Chapter 13: Liberation
Mohatu's lip began to quiver in fear and pain. It was over. Onevu had done his deed. And Mohatu didn't even lift a claw to stop him.
Nonchalantly, Onevu sat down and began to examine his paw--the lethal weapon. His paw was a deep shade of crimson, sticky and sleek with blood. He tsk'ed and shook his head. "Such a mess," he commented. Mohatu wasn't sure whether he was talking to him, or to himself. He watched in disgust as Onevu gingerly licked a droplet of blood from his claw. "But such is murder." A feral grin came upon his face, and he chuckled to himself. After giving his paw pads a few good licks, he turned to Mohatu. "Doesn't it burn you up, Mohatu? Doesn't it kill you to know that I murdered your lovely little hero...and you didn't even have the guts to stop me."
A burst of rage surged through Mohatu's body, numbing his body and his very mind. Before he could realize what was happening, he was sailing through the air towards his father. With an angry cry, he threw Onevu to the ground. Onevu struggled to free himself, but Mohatu used all the bulk he had aquired from adulthood to keep his father down. After a moment of lashing about, Onevu realized that his struggling was getting him nowhere. He glowered at Mohatu. Mohatu's eyes reflected--and intensified--that same hateful stare. "You despicable tyrant," he spat through bared teeth, "and to think I saved your life all those years ago." He lifted his paw and pressed it to Onevu's throat. "I let you off easy that time...but this time, you're not going to be so lucky." He quickly applied pressure to Onevu's throat, causing him to emmit a gasp of surprise and pain. Onevu gasped for air for a moment, then stared up at Mohatu, challengingly.
"What are you gonna do," Onevu wheezed with a mocking smile, "kill me?"
Mohatu paused for a moment. There had been so many times in his life that he had wanted to bring Onevu to justice. All those times he had spent quivering in the shadows as a cub, watching helplessly as Onevu unleashed his rage on his mother, Tiifu. All those times Onevu hit him for talking out of turn or displeasing Mtundu. That fateful day that Onevu killed Tiifu, and later blaming Mohatu for it. And now, killing Mohatu's only friend and confidant in the Wastelands, Bashasha.
"No," he finally said. Without another word, he stepped off of Onevu. He watched as Onevu warily got to his feet, not taking his eyes off Mohatu. Mohatu watched, waiting for the right moment. Finally, Onevu got to his feet, and stared at Mohatu. Nervously. Unknowingly. His dark eyes silently begged for Mohatu's body language to give some hint on what he was planning to do. Mohatu grinned savagely. "I can't kill you. Murder is wrong." Mohatu's smile widened. "I'm going to liberate you."
Onevu's eyes grew wide in fear and realization. Eyes twinkling with anticipation, Mohatu began to move in on his opponent. Onevu frantically scooted backwards, trying to get himself out of the way of Mohatu's wrath.
"This is a testimony to all the times you hurt me!" Mohatu bellowed. He clouted Onevu powerfully upside the head. Onevu yelled in pain and toppled over. He clenched his eyes shut and shook his head in attempt to regain his composure. Mohatu didn't yield. "This is for Mother!" Again, he clouted Onevu, this time hitting him square in the jaw, sending him toppling head over heels towards the ledge of the promontory. He tumbled several feet before stopping, narrowly escaping from falling over the edge.
Head throbbing in pain, Onevu painfully lifted it from the rock to see Mohatu looming over him, sporting a triumphant smile. "Bet you'd never think you'd be at my mercy," Mohatu boasted, "did you?" With these words, Mohatu lifted his paw high above his head, and extended his razor sharp claws. "This is for Bashasha!" His soul thirsting for vengence, Mohatu sent his paw crashing down on Onevu, delivering the powerful blow that sent Onevu sailing over the edge, and falling to his death.
Mohatu's lip began to quiver in fear and pain. It was over. Onevu had done his deed. And Mohatu didn't even lift a claw to stop him.
Nonchalantly, Onevu sat down and began to examine his paw--the lethal weapon. His paw was a deep shade of crimson, sticky and sleek with blood. He tsk'ed and shook his head. "Such a mess," he commented. Mohatu wasn't sure whether he was talking to him, or to himself. He watched in disgust as Onevu gingerly licked a droplet of blood from his claw. "But such is murder." A feral grin came upon his face, and he chuckled to himself. After giving his paw pads a few good licks, he turned to Mohatu. "Doesn't it burn you up, Mohatu? Doesn't it kill you to know that I murdered your lovely little hero...and you didn't even have the guts to stop me."
A burst of rage surged through Mohatu's body, numbing his body and his very mind. Before he could realize what was happening, he was sailing through the air towards his father. With an angry cry, he threw Onevu to the ground. Onevu struggled to free himself, but Mohatu used all the bulk he had aquired from adulthood to keep his father down. After a moment of lashing about, Onevu realized that his struggling was getting him nowhere. He glowered at Mohatu. Mohatu's eyes reflected--and intensified--that same hateful stare. "You despicable tyrant," he spat through bared teeth, "and to think I saved your life all those years ago." He lifted his paw and pressed it to Onevu's throat. "I let you off easy that time...but this time, you're not going to be so lucky." He quickly applied pressure to Onevu's throat, causing him to emmit a gasp of surprise and pain. Onevu gasped for air for a moment, then stared up at Mohatu, challengingly.
"What are you gonna do," Onevu wheezed with a mocking smile, "kill me?"
Mohatu paused for a moment. There had been so many times in his life that he had wanted to bring Onevu to justice. All those times he had spent quivering in the shadows as a cub, watching helplessly as Onevu unleashed his rage on his mother, Tiifu. All those times Onevu hit him for talking out of turn or displeasing Mtundu. That fateful day that Onevu killed Tiifu, and later blaming Mohatu for it. And now, killing Mohatu's only friend and confidant in the Wastelands, Bashasha.
"No," he finally said. Without another word, he stepped off of Onevu. He watched as Onevu warily got to his feet, not taking his eyes off Mohatu. Mohatu watched, waiting for the right moment. Finally, Onevu got to his feet, and stared at Mohatu. Nervously. Unknowingly. His dark eyes silently begged for Mohatu's body language to give some hint on what he was planning to do. Mohatu grinned savagely. "I can't kill you. Murder is wrong." Mohatu's smile widened. "I'm going to liberate you."
Onevu's eyes grew wide in fear and realization. Eyes twinkling with anticipation, Mohatu began to move in on his opponent. Onevu frantically scooted backwards, trying to get himself out of the way of Mohatu's wrath.
"This is a testimony to all the times you hurt me!" Mohatu bellowed. He clouted Onevu powerfully upside the head. Onevu yelled in pain and toppled over. He clenched his eyes shut and shook his head in attempt to regain his composure. Mohatu didn't yield. "This is for Mother!" Again, he clouted Onevu, this time hitting him square in the jaw, sending him toppling head over heels towards the ledge of the promontory. He tumbled several feet before stopping, narrowly escaping from falling over the edge.
Head throbbing in pain, Onevu painfully lifted it from the rock to see Mohatu looming over him, sporting a triumphant smile. "Bet you'd never think you'd be at my mercy," Mohatu boasted, "did you?" With these words, Mohatu lifted his paw high above his head, and extended his razor sharp claws. "This is for Bashasha!" His soul thirsting for vengence, Mohatu sent his paw crashing down on Onevu, delivering the powerful blow that sent Onevu sailing over the edge, and falling to his death.
