The Lion King: Bleeding Paws

by TheLegendaryBlackDragonKnight

Retribution is the name for this hyena who is rescued from living a life in the gorge, and taken to her clan to become what his father and mother wanted him to become. As soon as memories of what led Jeyluxhal into being who he is today returns to his mind, he's out for blood and to give some hell to what the pride in the Outlands had done that night. The C.O.L means little to him

6. The Lion Guard Anthology

(A/N: The Lion Guard Anthology begins as I will tell you one thing, that I have not seen the animated series as it's one of Junior's shows but from what I've read it was becoming more like a XD show because of how dark it was getting. Therefore I do not know what the voices sound like nor have I heard the musical segments, but what I do know is that Bunga's voice is very obnoxious and that is why I begin with him at the first segment. Fuli was based off two cheetahs named Eden and Faith from the enclosure by Dolph C. Volker, Beshte was supposed to be based off the Greensboro sit-ins but was scrapped and Ono has a more personal level to him as I decided to make it special for him. So I decided to watch Ono and the Egg just to hear their voices and here's my thoughts. No wonder Bunga's voice is annoying, Fuli's not what what I was expecting, Beshte is great, Ono does not disappoint and not much to say about Kion. I just had different voices for them as I imagined our egret friend having a voice similar to Harry Potter Year 2-Beyond, again he doesn't disappoint since I like him. Now then it's on to our featured presentation. Enjoy)

A UN-BUNGA-LIEVABLE MISTAKE!

The Lion Guard was no stranger to hyenas that were not evil but just rather misunderstood and Jeyluxhal was no exception though none of them have met him, just got to be one little step at the time as the members will all have met him sooner or later. Who was the first to meet him but made it worse when this animal suggested a unintentional extremely insensitive idea that it thought would make him cheer up? Meet Bunga everyone as he's considered the bravest of the defenders, foolish is a understatement of the century when it comes to the relationship that's between him and our hero. He was a light space blue honey badger that had white hair which was spiked backwards, came in a mohawk from his shoulders to wrists in a thinnest on the start to ending edges while being thickest in the middle; which of course was split downward like a inverted triangle and even curved downward from his back to his upward pointed tail. He has a good build for his body as there was a darker chest to waistline patch that acted like his belly, muscular forelegs of course with an round face. A dark royal blue color for his claws which also had black imprints on the palms while it was more of a faint pearl white for his soles, it was also present on his palms just as the black imprints were present as well on his soles to clear things up. His eyes were a very dark oxford blue with thick black eyebrows while his inner ears were a watermeleon pink, his nose is clearly a dark merlot to berry red. Three darker oval spots were found on either side of his face, appearing to have a slight overbite with large front teeth that had a narrow but upward triangular gap just in between them. Finally, he was raised under the infamous Timon and Pumbaa as his two lovable uncles

He was out alone taking an lunch break in the Backlands because who wouldn't after the Guard is preoccupied with patrolling the other areas elsewhere, it's only natural that he found some stashes underneath the rocks; hell he found a really good one which is enough to fill the belly for the meantime. During this time there was an lone motherly hyena who searched the Backlands for someone to have, she had a bluff to oat tan color to her fur with multiple black spots that's all over her back to shoulders down to her white tipped paws; her underbelly was a lighter ivory to cream tan also found on her face that striped upward from the facing ends of her ears, just as much as she had a single stripe across her snout and black fur that stuck up outwards from her cheeks. She had a rather bushy brown tail that also stuck upwards for that matter, her eyes were a fern to sea green and her name was Kukuza (Foster) Having no other choice she decided to go ahead and ask for help about where she could find someone to be with, finding Bunga she went over to where he was

"Pardon... I'm looking for someone who's like me, I figured that they could use some help from raising their children; and... I'm just really lonely that's all" Kukuza asked him as young honey badger jumped back to the ground, flipping upward to gain momentum

"Came to the right hand badger, I'm your man for finding a suitable partner for you; so let's just pop up and dive in (Zuka Zama)!" Taking the lead for her, Bunga set off in the Backlands as this was the first mistake he makes to him before our hero's bloodlust would make itself known

Heading off through the Acacia Woods for a few minutes that became a hour later, Bunga found a cluster of bushes that led out to the open fields; his enthusiasm never died as he climbed an few trees to gather some insight on where they can find a hyena who would be willing to help with their children. If Ono was here it would've been a hell of an lot more easier thanks to his sight that no matter what happens to him, he will always be the keenest of sight and he'll be the smartest because his knowledge knows better than him. Just close by the burrow den, there was a lone father with his early teenage son who hasn't seemed to age over the months or years; it looks like that time's lost effect on him, oh well at least he can't get old now

With this newfound information he led the lone mother over in the distance where Tabari and his son were, having been training out here to counter whatever attacks that there were from unseen hidden locations of his environments. Tabari looked up to find that Kukuza approached with Bunga on her back, he then told his son as he leaned over to his ear: "Get inside, we have a volunteering foster mother coming" Jeyluxhal felt disoriented as he saw spiral afterimages in his eyes, nodding with throbbing pain in the brain as he headed in the burrow den; hiding himself from out of sight as Bunga noticed him. That's when Tabari moved in to confront them: "State the name of business before me" He spoke in a low voice as he looked calm on the outside, but was not the case on the inside as he refused to find an new mate

"Who was that just now-?" Bunga asked him

"Bunga... like you want to know, that was my son and he's in no mood to have a foster mother help out with the life of trauma he has faced since that night ago" Tabari growled a little at first before coldly stating that he doesn't need another maternal figure to help raise him, he is not giving up Najira for her

"I won't be much of a embarrassment to him if he's going out with his friends, it's not-" Kukuza was interrupted by him

"If you're looking to raise him as his mother than there's no need as I am taking more than good care over him, this is what she wants best for him as we have both left behind our lives and she told him directly that he wants him to let her murderers feel the anger and sorrow he felt from that night; forever be brave in the face of the lions who've wronged us both..." Tabari refused her aid and recalled the words that her mate told their son

Bunga was lost as of this time and went to check on Jeyluxhal to see what he's doing, bypassing the two adults that were talking while he headed inside the burrow den; finding him easily in the shadows while also noticing the art he drew. He couldn't help but blush in jealousy when he made such wonderful paintings, he might've splintered a few red marks but that's nothing to be so worried about; he'll just clean them off no worries just like the tune he's singing through his whistling

The hyena however wanted nothing more of him than to leave as not only is he whistling Hakuna Matata which he hates that song, but he dared taking a step forward to touch the bloodstains of his mother. That's when Kukuza looked inside to find Jeyluxhal approaching Bunga, who looked over to him; assuring him that he won't be bothering him while he's helping cool the situation and besides, he's a excellent sitter so he will go by with whatever he requires. Just think of him like his favorite uncle

Jeyluxhal didn't give a damn about him as he just took his ears with his paws, wrapping his face with his arms as he hates him already. Bunga seeing that the hyena was becoming annoyed by him tried to tell a joke that while it's gonna be bad of course, it's supposed to be funny even if it's not; which was kind've hard for him until he saw his faded scars on his skin, coming up with something on the spot

Thank god Fuli can't hear his inner thoughts or she'd have his ass for cracking a joke about her spots that she couldn't change, her being a cheetah and all that; oh dammit there he goes again. Ah well might as well cheer him up about his hard times. "Hehhehheh, there's not a whole lot of reflective surfaces out here in the Backlands aren't there? Talk 'bout there being no respite for the scavengers fightin' over the last piece of antelope" He poked fun at his scars which he then stroked on his fur as Jeyluxhal nudged away from him using his snout

Surprisingly, Jeyluxhal smiled as he stifled his giggles before slowly breaking out in laughter as he joined in the trio and though he sounded like an madman as he did back then; this was more strained as well as shaky for his throat. His eyes were boiling with hidden rage behind a group of vocals that made him who he was. He stopped laughing to give off a response in his language that he could've ended up with worse than his scars, turning to Bunga specifically as both eyes were clear to read that he was angry; in his face he told him the punchline that his nose could be gushing in soaking blood right about now, continuing to laugh as Kukuza read his expression to translate what he was saying but relied on Tabari to help her out. It seemed all of it was going good as his son was quite the comedian, but if the two realized that this was more of a warning turned nasty habit that he picked up from Banzai; this wouldn't have happened next

Bunga leaned over to ask him as Jeyluxhal was still laughing like a madman but was more lively and deranged sounding, his goofy expression of happiness was just a mask to hide his boiling hot irritation for making something so insensitive about him. "Your nose could be gushing blood right about... what did you mean by tha-!" Without warning Jeyluxhal quickly turned with a feral bear like snarl before lunging at Bunga's nose to crush in between his fangs, sounds of bones cracking and snapping were near deafened by his cry of agony

"AAUUGHHOWWW! AAUGHOOWW-!" Three mini streams of blood squirted horizontally outwards from the sides as it flickered out to stain his upperbody floof, his snout and even underneath the sides of his eyes that showed what he really felt

The hyena released him as Bunga held his nose before exiting the burrow den. "OAWGH! AUGH! Oh that hurt, that hurt! Where's Rafiki when you need him?" He stumbled out as Jeyluxhal's new expression had the same disgusted look towards Scar on his face, made even worse when his supposed replacement for Najira scolded him

"Jeyluxhal, NO! That's enough, we do not bite other animal's noses off like that!" Kukuza dared to lay a paw on Tabari's son through smacking him on the back, her scolding nature kicked in as he instead hissed at her

"KNOCK IT OFF!" Jeyluxhal let out a harsh but hoarse like roar against as if telling her that she knocks it off herself

Jeyluxhal became overwhelmed with boiling rage as he ran off in the distance, throwing a load of angry grunts to hisses; as if he was throwing a tantrum while he ran away like he was being rejected under society. Though it was more like when the Penguin was rejected as mayor thanks to playing a stinkin' city like Gotham like a harp from hell, heheheh out of revenge for taking the Batmobile and framing Batman for the death of the Ice Princess. Disappearing in the horizon as Tabari approached her furiously while tending to the nose of Bunga, confronting her about the behavior she showed to his son; the two of them argued while the honey badger wrapped the rest of his nose with some herbs filling in the wounds, taking a seat on a rock as he breathed out

Looking back to where the hyena ran off, he rested on the rock for a few minutes before heading off on the trail of Kukuza's stubborn foster son who refuses her services; he just wants to help him find another mother to bond with. Is that too evil for him to accept?

