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With a blood curdling roar, Safiya slammed into the bodies of the hyenas, slashing and tearing at them to get them away from her daughter. With yelps of pain and confusion, the hyenas bolted. The pale lioness managed to chase them a couple yards away before they turned to face her, realizing that there was only one of her and five of them. They took turns nipping and biting her, jumping back to avoid her large, sharp claws.

A large, brown hyena lunged for her neck, but Safiya was anticipating it; she quickly ducked her head and grabbed a hold of the hyena's neck and shook as hard as she could. The hyena landed with a thud when she loosened her grip and tried to scramble to its paws, the attack only just managing not to kill it. Before it could get up and run away, Safiya pounced on it and tore into its side with her claws.

The other hyenas circled her, trying to find the best way to attack; Safiya stopped her rage filled attack and snarled at the other hyenas. In her rage, she did not count how many hyenas there were, a fact they took advantage of. As three of the hyenas distracted her, lunging at her from the front, a fourth hyena circled around from behind. A sharp pain shot up from her tail as the hyena latched onto her tail, its bone-crushing jaws pressing tighter and tighter against her tail.

Roaring with fury, the pale red lioness lunged around to swat the hyena off, only to be stopped by another hyena grabbing a hold of her paw. As the claws of her free paw met with the second hyena's face, the others charged- biting and nipping at her pelt. A horrible stinging and burning erupted from her tail with the sound of a loud pop and crackle. The weight of the hyena pulling her tail was gone, but so was any feeling farther down than where the excruciating pain came from. What did the damn creature do to her tail?!

Desperation set in as they continued to mob her, ripping out pieces of fur and flesh whenever they made contact. When all hope felt lost, roars broke out nearby. A couple lionesses from the pride had heard to commotion on their way to check on the elephant and had raced to her aid. As they pummeled into the hyenas, Safiya stepped back to catch her breath. Her body felt like it was on fire, especially her tail. Realizing they no longer had the advantage, the hyenas turned tail and ran, followed closely behind by the other lionesses.

As the blood pumping through her veins began to slow and her adrenaline began to lessen, the memory as to why she was even there came back to her. "Zahara-" she called as she whipped around. Her green eyes landed on the still form of what had been a red cub; her fur was mangled and torn, her sides unmoving. With a moan, the pale lioness quickly made her way to her daughter's side, pulling her limp body close to her chest. Safiya pressed her nose into her daughter's fur and breathed in deeply, taking in her scent before it would fade away.

A small whimper caught her attention, drawing her face away from Zahara's body. Looking up, she caught sight of the golden pelt of her second daughter clinging onto the side of a tree. Renewed grief filled her chest at the sight of her other daughter- she had seen everything. It amazed her that Mpenzi could even keep a hold of the trunk, she was in shock and looked like she would pass out at any given moment.

Safiya gently laid her deceased daughters body of the wet dirt beneath them and slowly climb to her paws, feeling every sting in her pelt with renewed strength. Ignoring the pain, the mother lioness made her way to the base of the tree and stretched herself up its trunk. "Mpenzi..." she whispered, hoping to catch her daughter's attention, "Mpenzi dear..." The golden cub didn't even flinch, clinging to the tree as if made of stone.

With a grunt, Safiya heaved herself up onto the trunk, her claws digging deeply into the bark. She felt her claws slip and extended them deeper into the bark to keep herself from falling; she was definitely not built for climbing trees. Heaving herself up as much as she possibly could, the lioness managed to get just high enough to pull lightly on the fur of Mpenzi's rump. The cub jerked with surprise, being awoken from her trance; blinking down at her mother, her blue-green eyes began to water. "Mommy..." she whimpered, followed quickly by the a soothing shush from her mother.

"Let's get out of the tree honey," Safiya whispered, then slowly slid her pale red body down the tree. Her claws slipped and she fell, landing not so gracefully at the base of the tree with a thud. Excruciating pain shot up from her tail like lightning, causing her to snarl quietly; whatever happen to her tail could wait, she had to help her daughter. Slowly the lioness got up and moved back a few feet, allowing Mpenzi enough space as she slowly slid down the side of the trunk. When the golden cub made it to the dirt below she paused, her back paws firmly on the ground while her front paws still clung to the side of the tree.

