Rites of Blood. (Advanced rp.)

[Katura]

Do you all remember at the beginning of the Lion King movie when Scar told his dear elder brother that he shouldn't turn his back on him? And that in response a furious Mufasa asks Scar if that statement was a challenge? I mulled on this idea, and then mulled a bit more until eureka, an idea was born. I wondered what it would be like if Scar, in his youth, had challenged his older brother to a sacred fight for the throne, and won. Then the villain would become king and mighty Mufasa the one trailing in his brother's shadow.

Note that this story is pretty detailed (ie an advanced rp), so please, if you intend to join, give me the same courtesy of thought and effort (and spell and grammar check) that I put in to making the setting possible. And of course, have fun. =) That's what RPs are all about.

Characters taken/open:

Scar/Taka (Played by me.)
Mufasa - DGFone
Ahadi - Nitro
Uru - Jiirani
Sarabi - Songo
Sarafina - Songo
Zira - Nitro
Mohatu - Jiirani
Rafiki - (Temporarily played by me, unless someone wants his character.)
Shenzi - cheetahstar546
Banzai
Ed
Zazu

When the rp progresses into the future other characters will become available:

Simba - Simba3
Nala
Kovu
Vitani
Kiara
Kopa - cheetahstar546
(And all members of the outlander pride.)

Notes: I am only playing Ahadi, Uru and Mufasa for the sake of setting the stage. The characters are still open.

RP Setting: The timeline is set during the rule of King Ahadi and Queen Uru. In a sacred battling ground the two brothers are embroiled in a fight for power, and their lives.

Beginning RP:

The King and Queen of the Pridelands sat upon the promontory of Pride Rock as they looked down below at a large arena drawn in wildebeest blood. In the middle of the circle, two young lions, one painted in blue and one in orange, were embroiled in combat, dust flying around them as they fought desperately with one another. The larger of the two was at a clear advantage, able to knock the other down with one sweep of his mighty paw, but the other was nimble and clever, ducking around most of his larger opponent's attempts to hit him.

Ahadi furrowed his brows as the wind whistled through his dark mane, an unsettling feeling weighing in his stomach. The spirits of the land were anxious, warning him of something...

"Dear... We should make them stop, Mufasa might kill him!" Uru pleaded, shaking the King's shoulder with a paw as he looked down at the scene below him with a grim expression on his face.

"Taka called it upon himself when he invoked the sacred ritual. There is nothing we can do." He grunted, his voice as noncommittal as someone talking of the weather.

"Dammit Ahadi! He's your son too!!" Uru shrieked watching in horror as Mufasa struck his brother across the face, throwing the smaller lion to the ground with a bone-cracking thud.

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Blood clouded his vision. It flooded his every senses, and he was able to taste the sharp tang of coppery metal on his tongue. The shriek of animals shrilly cried out, expressing their approval of the scene. The throng of bestial onlookers either stood around them in excitement or looked on in silence. There were loud whinnys, the trumpet of elephants, the cries of monkeys and even the whispers of crying children with cooing mothers behind them they continued staring at the bloody mess in the arena.

His heart was thundering loudly in his ears, his head was still swimming with the force of Mufasa's last blow but inwardly he was screaming for his body to move. He didn't care that he was surrounded by a mass of onlookers, caring would mean that he was ashamed, and the last thing he was going to do was let his idiot of a brother have the satisfaction of humiliating him.

'Never... You'll never break me...'

Pain wracked Taka's body as he tried to move. Agony dug into his flesh like daggers, his back and sides flayed open by his brother's claws and soaked in macabre crimson. He was aware of Mufasa circling around him, his head held high as he gloated in his victory. The older lion could take his time now, since there was no longer any immediate threat from his fallen opponent.

"Taka, Taka, Taka..." Mufasa drawled, reaching out a paw and grabbing his brother's chin. "We could have worked this out you know... I mean, have I not been anything but good to you?"

Taka fought to keep his vision focused on his elder brother, growling low in his throat. "Screw you Mufasa..." He spat, emerald eyes flashing with disdain for the golden furred beast.

At that Mufasa sighed, looking at his younger brother with an amused smile. "You're my little brother Taka... I don't want to kill you... Just say you give up and we'll both walk away from this like nothing happened."

