T.T. Coleman: Yeah. Let's hope it don't end that way or the other way around.
Jzak98: Let's hope someone can change him.
SpecialK92: You have to wait and see. XD
Guest: Thanks. And you will see.
Sunrise arrived on the barren and dead Shadowlands; usually it sun would rise over the sky but it was off and was just cold and the sun barely risen - but it was easy to tell that it is sunrise by the way the sky being slightly lighter.
At the big den alone laid a golden lion; he was clearly weak and barely was able to move. The lion's fur were barely squirting in the tiny air the Shadowlands have in it's disposal. Forcing himself up, the golden lion stretches his bones out and his eyes seems to be having a mixture of sotness and conflict.
It took a long time for him to sleep last night, so he was exhausted, but he finally managed to fall asleep in early morning, but Krayt have been used to going to sleep late and waking up early.
For the last few days, Krayt find himself feeling... something just wrong. Why does he seem like he's not doing something right? Krayt were suppose to be a powerful and have so much strength and strongwill and a leader, though right now he felt like none of the above.
Krayt felt loss and seems to have so much horror. Ever since the death of Nuka, the golden lion seems to be unsure and uncertain. Krayt felt like he have lost half of himself and another half was confused. A mouse surried on the ground, not yet seeing him as Krayt reached downward, catching the mouse in his paws.
Without an thought, Krayt brought it close and were about to eat it, when he saw its soft eyes staring at him in almost a soft way. "Why can't I do it?" Krayt asked himself when he suddenly heard something from behind. Flipping around, he glared with daggers burning in his eyes. "Come out!" he demanded. The owner of the source was reveal, by around ten hyenas coming out. "What are you doing here?"
The hyenas didn't answered, instead they begin closing in with crooked teeth and fangs revealed. Krayt knew something was off as one advanced. "What the hell?!" he roared, slashing the hyena before it made contact.
What was going on?! Did the hyenas found out the motivate Scar has against them? But that's not likely because if Janja knew, he would have came himself, being as foolish and reckless as he was. But if not his idea, who was it?
For a second, Krayt thought about the possibilities. Is it possible that Scar no longer have a use for him and wants to betray him? Granted, if that was the case then Scar would have send much more hyenas. It may be Zira but she would have send her lionesses.
Who would want to kill him? Many of the Outlanders should know their boundaries and place in all of this and not challenge him. Realization came through him as he remembered... who was the lion who always been jealous of his strengrh and willpower and his place as Scar's heir.
Nunka!
"Oh Nunka, you fool, I would kill you." Krayt declared, finally unsheathing his claws and baring his teeth as he tackled three of them and held them down, tightening his muscles on them and snapping their necks with his teeth.
Now six remain left. The six of them attempted to surround Krayt, but he growled and snarled at them. Hacking away at them, none of the hyenas had a chance against Krayt's strength and he finally force them down where blood left their necks, paws, bodies. They were dead.
Krayt frowned and got off of them. Staring at the ground he gasped to see blood at his claws and leaving them. It was truly brutal. Deaths have never affected him after he became Krayt. But why now? Why does he just feel disgusted and wrong?
For a split second, Krayt's eyes soften and he seem to be shock at what he done. The golden lion begin shaking his head, returning to his gaze. "I'm going to kill you, Nunka, especially after your little plan fail." Krayt vowed coldly and chillingly with daggering emotionless eyes. "When I find you."
Krayt felt emotions running through him. He wasn't sure about himself and others. Were this right? Was all of this worth it? Had he done this all for nothing? Sure, Krayt can end Kopa, Simba, and Kiara, but is it all worth it?
What if Scar crushes him when he no longer prove any use? Should he fail in some way, what if Scar destroy him? Was this portion of his life a waste to time?
Krayt felt broken, lost, and confused. He have no one to turn to and no one to help him; he is not the same devotional lion he once was. When he was a cub, he felt like his life was for nothing, but now older it only got worse. He felt like a role waiting for him... calling out for him isn't coming.
A bunch of hyenas and vultures gather around him. That was the second part of Scar's plan. Have the hyenas up into a specific place with the Lion Guard and more then half of the Pride Landers, and the vultures start a fire that kill every single one of them.
Without Kiara and the Lion Guard or the fighting and mighty Pride Landers and a potential hyena revoke, Simba's Pride Lands will be defenseless so they could take over Simba's Pride Lands.
