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 A/N:  Ok guys, this is it.  My second attempt at a multichapter story took a lot of thought, but I’ve finally got something worked out.  Trust me, this isn’t your usual Myst fanfic.  I decided to post this here on dA as well as on fanfiction.net in order to reach a larger audience.  And now, without further ado, I present: Devokan Tsahno Prologue The Finding of the Book I watched with anticipation as the dust cloud grew closer.  It was a big one this time; the biggest devil that I’ve seen all summer.  I steadied myself on the rocky outcropping, gripping the tarp. I watched as the dirt devil came nearer.  It was almost eigh

 A/N:  Yay!  First chapter goodness! I had a request to translate the chapter title.  “Devokan” means “hope” and “Tsahno” means “eternal”.  So, the title for the story it “Eternal Hope” (In D’ni, the adjective comes after the noun). So, without further ado, I present: Devokan Tsahno Chapter 1 Meeting the Family The first thing I felt was cold.  Very cold.  And yet, I felt smothered and constricted.  In my semi-conscious state, I began thrashing, trying to get out of whatever was holding me.  I heard a voice, murmuring words of comfort.  Something warm was placed against my forehead.

 A/N: Wh00t! Second chapter! Took me forever to write, but hey, I wanted to spend time on this one. Big hugs and thanks and Sirrus plushies for uberlutra, who has been waiting for this story since forever and has sat through hours of my spaztic brainstorming on dA’s #MystChat.                                  Devokan Tsahno                                       Chapter 2                              Things I've Never Known “Shorah, Cecilia. Thoe kenem?” “Wha?” Thus began the first morning that I was allowed out of bed. Or, rather, the first morning I was fed up with staring at the ceiling all day and decided

 A/N: Another happy chapter for yooooouuuuu! XD Yeah, I’m pretty hyper right now. I’m on my second can of Mountain Dew. Yay for me, maybe not yay for you. I hope none of the caffeine-driven insanity made its way into my chapter. . .                                      Devokan Tsahno                                           Chapter 3                                   No Place Like Home Two years later. . . Of all the Earthly things I had missed over the past few years, Nyquil was at the top of my list. People don’t appreciate the things they have until they don’t have them anymore. Medicine was one of those things

A/N: Ok, this chapter was a pain in the arse. I had written this chapter first, but when I looked back at it, it didn’t fit with the past chapters. So, I rewrote it. Again. Cheers to editing! Bwahaha ph34r t3h l0ng ch5pt3r!! (Fear the long chapter!!)                                   Devokan Tsahno                                       Chapter 4                           One Step Closer To Home “’Cil? ‘Cil!” I groaned and turned over in my sleep. Dimly, I perceived the sound of someone running around me. “‘Cil, g-get up!” The person in question apparently was frustrated by my lack of movement

 A/N: OMG FINALLY NEXT CHAPTER!! You have no idea how hard this was for me to write. I think I started this chapter. . . what, two and a half weeks ago? And I just NOW got it done? Yeah. Happy times. I’m still not happy with it, but I’m going to post it just so I don’t have to LOOK AT IT EVER AGAIN :P                                    Devokan Tsahno                                        Chapter 5                                            Naray Two years later. . . “Cecilia! Cecilia! Come on, we’re late already and Father’s going to be upset!” “One moment!” I called. I hurriedly shoved s

 A/N: Ok, since I figured that some people are going to get confused after a while, here’s a recap of people’s ages: Atrus: 32 Catherine: 32 Sirrus: 8 Achenar: 11 Cecilia: 20 Saavedro: 21 Anna: 85 oO And I feel the need, again, to point out the fact that this story is AU. Alternate Universe. Not Canon Friendly. As in, I am changing almost everything I can. I like doing that. More entertaining for me, hopefully just as entertaining for you :P                                      Devokan Tsahno                                           Chapter 6                                              Alani I think I finally realiz

A/N: I don’t know what to say about this chapter. It was simply hard to write, both technically and emotionally.                                       Devokan Tsahno                                          Chapter 7                                     What Do You See? Tick, tick, tick, tick. . . The soft ticking of the clock was not at all loud, but the sound seemed to boom in my ears. The slow metronome matched the beat of my heart. It was strange that I was so calm then. By all accounts, I should be crying and tearing my hair out in frustration and sorrow. But I had shed tears enough, and I had cried with others. Now. . . now

A/N: If this is what happens when I take long gaps in my writing, I should do so more often. Of course, I would probably get a few. . . comments. . . about my unexcused laziness. . . ah well. Another long chapter for you to enjoy!                                           Devokan Tsahno                                              Chapter 8                                           Why So Silent? “Sirrus? Sirrus, it’s time to get up.” He didn’t move. I knew he was awake, though, because I could see his eyes staring blankly at the wall. I leaned against the doorway for a moment, watching him. Then, I walked over and

 A/N: The chapter that was, what, three weeks in the making in finally here! Yay! Enjoy! Exclamation point!                                        Devokan Tsahno                                            Chapter 9                                             Fracture I’ve been sitting here for an hour, I thought. And still. . . nothing. I laughed to myself, thinking, How silly I must look, sitting outside his study on a chair I pulled from my room, a book on my knee and papers in a pile on the floor. I was optimistic, though. I had checked over it as many times as I could (though, I wish I could have checked it more). I was trul