Later that following afternoon the honey badger found our hyena overlooking the setting sun from the cliffs, not wanting to be interrupted from his presence as his eyes narrowed as soon as he heard his entrance from the bushes. Bunga muttered to himself about how long it took for him to find him here, it was even worse than when he led them to Flat Ridge Rock; he just cannot for the life of him remember that there's a shortcut that he can take to lead them over to there more easily. He made his way over to him as he sat down next to his body

"That was some number you did on my nose back there awhile ago, you made me feel like I fell off from the cliffs into a cluster filled with thornbushes; at least those mosquitoes tasted good as usual over there. Listen I just wanted to let you know what you've did back there was-" Bunga was interrupted as Jeyluxhal let out a soft growl, though it was not out of remorse

He can't see much of his face but he can definitely tell that he has nothing to say to him, even with or without a voice he wanted nothing of him; but that wouldn't stop him to try and make it up to him for giving him an adoptive mother that neither of them wanted. He laid down on his back as he looked up at the sky that was darkening out here

"I don't know her too well to be honest and I thought that I could help her out by bringing her to you, seeing how you have no mother. I have no parents and I was raised by my two uncles, Timon and Pumbaa just like how Simba was when he was a cub back then; they taught me the ways of living without worries in your life. Seeing how much stress you're dealing with from a father who wants you to leave behind the memories of that night he mentioned but refuses to talk about it to anyone, I have to ask: Why is it the one who looks like he's need of living without worries in your life the one who rejects the ways of Hakuna Matata is you? Don't you want to live one day at a time, there's nothing you can do to go back and fix-" Bunga misinterpreted his father's words and proceeded to unintentionally anger him further by criticizing him for being stubborn towards rejecting both of his uncle's lifestyle

Jeyluxhal's hidden rage became worse as he heard him heaving more frequently, taking him by the nose to pinch hard which increased the pain for him after it was bitten by him; "Ow!" He took back his bleeding nose that was wrapped in bandages, now he was facing him with an expression that demanded that he get out; being the bravest of the Lion Guard he refused as Bunga stood his ground

"You're not making this easy, all I want is for you to have a mother for yourself; she's lonely as she told me before when I met her. Just be nice for once and-" Bunga was smacked off to the side by him

Jeyluxhal's expression told him that he had a mother, her name was Najira and Kukuza has no right to replace her even in death; he would rather be with his father than have her follow his steps acting like she was the queen of his world. He repeated himself to him to be clear: she has no right to be a mother to him and she was never a caring figure towards him, what it was that he wanted now was for her to die; he doesn't want to give her a chance nor does he want to live with something who constantly insults and puts down others to act like she's better than them. Shenzi never acted like this to him and she was no hero, but she was the only mother that he felt comfortable with before reuniting with his father. He spat in his eye and ran off out of the fact that Bunga had done what he does best for the Lion Guard according to him: make everything worse for others. Turning to face him as he called out: "Just give her a chance and if she doesn't work out for you in a few days then she can leave!"

He turned to give him a face that told him that he'll get his chance when he fixes his damn membrane and learn not to interfere in his business! Vanishing into the bushes as he left Bunga, hurt under his words for calling him a braindead moron who should've left him to mourn her in his own way. Come to think of it this was more like how Fuli was after revealing that she enjoyed being alone, she enjoyed it and she never wanted to be more so than she does right now. Now he can understand her because they've tried to have her included, but there's a difference between wanting to be alone with themselves and just being a dick. Fuli admitted that though she's a lone hunter who hates interference from her hunts, she would rather have friends that she feels comfortable surrounding herself with; Jeyluxhal is not what she would've been acting like if she was stubborn, that's a different story

Nevertheless Bunga remained unconvinced that he was better off being with his father than without a mother, so he hoped that he would give her a chance and thinking back to when he reacted to that joke he made about his scars; all he was trying to do was cheer him up and he has to go and bite his nose like that? Why does he even reject his help? "It was a joke..." He told himself as if he's telling him off for biting his nose

"It was... a joke" Bunga breathed one out as he repeated himself before moving on, no need to dwell here anymore; though he can't help but shed a tear that he wiped away

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FULI AND THE SILENT HYENA

Nothing to Jeyluxhal has made him feel more soothed as he leaned back from the hot mud springs while watching what entertainment there was in front of him, leaning back to enjoy the one and only tournament between the crocodiles which was called the Mashindano; it's not usually held here but rather at Lake Matope. Which is where he was right now in fact as it was just a mile below from where he had a buckseat with himself, sinking in further until his stomach was submerged. His arms were resting behind him on the sides while he stayed in a comfortable position, breathing out through his nose and keeping himself in peace

That was when two cheetahs approached from the distance as the two of them were Edeni as Eden is what the others called her and Imani which an specific associate called her Faith, they approached Jeyluxhal from behind as Faith flopped down next to him as she's the one with a disability; that being a curled tail while Eden was the one who was paranoid as grooming her sister was something that calmed her down but as soon as she saw Jeyluxhal, she just had to groom his entire scalp. She needed the soothing relaxation, everyone's out to kidnap her and Faith because the Lion Guard helps the animals once as it's their responsibility now to ensure that's them that don't fall into trouble again; they will not help them again but to others that was a farcry from the truth. There are no limits to how many times the Lion Guard will save another animal's life, Eden's paranoia towards unexpected ambushes from others is what causes her sister to step in and take the excessive grooming. Eden took a position near Jeyluxhal as she began to stroke him with her barbed tongue that was armed with hundreds of sharp miniature fangs that made up the barbed spikes facing forward

Jeyluxhal had no mind of Eden grooming him if it wasn't so horrifically painful as she chooses the worst spots to lick him on, he took the pain many times after he came out of the hot mud springs. No matter where he goes Eden would follow from behind, being atop of him which is slowing him down a little bit as he carried heavier dead animals for Shenzi's Clan back then as that's when he was still acting like her servant that she didn't ask for. Faith followed close as she gave him a sympathetic look towards him all the time, she was just so paranoid about every animal who was coming to unexpectedly ambush her to kidnap the two of them. Jeyluxhal's mind showed no payment to the heeded look on her face as his skin was being numbed with the tongue of a cheetah. In fact, this was starting to make him more paranoid than before as she never stopped even when he slept

She would also nibble at him but it was her excessive grooming that began to draw blood out onto his skin, it spiraled out down to the point that her barbed tongue bypassed his fur as she now had total access to his naked skin; cutting open with multiple scrapes among scratches as he was heaving more vocally. He felt no pain, just felt cold in his veins when he collapsed on the ground; shortening his vocal heaves into short internal stutters that sounded like sobbing but it was more dried tears that wouldn't stream down. Eden was slowly killing him with her grooming but Faith came to the rescue when he couldn't bare it anymore, being free for the moment allowed him to breathe a hell of a lot more easier than normally. Eventually it came to a end when she returned her focus to him as she started grooming his underbelly, each to every spot that he had on him was not safe from her paranoia; nothing was safe from nibbles that hurt less and her grooming that was ripping his skin to slowly kill him from the inside. A time that it takes for the grooming to end was always been ten to twenty minutes, but Eden was a full 72 hour late shift to no end service

Blood started to stream down to the solid earth, dripping into small puddles that made both his hind legs shiver noticeably; he hasn't slept ever so peacefully because of the pain while a drink would not satisfy him, food became meaningless to eat and occasional bathroom trips could not release him of the pain he felt. For no matter how much varying meat he ate, the warm water that flowed down his throat or how many times he rested against Faith's body; nothing in the Backlands can relieve him of the scars that were now more than markings of his brutal history between him and Banzai. The clawmarks became runny, the bitemarks on some parts of his fur streamed down like falls and the bruises bled upon contact. Did this in some other way ever end for him? Fate would step in to release him of his bindings

Fuli stalked from the tall grass as she snuck close to the springbok as she lowered herself, the tension was high but her hunger was devouring her stomach; she closed her eyes and let her ears be the guiding key to taking this antelope down with one strike. Once her ear twitched she opened her eyes and leapt out to strike upon hearing the sound, all while her internal voice told the springbok that there is no escape. Taking the life of her prey with a swipe of her claws, she began feasting upon her success. Nothing like the feeling of victory as no one outruns her just as much as no one out pizza's the hut, as that is worse than the original sin by making pizza that was better than Pizza Hut and is a illegal act that shall be punished through execution. Once she finished up her ear twitched over to the right side, something's wrong as she followed her instincts, coming over to the bushes where she exited through; though did not expect a hyena power walking a little bit past her bleeding, before running as Eden and Faith ran after him and pounced on his back. It's them again, jesus; she must've done one hell of a number on him. Might as well get it over with then because the Guard would help those in need, no matter be thy friend or foe

Fuli was a queen cheetah whose unexpectedly soft fur was a bumblebee, butter and pineapple yellow while her underbelly was an peach; touch of sunshine to chiffon, italian straw yellow and cream tanish white color while her paws both front and hind were among the same color. Her spots were a carob, saddle and penny brown with the tint of goldenrod brown being thrown in so they can be seen easily in the sun. Her eyes were a juniper to pine green. Five rectangular spots with smaller ones from within, there were three more on either side of her face while a small heart shaped spot on her head; on the back happened to be the kind of arrowhead like shape that the Avatar himself who was once the last airbender of the Air Nomads but have since repopulated following the end of the Hundred Year War with the Fire Nation. Also on her back there were two of the same heart shaped spots as the one on her head was bigger than it was, some are solid while others have hollowed centers; inner ears shared the same brown rims as her eyelashes were black. Her snout was also a lighter penny brown trapezoid shaped bridge, being lithe and thin with a lightened frame; large pointed ears and a long tail that's tapered at the base. A sharp a prominent jaw with her left shoulder emboldening the dark marmalade orange mark. She was confident, independent and not afraid to admit that she's the fastest of the Guard; quick to grasp the seriousness of whatever dangerous situations that there were. Like Jasiri, she was a tomboy and among her dislikes were common as water or specifically being dipped in the liquid because who would like that for a cat like her; Nala of course but that ain't the point now is it? Getting muddy is a more reasonable factor, gotta keep that fur clean as it's a survival instinct. Bugs including the termites as those wood devils are a bitch to deal with though not to Bunga. Having her fur of all things being touched now that one is just stupid, oh and baboons too; can't forget them. She also detests odors like our honey badger's stink spray and displays firm authority should Kion be absent, you know she's gotten nightmares of baboons chasing her before but even they cannot catch her if they can. Patience is not on her side and seems to be unaware that her kind has limits. Finally, she's harsh and fierce when confronting those who do not respect the Circle of Life but even though she was temperamental among the Guard; she was just one big lovable soft fur feeling cheetah altogether

She came over to both Eden and Faith who were both grooming for the former and watching him cover his face with his arms for the latter, knowing them two for the fact that the former was known for being paranoid to the point of keeping other animals fur clean as possible as it was a survival instinct to remove all traces of scent and prey from their fur so that none of the kidnappers would come to take them away. Fuli knew that Eden picked the most unlikeliest animals of all to groom but did she ever know that she was slowly killing this hyena from her excessive grooming? Blood from the scraping cuts she left on his fur came down to form little puddles from a few drops out of his fur that her tongue bypassed to get into his skin, this was painful for someone who was hairless and someone who was short furred. Faith reached into his ear to clean it as she was softer if not slower than her sister, Eden couldn't even sleep out of paranoia that the kidnappers would also take this hyena whose endured her grooming and when she had to break her cycle; she would resort to nibbling as she targeted his underbelly. Lightly biting his primordial pouch as that finally made Fuli step in to intervene

"Edeni come on, let's not bite there; this hyena's clean enough already and clearly does not want to be groomed for a week after this" Fuli took Eden by the back of her head with the help of Faith at her side, though the paranoid cheetah would not relent her assault of tongue stroking against his scarred body. Once again she bit his primordial pouch lightly though had gotten more to nibble. "Edeni...! Seriously, he's been bleeding for who knows how long you chose to protect him from those kidnappers; they're not coming for either of you!"

