This is the second chapter of the whole story. Take note that some of my stories and crossovers will be put on hold since I'm going to refine my account later on. Anyway, please enjoy reading and leave me a review about this! ^^
PS: You might know who is that particular lion was in this chapter. Also take note that Splero's initial encounter with the lion will be similar to the initial sequence of the "Time and Fate" mission of "Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2" since the attack really fits to the situation of the story. Anyway, I don't own COD: Black Ops 2 nor Lion king for this story. Once again, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 2 - A Stealthy Pursuit
Splero finally landed his De Havilland Vampire jet fighter on a grass clearing. There was also a redoubt that was being created by Splero when he first visited the African nation. The redoubt was constructed with simple rock walls, wooden doors, glass windows and straw roofs. He was in Africa since he joined a joint military contract with Kenya, South Africa and Madagascar to provide some training of the local forces of the said nations. Even though Splero stayed in Africa alone, he was visited by the villagers on his locale.
Splero went inside to make some tea with a iron kettle. He took some water from a nearby waterhole and for the bonfire, he prepared a pile of firewood to be doused with petrol and lit by a lighter. After that, he placed the filled kettle on the bonfire before he turned on the long-range Morse Code transmitter to send a message to his empress back home. He finally finished it right as the kettle sounds in the bonfire. With boiling water, he made tea for himself while sitting on the bench. As he relaxed, a constant growling sound was heard that made Splero suspicious...
"Who's there?" - Splero warned -
There was no reply except for the constant sound that intensified. Since Splero knew that it might be a hyena or something dangerous hidden in the grass, he drew out his sword from his scabbard...
"I wish that this is just my senses playing tricks on me." - He though -
In fact, he's wrong. Why? Here's the reason...Splero went closer when suddenly, a dark colored lion with a scar on it's left eye, pounces on him. Since he was alert, Splero dodged it's attack. Realizing that it's a lion attack, he ran towards the redoubt at full. The dark lion pursued him too but Splero was much more evasive. The lion searched for him through the redoubt, not knowing that Splero was looking at him from the balcony. With a sword slathered with snake venom on his hands, he concentrates on what to do next. When the lion looked up and saw him, Splero jumped onto the lion with his sword extended to him and with a loud battle cry. The lion too managed to evade the fanatic attack but the sword actually inflicted a cut on it's mane. The lion roared and then finally exclaimed...
"Ow! That hurts! You will regret this!"
Splero can't believe it. The lion can talk, even when wounded...
"Y-You can talk!" - Splero exclaimed, in shock -
Splero collapsed onto the grass as the lion placed his paw on his mane where the wound was. He continued on groaning as the wound begins to bleed. The lion then glared on Splero with visible anger on his emerald eyes...
"You will not going to like this!" - The lion growled before he approached Splero at full speed -
Before the lion swings his clawed paw on him, Splero immediately rolled to the ground, stood up and then slashing him again. This time, on the lion's stomach. Once again, the dark lion roared then groaned in pain.
Splero knew that a one on one encounter with a lion or a lioness could be deadly to him but since he trained in extreme martial arts from foreign nations, he was a skilled fighter. Even though humans can't handle these such attacks, only he can cope with that.
The wounded lion shot him a deadly glare again but even though the wounds were now staggering and the snake venom was taking effect on it, he remained strong...
"You can dodge me but you can't dodge this!" - The wounded lion growled again before he charged and slashed Splero's face with his claws in a lightning-fast swipe -
Splero was stunned by it and then, he glared back to the lion. The claws slashed the left part of his face and there was a few large lacerations just underneath his left eye and on his left cheek. Even though that one is quite lethal, Splero was still standing and he's now totally frenzied to the sight of blood that was dripping from his wounds. The lion can't believe that he was still alive...
"I-It can't be!" - He exclaimed in disbelief -
Splero then charged towards him while he was totally screaming at him and with his sword raised up in the air, ready to be slashed on the lion. Realizing that he's now attacking like a beserker, the wounded lion escaped before he could be struck with the sword's deadly edge. As Splero watched his "foe" got away, he shouted...
"I will never get away from me, you predator!" - He exploded -
After that, Splero collapsed onto his knee since the pain halted his "beserker personality" for a moment. As blood drips from his wounds and onto his hands, Splero took a sight of it and his deadly personality remained.
For the wounded lion that cheated death, his adversities were just the beginning.
This is the end of Chapter 2, everyone. Stay tuned for Chapter 3!