[Private] Songo and Sirom - A Sweet Dream

[CheetahCat]

Sirom watched on as the panther disappeared into the tree. Not having a slight idea what to do next, the young lion turned his full attention to Songo. He listened to her suggestion and nodded in response. The weather was drastically changing and the concluded sunlight made things much frigid around their surroundings. Sirom's pelt felt like it was going to turn into an icicle as he began to follow close behind of Songo who was leading the way towards their den.

"You're right about one thing, the weather is getting really cold. Once we get back to the den, we should talk more about this other lion." Sirom alluded as he picked up speed to stay in sync with the attractive lioness. After each passing minute, Sirom grew much colder and his fore paws were beginning to ache. He knew it wasn't long till they reached their as he noticed a familiar hill that indicated they were close.

Steadily moving along, Sirom spotted their cozy den and immediately stepped inside. He was already panting a bit heavily by this point while lowering his fuzzy, tawny colored haunches against the warm ground. Fixating his brownish eyes on Songo, Sirom seated himself more erect before speaking.

"It feels great about to be in a warmer area, doesn't it? Anyway Songo, this lion and your father... How long have the two been fighting for? It seems your father really irritated him." Sirom inquired, slowly inching himself closer to the enchanting lioness. He figured she must be more chilled by this point as he pressed his warm, furry body against her pelt.

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Viku, who was dozing off peacefully in his den suddenly awoke from a bellowed yell.

"Viku! Why are you sleeping? I didn't put you on this quest just so you can doze off! Wake up!" An antagonized lion yelled.

Viku stirred a little in his sleep before opening up his eyes. Having a blurry vision, he recognized that voice and hurriedly moved up into a sitting position. He couldn't believe that his leader found him so suddenly.

"I'm sorry boss, I was... Well... I didn't mean to..." Viku was lost for words, unable to come up with a valuable excuse as he knew commotion was going to be coming his way.

"You know how much this quest means to me Viku. I do not tolerate mistakes, laziness and lack of concentration. You're second in command in this pride and I expect the best from you, do you understand?" The bulky, muscular lion inexorably said. No one really had a good look of this lion and by many, a few never ever lived to tell of his appearance.

Viku remained motionless, startled to even make a move or talk as he knew any unpleasant situation might bring out the worse of his king. Although things weren't looking good for him, Viku took a deep breath and tried to ease some tension.

"I managed to find your lioness sire. She's wandering around these parts of the jungle... There's just one problem though." Viku stated, briefly looking away.

"Go on, tell me Viku." The immoral king replied in a calm tone, realizing that his revenge was only a few minutes away or even hours. Regardless, he was feeling more exceptional.

Viku nodded submissively and spoke up in a more shaky tone.

"She's with another lion. A lion that I had never came across before. He appears to be alone too, so I'm guessing they are either friends or soul mates." Viku finished, narrowing his frighten eyes down to the dark colored ground. He didn't dare to lock eyes with his king, knowing too well on what may happen.

The vicious immoral king grinned partially and slipped out a low chuckle. It has been a long time since he was in any sort of physical contact and majority of his fights don't last long due to how much durability he can sustain. Taking one step forward towards the frighten Viku, the sinful king spoke up more collectedly.

"No matter, I'll deal with our obstacle. In the meantime, I want you to follow them, tell me where they are staying and report back. Do you understand?" The agitated king addressed.

"Yes sire, I'll see what I can do. I won't mess up this time." Viku stated proudly, giving his fluffy chest a small puff.

"Good, I'll see you soon. And Viku, don't mess up this time or you'll be facing big consequences." The immoral king tranquilly said, already departing from the cramped den and out into the open, dingy jungle. Within a few seconds, he disappeared into a lush of trees that surrounded Viku's presence.

Viku, who was still startled by his king's existence still shook him up quite a bit. Taking in a few deep breaths, the troubled lion lowered himself down onto his furry stomach and decided to wait till morning broke out. By then, he'll make sure to do his duties and hopefully won't fall short this time.

[Songo]

Songo’s blue eyes watched closely as Sirom spoke and she nodded “They have been fighting since they were young lions. Once my dad won my mother over, he got to leave and start his own pride.” she stated thinking back to the stories her mother told her.