Jeyluxhal peaked through the unnoticeable narrow crack in between his arms to find that Fuli was taking matters into her own hands with Faith helping her out, Eden's relentlessness was going to kill him; even his hidden face was telling her that he was going to die from this. He's died once before when he saw his mother be ripped to pieces, he will not die twice again as Baridi has not been defeated under his paws that bled. Eden was removed from him at last as Fuli drove her off from the hyena who stood back up, relieved that she was no longer cutting him constantly with her tongue. His expression told her that she didn't come this way to save him and nothing more, asking if she wanted something in return; though because he did not speak using any form of speech it would be reasonable she doesn't know what he's saying, it didn't mean she would try to translate what his face reads

Before she could say something Jeyluxhal curled his neck around her head with his paw caressing her back and forth three times before departing, nodding with his usual face he alone could pull off himself though still looked like he was drained; he quickly left afterward as Fuli looked to where he walked off to. She was going to tell him that she doesn't like having her fur being touched, but figured something else: "I'll get the chance to tell him if we meet again, Ono mentioned seeing him around here so no doubt this is where he lives"

Few weeks came and went off as Fuli chased down a imported water buffalo from India, not used to the African environment around him he ran from her predator whose kind seemed to prey upon hoofed creatures like him. The chase was on for hours as she ambushed him when there was the chance to leap out and strike, attempts to fight back of any kind were dealt and countered with. When it all boiled down to fooling her, he had to use her speed burnout as it was the best way to escape, there were no other ways to escape her as testing any tactics out would prove to be fatal. She was on the prowl and tracking him, her hind paws were stinging out of stamina but showed little care to the weakness she was bringing onto herself; he wanted to live and so it would come down to this. Sooner or later she felt the burnout and stopped for a few moments

The water buffalo covered his tracks enough to leave Fuli to fall off a cliff so that she would not chase him anymore, the queen cheetah had searched through the Marsh Forest before finding the scent again; now she had him. No matter the feeling of brimstone on her hind paws she is determined to have that buffalo, she followed the scent on the specific path that led her into the woods. Traversing through some leaves but stopped short when she got down low to see what was up ahead of her, the water buffalo that unknown to her was taking advantage of this as she can no longer run because of her burnout; pulsing with pain and gave a level of stinging blisters but no actual ones could be found on her. Once she was in position that was when he got close to her enough to ram her off the cliff, giving her no time to react as she was thrown off; that'll be the last that he sees of her before leaving proudly

Fuli landed on a tree branch that extended outward as she climbed on, it was just on top of an outward extended bluff as well; water lied below her as it turned out to be a watering hole but she's not willing to get down that way. But she'll find- god dammit all, she dived into the hole of water with a splash and came out as fast as she could; now all that was left was to let the heat of the sun dry her off. In the meantime however there was another side that needed attention of course

Jeyluxhal came to the Marsh Forest after running from his former friends that he refused seeing, but that didn't mean he had let them touch him after so long; he needed the time to be away as he will not go back home because of how persistent Kukuza was in wanting to be a mother for him. Can she not tell that he doesn't want her? It's frustrating to find a woman obsessed with a early teen like him, but that wasn't the case as she's looking for a excuse to mate with his father and be a half-brother to her spoiled son the two of them had. Instead he just played with a tiny little kitten that mewed at him a couple of times, licked him in the eye before running off on it's own

While the heat of the sun was beating down on him, nothing on the Pride Lands could have him be occupied with Kukuza's excessive want to mate with his father; neither of them want to be with her nor want to have her in their affairs. He is faithful to the end towards Najira and only then at the fall of his nemesis, he can let her spirit rest with them. He stopped in his tracks to see a spec of yellow and brown just behind the tall grass near the watering hole, it must be her no doubt because she was after that water buffalo; everyone's going ape shit over it so that would be a treat worth having. He has no interest in it but she does like to try new things, and so he hid behind while he peaked on her

She's just out here soaking up the sun and once she felt like that she was dried off enough, it was time for her to find her way back to the Pride Lands; it was just like the time that Kion got separated from them and to make their way to Flat Ridge Rock in order to meet up with them and it shows as she's alone with no one else. But what else happened with Kion? He met the unlikeliest hyena that he's ever seen, now knowing that there's more than what he knew of them. Come to think of it she's being spied on and no doubt about that as she can feel eyes on her, it's her instincts and gut feeling that's giving this information to her mind. She's not stupid though she was a little arrogant, but that's alright as she decided to play along to the situation in order to discover who was her little peeper

Without turning to face the tall grass and slicking the last of her back into place, she went to tell to herself outloud as if she was being playful: "Why, I feel like I'm being watched..." Her tone sounded like he was teasing him as that was the case indeed, calling out to whoever it was watching her to come out: "You can come out from hiding now, whoever you are that is"

Jeyluxhal's expression responded with a simple: "Alright" as if he's talking with a grave voice, and so he retracted from behind the tall grass while Fuli kept a look that appeared she was in some way awaiting for an ambush to happen. He softly took two steps with paws, retracting them back for a few seconds and finally leaping out from the side in a combat like stance; he was lowered but stood tall a little bit as his appearance was now exposed to her. Fuli took an few moments before being taken back, feeling like her blood was draining out as she saw her lone animal spying on her warming up in the sun. It was the same hyena from a few weeks earlier as she took Eden off of him with Faith's help, her expression softened but remained as temperamental at times; though showed no sign of resorting to violence as the situation here was giving her a reminder of Kion's mission to regroup with the Guard

"Never thought I'd see you again, that water buffalo from India might've thrown me off but I am not defeated; there was something I was about to say from before until you left" Fuli told him as she remained confident that she's holding her ground

Jeyluxhal's next expression told her that her water buffalo could barely hold his bladder if he sees her prowling towards him, he would be spillin' out with that enuresis (medical term for wetting one's self) that he can't help but make everyone else know that he's a bedwetter to be publicly rightfully shamed of himself. Fuli took her time translating his facial expression and understood what he was saying to her, holy hell was he quite the low blower to that one buffalo that she will hunt before everyone else. However seeing that this was more directed towards her confidence, she taunted him

"Then come get me..." She taunted Jeyluxhal as he gotten down low, but the hyena showed no interest as his focus was on her hind paws that were stinging with brimstone; thighs were shaking a little while her breathing was medium in between low but getting heavy. That was when he came over to her though she warned him to keep his distance, doesn't know what he was up to. Jeyluxhal was not intimidated as he instead insisted that she should've just left him to be groomed to death by Edeni. "This is what that's about isn't it? It wouldn't be right if I didn't help a enemy in need, the Guard helps all and you were no exception" Fuli informed him

Breathing out through his snout he stopped in his tracks close to her as he looked back to the sun, turning back to get underneath her from the side to lift her though not without little bit of resisting as she didn't expect him to do this to her; this is what she wanted to tell him as he was finally kept at bay with her paws on his upperchest. "Listen, I really don't like having my fur touched; no matter how unbelievably soft it is according to the others. Well, Timon and Pumbaa and the others of the Lion Guard to be specific"

Jeyluxhal's face bluntly stated to her that he was not convinced that her untouchable fur was that soft according to the meekrat that tried to hit on his adoptive mother and her team, thus he broke off from her defense as he then finally lifted her onto his back; he's not touching if he was not using his paws. "That's not the point" She told him as her words seemed to have now fallen on deafened ears. Once he started moving out with her on his back, she got into an more comfortable position as she insisted to him. "I can get back to the Guard myself, you didn't have to go and carry me like this; you're making me look like a spoiled princess to the coalition's matriarch. They'll start hating me because they're jealous and suggest you do the same for them" Fuli reasoned with him though Jeyluxhal's stubbornness was fully displayed when he stopped in his tracks and turned to her with half of his face

Translating from his expression she was told that she is in no condition to run back to her own friends and team back to the Pride Lands, not from that burnout that was caused by the water buffalo needing to escape her claws after being chased a little bit deeper into the forest. He's got a debt that needed to be repaid to her after showing kindness to him, she didn't judge his appearance nor his kind's history with the lions and other animals. This was more of a no-win argument that she can't reason with, though she relented the queen cheetah told him when she leaned into his ear: "Acquaintances like yourself carry no debts for others like me, there's little I know about you but from what I've learned so far" Jeyluxhal slowed his walk as he gave his nod and carried his signature expression, moving on through the Marsh Forest

Jeyluxhal knew where he was going as it was a shortcut to the Pride Lands that led from that cliff he found Fuli soaking up the sun and is taking with her back to where she belonged, all while the cheetah herself told him about the times that she had with the Guard both of the good and the bad. How Bunga which made him snarl enough to bare his fangs didn't tell the others that there was a shortcut earlier that they could've taken on their way to Flat Ridge Rock to regroup with their leader Kion. How each of them tried to make her feel included like a member of the family in their activities because she spends too much time alone and how their king scolded his son about not choosing lions for the Guard that he would lead on as he proceeded to yell at him for treating this like it was a playdate, Jeyluxhal gave out soft growls as he knew who the new king was. He hasn't forgotten Simba, he will get what's coming to him when he meets him and when he gets his chance to scratch him the same way he did to Shenzi. It's clear that he loves his daughter more than his son and there's no denying it. Fuli lightly slapped him to stop him from thinking about those thoughts about their king, he doesn't play favorites but Mufasa's father Ahadi sure did to counteract her telling him off. He dominates the Pride Lands in his name but he sure doesn't dominate being the greatest of fathers, afterwards the queen cheetah was silent for most of the trip back to the lands. Still though, Fuli had to wonder why he was such a lone mute who had no friends or had no one to live with; this curiosity would be answered when the two would come to a point where it was too dark to continue onward. Jeyluxhal displayed some characteristics of a horse at times as well for that matter

Hours later when sunset came it was time to set up a campsite as Jeyluxhal went off to build an bed shed alone uninterrupted from others while Fuli gathered some kind of fire to warm up in the night. In her boredom she resorted to sharpening her claws on some trees and to kill some of the time recited some tunes in her head like My Own Way and others her teammates sung, that was when he finally came back to find that he built her something that only a few animals could build but acted like a one man construction crew altogether. It was lowered for her to climb onto easier as well as plop down on the bed as it was layered with some grass patches to rest atop of, but it was also heightened to provide a roof to rest under with heated flooring underneath

"Hmm, bed shed with heated flooring; talk about living a luxury with you around" Fuli's response was met with Jeyluxhal walling off the shed to complete it as she took this spot as her own, in the next moment he vanished once more into the bushes. "What is he up to now?"

Heaving sounds of prolonged jaw aching and gravelly husk filled grunts followed as he dragged the water buffalo into her view, having fallen into an trap that he was blind to notice when he was trying to find a way out after being lost for hours. The water buffalo was beaten with some kind of baseball bat like weapon that Jeyluxhal held in his mouth that was studded all over on the main head itself. Flattened but sharpened pyramid shaped spikes were stripped all around and it appeared to be a kind of heavy makeshift weapon because of him heaving as he held it on it diagonally upward on it's side. But it was taking the water buffalo out that did a number on him, those battle scars weren't for nothing

"Someone's been reading my mind, no wonder that same someone was not being very talkative for a hyena" Fuli got down from the shed and came to the water buffalo with Jeyluxhal offering his kanabo to deal the final killing strike, though she declined as her claws should be more than enough to peel back this buffalo's skin; and it seemed he was right because this water buffalo made a mess on the ground when shaking in fear of her sight. "Remember me? Now the two of us can even the odds, huwezi!" With her battlecry she preformed the killing blow on the water buffalo that she's been chasing down while Jeyluxhal watched on and proceeded to leave for the time being. Though she would not have that as she took him by the back of his neck to bring him back here, the two of them were going to share the hardwork done by him

Dinner had done little to have Jeyluxhal interacting with Fuli who was glad to have tried out an new thing as it was worth having something imported from India, and though the hyena tried to unbalance the amount through giving her the most of the food while he took an average amount but the queen cheetah expected this action from him and threw more over to his side. He took this offer as he tore it in half to throw the other towards her, seems like he was in no mood to take it all as if he was one of Janja's boys. Could he be one of Jasiri's friends? He seems to act like it and there's no questioning that, afterwards with a burp from the two of them Fuli's scratch started to bleed a little bit; which had Jeyluxhal come over to lick her wound for a short time before he retracted, checking on his wounds to see if any of them were fresh

Dipping her paw into a puddle to sprinkle on her wound and finding it stinging, she took a scoop of it to see if any of his were fresh; proving to be true as she did the same to him which had him growl in his throat as if he was angry with her. That was not the case with him as he calmly went back to licking his fresh wound received from getting cut from the trap that he set up earlier on, perhaps that was not such a good idea. Ah well, sooner or later the two of them decided that it was too dark to stay up any further as she slept in the bed shed while Jeyluxhal slept near some short cliffs that led down to a hour length patch of forest before them that led close to the Pride Lands

Late into the hours of the morning she awakened as though the bed shed was comfortable, she can't stop thinking about what's bothering him so much that he doesn't want to talk to her; not even once making a sound that resembles some sort of speech. Looking over to him she decided against coming over to him as not only was it rude for her to just invite herself in, there's no way in hell that she's willing to make a even worse heated incident. But she can see that she is an risk taker as she stood up to take him over to her bed shed which was wide enough for two, laying her head on his chest as she never got to know him more beyond helping him from Edeni and her constant grooming; learning from Rafiki that told her how to view the dreams of others she went ahead to drift off while witnessing his dreams become her own

...

