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Post by Zorayda on Apr 17, 2009 1:25:57 GMT
Aquila glanced curiously at the expression on Timbre's face to see what his reaction was, but, either because he was naturally mysterious or Aquila was out of practice, she couldn't figure out what he was thinking.
The aqua fish-lioness turned her attention to the pretty young lioness in front of her. It seemed that this... Lorien was forcibly made to grow up in a small amount of time, judging by her warring instincts to be trusting and to be cautious.
What a pity...
"I am Aquila," she said, nodding her head once. "And you, apparently, are Lorien. Nice to meet you."
The cub next to her looked as if he couldn't comprehend the feelings of unease in the air, and decided to overlook this by bluntly asking Kirsui where he could stay.
Ah, young ones. If only adults had their trust and natural ability to overlook the unpleasant. Aquila wanted badly to talk these lions out of war--and if that did not work, she would find the other pride and talk them out of it. Seeing all of these alive and tired faces made up her mind.
This had to end.
Reicheru opened her eyes and sat up gingerly, ending up on her haunches in a sitting position. Another pride lioness passed by--a rather scary looking lioness with one good eye--and asked where Xena was. Rey wondered who this Xena character was.
The lioness--Asuka--sniffed the air in front of Rey and walked away indifferently.
"I, uh... hate to ask, but... who's Xena?"
Reicheru winced and put a paw to her head, the pain becoming a dull throb.
"And I was serious about that headache cure. That is, if you don't mind," she said quickly, realizing that she'd forgotten her manners.
"I saw that scuffle between you and that blue...thing..." Reicheru said to Pulsar next to her. "And I was afraid that maybe you wouldn't be to happy about my coming here... but I promise, if you want, I'll leave--but please do something about my head!"
"Although I'd rather stay here," she mumbled almost inaudibly--almost.
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Post by magiccat on Apr 18, 2009 14:14:17 GMT
Onto was sleeping inside the Burja den. He hadn't slept in days and he did like to snooze. Next to him, his sister Oreo was watching her surroundings carefully.
"Onto, how can you sleep when we are at war? Kirsui goes off for five minutes and you nap?" She asked incredulously. Onto yawned and stretched, He got to his feet and glared at his sister.
"Lighten up Oreo." He said, his long black mane still moving slightly from when he had shook his head. "We don't have to stay" He reminded her. The two glared, each knowing what they're twin was thinking. The Liger growled warningly at her brother, thankful nobody would guess she was related to this fool.
"I am so glad we don't look alike! How can you talk of deserting them?!" She hissed. Onto shrugged but their attention was drawn to the guard that ran over to inform that Kirsui had returned. Oreo was tempted to fly, but kept her peach colored wings still.
"Come on Rhea, let's go see Kirsui" Onto said as he headed for the entrance to the den. Oreo growled
Don't call me that Oto!" She growled warningly, Onto glared at the use of his nickname but couldn't grab his sister as they padded out of the den. Oreo was first to reach the small group and grinned when she saw Lorien. She was back!
"Hello Kirsui, would you like me to take these new ones into the den? I can see you and Lorien must discuss something serious." She said, bowing a little to the leader.
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Post by Kirsui on Apr 18, 2009 18:05:07 GMT
"-- Xena is dead. --"" What?" Kirsui exclaimed this with slightly widened eyes. This was unexpected news. She had not thought the dark Feraga leader would fall so easily. A frown appeared to her face. Lorien was right. The Feraga would more than likely seek revenge. And if revenge was what they wanted, what would there be to stop them...? Why had they waited this long without any sign of attack? "Hello Kirsui, would you like me to take these new ones into the den? I can see you and Lorien must discuss something serious."The long-haired lioness turned her gaze upon the two that had stepped out of the den. She smiled at them slightly, nodding her head in greeting. "Oreo... Onto..." Siblings they were, so had Kirsui learned. It was funny really, for the two didn't look much like each other. "I appreciate the offer", she said politely. "But Lorien has already enlightened me of some urgent matters that need the whole pride's attention." She paused, looking at Oreo and Onto. "Could you two go back inside and gather the pride? I'm calling up a pride meeting." She then turned back to the three visitors. First her gaze laid upon Aquila. Something in how the mer-lion posed herself troubled Kirsui. She didn't know what or why, but... There definitely was something. Had she had time she would have gladly spoken with the mer-lion. Then she looked briefly at Timbre, who had been silent rather long, and then she looked at Moona. Remembering the cub had asked where he could stay, the long-haired lioness smiled faintly. "You can stay where you wish, Moona", she told the cub. "But I suggest you stay in the range of vision from the Den. It's safer the closer you are to the den guards." Then, she momentarily looked at Lorien. It was troubling she had heard these news from Chaza... but... news they were still, and ones every Burja should hear. So, with a faint sigh the young leader walked to the stone on which she had stood not too long ago when Ina had informed she was retiring. When she saw her the pride members who were outside, she told them of the pride meeting, telling some of them to gather those who she hadn't yet seen. Once she reached the stone she climbed upon it, turning to face the already gathering crowd. She felt their eyes on her, again, but she remained silent, waiting until Oreo and Onto would return from inside.
"Those Burja scum; they will surely pay for their foolishness..." Mwezi lifted an eyebrow slightly as Asuka walked away. She was now more than certain the tan lioness had changed. The question remaining was how much. She frowned slightly, a hint of worry appearing to her eyes. "I, uh... hate to ask, but... who's Xena?"Mwezi's head turned to the newcomer again. All the worry was gone from her face, replaced by the calm. "Was", she corrected. "Xena was our leader... And she was murdered by Burjas." Of course, she left out the fact it had been in a battle to get back their dear den that Xena had died... And that the two Burja guards had died as well. The dark cheelion simply thought Reicheru didn't need to know this. "And I was serious about that headache cure. That is, if you don't mind.""Hmph..." Mwezi snorted slightly. "I will get Asha. She can heal your headache." 'If she has time', she added in her mind as she turned and headed inside the Den in search for the pride healer. ((OOC: Finding the name of Feraga pride's healer for this post was a P-A-I-N! >< But I found it, from page 6 of the 1st part. XD I think that name could be put to the char list as a NPC or something, I at least can't remember it since it's not often used. =P))
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Post by kyto7878 on Apr 18, 2009 18:31:44 GMT
Moona looked at kirsui as she told him he could stay anywhere he wants. Moona looked at the tree and asked "Can i sleep at the watering hole by that tree?"
