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[color=MediumOrchid]Time:[/color] Evening
[color=MediumOrchid]Location:[/color] Desert
[color=MediumOrchid]Interactions:[/color] Nuallán [@13org]
[color=MediumOrchid]Equipment:[/color] A dagger, fake elf ears, a ring of disguise, and a bag full of supplies
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Jomari stopped running and hunched over, hands on his knees as he panted hard. Despite his best efforts, Nuallán was still faster and far away from him but at least he could still make out what he was saying. [color=MediumOrchid]"I just... G-Give me a moment... Catch my breath..."[/color] He stammered, his heart beating fast from being tired all day long and now running across the shifty sands.

The sands... Nuallán said the earth came in all states. No matter how different they were from each other, they were still all the same in composition. As the elf continued to run and follow the tracks, Jomari was left to ponder what he said. He stood up properly, watching how the sands were easily blown and dispersed by the wind but every grain still found its way back down, back down to its home. He looked up and gasped in amazement at the bright stars shining in the night sky. As he did, he remembered a key moment in his life... 

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Nanay Minda and Tatay Carlos would join Jomari when he was younger in stargazing, resting on a hammock that was tied between two trees. They would tell him the stories of his forefathers. Despite the continued efforts of the invaders to ruin and defile their culture, some of it managed to survive and had been passed down from generation to generation. 

[color=MediumOrchid]"And Father said there is only one God, that He is both the ruler of Heaven and Earth."[/color] Young Jomari said one night.

[color=firebrick]"Oh, don't believe anything that comes out of that snake's mouth. That's all a load of buffalo crap they say to brainwash us. Ow!"[/color] Tatay Carlos said when Nanay Minda twisted his ear and glared at him. [color=LightPink]"Watch your language, Carlos, or I'll feed you to the dogs!"[/color] She threatened him and he could only mumble and roll his eyes in response, earning a giggle from Jomari. No matter how tough of a man Carlos thinks he was, he was still no match for his wife and they both knew it.

[color=LightPink]"Listen, Jomari."[/color] Minda caressed Jomari's cheek and looked at him in the eyes. [color=LightPink]"Did you know our forefathers believed in more than one god? It's true!"[/color] She said enthusiastically when the kid widened his eyes in surprise and wonder. [color=LightPink]"They believe that everything in this world has a god that protects it and they made it their duty to worship all these gods. It's quite tiresome but they never falter in doing this task. Do you know why?"[/color] Jomari shook his head. [color=LightPink]"Because they also believe that these gods, these spirits, are all worthy of respect and worship. Besides, if it is true what Father said about there only being one true God, wouldn't it be lonely if you get to rule only by yourself?"[/color]

Jomari slowly nodded, still in the process of understanding what his step-mother said. [color=MediumOrchid]"Where are they, Nanay Minda? Where are those gods?"[/color] Minda sighed and kissed his forehead. [color=LightPink]"Look at the trees around us. The running river where you and the kids always bathe in. The fire we create to heat our food. The animals that thrive in this forest. The very earth we walk on. The moon, sun, and stars in the sky. Look around you, Jomari. The gods are everywhere."[/color] Nanay Luzviminda said in a dreamy voice, looking back up to the sky. Tatay Carlos smiled and ruffled the little boy's hair before he too looked up at the sky. Jomari did the same ahd they cuddled together in the blanket of the night, surely remembering this moment for the rest of his life.
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Right now, Jomari closed his eyes and breathed deeply, stretching his hands from his sides slowly up toward the sky. As he did, the sands would also disperse upwards. He could feel it, the connection he had with his element. He couldn't explain how but he could not deny the feeling he had in his heart. [color=MediumOrchid]"Nanay Minda, Tatay Carlos. I hope you're doing well. We'll see each other again, I promise."[/color] He said, smiling peacefully for the first time since he arrived in this world.

He brought his hands down, palms facing the sands below and they swirled beneath his feet. He chuckled to himself and finally embraced the weirdness of this world, now knowing what to do. With one foot back and a motion of his arms, he created a wave of sand that he rode on. He laughed in glee, feeling the cool wind blow against his face as he managed to travel over a long distance so quickly and easily catch up to Nuallán. [color=MediumOrchid]"Jump in, quickly!"[/color] Jomari shouted at the elf when he was only a few feet away from him, thinking of using this sand wave to swiftly follow the tracks left behind by the bad guys.