Her body started to heave and shake as a pained cry escaped her maw; Safiya quickly swooped in and brought her daughter close, holding her head against her chest as she made soothing noises to help calm the young lioness down. Tears started to form in her own eyes as she watched the flood of tears pouring down her daughter's cheeks. "Shhh little one...." she whispered as she stroked the back of Mpenzi's head and neck, "I'm here..."

They stayed like this for a long time, time lost to the both of them. Mpenzi cried until she could no longer shed any tears and sobbed until her voice became rough and ragged. Once she had finally calmed down, they both turned to the still form of Zahara, her fur pale in the sunlight. Safiya slowly stood and made her way to her elder daughter's body, pressing her nose against her side. After a few silent moments, she turned toward Mpenzi and beckoned her forward. The lioness stepped back to give her golden daughter space as she said her goodbyes; Mpenzi pressed her nose into her sister's side and whispered something inaudible. As she had done with the cubs she had previously done before, Safiya began to dig into the soft, wet soil a few feet away; Zahara must be buried, as was custom...

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The last portion of the three part story of Mpenzi, Zahara, and Safiya from . This ones a pretty sad one. :c No maturity tag since I felt that the cut of the hyena's body isn't that gory. The hyena's designs are random, but since the group is open to other species other than lions, can be put up for adoption for active group members if anyone has any interest in playing a non-lion character. Let me know if you'd be interested in playing any of them. BTW- the injured brown hyena (the one without hair on its head that Safiya attacked in the pic) is alive, so it can be adopted too. While I didn't write it up there in the story, it managed to drag itself away while she was fighting the other hyenas.

Since nobody showed interest in playing Zahara and I wanted to do something intense and interesting for character building, I decided to kill the red cub off. And in case you're wondering what happened to Safiya's tail- she lost it. A portion of it was torn of. The next picture I upload (tomorrow) will show what she looks like with her 'new' tail.

Multiple Characters/Comic Page Color w/Background - 7 Pebbles

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Description
With a blood curdling roar, Safiya slammed into the bodies of the hyenas, slashing and tearing at them to get them away from her daughter. With yelps of pain and confusion, the hyenas bolted. The pale lioness managed to chase them a couple yards away before they turned to face her, realizing that there was only one of her and five of them. They took turns nipping and biting her, jumping back to avoid her large, sharp claws.

A large, brown hyena lunged for her neck, but Safiya was anticipating it; she quickly ducked her head and grabbed a hold of the hyena's neck and shook as hard as she could. The hyena landed with a thud when she loosened her grip and tried to scramble to its paws, the attack only just managing not to kill it. Before it could get up and run away, Safiya pounced on it and tore into its side with her claws.

The other hyenas circled her, trying to find the best way to attack; Safiya stopped her rage filled attack and snarled at the other hyenas. In her rage, she did not count how many hyenas there were, a fact they took advantage of. As three of the hyenas distracted her, lunging at her from the front, a fourth hyena circled around from behind. A sharp pain shot up from her tail as the hyena latched onto her tail, its bone-crushing jaws pressing tighter and tighter against her tail.

Roaring with fury, the pale red lioness lunged around to swat the hyena off, only to be stopped by another hyena grabbing a hold of her paw. As the claws of her free paw met with the second hyena's face, the others charged- biting and nipping at her pelt. A horrible stinging and burning erupted from her tail with the sound of a loud pop and crackle. The weight of the hyena pulling her tail was gone, but so was any feeling farther down than where the excruciating pain came from. What did the damn creature do to her tail?!

Desperation set in as they continued to mob her, ripping out pieces of fur and flesh whenever they made contact. When all hope felt lost, roars broke out nearby. A couple lionesses from the pride had heard to commotion on their way to check on the elephant and had raced to her aid. As they pummeled into the hyenas, Safiya stepped back to catch her breath. Her body felt like it was on fire, especially her tail. Realizing they no longer had the advantage, the hyenas turned tail and ran, followed closely behind by the other lionesses.

