Okay this chapter is for the five different pple who private messaged me saying to update. Those five didn't review. I'm asking nicely for reviews people, I shows that the story is good and if you really like it that much to have messaged me then please review. I will not be writting any more chapters until i get more reviews, and that some of the five pple review for each chapter, anyways on to the story...
Disclaimer: I do not own the lion king or the characters from the movie but I do own my own character that I throw in here and there.
Chapter 6: Lyka's story
(A/N: If younoticed in chapter five the lioness Aramis saved was named 'Kala' I read back to chapter four and found out I had already used a Lioness called 'Kala' so I changed the new lionesses name to 'Lyka'. Also I changed the ending to chapter 5 so please read it before reading this chapter or you might not under stand what is going to take place in the future.)
Lyka's eyeswere heavy as she struggled to open them. Her vision was blurred as several voices were matched to faces. Dragging her blood stained paws under her body as her body she fought to lift herself.
"Please, don't struggle." A panicing voice pleaded, "You must remain still if you wish for your wounds to heal."
Lyka let her paws slide out from under her dark, creamy colored pelt. Her dark chestnut brown eyes searching for a familiar face, but to her dismay found none. "Where am I?" Lyka asked, her eyes holding back desperate tears, "Where's Tanix, where is my son!"
Chika shifted from paw to paw, a worried look crossing her face. Kiara layed on the rock formed bed where the royal lions slept, where she and her mate Kovu once slept and made love together. Her heart was becoming hard, the thoughts of Kovu brought tears to her eyes, "Kovu..." She murmered, as she layed her soft pale colored muzzle on her forepaws. Her eyes sealed tighly as a tear of rememberance flowed down her cheek, leaving behind a trail for more to follow.
"You don't Remember what happened?" Chika asked, seeking to know more about this lioness.
"Where's my son! Zagrat..." Lyka stoped in the middle of her thoughts.Her high pitched voice becoming low as she spoke her fallen mates name. "Where am I?" SHe repeated, her voice becoming high again. "Who are yous?"
"You have been brought into the pride lands." Lyka's eyes suddenly widened at the sound of the one voice she actually remembered hearing. The voice which brought back memories of the night she had forgotten and wished it had remained that way. "I am Aramis, queen of these lands." Aramis introduced herself, as she walked towards the two lionesses, her head high, as a kind smile formed on her black lips. "Chika you will lead the hunting party today, leave now."
"Yes, my lady." Chika stated wuth a short bow of her head, before tunring and eventually leaving the den gathering up the other lionesses.
Kiara growled, queen was her title and it would remain that way. Getting from her rock she quickly but quietly left the den. "I must leave. I will find a pride stronger then this and a mate worth haveing and join. Revenge will be mine my daughter, Kovu...be with me."She lept down the path as she raced against time. Stopping near the water hole she galnced quickly from left to right. "The desert pride is weak. Mountian pride are all rogues. The outlands...no lions there anymore. Jungle pride too small. Star Chaser pride...perfect!" She quickly raced towards the west in search of her new pride to be.
"You killed him," Lyka's eyes widened as she began to slowly crawl backwards away from the approaching lioness. "You kill Zagrat."
"Yes, I did." Aramis sighed, as she answered the new lioness truthfully. She sat a few feet in front of the lioness, her ears drouped slightly as she let out a sigh. She knew her presence wasn't wanted. "Do you remember anything that happened last night?"
"N-no, not a..." Lyka paused, "Y-yes, I do remember."
"Can you share it with me?" Aramis questioned. They were the only lionesses left at pride rock, and Nemesis still hadn't returned. Plus any father information might help her and the lioness in the future. "It might be of some help to clear your mind, and release the burdon on your heavy shoulders."
"I guess." Lyka sucked in a heavy, quivering breath, "My pride was the jungle pride. The land was once filled with grazing antalope and Zabra. Zagrat my mate, came to our land not to long after my parents were murdered, leaving me in charge. Being a single ruler, I gladly accpeted him into being my mate. I figured he was my only chance to give me cubs. After he was claimed king about half a full human year, he began to kill all the female cubs, leaving only the males to survive.Matters began to become worse by the next year, after the birth of my son Tanix. The hunting party was sent out more frequent leaving no choice for the antalope and zebra to flee to safety in another land. When Tanix was old enough to move and survive on his own, Zagrat had him removed from me, never to see me until he was old enough, and fully finsihed his training. After the next few moons, the food became scarcer, Tanix was soon the only suviving cub left. Zagrat became power hungry, beating me whenever things went wrong, or I didn't please him in any way." Pausing for a moment, Lyka took a deep breath before continueing, "He went mad. I grabbed Tanix and did the only thing a mother would try to do. Escape. I began to run, not caring where I ran to. I just wanted away and out of that situation. He caught up to us. He took Tanix from me, he threw his little body to the other males...they ate him, alive! ripped him in front of me. Z-zagrat raped me, while my sons screams were calling to me. I can still here them...they echo in my head, and all I did was push Zagrat off me and run...leaving my son behind.I killed him." Lyka began to sob. That night was to much for her to bear, "Then you saved me."
Aramis moved towards Lyka, placing a paw over her shoulders she began to comfort her. "It's okay. There was no hope for your son...you did the best anyone would do in your situation, I would have done the same. Everything in life happens for a reason."
Lyka pulled away from Aramis, staring at her in disbelief with wide, shocked eyes. "How can you say that? You're not a mother are you?" Lyka question, "You don't what it's like to loose the only good thing that has ever happened to you."
Aramis sadly shook her head, "No, I'm not a mother." Although she did loose planty of things that were important to her. Her father, who kept peace between the pride members. Her grandmother Nala, who taught her everything she knew, including the art of hunting, for her mother could never fully master it. Thinking about where this converstion would lead she tried to change the conversation a little. "I don't believe I know your name?"
"Oh! How impolite of me, I'm Lyka." She answered, the firs smile crossed her black lips.
"Lyka, will you ever have the courage to bare cubs again after...well." Aramis was gettinga head of herself, asking this personal question which maybe Lyka didn't want to think about or share with a total stranger.
"I don't know. I mean, I want no memory of Zagrat and what had happened."
Aramis sighed, she wished deep down in side Lyka's cubs wouldn't survive what had happened, that they would be dead, and Lyka wouldn't have to go thorugh the pain of bareing cubs that may look like Zagrat or her lost cub.
"Why do you ask?" Lyka wondered, the happeness that probably was once in her eyes returning very slowly. She was free, no more memories.
"It's nothing really, just sort of...wondering." Aramis tried to answer honestly.
Her eyes widened as her ears lay flat against her head. A low, threatening growl was heard from behind her. Lyka sat up, she legs shaking slightly beneath her. Aramis turned to face Nemesis. His head hung low as his glare was fixed on Lyka.
"Who the hell is she."
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