"Why can't you just let us all in," Kieran protested. "... and treat the injured member of our party. Then afterward you can…" "Hey. Shhhh, Shhhh. Enough of the long talk." Qadaq bristled. "But we'll be waiting for you, kid… When you lots come back to your senses, and you're ready to join up with us, your own very kind, eh. You can holla at us."Then, the lion's den guardians turned their backs, and they began to walk away at once."Then, you lots can fuck off, then," Kieran yelled in anger. "...We'll just go back to where we came from then."Melinda, who was behind Kieran, and had been silent for a while, said with authority, and in a hushed tone, "We are not going anywhere. This is our final stop.""What??" Kieran exclaimed. He turned his back to gaze directly at Melinda's eyes, and he confronted her, speaking in a hushed tone. "What the fuck you're talking about, right?""Do you expect us to just leave, just like that, after coming a long way here, huh?" Melinda shot back."Why are
The proud and majestic Lion King, Zora Leondros was alerted that the guardians had intercepted some young werelions, and he was glad to hear that news. He left his office to come properly receive Kieran and Melinda into the den.The lion's den was an underground bunker that was several storeys deep. Zora had to build the bunker to conceal his race and kind from the vicious Werewolves, who were bent on looking to eradicate the werelion race and kind from the face of the earth. Zora Leondros felt that the werewolves were only envious of him, and the werelions, all because of their superior abilities, and he did all of these to protect his kind, with the help of Alpha Menelik — the Alpha of Lakewood pack.The secret alliance Zora had with Alpha Menelik, was a symbiotic relationship, and it had benefited both parties in several ways. Zora's plan for the werelions was to make them stay hidden for the foreseeable future, and until they become a formidable force that can successfully take o
Zora was now taking both Melinda and Kieran on a tour of the den.Zora's footsteps echoed down the corridors of the bunker as he led Kieran and Melinda deeper into the heart of the structure. The whole place was lit up, with fluorescent lighting, and the white light was shining in Kieran's and Melinda's faces. It was blinding to them, at first, and covered their eyes at the sight of the light, but as the seconds passed by, they opened their eyes slowly, and they could now endure the bright light.Zora noticed their reaction to the white light, and he only smirked. He knew that they had a long way to go and that they were still affected by their crude upbringing in the wild. He was poised to make them learn and unlearn a lot of things about the civilization he wanted to single-handedly bring to the world.Kieran and Melinda had not seen anything like the white light, and they kept looking at the bulbs as they walked by. It was as though they had cut pieces of sky, and installed them in
Zora had been staring blankly at both Kieran and Melinda, he was trying to find the right response to Kieran's rant, which tagged him as a deadbeat dad. Well, he expected nothing less from Kieran, and he was set to clear the misunderstanding. He knew Kieran was hurting, and the pain was manifesting as anger, but Zora could not let that accusation stand, he was set to dissuade the accusation in a calm and mature manner.And when Zora heard Kieran say that he lost his mother to the hands of the werelion hunters, he broke his silence.He cleared his throat, the sounds echoing in the tense silence. "Kieran," he began, his voice steady despite the rage simmering beneath the surface. "I'm sorry about that, aight." He said in a low tone.Zora's eyes softened, and he continued, "I'm sorry that you lost your mum and all, and I'm sorry about all you had to go through.""Look, I wasn't going to say that I was your father, though," he said gently. "I was going to say that I might be your brother,
*****CALISTA'S POV******‡NB: This chapter will be written from Calista's point of view‡Ekun was leading the Ridgewood warriors, deep into the woods, directing them toward where the supposed bandits that Kidnapped Alpha Cassandra were situated, and I had no choice but to move with them. Before having to move with the warriors, I tried to look for my family with Ekun, but we didn't find them, they were long gone. Ekun and I searched through the woods, but there was no sign of them. I shouted at the top of my lungs, I cried, I yelled, but all was to no avail. Ekun reiterated that he rushed to my aid when he saw that I was with the warriors, and when he looked back, he didn't see any member of my party anymore, and triggered a couple of questions that I couldn't voice out. Is my family dead? I was lost in thoughts, wondering for a while, but I couldn't come to a conclusion, because there was no sign that they were dead, and I didn't see them either, neither could Ekun. I couldn't help
'A betrayer.' She responded. '...This guy is sneaky, and y'all can't trust him. Y'all need to be careful with this guy henceforth, coz if he can sell his old pals out, just because he wants to join forces with us, then just think of what he would do, when he comes across a higher bidder than us, eh.''Woah!' I exclaimed Internally, my eyes opening wide with surprise, 'Damn! I never thought of it from this angle!!!''That's why I'm bringing it to your notice,' Lusee whispered. '....and we never can tell he might be double crossing y'all. He might be sent by the bandits to plant himself in your midst, and trick the warriors into a trap, canceling out the possibility of an extraction.''What. The. Fuck!!!' I shimmered internally. 'This could be totally feasible, and it could be our fucking reality, in the next second. I don't know, but since he said that he didn't see Malik, Meghan, and the pups all of a sudden when I knew that they were together the last few seconds before I left them, I
There was an instant meltdown around me, and at that instant, everything changed. That singular news, made the world around me dissolve into a blur as a rush of emotion flooded through me, leaving me gasping for air. It was like a dam had burst inside of me, and all the pent-up feelings of joy and elation were pouring out in an unstoppable torrent.I felt weightless as if I was floating on a cloud, and a huge smile spread across my face. The intensity of my happiness was overwhelming — it was the happiest that I had ever been in a while. 'You see it was only a speculation.' Lusee pointed out. 'But you can't trust him, still. Who knows, he might have turned on the warriors, but the warriors were probably still able to overcome him and the bandits, because of the information you gave Ubuntu earlier.''Hmm.' I muttered. 'But anyway, I'm glad we got the victory.'I marched with the warriors, the bloodied warrior leading us to the new place, where the Alpha was.The weight of all my worrie
"They almost killed you?" I queried, my brows furrowing, and a tinge of disbelief phasing through me. "How did things get so bad, delicate, and so fragile, that they wanted to have your head?" "Look, let's just forget all about that. That's in the bare past." Cassandra retorted, speaking in a whisper. "What you have to do now, is to support me... to support my stance. A house divided against itself cannot stand, and we cannot afford to allow those fools, wipe out the Maximoff dynasty…""I don't know the house you're talking about. But the house I know has fallen a long long time ago," I shot back at Cassandra, anger springing forth within me from absolutely nowhere. I just got suddenly fired up, and I kept riding on that energy. "...and why would I support you, when I don't even know what has gone down behind my back…" "Hey. Hey, stop. Just stop." Cassandra cut in, a look of pain in her eyes. "Do you know that I still remember what you did to our father?" She began an evil smirk disp