Beyond the Horizon (continued from Nobody's home)

[Lionel]

(( I'll say months. WE have found out something abut the sighting of Akira's parents somewhere around Hasira's lands. We move to there, after the flame season ends. You should start b, maybe, having a chat about how your parents look (again), while, Wingu scout's out the lands.))

[angelgirl]

(OC: All right, it's been a few days and since no one else is going to start it, I will!)

Kala asked Akira,
"What were your parents like? I mean, what did they look like?"
She stared around the Savannah, looking over the areas that were still trying to recuperate from the fire months ago.

[akira]

Akira had heard Kala's words and began to speak. "My mother is very close in color with me. She is almost the same except she is much larger than I am and does not have a dark brown ear nor spot around her eye. As for my father, he is darker. Closer to the color of dampened dirt, like my ear and the spot around my eye. His eyes are grey. He almost never leaves my mother's side."

[angelgirl]

Kala replied,
"Well, they sound like they're very devoted to each other. You think you'll find them soon? Surely, if they loved you so much, they'd be looking for you."
Mufasa came up beside her and asked,
"Do you remember much about them?"

[Amani]

Amani walked ahead of the group, looking around. He got caught up in sights and started walking slower. He dragged his mind back to reality, and ran to catch up with everyone. All this travel was starting to tire him out. He caught up to Mufasa and the rest and asked,
"So, where are we going again?"

[Lionel]

"We are trying to find Akira's parents. And I have to deal with a lion, that doesn't live too far from here." Wingu said, looking back to
Amani. He was walking in front of everyone, because he wanted them to make a stop in a near by oasis.

[akira]

((OOC: Warning. Akira's father has been killed over the time that Akira has been missing but her mother is still alive.))

Akira looked to the ground and let her mind wander, "I remember my mother used to hum to me until I would fall asleep. I used to have nightmare's when I was quite young. Daddy always hunted for us instead of my mother which I never found strange because it was normal for me. But I guess that's not how it is out here? My mom groomed me often, but I really enjoyed that time. We got to be together. She also spoke of love quite often." Akira looked up to the sky and preyed that her parents were looking for her.

"My mom thinks that love is destined to find itself; or you could say each other." That didn't really make sense to her seems how love was only an emotion. How could it be something physical? Not possible. "Other than that I don't remember much about them.

[Amani]

Amani replied,
"Oh okay. Sounds good."
He looked down. Memories from his past came flooding back. It wasn't very long ago. He had only been in the Pridelands for a few months before he met Kala and Mufasa. After his parents' deaths, he was found and taken in by Kora, and Pride Rock became his new home. There he soon met Nina, who became one of his closest friends. He was happy to have a family again, but the bad memories still haunted him. He wiped his eyes with his paw, trying to focus on the present as best as he can.

[angelgirl]

Kala said,
"Well, that's sweet."
As much as she really didn't want to say what was coming out of her mouth next, she said anyway,
"I hope we find your parents. I can tell how much you miss them, honey."

Mufasa came up next to Wingu and asked,
"Are we gonna stop pretty soon? We've been walking for quite a while."

(OOC: Sorry, it's taken me a few days to get back to this. I've had computer problems. Hopefully, my school laptop can get fixed while I'm at grandpa's for the weekend.)

[Lionel]

" I think it's not too far from here. Now, when the fight hapens, I don't want anyone to help me, well if Moja will fight alone.. And I think... THERE THEY ARE!!!"
Wingu told Mufasa, but then he saw the both lions, Moja and his son, fighting with an another lion.
((Maybe it's Akira's father they are fighting???))

[angelgirl]

(OOC: I think, according to Akira's last post, her dad's dead.)

Kala came up beside her husband and noticed the two lions fighting. She said,
"I don't think I want to get involved in that."

Mufasa replied automatically,
"You won't have to, none of us will. Wingu wants to do this on his own."

Kala looked over at Wingu with a concerned look on her face and said,
"On your own? Do you really think that's smart? Or safe?"

[Lionel]

"Yes, on my own. But... Could you please make sure, that the other lion. doesn't attack me from the back?" Wingu said, sill loooking at the lions fighting.
((Okay, who wans to be Moja? I just thought it won't be interesting, if I write them both.))

