited it to overlap it one second time, but why? Toruk and its rider flew away towards the East. It made him discover its New World, world which became now it his. Two days during, they flew over regions that many Omaticaya had never pressed. The end of the voyage was close, on the horizon, a gigantic tree appeared with far, it still seemed even larger than the tree-house of Omaticaya. Toruk was posed near this majestic leafy tree, a river limpid and full of fish curved not far from there. The hollow trunk proposed a vast cavity favourable with the meetings of the clan and many branches made it possible to install the bed. With the surroundings, small rock caves were favourable with the habitat. He undertook to visit the surroundings, and such was its stupor to find in a clearing, another tree of the hearts which trônait in its Jake center approached the tree, he detached its braid and was connected to the tree and heard with happiness the voices of the ancestors. It was right Grâce, in fact only the trees communicated enter them, but all the planet. More doubt. It will be in this place that it will lead its clan. He approached Toruk, this one moved back, of his head, he indicated a direction to him and took his take-off. He meaning that it was to finish its voyage alone. It was time for Jake of sunken, the long flight of Toruk brought well beyond the borders of the clan and it did not know how much days it will have to go. The following days, it went long hours in order to find to them his. The only valid reference mark that it had was the top of a floating mountain of the chain of the alleluias, it was to often climb in the trees to check if it were always on the good way.
That exhausted it quickly, few fruit game nor, the rare edible roots which it found had a bitter taste. The hunger with the belly, all its members were painful, Jake continued to advance, the feet in blood, it was authorized only short periods of rest. With the dawn of the last day of its voyage, the landscape became again to him familiar. Two small piercing cries resounded in the forest, of the hunters which watched for its return, announced to the clan his arrival. Mo' At awaited it orée of the clearing, the clan gathered behind it. She smiled to him, obviously happy to see it healthy and except, in spite of its face marks by tiredness, it seemed in good health. It was inclined respectfully
- Oe I nga kame Mo' At. - Oe I nga Jakesully kame Mo' At inclined yourself in its turn in front of Jake, it greeted now the chief of the returned clan of his initiatory voyage, in a few days, the festivities which will selleront the destiny with that of their new chief will be able to take place. Without a noise, the clan inclined itself respectfully in silence, mourning obliges, not sign of jubilation. He was led by Mo' In a summarily arranged cave, he was disappointed not to see Neytiri, Mo' At realized some.
- It is as hard for it as for you, but as a Tsaick future and a girl of late, it must respect the habit. She lengthily requested for you. Remember all your voyage, at the end of mourning you will have to tell it.
It collapsed, to exhaust by all its efforts, its body reached its limits. Mo' At took a cover and recovered it, it cleaned the wounds of these feet. The sun was very high in the sky. Mo' At had given orders so that Jake can rest. Norman was authorized to visit him a few moments, with its misadventure. Jake heard the voice of Norman, it was glad to re-examine it, the invaluable councils that it had given him were very useful for him. Its surprise was even larger when it considering the misadventure - I believed that your misadventure was destroyed.
- and well, I as believed it, it is true as he had suffered. But after it was brought back to the center, I saw that these vital functions were unscathed. Omaticayas had collected it and had started looked after. These insane at which speed it recovered its wounds.
Norman, thanks to its control of the language and the habits of the clan and in thanks of the assistance which it had brought, Mo' At had granted the right to him to remain in the clan. It was now equipped in the behavior with use. It changed, it seemed riper, surer of him. Norman had sat as a tailor - Norman, I remind to you that you wear a loincloth, not bermuda shorts.
Norman took an embarrassed air. A female laughter tinkled behind him, a young person and pretty Na' VI was held not far from there, Norman smiles. - it is called Tzé' Tey. It dealt with my misadventure and since I can again be useful to me about it, it follows me everywhere and even my meals bring to me. Jake smiles and posed fraternally its hand on the shoulder of Norman - Don't Norman, you, the specialist in Na' VI, you include/understand what this young girl feels for you? You would owe the knowledge well however. It finds you with his taste, it makes you simply the court, you made the dead end on certain manners or you remained too a long time unmarried. He says while laughing.
