One-shot based in my TLQ series. Scar has been killed by the hyenas, and now he has a choice. Rated T for language. Partially based off of Evanescence's "Tourniquet"
"My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My wounds cry for the grave
My soul cries for deliverance
Will I be denied, Christ?
Tourniquet?
My suicide…"
Evanescence "Tourniquet"
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"No! You can't do this to me! No! No!" I screamed. I screamed? Me, the great King Scar, screamed?
Teeth ripped at my flesh, the pain became too much. Why wasn't I fighting back? Was I resigning to this fate? Was I committing suicide by other means?
You did wrong, Scar, but Taka did no wrong.
I felt my breathing slow immensely. My body gave up. My spirit did as well. My God, I was committing suicide!
"Scar?"
"Scar…"
"Taka!"
"Taka!" A familiar voice demanded. I shot up to a stand, looking around. The place I was at was deep blue in color, the clouds dark gray. My emerald eyes met eyes of ocher-amber.
"S-Simba?" I asked.
"You finally came to. The hyenas tore at you so much that your ghost was unconscious." My second-to-oldest brother said. I chuckled, then sobered.
"So…I'm dead?" I asked.
"Yeah. You are. All the Past Kings and Queens wanted you to burn in hell…I wanted to give you another chance." Simba said.
"We wanted to give you another chance." A female voice said. I perked my ears up, looking to a lioness behind Simba. I recognized her immediately.
"Mother…" I said. My beautiful mother stepped into the light, looking me in the eye with her amber orbs.
"My father said you deserved to burn. But I know you, my little boy." Mother said. I smiled a bit. My soul felt heavy.
"I've done so much wrong…" I said.
"That you have." A deep, powerful voice said. I looked up to see Mufasa standing alongside my father. Mufasa's amber eyes were curious, whereas Father's emerald orbs were hurt.
"Mufasa!" I said.
"We know, Taka." Simba said.
"I killed my brothers. I had the hyenas kill my father…" I sighed, looking down, "I deserve to burn."
"You were just infected with evil." Mother tried to rebuff.
"Taka, there's another chance for us to be a family." Father said.
"How?" I demanded, my emerald orbs blazing. Simba stepped forward, ocher-amber eyes somber.
"Repent. Repent for your sins, and… and you can stay here with us. We forgive you, Taka. Please, forgive yourself." Simba begged. I looked from Simba's ocher-amber eyes, to my mother's amber orbs, then Mufasa's amber eyes, and then my father's emerald eyes.
"We love you. I'm sorry you never felt that love." Father said.
"Don't…." I said. My father stepped to me.
"I should've let you know you were loved. I am so sorry." Father said.
"Father…" I said, my body shaking. My father pulled me into a bone-crushing hug, sobbing.
"I love you, Taka." Father said. I felt tears in my eyes. I leaned into my father's hug.
Finally, my tears spilled.
"I love you too, Dad." I said. I heard my mother's sigh.
"Please, repent. I want to be your father." Father said after he backed away from me. I looked to my family and sighed.
"I…" I paused, looking into Simba's eyes. I had killed him first, and he had forgiven me for it. He wasn't hurt by it.
"I repent." I whispered. Simba smiled at me and drew me into a hug. I leaned into my second-eldest brother. My mother ran over to me and pulled me into a tight embrace, sobbing with joy.
"My little Taka, my little boy." Mother cried.
"Mommy…" I hiccupped. I felt a light touch around my ankle and looked down, seeing a rosy-white cub. I smiled when I recognized the cub.
"Ren." I said to my son. He looked up to me, a smile on his face.
"Daddy!" He said, his orange eyes bright. Kings, he looked like Diku.
"You can now be a father to the son you were meant to raise." Mufasa said, nuzzling me.
So, this is what deliverance was like. Freedom. I walked with my family further into the heavens, tears of joy in my eyes.
Thank you, Tama. You made me see the way.
A/N: *Sniffles* please tell me someone else cried. Taka's the good guy, Scar isn't. He cried for deliverance, and received it. Please review!