While Moona asked this the dark clouds were moving in fast and it looked like rain. Moona stayed by Kirsui's side while he waited for her approval.
Moona layed down really wanting to stay by Kirsui's side all the time. Moona nuzzled against Kirsui wondering if he would ever find his mom and dad again.
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Post by Tamber on Apr 18, 2009 20:50:21 GMT
Timbre had wandered off slightly as Kirsui was flooded with attention. The den was impressive up close, the aura around it much more welcoming than that of Feraga. Timbre mozied around the den for a few minutes, taking in the sights and sounds and smells. The lions of this pride all seemed quite exhausted, and though they were currently resting, Timbre could see the anxiety in their eyes. Lorien, the grey lioness that had come to speak with Kirsui, spoke of someone's death. From what he could hear, it sounded as though the pride would be rallied together to hear some sort of announcement, one that Tim assumed had to do with Lorien's news.
For the moment, the blue cat sat alone near a tall rock outside the den. He licked his paw and washed his face casually, considering is interest in this group. Would they even notice his existence? Would they be so caught up in this conflict to pay his talent's any mind? They all seemed respectable enough, none as entertaining as Pulsar. Still there was something about this place that made the cat decide to stay for awhile. He had never been amidst warring prides before, let alone a pride this large and interesting. Timbre entertained the thought that they would had supernatural abilities similar to his and the members of Feraga. Afterall, how could a normal pride of lions effectively battle a pride of supernaturals?
So the cat chose to sit back and watch from a distance for now, learning as much as hie could about the situation at hand.
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Post by Pulsar on Apr 18, 2009 20:52:58 GMT
As Mwezi had gone to examine the newcomers injuries, Pulsar stood there, still keeping his eye on the outsider. That was up until a semi-familiar voice caught his ear. "Where's Xena?"At that moment the winged lion looked up, a genuine look of surprise on his face when he seen who had spoken. <Asuka?> He would have smiled at his old friend.... but.... her new appearance and attitude quenched any such feeling. The male just looked at her, wondering what had happened to her. <Asuka...> He could see that the recent events in his absence had taken a sever tole on the lioness. One of her eyes was now... well... the look of it spoke for itself. The blood on her maw coupled with her expression and the new attitude, told Pulsar that the old Asuka he knew had died. What stood before him was someone different.... "I thought you would have known, Asuka"As Mwezi replied, Pulsar brought his gaze from Asuka back to the outsider. "Xena is dead. Killed off by Burjas. Sumai has the lead now."That news wasn't new to the male, he had already known since earlier of their leaders unfortunate and early demise at the hands of their enemies. This news, however, was not known to Inlasta, who at hearing it, withdrew backwards letting out a low gasp of shock, before averting he gaze to to the ground. <Not Xena...> The female thought to herself as she tried to prevent herself from crying. Now after all was no time to be weak... she needed to be strong, for the rest of the pride... Her crystals however, were not ones to hide such things and as the news was spoken and their master withdrawn, the crystals began each hovering up and down very slowly on their spots in the air, each one letting out a low clear crystalic sounding hum. All of them humming together to form a sort of morning song for the prides fallen leader. "Those Burja scum; they will surely pay for their foolishness..."Pulsar who had been staring at the ground since the crystals started humming, looked up to see Asuka making her way up to where Sumai was, leaving him, Inlasta and Mwezi with the outsider once more. As Mwezi and the outsider spoke to each other briefly, Pulsar turned to Inlasta and walked over to her, nuzzling her reassuringly. He then whispered something in her ear. This made the lioness more calm, enough so that she could bring herself to look up at the male. Nodding at him, she wiped away what tears had formed. "I saw that scuffle between you and that blue...thing..."
"Did you now..." The male said as he turned from Inlasta and walked over to where he had been moments ago, a expression of slight curiosity on his face at what the female had just said to him. "And I was afraid that maybe you wouldn't be to happy about my coming here... but I promise, if you want, I'll leave--but please do something about my head!""huh..." Pulsar replied simply to the next remark. <You've got that right...> He thought as he watched Mwezi go off to get the pride healer. The black and white male couldn't help but chuckle lightly to himself as he thought of how Mwezi overlooked his ability to heal, or maybe she just didn't want him wasting energy on this outsider. Inlasta, who had recovered herself, walked over and now stood beside Pulsar, both of them turning their gaze to Reicheru. "Inlasta?" Pulsar said turning his head but not averting his gaze. "Y-yes Pulsar?..." The female replied slightly timmidly. "This outsider while not an immediate threat needs to be secured so they can't spring any surprises...." The male continued. "Uhmmm..." Was all Inlasta replied with, not too sure of what he meant. "Cage her up...." Pulsar finally said as he pointed a paw and Reicheru. Inlasta nodded and took a step or two forward. Closing her eyes, the lioness lowered her head briefly as if concentrating. Her crystals which had by now long ceased humming, began flying around her loosely once more. The horned lioness then, with a quick stomp of one paw on the ground summoned up her earth powers. In a mere few seconds bars of rock shot up on all sides of the outsider, shaping and shifting until they finally formed a cage around Reicheru, sealing her behind the bars and inside the cage. "It's nothing persnal, we just aren't too trusting of newcomers since recent events, this is just insurance to make sure you don't try anything..." Pulsar said to the outsider as he sat down. |
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Post by magiccat on Apr 18, 2009 21:35:32 GMT
Onto plonked down beside his sister as Kirsui walked off. He joined his sister in bowing as she left. He gasped in suprise when he saw Lorien. She had been gone a long time, he had cared deeply for the grey lioness, not in a love kind of way, because he didn't feel that way about girls yet. Even though he was an adult, he hadn't matured fully yet. Before he could say hello Oreo pounced and pinned him. Her superior fighting skills instantly knocking the wind out of him.