Norman opens large the eyes and taken an obstructed air, the young person Na' VI was put at its side, she attached a feather to him blue and white with its braid by pushing a small crystalline laughter and flees of a jump.
there, it is sure, it has just required of you in marriage.
In language Na' VI, that could also result in, "not touches, it is with me". Norman bougonna I am not ready for the marriage.
Jake was hilarious. On this pleasant distributed, Norman took leave of his/her friend.
Jake exténué by its tour S `deadened of a deep sleep to disturb by a strange dream, it was seen with the foot of a tree speaking with Na' VI very large, of a very pale blue and with the grey hair. At the small day, after a copious breakfast, it made the turn of the camping, discussing with Omaticaya. A heavy silence reigned, only disturbed not the moanings of the new-born babies, this mourning made the atmosphere heavy. It went up to greet Mo' At and wished to speak to him, Jake wanted to make profitable this period to refine this knowledge and to better know the history of the clan, in short to fill his many gaps.
- Oe I nga kame Mo' At - Oe I nga Jakesully kame. I awaited you.
Definitely, Mo' At always has a length in advance on him.
- I have one present for you on behalf of Neytiri. It tightened to him a small wick of hair and multicoloured feathers related to a leather cord. It has much sorrow to be separate of you, but to know to you returned healthy and except, that returned the smile a little to him.
Jake takes the present and put it at its neck.
- Mo' At, I do not know the least idea of than I must make as a chief.
- it is necessary that you continuous to do what you did this morning, speaks with the members about the clan. These some exchanged words help them more than you think it, accompanies them with hunting, mourning is respected less in the forest and your Ikran claims you, does not neglect it.
To fly, it is a thing well which missed in Jake, but only, what good is it? Ilse returned at the edge of cliff and whistled between its teeth, a powerful beat of wings was made hear and its Ikran was posed in front of him pushing a strident cry. Jake left its bag some meat ends strongly appreciated by its mounting.
Both flew away towards calm mountains. It reminded its first flight with Neytiri, the caress of the hot wind, the attack of Toruk, their nervous giggle after this immense fear, the birth of their complicity… It missed it, cruelly. Suddenly, of the merry cries were made hear behind him, some hunters caught up with it and an insane race-continuation was followed from there through the heights. With leaving a very tight turn, it rectified, taken its arc highly and stripped an arrow on a bird. It touched it with such a precision that admiring cries fused around him. It reduced its Ikran beside its target. He recited the prayer of the hunter for the heart of the bird, he did not suffer, the animal had died on the blow, he did not need to complete it.
you the ace killed well, said a hunter.
Another memory….
The evening fell, the hunters whispered, telling the exploits of their future chief, this exit made him the largest good like with its clan. This exploit will maintain the conversations felted during several days and will give to the different clan thing to occupy their spirits. Jake shared its days to weave bonds with its clan, to learn the culture Na' VI and its history, like driving out in their company. It progressed in practice of the language and did not express itself practically more in its native language. Mo' At and Norman were increasingly amazed at progress of Jake, within the clan, it became more and more to respect and like by his. One evening, Jake had been put at the variation of the tumult of the clan, sitting on a rock it contemplated the sky. Mo' At approached him. Jake made him by its concerns, the role of the chief of clan frightened him, it had by coming it to carry out men, but always of small groups, not such a significant number. Moreover it took the succession of a big boss, Etukan and Tsu' Tey was always very present in the memory of the clan.
you will become a big boss, if it is the question which you installations, Tsu' Tey chose you for nothing, although your relationship with him was not always simple and you were without wanting it his rival. It accepted forever that Neytiri chooses you, but he knew to see in you. But I must also ask you a very important question in my eyes. Your roots are not here, you come from a remote world and you lived in very an other way. With am time I afraid which your Old world regrets and which you tents to recreate it here?
- My Old world? known as Jake ironically.
- What made my world here? Separately here to remake the same errors, only cupidity and the lie were brought, the only people who tried to be opposed to all this paid it of their life.
I am Jakesully, child of Pandora, wire of Omaticaya and future chief of this clan. At the time of this terrible day when you sliced my bonds and you said to me: "If you are ours, does we help", I did not do it? I made this choice by knowing that I would not dream any more my world. Never I will give up you. This clan became my family and this ground is mine now. To my last breath, I will be at the side of the clan to defend the ground of Omaticaya if it is still needed.
