Animal RPG

[The Kingpin]

Nguvu gave the lioness a glance. "We'll be fine either way" he growled firmly. he had no intention of having things go any other way. it wasn't long before he reached the tree he was at the previous day, passing by it and reaching the pride's border. he let out a roar to warn them he was present...


Jino lifted his head away from the kill the pride had just made, Shadow feeding off the neck, having brought it down himself. "Hey....you guys hear that?" growled the thin lion, glancing back to see Kubwa was already taking large mouthfuls out of his side of the kill. "HEY! get off you greedy furball!" he snarled as he pushed the large lion away, earning a rather saddened gaze from his slightly younger, much larger brother. "Jino. go investigate" growled Shadow. "WHAT?! this fat tub of fur'll eat all my food if i leave now!" responded Jino. a loud, irritated snarl came from the black lion, Jino's ears flattening in fear as he slunk off, breaking off into a run soon, heading for the border. meanwhile, Shadow continued to feed, the lionesses making way for their new leader...

[Godzilla Forever]

Scar thunders along in the forest realm of the reserve before coming across a horrid sight. The edge of his home had come to him! He now sees a large, dry expanse of land, covered with cacti and sand. Treading lightly into the area, Scar sniffs his way onward. The smell of moose was strong- they were extremely nearby.......

Lupus continues trotting along, following the scent that has come upon him. He comes across the edge of the reserve as well....... however, a large grizzly appeared to be heading in the direction of the very same scent. Lupus, however, was starving- he was willing to pursue the scent, even if he had to give it up a few minutes later. He would at least get something in his belly. Trying to steer clear of the bear, Lupus heads towards the scent, galloping to not burn his paws on the sand.......

[Hopeflower]

Uzuri pricked her ears, her paws kneading the earth in anticipation.

[The Kingpin]

Nightbane crouched down after a few minutes, concealing himself amidst the long grass. soon after, a thin lion came to a slow hault, eying the area, trying to spot the source of the sound, walking forward in the grass, heading towards Uzuri...

[Hopeflower]

Uzuri flicked her tail nervously, but kept her head high, watching the skinny lion warily.

[The Kingpin]

Jino's head suddenly snapped towards Uzuri, his nose catching the scent of the female, her pale colouring finishing it for her. slinking over he saw it was a lioness, a sly smirk appearing on his face. "Well well well...Shadow's gonna be happy to see this. A white lioness" he growled as he began to circle the female, unaware of the massive male who was ducked in a somewhat taller patch of grass feet away, his senses too busy locked on Uzuri to notice, shrugging off what other scents he did detect as residue of the takeover two days previous...

[Hopeflower]

Uzuri's tail flicked again, choosing not to respond to the comment. "I was hoping someone from this pride would come along before too long," she growled. "I'd rather not simply assume I can pass through the territory without permission."

[The Kingpin]

"Pass through? oh no no no no no. You'll have to talk to Shadow about that" growled Jino, walking slightly to one side of her, his tail tuft brushing up under Uzuri's chin, the lion stopping at her side. "You see, he wants to know about everyone coming in or out of this place, and i really doubt he's gonna let a lovely little white lioness like you just pass through without seeing you himself" he added with a smirk, something eerily sinister about his tone, his unusually large fangs glinting in the sunlight...

[Hopeflower]

Uzuri stopped herself from grimacing and jerking away. With some effort, she kept her tone polite as she growled, "Then, may I speak with him?" She tried to hide the way his last words unnerved her a bit.

[The Kingpin]

"Shadow?" he growled as he circled around the rest of the way, standing at her flank and staring at her. "You wanna see Shadow. oh yeah. definately" he added with a chuckle, steadily shifting into a laugh "he'd just looove.....to see a lovely thing like you....oh yeah....he's gonna be really pleased when he see-" he stopped mid sentence as he saw an enormous shadow rise up behind him, turning at the last minute to get blown sideways onto the floor by a massive paw, a rumbling growl coming from the source. "Damn! damndamndamndamnDAMN" snarled Jino as he scrambled to his feet, only to be knocked to the ground again. "You're gonna regret that when Shadow fi-" growled the lion in a panic, not paying attention to who he was talking to until the lion hit him across the face, silencing him. "After all these years and the best you could come up with is damn damn damn? I'm disappointed in you, Jino. you were always the chatty one" rumbled the lion. "F-f-f-father?!" he stuttered, terrified by the sound of the lion's voice, the face's features thrown into darkness because of the sunlight cast behind him throwing off his focus. Of the siblings, Nguvu had always been the one most similar to their father, so the lion was not surprised he was misidentified. it also showed him that Jino was still uncomfortable about the rebellion against their father. "Guess again" snarled the Lion. "N....Nguvu?!" hissed Jino in what was almost a frightened squeek. "Gooood" growled Nguvu with a smirk. "Do tell me....where IS Maovu anyway?" snarled the lion. "He's.....n...not...not available at the moment" stuttered Jino. "Oh, but just a second ago you were itchingly enthusiastic to show Uzuri here your beloved older brother? surely if he can spare time for her he can spare time for his dear old brother," he growled, his clawed paw moving to the Lion's neck. ",....isn't that right....Jino?" he growled firmly, his sinister smirk never leaving his face. "yes" growled Jino in a small voice. "Good. show me to him then" growled Nguvu as he looked back at Uzuri, nodding appreciatively to her for baring the harassments of his brother long enough to give him the chance to take him by surprise. Jino slunk ahead, Nguvu making sure he never got far enough out of reach to have a chance of escape, knowing his brother was too fast to be caught if he bolted...