"Come on Onto, we have to go and round up the pride. Kirsui is calling a meeting. It sounds serious." She frowned and growled slightly as one of the new ones, a cub, followed Kirsui.
"Honestly Oreo. What's a cub going to do? Cuddle Kirsui to death?" Onto said with a laugh. Oreo relaxed as she realised what she was doing. The Liger glared at herself as the two walked back to the Burja den.
"I can't help it. I'm used to having to deal with Feraga attacking. They've been unusually quiet recently" Oreo said, trailing off as they stopped in front of a few weary snoozing lions to inform them of the meeting. The two continued to go round the den before they exited themselves. Onto aproached the rock that Kirsui was positioned on.
"Everybody is here Kirsui" He informed her. Before turning and walking to sit with the rest of the pride. Eyeing the cub carefully, should Kirsui wish for him to be moved, he would have to stop Oreo bounding in. Oreo walked over and sat beside her brother. Occasionally looking over at the three new animals.
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Post by Zorayda on Apr 18, 2009 22:03:54 GMT
Reicheru sighed with relief when Mwezi told her that she'd get healed by one of their pride. The healer fixed her head and she felt the pain leave immediately. However, the amnesia remained...which really annoyed the young yellow lioness.
So...this Burja pride killed their leader? Burja...Burja...why did that name have a familiar feel to it?
Suddenly Pulsar turned to Inlasta and said, "Cage her up."
"W-wait--what does that mean...?"
Her question was answered when bright glowing crystals went around her and prevented her from moving more than six feet or so. What!?
One of them said that they couldn't trust her or something--perhaps because of the battles that caused their leader's death. Reicheru's breathing grew faster and her pupils dilated and then quickly shrank to dots.
Reicheru hated enclosed spaces.
"Guys! Hey, this is NOT cool! I'm--I'm claustrophobic! Please! I promise I won't leave! I won't, I won't..." Her voice rose in pitch and she babbled faster and faster to those who would listen--which was nobody. She circled around continuously, her tail lashing from side to side.
"Please let me out!" she whined.
Aquila allowed Kirsui to enter her clan's cave and waited outside. She noted that the blue lion did the same and began to lazily groom himself.
She wandered over and lay down next to him, not so much as giving him a second glance. Whatever news Kirsui had for them could wait.
Aquila would then take her chance to speak with her alone.
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Post by epppe on Apr 19, 2009 2:18:46 GMT
Arjuna finally came across a group of animals, the first that he's seen since arriving in this area. He noticed that the was one blue cat that seemed to just be watching the group from a distance. Lucky for Arjuna, the cat had his back to him and wouldn't notice him sneak up. Seeing the cat was focused on the group, he knew this was a good time to strike and teleported to the side the cat hoping that the bolt of lightning he left wasn't to noticeable.
"Yo, what's going on in this group," making sure the others wouldn't hear him and with a grin on his face.
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Post by Tamber on Apr 19, 2009 7:23:46 GMT
Timbre watched as the large pride gathered together to hear their leader's words. Aquila lay next to him to wait it out in his company, but they shared in not sharing a glance. The scaly lioness seemed difficult for him to get to know, for some reason. She seemed rather polite and conservative, certainly not like him.
The cat became lost in his thoughts, enough to have the daylights scared out him as a bright blue, electric light and a large animal suddenly appear next to him. Timbre jumped up involuntarily, leaping back from the stranger and tripping over the scaly lioness next to him. He shook his head and got his wits about him, looking up at the new lion with peeved, distrusting eyes, his mouth open and panting slightly.
The lion asked what was up with the group, so obviously he was a wanderer like the two of them. Though the strange electric lion had annoyingly startled Timbre, the blue cat couldn't help but become interested in this stranger, who had a cunning grin on his face. Perhaps this was a sign of his personality, another ornery creature to speak with, maybe.
With this thought in mind, Timbre let a grin slide upon his maw, his eyes playfully glaring at the stranger. He stood up and gave Aquila her space, sitting next to her. "New, I suppose," he remarked of the lion, still grinning. "Well stick around. It's about to get good."
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Post by epppe on Apr 19, 2009 10:32:26 GMT
Hearing the blue lion say that Arjuna to stick around made him laugh. He tried to figure out which one was the leader and figured it was the one be surrounded. Looking up, he said, "Funny, I was about to tell you the same thing," before teleporting as high as he could under a cloud. He looked back down to focus on a spot behind the leader of the group. Finally teleporting back to the ground right behind the leader, he was covered in his blue electricity and had a straight face.
"I am the god of lightning and thunder and command all of you to bow to me," he yelled out, trying to keep a deep voice. He kept his form for a few more seconds before changing back to his normal voice and form with a smile on his face, "Just kidding. What's up guys and gals?"
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Post by magiccat on Apr 19, 2009 11:09:48 GMT
Oreo jumped as a new lion appeared behind Kirsui and was just about to bow when he changed. Onto snorted at his sisters stupidity. They both stood with their hackles raised slightly, to show their discomfort.
"Who are you?" Oreo asked, ever sensible she walked forwards a bit. Slowly and not in a threatening way "And why are you standing behind our leader?" She asked, that was said in a slightly threatening tone.
"Where do you come from" Continued Onto. His eyes showing anger and a wish to pounce. But unless Kirsui gave the order they would go no closer.
