The Star of Herasha
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I wanted to say that while all of the characters are copyrighted to me as
well as the plot, there is a resemblance to The Disney movie The Lion King,
which I hold no copyright over.
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Chapter 1
*The new cheetah mother looked down at her young daughter and licked her ear. Alino was certain that she was the most beautiful lioness ever born. Although she was part cheetah, the young one's spots simply looked like cub spots. Her ears had markings like thick purple lines and on her shoulder was the pride mark that her mother and father wore proudly. The pride mark looked like a bird with a spot under each wing. It was the symbol of the Leva pride. *The soon-to-be-great pride leader, Herasha, walked over to look at his new daughter. His massive paw could have easily crushed her, but he was very gentle as he caressed her head. He turned to speak, but his old friend, Clavaca, met his eyes. Clavaca was a meercat, but none-the-less, wise. He spoke briefly to Herasha and then began the baptizing. *Breaking open a small mango, he blessed it and fed it to Alino. This was to make her milk rich. Then he looked down at the young one and said a small prayer to all the kings of the past. Each one had his own star and was constantly looking down upon the Leva prides. There were two main caretakers of the pride, the Starmother and the Starfather. These were the kings and queens who were the best leaders while on earth one couple was chosen to guard the pride. Currently, it was Mecca and Helmad. Clavaca finished his prayer and took the young cub's paw. He felt for any magic in her so he would know whether or not to train her. Many of the lions in the Leva pride had some kind of magic, although some did not and others had so little that it was useless to train them to use it. He could feel a very strong magic inside this young one. He knew that she would begin her training right away. He put her paw down and turned to Herasha. * "She has a powerful magic, as you did when you were a young boy. I think that the next lion or lioness born may have an even more powerful magic. Oh well, that is not our concern right now. We will worry when it happens. Her name is Almana. She will make a most beautiful princess. I wish you luck raising her though, for within her I also feel a rebel," he laughed. *Herasha went to the edge of his den and looked over his kingdom. "My brothers and sisters," his voice boomed. "My daughter has been born. Her name is Almana. Since she is the first born in my first year of rule, she will take my place when I am no longer king. This also means that from now on Alino shall be my queen!" He turned to look at his wife. * The beautiful cheetah smiled as her mate walked over to her and nuzzled her. His mane was soft, like her daughter's newborn fur. There was something about him that she couldn't quite see. Something that told her that he would be the best ruler of the Leva prides ever. *While the crowd cheered, Alino and her cub fell asleep in Herasha's embrace
*The new cheetah mother looked down at her young daughter and licked her ear. Alino was certain that she was the most beautiful lioness ever born. Although she was part cheetah, the young one's spots simply looked like cub spots. Her ears had markings like thick purple lines and on her shoulder was the pride mark that her mother and father wore proudly. The pride mark looked like a bird with a spot under each wing. It was the symbol of the Leva pride. *The soon-to-be-great pride leader, Herasha, walked over to look at his new daughter. His massive paw could have easily crushed her, but he was very gentle as he caressed her head. He turned to speak, but his old friend, Clavaca, met his eyes. Clavaca was a meercat, but none-the-less, wise. He spoke briefly to Herasha and then began the baptizing. *Breaking open a small mango, he blessed it and fed it to Alino. This was to make her milk rich. Then he looked down at the young one and said a small prayer to all the kings of the past. Each one had his own star and was constantly looking down upon the Leva prides. There were two main caretakers of the pride, the Starmother and the Starfather. These were the kings and queens who were the best leaders while on earth one couple was chosen to guard the pride. Currently, it was Mecca and Helmad. Clavaca finished his prayer and took the young cub's paw. He felt for any magic in her so he would know whether or not to train her. Many of the lions in the Leva pride had some kind of magic, although some did not and others had so little that it was useless to train them to use it. He could feel a very strong magic inside this young one. He knew that she would begin her training right away. He put her paw down and turned to Herasha. * "She has a powerful magic, as you did when you were a young boy. I think that the next lion or lioness born may have an even more powerful magic. Oh well, that is not our concern right now. We will worry when it happens. Her name is Almana. She will make a most beautiful princess. I wish you luck raising her though, for within her I also feel a rebel," he laughed. *Herasha went to the edge of his den and looked over his kingdom. "My brothers and sisters," his voice boomed. "My daughter has been born. Her name is Almana. Since she is the first born in my first year of rule, she will take my place when I am no longer king. This also means that from now on Alino shall be my queen!" He turned to look at his wife. * The beautiful cheetah smiled as her mate walked over to her and nuzzled her. His mane was soft, like her daughter's newborn fur. There was something about him that she couldn't quite see. Something that told her that he would be the best ruler of the Leva prides ever. *While the crowd cheered, Alino and her cub fell asleep in Herasha's embrace