The Lion Guard Enter the Jackal Chapter 11, a lion guard fanfic

Chapter 11

Kisasi smiled wickedly as he and Kion circled each other. He had just explained what he had done; who the two consolation prizes were.

"So you see, Kion," He said. "I used the Hyenas and Jackals for a distraction to get you and your friends far enough away from Pride Rock. Then I had a Flat rock scorpion named Kupooza give your father a good sting."

Kion gasped, while trying not to sound totally petrified. "You brought a scorpion with you? How?"

"Why, I had him follow me, of course." Kisasi answered him with a laugh. "From underground so that Ono would not spot him from above. I then had him hide under Pride Rock and wait for my signal to sting your father. And it worked with spectacular effect."

Kion bared his teeth. "If anything happens to my father I swear-"

Kisasi cut him off. "Oh, don't worry, baby-cub. Your daddy will live." he said. "The poison in Kupooza's sting will only keep him knocked out for a few hours. Trust me, if I wanted your father dead, I would have gotten a Black Mamba to bite him. But even I wouldn't be so foolish to mess with that sort of creature. Beside it's Tifu and Zuri you should be concerned about."

"Tell me where they are!" Kion demanded.

Kisasi narrowed his eyes. "No. I don't think I will."

Kion growled and leaped at him. Kisasi dodged away from the cub and then took off running back towards the Outlands.

Kion gave chase but was losing ground to the Jackal in spite of his training he had done with Fuli. But he had to try and save Tifu and Zuri. They were his sister's friends. And members of his pride. He would save them alone if he had to.

Anger boiled in Kion's stomach like a heat vent. Kisasi was the cause of all of this. He had enraged the cub into using his roar in anger, resulting in an innocent life to be taken. The Jackal had tossed over and destroyed an unhatched Ostrich's egg without a single thought, only spite him and his friends. Then he had a scorpion poison his father and orchestrated an attack on the Pride Lands.

And now he had kidnapped Tifu and Zuri and had taken them into the Outlands to do... who knows what.

Kion sprinted on, desperate to reach the Outlands, find Kiara's friends, and put a stop to Kisasi once and for all. He lost sight of him but the Jackal's scent did not dissipate. He finally reached the edge of the Outlands and quickly scanned the canyon floor. He soon spotted Kisasi and it looked like he was getting farther away, heading deeper in the direction of the sulfur vents.

That was where he had to go.

A few minutes later Kion had arrived. But Kisasi was nowhere to be found so he went deeper into the canyon.

Tifu and Zuri were here somewhere, they had to be. He felt sure there ought to be a Hyena or a Jackal nearby, sure their absence was an ominous sign, and his feeling of foreboding increased as he passed by more vents, but no Hyena or Jackal appeared though.

He soon came upon a narrow space between two rock walls. He squeezed through them and found himself among another area full of steam vents. And sitting at the far end, waiting for him, was Kisasi. The Jackal stat still like a stone. And in the dim light and with the steam vents blowing every few seconds, he looked like a sinister beast that blended in with the shadows.

Slowly Kion approached him.

For a time the two looked at each other without a word. Only the sound of the steam vents could be heard. Finally Kisasi spoke; "Once again, Kion, you come before me alone. And once again you are pathetically predicable. Just like a moth to a flame."

Kion growled at him. He answered back; "You have Tifu and Zuri here in the Outlands. Where are they?"

Kisasi merely just licked his paw again. "Maybe they're here, maybe they're not," he said. "I don't have to answer to you."

Growling, Kion unsheathed his claws. But the Jackal didn't seem worried or bothered. He expected this. If he was going to find Tifu and Zuri on his own and rescue them, then that was what he was going to do. But first he had to get through to Kisasi. He had to remember what his grandfather had told him.

Then Kisasi took a sudden step forward, his eyes narrowed and ears drawn back. "Why do you insist on trying to protect the Circle of Life..." He seethed.

"That's not why I'm here. I'm trying to save Kiara's friends!" Kion growled back. "I also know what it's like to lose somebody close. You're just doing this out of revenge for the loss of your mate and pups."

Kisasi snarled threateningly. "Don't you dare mention my family in front of me, cub!" He spat. "They were the victims of Mufasa absents from the Pride Lands, and your father's cowardice. Your granduncle, Scar, and you are no better then the rest of the royal family!"

"That's not true!" Kion yelled, tears threatening to spill from his eyes. "My family is nothing like Scar!"

Kisasi's back fur bristled. "He used his roar to kill his own guard, Kion." He said coolly. "Will you do the same to me? To finish me off?"

Kion, stunned, shook his head. "I would never do that. Now, where are Tifu and Zuri?"

Kisasi smiled wickedly, and then crouched low to the ground, snarling, "They were never here, Kion. I only told you what you wanted to hear. Those two are still at Pride Rock, safe and sound. Which is more then you are going to be!"

Kion quickly assumed a defensive position as the Jackal leapt at him, jaws wide. He dodged out of the way of the forepaws and teeth and countered with a swipe of his paw. The blow knocked Kisasi side ways but not for long. He shook his head and lunged again, snarling and snapping. Kion struck back, blow for blow.