Krayt didn't understand. At the thought of Princess Kiara, he felt emotions, feelings, that he couldn't place his paw on. It was something that he haven't felt for a long time.
"Janja." Krayt said in the rougher tone he could have mustered. "I need you, but some of your hyenas attacked me earlier and I find it disrespectful and infuriating. I should kill you and your entire clan..."
"Krayt, please, it won't happen again." Janja says pathetically. "I would discipline them if they try to do it again. Or you can kill them if they tried against you, just don't cast your blame on my entire clan."
Highly pathetic! Basically, he have grown soft and would risk his life for his clan, even though he wasn't to blame. That female hyena that aided Kiara many times must have soften him and influence him. Normally, Krayt would have ended his life right then and there with one lung to his neck but given the golden lion haven't been the same these last days.
"Mzingo. You know what to do." Krayt said bluntly, motioning for the vulture to take off, almost having forgotten because his mind seems to be on another things right now and the golden lion couldn't focus and think straight at the moment.
Grimacing, Krayt frowned and instantly felt something coming up his stomach. Not able to contain it, the golden lion turned and ran into a good distance he allowed it out, to reveal throw up red blood.
Janja and the rest of the hyenas turned away, including even Cheezi and Chungu, who was not even the smartest and brightest out of the clan.
Once finally letting it out, the golden lion flipped around. "Come on, let's go." he ordered in a weak voice, his voice hoarse with a crack. He was clearly in pain and haven't been feeling well but yet he did didn't want to show it.
As he was walking with the hyena, ready to carried out his 'father's' plan, a long distance and wise voice echoed into Krayt's head.
'Kion, heed me, there is a way to turn away from this pain and this darkness.'
Still feeling this knotted pain on his stomach, Krayt leaded the hyenas down the Pride Lands and decided to start an attack on the gazelles and making it look convincing so the Lion Guard would have to come and help.
Janja and his hyenas were playing perfectly into the plan and atleast not ruining the plan like Krayt had expected, since his and his hyenas are not the brightest of the group, but Krayt had guessed all of the training was worth it.
The golden lion watched as the hyenas tored into the gazelles grazing areas. Again, did he felt pain on his stomach and shoulder but he tried his hardest to pull it together. "Ugh! I should talk to father about this! Maybe he can help!" Krayt snapped to himself.
Almost missing the assult from the vultures who dropped fire sticks, Krayt barely managed to recovered in time and ran up hill, a good distance from the fire to see the hyenas were trapped.
Kiara and the Lion Guard were already on full-alert and ran down with the Pride Lander hyenas, as Jasiri and Madoa remain by either side of her, due to also being leader of the clan, since Kamari and Azizi have tragically completed their journey in the Circle of Life.
Jasiri and Madoa have proven to be good leaders and Kiara actually trusted them with her life and all of the hyenas and most of the lionesses respected them and their ways and both female hyenas' leadership and kindness.
Finally, making to where the fire is located, Kiara turned to the Lion Guard. "It ain't a big fire, so we can put it out with the dirt and sand. Kovu, Zuri, fire. Tiifu, Amani, you're with me. We must work together and try to rescued anyone that is trapped in that fire."
Jasiri turned to face her hyenas with a leadership like tone. "You heard the Princess, half of you move and aid the Lion Guard with this problem, while the other half join us and try to save anyone in the middle of it."
The hyenas all obeyed and broken apart, some throwing dirt into the fire, seizing some portions of it. Kiara, Tiifu, and Amani got into a pouncing position as did the hyenas' - Jasiri and Madoa included, ready to jumped into the fire.
"One! Two! Three!" Kiara demands as half of the Lion Guard and hyenas jumped into the middle of the flames, trying to save some lives. Hyenas of all seems to be scattering.
"This is Janja's clan." Jasiri noted. Kiara gasped and look at the other, with a confuse look - both the Princess and one of the leaders of the hyenas having the same face - what is it going on here?
"Wait, why would Scar send his hyenas to flames, knowing they can be kill?" Amani questioned.
"Of course!" Tiifu exclaimed, making all of them turned to face her. "Scar must have grown to see Janja was weak and wants to send him to his death."
"But why?" Madoa asked.