As the blood pumping through her veins began to slow and her adrenaline began to lessen, the memory as to why she was even there came back to her. "Zahara-" she called as she whipped around. Her green eyes landed on the still form of what had been a red cub; her fur was mangled and torn, her sides unmoving. With a moan, the pale lioness quickly made her way to her daughter's side, pulling her limp body close to her chest. Safiya pressed her nose into her daughter's fur and breathed in deeply, taking in her scent before it would fade away.

A small whimper caught her attention, drawing her face away from Zahara's body. Looking up, she caught sight of the golden pelt of her second daughter clinging onto the side of a tree. Renewed grief filled her chest at the sight of her other daughter- she had seen everything. It amazed her that Mpenzi could even keep a hold of the trunk, she was in shock and looked like she would pass out at any given moment.

Safiya gently laid her deceased daughters body of the wet dirt beneath them and slowly climb to her paws, feeling every sting in her pelt with renewed strength. Ignoring the pain, the mother lioness made her way to the base of the tree and stretched herself up its trunk. "Mpenzi..." she whispered, hoping to catch her daughter's attention, "Mpenzi dear..." The golden cub didn't even flinch, clinging to the tree as if made of stone.

With a grunt, Safiya heaved herself up onto the trunk, her claws digging deeply into the bark. She felt her claws slip and extended them deeper into the bark to keep herself from falling; she was definitely not built for climbing trees. Heaving herself up as much as she possibly could, the lioness managed to get just high enough to pull lightly on the fur of Mpenzi's rump. The cub jerked with surprise, being awoken from her trance; blinking down at her mother, her blue-green eyes began to water. "Mommy..." she whimpered, followed quickly by the a soothing shush from her mother.

"Let's get out of the tree honey," Safiya whispered, then slowly slid her pale red body down the tree. Her claws slipped and she fell, landing not so gracefully at the base of the tree with a thud. Excruciating pain shot up from her tail like lightning, causing her to snarl quietly; whatever happen to her tail could wait, she had to help her daughter. Slowly the lioness got up and moved back a few feet, allowing Mpenzi enough space as she slowly slid down the side of the trunk. When the golden cub made it to the dirt below she paused, her back paws firmly on the ground while her front paws still clung to the side of the tree.

Her body started to heave and shake as a pained cry escaped her maw; Safiya quickly swooped in and brought her daughter close, holding her head against her chest as she made soothing noises to help calm the young lioness down. Tears started to form in her own eyes as she watched the flood of tears pouring down her daughter's cheeks. "Shhh little one...." she whispered as she stroked the back of Mpenzi's head and neck, "I'm here..."

They stayed like this for a long time, time lost to the both of them. Mpenzi cried until she could no longer shed any tears and sobbed until her voice became rough and ragged. Once she had finally calmed down, they both turned to the still form of Zahara, her fur pale in the sunlight. Safiya slowly stood and made her way to her elder daughter's body, pressing her nose against her side. After a few silent moments, she turned toward Mpenzi and beckoned her forward. The lioness stepped back to give her golden daughter space as she said her goodbyes; Mpenzi pressed her nose into her sister's side and whispered something inaudible. As she had done with the cubs she had previously done before, Safiya began to dig into the soft, wet soil a few feet away; Zahara must be buried, as was custom...

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The last portion of the three part story of Mpenzi, Zahara, and Safiya from . This ones a pretty sad one. :c No maturity tag since I felt that the cut of the hyena's body isn't that gory. The hyena's designs are random, but since the group is open to other species other than lions, can be put up for adoption for active group members if anyone has any interest in playing a non-lion character. Let me know if you'd be interested in playing any of them. BTW- the injured brown hyena (the one without hair on its head that Safiya attacked in the pic) is alive, so it can be adopted too. While I didn't write it up there in the story, it managed to drag itself away while she was fighting the other hyenas.

Since nobody showed interest in playing Zahara and I wanted to do something intense and interesting for character building, I decided to kill the red cub off. And in case you're wondering what happened to Safiya's tail- she lost it. A portion of it was torn of. The next picture I upload (tomorrow) will show what she looks like with her 'new' tail.

Multiple Characters/Comic Page Color w/Background - 7 Pebbles

Characters & Art (c0 Me