...

In his dreams there came moments that were unseen for sometime to the viewers that had the others wondering why he was always looking so distant and just plain sad, now she knows the truth as she can see it as clear as the rising daylight. He was a pup who was born of Najira who was his mother that he has not seen since that night in the Backlands, he was being comforted from the bullies that made him feel lonesome and sad as well as powerless. Bullies didn't seem to understand why he enjoyed the things he did but when something is not understood, they show what they really think of the things he does. He loved art the most and others were proud of him for that dexterous ability he has with his paws, what he loved more than that was both his father Tabari and his mother Najira so that whenever he felt sad; he remembered he would be back with the ones he loved. The two never stopped to make him happy and this wasn't all like this as though he was bullied, he had his friends and to him he missed the part where he's supposed to care that they were jerkasses towards him

The night that Najira died proved to be the hardest thing he could dealt with as he was denied revenge because he wasn't grown up like his father to take them on, he didn't know where his father was and now that they're hunting for him he left as soon after his father discovered her remains. Breaking down worse than Amos for the death of his son Cedric on the aftermath of the third task from the TriWizard Tournament, which Voldemort was responsible for so there's no reason for it to be permanently discontinued with no further ones held even with some new restrictions set in place. Tabari yelled out in anger and threw a rampaging tantrum, while having a meltdown as he stepped inside his burrow den; he destroyed everything around him while his cry could only be heard by Baridi who actually followed on his threat. Tabari's eyes spelled out bloodlust and retribution for the one who was victimized from that exile of a lion

Few flashes later came the young battered hyena pup that was once Tajiuva and now Jeyluxhal who took up residence with Shenzi's Clan, he just sat there alone in his own den in the new kind of home he lived in for most of his childhood; other times he would break down in front of his adoptive mother when her blood stained his face and his paws. Other times he wouldn't come to eat with the trio and at times took Banzai's refusal to call him his son too hard, but he would NEVER backstep out of the fight with him as that's where much of his scars came from. Shenzi once came to his area to bid him a good night when he saw him have that distant look from his face, neither of the two were aware that Tabari watched on from the shadows and to him this looked all too familiar of a sight. Shenzi came to know that look on his face when she met him once, informing her about what happened but not wanting him to know as it's his responsibility as his father to tell his son the truth behind his pain

Shenzi knew that look as it was the first expression on his face when he had one of the roughest and hardest day that became the longest night that she could remember, taking him in after his mother was ripped to pieces by Baridi and the Outlanders. Behind that motherly nature that he brought out in her she had no idea how to handle him, he had never known her before and she never saw him cry out endless tears; just calling out for his mother and father, just wanting to go home again. This was a painful process to cope with but with her clan he's built a nice and stable family with them

Until the return of Simba and the betrayal of Scar from the Battle of Pride Rock when his family in Shenzi's Clan vanished forever, a few more flashes came to the first months of living back in his home in the Backlands where he visited the remains of her in a dark cloudy morning; now as this was Jeyluxhal's dream of his memories he did indeed have a voice that acted like his real one, though he was in no mood to talk and this was a dream so there's that chance that he may not sound like he does here. His assumed voice was of a thick Jamaican accent but clear to the ears without resorting to using patois terms since this was based off Dennis from Far Cry 3 as well as the stern voice that states that this game is Rated M for Mature in commercials, mixed in there was a gravelly and husky tone that sounded like an human cupping a mouth to their shoulder speaking softly but with some authority in the tone; also added to the mix was Charles Smith from RDR2 that seemed to dominate the overtone of what he sounded like which gave him a foreign vibe. Finally, it had a baritone Jonathan Young like range while his father was full on Ivan Moody if it came down to singing; this was especially apparent when the two visited the grave

There was no other way to express their loss of a loving mate to beloved mother, frustration of how Baridi snatched her before it was both of their times to leave and their anger towards the ones who followed through on their threat to kill them both. She knew the sacrifice she made but it felt no different to when it was all just in vain, therefore Tabari consulted Kuplinka's father which he came up with a song that remained unsung by him as he wanted him to sing it with his son. He did indeed as though in the real world it was mentally, this dream showed it all and so it began as Fuli listened to the tune as music started to play:

(A/N: Gone Away by Five Finger Death Punch, this is a duet between Tabari and Jeyluxhal as the mourning for the loss of Najira never went away; but she did when she made her sacrifice all for her son to live while her husband was absent. This music number will have the names to distinguish who is singing this, followed by the things that happen in the song like the fade out at first before the drums)

(TABARI):

Maybe in another life

I could find you there

Pulled away before your time

I can't deal, it's so unfair

And it feels

And it feels like

Heaven's so far away

And it feels

Yeah, it feels like

The world has grown cold

Now that you've gone away

...

...

(JEYLUXHAL):

Leaving flowers on your grave

Show that I still care

Black roses and Hail Marys

I can't bring back what's taken from me

...

(JEYLUXHAL):

I reach to the sky

And call out your name

Oh please let me trade

I would!

...

...

(TABARI/JEYLUXHAL)

And it feels

And it feels like

Heaven's so far away

And it stings

Yeah, it stings now

The world is so cold

Now that you've gone away

Gone away

Gone away

Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah

Ooh, yeah ooh ooh

...

(*THE HOLY SHIT THIS IS BADASS SOLO*)

...

(TABARI)

I reach to the sky

And call out your name

Oh please let me trade

I would!

...

(JEYLUXHAL)

And it feels

And it feels like

Heaven is so far away

(Fade out at first before thunder pounding drums come back full force)

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

(TABARI/JEYLUXHAL):

And it feels

Yeah it feels like

Heaven's so far away

And it stings

Yeah, it stings now

The world is so cold

Now that you've gone away

Gone away

Gone away

Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah

Ooh, yeah ooh ooh

Yeah ooh, yeah ooh ooh

(TABARI/JEYLUXHAL):

And it feels

And it feels like

The world is so cold

Now that you've gone away

(End of the song and the end of the dream)

With a fade of white and a flash back to the real world, Fuli awakened from the dream just as her face was stained with tears; now she knew the truth of what hell he went through. She is aware that voice he had might not be what he sounds like in real life but how could a pup get his mother stripped away from him but even worse was that his face was stained with her blood and so was his paws. All this from an hyena, god damn it. She would've felt the same way if it happened to someone else but how could a hyena she fully met in person make her feel this way? Tearing up again she held them back the best she could, no one should see her like this; not even a stranger who held her body close to him and smeared away a tear that was shed, he was rubbing his snout against her forehead as it all subsided for now. It was the earliest in the morning as she looked up to him, though his eyes were still shut he was consciously awake and knew what she saw in his head

He never judged her for delving into his mind and stroked her back and forth with his paw slowly as if she was a cub, subsiding tears for now she just laid there warmed by his fur while for him he was laid against her soft fur in return; the two slept through the earliest morning until it was the sun that came up. Afterwards it was time to return as her hind paws were no longer feeling brimstone burning pain and she can run again, now that she's at her full strength. Although it's something else that was bothering her when he decided to leave her after directing her to the hour worth patch of forest left before reaching the Pride Lands. That was when he placed a paw on his shoulder

"Would you come back with me the rest of the way back to the Pride Lands?" Fuli asked him as he nodded, taking her on his back as he did just that

Throughout the entire time neither spoke as Jeyluxhal focused on the path ahead while Fuli let herself listen to the ambiance of the Marsh Forest that the two of them traversed, he came to the short trench where he descended down from the stones; coming over to the bushes where he saw some flies up ahead that blocked their way. Finding another road to use as he's not once in a good mood to have some flies pester him or her, if he was nice to Bunga as he was to her then he would've taken the opportunity before him. He carried her across the trench of water downstream while passing by the forest, coming to a clearing while he dried himself off; for a few moments he vanished into the bushes as he returned afterwards to find Fuli waiting for him

He was about to take her up on his back again as having weights helped him carry more than his limits, in fact it increased his strength more thanks to training until there was a faint rumble he could hear; his right ear twitched and perked at the sound as she understood the situation. "You might want to excuse me for a minute, had a little too much to drink back there" Jeyluxhal nodded as his expression told her that he's built a place for privacy in times like these for a young lady like her, nothing can be seen from the inside and therefore no one would be watching; as Fuli smirked at him. "Jasiri said she's friends with a hyena who doesn't talk much, but she didn't tell me the half of it; I'll be back in a few minutes, no time to waste unless you want your fur to be more damp than it needs to be in the dry season" Jeyluxhal nodded as she ran off showcasing her speed to the area he directed her towards, letting out a little chuckle as now that what she described would be a real accident if it happens

Finding a stabilized mud mound covered in leaves to sticks with a tunnel, she entered inside to find that there was a deep hole in the middle with some borders that was supposed to make the occupant feel comfortable; closing the door behind her as nothing else was heard but silence. Her thoughts on this was that this looks more like something that Bunga would use if he can't for unexplained reasons control his stink spray, though that's more like stomach troubles; guess it's what happens to him when he eats a little too much of those termites. Ah well, what were the kind of chances like that happening there? True to her word she was back with Jeyluxhal in no time as she was clear for the rest of the way, though one thought came to her mind when they were nearly there. "Where do all these constructs come from?" She looked around to the sides for a short time before looking up ahead with Jeyluxhal walking, not turning to face her as he was just focusing on what's ahead of him

At the end of a long expedition out of the Marsh Forest and to the Pride Lands, Jeyluxhal ended his walk as he slowed down and stopped before lowering himself close to the ground; tilting a little bit upward as she slid down softly. Now his debt was repaid and rightfully so because he enjoyed this time he spent with her, he just wanted to pay his debt he owes for getting Edeni off him; he looked on ahead as she came close to his side

"Thanks for taking me back to the Pride Lands, I still stand for the fact that friends like you carry no debts for others like myself; not after what I just saw last night. You shouldn't have to be all alone like that, just with the ones you feel comfortable with the most; that's what I've learned once when I explained how I never wanted to be alone more than ever other than now awhile back. I'm disappointed that I was just beginning to know you" Fuli thanked him as Jeyluxhal kept his stance

His final expression to her made her come to realize that not once did either of them ask each other's name, seeing how he's carried her out of there with hellbent determination she figured she's in her rights to go ahead and introduce herself first. "My name is Fuli... if it's not clear the first time, then I am the fastest in the Lion Guard; Bunga was the bravest while Beshte is our strongest, Ono is the keenest of sight and Kion is the fiercest as well as our leader"

Jeyluxhal understood as though neither the fiercest nor the strongest interested him, it was the keenest of sight that took him as he wondered who Ono was to be exact; Beshte would of course be more of a hippo if he happened to meet him and Kion was no doubt a lion, after all he's the son of the prince who was exiled from his birthright. He introduced himself through his own way as moved his bangs from his face to show the facial markings he let his father apply to him and the snarling hyena tattoo on his shoulders. His expression told her not to tell the rest as Bunga knows him because of his father and he was responsible for bringing that beastly devil bitch into his life, acting like a foster mother that neither him nor Tabari wanted

