Exiled From Home: Part 2
Panting, the cub finally conquered the steep rock formation and could now run. Jomo, the God of fire, had ordered Sanura to run from the Circle of Fire and begin a new life elsewhere. He said he'd always be there to protect her, but can Sanura escape the molten lava determined to devour all of her home?
Sanura, by now, was only feet from the top, but she could also feel the lava and rocks within the volcano rising with her. Surely if Sanura didn't make it to the other side of the volcano she'd be trapped and would be consumed. But she wasn't going to give up. The moment her small paws landed at the summit of the volcano, Sanura leapt. She didn't even stop to see if it was possible for her to reach the other side, but it wasn't. First, the rocks shot up. One smacked Sanura in the stomach, and fortunately it prevented her from falling. Grunting, she was pushed over the other side and she landed on her bruised stomach.
The other rocks reached their limit and begun to descend to earth, scattering in the air. Although in a great amount of pain, Sanura got to her paws but was too shocked to run. The falling rocks crashed around her, breaking up into small stones which collided into her frame. The rocks beneath her begun to give in and started to roll earthward. Finally, the mahogany cub leapt after returning to reality, throwing herself down the mountain. She landed on her paws, fortunately, and commenced the race to get to the foot of the volcano before the lava, also avoiding the rocks. At the summit, Jomo watched the young lioness run, his paws at each corner of the volcano. "I will always protect you," he said, before the waterfall of lava washed over him.
This was it. Sanura had to outrun the streaming lava. She ran as fast as she could down the mountain, not daring to look back. The rocks crashed around her, and the little stones even managed to get into her eyes. Suddenly, Sanura tripped over a much larger rock, which sent her flying. She landed on her shoulders, curled into a ball, and then she started to roll down the mountain until she got back on her paws. The lava was inching closer. It had dramatically caught up with her because she tumbled.
It was impossible to outrun lava, even for a leonine. But it seemed to give Sanura chances because the lava ran ahead of her from the sides only. There! She could now see the foot of the volcano. Was she going to make it, or would the lava catch her? "Jomo!" Sanura called, almost out of breath. "Where are you? Help me! I'm not going to make it!" Just then, the other volcanoes literally exploded, forcing a powerful gust of wind in Sanura's direction. It slowed the lava down because it helped to harden it, which greatly aided Sanura. But still the lava was faster than her, and in a desperate attempt to escape it, Sanura leapt into the air. Gravity pulled her back down, and she soon landed at the foot of the volcano with a thud.
Thankfully, the lava begun to harden quite a bit and slowed down an awful lot. Sanura, on her back, crawled away from the volcano until she felt the ground beneath her shake. Now what was happening? Sanura emitted a pathetic cry as the ground split into two, causing her to fall in. She could no longer see because the hole was pitch black with no light what so ever. Her body struck some more rocks, but it still descended swiftly as did the mere droplets of lava.
Not far away from the Circle of Fire, now completely shielded in lava, there was the infamous human village. It was a small village, especially since the Tau leonines attacked. Now, the homes are being used as a laboratory for university students from all over the world. At the time, there were only two students. One Japanese and one African. The Japanese student was named Akira, and the African was called Akili. They were talking about another student who decided to venture away from the village once the volcanoes erupted. But he wasn't near the Circle of Fire.
Sanura was safe. She was lying unconscious inside of a cave, but she was safe. Watching over her was a lioness of golden hue. Obviously she wasn't from around here, her canvas was too light. By her paws were a few rats she had caught for Sanura. They were dead and weren't even punctured. The golden lioness circled Sanura, making sure that she was still alive. She knew exactly who Sanura was, and was quite happy when the cub moved a little. "Sanura? Are you awake?" She asked, crouching.
The cub rolled onto her side and slowly opened her eyes. She was in too much pain to be so shocked she'd gasp or try to run away, so instead she just bluntly leered at the lioness. "Who're you? Where am I?" She asked. Her vocals were very quiet. The lioness squatted, running her paw along Sanura gently.
