The Hyena Lion

A/N: Now what is to happen? Kion is darker and clearly not happy. Will Usaliti defeat Kion? Would Kion succumb to darkness? Will the hyenas lose?

Chapter 20

Fierce Battle

The clouds again boomed very loud. Army of hyenas marched down with Janja and Jasiri taking the lead. Not a word was said or any noise made by any. The thunderstorm gave them an more terrifying image.

Fleeing, clearly scared animals stopped to look at the parade through the rainstorm. A few even stopped running to gaze upon the warriors as they marched persistently through to meet the enemy threatening their home. They would be risking life and death just for the survival of all of them, not thinking whether they would be able to save their lives today, but if they are able to save many other lives. On the far side of the pride lands, in the treacherous, rocky, Western border, another army had assembled in the same motion as this. Usaliti and her vast army of jackals... though she weren't there luckily and Kion must be dealing with them, all fierce and battle-ready. Each with one thought on there minds... domination over the other. If they we're to win, Usaliti would assume ruler of the pride lands with the jackals at her disposal. All life during and under his reign would cease to survive if he were to succeed. Both armies would be gathering near the gorge, one thought going through their minds in sync, though their motives different. Win. Mzingo's vultures and other scavengers already circled the air over the spot where the battle was to take place, as if they could sense the death already.

All the little animals there is in the outlands had been cleared out of the area, making room for the leaders, soldiers, and warriors on the battlefield. Both armies came into view of each other, leaders before soldiers, standing together, Reirei leapt onto a nearby stone outcrop and looked down at her opponents, with Jasiri mirroring her image. Both armies stopped. The soldiers, the hyenas jackals began growling and hissing at one another, trying to intimidate and strike fear.

The hyenas and other animals that were there, aiding the hyenas, saw the army of jackals. They were big but the hyenas weren't going to back down. Jasiri growled and bared her teeth at Reirei.

To any who saw the battle which is about to happened fled. Which is not much animals because there is not a lot of animals in the outlands.

Jasiri glared at Reirei and clenched her jaw. She have gave one firm order that lit the sky. "Attack!" The hyenas did so without hesitation. Reirei let out a snarl that raged the war on and as the hyenas and other animals fought fiercely. Jaws were clenched, and blows were send at each other. A few have fallen but yet to them it was all to bloody. Bodies on both sides hit the ground and the rain was the only thing that drown out the blood.

Jasiri ran up to Reirei and jumped on top of her and pinned her. The two begin hacking away at each other, claws being exchanged with each other endlessly. It blinked out the battle. The battle raged on to the limits. All there was blood spilling the ground. The hyenas and jackals hacked away at each other. Jasiri countered another blow towards her from the jackal leader, wondering what is going on with the lion who she had called her brother. She can only hope he would win against Usaliti or they'll fall and this would all be for nothing.

Dark clouds shrouded the land, encasing it with a deep grey tone. A drizzle had begun to fall down on the land. Animals fled parts where they could possibly become potential battlefields. A couple growls of thunder and streaks of lightning filled the air, filling it with static so thick that just being outside made the hair on you pelt stand straight up.

The hyenas fought fiercely against the jackals. For now, the battle was in a draw and there is no way to tell who would win this battle.

"You cannot win!" Reirei snarled as she pounced on Jasiri who kicked upwards, and forced her away. Then, slashing at her shoulder, and bitten down, leaving behind a big mark.

"I'm not trying to kill you, Reirei," Jasiri said simply. "Usaliti and Zira has lied to you and feed you lies!" Reirei's eyes begin to turn darker as the hyena continued. "Just think, Reirei, think about how much we have lost throughout the years. Zira is a traitor who deserves death just like Scar."

Reirei said no more and move to pounce on her again, but Jasiri were ready and dodged, before sending a fierce yet calm and held back blow to her neck which knocked her away. "You don't want it to get hurt, do you?" Jasiri asked, motioning to her stomach with her frontpaw.

Reirei ran her paw through her stomach yet the rage returned at Jasiri's 'threat' of harming her soon new cub. "It won't be getting hurt!" Reirei growled, kicking against her, and forcing the hyena back, as Jasiri got back on her feet and slashed her in the face and send a powerful blow to her leg making her grunt.

Goigoi looks like he was about to attack Jasiri from behind, but someone pouncing him from behind surprised the jackal. At the pounce, the two rolled down passed the two. It was Madoa!

Madoa breathed and duck as Goigoi send parries to her stomach, and countered with an uppending attack. She may have been slightly old but still has it and won't lose in a battle without an fight.


Kion tensed as he walked to the caldera. He walked alone yet soundlessly. The adrenaline and fury was returning to his soul. Thunder clashed again, and Kion merely blinked. He felt more darker and darker but Kion didn't allow any of it to slow him down.