(OOC: Ahhh!! it's so short it burns!!)
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Post by Kirsui on Apr 19, 2009 11:43:58 GMT
Kirsui stood calmly on the stone, watching as more and more of the pride gathered around her. She then felt, to her surprise, that Moona was leaning to her, asking if he could stay in the nearby tree. She looked down at the cub. He looked lonely, and so she saw no harm in letting him stay where he was.
For now at least.
"You can stay at the tree if you want", she replied, turning her attention back to the crowd.
"Everybody is here Kirsui."
She nodded a thanks at Onto and opened her mouth to speak. However, before she said anything she caught the sight of... something, near Timbre and Aquila. Her eyes narrowed, but she had no time to act upon what she had seen when said something was behind her.
"I am the god of lightning and thunder and command all of you to bow to me."
The long haired lioness actually smirked as she turned around to face the newcomer. She did notice how the pride members jumped at the sudden intruder, and she did hear Oreo and Onto question the newcomer, and yet, even as the joke was revealed, she smirked, her eyes twinkling of amusement.
"That", she said, "was a brave move."
She took a step closer to the newcomer.
"Very brave... And also very, very stupid. You could have gotten severely injured, or died, if I hadn't seen you near our two quests before you appeared behind me..."
To emphasize what she meant, she let go of the barrier that held back one of her abilities. The pupils on her eyes faded into the same blue that her irises were, and in an instant ice blue flames sparked to life around her, surrounding her very much the same way the stranger had been surrounded by electricity. The flames were there for a moment, and then they disappeared as her eyes returned to normal.
The ground and grass around her were frozen solid.
"Next time", she continued, but all the amusement had disappeared, "you should think where your actions might lead. Our pride is, unfortunately, at war, and during war questions are asked afterwards."
Truth was, Kirsui was rather disappointed that this stranger had appeared without invitation.The meeting she had called forward was important, but it would have to wait until the stranger had been dealt with...
"Now", the young leader continued with a pleasant voice. But even as it was pleasant it had a tone that demanded answers.
"Answer to the questions my pride already voiced out. Who are you? And why are you here?"
((OOC: Zorayda, might I point out that 1) Mwezi and the healer have not yet returned, 2) Inlasta lifted objects from ground to act as a cage while the crystals are still around Inlasta and 3) Kirsui keeps the pride meeting outside and not inside. XDD))
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Post by KanuTGL on Apr 19, 2009 11:52:42 GMT
OOC: Uh, wow, this RP sure picked up, didn't it? xD I apologise in advance for any errors in my post here - I have actually only skimmed through most of the text, so if I get any details wrong do point them out xP
IC: "Xena...she's dead."
Satoba's jaw dropped. If he had had the normal vision of lions he would also have been staring at Lorien in disbelief, but since he didn't see his eyes only became wider while his grey, dimmed pupils seemed to be looking at the sky. His lips formed the word 'what' but no sound came over them. That was... the last thing he had expected to hear. Auri killed her. Auri! What a deed. Xena, the terrible, invincible war lioness was... dead! How? When? Though after the initial surprise had settled, fear gripped young Satoba. Then Feraga would surely want revenge now, wouldn't they!? They were all in grave danger! It was surprising that they hadn't counter-attacked already!
"She needs to know the danger we could all be in!"
Satoba nodded rapidly and wished he had been able to just run away and find her, but he couldn't. He could only sit here and wait for their leader to return. What plight!
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Curse the warming light of the sun! Sumai awoke again with a start, shaking his head to rid himself of sleep as quickly as was possible. He growled quietly, angry with himself for having dozed off... That was not the customs of a leader! Sighing, the old lion lay his head back down on his front paws and looked out over the kingdom. His kingdom. That was still a thought that needed getting used to. These beautiful, vast lands... They were not big enough for two prides. To ensure the survivial of one, the other had to go. Sumai's gaze hardened, as it always did when these thoughts came upon him. Yes, one had to go. And it was not going to be Feraga.
He heard someone approach - someone with heavy steps who was covered in the revolting scent of blood. It was someone Sumai had not seen for days and he had thought she was dead! "Asuka!" he exclaimed, getting up to greet the lioness. The smile on his face faded however as he set eyes upon her. She was far from the gentle, friendly creature she had been before this war. Her muzzle and paws were drenched in blood, her coat was worn and... and her eye! Even Sumai winced at the sight of it. "What have they done to you..."
"I've heard of Xena's death,"
The General could barely stand hearing those news yet again, but steeled himself. Burying her body had been difficult enough for him. The image of their once so powerful, headstrong leader broken and cold on the ground would never stop haunting him.
"They will be sorry for what they have done; we will make sure of it."
Sumai looked up at Asuka again, his face twisted in a grimace of anger and hate. "Yes. Yes, we will. And soon."
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Kirsui! Finally she was back! Satoba followed close behind Lorien, but stopped when he realised that she had not returned alone. Three others were with her - all strangers. One was a lioness who smelled of the river bed, one was a young cub but he didn't belong with the lioness, and the third one was... Actually, Satoba wasn't sure what he was, but it was a male and glowed in white. The trio didn't belong together either. How had Kirsui been able to pick all three of them up like this?
Lorien delivered her dreadful news to the leader and Kirsui acted by gathering the pride for a meeting. Not knowing what else he could do, Satoba just padded after Kirsui to the stones outside the cave. Everyone was there, pridemembers and not. But Kirsui's announcement was the important thing now, inspection of the strangers that seemed to be pouring onto their grounds would have to wait until later.
"I am the god of lightning and thunder and command all of you to bow to me."
Satoba winced and wheeled around, focusing on the electric blue glow dancing next to the white stranger.
"Just kidding. What's up guys and gals?"[/i]
This sudden, carefree attitude without even a hint of fear made Satoba's jaw drop for the second time today. What on Earth was this? Or rather, who was this?