"Don't worry, Princess. You're safe with me." Sanura looked confused and her luminaries lineared. "I forgot, you've never seen me before." The lioness chuckled, cocking her head slowly. "My name is Nina. I'm Baka's mother." Of course! That strange pelt was the same as Baka's. "But he died.. Those humans took his life. But I wont let that happen to you, that's why I'm taking you to the jungle once you've eaten your dinner," she gestured to the rodents with her paw.
Sanura tried to get to her paws, but couldn't. She snarled at the rats, turning away. "Thanks, but I'm not hungry. And I'm no Princess." The lioness's pinnae perked. She could hear the laughter of hyenas not far away, and decided it would be best if they left. Carefully, Nina lifted the cub by her scruff and trotted over to the exit, cautiously. There were no hyenas in sight, and the area looked rather safe. The adult lioness begun to pad briskly whilst Sanura hung helplessly.
The two were nearing the forest, or rather what was left of it. It was only a small forest now with a few trees and various species, due to the humans. Speaking of humans.. Nina caught sight of one, eye to eye. It was one of the university students, an African lad by the name of Elewa. He had a cheeky grin on his face. Leonines actually run when they think humans are a threat to them, the wild leonines anyway, and so Nina ran. However, she was shot in the thigh by a tranquilizer dart. As she begun to feel tired, she released Sanura and flopped onto her side, whilst Sanura lied motionless.
Elewa cautiously approached, making sure that there were no other lions or lionesses about. "Habari!" He said, kneeling down beside Nina. Habari meant 'hello' in Swahili. Scared, Sanura started to crawl away, until she felt the lad's hands around her sides. "Unakwenda wapi?" Meaning, 'where are you going to?' He smiled and quickly injected Sanura with the another dart, causing her to feel drowsy. "I call you, Gimbya." He said with his thick African accent. He decided to call Sanura Gimbya because it meant Princess, and he thought her ears were, in their own way, a crown.
TO BE CONTINUED
Panting, the cub finally conquered the steep rock formation and could now run. Jomo, the God of fire, had ordered Sanura to run from the Circle of Fire and begin a new life elsewhere. He said he'd always be there to protect her, but can Sanura escape the molten lava determined to devour all of her home?
Sanura, by now, was only feet from the top, but she could also feel the lava and rocks within the volcano rising with her. Surely if Sanura didn't make it to the other side of the volcano she'd be trapped and would be consumed. But she wasn't going to give up. The moment her small paws landed at the summit of the volcano, Sanura leapt. She didn't even stop to see if it was possible for her to reach the other side, but it wasn't. First, the rocks shot up. One smacked Sanura in the stomach, and fortunately it prevented her from falling. Grunting, she was pushed over the other side and she landed on her bruised stomach.
The other rocks reached their limit and begun to descend to earth, scattering in the air. Although in a great amount of pain, Sanura got to her paws but was too shocked to run. The falling rocks crashed around her, breaking up into small stones which collided into her frame. The rocks beneath her begun to give in and started to roll earthward. Finally, the mahogany cub leapt after returning to reality, throwing herself down the mountain. She landed on her paws, fortunately, and commenced the race to get to the foot of the volcano before the lava, also avoiding the rocks. At the summit, Jomo watched the young lioness run, his paws at each corner of the volcano. "I will always protect you," he said, before the waterfall of lava washed over him.
This was it. Sanura had to outrun the streaming lava. She ran as fast as she could down the mountain, not daring to look back. The rocks crashed around her, and the little stones even managed to get into her eyes. Suddenly, Sanura tripped over a much larger rock, which sent her flying. She landed on her shoulders, curled into a ball, and then she started to roll down the mountain until she got back on her paws. The lava was inching closer. It had dramatically caught up with her because she tumbled.