"Oh Bunga... that honey badger gets on everyone's nerves doesn't he? He's dead by the time I meet up with the others, Kion's supposed to be leading us on a watch on the western borders. I'm not gonna tell him about you, everyone of us has kept at least a few secrets to ourselves; he won't know about the time we spent together back there" Fuli told him as Jeyluxhal nodded

With a starting leap she ran like never before in the Pride Lands to beat the sun to the Lair of the Lion Guard at Pride Rock, Jeyluxhal watched her run off true to her title as no one can catch her while the wind carries her; it was time to return to the Backlands as he was eager to train some more with his father

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BESHTE: THE AGE OF DESCRIMINATION

(A/N: I'm gonna make this one short because for me there's not that much I could do with him and our happy-go-lucky hippo, at least in terms of interaction altogether. This is my stab at the discrimination that he faces as well as our hippo telling him about how even the slightest action is considered offensive. So here it is as racist as it might've been but Jeyluxhal is more than that as he's not exactly a Swahilian like everyone else, he's something different as you will see here. Oh and some added Jeyluxhal/Cheezi fluff is in this segment, Jeyluxhal/Ono fluff in the next one too)

If there was one member of the Guard that Jeyluxhal needed help from the most then look no further than the strongest who was Beshte, a hippo of course as if it's not easy to distinguish a difference between each of the individual members; he's got himself a stout body with thick legs whose nails were a dark basalt purple color while his blubber was a neutral ash violet to gentle grape purple and how funny is that because he's exactly just that: a gentle giant. On his back is three dark mauve spots as his underbelly was paler than his body as it came off as a rhino grey with a soft purple overtone of course up to his lower jawline. His inner ears were a pale crepe pink color and around his eyes were a lighter shade of his body with a short tail, being a slightly obese hippo but he's still built up and appeared to be slightly abnormal for one; his father Basi has a less circular and even admitted that he's not as strong as his son in regards that he's much older. He has a small back upward tuft of upright standing grey eighty five accent colored hair as his snout was large, with square shaped teeth protruding from his upper lips as his eyes were a indigo blue with black eyebrows; the Mark of the Guard's on his left leg with a creamy grey color and at last was his personality as there was no one like him. Enthusiastic and genial of the Guard as he's got a soft demeanor and shows tremendous strength with courage that shows no type of hesitation to charge enemies, he is a bit scatterbrained but doesn't take much to get quite the temperamental and emotional kind as he's moved by touching moments; he also doesn't say an word to keep them alive as well, he's also sensitive to having his feelings hurt so that is not an good sign for when interacting with Jeyluxhal. Finally, he was not keen on letting his father be disappointed in him but unlike Simba; Basi is not that kind of father that the former is to Kion

He was going about his patrol of any sign that there were animals looking to break the Circle of Life here in the Pride Lands, there was some rumors that said that Janja snuck into these lands and is looking to find something to hunt for but no one's seen him for awhile. He was stuck with slowly walking back and forth just waiting to happen when one of his ears perked up, turning to see an hyena heading back to the Backlands where he belonged when a spiral horned antelope who was as big as a bison than him laid on the ground spotting the hyena walking past him. It is here that he was shocked at what he said next when he called out to tell him:

"Oh for the love christ- hey soy-faced banana yellowskin; fetch me something to eat like a bug eater that you jaundice infected coolie hyenas love" The spiral horn antelope demanded while using racial slurs directed at him comprised with their meanings below:

(Soy-faced = Asian stereotype/Banana = white on the inside/Yellowskin = Asiatic variation of redskin/Bug-Eater = Some countries who eat locusts and grasshoppers/Jaundice = Yellow skin infection/Coolie = Unskilled Asian worker)

Jeyluxhal stopped in his tracks while he quaked with boiling heat under the blood flowing from his veins, half turning to face him with an expression that asked him: "You have something to say to me...?" Like he was being insulted because he doesn't know Swahilian well, the spiral horned antelope stood up in full and approached him as he shoved him back when he repeated himself

"I said.. GO FETCH ME *shoves Jeyluxhal* SOMETHING TO EAT: YOU JAUNDICE YELLOWSKIN HYENA" The spiral horned antelope made his statements bold and shoved him during his pause when he repeated himself

Jeyluxhal took him at the spiral horns before headbutting him in the forehead, throwing him to the mud where he stomped hard on the back of his neck to force some of it into his mouth all with a growlish snarl that sounded like a battlecry; he then used two fingers together to point at him declaring with a facial expression that told him to: "Eat that!" as if he was mocking him, he then left with self-satisfaction that didn't last long as the spiral horn antelope spat out some of the mud from his mouth

"You better watch that temper of yours little boy, Simba will have you exiled back to the borders of the Outlands where you and your kind belong; because you're a selfish and gluttonous fatty like Janja is!" The spiral horn antelope called out as Jeyluxhal returned to get on his back, shove some more mud down his throat and leave him to die through choking. All while Beshte looked on in shock at what he's seen

"Oh man what is happening at home with you buddy? You're not like the others but... even I'm starting to question that based on what I heard from Fuli's daydreams" Beshte expressed his concern for him as he followed to his next destination, wanting to investigate if he's what she daydreams that he is

He watched him head on through the lands intruding on no one's business but his own though it was clear the others wanted none of his kind here because of his involvement in Scar's reign as he might've been a rebellious hyena, but he did nothing to help the lionesses when they wanted him out of here just like their former king who brought desolation and ruin to the Pride Lands; he snapped at them for talking behind his back to let them know he is not deaf. Shutting out all events around him as he followed far behind, tailing to his next destination

When they were at some patches of grass that led out to a canyon gorge that was when his mind was interrupted from the sounds of struggling, finding nothing on the left but turning to find a hyena pup punching a few rocks off of him though his waist was not being free from his numbed feeling. Jeyluxhal started heaving at the sight of him when he saw what he looked like and he cannot bare to let him be trapped like that, he immediately went off to rescue him from being pinned down under the rocks; Beshte watched on and was about to interfere when he lifted the boulders off from him, taking him on his back as he just walked on both hind legs. Dropping to the ground when he yelled in pain due to the strain on his back, resulting in a loud cracking snap that had him tumbling over to the edge and holding on

Pain didn't last for long so he had nothing to fear when he rushed in to take him at the neck with his fangs, bringing him onto the ground and lifting him to his back before walking off with him in his hands. Arriving at the Andreas Canyon slanted rock that had a large clearing in the middle as he softly laid him down, treating him like he was his son with a few short grooming sessions as it didn't last too long for him to start bleeding. Once the numbness was gone he can finally thank his savior. "Thanks, I won't forget this debt I owe you" Cheezi thanks him as Jeyluxhal nodded, continuing to make sure that there was no sign of an struggle on him

Cheezi was a small hyena who sported two triangular notches in his right ear and one in his left, both black as well as round at the top and having an berry to garnet red nose that went with his coin to dove purplish grey fur that had a slightly dark porpoise grey tone thrown into the mix of it all. He was one of the lanky bullies though they like himself have their standards as he was not a target since he's one of their own. Long and spiked black mane that quilled toward both of his shoulders outward to the sides a little bit, there were three strands of his mane stuck upwards as all three of them curled forward above his head; having fewer graphite, fog and smoke grey colored spots as two on the sides of his neck than his boss Janja or his comrade Chungu. On his muzzle was the same dark color as his spots while his paws were a dark ebony black to charcoal brownish color, not to mention his signature tongue always stuck out unless he was speaking or singing; not to mention his two front fangs as well for that matter, his tail was thin but scruffy like his mane. He's crazier than he appears and prone to heavy laughter but has a tougher grip on his mission than Chungu being the smarter of the two that Janja has at his side. His underbelly he seemed to love exploiting the hell out of whenever he had the chance was a lemonade and salmon to baby pink color, having a downward arrow on the front center. Finally, he was not at all minding the treatment that Jeyluxhal is giving him as if he was his son; or at least wished he was because to him, he was adorable and he... loved him like one

"You can call me Cheezi, one of Janja's best ever with Chungu" He introduced himself just as he did so through writing his name using his blood that came from his nose, with pronunciation as he had under his name of course which he got it on his first try. Afterwards he just held him by the stomach, fluttering his upper lips like a horse did as well as sputtering like one; he started to rub his snout against his back to scratch it which made him shake about a little bit, his session that consisted of fluff ranked up to eleven when he scratched behind his ears and had him with no control over himself thump on the ground. He placed him down as he got one final canoodle on his ear. "Hapana, I just forget that boss' gonna get mad if I don't bring back something to him from the Pride Lands! That's why he sent me here alone, to make sure there's no attracting the Guard" He explained his reason for being here as Jeyluxhal perked up

He took Cheezi from the back of his neck softly with his fangs and held him from the ground to bring him onto his back, speeding off to where the spiral horned antelope was as he showed him the perfect food for his clan. "First saving me and now this, will I ever see you again? Janja lives in the Outlands and we can't set foot here in the Pride Lands because of the Lion Guard" Cheezi told him as he was met with this response

Jeyluxhal looked to the left for a few minutes and responded with a expression that told him this directly: "To hell with the Lion Guard, I live in the Backlands and you can come to visit me if he ever has you feelin' down; you'll know where I live when you find a burrow den" Kissing him on the forehead in the form of a lick he nuzzled him to move on before the others find him, helping to cut open the throat to allow the mud pour out so it isn't all that dirty. Cheezi nuzzled him back in return as he then took what remained the antelope who shot racist slurs toward him back to the home he had. Jeyluxhal looked on as he had a feeling of fatherly instinct within him, he was just like himself in his time at Shenzi's Clan while he's still a pup back then

Before his memories could take him back to a time that he was a pup in Shenzi's Clan, someone threw a jagged stone against his head as he snapped back to growl at whoever threw that; it was a group of animals consisting of mountain goats, buffaloes to oxen and klipspringers. He was not impressed with them as he stood upright but didn't changed his narrowed eye expression that told them to leave him, a request refused when he tried to leave but was stopped. Without a warning he was forcibly turned to face a mountain gorilla for a split second until he was punched directly in the snout, sending him flying off to the side which he caught onto a stone jutting out of the ground; where one of the two mountain goats powerwalked over to headbutt him and let the gorilla grab him by the throat before throwing him further. Taking a foot on his chest as he told him when he approached

"Oh no... no, you're not walking back to the Outlands where you deserved to live in hyena" The gorilla looked over him but before more damage was done as his nose was bleeding, Beshte had seen enough and intervened as Jeyluxhal sped off

"Are you paying attention? Stop it, now!" The hippo charged and rammed him down to the floor where he pinned him, he then demanded to know the reason for assaulting him. That's when the others started to struggle in coming up with an answer

"Beshte, why are you defending that... that...- that shetani (Devil)? Yeah so we jumped him, but he... just was- we mean...- He- He deserves it! He's a hyena, are you blind? As the strongest of the Lion Guard we expect you to teach him an lesson, about why he doesn't belong here!" The animals tried to argue with him

"You jump him, then proceed to call him a shetani and demand I tell him to get the hell out of the serengeti? That's a new low even for you guys and I thought Janja was selfish, you're even worse than him when that hyena wasn't doing anything wrong to you!" Beshte called them out

"Simba HATES Hyenas, he DOESN'T WANT them in his territory! THEY KILLED MUFASA!" A mountain goat paused in between his words

"That's not the point and Scar killed him, not them. Don't assume that he's just like every one of them, he did you no wrong and you're just being racist; I don't want to talk to you anymore, I'm leaving..." Beshte ended the conversation as he left to follow the hyena

"We're being racist?! HE'S A FREAKING HYENA! We have every right to tell him he doesn't have the right to have the same rights we do to live our lives here, that's no different because that one is like every one of his kind: gluttonous, greedy and a selfish food source hog and in his case a silent cold-blooded killer!" They yelled back at him

