Chapter 7: Kital's Bitterness
Kital had conveniently found a place to sleep under Rafiki's tree. However, the next few days were nothing less than hectic. Every time he wakes up, it's like night time to him, he never gets to see the sun ever again. Kital later became so depressed that he made a few suicide attempts. Luckily, Rafiki asked Kovu and his helpers to watch over him in order to keep Kital from killing himself, at least until Rafiki can talk some sense into him.
One time, Kital took a large stone and tried to swallow it so that he would choke to death (he found it by feeling around the ground with his paws). And one suicide attempt nearly succeeded, he found another stone with sharp corners and smashed himself over the head with it, giving himself a severe concussion. He was unconscious for three days, but miraculously made a full recovery.
The next day after his recovery, Rafiki noticed that Kital wasn't feeling any different and was afraid that he may attempt suicide again. On Kital's first day, Rafiki had asked Kovu to give Kital a small share of meat to eat. But lately he's hardly eating anymore and is starting to look rather thin. Seeing that Kital's depression isn't getting any better, Rafiki finally decided to give him a long talk.
"Uh, Kital," Rafiki said, trying to get the blind hyena's attention, "you remember my dream very well, don't you?"
Kital just nodded silently.
"Then tell me what happened after the beast's two eyes disappeared."
Kital took a deep breath and thought for a moment. "A third eye appeared on its forehead. This eye was connected directly to the beast's mind, and you even said that it glowed, right?"
"That's right," Rafiki said in an almost cheerful mood, "I believe that you losing your eyesight was meant to happen and that a third eye is supposed to appear somehow on your forehead, right where that spot on your forehead is. I think that spot is a clue to what happens next."
"Wait a minute," Kital said, somewhat confused, "now that I think about it, am I supposed to be some kind of three-eyed freak?"
"Not really," answered Rafiki, "you're forgetting that two of those eyes are blind, leaving only the third with sight."
"So now I'm supposed to see by using my forehead?" Kital was now getting very confused and even annoyed by Rafiki's explanation.
"I don't really know yet," Rafiki said, trying to calm Kital down, "that spot on your forehead, which I'll just call your birthmark from now on, must hold a special clue which I think I know, but I must test this."
Over the next several days, Rafiki talked some more to Kital in order to help him feel better and understand more about his "birthmark." He started eating again and regained his body mass and became healthy again (except for his eyes of course). Rafiki decided to take the next step and train Kital a few moves and maybe find more about the connection between his dreams and Kital's birthmark. The good news is that most of Kital's depression is finally gone, but some is still deep inside his mind which may not disappear anytime soon, but it's a start.
"Alright!" Rafiki is hyped up and ready to start training Kital. "Now let's begin. If I remember correctly, you said that you've already received some "training" from Scar. So, are you ready?"
Kital was hesitant, but also seemed confident. "Of course."
"Don't worry, I'm not going to be as harsh of a trainer as Scar," Rafiki said reassuringly, "and unlike him, I'm actually going to teach you some techniques."
"Okay," Kital said, now more confident, "what do we do first?"