Songo nuzzled Sirom’s neck as she felt his body heat warm up her chilly side, “He’s always led a pride of just killers, they kill more then they can eat. They don’t obey the circle of life…they kill till there’s nothing left for anyone. Like the panther said, if he took over my pride is being forced to kill more than necessary. “ she said softly, her gaze settled on a strip of moonlight shinning in front of the den.

Songo lifted her forepaw and licked it rubbing it over her face; she let out a soft purr as she brushed threw her chest fur. Her tail flickered by Sirom’s side and slowly intertwined with his and she leaned her cranium against his shoulder. “The story is that eventually this lion went evil, he lost himself in his greed and loved to cause others pain.” Songo spoke softly and rested her muzzle on her forepaws. “Kondo…that’s what my father called him. “War” he caused a lot of problems for the pride.”

[CheetahCat]

Sirom nestled in closer against Songo, enjoying her affectionate side as he felt her furry head rubbing along the side of his warm, brown pelt. A deep purr escaped his ebony muzzle lips, lightly pressing both of his immense sized fore paws against the attractive lioness's furry chest. Feeling absolute safe and secured in their cozy den, Sirom paid attention on what Songo was saying about her father and this new lion. Realizing how powerful this other lion can be, Sirom wasn't sure if he was even capable of annihilating their greatest foe.

"He sounds pretty strong... I don't know if I'll be able to take him on from what you've told me. We have to formulate some sort of plan to throw his guard off." Sirom implied, glancing over to the entrance of their small den to notice it was pitch black outside. The only source of light they had now was the moonlight that shimmered off of every surface it can cinch.

Hearing of this lion's name, Sirom turned his attention back to Songo and chuckled.

"Kondo? Has a funny name to it. We need to be careful when we move out in the morning, they might be on to us. Actually... I need to tell you something too. Before we settled inside here, I actually got a whiff of Viku's scent. It was faint but he's somewhere out there, close by." Sirom said cheerlessly. He knew that one of the lions are out there, probably keeping tabs of them somewhere but he couldn't be so sure. Perhaps it was some sort of coincidence?

"I'm not worrying about it now, maybe he doesn't know we're here. I think we're better off going to sleep now. The earlier we wake up, the better our chances of slipping by Viku" Sirom lighthearted said.

With nightfall progressing on, Sirom snuggled himself very close against Songo, wrapping both of his furry forearms around her slender frame to ensure she'll stay warm. Keeping a strong embrace, he eventually closed both of his eyes and fell asleep, knowing that his wonderful lioness will remain safe within his furry arms.

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Time passed on as the Great Circle of Life was illustrating itself over the horizon. Its powerful warm rays were lightening up every possible aspect of the environment. Viku, who was sleeping near the entrance of his confined den awoke from a bright light. He slowly opened up those groggily eyes of his and blinked a few times to get any blurriness out. When his vision became more tralucent, the aggravated lion moved up on all fours and shook out any detritus stones that were sticking against his fur. Satisfied, Viku arched out his muscular back and moved on out of the tiny den.

"Finally, morning. Ugh, I don't see why Kondo wants that lioness out of the way. I guess revenge is the only thing that's on his mind apparently." Viku stated softly to himself, moderately making his way in the direction where he can smell a faint scent of Songo. He wouldn't have a problem to take her to his king but this other lion will indeed stop him from any course of action that he'll try to handle.

"Hmm... I need to separate them somehow..." Viku thought and came to a slow stop. He wasn't great developing a plan and this one needed to be perfect. If he were to screw up today, great consequences will transpire on his behalf.

"I can't allow this to happen... Kondo will surely eliminate me, regardless of my status in his pride." Viku in visioned. Not wasting anymore time, he padded along swiftly across thick bushes and trees, trying to make his way over to where both of his targets are staying. Each passing moment, Viku's nostrils were tingling from strong scents of Songo and that mysterious lion. He knew that he was on the right track to their secret hideout and once he comes face to face with both lions, he'll be ready to demonstrate his plan.

