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Post by Kali on Jan 19, 2008 16:56:53 GMT -5
Haru backed away, eyes wide. "The old ways are already dead, Sahar." Kida whispered. "Most of these lions were born in the cage, like myself. Very few remember those ways; they forget to use their instincts. Freedom may be close, although I sense nothing, but very few will survive such a thing. We all want freedom, or at leaste, we think we do. But very few of us are ready, or will ever be ready. However, I do see where you are coming from. Maybe the old ways have not died after all, but live on in you. But you and your cubs alone." Kida stood and turned, motioning for Haru to follow with a flick of her tail. "What happened mam?" He asked, still very confused and frightened. "An old lioness trying to teach her cubs the way of the wild, Haru." "Oh..." He still didn't seem to undertsnad. "But I just wanted to play." "I'll play with you. Besides, you should probably be getting some sleep right now."
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Post by daughterofthemoon on Jan 19, 2008 19:56:06 GMT -5
"Insolent cub!" Sahar spat at Kida, losing her temper. "Freedom will come and the wild will be what we know as home. You will see and when it does happen, you will be sure that I won't come to anyone's rescue. I'll watch you and your cub die of wounds with a smile on my maw. You have no clue how bad off you are Kida!" Sahar snarled, her tail lashing dangerously. "Shall I go chase him ma'ma?" Amir purred happily, his head snuggling at his mother's side. "Do what you will my dear. I and Hanan will lay out and sun bathe." Sahar said tiredly, Hanan trotting to lay against her mother's belly, the lowering sun's light still sweet and warm.
Amir gave aloud 'mrowr' of pleasure and soon he was off, his limbs stretching forward and back multiple times as he easily closed the gap between him and the other lion. Amir pounced onto the other lion's back, claws extended, with an intent to harm. "You will learn...By my claw!" he snarled digging his needle-like claws into Haru's sides, his razor-like teeth digging into the other lion's ear.
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Post by Kali on Jan 20, 2008 12:55:23 GMT -5
Kida flicked her tail dismissively at Sahar, heading calmly toward her den. 'Maybe I am an insolant cub, but at least I can see what is right in front of me.' But Haru's distressed cry of pain jerked her out of her thoughts. "Fight back Haru" Kida said to the cub, sitting. "But mama!!" He cried again, fallig to the ground. When he got no response, Haru roled away from Amir, trying to get his claws out of his skin.
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Post by daughterofthemoon on Jan 20, 2008 17:18:49 GMT -5
Sahar and Hanan did nothing but sunned themselves, not wishing to distract young Amir with their words.
Amir growled and rolled with the other cub, intent on doing him great harm. "You will not escape the pain..." Amir snarled in Haru's ear as he lept back, his tail flicking to and fro as he waited for the other cub to attack or retreat. He was bored, so he thought he might play around with the other lion cub for a while. "Yeah, come on Haru, fight back." Amir called tauntingly as he sat back on his haunches, a long red tounge poking out and swipping lazily across a petite paw, small beads of blood dripping from the extended claws. 'Today I will get my true name, my cub name forgotten. I will become a young lion in the eyes of my pride and not some tiny baby lion cub.' Amir thought proudly to himself for out in the wild lion cubs had to win a fight over all of the other lion cubs to recieve a name that showed that he had passed into adolecense(sp?). At the moment, Haru was the only other lion cub and the tiny scrap of fur was going to be no match for Amir, or so he thought.
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Post by Kali on Jan 20, 2008 17:31:22 GMT -5
Haru felt blood trickle onto his fur, the warm liquid sticky and uncomfortable. His instincts were starting to kick in, to show themselves, and he felt like a fight, although still scared. With nothing more than a moments hesitation, he sprang forward, claws unsheathed. In a matter of half a second, he collided with Amir. His claws found the older cub's face, scratching away.
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Post by daughterofthemoon on Jan 20, 2008 17:41:30 GMT -5
Amir snarled like a mad lion(*Snicker*), his claws and teeth fighting to scratch every part of Har into tiny ribbons. Amir lept back from the other cub, three small scratches on his maw. "You'll pay for that weakling." Amir hissed, leaping towards the other cub in large bounds, barreling into him to dig his claws into Haru's body, his teeth nipping at what fur they could find. He wasn't going to be bested by a meager scrap of fur like Haru, oh no, there was no way that was going to happen. "I'll kill you before you beat me!" Amir snarled to the other cub.
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Post by Kali on Jan 21, 2008 17:06:03 GMT -5
Haru turned the front half of his body to bit Amir's ear, squealing slightly from the apin in his side. More blood was seeping onto his fur, the scent almost sickening. He quickly turned the squeel into a hiss. Falling to the ground, he pawed at the older cub claws uncheathed. They scraped across the skin under his fur and when Haru pulled back little beeds of blood fell fom his extended claws. "Big words for a cub" He snarled, slthough he realized he was a month younger.
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Post by daughterofthemoon on Feb 8, 2008 21:10:58 GMT -5
Amir snarled in both pain and anger, thrashing in the dirt as Haru leapt away from him. The cloud of dust created from his struggles finally settled to reveal the young cub turned away from Haru, a steady series of drops of blood falling onto the ground from Amir's face. Amir spun around, some blood flying through the air to land on the dusty ground. The fur aorund his right eye was stained with blood and a deep gash ran over the eye. "That's it, i'm done playing. You're dead now!" Amir snarled, his hiss turning into that of a developing deep growl. He leapt towards the other cub, a thirsty gleam in his eft eye as he pounced, just missing Haru's throat by a hair. "Damn!" he snarled, realizing he had missed as well as placing himself rather close to the other cub.
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