Chapter 14

Disclaimer: I do not own the Lion King or any of its characters.

I do not own the following characters but have prior permission from the author, Nala-Nay to use them:

Hasani

Hiassen

The characters I do own are as follows (For now):

Kali/Uhami (Fierce/exile)

Usafi (Purity)

Kusudi (Purpose)

Ufisa (Variation of Ufisadi which means Mischief)

Chaka (Thicket)

Kuchin (variation of kuchinjwa which means slaughter)

Matata (Vicious)

Pepo (Demon)

Ni (I am)

A\N: Please read the stories by the following authors:

SweetChinMusic115

Anonymous 13 B

ThatPersonYouMightKnow

kora22

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The Moon Rises

Kali stared at the three murderous cheetahs with an expression that was a mixture of both shock and pure hatred. He did not expect that he would ever run into these three ever again, but he had a burning desire to rip their heads off. They were the reason he had to live in exile. They were the reason he had to remove himself from his family. He did not however wish to alert his cheetah pride mates to his sudden anger and risk giving away his identity. He couldn't do that. Not yet at least. Thinking this, he quickly checked his emotions and looked to Ni.

He was partly worried for the Ni. After all, when he had taken him in the lion had been at least six and was now approaching ten. It was apparent to him that Ni's body was starting to succumb to the inevitable effect aging, the countless battles wounds he had accumulated over the years did not help matters much. If he engaged them, it could be Ni's final battle. With this in mind, he turned his attention to the three females, and was about to ask a question when Kuchin cut him off.

"How nice of you two to keep an eye on those two ungrateful whelps. We have been pursuing them for days and are grateful you have kept them here. Now if you would be so kind as to get that one lying there, to get off her lazy ass, and we will be on our way." She stated with a grin and an edge of disdain to the youths that made Kali's fur bristle.

"Who are you?" he asks to throw off any suspicion. "What do you want with them, as they are obviously afraid of you? What gives you the right to do this?" He demanded. Kuchin immediately got the same murderous look in her eyes that she had given Kali all those years ago.

"I'm Kuchin and these are my sisters, Matata, and Pepo. We are their aunts and we will treat little Chukizo and Sadaka as we see fit. They need to toughen up because of that bitch of a lioness that raised them " She replied with a vicious hiss. She then approached Kusudi and Ufisa, but was blocked by Kali who gave her a deep growl.

Once he heard those two words, Sadaka and Chukizo, everything froze and his mind was overwhelmed with a maelstrom of a few short but powerful memories that instant as he closed my eyes. I could see Kusudi's and Ufisa's dead mother. My ears rung with the echo of Kumsa's crazed voice preparing to commit filicide. The sting of tearing flesh engulfed my entire body, the way it did the day I met Ni. Uhami opened his ice cold eyes, with years of pent up rage, he at last, was ready to unleash himself.

"THEIR NAMES ARE KUSUDI AND UFISA, YOU BITCH! THEY ARE MY BUSINESS MORE THAN THEY WILL EVER BE YOURS. YOU SAY THE LIONESS WHO PROTECTED THEM WAS A BITCH, YOU ARE A SHETANI. YOU ARE EXACTLY LIKE YOUR BROTHER IN EVERY WAY." He roared with fury that made Kuchin take a step back, but she quickly recovered when she heard him mention her brother.

"What do you know about my brother you filthy lion? You do not even know his name, and I can tell you that he was more than you will ever be." She hissed with murderous intent. Kali smirked and replied.

"Oh, I know plenty about your brother. I once fought against him many years ago. He used the same words to describe those two as you did and he died because he was a horrible father and husband. That is exactly who Kumsa was before his death, you pathetic moron." Kuchin gasped in shock as she heard him say her brother's name and then got a mixed look of fear and rage in her face before asking.

"How could you possibly know my brother? He died years ago and you are barely four. Answer me. How could you know my brother's name? HOW?" She yelled, but a bit confused.

Kali at first was hesitant to reply to her because he knew there was only one way to explain how he knew Kumsa. That was to reveal who he truly was to her. But he realized now that his old life could become his again, especially since his two friends were here with him now.

Fueled by his realization, he merely made a wider smirk and replied. "I know who your brother was for the same reason I know who they are and how I know you. I am the lost prince who you believed dead. The son of King Mufasa, Queen Sarabi; and brother of Prince Simba. The friend of your niece and nephew and the once lover of Usafi. I AM KALI!" He stated proudly.

In that statement, he shed all of his misgivings and doubts about who he really is and the shame he always felt, all of it suddenly fell from his shoulders and he felt his strength increase a hundred fold. He was a prince, and he needed to take up his title once more. There would be no more hiding or avoiding it. He was Kali. The look on Kuchin's face which was once that of anger suddenly turned to fear and realization because she could definitely see the cub she had once faced, now standing above her as a powerful adult lion. Kali turned to look at his friends who both were now looking at him intently. At first he saw disbelief in their eyes, but they still studied him with hope, as if they were looking for their friend. When he saw his them look down and see the scar on his chest, their expressions changed. They began to break into tears of joy as they looked upon the lion which they now knew to be Kali. He turned back to Kuchin.

Pepo charged at him, attempting to tackle him while Kuchin and Matata had made a dash past him. Straight towards Kusudi and Ufisa. Kali managed a glance back at them and watched in horror at a split second that would be forever burned in his memory. He watched as Kuchin and her sister took Ni off his feet and dug their fangs so deep into Ni, he collapsed in agony.