Kisasi darted around the cub and tried to pin him to the ground. But Kion back-kicked him and sent him sprawling to the dirt. Snarling, Kion leapt at Kisasi and slashed him in the shoulder with a clawed paw. Kisasi yelped in pain as he felt the cub's claws rake him. But that didn't stop him. He leapt at Kion again, biting the cub hard on the nape of his neck. Kion cried out as he was lifted to his paws, and then thrown across the ground near one of the geyser vents.

Kion quickly got to his feet and moved out of the way, just as a rush of hot steam burst out of the hole. He had no time to catch his breath though.

Kisasi slammed his body into him and knocked him to the ground in a cloud of dust. A paw then him pinned him to his back and he felt claws digging into his chest. Kion struggled to get up but it was no use.

Kisasi growled down at him, his teeth bared. Then he spoke in a low voice, his hot breath right in the cub's face. "Such a disappointment, Kion. I tried to warn you, baby-cub. But you refused to listen. And still you and the your guard continue to try and protect the Pride Lands. Why? Why do you fight?"

Kion narrowed his eyes. "Because," He breathed sharply. "I have something worth fighting for." And with that one last once of strength, Kion butted Kisasi has hard as he could in the snout. The sudden blow to the muzzle sent Kisasi reeling backward, yelping. The hit had made him bite his own lip. Kion saw blood drip to the ground.

Maddened, Kisasi snarled and leapt at Kion again. Kion danced out of the way and shouted, "Can't you see all the animals that you are hurting?!"

Kisasi shouted back, "You lions will never understand! You haven't suffered the way I have..."

"We have!" Kion cried, staggering a bit from the headbutt. "My whole family suffered because of what Scar did. I never got to know or even meet my grandfather. My dad lost his father. You lost your family. Don't you see, Kisasi? We are... are the same."

Hearing that only made the Jackal more enraged. He hissed back in fury, "Don't be a fool! We are not sisi ni sawa, Kion!" He charged and leapt into the air, claws ready to once again slash at Kion.

Kion, having enough, leapt into the air as well. He had his own claws out and he decided it was time to end this fight.

For a split second they met in midair. Then the blows struck. For split second, nothing happened. Then, at the same time, they both landed on all four of their paws, their backs to each other. Neither of them moved or even spoke. Then Kisasi winced, staggered, and looked like he was about fall over to the ground. But he didn't. Instead, Kion was the one who fell over on his side.

Strong as he was, Kion was no match for the adult Jackal.

Kisasi turned around and approached Kion's still form. The cub's eyes were closed but Kisasi could see that they were stirring. Kion groaned and tried to get up, but a paw came down on his back to stop him.

"My family meant so much to me," Kisasi panted, blood dripping from his bitten lip. "And the Hyenas took that away. Only you and your roar can end them for good, Kion."

At those words, Kion's eyes opened wide. He was completely shocked by what he just heard. He struggled out of Kisasi's paw and stood to face him, his mouth open in disbelief. He finally realized what this was all about.

"So, that's it?" Kion said, surprised. "That's why you went to all this trouble? You just wanted me to use my roar to get rid of Janja and his clan? Why?"

"Because," Kisasi replied, licking his injured paw. "You have done that before. Back to when your mother was attacked by the Hyenas, you got so angry that the roar caused an earthquake that shook the Pride Lands to the bone. That kind of power can end the threat of every Hyena in the Outlands for good. And you know it."

"You know that I can't do that." Kion said gravely. "Beside, I wouldn't use my roar in that way again."

Kisasi sneered. "What way?" He spat. "What, your moral code as the leader of the Lion Guard won't allow for that kind martyr? Is it too hard for you, Kion, to cross that line?"

"Yes!" Kion yelled, his voice shaking. "Great kings of the past, it is. When the Hyenas threatened my mother I got so angry I wanted to make them go away forever, to make them disappear for good. But I lost control, and in the end I almost hurt my mother and my friends. From then on, I couldn't bring myself to use my roar in that way again."

He paused for a moment to catch his breath. Exhaling, he kept his voice calm as he continued. "And you are right about Janja and his Hyenas, Kisasi. All I've ever wanted to do was to make them go away, to use my roar to finish them off. A day doesn't go by that I don't think about it, but if I do that, if I allow myself to go down that dark path like Scar did... I'll lose the roar forever."

Kisasi wavered at those words a little. Kion then approached him until he was nose to nose with the Jackal. He fixed him with steady look. "Is that why you did all those awful things, Kisasi?" He asked.

Kisasi growled but nodded. "If you want to protect the Pride Lands, Kion..." He advised, backing away. "You have to be the kind of beast who can make the hardest decisions."

"Well, I've made my decision," Kion said as he turned to leave. "I'm not going to use my roar to kill. Even if you trick me into doing it. I am sorry for your loss, Kisasi. But I am not some weapon for you to use whenever you feel like it. I am the leader of the Lion Guard. I will never be like Scar."

Kisasi let out a soft growl at the departing lion cub. "So be it, Kion..." He said coldly. "Leader of the Lion Guard." He watched the young cub limped out of the canyon, pass trough the passage arch, and was gone.

Kisasi remained where he was in the geyser field, the greenish smoke obscuring his body until only his shadowy form was left. The smoke soon vanished, and the shadow of the Jackal was gone.

(Note) This will be the last chapter until the prologue is written later.

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