Dark Times In The Spotlight

by Deadly Chakram

When humans enter the Pride Lands, Mufasa remembers the time when humans entered the Pride Lands during his youth. Young Mufasa, how he became king, and how Taka became Scar and got his namesake.

7. Confrontation

CHAPTER 7 – Confrontation

As fast as we could, we ran for freedom, and hid in the tall brown grasses just a mile or two from that horrid place.  Not much time passed before Taka found our hiding place.  Dried blood was caked on his long face and near his eye.

"Taka," I cried out, happy that my brother had survived.

"Don't call me that."

"What?"

"My name is no longer Taka.  It is Scar.  And you!  You coward!"

"What do you mean…coward?"

"You ran!  I can't believe you ran!  Those humans killed our parents, almost killed the three of us, and you ran!  You didn't even stay to help me deliver justice."

"Scar," the name sounded funny to my ears, "I am the king now.  I called judgment when I said leave them be.  And you deliberately disobeyed me!"

"I avenged our father and king!"

"You killed for the sake of killing!  You avenged your own maltreatment!"

"I honored our family!"

"You shamed our family!"

Scar slunk away at this remark, and the existing rift between us grew into an impassable chasm.