"Not from what I've seen, because you're far from the truth..." Beshte spoke with a serious tone as he turned back to face them and then left them to scowl as well as grumble to themselves

Following the blood trail back to the Andreas Canyon rock he found him taking in that of which surrounds him, tired with a horse like yawn to worn out from his wounds and exhausted he just walked up to the back wall as he sat down with his head buried in his knees. Much like that as he was overcome with jealousy that Shenzi would take Timon's proposal, he rested a stone's throw away from Beshte to sit down on the other side and take in the nature around him. He took in a sizable rock to use in anticipation of another assault on him, if he has to attack that hippo then it would be out of self-defense; he just hoped Fuli would understand that. Beshte crept closer and closer to him when a crimson rose swallowtail to scarlet peacock and postman wing butterfly flew over to his bleeding nose. Looking up to find it landed on him as he breathed silently

To Beshte's surprise rather than take out his targeted racism out on it, he let the insect skitter on his arm to his paw where he let out a small smile on his face; admiring it, loving and caring for it as it was something beautiful to see once in awhile that kept him from letting the others take it out on him because he's a hyena who apparently needs to be treated as inferior to them. None above and none below that treatment. He released it as he watched it fly off before he returned to his thoughts. Beshte sat near him just like how Shenzi did when he had issues: "Jasiri told us about a friend who doesn't talk much before, and Fuli started daydreaming about her time she spent with you. I can't blame her since you helped her get back home and hunt that buffalo first" He informed him of how he knew who he was

Jeyluxhal showed no response as his facial expression told him that he has nothing to say to him, he doesn't want to talk to him anymore before he blew in his face; imagining him as a puffball that vanished out of his sight. Beshte however remained unmoved as he decided to cut into a topic that the others seem to agree with him about

"You know I've got some troubles of my own here too, it's the word itself: Racism. No thanks to being misused for just about everything that involves even just a single mention of someone's skin or beliefs, it's now a meaningless word isn't it? I can list more than one example really and Ono would agree: Mentioning your species no matter how innocent you're trying to sound so it doesn't sound like you're acting superior over them, making everyone angry for the fact they can't handle the truth like what happened back there; supporting your kind being a hyena like yourself as well as making a joke towards other animals, judging someone's non-perfect look and not liking whatever someone else likes. You are very self-loathing aren't you...?" He asked him

Jeyluxhal's ear twitched but showed no facial response as he stood up, taking a splintered tree branch that was sharpened; it looked like he was cutting himself as blood started to drip until Beshte took it out of his paws. Throwing it out of his reach where he can't get it back, he let out a volumetric breath from his lungs and stood up to nuzzle his mane; he was lost on what to say next but figured that he could compliment him

"I've never seen such an animal have beautiful dark red mane that would invoke jealousy in the others, you got that from your mother?"

Jeyluxhal nodded faintly as he understood what went wrong with him, he then looked back at the sun that was setting a little bit after noon as he then bent down to face him. With this kind of knowledge in his mind he softly told him. "A lion did this to you didn't he...? I am so sorry..." He left without saying another word as Jeyluxhal's eyes were ringed with crimson, he just wants to be alone for the rest of the afternoon; not to be bothered by others and to be left in peace

However it seemed there's no peace for the hyena as some other jerkass animals like a zebra, a goat to a impala and an alligator though has no relations to other floats like Kiburi or Makuu had approached to harass him. He gave off one warning as he hid his face telling them to leave him him alone, he doesn't want to talk to either of them. Having been denied that request he stood up and unsheathed his claws, eyes ringed with red and no-bullshit scowl on his face drawn as he made it clear to them through his face that there is no escape now

With a leap across the air and a battle cry, the sounds of bones crunching with the swings of an makeshift weapon pierced the silence and shattered his inner battle with himself. All that was left was Jeyluxhal slamming the weapon down with a burning white flash of black, brown and orange to red that surrounded the borders. Nothing else was seen beyond that point...

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ONO'S UNLIKELY BOND

You've been expecting this since there was no chemistry between him and Beshte as he wasn't willing to talk anymore, not one facial expression that was known as his way of communicating with others. Realizing the inner demons he was facing, he left him to be alone but never stopped wondering if everything at home was alright; he could see his eyes were saying something but it was clear he didn't want him to be involved. He just had nothing more to tell him and left as he went back to the Lair of the Lion Guard, there are sides to every story as his tale of what starts as retribution for his mother is slowly being poisoned into revenge is just beginning. As nearly all members of the Guard have been met with hostility for bringing in a foster mother, a sense of determination to fulfill a debt owed and refusal to talk about that night in the Backlands; it was all coming down to the second to last member who was the keenest of sight. Like Fuli, there's a event that would lead up to the meeting of our hero so here it was as it began like everything else did; he's minding his business and then a few jerkass animals gang up on him

Jeyluxhal was applying two thick border bands on the top to bottom of both his arms, which he spaced out in between with a small to medium size so that there's room just for the hell of it all; in the bands were a tribal barbed spike and spiral film reel strip with multiple squares that were in between the spaces. This was found just below his snarling hyena mark that was shaped like a smeared hyena's pawprint just as the Mark of the Guard was in the shape of an lion's pawprint that was also smeared. This was a second case that he did no wrong but the animals don't want him here nor do they want to hear the lectures of others, as he finished the application while his split mullet mane was tied back into a short hair knot that went exactly where he wanted it to be; just behind his ears as his bangs were curved forward and overhung above his view, both of his fangs on the front were more bared though the second ones on the sides that were not seen a little more close before was revealed to be curved backwards like a cobra and a little bit out to the sides like a Oni from Japanese Mythology but that's not what matters is it? His tail was given some color like his facial tattoos so that it can match his face as it's what Tabari wanted as he's preoccupied at the moment. Speaking of which he underlined the pattern and left him to color it in as he's watching his son from behind the lines, putting the final touches on the arm bands as well as making his snarling hyena upper arm tattoos look a little more broad without removing his scars of the past as it's a trait of him now that he doesn't want to get rid of

What he did not expect next to happen was that an large and breakable but hard rock is thrown to his direction where Jeyluxhal was struck from both of his eyes, not only blinding him but also injuring him in the process. His father Tabari leapt out to his side where he couldn't open both of his eyes, made worse thanks to the injuries he endured from his jumpers from yesterday that ached when he was being pinned down on that gorilla and his second assault that left multiple marks on him when they tried to blind him to their advantage. His attackers threw more stones at him while shouting to the following: get lost, he's not welcomed here, their prejudice toward him is justified because of their king Simba, he has no rights to roam here and how much of an cold blooded killer he is because he killed some of their loved ones. Tabari endured the insults and their assaults as he approached them, taking one at the throat before biting it's neck to rip out it's meat as he scared the others off from his son. Leaving them screaming at the sight as he chased after his son's racial assaulters

Finding himself incapable of knowing where much of anything is thanks to his blindness, he was left alone as he decided to lay down to take in the scenery with his ears that twitched with any sounds that came in the direction. His eyes now sported a darkened trout grey color that had a snow white cataract fogged pupil, all with a small white ring surrounding it as his brown eyes of all things were still there; that was something he didn't lose as thought some dust covered the both of them, he had to be happy that he still had them as this won't last long enough. He just had to trust his ears which as soon as his left one twitched and perked when he heard the sound of birds that flew, as he could feel from the wind: north, he picked up the jawbone like knife that was in front of him as before he was blinded he never left the spot he was in. He took off in the direction of the flapping wings he heard which would lead him to the meeting with someone he will bond with more happier

Wading through the tall grass around him like a drunk animal who ate too many marulas that were ripe for picking, causing some shaking in the bushes as well as scaring a few birds away that were startled; he had a knife on him but no vision to see what the hell he's doing, it's all ears that can guide him now. He just let out a horse like sputter when he came to stop, he's a hyena whose lost more than his eyes; he's lost altogether and perhaps he'll lose his mind for that matter. Letting out a louder horse like sputter with a more vocal rasberry, he just went forward through the tall grass; unknown to him he had the attention of an nearby flock which led to his discovery. It had patches of dirt in the grass and tall grass borders around with dead tree branches that some of them perched on, all of them were interrupted from their meal at this time when the sounds of a horse was heard. Ono flew down to the ground in order to take a snail he was tracking when he heard it, though he had his meal first before perking up

Ono was a narrowly built great egret whose spider to midnight black legs were tiger striped with salamander to apricot orange colors which led to a pair of talons that were tipped with black on each claw. A compact upperbody with snow to pearl white feathers across the main part of his body, having pale honey to carrot orange and daffodil to banana yellow feathers that reached both ends of his wings which also formed a band around his neck. His beak was a fire and tiger orange that had a faint forward pointing arrow that was a sunrise and candlelight orange on the top though like it was mentioned before it's faint and not often seen. There were lavender and lilac rings around his eyes while his eyelids on the other hand were a more bluish amethyst color to be clear. Atop his head happened to be a crest of five differentiating lengths of feathers which started off with a light lemon yellow at the base, transitioning to an slight dark tangerine orange color near the tips. He was alert, often in the sky seeking out specific targets and never hesitates to take flight and seek out animals in need of help; rarely questioning his leader and cares deeply about his friends. His distaste for violence will not be used against him as he is a fierce fighter, bravely taking down adversaries as he usually aids his fellow animals through scouting out the ones in need as well as warning others of incoming enemies. He doesn't need to here more than his name to take flight and scout something ahead, his mark was found on the back of his left wing. Finally, he followed the same suite as no matter the enemy; the Guard helps all animals down to the unlikeliest in the serengeti as his encounter with Jeyluxhal is no different

"You just heard a horse?" Ono asked a few of them

"Just when you flew on down here, yeah we all have" A response followed by many as he looked to the direction where it came from

"Looks Iike you can stab a beak in me, I've eaten all I can to last for a few more hours before we know what to expect that time" Ono flew off to scout out for the source of that one animal, but he suspects that there is more to the signal than what he knows about

Gliding just above from where he flew to his flock for that snail on the ground, he spotted the haphazardly and stumbling hyena who was drunkenly goofing about from the earth; he had an kind of jawbone knife on his back that was sharpened and from what he sees, he's wandering through aimlessly like an child. Looking closer he saw his scars as well as those tattoos on both of his shoulders, it seemed to be a imitation based off the Mark of the Guard like his and to be even more elusive it was in the same color albeit it's a darker tone but nonetheless the same. It was those scars that gave him the most attention because he saw a hyena like him and- oh my god, that is him; he's one of the same because there's no mistaking it. What brought him back here all of a sudden? Time to find out as he decided to land in front of him when he touched on his back, getting an immediate response when his right ear perked and stopped in his tracks

He then laid a wing on his neck which he felt when he placed his paw on where it's laid, feeling the feather of a egret when he sat down and had Ono slide down to the ground; walking to the front of him as he soothed him enough to calm him down, although he might've done so a little too well as he laid down on his side where his underbelly was shown; and his leg was raised a little bit, that tongue action which was flickering about and his fanged that were bared when his mouth was opened. Ironically, this ended up scaring some of the nearby hyraxes and had them scamper away; least they shall have some privacy. Ono shook his head as it seemed he doesn't know his own strength to soothe what appeared to be a vicious predator who gave off a docile nature to him, if only he knew how aroused he was then he wouldn't expect this as it's not an sexual instinct; it's more of a friendlier but lonesome action as he poked his tongue into his eye, making him jump back before cleaning it with his left wing. He was laughing internally about if he actually just did that to him

