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Laylat: Rescue rewritten

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The battle over me, around me and beneath me was raging like an injured and hungry palulukan (thanator). Sky People were not as many as us, but they had their awful machines and weapons instead of good and familiar bows. I was sure that they would slay all the Omaticaya, but there were other clans as well, so I was hopeful about result of the battle.

Even though this battle meant lots of unpleasant work for me.

I didn't fight, I'm not a Tsamsiyu (warrior). And I was never an excellent Taronyu (hunter), even though Masu, my Ikran, chose me so early. But I was very needed in the big battle – I'm a healer and that's how most of the Omaticaya know me. Of course, I shot the Sky People as long as I had any arrows. But my main task was to rescue the wounded.

Masu was always strong, swift and agile, and I was always swift, agile and apprehensive. We are a good pair when it comes to rescuing. We flew quite low so that we could see the wounded on the ground as well as these on Ikrans. My helpers prepared a shelter for the injured around the Tree of Souls, some Taronyu (hunters) flew and rescued. Many wounded were there, already treated. Too many for me to treat them all, but too few compared to ones who died… it was sad, terribly sad. I wanted to cry, but there was no time for it. I had my duties and I was aware that if I let myself break down, more will die.

Awful smell of death was all around me. There was no way to ignore it, so I just tried to focus on looking for wounded. I landed near one and realized it was one of Sky People in false body, I almost threw up, but I tried my best to save him.

And failed.

It wasn't too sad though, it was not his real body, so his real body still lived. I moved aside and threw up. The smells were too much for me; death, Sky People and their machines…

'Come, Masu' I said and we flew up again. Suddenly I saw one of the Na'vi falling from the Sky People's machine. I spurred Masu and we turned very strong, to catch him.

'Faster, Masu!' I shrieked aloud as well as inside. Masu obeyed my order and we flew right under the falling Na'vi. She swerved and the Na'vi fell on the top of her wing and rolled down, so Masu bent and the Na'vi stopped. I stood up, ordering Masu to fly to the shelter, and turned to the wounded Na'vi. I recognized him easily. It was Tsu'tey.

I carefully stepped to approach him and pulled him closer to me. His arm was all in blood, full of these weird things Tawtute (Sky People) used to kill. I took them away, whispering soothing words and stopping the bleeding with the herbs I carried in my bag. Tsu'tey was unconscious and I was worried about him, but Masu landed and I called one of my helpers to help me carry him down. Then I examined his wounds thoroughly. It wasn't so bad, he probably fell unconscious because of shock, so I stopped worrying. Suddenly I heard Toruk Macto's voice though this Tawtute (Sky People)'s thing.

'Can you hear me, healer?' he asked.

'I can' I replied. 'What happened? Where you need me?'

'I was just checking, we lost many warriors…'

'Then should I fight?'

'No! Take care of the injured! Stay in the shelter!'

The Toruk Macto didn't say anything then. I cleansed and bandaged Tsu'tey's wounds and checked the others. Other Taronyu (hunters) brought other injured which I took care of, and then I heard Tsu'tey moving. I ran up to him.

'Tsu'tey, how are you feeling now?' I asked. He looked at me, at his bandaged arm, and at me again.

'I'm alive…' he uttered. He tried to sit up, but I stopped him.

'Don't move' I warned. He touched my cheek.

'Laylat… irayo (thank you).'
The first two chapters of this story were a crap. My only excuse is that I wrote them on break at school... so now, I'm correcting them. Now the first chapter, and next week the second. Actually it's writing them again from scratch... hope you appreciate this, guys.

Other chapters:
[link] - chapter 2 (Laylat - Mating)
[link] - chapter 3 (Laylat - Memories)
[link] - chapter 4 (Tsu’tey – Memories)
[link] - chapter 5 (Laylat – Hometree)
[link] - chapter 6 (Tsu’tey – Hometree)
[link] - chapter 7 (Laylat – Gone)
[link] - chapter 8 (Tsu’tey – Gone)
[link] - chapter 9 (Laylat – Songs)
[link] - chapter 10 (Tsu’tey – News)
[link] - chapter 11 (Laylat – Burden)
[link] - chapter 12 (Tsu’tey – Worries)
[link] - chapter 13 (Laylat – Cure)
[link] - chapter 14 (Tsu’tey – Back to Hometree)
[link] - chapter 15 (Laylat – Arrival)
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