[PRIVATE] A Rogue's Light

[Skittakallista]

Auni wokw groggily. Ra had knocked him out when he had pushed her off of Imani. He did not know how much time had passed but he did hear the 'evil' Ra speak: "You have one chance. If he dosn't wake, neither will you..." He pushed himself to his feet, wincing from pain in his head. He wasn't going to be much help in a fight now. He survayed the scene before him.

Ra was nuzzling the seemingly dead body of Mufalfa, who lay still and bleeding. Neru, the traitor, was also bleeding from scratches on his muzzle. Imani and Tanga stood together. Imani had blood on her but it didn't seem to be her own. As his gaze went from her to Mufalfa, he guessed what had happened. "What's happened...?" He asked, still a little groggy.

[oXButterflyKissesXo]

Imani spat out some of the blood she had caught in her mouth and eyed her 'sister' with a smirk. "You think I'm scared of some good-for-nothing piece of fur talking to me like I can't kill her on the spot?" The lioness replied. "You'd be lucky to have me as your sister. As for me having you for one, not so much".

She let a low rumble out from her throat and let her claws feel the earth so she was at the ready when she was able to decide the fate of herself. She had never had this kind of feeling, and it was like a drug: once she tasted it, she wanted more and more. No way could she go back to being her old self. That cowardly, childish, quiet, insecure lioness she once was was never coming back so long as she could help it.

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga heard Imani's words, and barely believed them. Her whole bearing had changed from a quiet, rather meek lioness that a vicious, self-assured huntress that was extremely deadly if you crossed her. His fear was climbing rapidly, and in his mind, Imani had now become a far greater danger to herself than anyone else was to anyone at the moment.

"Imani?" he called hesitantly, but quietly, hoping the sound of a softer voice would help her come back to her senses. "Imani, please, stop this. You're not yourself...please, just calm down...don't turn into your sister...just come back." He realised he was once more close to breaking down...he was losing his new friend, and he did not if he was doing anything to stop it...or if he was just turning her against him as well.

[oXButterflyKissesXo]

Imani kept her eyes on her sister but listened to Tanga. She analyzed his words and repeated them to herself in her mind, but kept herself focused. She knew the enemies from her friends and she was far from attacking Tanga. But she wouldn't them know her weaknesses in front of the enemy. "Let's go" she told them.

She was the first to turn her back, walking away from them all, leaving Ra, Mulfalfa, and especially Neru. She turned her head back to Neru however and eyed him furiously, "and don't you even think of coming near me again". Her words with firm and she was as simple to the point for his small brain to comprehend. With that, she turned forward once more and walked on.

Once they were away from the others, she looked over to see Tanga. "Are you hurt?" She questioned the lion and then looked over to Auni, "are you?"

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga followed Imani in a complete daze. What had just happened back there? The question repeated itself over and over in his mind, and he could not come up with any sort of answer.

"I...I'm okay, I guess," he managed to answer Imani. But he was still scared of the furious wrath she had just shown, and even he could tell that he showed it all too clearly. His voice held his fear rather obviously, and he soon picked up on the fact that he was now shying away from Imani whenever she made sudden gestures or small noises.

He soon realised that his previous assumption was all wrong...he was not scared of Imani, he was terrified. She had shown a whole new side of herself back there, one that could destroy an entire pride of lions with little effort. He still liked Imani, which was why he stayed, but he knew that it was going to take some time for him to regain the familiarity they had shown not too long ago. He was not going to risk doing anything that could upset her.

[oXButterflyKissesXo]

The lioness studied the male, and stopping in her tracks she gave him a look. "For someone who claims to be 'okay', you sure don't act it" she said in a questioning, course voice. Her violet eyes were harsh and she was looking for answers from the shy male, but he seemed like she wasn't going to get any from his body language and the fact that he was so fearful of her.

"Fine" she replied, walking on and leaving the others behind her. If they didn't want to accept her, she would be just fine on her own. Once she slowed, she shook her ears and seemed to almost return to normal. Looking down to her paws, she saw dried blood on them and let out a scream of surprise, sheathing them back into her toes and looking on her body for the rest of the blood if there was any left. "What the heck happened back there?" She whispered to herself, looking back to where they came from out of the lands.

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga wanted to follow Imani...wanted to keep his promise to Ra, but he found himself slowly turning away...he was too afraid, he could not do it any longer. "I'm sorry," he whispered to no-one in particular, even if his words were meant for Ra.

Then he heard Imani's scream, and he turned back, finding himself chasing her down before he even realised he was moving. "Imani!" He quickly tracked her down, finding her in no danger, just sitting there. "Imani, what happened?" he asked, his worry for his friend suddenly outweighing his fear as he slowly approached, trying to figure out what was wrong.

"What's wrong?" he asked, what fear he did have slowly beginning to fade away at the expression on her face. Whatever furious daze she had been in when she had killed Mufalfa was gone now, and she seemed to be back to her old self, which greatly worried Tanga. She was definitely not going to like this, he realised.

[VitanisMate]

Neru laughed. "Ah you are a coward thick and thin." He went over to Ra. "The boss needs help at once if he is to survive. If we do not help him it will take hours for him to bleed out. So how did you and the boss uh...nevermind."

He told Ra, "We must drag him back to his den if he is to survive. I have no knowledge of how to help him. Do you?" He looked away seeing how she still did not trust him. He tried to show her that he could be trusted to help Mufalfa.

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Mufalfa finally started thinking. How was he going to tell Ra the real truth. One thing though was that he really did love her no matter what Imani said. He felt cold and shallow. He felt like he could not hold on. He felt it was much easier to just let go than to live but he held on nopt wanting to die. Please Ra try to help me. I am sorry, was all he could think.

[Nakisisa]

Ra looked up at Neru, "Enough questions, I know basically what to do" she said, standing behind her mate, You drag him back I need to find something" she said turning and speeding off to find some herbs.

[VitanisMate]

Neru looked at her speed away and he did drag him back to the den. He watched Mufalfa show no signs of life. He hoped Ra knew what she was doing in regard to helping Mufalfa. He waited pacing back and forth.