A seed of the tree of the hearts was posed on the shoulder of Jake, of the tears ran eyes of Mo' At. It took it in its arms and tightened timidly it.
She cried gently, for her also this period was very difficult, only with her daughter, but she was sure now feelings towards the clan. A blue and multicoloured tornado made irruption in the cave of Jake and rua on him. Neytiri covered it kisses to cut to him the breath, a true fury, it spoke at a vertiginous speed, Jake included/understood only one word out of three. Lastly, it was calmed and nested all against the head on its chest become powerful. The end of these 28 days of mourning finally enabled him to be linked with Jake. In front of the entry of the cave Mo' At was held accompanied by a man and a woman. Each one bearing on the arms a long multicoloured toga. Jake recognized Norman and Tzé' Tey, young Na' VI. Both decorated into pendentive with a large flower, one green and the other blue one. Jake included/understood the reason of their presence, they initially will assist it for its marriage. But front, they would wish to obtain the agreement of the chief for their future union. He rose and approached them, posed the hand on the shoulder of Tzé' Tey and Norman, and agreed of a sign of head followed by a smile. Then, the future couple exchanged their flowers, that was enough to establish their desire of union within sight of the clan and that the chief did not oppose this one. Jake and Neytiri covered their formal dress and left the cave accompanied by Mo' At and the young couple. A clamor of joy assembled many assistance, even the human ones and the misadventures were festival. Trudy always convalescent was present too it. During the night, all Omaticaya had prepared this event in the most total silence, all the clearing was decorated with multicoloured flowers. Even Ikran and the équidus were decorated, they bruyamment appeared happy to be with the festival. Mo' At wanted to speak, but crowd howled of joy of more beautiful. Neytiri had the tears with the eyes and even Jake had badly had to contain its emotion. Mo' At could finally begin the ritual of the marriage of his/her daughter to the future chief of Omaticaya. The celebration finishes, the banquet began, punctuated of songs and of dances, everyone was pressed around the couple in order to congratulate them, that lasted until fallen the night. Close to the tree of the hearts, two immense blazing infernos were lit, time now had just confirmed in front of the clan the nomination of Jake to the function of chief, this under the conduit of Mo' At and the senior and senior of Omaticaya. Jake made oath in front of the clan protect it and take care that all the members are treated equitably and to take care of the respect of balances of the life. After its oath it made a last praise with the memory of Etukan and Tsu' Tey.
The senior and the Doyenne pear of the clan gave the badges of chief to him, a cap, arrows with red feathers, the stick of the ancestors which will be used to him to return justice and a knife to share food at the time of the ritual banquets. Neytiri in the capacity as woman of the chief accepted a red and yellow stone collar and a fawn-coloured leather belt. Mo' At entonna the song which definitively enclosed the ceremony taken again in chorus by Omaticaya, a serious and solemn song. The end of this song seals the destiny of Jake and Neytiri to that of the clan.
Able to include/understand the words of this song, it included/understood that Omaticaya will protect its clan, his family and her chief, whatever the price to be paid, even that of its life. The ardor employed by Na' VI to fight the mercenaries of the Company proved well that all that was not only one song, but a profession of faith. Jake and Neytiri would like to be able to withdraw itself a few moments from all that and to have a little intimacies with Jake, but impossible to be insulated one moment. Neytiri could not about it any more, it caught her husband and exchanged their first kiss since the beginning of the ceremony. This first kiss was celebrated by an immense ovation. Spontaneousness and the love of life belong to the features of Na' VI. The festivities continued very late in the night, finally they could finally join the bridal cave decorated by the young girls with the clan. Exhausted, they fell asleep side by side without very having the force to consume their union. Omaticaya alcohol, very sweetened, but terribly frightening gave the impression to Jake which an army of Angtsik howled in its head. The clan, after having had fun the festival all the night, had evil to leave his torpor, those already waked up challenged itself joyeusement, the life took again his rights. Now it was time to go up in the mountain in order to capture new Ikran for Neytiri. For the first time, it was Jake which led the young hunters to the search of their Ikran, ultimate test of their initiation. Arrived at the top of the mountain, Neytiri, Jake and the hunters engaged on the narrow platform which led to the place where nested Ikran, of a sure gesture it left the lasso which would enable him to capture it. The choice was fast, Ikran of imposing size rua on Neytiri, its jaw claqua with a few centimetres of its head, it escaped from accuracy from a bite which would have been fatal to him, it was majestic. Of memory of Omaticaya nobody had seen of so large Ikran, with Toruk share. Neytiri deployed all its force and its know-how to control this fury, but at the end of interminable minutes, it succeeds in establishing the link and still taking its first take-off under the eyes jellyfishes of young Na' VI under the shock.
