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[ System ]
{ Author Note }
"There isn't anything to talk about besides our thanks. After all, Eywa told us of your deeds in the outcasted continent, and we have endless thanks for you." as she starts to lead the way through the marketplace.
"I am surprised she has already told her people about that. After all, it didn't happen all that long ago." I say with slight surprise as I continue to follow the slightly hunched Tiali through the marketplace.
"You shouldn't be all that surprised, lost child. After all, Eywa is our great goddess and creator of life." Tiali stops in front of a stall where there are several carved totems of the many animals on this planet and their variety's.
"Is there anything you see here that you like a lost child? After all, you may have whatever you wish, as you have helped people worldwide by removing the ash people," Tiali says as she looks over the many totems, specifically those of a Thanator and Viperwolf.
"Well, all of these totems look quite interesting, but I believe that even though I have wiped out the ash people, and you all are thankful for that, I should still pay for such things. After all, what I did was for my gain, not for others." I say with a slight self-deprecating tone as I look over the totems with interest in the ones of a Tulkun and Cloaked Panther.
"While that may be true, we are still thankful you did, so please let us thank you in our way. We are travelers and merchants, so accept these as a gift." Tiali grabs the Tulkun and Cloaked Panther Totems and hands them to me. The merchant she grabbed from grows a happy smile and shakes his head as I try to return them.
"Please keep them lost child. It is an honor and a great achievement to me that someone like you would be interested in my totems." The Na'vi behind the stall says this as he assures me to keep the totems I have been handed.
"Thank you for the gift. I shall keep it and treasure it, but please make me pay for it next time. I don't wish to accept such gifts without giving something in return," I say with a slight smile as I look at the two totems and watch the Na'vi nod at me as we walk away from his stall.
"Well, I wasn't expecting to be getting any free things while I was here, but it looks like I'm going to, so where are we heading next, Tsahìk?" I ask as I look at the two totems and follow Tiali.
"Well, first, you can call me Tiali, lost child, and second, there is no specific place we are heading. After all, it depends on what may or may not catch your eye and what we can find for you." Tiali says as she heads between two stalls and ends up in front of one, advertising weapons made from the bones of what I believe to be Thanators or Viperwolves.
"Lost child, you have finally found my stall. Do you see anything you like?" The Na'vi says with greedy eyes as he looks at me, waiting for me to say what I would like to buy from him.
"Vey'kam, this is not how you should be introducing yourself to the lost child," Tiali says with a slightly tired expression as she looks at the just-named Na'vi, who continues to look at us but now with an utterly shameless face as he eyes me down to see what I might want.
"Don't be like that. Tiali, the lost child, obviously will want something from my stall, and I should advertise it to him. After all, where else will you find such good bone work, especially since we know how well they cut?" Vey'kam says as he looks directly into my eyes and wiggles his eyebrows as he waves to one of the jagged swords behind him as if he is tempting me to buy it.
"Well, Vey'kam, what would I have to pay for one of your weapons? After all, they look good, but I am mostly interested in that bow behind you," I say to the greedy Na'vi as I point to an amazingly crafted bow.
"I'm sorry to tell you lost child, but that one thing is off limits as it is my headpiece for my shop, which I inherited from my father. So I would humbly suggest something else." Vey'kam says with a completely changed voice and face, as he looks like he would rather fight me to the death than give me that bow.
"Well, if that's so, I apologize for asking. How about that spear in the corner and the bow on that wall to your left?" I say to Vey'kam as his face instantly changes to how it was. He hurriedly grabs the bow and spear and places them before me.
"Are these the ones you mean, lost child?" he asks, quickly grabbing a quiver filled with serrated arrows that look finely sharpened. "yes, these are the ones I meant." as I pick up the spear and examine the sturdiness of the handle and see that it is both very firm as well as elastic letting for a variety of things I can do with it as I then look at the tip of the spear and see that it seems incredible sharp but also like the arrows and being serrated with certain marks engraved into it as well as the handle of the spear to show a complex artwork of what it can do.
"This is a fantastic spear, and the craftsmanship on the artwork is exquisite, and I love how it shows what you can do with it," I say as I put the spear down and now pick up the bow, and start to examine the limbs of it and see it is the same wood as the spear. Still, it is more flexible than the spear was for some reason. Then I looked over the string and see that it is actually the stomach lining of an animal, but seeing that it was still incredibly sturdy, my eyes then went over to the grip to see that it was the leather of a Thanator.
I then looked over the engraved markings and saw that rows of Na'vi were loosing arrows towards what looked like herds of animals. In other spots, it showed Na'vi riding Banshees as they loose arrows at the ground. As my eyes left the markings, I saw a row of what looked like the teeth of a Viperwolf on the front of the bow for what I would assume to be if something got too close.