With the rage returning, Kion saw an lioness in a distance. Growling, he gotten into an pouncing position. He were fully ready to kill her at this point. Kion jumped towards the lioness and nearly pinned but she ducked which send him to land onto his paws.

Usaliti bared her teeth at the down lion. "Kion, you fool," she snarled, her claws outstretched ready for the kill. "You should be in the pride lands. As we speak, your entire family is dying." She taunted.

"What-" Than Kion remember as he gotten up. "Zira would not be able to win against them. They're far stronger then her and her lionesses."

Kion and Usaliri stared at each other as the fierce battle went on between his friends and the ones he have called family for his whole life. "Every choice made," Usailti snarls. The two opponents. were glaring at each other as Kion vowed to stop the pride lands from being taken over. The thundered erupted from behind the two as the volcano not so far away. "Has led to this."

Not hesitating, Kion unsheathed his claws as he felt everything; light and darkness. The atmosphere making the young lion much darker than originally. To him, she must be stop even if he have to kill her. Usaliti roared and charged him as he on and Usaliri stared at each other as the fierce battle went on between his friends and the ones he have called family for his whole life. "Good, lash out and strike me down." Usailti snarled. "It's all part of the plan. The plan." Usaliti send an blow towards the teenager.

Kion ducked, swiping her across the shoulder. He move perfectly and accurately as his foe was about to make contact towards him. Hearing growls, he turned and saw jackals growling with their teeth bared. Kicking her away, Kion turned against the jackals and slaughtered them all.

Turning back to face where Usaliti was originally at; a little surprise that she hadn't aided the jackals into attacking, he had saw she was gone. Kion begin walking after her scent.

He went inside of the caldera. As soon as he was about to entered, volcano ash were send to him. He was glad that he have turned just in time because he knew that volcano ash can be poisonous and could have forever blinded him.

Hearing cackles, he had seen her again but she had volcano ash in her paws. Swiping away at him, Kion were force to back up hoping that she don't make contact to the teenage lion. He had never planned to escape for he is plan to lure her into an trap. The teenager lion saw water dripping down and wiping the water off of her.

Usaliti frowned and bared her teeth against him. She clenched her jaw at him. He grinned and twitched his paws, motioning for her to attack. She fall for it.


Zuri swirmed in the den she was at. She heard grunts and look out an tiny hole to see Kion and Usaliti fighting crazily and endlessly. She moved around in hope to break free and manage to force the vines down. She would not allow Kion to be alone in this.


Kion and Usaliti fought away at each other enduringly. Both were clearly tiring out. Kion knew he were ready to end this once and for all.

Suddenly, Kion was forced onto his back and pinned against the ground. Krayt snarled up to the lioness who were standing over him. The lioness snarled, "Kion, how can you serve them?!" The lioness demanded, baring his teeth on top of him. "Your 'family' don't care about you! They didn't even try to find you after you had gone missing! Now you are defending them just to save their life.

Kion growled back as he realized that he didn't care about anybody but Usaliti. "You have ruined mine and your own niece's life! You must stand trial and die!" He hissed. "I will kill you and make sure your suffer an painful death! I would not betray my families!" Kion then kicked her from on top of him and send an harsh blow. Kion was forced back and gotten into a battle position.

The angry lion jumped towards the lioness who fallened backwards. She send an blow to his chest but Kion smirked and ducks as he hacked away at Usaliti. Overconfidence, Usaliti send blows after blows towards Kion who simply ducked and tired him out. Once seeing his blows coming to a stop for a brief second to breath, Kion acted and send an harsh blow towards the tawny-red female lion who was backed into a defensive motion and countered his moves. Kion allowed an roar to form and begin to hacked away at the lion. He knew he was doing the pride landers a favor by exterminating them of this crazy threat who lost her way. Kion would make sure Usaloto will suffer for all what she have done.

"You have grown strong!" Usaliti shouted bemused to the strength as she backed up. She had barely manage to land an blow to Kion who have grown even stronger in his years with the outlanders. Oh, he can make an mighty ally.

He send a slash towards her, but Usaliti barely manage to countered him, and send a claw mark across his eye, making him groan and rub his eye but a chuckle form as he saw blood in his paw, as the female lion kicked him to the side. His scar was reopened. Even more enraged, Kion jumped into the air and the two begin fighting once again; even more harsher than before, as the battle carried down. Kion send an upper hit towards Usaliti's face and he let out a roar, then Usaliti repay the favor by hitting him on the head. She send another hit and Kion ducked easily and Usaliti's head connected to a rock. Usaliti leap into the air and up towards the teenager lion, who kicked upwards and send her over him.

He was going to kill Usaliti after everything she had done to him in his cubhood and now life! Kion parried and send an harsh attack towards her.