[Hopeflower]

Uzuri kept pace with Nguvu, allowing herself an inward shudder. Her skin was crawling where the skinny lion - Jino, Nguvu had called him - had touched her, and her mind was trying to catch up with what had just happened. The struggle had begun, and ended, in a matter of moments. Just how good a fighter was Nguvu? She puzzled over that for a little while before turning her gaze to Jino. A shiver rippled through her fur. It was a good thing she wasn't really looking for permission to pass through; she didn't like the thought of really being alone with him.

[UndeadRaptor]

Amani came rushing over to the scene, and slowly followed behind the three. She hadn't seen what had happened, so she asked her sister, "whats's wrong, Uzuri?" noticing her sister shivering.

[Hopeflower]

"n-nothing," Uzuri muttered. "That lion just gives me the creeps, is all."

[The Kingpin]

Jino glanced back at the lioness for a moment, but swiftly turned his head back when a low rumbling snarl came from Nguvu...

[UndeadRaptor]

"Are you sure? You don't seem like yourself," growled Amani, still glancing over towards her sister. She then looked at Nguvu and possibly his brother, following close behind them, still next to her sister. "Did that male lion do something to you?" Amani added, turning her head back to her sister, still looking shaky.

[Hopeflower]

Uzuri cleared her throat and lowered her voice further, growling, "Put it this way; I'm glad the story I came up with was a lie. I wouldn't want to be alone with him, for any amount of time."

[UndeadRaptor]

"Ok, he did do something to you, but you don't need to tell me what it was. I already know," rumbled Amani, looking back towards Nguvu and the other male. "If he did something bad to her, he's dead," Amani thought, still eying the young male.

[The Kingpin]

Nguvu considered leaving Jino with something to remind him of what happened when he harassed his friends, barely overhearing the discomforted conversation between Uzuri and Amani. Jino didn't dare to so much as hint that he was trying to listen in, for fear Nguvu would gut him and leave him for dead right there. afterall, it had only been their father that prevented him from doing it to all three of the siblings last time they were together...


it wasn't long before the sound of snarling was heard, the pride feeding on a large waterbuffalo, Nguvu instantly identifying the other two brothers amidst the pride. at first they didn't notice and the feeding continued as normal. then steadily, one by one, the lions stopped, lifting their heads and staring at the newcomers, some surprised, some fearful, some in awe. "Um...Shadow" hissed Kubwa as he glanced at his brother, the black lion raising his head, a low snarl rumbling in the lion's throat as he rose from his kill. Jino immediately bolted for the rest of the pride, wanting to get as far away from Nguvu as possible without angering Shadow. "Well....this IS a surprise. little Nguvu is back. and with a pair of lionesses. you've finally saw sense, have you?" snarled the black Lion as he walked forward to the head of the pride. "I see your grand plan to rule a pride has failed, Maovu" responded Nguvu coldly. "Don't use that name, cub. You always were the ignorant one amongst us. even Jino and Kubwa saw the sense in what we did. You remained a fool" responded the black lion, his pride rising to his side, Kubwa standing next to his older brother, though a somewhat regretful face stared back at Nguvu, unlike the cold look of Maovu...

[UndeadRaptor]

Amani suddenly stopped in a defencive pose and bared her teeth, not knowing if the pride would attack them. She looke dat the whole group first, then towards shadow, keeping her eyes locked on his, not moving a single muscle afterwards. She kept her eyes locked on his, as if expecting a attack from the pride.

[Hopeflower]

Uzuri's lip curled up into something that wasn't quite a snarl. More like a grimace of distaste. Already she disliked the black lion.