, criticism and flaming I welcome, what ever is your cup of tea just say it Prologue
The dark blue calm evening sky rippled with brilliant bright orange as the sun was making its escape over the sky bathing the landscape in light, all was calm in the green jungle full of life, or was it?
The low moans of a cold and wet young lioness pierced the evening silence, only to be contrasted by the sharp splashing of the caves waterfall as it hit the rocks below. The darkness of the cave made it difficult to see, but the lion’s eye was adapted to see through the murky cave and out into the luscious green jungle.
It had taken her awhile to find a place to sit down and rest, it was wet and cold but safe and that’s all she wanted, but sadly no one gets what they want.
She noticed the steely Shadowy figures that were making their way slowly towards the caves entrance. Their graceful agility made it an easy task for them to navigate to the remote entrance of the cave. She had given up all hope of escape, her fatigue and painful labour had stopped her in her tracks, the cub couldn't have picked a better time to make his dramatic way into the world. Her blood stained tanned coat shimmered with sweat as her body was working overtime for the delivery. She winced as a contraction rippled through her body. This was the lioness first cub, and now she truly realised how painful it was.
Her ear twitched as she heard a rock fall into the cave, the shadowy figures had arrived.
Upon being brought into the moonlight that shone into the cave she could see there patchy grey coat ruffle in the night wind. It was no doubting that the hyenas were to have their fun tonight. The pack flooded the cave as if someone had just turned on a tap. The shear amounts of the grey beasts filled the area quickly and left the place void of space. None of the hyenas made a move towards the lioness; each one sat patiently observing the lioness. Watching and waiting as if they were waiting for orders. They parted as one lone hyena made his way forwards, his military walk, straight scar ridden face was hard and His bullet eyes brought hyenas to their knees, it was obvious he was in command. His throat muscles rippled as his deep voice filled the cave.
"You know all that running isn't good for you, you know, while your pregnant and all, you could damage the cub and we wouldn’t want that." His face broke into a grin as the hyenas broke into their trademark laugh.
The lioness didn't say anything, she didn't have the energy to talk and she knew there was now no escape from these hyenas, she moaned again as the cub made a move to escape from within her.
"Look don't worry girl we ain't going to harm your cub" He paused. "Just you" The hyenas roared with laughter a second time. Punching the area with their sheer volume and making the place vibrate.
He turned and addressed his audience. A hush was placed on all the hyenas.
"My friends we have travelled far in search of a new land, and if what Shenzi and her two friends say are correct we will soon have our land. But tonight my friends we get to eat and soon we will march to pride rock and take the land in our name!" He was met with a roar of approval.
“Shenzi and your two friends please step forward.” The hyenas parted ways for a second time, as three hyenas made their way through as low to the ground as they could.
“What is your bidding oh mighty and saving grace Huruma” They trembled and kept their heads to the ground, in fear of upsetting him.
A sadistic smile crossed his face. “You will take Dug and Pip to scout out these pride land area, I trust them to bring back accurate information. That is all.”
All three of them scurried off as quickly as they could followed by the two burly figures mentioned. Huruma looked over his audience again before turning and circling the young lioness. “How long does it take to give birth? You have taken your time and I’m not a patient hyena. Now you’re probably wondering why we want your cub.” He paused, waiting for a response, but none came. “Well it’s simply really, to have a killer lion would make our odds of taking this area very high, very high indeed” The sadistic smile returned to his face. The young lioness glared at him before a ripple of pain hit her. The cub was almost out, out into the cold wet cave, and to the life of a killer, and she felt for the cub, she didn’t want them to do this but she couldn’t do anything to stop them.
The lioness thought back to what her father said to her before he died, he died saving her from the jaws of hyenas, she still had the scar marks till this very day. “I’m at bliss, I might be dying but I know that iv saved you, and that’s all that matters to me, never go down without fighting for what is good.” And she had gone down fighting, the pack had lost many hyenas over these long 3 days, but now she was helpless. She winced again as another contraction hit her, the cub was on its way out.
She smiled when she saw the cubs beautiful tanned head, the cub was a splitting image of her, she wondered to herself what colour its mane would be if it was male, and she knew sadly she would never see it. A few more pushes and it would be the end for her. Tears brimmed at her eyes and she wept silently to herself, it was the hardest thing, to be a mother and never see her cub grow up.
Her surroundings blurred as she gave the last push, her body had given up, and fatigue had taken over her.
Three female hyenas came forwards and started cleaning the blood red cub, Huruma sat and watched the whole thing, he stood up shook his coat before turning and leaving the cave, this was the signal the hyenas were waiting for, the wave crashed into the young lioness, the hyenas were having their fun.
