There... took me a few days, couldn't upload documents for some strange reason. Thanks for the reviews for the last chapter, I hope you'll like this one too. It's a bit "dark" chapter, therefore the title too... please do review, if you like it :) Atrice

Part 9 – Tainted

The future king, named Mufasa, did his best to find his twin brother. Where could he be? He had heard there had been another argument between Ahadi and Scar, and didn't like it at all. They almost never saw the darker of the brothers anymore, and they hadn't spoken for weeks.

"He's where he usually is…" Mufasa heard someone say, as he sat down on Pride Rock again. It was that little cub, whose name he always forgot. He nodded with a smile, and went to the shadowed side of the place. She had been right, here lay his brother, hiding in the shade.

"Scar… I've been looking for you." Mufasa said, worried. Scar looked up.

"You… you were looking for me? Why would you do that?" the dark one said with irony.

"Well, Sarabi and I…" the future king began, and Scar jumped up.

"Do not mention her name here! I don't want to hear it!" he roared. Mufasa took a few steps back.

"What is wrong with you? Can't you accept, that she loves me!" Mufasa roared back, and his brother leapt towards him, while he himself ran out into the sunlight.

"I can't accept, that those I care for, tell me lies…" Scar was ready now, he knew he could do it. He could get rid of his brother, if only he didn't stand in the light. He looked so much like a king out there, making Scars mind even darker.

"Something is wrong in your head..." Mufasa said with a low voice, feeling something was indeed very wrong. Something was about to happen, and a moment later Scar was ready for the fight and started it – knocking his brother a few meters away. Mufasa got up, he knew he had to do this too. Make Scar understand, that things couldn't be any other way than it was now.

"Scar! What is happening!" a third one took part now, and Scar gasped. Sarabi had heard them, and they both stopped. "I trusted you!" she cried to him.

"I trusted you too – and see where it's taken me!" he left them both and went to Ahadis cave, to deal with this in a more proper manner; if possible.

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With his head high, Scar entered the chamber. He tried not to show all the emotions, swelling up inside him, making him… mad.

"Scar… what are you doing here?" the king spoke from a dark corner, and came out where he could be seen.

"I want to set things straight… you ruined my life! You always did… and you never stop, do you?" Scar growled, really angry. He felt his heart beat faster.

"What do you mean? I've given you the best life I…" Ahadi said, knowing he didn't tell the truth.

"So the best life for me, was not to feel love? And when I was just about to be loved, you took it away… made sure it happened in the most painful way of all!" he moved closer to his father, hatred glowing in his eyes.

"The next king needs a queen, that is how things are. But you never wanted to understand, did you?" Ahadi spoke with an irritating calm voice.

"I guess I didn't… and now it's too late, I'm leaving – for good!" without even thinking about it, he hit the old king, holding him down. It appeared that Scar was stronger than he looked, he himself was surprised by it.

"Leave then… but spare me!" Ahadi was able to say, with a paw with claws at his throat. Scar nodded with an evil smirk, and let the claws sink into the flesh. He moved the paw, ripping 3 long wounds in the throat. Then he moved away, and left the king alone, bleeding. Scar didn't kill the king… he only made him suffer – probably also knowing, this would lead to death.

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Mufasa saw his brother come out from the cave, and walk down towards the savannah. He ran after him, wanted to make sure everything was fine.

"Scar… please believe me, I never wanted our father to… treat you like he did." Mufasa said, the ever and oh so good prince, Scar thought with a sigh and stopped.

"But he did… and I am leaving this place." He explained, still with his back to Mufasa.

"When he… Ahadi is dead – I'll send someone for you. If you want to, you can live here, when he is gone. Is that a fair trade?" the prince, soon to be the king, said. Scar nodded and turned the head.

"Of course… I will return, when it is requested of me." He began to walk, and when he was long enough away he turned around. "I bow to thee… king Mufasa!" and then he, Scar, the dark brother, disappeared in the high grasses.