[angelgirl]

Mufasa said,
"Sure, I'll watch your back. If he tries anything, he's going down."
It had been a long time since Mufasa had gotten into a fight at all and he was itching for a good one.
Mufasa waited to see what Wingu would do.

Kala nuzzled her husband and whispered,
"Be careful, please."

Mufasa whispered back,
"Always, love."
He turned back to Wingu and asked,
"What do we do now?"

[Amani]

Amani didn't want to get involved with this either. He tried to stay low to the ground, not wanting to be noticed by those other lions. Although, the group could see him from where he was, just in case. He would want to wait this out until the group was done here.

[Deleted]

"Wingu... why do you want to fight him?" Uschi said, able to catch up now that everyone had stopped to look at the fight. "Can't you just let him be?"
She had come to like Wingu, but still wasn't sure he liked her. She had thought about asking about the scar on his nose, how he got it, what kind of life he led, but had become too shy after cleaning his paws. She hoped Wingu wasn't the kind of lion to go LOOKING for trouble. They never seemed to last very long.

[Lionel]

"He destroyed my life. Now stay low, everyone. Mufasa - you know what to do."
Wingu said, not even looking at Usch. Then he stood up and shouted:
"HEY YOU! YEA YOU! YOU OLD ( next there was a word, that would make anyone shout -Wingu!- in a worried expression.)COME AND FIGHT ME!"
And then he attacked Moja, using his speed and agilty against the lions strenght.
((Anyone?! I don 't want to be Moja too, it takes all the fun out!))

[Deleted]

(OOC: I'll take that up:). Wingu, if you have any additional information for me that I need to know to play Moja properly, particularly on their history, please PM me:)).

Moja looked up, and saw the lion racing towards him. "Who's this then?" he said, squinting, assessing not only the face but also the danger - a young lion, large and powerful, muscular, brash. As Wingu closed in Moja stepped aside, but left one foot in the young lion's path. "Ah, Wingu! Isn't it?" He said, as Wingu's momentum carried him past, "You seem so angry. Why so angry, little cub? I thought I was the angry one."
Moja looked up at his partner, and gave a little nod. The partner seemed to know what to do: he opened his jaws and leapt at Wingu, as Moja simply watched and laughed.

[angelgirl]

Mufasa was laying low in the grass just out of sight of Wingu and the other lions. He hissed and jumped, intercepting the other male jumping at Wingu. They rolled and when the dust cleared, Mufasa was on top of the other male, baring his teeth. He said,
"You make one false move, buddy, you're going down. I know how to kill a lion. I've never had cause to, but give me a reason to, I swear I will."
He lifted his head and asked Wingu,
"Is this other guy giving you much trouble?"

[Deleted]

"Trouble?" Moja said, shocked. "What trouble am I 'giving,' eh? I'm not the one looking for trouble."
He turned to Wingu. "Is this the sort of company you're keeping? Those so ready to murder? What would your mother say? As far as I recall, she seemed to care a great deal about whom you kept company." Slowly he circled, so as not to be caught in between the stranger lion and Wingu. "Or are you just like him: a murderer at heart?"

[Amani]

Amani backed up ever so quietly. He didn't take care to a branch behind him. At first he thought it was too strong to break, but he was about to dread his doubt. As he put his weight on the branch to climb over, the branch began to bend under the pressure. Finally, it snapped letting out a large crack. He looked down seeing the broken branch. Amani quickly ducked as low as he could. Maybe no one heard it...or maybe they couldn't find him.

[Lionel]

((No, there isn't anything much, just Moja's fighting style. He uses fierce attacks and doesn't like to run after his enemy. Oh, and Wingu's father was the real king, but Moja made him run.))
"I'm not angry. I just came here to take what's mine. What you stole from my father. What you stole from me." He started circling, but when his son jumped at him, he got a bit worried. But Mufasa saved him.
"Thanks. Don't let him go." He said and then continued the circling. Words about his mother and father made him angry. Maybe he wasn't Hasira, but sure was angry.

