Chapter 6: Kital's Big Loss
Author's note: I'm not really going to clutter this story with Rafiki's life story, after all this fanfic is mainly about Kital. However, parts of Rafiki's story will be mentioned in this fanfic. Now to proceed with the story.
"Wow," said Kital in amazement, "you certainly have had an exciting life. That's a lot of adventures you've had, must have been quite an experience."
"These days I still do have adventures," Rafiki said, "but now it's quite rare since I became of great use to the Pridelands long ago." Rafiki had just finished preparing Kital's medicine and he brought it to him. "That infection in your eye is very bad, so this is going to sting a lot."
"It doesn't matter Rafiki," Kital said, "the pain can't possibly be as much as the pain I'm in right now."
Rafiki was just about to put on the medicine when a strong breeze blew by and kicked up some dust. Unfortunately, some of the dust blew into Kital's badly infected eye, which caused tremendous pain to Kital. He immediately began screaming and yelling in agony which quickly called the attention of Kovu and the two lions and they ran over to see what's happening (they were really close by, so they arrived almost instantly).
Kovu and the lions saw Kital screaming in pain and stumbling around while having one paw over his eyes. They also noticed Rafiki chasing him around and making futile attempts to calm Kital down. After a few seconds of staring dumbfounded at the situation, they decided to help if possible. Rafiki asked Kovu and his helpers to restrain Kital without hurting him. They couldn't get close because Kital was moving too much and getting a good grip on him was hard.
Finally, Kital tripped on a rock near Rafiki's tree and slammed headfirst into the tree trunk. This immediately knocked Kital unconscious, and now Rafiki has to deal with an eye infection and a head injury.
When Kital woke up, he noticed that it was pitch black, he couldn't see his paw in front of his face. "Hey, what's going on," Kital said in a worried tone, "did the sun turn itself off or something?" He blinked several times and noticed that the pain in his eye is gone. But something didn't feel right, it felt strange.
He then heard a voice out of the darkness, it sounded like Rafiki. "You've been out cold for two days, that must have been quite a bump on your head. Just to let you know, I healed the infection in your eye. As for your vision though, I couldn't save it."
"W-what do you mean?," Kital asked, afraid to really know, "what are you saying?"
"Well I hate to break this to you," Rafiki said hesitantly, "but I'm afraid that you're blind. I'm sorry, I couldn't save your vision, the infection was just too severe."
The news hit Kital as if a mountain fell on him. He was now totally blind, his whole world practically disappearing from existence forever. The startling realization now started to make his blood boil as rage started to build up rapidly in his body and mind.
"Aaaaaaaaaaagh," Kital started screaming hysterically at the top of his lungs, "what did you do to me!? You were supposed to help me, now you've taken everything from me! Where are you, I've got a bone to pick with you!"
He started slashing his claws if front of him, hoping to hit something. Kovu and his helpers watched from nearby and noticed that Kital was futilely slashing at the air in front of him and screaming while Rafiki is safely up in the tree above Kital's head. It was a very humorous sight to them and they started laughing and pointing.
Kital eventually exhausted himself and gave up screaming and slashing. He then curled up into a ball on the ground and started sobbing (even though he's blind, he can still cry). The lions stopped laughing and for the first time, Kovu and his helpers were actually starting to feel sorry for Kital.