Elemental Guardians Prologue
The shadowy lioness stalked forward through the black gloom. "You have him?"
The cat nodded. She thrust forward a paw. She held up a small vial hanging by a thread, filled with whitish-blue dust. An unconscious cat lay at her paws in a heap of unkempt fur.
The lioness smiled, her fangs flashing menacingly in the wan light. She plucked the flask from her paw, holding it with two razor-sharp claws and studying it thoughtfully. "Excellent. Which one did you take down?"
"Aires. Guardian of the element air."
"Very good, Shadow. I didn't think you had it in you." Shadow dipped her head respectfully, her face expressionless.
"Your praise is valuable, my liege. I thank you."
The lioness ignored her. She was looking down at the cat, who was beginning to stir.
His dove gray eyes blinked open blearily. "W-where am I?"
The lioness grinned viciously, almost nose to nose with the cat. "Wakey wakey, sleeping beauty. Guess who?"
His lip curled back in an enraged snarl. "Shira! What have you done with my teammates?"
"Oh, boo hoo hoo. I know you're worried about one 'teammate' in particular, yes? That half-cat, half-wolf hybrid that they call Jetstream?" she sneered, closing her paw around his throat and picking him up so that they were eye-to-eye. He choked and sputtered.
"W-what have you done to her?" he managed to gasp with what remaining air he had left in his lungs. "If you've hurt her, I swear I'll-"
Shira threw him onto the ground, hearing the dull thud where his head hit the ground. "I haven't hurt and of them." she hissed. "Yet."
He stayed on the ground, his head throbbing too much to manage speech. "But you...you're not useful. Except for one aspect of your existence; wherever you go, the rest will follow to rescue you. They never leave a teammate behind. At least-" Her gaze turned savage. "They didn't use to. I have your LifeDust-." The vial swung slowly back and forth, suspended by a claw. "If you try to leave, I'll kill you. Are we clear?"
Aires swallowed, and nodded. "They'll never come. They'll suspect a trick." he said with conviction.
Shira smirked, turning away. "Jetstream might suspect a trap, but she'll come for you. I debated taking someone else, but you're the perfect bait."
Her gaze snapped to Shadow. "Shadow! They'll be coming soon. You need to make sure that they get here. After I left, the element of shadow was left unfulfilled. The rank is still empty. They won't replace Aires, not yet. Not until they are sure that he is dead. Get yourself on that team. Lead them here. I'll kill their leader-you can kill the rest."
Aires turned towards her, his gaze frantic. "Please! We're both cats, we can get out--" She silenced him with a fierce blow to the temple. His legs crumpled and he sank to the ground.
"I will do my best, my lord." she promised. His half-closed eyes reflected his loathing for her. "I will not let you down."
"Good." the lioness growled. Her silhouette was hulking; a huge feline with raw power in her muscles. "Jetstream will rue the day she double-crossed Shira the lion."
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A/N: This is the first chapter of my fanfiction, enjoy~ The only lions in it are evil though :I |