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Sumai took Asuka back down towards the cave entrance and was about to say something to her about their current situation but whatever that was going to be was forgotten the instant he saw the caged up lioness inside. What was she doing here!? The flames that had encircled him earlier that morning suddenly flared up again, along with his rage. "Who are you!?" the old lion roared, his voice amplified many times by the massive echo he sent through the hollow rock. "What are you doing here!?" Though calming down somewhat, he could see that this intruder was not an immediate threat. She couldn't do anyone much harm through the cage she was in and she did look terrified enough already. A hint of pity struck the General. The fires faded into mellow embers and he took a step back, deciding to let her at least breathe... "Who are you?" he repeated, but quieter and less intimidating.
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Post by epppe on Apr 19, 2009 13:15:42 GMT
"Could of died huh," he said with sarcasm in his voice. Arjuna watched how the lioness was starting to create flames, but didn't burn anything. "That's a cool ability," he said while picking up a frozen blade of grass. Tightening his grip on the grass, he watched it shatter, "but I take it I have to touch the flames first."
Arjuna saw that one of the lions looked angry at him and decided to teleport by him. "Why do you look so tense huh, you should think about relaxing. Oh I know, maybe the lioness could help you chill." Laughing, he teleported back by Kirsui, "I'm Arjuna, and why I'm here... hmm I don't know, I've been wandering around and you guys are the first group I came across." Teleporting once again, this time by Oreo and asked, "Do those two always seem grumpy or did I just come at a bad time?"
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Post by magiccat on Apr 19, 2009 15:22:03 GMT
Oreo and Onto stared with widened eyes at Arjuna's carefree attitude. "This is my kind of guy" Onto whispered to Oreo. Then Arjuna teleported next to Oreo and asked her a question. Onto growled. "Hey! Get away from my sister!" He roared. Oreo blinked several times and stepped back in surprise. Gathering herself quickly she growled and leaped. She knocked him on his back in an instant and sent the two of them skidding backward in the dirt. Probably making his back all dirty.
"I have had quite enough of strangers today! If you DARE to use that cocky attitude ONE MORE TIME. I will personally BURN YOU UNTIL YOU DIE! Can you not see we are at war? We do not need somebody with your attitude around. So either grow up, or go!" She growled. Roaring when she needed to emphasize something. Onto winced. Once again somebody had underestimated his sister. As Oreo got off the poor guy she walked backward and stood so that she was towering over him. Onto winced along with the rest of the pride. Oreo was one of the best fighters, and she did not have much mercy for animals that insulted others she knew.
"Sis, don't use the fireballs. I think you got him bad enough" He warned. Oreo glared at the lion one more time before submitting and walking away from him. She didn't sit down however, and instead went to stand beside Satoba.
"What a jerk" She muttered to him "Didn't his mother ever teach him manners?". Onto glared at the lion, mirroring his sister once more.
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Post by kyto7878 on Apr 19, 2009 15:40:25 GMT
Moona didn't know what was going on he was confused and all he knew was that he could sleep by the tree. Moona had a quick smile when that happened but on the inside he was still hurting.
At the end of the speech Moona's teeth began to grow larger and sharper. Moona knew what was going on so he ran through the crowd and up the tree trying to get away as fast as he could. He didn't what everyone to think he was weird and leave him to die.
Moona just layed up in that tree with gloom in his eyes. He didn't understand why his teeth grew and then shrunk back to normal size suddenly. "C'mon teeth go back to normal size dont do this to me!" Moona cried out.
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Post by Lorien on Apr 19, 2009 17:07:11 GMT
Lorien followed Kirsui as well when she told Onto and Oreo to gather the pride. She took a deep breath. She and Satoba were the only ones who knew what Kirsui was going to say to them all, and were therefore the only ones who knew how important this meeting was.
When everyone had gathered, Lorien had settled herself upon her small rock by the entrance of the den, the one she always sat upon...and the place she had missed while she had been away for so long. While she waited for the meeting to start, she looked around at the remaining members of the pride. Many had been lost, but it seemed that they still had good numbers despite this fact. Her eyes went from Satoba, to Oreo and Onto, even to the newcomers before returning to Kirsui just in time to see the lion appear behind her in a flash.
Her eyes wide, a slight growl came from her maw as she quickly got up from the rock. What did this stranger think he was doing? He was putting the entire pride in jeopardy; they needed to be warned of the coming danger. Lorien's eyebrow's furrowed, knowing there was nothing that she could do about all of this, a sigh escaping her. She watched the scuffles between Oreo and the newcomer and silently padded up next to Onto, looking at the lion.
"Please stop fooling around! I don't know who you are, but you are endangering us in a time when...well, frankly when we are in grave danger as it is." She didn't know if her pleas would even touch the seemingly playful lion, but she knew she had to at least try. "Let us get on with our meeting. It's very important that we do..." Lorien's eyes drifted to Kirsui, hoping that the lion would allow them to proceed with their plans.
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Asuka followed Sumai into the cave only to see that the stranger had been caved, probably by Inlasta. The tan lioness smirked, licking her lips once again. Her eyes drifted down to her paws as she saw the blood stained fur. She growled slightly before taking her leave from the cave to find the nearby waterhole. She would wash her fur before any revenge was made, though the blood stains may be menacing to the Burja swine.
Asuka took a few steps into the water, lowering her neck to take a drink of the cool, crisp water. She then lifted her head, taking in a deep breath. It was good to finally be at home again. She then proceeded to wash her fur free of the blood, and when she had, she quickly got back to the cave to see if anything had progressed. Everyone was looking at the caged stranger, and she stood at the cave entrance, waiting to see what was going on.
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Post by Zorayda on Apr 19, 2009 19:16:53 GMT
Aquila sat as still as stone, her ears and eyes fixed towards the group of lions with Kirsui. Timbre seemed to want to say something to her, but then he thought better of it and carried on waiting.