For that one moment, Kali froze in complete and utter horror. No. It can't be true he thought before facing reality. A deep rage rose, renewing his hate as it seeped into his heart. He struck at Pepo with a powerful blow, releasing his fury on the cheetah. There was the distinct crack as his blow crushed Pepo's shoulder and travelled into her neck. Her body crumpled in a small heap at his feet. But he felt no pity for her. The fury in his heart was beyond anything he had ever felt before. These cheetahs had made him live away from his family, live a life he did not want and may have taken away his best friend. He would not allow them to take away anything else. He turned to find Matata leaping at him screaming. He clawed her down and dispatched her with a blow to the neck. They would never hurt anyone again. He would make sure of that. He roared with such force and hatred that he almost sounded like his father, and then turned to face Kuchin who had turned to face him. Kali moved himself making his body the barrier between the cubs and Kuchin

"You will pay for that!" She howled with anger.

"They attacked my friend, you vicious devil!" He howled back with equal fury.

"He should've kept out of my way, just like you should be. Those two whelps are my business so get lost before you do something you regret." She howled with even more anger.

As she said 'whelps' Kali's anger increased tenfold and he roared. "It is your move, Kuchin. You can either continue this destructive cycle of death where you know you will end up or leave and vow to never approach us again. Do not follow your brother, because if you do, you will only find damnation." He stated. At first, Kuchin got into position and was prepared to pounce at him but then her expression changed; she got back up, sighed and said.

"I choose to leave. You reminded me that my brother was indeed a monster. When you lose someone, you tend to distort who they were. He in fact made her have those two cubs. I know it is too much to ask, but can you ever forgive me for what I did?" She asked with a pleading tone.

" Let us pray that our paths never cross again. Goodbye, Kuchin." He said politely and with a smile. He then turned to his friends who had run up behind him and embraced him in a deep hug.

Kuchin took one last look at the happy scene and then a thought crossed her mind. This thought brought a vengeful smile to her face and then she disappeared into the tall grasses. Where she goes,only the Kings know.

Kali's heart was filled with tremendous joy and pride as he nuzzled his cheetah family. They were bigger, and had changed a lot since he disappeared, but none of that mattered. He was interrupted by a moan. The small reunion broke their embrace and turned to the old lion. Kali looked down at Ni's body that was hunched over, with hope that he might make it, and then he saw the wounds. Ni was still able to turn to Kali.

"Congratulations, Kali. You did a fine job." He said. His voice was soft and a little gravely but still the same old Ni. Kali was not surprised that Ni had heard that and merely smiled weakly at his dying friend.

"I have something I have wanted to tell you for a long time, but I was afraid of what you would think of me." He said before he began gasping for breath again. "The truth is Kali, I like you am not who I said I was."

Kali was deaply confused. Does Ni also have a hidden past? "I was once a lion named Chaka who had a beautiful wife named Msala and an adorable daughter. We were very good friends with your father and I mourned his passing when you were not around. It was however, not as painful as the loss of my wife and daughter who died at the claws of a lioness named Zira. I swore to never have another family, changed my name to Ni and buried the lion who was Chaka in my new life in the Hill Lands." He said before his throat began to tighten and his breathing became more labored.

Kali knew he did not have long, but was stunned at what he had just heard. He now knew who Ni was. He was the father of the love of his life. He had always wondered what had happened to him and felt a great pain that Usafi would never meet him only hear of him. He decided; since he saw Chaka's breathing begin to slow, that he would ease Chaka's guilt a bit before he passed.

"You did not lose all your family. Your daughter survived and was given the name Usafi. Another friend of yours, Sarafina, raised her. She was loved by all of the Pride, especially me. She was going to be my future mate. She greatly resembles her mother, of what I can tell and has your wisdom. She does not blame you for what happened." He finished with tears in his eyes.

Chaka's eyes grew wide with surprise and joy at the fact that not only was his daughter alive, but that she also had lived a good life. He could take his last breath with peace of mind. "Take care of her for me." He said, with barely audible voice, but rang clear in Kali's ears. Then Chaka passed from this world.

As he passed, Kali made a silent vow to himself that he would promise that he would return to the Pride Lands and reclaim his throne and kingdom in honor of his brothers, Simba and Chaka. As night began to fall and the moon began to rise, Kali's fur once again reflected the heavens and he said to his sister and Kusudi.

"Where is find Usafi?" He asked "Surely you would never allow you to be chased across the Savanna."

"She left the pride soon before us to find help with Nala."

"Let us go find Usafi, guys. We will need her to take back our kingdom." As he said that they embraced one another once again.

Kali, the silver prince of the Pride Lands, whose light had been extinguished years ago, now burned brighter than all the stars in the night sky. The shadow from his past has been conquered and now his search for his other half begins.

From the heavens, the spirits of Mohatu and Jolina looked down at the scene and smiled. Together they said the same thing.

"Good Luck Kali! Prince of the Pride Lands!"

Author: R.I.P Chaka. You will be missed. Kali has reunited with his Fisa and Kusudi and he has resolved to take back his kingdom. The only question remains: Where is Usafi?

Swahili:

Kutoka majivu moto na woken

Mwanga kutoka kivuli atakuwa spring

Lililohuishwa atakuwa mduara huo uvunjwe

Crownless tena atakuwa mfalme.

Translation:

From the ashes a fire has woken

Light from the shadow shall spring

Renewed shall be a circle that was broken

Crownless again shall be king.