Kion slammed his paws against Usaliti's face and pinned her down, holding her and keeping her from moving. "You. Will. Pay. For. Everything. You. Have. Done. To. Me!"

Kion let out cries as he slammed Usaliti down repeatedly to the point where Usaliti's skin was starting to be revealed. Kion grinned at the yelps that came from hee. He was beating an tar into Usaliti. Holding back from performing the killing blow, Kion grabbed Usaliti unanimously and carelessly and dragged her around like an dog, finally releasing the anger he had constrain for two long years to be revealed.

Usaliti was more furious now. She twisted his paw and pinned Kion down. Holding her claws by his neck, she frown with some sadness. Kion caught that look and knew in her eyes was a lost soul. Part of him felt guilty for her since her life seems to fall of consequences and never having to seemingly live in peace.

As she raised her claws, she said victoriously. "Prepare for your death!" She brought it down but never made contact due to someone jumping on top of her and biting against her neck. Gasping with surprise, she attacked without thinking at the mysterious foe behind her. This caused Kion unsheathed his claws and swipe her shoulder, making her howl as she got off of him. She then scratched his stomach, making him yelped.

He and she gotten a good look at the one whom attacked and both were surprised and shock. "Zuri!" Both said at the same time, their voices showing how shock they were.

Thunder flew again and Zuri ran infront of Kion and glared at her auntie. "Auntie this has to stop!" Zuri tried to urge her with pleading eyes. "Please, stop this. Stop doing this worthless killing! This was all for nothing! Nala once told me we are one, I didn't understand it then but now I do."

"Simba and Zira must die!" Usaliti thundered, backing Zuri up against Kion's stomach. "For far too long I have been through too much! No one had loved me! I must carry this out to the end!"

Zuri watched as Usaliti allowed an roar to form from her lips and charged up to Kion. Without hesitation, she threw herself infront of Kion which caused Usaliti to make contact to her body and send her flying miles away.

"Zuri!" Kion bellowed, worried for her. Everything that Zuri just had became words of someone who tried to stop this war. With rage returning to his heart, Kion reverted his head and eyes towards Usaliti, who was surprised as well.

"Zuri. I didn't mean to-" Usaliti's eyes filled with tears. She than stared at Kion with angry tears. "This is your fault!" She send an mighty claw attack, but Kion stood there and lunged himself out towards her, which surprised her as he bitten down on her paw.

Kion forced his claw up against her chin with absolute rage. Usaltii staggered at the the impact given by the lion coming at her before she could ever stare. It kept coming and coming. Eventually, she was overwhelmed and pressed down.

"I can't even image how strong you have wielded as an outlander," Usaliti declared as Kion pressed onto her and keep hacking away at her. "You are a fool to come out here and save your so-called family who never cared for you; the pride landers don't hold an interest for nothing."

"There is no more pride landers or outlanders for me!" Kion raged as he send another strike. Usaliti faltered and were send across in a considerable distance.

"I cannot be save," Usailti states as she forced herself up. "You will have to kill me."

Kion paused and blinked for an second but the rage didn't stop the lion. "That can be arranged!" He jumped towards her and forced her back. Usaliti tried to break through his defensive but yet Kion went full on offense.

Usaliti tried to regain the advantage but it wasn't enough. She let out a roar as Kion pinned her near an cliff but they both were careful to not fall off. The rain slowly came to a stop. The teenager lion pressed down on her throat. "I didn't want to have to kill you," he said softly. "But you gave me no choice!"

Kion pierced his claws through her stomach, making her grunt and fall back, surprised. He heard soft moans and groans. Kion saw Zuri opening her eyes and coming through as she stared up wearly yet weakly. "Kion! Wait!" Zuri cried. "Don't kill her! Don't become like her!"

"Finish her, Kion, finish her now," a voice urged inside of his head. Kion clenched his jaw and bitten his lip but gotten off of her, noticing the rain starting to descend and the clouds starting to form a sun. Something wonderful has happened, and he knew this.

Kion watched as Zuri held her aunt's body, holding her close to her stomach. "You were right, Zuri, I'm so sorry-I'm s-s-sorry about everything." Zuri fallen back and went limped.

Kion were horrified by what he done. He hope Zuri hadn't now hate him. "Zuri, I'm-" Kion beginned. "I'm sorry but I had to do it. She was attacking me."

"It's okay," Zuri said affectionately as they nuzzled each other.

Zuri walked up towards her aunt and caught her body as she was about to collapsed, "In the end..." Usaliti weakly gasped. "As the darkness takes me, I am nothing." She went limp into Zuri's paws.

Kion gave an sympathetic look towards the lioness and went on top of the cliff where the hyenas and jackals seem to stop fighting each other. Same for the vultures. Kion spoke: "We shall rebuild and all is accepted in the process."