Then, a bolt of lightning, and a young lion was chattering away at the two of them. Aquila ignored him. The youngling would go away soon. And sure enough, he did--straight into the Burja meeting circle and behind their leader. Aquila stood suddenly, annoyed. How was she going to get to talk to the pride if the newcomer made them nervous?
However, she did nothing, seeing as she didn't want to make the Burjas any more distrusting of strangers. She growled low in her throat, almost like a purr but much, much more menacing. If only she was near a river...she huffed and lay back down with a thud.
After a moment, Aquila remembered something. She glanced around once before turning to Timbre.
"Have you seen the little cub recently?"
((OOC: Sorry Kir, guess I missed those details ><))
BIC:
Reicheru stopped her panic attack suddenly when an older lion bellowed "WHO ARE YOU!?" at the top of his lungs. Then, seeing her fear and her caged up state (not by glowing crystals, mind you), his eyes softened and he asked again more quietly.
"Um...m-my name's Reicheru...or Rey for short. Actually, I...I d-don't remember much about myself. I've got special abilities, like the rest of your p-pride, but... past that I...I don't know." Rey cut herself short from her nervous babbling. "Uh, I really, really, really didn't mean to intrude o-or anything, and I don't w-want to start a fight but I don't wanna be in this cage!" She shrieked the last part.
Her panic settled back in, and suddenly she was pacing and lashing her tail once more. A tear leaked from one of her eyes and she wiped it away irritably.
At an attempt to calm down, she asked, "Well, what's your name?"
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Post by Kirsui on Apr 19, 2009 19:29:21 GMT
Asha had not been easy to find. Mwezi had had to wander to the deepest parts of the Feraga Den. The pale grey lioness had been tending to the wounded, their injuries being of the kind that even the healer couldn't cure at once.
"Asha", Mwezi spoke quietly, not wanting to disturb the injured lions.
"There is a stranger who complains of a headache. Pulsar and Inlasta are watching her, and I would be too had she not asked for someone to cure the headache... If you have time, could you perform this simple task...?"
The light grey lioness had nodded, and then hurried off. A headache was easy to cure, and it would not take too much time or energy from the pride healer.
The dark cheelion didn't follow Asha right away. She remained there, at the entrance to the cave where the injured lions rested. They had been wounded every since the battle when Burja had taken over the Feraga Den. The nature of their injuries only strengthened her belief that the Burja were indeed unworthy to keep living on these lands.
Sighing, Mwezi turned around and walked down the tunnel that she had used to get there. On the half way back to Pulsar and Inlasta she met Asha, and only this made her realize how long exactly she had stayed watching the wounded.
Once she returned to her friends and the stranger, she stopped in surprise. Then she snorted, lifting a paw to cover her muzzle and hide the amused grin upon her lips. Reicheru was in a stone cage, and it seemed she was panikcing. Then Sumai came, followed by Asuka. She nodded a quick greeting at the leader, though she still held her paw over the grin.
"Who are you!? What are you doing here!?"
She did her best not to laugh out loud at how hilarious the whole situation was. There was the stranger, locked in a stone cage, whining to be let go due to claustrophobia... And then there was Sumai, the leader, yelling questions at her while flames surrounded him.
"Well, what's your name?"
The dark cheelion lost the battle against the amusement, which was clear when her shoulders begun to shake in barely resisted laughter. And so in order to not disturb Sumai when he questioned Reicheru she shifted to her mist form. She could laugh out loud now, for a cloud of mist could not let out a sound that anyone else than the cloud itself could hear.
And laugh she did, even when she watched and listened the event taking place. She made her cloud remain in her shape and she made sure to stay enough in the shadows so that no one who didn't look closely enough would see she wasn't solid any more.
Kirsui watched patiently as the energetic lion teleported between herself and the siblings Oreo and Onto. But even her patience has its limits, and the intruder was slowly but surely pushing her towards the point where she would snap at him. However, Oreo took action before she had had enough of the annoying stranger.
"-- We do not need somebody with your attitude around. So either grow up, or go!"
"That's enough."
She said this with a calm voice, though it was still loud enough to be heard by everyone present. The tone had been firm, and the tone added together with the firm look at the whole pride were clear enough sign that she would deal with the stranger unless told otherwise.
So, the long haired lioness walked down from the stone, and approached the stranger.
"Oreo is right", she told him once she stood over him.
"We indeed don't need anyone interfering to our matters right now... You have picked the wrong time and the wrong pride to mess with..."
She paused, and momentarily the look in her eyes was sad before the calmness returned.
"If you want to keep this attitude up, you are free to go but you are not welcome to stay. Either you stay quiet and wait until the meeting is over... Or you leave."
She took a step backwards to give room to the intruder.
"It's your choice...", she told him, her gaze locked in his eyes.
"And it's a decision you have to make fast for by delaying the meeting I called forward you put my pride in danger. So what will it be, Arjuna?"
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Post by Tamber on Apr 19, 2009 19:33:50 GMT
Timbre blinked as the stranger teleported from here to there, and the blue cat momentarily distrusting his vision. The lion appeared behind Kirsui and radiated blue light and electric currents, and for a moment Timbre almost believed he was some sort of god. The lion soon let up, however, and Timbre suppressed an enormous laugh. He simply snickered to himself, scrunching his face up into an ornery smile.
The lion was relentless, smart-mouthing Kirsui and teleporting before various felines in the pride, taunting them as Timbre never would have expected someone to taunt. After a few moments it wasn't the jokes Timbre found funny, but simply the fact that this guy felt so compelled to blatantly stir up so much trouble. This guy's even stupider than I am! Timbre laughed in his mind.
Finally the lion was pinned by a winged tigress, and Timbre laughed at this as well. Looks like dude here is testing the temper waters for me. Let's see what this chick chooses to do.
