~ Never underestimate a crazy author. She is able of everything, even killing her favorite character. A thanks to my cousins again. Jimmy you should show off less and Elean, don't be always such a bitch! ~
Ardeth closed his eyes. He was in great pain but in just a second everything would be over and alright. He heard her growling again over his head and coming for his throat. Now he could even smell her breath, stinking like rotten meat. But suddenly another roar was heard, wild and frightening. The lioness lifted her face from his throat in surprise and looked around. She saw nothing, so she returned her attention to a half-fainted Ardeth, when a yellow thing dropped on top of her and pushed her away. Ardeth fought to get on his feet again, but his strength was betraying him this time. The only thing he managed to do was crawl for some meters. His felt as if someone was trying to rip him from the inside. He didn't die of one fatal bite, but he would have a slow and painful death. He turned his eyes to the direction of the animal trying to see his savior through a pink blur in front of his eyes.
He didn't expect to see that. Fighting with the lioness who had attacked him was another lioness, as big as her enemy. Strangely, looking at this animal he felt a sense of comfort and security, like someone returning to his home after a long journey. * Fight the lion with lion. . .* He thought now and turned his gaze on the fight again. The two animals were circling each other and growling at each other as if they were really talking and having an argument. As the one lioness turned her back at him, he noticed a small red marking, showing the eye of Ra, an ankh (symbol of life) and a djed pillar (symbol of stability) on her shoulder. This was the new-comer. Finally the other attacked, but her jaws closed in the air making a terrible noise. The one with the marking replied with a wild slash of her front paw, which found her target, on the other's shoulder. Ardeth watched in amazement the wound bleeding. However this made her more furious and she attacked with double force.
The marked one, instead of retreating kept her ground and as the open jaws were coming for her, she imitated the move. Now they were locked mouth to mouth, with the marked having the advantage. The other jumped, slashed and tried to move forward, but the marked followed her jumps, avoided her slashes and returned every attack with one of double force. The one was starting to tire, as she has also fought Ardeth before that. She now moved slower, and sometimes exposed herself. Finally the marked lioness found an opening as her enemy was jumping backwards trying to retreat and pushed her other to the ground. As soon as she fell she immediately stopped moving completely. She just stood there, breathing heavily and hiding her face in her paws. The other finally quit attacking, and she started growling again. The other stood still on the ground, not replying to the challenge. When she finally got up, Ardeth expected her to attack, but no she bent her head to the other lioness and then started literary fading, until she completely disappeared. The marked one now turned her gaze at him. Ardeth froze. * What if she doesn't really want to help me? She could be an enemy too *.
She started walking towards him. Calmly, slowly, elegantly. Ardeth tried to move but a terrible pain made him moan and collapse again. He coughed and red spots appeared on the sand. He touched his lips with is hand, surprised and found that there was blood. He could now feel its metallic taste in his mouth. The lioness was now by him. She bent and cautiously smelled him. Ardeth hoped he didn't appear like food to her. She slowly licked his face. He still couldn't help but wonder if she was being friendly, or if she wanted to see what he tasted like. A great pain pierced him and this time he moaned loudly. He could feel ants walking inside him and more pain. He coughed some blood. Despite the pain, he could feel himself slowly but steadily abandoning the world of the living.