𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋

XXII. Visiting The Spirit Tree

   Chapter 22,
     Visiting The Spirit Tree
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  The sun had began to go down as the Sullys along with the Ewan'itans, Tsireya, Aonung, and Rotxo went to the beach and into the water. They were going to be visiting the spirit tree, Mi'kayah was very excited. Much like the Omaticaya's spirit tree, you must make tsaheylu with the tree. Neteyam couldn't help but fall in love with how happy and excited Mi'kayah had gotten when they arrived.

  She wasted no time in filling her stomach and lungs with oxygen before going under water, she needed to see her father again. Tikki smiled, although her father wasn't around very long to create better memories, it didn't take away the fact she was also excited. Soon the whole group was under water, swimming towards the tree.

  Kiri seemed to be glowing, she enjoyed the ocean very much and she was adapting very well to the new changes. It was good, this was very good.

  Make tsaheylu. Mi'kayah signed to Neteyam as he stared at the bright glowing tree in disbelief.

  It was very beautiful, and it reminded him of his home. Thanks to Tsireya, he understood what she had signed to him.

  Everyone seemed to be in their own world as they looked into their memories from the tree, Leia held Tuk's hand as they were reminded of their happiest moments. The two small girls were already best friends, and had formed an inseparable bond with one another. Jake, Neytiri, and Saraiyah found it adorable.

Mi'kayah's favorite memory was when she was with her father, her mother, toddler Tikki, and newborn Leia. The family had been hanging by the lake, just talking about life. At one point Tikki had decided to go into the water, making her father go into the water as well. Mi'kayah had giggled before joining her father and sister in the water.

  "Syulang, join us." Ne'lek smiled at his wife, Saraiyah couldn't help but smile back.

  Mi'kayah broke the bond, she moved away from the spirit tree and swam up to get some air. She loved her memories with her family, but sometimes it hurt far too much to remember them. She was only up their for two minutes when something had happened, involving Kiri.

"What happened?!" Mi'kayah questioned as she grabbed the unconscious girl and placed her on the ilu.

  Neteyam didn't know how to answer just yet, he just knew his sister was now unconscious after seizing in the water. Tuk looked at Tikki with fear in her eyes as she watched the situation unfold.

  "Mawey Tuk, mawey." Tikki soothed as she grabbed onto the young girl before signaling Leia to come over.

  "She had a seizure in the water, we need to go back." Lo'ak stated, to which the others agreed.

  The group of teens got onto their ilus and swam back to the village, Rotxo kept watch on Kiri out of fear. He had taken part of the bullying but that didn't mean he wanted her to die. Once they got off their ilus, Tikki and Tuk ran off to go get Jake and Neytiri.

  "We must get her to the healer's tent, my mother and Ronal may help." Mi'kayah suggested as she helped Neteyam carry Kiri off the ilu.

  There was no time for debating, and once word got to Jake, he knew he needed to drop everything to be there for his daughter. All Mi'kayah knew was that she had a seizure in the water, but nobody knew the cause of it. Ronal and Neytiri were still on rocky ground but Saraiyah knew that now was not the time to be mean to one another.

  "You are the Tsahik, Ronal." Saraiyah stated as she looked at her best friend with a stern expression.

  Ronal snarled at Saraiyah before nodding her head to help Neytiri, however the woman refused to work with sky people around. Jake had called for his best friend Norm and Max, as he didn't know what to do.

  "Out! All of you! You have done nothing!" Neytiri hissed, the tent was emptied in a matter of seconds.

  The only people who stood was Mi'kayah, as she was a healer in training. Neteyam and Lo'ak didn't move from the front of the tent, they both loved their sister very much and would rather stay there all night than go to sleep and worry about her well being.