"Well, this is an amazing bow. As I said about the spear, its markings are exquisite, as are the Viperwolf teeth on the front, which I see as very useful when bashing something. I also like the bow's flexibility. With that being said, what is the wood it is made of?" I say with interest about the wood and still look at the craftsmanship of the bow with great intrigue, as well as the markings around it.
"You see, lost child, I don't even know what wood it is. I stumbled upon it when traveling around the beaches near the Tayrangi clan, where this wood washed ashore covered in seaweed." Vey'kam says with intrigue where it could have come from as well.
"Though I can tell you I made these masterful carvings and the shaping of the wood, after all, I am one of the best weapon makers of the entire clan, as I did have a legacy to live up to, but you should also examine the arrows, lost child," Vey'kam says this with pride as he talks about his skill in craftsmanship. He also hands me one of the arrows to study its look.
As I grab the arrow from him, I bring it towards my face and see that the arrow tip is a small and heavily serrated bone that looks like pulling it out of something will probably do more damage than it being shot into someone and see that four small hooks under the arrowhead would hook into someone. At the same time, my eyes then wander to the base of the arrow and see that it is the same wood as the spear and bow while also having an intricate design that shows limping animals with this arrow in it as well as a couple of Na'vi when looking near the arrowhead.
"You just keep seeming to make amazing works one after another, don't you, Vey'kam?" As I put the arrow back in the quiver, he grabbed it and saw that even the quiver had a beautiful design, but this time, the design was one of plants and animals happily living there as they surrounded a giant tree of souls.
"Why thank you, lost child. I truly try when I make my cravings and works, especially those of rare materials. After all, even this leather is made from a great Austrapede, which is a highly sought-after material because of how sturdy and resistant it is while also being relatively lightweight.
"That makes sense. What do you have to say about it, Tiali? You have been quiet and just silently watching." I say to Tiali to see if she will say anything about the weapons Vey'kam has shown me.
"I don't have anything to say, lost child. I am just happy to see Vey'kam this happy again after so long. He usually hides behind his shameless face and greed, trying to scam as much as possible from the other Na'vi." Tiali says with a small smile as she looks up at Vey'kam.
"Okay, well, that aside, what are you willing to pay for these weapons, lost child," Vey'kam says with hidden embarrassment in his eyes what Tiali said and tries to divert the conversation to the weapons he is trying to sell me.
"You can't just change the subject like that, Vey'kam. I will accept it this time, though. Don't try to scam the lost child. After all, we are happy to accept him here and should treat him like an honored guest." Tiali says with a look like she would harm Vey'kam if he doesn't listen to what she said.
"You are right, great and wise Tsahìk. I believe I will even give all of this to him as a gift out of the kindness of my heart and what he has down to help every one of us." Vey'kam says with a kind and happy smile while his eyes scream, please don't let her hurt me.
"Why thank you, Vey'kam. I will happily accept your gifts of gratitude, but you didn't need to give it to me for free; I would have paid for it." I say to Vey'kam, which causes him to deflate slightly, but not before he quickly hides that before Tiali hopefully sees it.
"You are so kind, Vey'kam. I know those of us in the clan raised you right after all, but now we should leave to the next stall before the lost child has to leave." Tiali says as she grabs the bow, spear, and quiver and hands it to me, showing that we should move on now.
"Well, it was nice meeting you, Vey'kam, and again, thank you for the gifts." I sling the quiver, bow onto my back, and use the spear like a walking stick.
"It was nice to meet you, too, lost child. I hope you use my creations well in the future." As he watched us start to walk away, his eyes filled with pain that he hadn't gotten anything out of that exchange.
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{A/N Well, I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and it is nice to say I'm back finally and will continue to do the weekly update and even make that twice a week before school starts back up for everyone. That way, I can make up for all the chances to write.
Though all that aside, I hope you guys liked how this chapter was. I also introduced a new character and took this chapter more slowly, so our MC could actually get some stuff if he ever wants to fight in humanoid form, which will not really ever happen, but I don't know yet.
But I will now put the usual below. I hope you guys are excited for me to be back. I will try to update again, maybe on Tuesday.
[Status]
Species: Devouring Leviathan
Name: Livyatan
Titles: Lost Child, Apocalypse Levithan +3
Length: 125m (410ft)
DNA Assimilated: 65
[Quests]
[Eradication]
Tasks
1: Remove the RDA from Pandora Permanently
2: Explore
Rewards
1: unique mutation
2: Memory Influx
3: Knowledge
[Introductions]
Tasks
1: Talk to the ten clans ( 40% / 100% )
2: Meet Eywa (complete)
Rewards
1: Psionic Mutation
2: Blessing of a God
[Eywa's Quest]
Tasks
1: Help the Omatikaya Clan
2: Eradicate the Ash People (complete)
Rewards
1: Worship of the Clans
2: Army of Ash