Taka growled, feeling adrenaline surging in his veins at the offer. No. He had trained far too long, far too hard to give up this fight. He would rather die than continue living in 'the better son's' shadow. He would not be defeated this way. Not by him.

From the promontory, Ahadi stilled as he watched Taka, suddenly feeling like his guts were caught in a cold vice.

"MUFASA! FINISH HIM! DO IT NOW!" Ahadi roared as Uru's eyes widened and she started to scream in protest.

But it was too late for the gloating young prince. The burning agony had driven Taka to the brink, and yet the younger lion felt deep, radiating anger flash inside him, overtaking the pain. With a roar Taka lunged forward, striking Mufasa across the face as his claws raked across his left eye.

With a cry of pain Mufasa fell back, clutching his bloodied eye. With the larger lion temporarily stunned Taka rolled fully to his feet and descended upon his opponent like the wrath of god. His claws dug into Mufasa's immaculate golden fur and his teeth sank into his russet mane, drawing blood as he threw his opponent to the ground by his neck.

"No... It can't be..." Ahadi whispered, his face pale and sickly as the dust swirled and settled around the two combatants.

Taka stood over his brother, Mufasa's neck clutched in his maw. A dark smirk drew up the lines of Taka's face as he tasted his brother's blood on his tongue... Finally... He had taken the great Mufasa down to the ground like the rest of earth's mortals. This pathetic beast below him was just as any other, and not anything like the god-like figure that everyone had thought he was. And now he only had to finish the ritual.

"Taka... Brother... Please..." Mufasa gasped out, bloody spittle trailing down his chin. "Not like this..."

A deep rumbling chuckle emanated from Taka's chest. No, this lion didn't deserve his mercy... Since birth he had been treated like filth because of Mufasa, always made to know who was the better of the two. Because of Mufasa, the only person who had dared to treat him like any other sentient being on the planet was his own mother. And through it, Mufasa had just ignored his suffering, that is, until he had issued the challenge to his brother's throne.

To which Mufasa scoffed at.

'Well who's laughing now 'brother'?'

Just as his teeth began to enclose around his brother's windpipe he heard a scream from pride rock.

"TAKA! MY LOVE, MY LIFE PLEASE DON'T DO THIS!" Uru screamed, tears streaming down her face. "THE THRONE IS ALREADY YOURS! PLEASE DON'T TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME!" The queen couldn't stand the thought of losing either of her cubs and had felt herself die a little bit inside as she watched them do battle.

Without another thought, Taka opened his mouth, Mufasa's body crumpling to the ground before him. For Uru, he would do anything. She had been the only one to show him even a shred of kindness or love. If it weren't for her, the loneliness and sadness would have driven him insane.

'I only wanted to make you proud, mother...'

He then glared up at Ahadi, eyes flashing as he stepped over his brother, who was gasping and coughing behind him.

"My King... Father." He spat out the word 'father' like it was poison. "I have bested your 'better son' in the Ritual of Blood... Now do as the rite commands... AND NAME ME HEIR TO YOUR THRONE!"

Ahadi looked down on the scene in disbelief, his mouth opening, then closing as words fled him.

Raising his head up high, Taka roared in triumph, his fangs glinting in the sun.

[Simba3]

May I be Simba?

[Songo]

Can I team up as Sarabi and Sarafina? (:

[DGFone]

Can I be Mufasa?

[Nitro]

Ahadi and Zira, if you don't mind

[Jiirani]

Oh wow, this is awesome. Mohatu and Uru, if that's alright? ^^

[Daenerys]

Kopa PLEASE?

[Katura]

Alrighty, cast list is as follows. DGFone, in my rendition of this RP, Mufasa bears Taka's Scar after the battle. And I assume he might be more than a little bitter. But play the character as you see fit. Alrighty, let me post this thing then. =)

Simba3- Simba
Songo - Sarabi and Sarafina
DGFone - Mufasa
Nitro - Ahadi and Zira
Jiirani - Mohatu and Uru
cheetahstar546 - Kopa

[Simba3]

thank you

[Katura]

RP is open. =)