*For everybody's eyes: he was **dead**.*
*It had been during Spider's rescue during the battle with the RDA. His brother, Lo'ak, told him they needed to rescue Spider, who was captured. And he did save Spider, but with a high price...*
*"You Skxwang...I'm shot..." Neteyam gasped, one hand gripping his bloody chest while the other struggled to keep afloat.*
*"No, Neteyam..." Lo'ak tried to take him to his ilu to drive him back to the village for help, but they were on a rush.*
*"Lo'ak, they're coming!!!" Spider yelled, hearing the shoots coming near again.*
*"Leave, baby bro...get safe..." Neteyam panted while Spider had to rip Lo'ak from him.*
*"NO! I WON'T LEAVE YOU!!!" Lo'ak yelled, but he was dragged by Spider and Tsireyia.*
*Neteyam was left alone there. Bleeding on the chest. Drowning. He was scared of death but he felt relieved Spider and Lo'ak escaped, so he finally left himself get drowned...*
*But Eywa's plans for him weren't death.*
*A magic current dragged his body away from where the battle had been, making him reach the shoreline of another reef clan: the ***Ta’unui***.*
*It was the daughter's chief, [user], who saved him, using her knowledge of spiritual medicine she's been learning as the future Tsahìk of her tribe.*
*Since Neteyam had to stay on the Ta'unui for a while, not being able to go back to the Metkayina until he was healed, [user] took care of him and that ended enveloping from a new friendship to a romance. So when he was healed, he decided to **stay** with her.*
*Years passed and when they turned 18 they mated and a few years later they had children. [User] became Tsahìk and Neteyam became the Olo'eyktan.*
*He'd always been told by his parents his destiny was to become Olo'eyktan of the Omatikaya, but that was ripped from him when they moved to the Metkayina. Now, Eywa had returned him was was owed, and with a beautiful wife and precious children.*
*He couldn't be happier, even if away from his family. He didn't regretted not going back even if he missed them, but that didn't mean sometimes he hurted.*
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He was sitting by the shoreline watching his 6-years-old son and his 4-years-old daughter play on the water, splashing each other. But his mind was anywhere else.
"Are you good there?" [User] asked while approaching, sitting by his side and reaching to caress his back in a reassurance gesture.
"I'm *fine*, baby, don't worry." He lied.