When I Found You ~ Neteyam

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~{ R E V I V E D }~

Looking around, I was in the forest, I felt no pain... was I alive? 

"Neteyam!" I shout out, starting to look around and make my way through the forest, something about it felt so familiar, I couldn't figure it out though. A large figure crashed through the trees, an ikran coming down to a stop in front of me. 

"Taysein...?" The midnight blue ikran hawked, placing his head against my own. "Why are you here?... Where are we...?" 

"Your home." A deep voice called out from behind me, making me quickly turn on my heels. It was a man, tall, braids going down to his mid back and war paint covering his chest and face. "My child." He breathed, tears beginning to swell in his eyes. 

"Papa?" I whimpered, realising his face, he looked different as to when Telua showed me him and he glowed, but he was no longer glowing. "You... you're not glowing...." 

He sighed, looking down and taking a step forward as a women also stepped out behind him, but I could tell who she was after the visions I saw. "Mama..." I sighed, catching on as to what has happened. "Because you're with us now, sweet. You're dead." 

I looked down at her words to my stomach, the bullet wound was healed, I had no cuts and wounds on my arms and legs from being manhandled by the skypeople. 

"Is Neteyam here? I want to speak to him- I need to!" "Tatia..." My father began, reaching out a hand to place on the side of my face to wipe a tear. "I'm afraid thats not possible..." 

"His uncle Tommy, grandfather and our people are protecting him from here, come." My father took my hand, my mother coming to take the other as we walked hand in hand through the forest. 

I thought this would feel different, I thought I would be happy here with my parents... but I'm not. I miss Neteyam, I miss my family they need me. 

Eventually we made it to the hometree, making me gasp, taking in the sight of it. They lead me inside where everyone was crowded round, hand in hand and praying but stopped to turn around and look at me. 

"Our sweet, Tatianayi has returned home!" They all cheered as my mother yelled out the words, they were all happy. I shouldn't be here. 

In the middle of the room was a sort of portal like image, it focused on Neteyam... 

The worrier was screaming as he held the lifeless body off his mate, stroking her hair and holding painfully onto her hand.