Heart of a Sabertooth II
Ice Age doesn't belong to me just my OCs
Prologue:
Whilst Diego and his family slept in peace, at the same time another family was being torn apart.
Unlike the scent of pine, here the air smelt like death, the herds that were long gone had eaten everything in sight leaving the land barren and dead. The ground was littered with their bones all picked clean by birds and other scavengers.
Any animal that wandered this path was unlikely to see the light of day again, for the territory was being guarded by a large pack of Sabertooths. Each male walked the perimeters of the territory on look out for easy prey or opportunity to stumble into their path.
A young male no older than 4 years of age walked towards his leader, a small female cub walking in his shadow. The large black Saber stood overlooking his kingdom, he was protected by guards who moved out of the way for his second in command to approach.
"Suki didn't make it" Khalil said softly, he watched as his brother refused to look back at him as if ignoring his words.
"Brother, did you hear me?" he asked again.
"Suki was weak...weakness has no place amongst us"
Khalil looked down at his niece as he felt her cuddling into his side, her coat was as black as her fathers only her eyes were her mothers a deep emerald green. Suki had only been 4 and had been the only female of the pack. They had come across her about a year ago, she had been part of a pride which Fang had wiped out as soon as they put up a fight. He had waited till she had come of age and fathered their daughter Kali. Suki had been a great mother to Kali despite being the only female with no other guidance. She had become ill a few weeks ago and her health had deteriorated until she could no longer fight it.
"We need to expand our hunting groups...the herds wont return for a few months, in the morning give the order Khalil " He stood up and made his way to his brother, stopping before him to look down at his daughter.
"And what of Kali?"
His daughter hearing her name hesitantly gazed up at the hulking figure of her father, his only eye void of any colour other than black as he looked back at his first and only offspring.
"I wanted sons, I have no use for this runt, do what you want with her just keep her out of my way" he snarled at her making sure she understood he wanted nothing to do with her.
Khalil instinctively sidestepped closer to her trying to hide as much of her underneath his body as he could. Fang didn't seem to notice and moved away from the pair going back into the entrance of the cave to escape the cold.
Khalil loved his little niece, he had been there when Suki had took her last breath and promised to keep her safe. He noticed the tears falling down her cheeks again and decided to act on his promise.
"Hey, it'll be okay, just stay with me and I'll show you everything i know. We'll make you into a strong hunter one day" He said nuzzling his face into her purring gently at her.
"Dad looked so angry just then...why does he hate me?" she asked as another tear splashed into the snow below her.
"Why does it matter what he thinks Kali, your mother loved you as do I...I made a promise to her to look after you and i intend to change my brothers mind. You have a great future ahead of you if you listen and follow everything i say...understand?"
"Yeah"
"Good...now let's get back inside before you freeze" He nudged his nose into her side to get her up, guiding her towards the cave where the sabers off duty rested.
He took her deep into the cave system following the winding paths towards his den. His den was one of the nicer ones as he was both Fangs brother and second in command to the pride, he had a few skins littered on the den floor which was a welcome and a blessing in the colder months.
He took his time rearranging his furs before laying down and getting comfy. He waited to see what Kali would do and turned away listening to the soft pads of her feet as she settled down for the night a short distance away.
He wanted to give her space for she had lost the only person that mattered to her, her father gave up all responsibility as soon as she was born a female. He had been obsessed with the idea of strong sons, he wanted to mould them into cold hearted killers just like himself.
It took her a while but soon he heard her soft breaths as sleep took over, he shortly followed after her as exhaustion set in.
He awoke later that night when he felt her lie beside his feet seeking warmth in the cold night. He could see her tiny body shivering and decided to bring his body closer to her. He placed his large paw on her side and pulled her into him encasing her body against him. In her half sleep like state she nuzzled her face into the warmth of his thick mane falling back into a deep sleep.
Thought i'd get this chapter out in prep for the second instalment of this story. So i mentioned in the end chapter of the last story that Fang and his pride would return and here's the proof also introducing a new character in the shape of his daughter Kali. Kali will play an important role in the future and i cannot wait to begin this story. Also adore writing Khalil, just him with cubs is such a sweet image. Thankyou to everyone who reviewed and favourited the first story it means alot to me that people enjoy reading it. I will try to update as soon as possible X