The hyena's ear perked as he then stood up to look behind which Ono followed his gaze, with a number of painstaking steps that were not audible he waved his wing in front of him; getting no response from him until he raised his talon and placed it atop of his paw which his ear perked and had him curl his neck around his before bringing it closer to his body. Ono realized that he was blind as he could see his eyes, wiping away the grains of sand that was still there on his fur; because he had said nothing to him and Fuli mentioned an name in her daydream fantasies, he decided to break the silence once and for all: "You must be Jeyluxhal, aren't you?" He asked him as he looked up disregarding his blindness for a moment, feeling a tree behind him he took Ono to the other side with an bush on his left as he stood up; nodding while looking around to which he held his face to meet with his eyes

"No introduction is needed from me as I am whom they call Ono, neither is the things I've heard about each of your encounters with them. The weirdest one was when you bit Bunga's nose for bringing in a foster mother, he might've make things worse at times but he's also the one who helps in some of the times we were overwhelmed. Fuli can't stop thinking about your time that you spent with her in your little adventure in the Marsh Forest and I can't help but sympathize with Beshte, none of told Kion about this but he did tell me that you're mute for one and all of that prejudice towards you as if you're no exception. There's a little thing that Kion found out from Jasiri once when he was lost in the Outlands and had to regroup with us at Flat Ridge Rock" Ono explained as Jeyluxhal sat down a little bit, he looked like he was smiling when he heard the name Jasiri; having that same love expression that was burning up

"Whichever clan you came from might've been greedy as with Janja's as he eats more than his share, she said that most of them respect the Circle of Life; clean-up crews she calls them as the others take what's left behind from sloppy eaters. You best be glad some are like toddlers who take one bite of that and drop it on the floor, dirty yes but what difference does it make? Take a donut for example as it can be any flavor except glazed because it's a pain to lick off completely, no one's gonna take a bite of one then get all slippery fingered and drop it on the floor; that's what all the other animals would do and then here comes your kind to take what they can't have because they're bellies are full, when they haven't even ate most of the thing. Oh... man, that is exactly what a toddler would do and if you don't having germs; cut the piece that was chewed off because it ain't spreadin' nowhere except that one part" Ono started to laugh when he tried to make a example of what Jasiri told Kion when they first met and learned about each other

Jeyluxhal's facial expression informed him that he has no use for the Circle of Life philosophy nor have the rationalities of what culture they believe in, he shuts them out of his life so he can be focused on the one thing that he wants for his mother; retribution as Baridi can't keep his inner betrayal of his father to the clan he left for dead and caused this to him, he made him into the hyena that he is today. He doesn't need a number of animals who stand at his side, just those he feels comfortable with to know that he can share his tale of how he was robbed of a mother in his childhood. He is not like Simba who acts like he is doing the work of his father, he himself is helping Tabari with bringing a end to the lion of the Outlands who wronged him all because he left everyone of the clan he was never apart of them behind to be with his mate. Ono read it all through his mind that he was telling him but felt like something else he wanted to share with him

"Jeyluxhal, buddy if I can really call you that... this is all poisoning you from the inside. That act of retribution you call it for whoever you lost sounds more like an assassination attempt out of revenge. But I digress becuase you must be better than him, he has't shown himself for a long time from what I'm seeing; and I know I'm not your father-" Jeyluxhal placed a paw on his beak not out of maliciousness but out of assurance as his facial expression told him that there is no reason to pretend that he is, taking him close as he sat up while his paws were wrapped around his stomach. "Hold on, what you doin' now?" He asked him but got startled the same way that he saw Kion and Bunga's Baob Ball session incoming towards his flock when he put his snout on his back

His upper lips fluttered back and forth across his back as there were only sounds of him rubbing and sweeping his medium in between dense lips across the left to right, the sound of skin that made contact with another and the continuous sounds of barbed fur although pricking grooming underneath his white feathers. Skin flapping against itself was added to the mix but to Ono he didn't seem to mind even when his upper lips started fluttering upward where his fangs were, because he didn't use them to bite him; nibble the side of his head as if he had ears but not bite him. Not even his caressing on the sides of his neck down to his back was entirely painful, but he did feel like he was being taken care of from a cheetah thanks to his tongue. Peeling back skin of prey that was killed, combing fur like how Najira used to for her son and remove debris that was in the food but when it was on someone else then to claim them as theirs like how Jeyluxhal is doing. He did however nudge his snout around where his underside was, but moved to sniffing all over him excessively like a hyperactive dog

After awhile he moved on to lip smacking like a horse where his mouth drooped downward, the sound of hooves clopping on the ground was made from this as Ono didn't mind; he's fine with this. He knew a horse resorted to this if one was bored and wanted to be let out of the stable for a nice run in the fields, but to think a hyena would adopt habits like this; he guessed that it was more puppy behavior and he's starting to have different thoughts on him. He's really showing a teddybear side of him that no one allowed him to show when they're all pinning the blame on him for being unlikable like the rest of his kind, disregarding the fact that it's them whose not letting him show what he is behind the reputation of his species; as Ono would call them out for that later on, they are in no position to judge him based of the background. He then leaned to his ear to ask him: "You feelin' hungry? I'll can wait at a nearby watering hole while you hunt" Ono asked as Jeyluxhal looked down on his drooping primordial pouch, swaying with motion as he poked his snout in his eye to lick him. "Let's get going, I'll tell you where an animal is near the hole just so you'll know where to look with your ears; I would make a song out of this to sing but this isn't a 3rd Grade musical now is it? Just so you know that's how I would sound like to you, but that's not the point; just common knowledge, really" The egret hovered to the top of his neck in order to direct him to the watering hole

Using the sound of wing flapping to make him go in the direction of the watering hole, this was a process that took some time before the two of them arrived; with Ono looking around to find a suitable cantidate. Telling him that he'll be back, he took off into the air to search for an reliable food source as he's not a social lad so he's not going to be interacting with the contenders here; with his keen eyes set on a zebra near an cantaloupe stalk that was conveniently growing near it which made the perfect way to fill his stomach. He returned to Jeyluxhal's neck as he leaned to his ear. "Hope you like having an zebra, I tell you where to find him" Ono told him as Jeyluxhal's tail began wagging but before that, a sound disturbed him as his ear twitched and perked before he slashed behind him; turning out that it was the throat of a Lion of the Pride Lands who held his throat with his paw and collapsed from from his jawbone knife

"Shouldn't have startled him like that, still I can't help but pity you; just don't seek revenge on this hyena" Ono gave the fallen lion his condolences as he moved on

Ono took off to scatter the zebra to his direction which made his ear twitch and perk, having him cut deep into the zebra's hind legs which made him fell; the impact having his ear twitch again to make him jump onto it's back and when it tried to crawl to escape it's wounds, it let out a very pained grunt which would prove to be the last mistake he makes. His ear twitched and perked one last time as he jumped into the air to slam the makeshift kanabo club down onto it's skull as the zebra now bled out. "Hheeuuhhh... excuse me, where did you hide that? I guess it doesn't matter now that we can get that primordial pouch filled, as if it's jello like enough... if you don't mind me I'll grab a cantaloupe so we can get those vitamins in you. But I'm not forcing you to eat something you don't like, you are in control of your own stomach so you can choose your path" Ono at first questioned where he got the kanabo from but relented as he took a cantaloupe to move on, ensuring him that he's not going force things he doesn't like down his throat; it's him who controls his destiny and his choice of what he hunts

With his claws he started peeling back the skin of the cantaloupe until it's juicy flesh is exposed for him to squeeze into a coconut bowl ready to be drunk from, with the lion from earlier it looks like he can eat in peace as he went behind the tree out of sight from the others. Jeyluxhal began as Ono took this time to look at this scars more closely, photographic memory never lies to the keenest of sight nor to the exclusive role of the smartest in the Lion Guard; in fact he observed him while he ate a little more so he can soak up the details. To his dark red mane exposed from the sunlight in the sky he decided to feel it, rubbing his head against it before letting it fall from the spaces of his wings. "How beautiful..." His fur was comparable to Fuli's as though he was a hyena, he's a even match as though hers was just a slim bit more; Jeyluxhal didn't seem to pay a mind to whoever is touching him. He was too focused on his food to know and Ono felt him, it was like as if he submerged himself in the pool of Jamaican Doctor Fishes whose risk of infections was filtered out to make his fur feel so soft. At least they can touch him without being told that he's not big on being touched, nevertheless Fuli is more than a very good friend of theirs

He couldn't finish up drinking when the coconut bowl was smacked out from his snout as it hits the ground a couple of times, finding yet another group of animals who have a bitch to pick with Jeyluxhal when he wants nothing to be involved in with their affairs. Musk deer who came all the way from Stone Forest to complain about his presence here, civets who were prayed upon the Komodos, shrews who lived marsh areas, cape buffaloes and the same gorilla who survived his injuries but will he be able to again? Maybe this time Jeyluxhal will kill him, or is that what he wants? All of them scowled at seeing Jeyluxhal whose eyes were covered with his bangs so this batch of derogatory animals could not see his condition, he however looked like he's in another world of his mind; but none of them wanted to deal with this so the gorilla headbutted him as though he still stood, he placed his paws on his nose all with an bark of pain. Ono landed atop of his neck to confront them: "You've got something against him eating here? It's a free region for everyone"

"He killed a lion who was about to tell him nicely to leave because Simba doesn't like his kind in here, it's the law of the Pride Lands" He argued but Ono crossed his wings

"Sometimes you've just got to break your own laws and that was because Scar made it living hell for BOTH of them" Ono looked down on Jeyluxhal as he took that lesson about having to break your own laws if he should ever become a second in command to a hyena clan. This batch did not show a care in the world. "You however are shunning him among others who disrespect the animals who deserve scorn and the Circle that you're trying to break, Rafiki told me that even if there was one like him who wanted no part in making the kings all sore in their necks; he would not go far as to shun him out of Africa!"

"I don't give a damn what that garbage filled mandrill nor Mufasa the weak and spineless said! Do you get me?" The gorilla yelled at him

"You are going to take back for the disrespect you've shown to him, our shaman and our fallen king or Simba will have you exiled to the Outlands" Ono warned him as another animal spat it in his face

"How about: you take him to the Outlands instead and tell him to stay there like a good puppy, hmm?" The shrew asked him as the egret pecked him instead. "Ow!"

"I suggest you reconsider your treatment of my son... NOW!" Jeyluxhal's ear twitched, perking when he heard the voice of his father call them out and yell when the animals tried to fight with him. Tabari came out from behind the tree

"Then I suggest you reconsider having a son who doesn't belong to you not roam on territories of other animals, whose the one being disrespectful now?" The musk deer told him

"Jeyluxhal is blind because of you throwing rocks at him, and I have met Mufasa once in person; when he came to the Backlands in need of something I would rather not specify. He has forever been forgiving to my presence here than Zira, she will be a less kind animal than I myself; do as what the keenest of sight orders and leave or follow your fate to the Outlands" Tabari stood in front of his son

"Prove it that he's blind because I'll know he's lying" The civet demanded

"If it is proof you are asking for, then open your eyes to look what is behind what we appear to be but are not written and set in stone!" Tabari moved his son's bangs to reveal his eyes as he waved in front of him, Ono perched atop of an branch as his response was a twitch and perk of his right ear to look up where he is

"Hey little 'ol Jeybie if you can see where I am that is, here's some words I'm going to spell out in front of you: stop faking it because we know that you're trying to exploit our sympathy towards the disabled and you are NOT one of those animals who deserved to be loved like a hero, can you see me now; hmmm?" The cape buffalo leaned in to hear him respond, swiping his claws on his neck as he jumped back while softly sidestepping away when he leaped to his position. "I'm right here..." Taking advantage of his blindness he had him skid his chest when he tried to lunge at him, resulting in some abrasions. "No not there you poor old baby Jeybie suckin' on Tabari's flimsy chewable ear, here!" Jeyluxhal refused until one of the bullies threw a stone to direct him over to his position, having him charge but instead hitting his skull against the tree; wanting to headbutt him. "Wrong! I'm over here now"

"You paying attention? STOP!" The cape buffalo turned to face Tabari who came in too quick and was headbutted hard in the head where he fell down afterwards, getting spat on. "That's enough of picking some shit to throw on my son, I'm gonna be telling your mommas 'bout what you done!"