"If you DARE to use that cocky attitude ONE MORE TIME. I will personally BURN YOU UNTIL YOU DIE!"
At this the cat finally busted up audibly. He laughed with a loud buzzing sound erupting through his nose, and as hard as he tried to hold it back and be relatively polite, all the suppressing did was cause him to lean forward weakly, holding his belly as he mockingly laughed at the tigress's overwhelming threat. Sounds like Pulsar all over again! This chick could be fairly entertaining.
As the time passed, however, the tigress grew angrier and continuously scolded the lion, even drawing other pride members near to do the same. Tim decided that it was time to play peacemaker. He liked this guy as well as the members of this pride, so it would only be fair if he intervened with neutrality.
The blue cat stepped forward with a friendly, yet serious grin. He stood at the side of the lion and looked into the eyes of those surrounding him. "Alright, let the guy be," he said to them, trying not to be hostile. "Feel free to get on with your meeting," he called out to all the pride members, proceeding to glance up at Kirsui. "I'll deal with 'im, ma'am, if you'd like. Let's go, guy," he said down to the lion with a slight chuckle. "You've made your impression. Let 'em talk and make your decision in the meantime."
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Post by Zorayda on Apr 19, 2009 19:50:03 GMT
Aquila blinked in surprise when she noted that Timbre had stepped inside the meeting-circle, laughing, and handled the situation with the electric-lion expertly and good-naturedly.
Perhaps this blue lion had more to him than met the eye...
Aquila stood up to look for the small cub, sniffing the air delicately. There he was! Walking over to where he hid, she saw him facing away from her.
"Little one, why do you hide?" she asked, not really caring much about the answer but worried for his safety nonetheless.
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Post by kyto7878 on Apr 19, 2009 20:10:50 GMT
Moona shook his head in embarassment. "I can't tell you its a big secret that my parents said if i dont keep it a secret they would kill me." Moona began crying once more again. Moona's teeth glimmered in the light.
"Ok ill tell you" Moona turned around and showed the lioness his face. His teeth were bigger then normal about the size on a saber tooth cub.
Moona knew he was lonely all he ever wanted was a friend to keep him company or someone to play games with. Moona hid his face in his paws and extacted his claws; scratching them against the ground.
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Post by magiccat on Apr 19, 2009 20:27:44 GMT
Oreo relaxed her stance when Kirsui went to deal with Arjuna. Stupid doofus, I know a certain pride he'd get along with brilliantly...before they tear him to pieces. I might actually thank them if they did. Oreo threw a glare at one of the other strangers as he appeared to be laughing. But they had enough trouble on their hands without her attacking him, so she decided to discreetly show him what she meant. Flicking her tail for a while a fireball formed on the end of it. "That stupid...why I oughta" She muttered, but eventually the fireball dissapeared. The Liger batted at thin air with her paw in annoyance, pretending to smack the two.
Loriens words caused Onto some concern. What was so important they had to speak now? However he could see his sister growing angrier, so he walked over to her and firmly pulled her paw to the ground. "Leave it sis. He's learn how strong us Ligers are. And you're the strongest of all" He said, he didn't whisper, it wasn't something that was a secret. Who cared? They were Ligers and his sister was the strongest of all Ligers he knew. So what?
"Onto, Satoba...is it me, or is Kirsui desperate to start this meeting? I wonder what's so important that it endagers us not to know?" She asked, frowning in confusion. Onto shrugged and moved closer so he was leaning agaisnt his sister.
"Don't fret. We'lll find out soon. How about you Satoba? Why do you think Kirsui is desperate for us to know?" Onto asked, watching carefully. He would miss something and then his sister would surely kill him for it. Never the less he let his ice powers build up. Something about Arjuna made him feel safer now that he could build an ice wall between him and the pride.
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Post by epppe on Apr 19, 2009 20:51:26 GMT
Arjuna sat there amused by the fact that Oreo thought she really had him pinned. He could have just teleported or give her a bit of a shock. Seeing Oreo stand by a different cat now, Arjuna teleported by what seemed to be her brother and remarked, "I don't think she got me that bad considering one of he last things you would want to do is touch me."
He teleported by Oreo again with his back on the ground and looking straight up, "I guess my mother never taught me manners, but she did teach me to fight. If you ever wanna test my skills out, feel free, but for now," he looked back to the original blue cat he met and appeared by her, "You guys should finish your meeting."
Looking at the blue cat he muttered, "Told ya it was going to be good."
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Post by Zorayda on Apr 19, 2009 22:23:13 GMT
Aquila raised her right eyebrow slightly when Moona told her of the violence threatened against him. One thing Aquila really hated...was violence. Aggression was the lowest a creature could go, in her opinion. Those of higher intelligence should know better ways to handle disputes.
Which was why this war was... pointless.
Moona turned and showed the fish-lioness his elongated teeth.
"Why would that be so important to keep secret?" She queried, violet eyes skeptical. "I...am half lion, half sea serpent demon, so... Your fangs do not bother me. And I do not tell secrets--I am not young, little lion, and age tends to keep your maw wired shut when something is told in confidence."
Aquila lay down on her side next to the cub.
"Now, I'm going to stay here so that you do not rush off alone again. You will not leave my sight. Is that understood?" Aquila asked sternly. She was not very good with cubs, and she hoped that this one would listen to her.
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Post by kyto7878 on Apr 20, 2009 0:54:55 GMT
Moona said "Ok I guess ill stay near you at all times, except im gonna be sleeping in this tree," Moona's teeth began to shrink down back to normal size. Moona nuzzled up against Aquila and began to falls asleep. Moona was in peace for the first time in his life and he love that feeling.
In Moona's dream he began to sleep talk "Mom....Dad....Help.....Me..." Moona began to twitch in his sleep.
