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A Lion Cub's Returning Past
Ch. 1 Memory of the past and the lesson
It's been almost a month since the of battle between Yunxu and her pride, as well as taking her down taking her and her pride to Chor Gom Prison. Over time new people began to show up in the valley.
On a cold and murky night in the home of two adopted brown lion and tiger cubs, Kovu and Borko were resting in the separate beds. Borko was sleeping peaceful in his bed, curled up in his covers lightly snoring. However, Kovu wasn't sleeping so peaceful. With unsheathed claws and clutching his covers, he tossing and turned in his bed restlessly.
(Dreamscape)
Exiting a mountain pass, two same aged identical male and female brown lion cubs were hastily running hand in hand through the bamboo forest, fleeing. They knew that they were being followed by many, especially a certain someone. They're abusive mother. Hearing her roaring and shouting their names from a distance, they knew it would be a bad idea to stop. So they continued to run, faster than they knew they could. Within the forest the lion cubs were crossing through ditches in the forest.
Making a wrong step the female lion cub tripped and fell into a trench. Not only that, she sprained her ankle on the way down. She let out painful shirk while braced her ankle. She looks up and sees her brother standing above her.
"Just go." She whimpered.
"No, I'm not leaving you here. We go together. " He said trying to pull her back up on her feet, but she just fell back down in pain of her sprain.
"It's too late for me. Just go, before she catches you too. I'll be fine, just run... Kovu." She indicated. Heeding his stubborn sister's words, he stood up and ran into some bushes not far from her. He heard another angry feminine shout and stayed low to the ground inside. He watched as the pride of mountain lion and their mother circle around and forcefully grabbed her by the collar of her neck and dragged her back.
(Dream End)
"Kora!" Kovu shouted shooting himself upward in his bed, then panting heavily in cold sweat. The cub tightens his grip on the covers and lowered his head trying to calm himself done. To his side on a separate bed, the younger tiger awoke from his slumber and rubbed his tired eyes.
"Kovu, what wrong, and who's Kora?" Borko mumbled turning to his lion brother. Kovu turned to the side face his brother. He didn't want him to worry so he said, "Nothing, and no one. Just a bad dream, that's all. We should get back to sleep for tomorrow." Kovu suggested.
Both cubs then went back to bed that night. After a few more minutes Borko woke up again and saw Kovu mumbling, as well uncontrollably tossing and turning. He then knew there was more than a nightmare going on in his dreamscape. Knowing that his lion brother wouldn't give him an honest answer, he decided to ask him about it later.
The Next Morning
The next morning on a bright and shining day, Kovu was walking along the streets of the Valley of Peace alone. With both paws in his pockets and with his head down, looking into the ground, he couldn't help but play back the events from two years ago.
'If only, I wasn't so pathetic. If only, I was as brave as I am to this day, she would've been here with at this moment. Kora, I'm sorry. I was too weak' Kovu painfully thought, shedding a tear from his eyes.
"Kovu?" A soft voice was heard from nearby. Kovu turned around and sees Kaila the white tigress cub, his best female friend, as well as Takami's younger sister.
"Hi Kaila." Kovu answered softly.
"So, where are you going today?" She asked curiously. "I'm going to the palace today to train with Takami." He answered the hidden tear from his eyes and exposed a false smile.
"Do, you mind if I join you? My mom's at work at Mr. Ping's place today." She asked happily. Kovu placed his paws back into his pockets and nodded. The two cub felines moved onward along the path to the palace steps.
The Jade Palace
In the Jade Palace, young in-training Takami was exiting out of the bathhouse wear only a towel around his waist revealing his stripped chest. The fiery tiger then walked through the halls to his room to get his clothes, until he runs into Skyler. Bumping into her longtime friend, she couldn't help but stare at his hidden built upper features.
"Oh, sorry Sky." Takami apologized holding up his towel around his waist. The five foot tall fox snapped out of gaze and said, "N-No problem. Good morning TK." she greeted.
"Morning, where's Ryo?" Takami asked with his unintentional pretty boy smile.
"He's teaming with Kiba." She answered. Takami then uncovered a surprised expressed hearing her explanation. "Ryo and Kiba working together? Against who?"
"Kaizer, or should I say Master Kaizer. You Wanna come watch?" She offered. "Yeah, this is something I can't miss; I just gotta put on my clothes. Be there in a minute." Takami said pacing to his room.
'My god, he's no scrawny kid anymore. It's like he chiseled out of a marble. Layla is so lucky, it most come from Master Tigress's insane training.'
Jade Palace: Courtyard
Outside in the courtyard in front of the Training hall, Ryo and Kiba are challenging the new Master, Kaizer. Both black and white canines circle around the weapon skilled white tiger, waiting for the right moment to strike. With eyes closed aware that not only that the two canines were circling him, but Master Shifu and the Five and Po were watching silently on the step of the palace.
In both hands were his hand to hand weapons "The brass knuckle blades", and other weapons hidden. Soon Takami and Skyler join the Five and Shifu to witness the battle. Takami spotted layla and patted her back attempting to gain her attention, which worked as turned around and granted a loving smile.
Ryo rushed in first to attack with his bare fist for a straight punch. Kaizer blocked grabbed his arms and tossed his in the air falling behind him on his back. Ryo rolled away to cover some distance. At that moment the white and black stripped feline still hasn't made moved from his position.