[Songo]

Songo’s ears listened as Sirom spoke to her and she turned towards him, “It’ll be okay. I have a plan to rally my old Pride together…we can’t beat him alone.” she said stating the facts. ” But together…we can all do it.”

Songo’s blue eyes closed as she felt Sirom’s big paws wrap around her body, the warmth from his body keeping the cold away. She fell into a deep sleep, taking in every ounce of it before the sun would start to rise. Tomorrow was another day for the lions and their journey towards her old pride, Songo mumbled in her sleep. “By the waterfall..into the caves…the caves..There must be another way…” her words slipped from her muzzle as she tossed and turned.



Songo’s blue eyes groggily opened and she looked to Sirom sleeping deeply beside her, a smile crossing her muzzle. Using her pink tongue she softly licked at his furry cheek, “Wake up..Wake up..” she cooed softly by his furry brown ear. Songo slipped from under his arms and she nuzzled at his neck, ” We can’t sleep all day…” she said laughing as her forepaws pressed against Sirom’s side. Songo attempted to move the big lion and she sighed failing, she gently tugged on his ear with her teeth trying to wake the sleeping beast.

[CheetahCat]

Sirom stirred a bit in his sleep, feeling small tugs around one of his fuzzy brown ears. He opened up one of his groggily eyes and rolled over to see who was interrupting his slumber. Showcasing a warm, affectionate smile to see Songo, Sirom eased himself up into a sitting position. He wasn't aware that they had been sleeping for a long period of time as he arched out his powerfully built body to ease some of those sore muscles that were aching.

"Mmm, that sleep felt so great. I hope you had a wonderful sleep my precious Songo. You definitely kept me warm and I hope I've done the same for you." The young lion said gratefully.

Turning his attention over to their den's entrance, Sirom noticed that the sun was elevating higher into the sky. Having a feeling that they might be running late to regroup with Songo's Pride, Sirom turned his attention back to Songo and gently nudged her with one of his considerably large fore paws.

"I almost forgot, we need to head on out to our destination. I'll let you lead the way Songo since you're more familiar with these lands." Sirom insisted, leaning in to affectionately nuzzle the attractive lioness over her furry warm pelt before running his pink, raspy, feline tongue under her chin in a loving manner.

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Every passing minute made Viku feel uneasy. His powerful, durable forelegs were moving at top notch speeds as he trekked over small obstacles that were in the way. Songo's alluring scent was becoming too powerful for his nostrils, causing him to cough lowly under his breath. Viku came to a full stop suddenly and glanced over to spot a clearing with a small den.

"Hmm... I wonder if they are in there." Viku thought, making his way over to a nearby bush to conceal his presence. He wanted to make sure if it was really them inside or just a trick of his imagination. Lightly lowering his upper torso close to the ground, Viku kept those piercing, golden colored eyes of his at the den's entrance way. He wasn't able to see anything now but there were faint sounds of chattering going on inside that made him curious.

[Songo]

Songo’s blue eyes watched Sirom move around and she took notice to some claw marks around the cave. Her ears twitched as she glanced deeper into the darkness, “If this is what I think it is..” she said mumbling into the air. Songo stepped past Sirom and she stepped towards the side of the cave, using her paws she moved a rock over. Her blue eyes lit up when she saw a paw print in mud; it had been indented into the dirt floor. Songo than hurrdily lifted her paws up above the rock and wiped at the dirty walls, cleaning them and showing more scratches. “Its home...we are close..There is a way through here to cut under the jungle to get to the middle towards the waterfall.” she explained glancing back at Sirom.


”Let’s go…quickly now.” she said urgently. She knew that certain times the had lions patrol around the jungle to keep things in order. Songo stepped lightly ahead of Sirom as they made their way into the dark cave, her blue eyes adjusting to the darkness around them. She stepped down a few ledges and lead Sirom into a tunnel, it seemed underground and you could tell the sun was up. “I can’t believe this was right under our noses..” she whispered.

[CheetahCat]

Sirom moved around a corner and spotted Songo observing something. He wasn't sure what her innocent eyes spotted and he grew more curious to know what she stumbled upon. The young lion made his way up towards the attractive lioness and stopped a few inches away from her enthralling furry body.