"Better not because we'll go after you, your wife and your son for this; we're heroes for treating your kind like pariahs and a hyena has no right to live!" The musk deer stated firmly

"You shouldn't have brought Najira into this!" Tabari's vocals were shredded with bloodlust in his voice as he pinned down the musk deer and let out a throat rumbling snarl and bark in his face. "Still interested in being neo-nazis towards us hyenas? We are here and those lions are not, and WE'RE WORSE THAN THEM!" Tabari spoke in a growlish voice as saliva dripped down on his face

"No, no! We'll stop treating him like shit just don't tell our parents or kill us!" The musk deer cowered as the others were in fear

"Kill you? I am more than a snarling beast to my enemies and a father whose I love more than what the Pride Lands offers us to take for ourselves so that we can live another day, I will not live like a scavenger and I will not die like a monster just as Scar had done when he shifted the blame onto mademoiselle Shenzi's Clan. Get out of my sight, I do not want to see you roaming here should we come here to feast; and your parents will be informed and exiled like the prince who has now become our king" Tabari viciously and coldly told them as Jeyluxhal closed his eyes in irritation as if something was in his eyes, his blurred vision was starting to fade out

"But I don't want to be exiled" Some of the animals complained

"Oh, I'm telling them" Tabari turned his back

"Hapana! There's Pride Rock in the distance" Ono spanned his wing out to where the monument was

"If you tell them..."

"I'm walking towards Pride Rock now!" Tabari continued

"Nooo!"

"We're getting closer to Pride Rock now..." Ono helped him out

"NO-ohohohoooo!"

"Thanks for watching and now, our featured presentation!" Tabari narrated

"I'm begging you!"

"Send them the message they'd like to hear" Tabari told him

"Affirmative!" Ono took off and flew out to Pride Rock as the gorilla finally lashed out against him

"YOU FILTHY NORTHERN KENYAN DOG!" The gorilla roared just as Jeyluxhal can see clear again as he witnessed the gorilla running over to his father who stood there with one of the angriest of all scowls like he showed when he was in the presence of Scar

Jeyluxhal's ear twitched and perked when one of them lunged at his back to use as leverage to his father, instead he spun to punch them in the face while taking it by the legs and spinning in a revolving circle around himself; throwing him to the gorilla where Tabari headbutted it's chest and landed a punch to his gut, following it up with a uppercut and ending it by throwing it's head towards the ground hard with his son who rushed over to his side. Tabari threw him down and Jeyluxhal landed a direct upward kick to the face to send him flying back towards the tree, using his speed to make it there before him and elbowing the back of his neck as the impact severely knocked him out cold. Bleeding on the ground as the gorilla looked up to find the two of them standing as they both pointed their paws towards him. "Whose the filthiest Kenyan now? Here's the answer: just you alone, bitch..." The two of them then stomped hard on his head as though he was still alive, the sounds of bones crushing did little to ensure that he's dead for real

Jeyluxhal curled his neck around his father as he could never be without as he can't see him no thanks to Kukuza's overbearing the two of them, he won't rest with her around and for that he's been camping in the Pride Lands for awhile but now he decided that it's time for him to sleep at Kuplinka's den as he can't rest with her irritating him through mother and son bonding. As soon as Ono returned he walked with father back to the nest where he lived and decided to bid his egret friend a farewell

"It's nice to see that you've got your vision back, the discrimination can end but your battle for retribution is just beginning. I won't let Kion find out about you just as the others promised you, I believe there's a hero in the unlikeliest of all animals who show the same traits as you do; don't ever change to impress us. Just remember, Baridi will show his face soon and when he does; do what you've been wanting to do since the beginning: end the pain he started, even if it's means you have to fight to the death" Ono told him as he respected his motives for retribution

Jeyluxhal curled his neck around Ono's as he took him in closely, licking his backplate before he left with his father back to the Pride Lands. He watched on before hovering to his nest to rest a little, he'll return back to the Lair of the Lion Guard soon and for now he's had quite a day; thank god there's no egg in his nest because otherwise he'll be in for an adventure against an harrier hawk who's looking to have something new like a hyrax. Yeah... and the egg belongs to a mother who was a hamperkop, he can see it happening now. Though there was one more thing that he has to say about Jeyluxhal

"Where do all these hyenas come from...?" Ono looked around as he got settled in a more comfortable state and position of his nest, sweeping off the last of debris on himself so that he's not dirty and making sure he's as spotless as he is punctual

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EPILOGUE

Returning to the Lair of the Lion Guard, Kion silently entered to find them occupied with what's been happening these past few weeks. Bunga checked his nose to see if it was sensitive as he's not going to let it bleed again, Fuli was on her stomach daydreaming about her time with who else but Jeyluxhal? Beshte was looking down into the water and Ono was taking his time using some new attacks in case animals who want to disrupt the balance in the Circle of Life, it looks like everything is as it was before. He decided to approach Fuli as he seemed interested at this point about what went on with her when she decided to go for the prize

Kion was as similar as he was to Mufasa in many aspects as he had light golden brown fur with a paler shade for his paws, underbelly and muzzle; scruffier on his upper cheeks and the base of his chest. His tuft of guardsmen red colored mane was swept backwards as he had brighter red stripes with a bushy tip on his tail that's the same as his tuft, his eyes were a clay orange color with thick dark eyebrows above them. His nose was a dark caramel and gingerbread brown and had black whiskers with three on each side, the same color was on the rims along the side of his light apple red and peanut brown inner ears with black rims along the top. His defining trait was the Mark of the Guard imprinted in a tiger orange and candy red color on his left shoulder, and his paw pads were a dull brick pinkish tortilla brown color while his claws were a silvery pearl white color. No introduction is needed for his personality as we'll leave like that, though he has some issues in trying to make his father proud so we'll give him that. Finally, he was the fiercest of the Guard and the leader that made up the defenders of the Pride Lands

He walked around her and found a comfortable spot to lay in the lair spaced out in between an gap from his cheetah friend, letting out an audible but soft yawn as he breathed out; Fuli found him next to her once she was finished with daydreaming. "You've been thinking a lot back then to when the water buffalo came from the eastern borders, what's happened back there that you're so interested about?"

"Just had a dream when it was too dark to go on or stay up any longer and in it I was someone else, it took place in the exact same forest but not in the way you'd think it turned out; there was no telling exactly where in the forest I was but it was dark and cloudy with just a few lots of specks that poured out sunlight on me. Thunder was there but no rain as I could care less if I got wet, I wasn't even a cheetah; I was something else but I can't tell who I am, there was no knowing since I never met an animal like this before. Scratch that, I was a gazelle but there is one thing I still had that this dream can't take from me: my speed so there's that. My hooves were dipped in black, I had mane that was slicked down like a mullet with bangs on the sides that looked like I was constantly wet; cobra fangs for earrings and... I had this urge not to talk because I had nothing nice to say about anyone I saw. Topping it all off was that while I was a girl or at least still am one in the heart, I had more boy traits than girl ones; guess the dream doesn't know the meaning of tomboy well" Fuli lied to protect the identity of the hyena who led her out of the Marsh Forest

"Is there more to tell about this dream?" Kion asked

"There's one more thing to tell, yeah: something happened to me when I was finding my way out of the Marsh Forest as this was the path that led out, I had a couple of miles to go when I looked up to hear two voices. One was a grave baritone voice who looked like he should be named Ivan Moody and the other was a Jamaican teen who didn't use patois to make himself sound more understandable. Both singing which controlled the sky around me burning away like a piece of paper that the Egyptians invented from their ancient pressworks in their cities, sometimes it would be like a burning orange or a cold blue color; sometimes a burning wall of fire while the lightning flashes and random structures or animals to trees and black roses came or unfolded before my eyes. I looked on ahead to find a sunset and it was moving in a strange pattern, suddenly I was picked up from the paws of a hyena who had radiant glowing tattoos he applied to himself and even his scars were glowing; when I found the intensifying light around me faded, I was back home as my surroundings came together like a puzzle. That was all I can tell" Fuli finished explaining her dream but Kion wasn't fooled, in fact he looked like he was suspecting her of lying

"Are you covering for someone? You don't have to keep things to yourself" The leader of the Guard wanted to know because that clearly isn't something that she would tell him so easily

"She is because I know of one other scarred hyena and that's the one who bit my nose, all because I told him a joke about the scars on his spots. His father won't tell me his name and I left before Kukuza scolded him, he doesn't want a foster mother or follow my two uncle's idea of living without worries in the world. I just wanted to give him a motherly figure so he can be happy" Bunga stepped in to tell his best friend

"That's no reason to hurt someone who's trying to be nice to him, and I really don't want to bring Jasiri into this argument because she's a good friend of ours but did she just tell all of you that her new friend she made isn't talkative much; as in he never speaks once? How is it that he's mean to him but nice to Fuli? And Bunga that might've been too insensitive for him to laugh at" Kion was lost on what was going on because of their promise to Jeyluxhal that they wouldn't tell their leader

"It's because I helped him get Edeni and Imani off his back from grooming him to death, when we met again a few weeks later he just carried me from the start to the end of the forest. I wanted to know why he's looking all so distant and unresponsive all the time so I used a trick that Rafiki taught me to look into his dreams and I saw what happened... from there on out I wouldn't leave him. I had burnout at the time from chasing that water buffalo and fell of the cliff onto a branch, gave up when I decided to fall into the water below me and that's when he spied on me drying off in the sun" Fuli explained the full details of her time getting back home as Kion didn't look satisfied, just disappointed

"Is it that hard to tell the truth to me? I'm not my father you know" Kion asked her

"It's because I made a promise to him that I wouldn't tell, Beshte and Ono too; they just want to help him but refused to talk to the former and had an run in with some-" Fuli revealed her reason why she didn't tell him until Ono took over

"I'll take it from here: his father told him everything, he was blind because some radical anti-hyena neo nazis threw some rocks at him that had the sand get into his eyes. I guided him to the watering hole and we ended up in a fight about disrespecting a hyena who wants nothing to do with the fact that they were part of Scar's rule, he told me everything on our way back to my nest. They're not going to bother him anymore... not when they've been warned by us, the next time it happens they're going to the Outlands" Ono explained as Kion laid on his back and breathed one out

"Anything else you want to know from us?" Fuli asked him

"He tell any of you his name?" Kion sounded calm but felt like he was not amused at the fact that his friends were keeping secrets from him, he knew they had their own and respected that; but this was something different as if they don't trust him because of his father being the king over all of the Pride Lands

"He uses facial expressions as his way of language to communicate with us, a pronunciation is also written so you don't botch or butcher it underneath; just so you know" Ono informed him of how he bypasses his speech disorder

"He told me his name before at the end when we exited the Marsh Forest" Fuli told him as she looked back at the time when the two of them bid their farewells

"Tell me everything from the beginning because I want to know his name and each of your encounters with him, the Pride Lands have been quiet for sometime now so take the time you need to tell me. I won't tell Dad about this hyena whose a friend of Jasiri's, none of us will for that matter" Kion sat up as he was ready to hear

Jeyluxhal may not be willing to show a sign of trust in them with a promise that was doomed to be broken by those who he felt comfortable with, but it was a sacrifice they're not willing to make out of having Kion find out but it was out of his father Simba finding out that there's a forbidden friendship between the Lion Guard and the hyenas. Kion began to hear what the Lion Guard has to tell him from the beginning as it starts with when Bunga's idea for a foster mother backfired...