"Grahh!" Kiba war cried charging in with is selected bo staff and taking a swing at the new master. Kaizer quickly turned around blocked the hit with his paw then sideswipe kick Kiba across the face. Adding on to his attack, Kaizer preformed the 540 gyro crescent kick, knocking the poor staggered white wolf flat on the ground.
'Oh Akiba, didn't even had a chance.' Faith commented in her thoughts, crossing her spotted arms. Looking down at the beaten wolf, Kaizer shook his head in disappointment in thought that he would've lasted longer than that.
"Zetsumesu Enso!" Ryo roared summoning a black ball electric negative energy within his wide paw from a distance. Ryo also gave Kaizer a devious stare and smirk. Kaizer turned towards him to move, knowing Ryo can only run a straight line to use the sacred technique effectively, unlike Takami's version. When Kaizer was just about shift away, still lying on the ground somewhat still defeated, Kiba unpredictably grabbed Kaizer's ankles holding him down. Kaizer wanted to shake him off until his body suddenly froze up.
'My body, I can't move.' Kaizer thought gritting his teeth. Ryo then began chuckling and said, "I'm sure you know it by now. Not only that you can't move thanks to Kiba holding you down, but with the help of my second staged red Kurayami eyes I got you in a trance. A perfect calculated strategy well enough to stop even you. I hope you're ready for this!" Ryo finished rushing toward him with the dark move. For some odd reason Kaizer manage snapped his fingers that went unnoticed by Ryo, but not Kiba who had no strength to shout.
Ryo thrusted the negative ball of energy into Kaizer, manufacturing a loud upsurge sound reminiscent of a thousand birds chirping. As the dark ball of negative energy faded away into nothingness from the dark wolf, Kaizer fell to his knees beside Kiba.
"Okay, that was uncalled for." Monkey commented.
"And brutal." Mantis added.
For once the rest of the five and Po agreed them and was about to hurry in, but Master Shifu refused their actions hold out his hand. "This isn't over yet." he stated.
The supposed ably defeated Kaizer that was on his knees, unexpectedly turn into a puff of smoke. Ryo was momentously surprised of the cause. In seconds he felt a hand on his shoulder and pointy pock on his neck. Kiba looked up on the ground and saw Kaizer still standing, not even hurt at all, pointing his wrist knife to Ryo's neck.
"You lose." Kaizer announced. "Aw man." Knowing Kaizer removed and disengaged his hidden wrist knife away from him, Ryo turned around help Kiba up to his feet. The three then sees Shifu and the others were approaching them.
"That was very well fought Kaizer. I'd take it that you learn the illusion figure from one of the sacred scrolls? I'm not sure I'm familiar with that one." Master Shifu said.
"No, that was one of my basic assassination tactics. It's an afterimage. I'm well aware Ryo's Long and short distance tactics and Kiba's knowledge of battle strategy and having unpredictable schemes." Kaizer clarified.
"Very well, would you be so kind is to tell Ryo and Akiba's weakness' in the fight." Shifu asked. Kaizer nodded at the request.
'Does he really have to say my full first name?' Kiba grumbled.
Kaizer cleared his throat and explained, "Kiba, your first attack wasn't the best choice to go against me, but was very well plan how you knew I was going to defeat you in the first place and chaining my feet to the ground with your hands. Both of you failed to noticed that while I was standing still I made a clone version of myself while you weren't looking at the beginning. Ryo, you knew in order to defeat was to use the Zetsumesu, but I had to be standing still to be hit by it. I'm very well aware that Zetsumesu Enso is an assassin technique, and I know how to get by just about all related assassination moves. Truth is, I could have killed you at any time while you were charging it, since my clone was at play being held down by Kiba. When you finished charging the attack and thought of my defeat, that's when I revealed my wrist knife and pointed it at your neck. That would've been your end and the end of the match." Kaizer explained.
"Total bummer, and I thought we had him this time." Kiba commented.
"That was very wisely explained, Master Kaizer. You will definitely be a great Master being part of the Furious Five, making a total six." Shifu propositioned. The five masters nodded and Po was jumping around excitedly.
"This is so AWESOME, I can't handle it. It's now the Furious Six. Well, I would be the six, but I'm the Dragon Warrior so I don't count, but you do." Po cheered. Kaizer held his paw up to Shifu and the Five and shook his head.
"Sorry, not interested." Kaizer answered. The old grand master was surprised of Master Kaizer refusal. "I appreciate the offer but I work better alone on my own. But that doesn't mean I won't fight alongside you all. I made an oath that I'd protect the valley, and I stand by it." Kaizer explained.
"Well that's fine. I can allow that" Shifu stated. Soon the doors opened up and revealed a brown lion cub and white tigress cub enter through the doors. Layla uncovered yet another smile as she saw the lion cub.
"Good morning Kovu, ready for your training?" Layla announced. Kovu nodded with a hidden frown that went unnoticed by Layla and Takami. "Come on, well do it in the training hall." Takami stated. Kovu nodded silently and walked to the Training Hall with Layla and Takami with Kaila beside him.
That's the end of this chapter, I hope you liked it. If you don't know, this is about Kovu and his untold returning past. I felt that Kovu (Along with a few others) was an out of nowhere character so I decided to make this. Also, if you can figure out where I got the weapon Kaizer was using in the match from, (The hidden Wrist Knife) then I'll give you a shout out and a virtual cookie. Until the next chapter, bye.