"What? What is it Songo? What did you find?"

Sirom displayed a confused muzzle, blinking numerous of times as he noticed that Songo was making her way towards the other side of the cave. Even though it was increasingly dark, he ventured on anyway and knew that whatever Songo found will most certainly draw them closer to her old Pride that they had been looking for this whole time. Their long pause of silence soon came to an end as Sirom's fuzzy brown ears elevated to catch on what Songo was saying. He couldn't believe this passage will lure them to their destination. No matter what dangers lied ahead, Sirom couldn't help but force a satisfied smile to know things were about to go in their advantage.

With both lions pressing on, a faint noise can be heard ahead. Sirom couldn't really make out what it was until the strange noise was heard again. A low gasp escaped the young lion's ebony muzzle as he came to a instantaneous stop. A positively sound like that couldn't be ignored.

"Songo! Wait! Vi... Viku is here! Did you hear him?"

Sirom glanced around nervously. It was too dark to see anything and without light, it made things impossible to see. Startled by their rival's presence somewhere in this cave, Sirom moved on ahead in front of Songo to act like a shield. He couldn't allow any sort of physical damage to come her way. He'll never forgive himself if something bad were to happen to her well being.

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Viku flashed a sinister grin across his ebony muzzle lips. He knew this trickery was going to work and proceeded on ahead quietly, making sure not to make any sort of noise. He sensed that the large male lion was having a difficult time seeing anything.

"Good... This should work flawlessly."

Viku mumbled under his breath and moved stealthily pass Sirom who apparently was standing in the wrong direction. Once he passed the large male easily, Viku fixated his menacing eyes on Songo. In quick succession, he leaped ahead and easily pounced Songo to the ground without any effort. This activity surely brought attention to Sirom who was startled and unaware what was happening.

"Too slow."

The cunning lion said loudly and drove both of his hind paws into Sirom's rib cavity, instantly knocking the breath out of the large male. Chuckling softly, Viku turned his attention back to Songo and clasped his jaws around her nape to guarantee no escape can be made. Growling lowly around her nape to show dominance, the immoral lion began to drag Songo away from Sirom at a moderate rate. Viku knew he had everything going in his control as he finally transported the innocent lioness out of the dark depths.

Now that Sirom was out of the picture for now, Viku can finally feel more at ease as he alleviated his maw from Songo's nape.

"You're going to follow my instructions Songo. If you disobey any of my commands, I will have no choice but to immobilize you. Do as you're told and I promise things won't be as bad."

Viku chuckled around her nape and converted paths, heading in the direction where Kondo's lands were located. It was going to be a long walk but the satisfaction of delivering Songo to Kondo will be worth it.

"You remember Kondo, don't you Songo? He's been waiting forever for you." Viku mentioned ungenerously and pressed on more speedily to cover more ground as his powerful jaws remained clamped around Songo's nape, not showing any signs of letting go whatsoever.

[Songo]

Songo moved further ahead through the dark tunnel until she heard Sirom’s voice and all of a sudden it got quiet. She turned around and her blue eyes squinted as she tried to look through the darkness, “Sirom..w-wha..” her words were cut short by Viku.


Viku’s voice passed through her ears and she let out a soft growl and slowly tried to pull herself to her paws. She felt Viku’s teeth sink into her nape as he grabbed her hard she let out a growl in pain. “Sirom!! Viku…let me go!” she growled trying to swat at Viku behind her with her paws. Her blue eyes flickered as she looked through the darkened cave for Sirom, she felt Viku drag her along her nails scratched the cave's floor. She tried to pull away as her nails dragged through the dirt, "Let me go.." she snapped.


Viku was much bigger than the helpless Songo and she felt him take her out of the tunnel, her eyes glanced back as she looked for Sirom. ”Sirom!!” she called loudly into the cave and heard no sign of him. She listened to Viku and her eyes narrowed “Kondo…what does he want with me..?” she snapped angrily. She felt him clamp down on her nape as she obediently followed beside him.