Other Omaticaya brilliantly made a success of their capture and the clan could be pleased to have four new hunters. The flown away hunters, Jake remained alone on the headland, it looked them with emotion and remembered the day of its first take-off. Neytiri posed its mounting and tightened the hand with Jake, which climbed on the back of the animal. By no means constrained by the weight of its new passenger, it made it plunge towards the vacuum in a vertiginous descent and pushed a merry cry as it did it another time. When the flight became calmer, she says to Jake - It is a female, it will be called Grâce, it is in its memory.
At Omaticaya, to give the name of a expensive being to Ikran is natural. The clan greeted by an ovation the arrival of the new hunters. When Neytiri posed its Ikran, some could not retain admiring cries - we have a big boss, and for his wife, a mounting with the image of this one Neytiri was turned over, in front of it was held Norman, all to smile accompanied by Tzé' Tey.
- thank you. This compliment touched it, it greeted Norman The evening when Jake was to make its account approached, although the details of its tour are engraved in its memory, impossible to lay down on paper all its memories, it will have to trust its memory. Already, the clan started to gather with the foot of the tree of the hearts. Jake sat down in company of Mo' At and from Neytiri, they awaited that everyone finds a place, a certain confusion good child reigned. Jake rose, a murmur traversed the assembly.
It began the account of these peregrinations, Neytiri translating the words that Jake did not know in language Na' VI.
- People Omaticaya, such are my account, this new ground will be perhaps our home, we do not have more the tree-house to protect our families from the cold which arrives. This voyage will be long and difficult and will move away us from the ground of your ancestors. This will be able to be made only if all the clan accepts it.
Mo' At approached Jake - This decision will not be easy to take, this ground is ours since generations, we are attached there and defended it with too much blood.
- I know it well Mo' At.
Jake took leave of its clan, the night is soft.
Neytiri involved her husband towards the river. It was stripped and plunged in the enlightened wave of phosphorescent water lilies it proudly rectified, sure its beauty, water arrived to him at the size, the weak light drew the curves of its body, it started to swim with grace. Jake was undressed in its turn and plunged, this bath made him forget the tension of these last days, they swam a long moment, being splashed like laughing and shouting children. That the life can be soft on Pandora. They left water, Neytiri dried her husband with odorous foam, embraced it gently and nested against him. It put at fredonner a soft monotonous chant which told the loves of a large hunter and the girl of the chief of a clan, some share their history. Neytiri cherished the muscular body of Jake. It planted its glance in the eyes of Jake with insistence. Time to consume their union had arrived.
He gently cherished the chest to him by embracing it, she pushed back it while laughing. Neytiri took its braid and put it in front of these eyes. Jake seizes his, the fibers mixed, the shock of their union was very intense. He saw Neytiri with deepest of his being, he learned very from his life and seizes finally what Norman and Grasse had tried to render comprehensible to him, importance of this formula, that took to him for a simple formula courtesy.
- Oe I nga Ti kame (I see you)
It was a reality, Na' VI saw with deepest beings. Their frolicking in love raised by this bond lasted a good part of the night and fell asleep without fear to see arriving the machines. In the small hour, they returned in the village, Mo' At awaited them. When she saw them arriving, its so austere face usually was illuminated of a radiant smile.
It looked at Jake malicieusement.
- thank you to give me until I wait for a long time.
- but how did she guess?
- the flower in my hair. Say Neytiri in a smile, it knows that our union is consumed.
Neytiri whispered some words with the ear of his/her mother, who reversed her head behind and launched a sound laughter.
- what do you have says to your mother?
- how you are a remarkable reproducer!
She says, and she flees while laughing.
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