"They are my friends. My father wasn't a killer. You were. And my mother..." Here Wingu stopped. He was an adult already. His mother will have to deal with his friends. And they aren't monsters.
"My mother will like them. Even more than anyone ever liked you, you scumbag!!!" Wingu leaped and attacked Moja. He let his claws out and felt, how they tore some skin on Moja's front leg. A quick turn, so he wouldn't loose the enemy from sight.

[Deleted]

"You mean what I won from your father," Moja said, touching the scratches on his foreleg. His paw came away bloody. He wiped it on the grass as if the red was nothing more than mud. "But alright: I understand. You want a chance to win it back, yes? But I have a certain set of conditions...
"First: you send away your murderous friend here, and let my son up," he said, raising his head so Mufasa and the lion under him could hear. "He won't interfere anymore."
"WHAT? Father, let me fight him. I'm younger and I'm your heir." The young lion growled.
"He won't interfere," Moja said more sternly.
"Second, you won't kill any of the cubs I've sired in your absence," Moja said. "Even the ones I've sired with your mother." A wicked smile played across the large lion's face then, so broad it bore all his pointed teeth. "That's right, Wingu. You have a litter of siblings! Well, half siblings, anyway. Still blind and stupid, but nevertheless your mother loves them. You should see the way she gazes at them, all purrs and licks and cuddles. It's almost as if she forgets that the father was, well... me!
"So, do you agree?"

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Uschi crouched in the grass with the others, only a short while away. Moja's words sent a chill up her spine. if I were Wingu right now, I'd be so angry, she thought. She hoped. He wouldn't do something stupid. Wanting to help, she pushed herself up on her forelegs and shouted, "Wingu... Be careful!"
Moja turned at the sound of her voice, and laughed. "Wingu, is that your mate? Is she a hippo or just a hundred months pregnant?"
Uschi blushed, and sank back down, embarrassed to the point that she could say no more.

[Lionel]

Siblings?!! Well, they were his brothers and sisters.
"DEAL!Mufasa, let him up. I won't touch the cubs, and he is not a murderer. You are!" Wingu growled. When Moja said about Uschi, he got a bit angry. She wasn't his mate, just a friend. Nothing more. He didn't say anything, just leaped again, this time pointing for Moja's eyes. But he missed, and turned around.
" Is Nzuri alive!" He asked to the Hasira lion.
(( Nzuri is the lioness he loves, she's the same age as Wingu. Shewould never let Moja touch her, so she should be alive or something))

[angelgirl]

Mufasa really didn't want to but obeyed Wingu anyway, quickly stepping off the other lion. Listening to the other conversation, he was still confused as anything. When Moja made the comment about Uschi, he snapped,
"Leave our friend out of this!"
He stepped back to watch Wingu fight for what Mufasa now knew what was rightfully his.

[Amani]

A while past, there were no sudden movements. Amani tried to find the closest adult, ending up walked over to Mufasa's side. He watched Wingu and the other lion fight, though he didn't understand what for.

[Deleted]

"She's alive, but ran off with some mountain prince about a week after you left. Handsome thing. You should see the way she looks at him. I've heard word they've started a pride together by the foot of the mountains." Then Moja moved, or rather, was standing on the grass one moment and then in Wingu's face the next. Claws and teeth moved so fast that it was hard to see the blows, but they could all make out the grunts of pain and see that it was Wingu being forced back, and back, and back...

[angelgirl]

Mufasa looked over at Amani.
"Amani, what are you doing here? You shouldn't be here, go back and stay with the others! I don't want you hurt!," he snapped with a concerned look on his face. He knew, or at least hoped Amani would listen to him. He was itching to help Wingu, but an order was an order: he was not allowed to interfere, even if it meant the death of his friend.

[Amani]

Amani didn't hesitate to listen to Mufasa. He wasn't one to be unruly. In a second he was back with the rest of the group.

[Deleted]

"Here, Amani," Uschi offered, holding a paw out. "Come stand by me."

[Amani]

"Sure," Amani replied, moving over by Uschi's side. He still wondered what was going on. "What're they doing?"