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Post by Zorayda on Apr 20, 2009 3:24:11 GMT
Aquila jumped when the cub snuggled up to her warm, smooth scales. Soon his saber-teeth shrank and he fell asleep.
She felt...strange, somehow, with this cub next to her, and as he started to twitch, she watched in fascination. She wasn't sure how to react.
She tried stroking his little back with a webbed paw, and waited to see if this would soothe his nightmare so he would stop twitching.
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Post by Pulsar on Apr 20, 2009 4:12:28 GMT
Pulsar and Inlasta both just stood there looking on as they watched Reicheru go into a panic fit locked inside the cage Inlasta had made.
"Oh dear.... It seems the cage is having an adverse an effect on this outsider...."
The male said in a faked shocked tone of voice with an expression to match it.
"You didn't use any sort of hallucinogenic causing rocks or anything to make it did you?"
He continued, turning to look at Inlasta.
The lioness, who was genuinely surprised at the outsiders reaction, had a look of total shock and confusion on her face.
"W-What..? Oh! No!..."
She replied after shaking herself out of her shocked state.
"At least.... I don't think I did...."
The female continued in an uncertain tone of voice as she looked upward in thought.
"What's that supposed to mean?!"
Pulsar replied, his surprise being genuine this time around.
"Gah!"
He let out as he slapped his face with one of his paws.
"How could you not know what rock you used... I thought that was something we trained on, like, at the very beginning..."
The male dragged his paw slowly down his face.
"You're useless...."
He finished before letting out a sigh.
The horned Lioness opened her mouth to reply to Pulsar's comment, but her action was cut off by the sudden appearance of Sumai.
Their leader did what he generally does upon seeing outsiders, his flames appeared practically instantaneously.
They quickly died down however after the male had observed what Pulsar and Inlasta had done to the outsider it seemed.
"Huh, compassion m'lord? How unbeiffiting of someone who embodies the essence of fire.."
Pulsar joked as he looked at his leader. Something then caught the males eye. As he shifted his view to just slightly behind Sumai he could see Mwezi and Asuka observing from afar.
The male had looked over just in time to see the Cheelion trying to refrain herself from bursting out into laughter.
"Apparently... This outsider stumbled into our prides land somehow..."
Pulsar said to Sumai, answering his question on how Reicheru got here.
"Oddly enough she said she had observed me and the other outsiders earlier on when I was escorting them out of our land...."
The male paused, closing his eyes as he thought a bit more about that exact thing.
"In thinking about it, it'd make me wonder how long she's been in our lands...."
He continued.
"If it's been a case she has been here a while, and has managed to get this far without detection...."
"then the Burja might be able to do the same..."
Inlasta said finishing Pulsar sentence.
"Indeed...."
The male replied nodding to Inlasta before looking at Reicheru.
"Inlasta, could you make the cage a bit bigger..."
Pulsar said to Inlasta, knowing that if the female was to be questioned more, that they needed her to be calm, and the panic the small cage had her in wasn't going to help.
Inlasta nodded at Pulsar and waved her paw slightly, with a low rumble of the ground beneath them, the cage began to crackle and churn as the bars shifted until the cage grew to double it's original size.
"Sir, With permission, i'd like to scout the area around our borders... check to make sure that this female is the ONLY unexpected visitor we have..."
Pulsar said as he looked up at Sumai.
"I'd Like to go also!"
Inlasta nudged in a request also.
"After all i'm used to patrolling with Pulsar.... and if he should end up running into anyone, my help would be useful..."
The lioness said in a slightly more reinforced voice then usually spoken.
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Post by Kirsui on Apr 20, 2009 8:10:47 GMT
Mwezi was glad that she could keep her form steady and calm-looking now that she couldn't make a sound. But Reicheru answered Sumai, and then especially when Pulsar told Inlasta to make the cage larger, she felt her concentration slip. She could feel how she begun to partly shift solid and then back to mist. She had to get out, soon.
"Sir, With permission, i'd like to scout the area around our borders... check to make sure that this female is the ONLY unexpected visitor we have..."
From this, the dark cheelion got an idea. She turned solid again, and then tightly gripped her glowing amulet with her paw, holding it so that she might say at least a few words without any sigh of laughter.
"My Lord", she said slowly when Inlasta had voiced that she wanted to go too.
"If I may, I would gladly give a loot at our enemies... I wish to see what they are up to."
Then she waited, still holding her amulet and hoping Sumai would reply soon.
Kirsui was actually thankful when Timbre stepped in, but the attitude of the teleporting stranger still bugged her. Why had he had to come here, why not to the Feraga lands?
With a shake of her head she returned to the stone on which she had stood before. She'd be most glad if they now finally could hold the meeting without another interruption. This one had put them in danger more than enough.
"Everyone!"
She finally spoke, her gaze sweeping over the crowd so that they would know she spoke to them all.
"I have important news... And I would gladly not repeat myself for I do not know how much time we have."
She paused, and then...
"It was brought to my attention before the interruption..."
She glared momentarily at the retreating back of the stranger who was now with Timbre.
"... that Xena, the fierce leader of Feraga, is dead."
She could hear gasps from the crowd already, but she silenced them by lifting her paw.
"I'm not finished yet. It was Auri who killed her, the same Auri who was at guard with Ebun on the night when the Feraga reclaimed their Den."
She paused again, watching the crowd.
"Though we must honour his success, we must also beware. The Feraga, I am certain, will seek revenge upon the death of their leader. I don't know who the new leader is... Though my guess is Sumai. You know him, the fiery general whose flames are something to be feared."
She sighed.
"The fact the Feraga have been silent as long as this is what worries me, for all we know they could be planning how to swipe every last one of us out of existence."
She smiled, trying to encourage the restless pride.
"Be alert", she told them.
"Do not let your guard down. Check every suspicious activity around our lands and especially around the borders. But what ever you do, do not put yourselves in danger. We can't afford to loose anyone right now."
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