Kiara frowned softly at the other bewilderes hyena. "Remember, Scar have betrayed people before, like his own brother. Plus, he have a full army, so most likely he won't need them anymore. We have to find Janja and tried to atleast get them out."
"But why?" Amani wondered in a seemingly impatient tone. Ever since her father bursted off and since she and her mother haven't seen him, she have been different and held hatred and concerned more-and-more, trying to find her father and being in the Guard at the same time.
"Amani," Kiara scolded softly yet held a fierce glare. The dark golden Princess know how to place her members in check, so this wasn't a new feat for her. "We still respect the Circle of Life, even the lives of those who don't." Amani held her head down at the scolding but nodded.
"Now, let's try to atleast get some of them out of here." Jasiri chimed in, getting them all back in track. "Princess, I may need your help because I'm looking for Janja. Madoa and you three, try to find Cheezi and Chungu."
"Tiifu, Amani, you help them." Kiara orders, making the two members nodded before searching for Cheezi and Chungu.
With that, the group went to do their assignments, wanting to save some lives and get out of here. Kiara and Jasiri scanned the area for Janja when they saw a hyena trying to run from the fire, but suddenly got trapped under an burning log. "Help! Someone! Help!"
Kiara and Jasiri ran down and try to pusy it off pushed the log off, though it was a struggle. "Come on, you bloody log." Kiara says, biting on her teeth, trying to get strength by it.
Finally, the Princess and the lead hyena managed to get the log off. Janja begin coughing and collapsed to a world of blackness, so Kiara send the female hyena a stare for an few seconds before taking hold of him and place him on her back and with that begin running out of the flames.
Krayt watched as the flames begin to get uncontrollable and harsh and seems to burn even higher and spreading. Krayt stares up to the unbearable flames but then suddenly something so unexpected happen.
So fast and so unexpectedly, the flames made contact to some part of his face, Krayt had a few seconds to turn away from it, but sparks still made contact to his face, leaving behind burn marks on his face.
Despite with the little flames that had made contact, Krayt felt great pain and allow a painful yelp to form on his face. With an snarled, Krayt turned around and begin walking away when suddenly he saw a brown-coated lion with yellow eyes, and having a strong built.
"Giza." he whispered. "Giza." he repeated. Krayt's eyes burning with hatred, and some part of the flames still coursing through his face adding onto his terrifying vision. "Giza!"
Almost like the speed of light, the brown-coated lion with yellow eyes turned away to see the golden lion slowly approaching him with an menacing growl. "Kion!" he exclaimed, backing away from the golden lion.
He knew better then to get into an confrontation with him. Much have changed about him; he had more muscles and more strong built, and despite his partially burn face Kion was still recognizable.
"Greetings, old friend." he empathized the word old friend and begin to fastly approached. "Never thought you would see me again."
"Kion, please. I'm sorry. I wanted to say that since you became..." Giza beginned.
"Scar's heir!" Krayt finished abruptly. "Sorry, Giza." he gave a fake caring face. "But apologizes are over. I'm afraid that you must die for what you have done to me throughout cubhood."
"Kion, no..." Giza tried, but the golden lion roared and advanced sending harsh attacks to him. Giza backed up and tried to get away from Krayt's overstriking blows, however Krayt had none of it and continued to hack away wildly and crazily at him.
Giza wasn't sure how to react to this. 'Kion' have gotten so much stronger in willpower and in mind. The brown-coated lion was just too slow, and the golden lion is backing him up. "The Circle is now Complete, Giza. When the Pride Landers lefted me, I was but the learner and now I am the Master. Your time is coming, Giza, you cannot fight me forever."
Krayt backed him up to the edge where the endless flames reated below. "Kion, please." Giza pleaded but the golden lion didn't faltered and let out a cruel and crooked smile. "Goodbye," he said, before sending an harsh blow that couldn't have been countered and it knocked him back.
He tried to get good balance and tried his hardest to keep up on the ledge, but gravity abandoned him and Krayt send another blow knocking him back and cause him to trembling down with an ear piercing shout before the flames consume him in the eye.
Krayt thought he would have felt satisfaction or please, but it was actually the opposite for the brown-coated lion. In his dark soul, he felt careness. Each passing day, Krayt is becoming less-and-less invested and kind of wish he can be his own lion with someone he can just talk to. That may have been the heir of Scar, Krayt, standing there, but out of his eyes came Prince Kion's tears.