TMNTTLK lover; Very sad. They will be missed.
We're getting to the end of this war. As well as the end of the book. I truly appreciate the reviews.
Now here's chapter thirty of Delicate.
Dhampir was off to the side, away from the savage fighting. Trying to get his bearings as well as his strength. He wasn't going to abandon the Pridelanders, even though his family are followers of both Kovu and Valdimir.
One reason why he grew up with Valdimir's oldest sons. Some commotion caused the peachy lion to stand alert.
Before Dhampir could investigate, something heavy fell on him. Dhampir managed to threw the force off. He turned to stare into brown eyes. Getting off the ground was a very familiar heavily built dark red, black maned lion.
"Aziel!" Dhampir growled, baring his teeth.
Aziel laughed, "Happy to see me, traitor?"
"I'm not the one who kill for their own embodiment."
Aziel rolled his eyes and sneered. Since growing up together, Dhampir always been thinking highly about himself. Always presuming that he was the smartest in the pride. It would be great honor to kill this pathetic nuisance. "Do you remember when I told you that your attitude will be your doom?"
Dhampir remembered. It was most of the time growing up under Valdimir's rule.
"Well," Aziel snarled. "Let me cash in my words." with a roar he lept and pounce on his former friend. Causing the two go tumbling.
Dhampir and Aziel landed hard blows. But because Dhampir wasn't as trained as his old friend, plus the earlier injuries he has, the peachy lion grew tired quicker.
Aziel smacked Dhampir across the face sending Dhampir sliding across the ground.
Aziel walked over and snarled, "Don't worry, it will be over soon enough." with that she bite the peachy lion's throat until the body went limp.
The sound of multiple roars caused Aziel to lift his head. After catching his breath, Aziel ran in the direction of the roars.
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Simba and Kovu circled each other. Snarls and growls left their muzzles. This is a fight to the death. Just as the former in-laws was about to land their blows a loud roar stopped them.
Walking out of the gathered lions and lionesses was the owner of the roar, Jesùs. The red-brown lion walked over with his head lowered and his teeth bared. His black claws were out and in the deemly lit light the prides can tell he had some rough fights. Scars and bruises scattered across his body as blood dripped from his muzzle from his last victim.
"I'm calling you out Kovu!"
The brown lion laughed before looking at Simba who was looking glum. "Well go on. Stand to the side, old fool."
Simba growled at Kovu before looking at the young lion he cared for. With a defeated sigh, he moved over to his pride. The gold lion had stood besides his daughter who had joined in time to see the call out.
"You don't know what you got yourself into, whelp!"
"I know that I want you dead by my paws!"
Kovu snarled before pouncing. Jesùs ducked before turning and swiping Kovu across the face. Reopening the old scar that ran across his left eye.
Jesùs brought another paw down on the older lion. Kovu growled before kicking the red-brown lion off sending him a few feet. Kovu pounced, pinning Jesùs down.
The Pridelanders gasped as the little bit of Kovu and Valdimir's followers that was left, cheered.
"Foolish boy! Now you'll die for your foolishness!"
Kovu raised his paw prepared to end the guard's life. But before he could bring it down, the brown lion was tackled by a brown blur.
Kovu stood and so did his attacker. When the blur cleared everyone gasped.
"You keep your dirty paws off him!" Sherise snarled before striking Kovu across the face.
Kovu roared before back hitting the young lioness sending her flying, hitting a large rock head first.
"No!" Jesùs roared.
But this roar wasn't like anything no one heard. As thunder roared and lighting flashed, Jesùs pounced sending the two rolling. Jesùs pinned his former king. With a growl and hate in his dark brown eyes, Jesùs ripped his throat out.
"Any body else!"
The remaining followers left lead by Dijon and Aziel. "This isn't over."
Jesùs snarled at the retreating forms before his features soften as he turned to the stiff body of Sherise. Jesùs nudged her with his nose but her head just rolled back in place.
"No." Jesùs whispered as tears began to fall. "Noooooo!"
The Pridelanders lowered their heads. Kiara was embraced by her father as tears began to fall.
Jesùs fell down and laid his head on Sherise's neck as tears fell from his eyes. "You can't leave me now. I need you...you're everything I wanted and more. I love you Sherise,"
Jesùs nuzzled Sherise before standing and letting out a mournful roar. With tears falling the Pridelanders echoed the sad call.