It was impossible to outrun lava, even for a leonine. But it seemed to give Sanura chances because the lava ran ahead of her from the sides only. There! She could now see the foot of the volcano. Was she going to make it, or would the lava catch her? "Jomo!" Sanura called, almost out of breath. "Where are you? Help me! I'm not going to make it!" Just then, the other volcanoes literally exploded, forcing a powerful gust of wind in Sanura's direction. It slowed the lava down because it helped to harden it, which greatly aided Sanura. But still the lava was faster than her, and in a desperate attempt to escape it, Sanura leapt into the air. Gravity pulled her back down, and she soon landed at the foot of the volcano with a thud.
Thankfully, the lava begun to harden quite a bit and slowed down an awful lot. Sanura, on her back, crawled away from the volcano until she felt the ground beneath her shake. Now what was happening? Sanura emitted a pathetic cry as the ground split into two, causing her to fall in. She could no longer see because the hole was pitch black with no light what so ever. Her body struck some more rocks, but it still descended swiftly as did the mere droplets of lava.
Not far away from the Circle of Fire, now completely shielded in lava, there was the infamous human village. It was a small village, especially since the Tau leonines attacked. Now, the homes are being used as a laboratory for university students from all over the world. At the time, there were only two students. One Japanese and one African. The Japanese student was named Akira, and the African was called Akili. They were talking about another student who decided to venture away from the village once the volcanoes erupted. But he wasn't near the Circle of Fire.
Sanura was safe. She was lying unconscious inside of a cave, but she was safe. Watching over her was a lioness of golden hue. Obviously she wasn't from around here, her canvas was too light. By her paws were a few rats she had caught for Sanura. They were dead and weren't even punctured. The golden lioness circled Sanura, making sure that she was still alive. She knew exactly who Sanura was, and was quite happy when the cub moved a little. "Sanura? Are you awake?" She asked, crouching.
The cub rolled onto her side and slowly opened her eyes. She was in too much pain to be so shocked she'd gasp or try to run away, so instead she just bluntly leered at the lioness. "Who're you? Where am I?" She asked. Her vocals were very quiet. The lioness squatted, running her paw along Sanura gently.
"Don't worry, Princess. You're safe with me." Sanura looked confused and her luminaries lineared. "I forgot, you've never seen me before." The lioness chuckled, cocking her head slowly. "My name is Nina. I'm Baka's mother." Of course! That strange pelt was the same as Baka's. "But he died.. Those humans took his life. But I wont let that happen to you, that's why I'm taking you to the jungle once you've eaten your dinner," she gestured to the rodents with her paw.
Sanura tried to get to her paws, but couldn't. She snarled at the rats, turning away. "Thanks, but I'm not hungry. And I'm no Princess." The lioness's pinnae perked. She could hear the laughter of hyenas not far away, and decided it would be best if they left. Carefully, Nina lifted the cub by her scruff and trotted over to the exit, cautiously. There were no hyenas in sight, and the area looked rather safe. The adult lioness begun to pad briskly whilst Sanura hung helplessly.
The two were nearing the forest, or rather what was left of it. It was only a small forest now with a few trees and various species, due to the humans. Speaking of humans.. Nina caught sight of one, eye to eye. It was one of the university students, an African lad by the name of Elewa. He had a cheeky grin on his face. Leonines actually run when they think humans are a threat to them, the wild leonines anyway, and so Nina ran. However, she was shot in the thigh by a tranquilizer dart. As she begun to feel tired, she released Sanura and flopped onto her side, whilst Sanura lied motionless.
Elewa cautiously approached, making sure that there were no other lions or lionesses about. "Habari!" He said, kneeling down beside Nina. Habari meant 'hello' in Swahili. Scared, Sanura started to crawl away, until she felt the lad's hands around her sides. "Unakwenda wapi?" Meaning, 'where are you going to?' He smiled and quickly injected Sanura with the another dart, causing her to feel drowsy. "I call you, Gimbya." He said with his thick African accent. He decided to call Sanura Gimbya because it meant Princess, and he thought her ears were, in their own way, a crown.
TO BE CONTINUED
