Chapter 4: The mission
For quite sometimes Kovu has been living a quiet life in a tropical paradise in the middle of the desert. Not knowing that the time has come for him to take the mission that was destined to him from birth. One morning he woke up and took a walk around the oasis, the air was crystal clear, the wind blew over him like a breeze. Suddenly he smells something, something was burning close by, if there is something burning near the oasis then it could be dangerous for everyone living nearby. He went to investigate following the scent out to the open field of grass of the oasis. Before his eyes, something that looks like only a miracle of god can do, a tree, an Umbrella Thorn tree was burning but it doesn't crumble or fall to the ground, curious at the sight, Kovu came closer to inspect the tree, he felt the heat of the fire but was still puzzling about how the tree doesn't fall to the ground. He reached out his paw to see if the fire burns his paw as well, but he was amazed that the fire doesn't burn his paw, he didn't even flinched at all because there were no pain at all. Suddenly, he heard a voice calling his name. "Kovu. Kovu" It echoes throught out the grassy field, "Here i am." He replied to voice, perking his ears up to pin point the source, "Take great care at where you are standing. For the ground your are standing on is holy ground." Finally Kovu saw where did voice come from, he look up in the sky and saw clouds were forming into what looks like a lion, "What are you?" Kovu asked in amazement. "I am that i am." The lion in the cloud replied to Kovu.
"I don't understand." The lion replied, and his answer was soon revealed. "I am the god of your ancestors, Mohatu, Ahadi, Uru." Kovu was left speechless, he was talking to a god, the god of his ancestors, he heard voices of Vitani in a flashback how she told him that he was borned from her mother Sarabi and so he was her brother. "What do you want with me?" Kovu asked the great god knowing clearly that the lord has intention for him. "I've seen the suffering of my people at the power of Scar and his successor, Mamlaka. And have heard their cries. So i come down to set them free. And so unto King Mamlaka, i shall send you." Kovu's moment of grievance was cut short when he heard that god has chosen him for such a mission. He was confused at how the lord chose him. "Me but who am i to lead these people? I don't know what to say." he cried out to the lord in confusion, "I shall teach you what to say." Kovu heard his voice in the future he loudly and strongly called out to the king "Let my people go!" He faced down to the ground, he knows that the people will never listen to him. "They won't listen me. I was the son of the lion who killed their children. You've chosen the wrong person for this mission." he angered the lord who unleash his rage on the lion in fearsome thundering roar. "Who made man's mouth? Who made the mute, the deaf, the seeing or blind? Did not i? Now go! Oh Kovu i shall go with you to the land of Egypt. But Mamlaka will not listen. And so i shall stretch forth my hand and smite his kingdom with all my wonders. Take the branch of this tree Kovu, with it you shall do my wonders. I shall be with you Kovu. Kovu. Kovu."
As the presence of god fades into the sky, Kovu came to his sense, he pick off a branch of the tree that was burning, follow the lord's words and eat ten leaves of the branch then take it with him, he came back to the lion's pride and ran to Kiara. He muzzled her affectionately, he told her his amazing experience when he met the lord, his mission to free the slaves. But Kiara didn't understand one thing, "But Kovu you're just a lion." She said to her husband. Kovu pointed out to Kiara's pride and show her what they have and his people doesn't. "Look at your pride Kiara, they are free. They live a life of hope and dignity. That is what i want for my people. And so unto Mamlaka, i have to go and face him." Kiara looks at Kovu, not only she saw commitment and responsibility in him but also a sense of dignity to his people. "I will go with you." She said and purs Kovu in their cave. The next day they left the pride with Timon and Pumbaa walking back across the desert to Mamlaka's Kingdom, remembering how much the slaves have suffered at the paw of pampered kings. For Kovu, he can only hope that god won't have to smite Mamlaka's Kingdom down. After all the two are still brothers.