[CheetahCat]

Sirom's fuzzy brown ears remained erect as he glanced around carefully to try and pin point where Viku's location could be. Even in this cimmerian cave, it was still impossible to see anything that resembled a shape of a lion. Repositioning himself closer towards Songo, Sirom heard a faint grumble not too far from where he was standing. Unable to react in time, the young lion felt something powerful pressing up against his rib cavity. The sheer force alone knocked the wind out of Sirom's lungs as he went sailing across the cave and into a deteriorate wall.

Landing hard onto the ground, Sirom felt a little discombobulated from what has happened and glanced around nervously to see if his beloved lioness was alright. To his horror, Songo was nowhere to be seen and small distant sounds of her voice can be heard not too far from where he was recuperating. Mustering all of his strength to move up on all fours, Sirom was agitated, physically shaking from what just happened. Ignoring any injuries he may have sustained, Sirom accelerated ahead briskly, trying desperately to move those large paws of his to catch up with Viku and Songo. When he finally reached the exit point of the cave, he can already tell that it was too late. The only lioness that he cared so much in his life was nowhere to be found.

Limping himself out of the small dark cave quietly, Sirom took the time to regain his strength by taking a seat on a large rocky surface. During this period, he sniffed the refreshing air to try and pick up any enervated scents that were left by Viku and Songo. With winds blowing more in his direction, he was able to pick up Songo's delicate scent. It was fading away fast and he knew that he'll have to move on soon or risk the chance of losing Songo forever.

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Viku growled lowly around Songo's nape and was getting more irritated by her constant whining.

"Would you be quiet!" The disturbed lion yelled, tightly clamping his jaws harder around the innocuous lioness's nape in hopes of shutting her up.

"Jeesh, you're so persistent of getting help, aren't you?" Viku snickered evilly under his breath. He knew darn well that this Sirom character wasn't going to catch up where they were now. They've covered too much ground for anyone to catch them now.

"I'm sorry to break it to you Songo but this Sirom you speak of isn't going to catch up where we are. Besides, he has no clue where Kondo's lands are."

Viku grinned much bigger as he was approaching closer towards Kondo's lands. His powerful jaws remained anchored around her nape firmly while he forcefully pulled on the innocent lioness's neck to try speed things up. Listening closely to her inquiry, Viku couldn't help but laugh atrociously.

"Kondo is our king sweetie. Don't you remember? Your father had a fight with him years ago and Kondo is looking for revenge for what happened on that fateful day. Even though your pathetic father soften up Kondo, he was still able to deal with your nuisance daddy." Viku replied softly in a collected manner as his flaxen, golden colored eyes caught a glimpse of Kondo's lands. A small purr escaped Viku's ebony muzzle lips which caused small vibrations to course around Songo's furry neck region soothingly. Kondo was only a few paces away now as Viku's durable fore paws pressed much harder into the soft soil. Excitement was already building up inside of him knowing that he'll be rewarded greatly for this enterprise.

"Speaking of which honey... We're about here. I hope you're ready to meet your king. Let me tell you, he isn't interested of making friends." Viku laughed openly around Songo's furry nape. Just the thought of Kondo's reaction to Songo's attendance is enough to make Viku hurry on.

[Songo]

Songo let out a whimper as she felt Viku’s teeth cut into her, “Kondo..what does he want with me..?” she asked her blue eyes looking to Viku. She threw her paws down and dragged her claws through the dirt leaving tracks for Sirom. If he was smart enough hopefully he would catch on before it’s too late.

Songo felt Viku pull her along and she realized she could reach his shoulder from the angle she was at, flashing her teeth she thought for a moment. Songo sunk her teeth into Viku’s shoulder and clasped her jaw down tightly as she heard him let out a yell, realizing he released her. Songo quickly scrambled to her paws as she ran the way they were traveling from, “Sirom…” she roared into the thick forest.

Songo quickly snapped around to face Viku and a frown crossed her features, “Viku..please don’t take me to Kondo..I thought you wanted me to be with you..” she whispered softly. She stepped back towards the jungle and looked at Viku hard, “Do we need to go back to Kondo..he won’t let you keep me..” she added.