[ORP - Meta] Where did it come from?

[Eos Galvus]

Noh shook herself out at her mother's speech, casting her a breif, somewhat un-amused look. Of course the others best listen to a seer's speech. She and her father both were seers, after all, and they both rarely spoke of visions. Except, of course, to one another. At the mention of the leopard whom killed Hakuna'jina, Koh seemed to tense, going silent and glancing to his mate. He had a feeling if the visions were anything like his.. He knew more than Tuli already, and he moved back uncomfortably. Noh blinked, watching him, but didn't draw attention, instead smirking to Kabi. The other lioness was nothing special-- Kabi didn't think it was even in her sister to be truely a demon, and she was probably right. Kabi nodded vaguely to Ri, but looked toward Tuli. She knew nothing more than her mother, and the dark female frowned, laying down.

Kabi didn't like the anxiety and tension, and she was rather hoping the preachy cub nearby would interrupt, pulling her opaws over her ear a second before blinking.

"Mother, why is everything so tense?" Kabi got out, feebly. She just wanted to go to her den!

Kankri was easily lifted, the juvenile sighing.

"I'm only trying to help, Mother." He pled, beleagered by the injustice. However, he quite loved his mother, and didn't prattle so. Instead, Kankri scowled at Epyka, ears pinning back some as he huffed.

"At least I'm trying to better the whole, Epyka." Kankri's tone was a warning and he growlfed before his tone changed, just enough his demon spoke to her.

"Sweet, dear sibling, it was merely a poor choice of timing. Kankri is tired, and most distressed at the commotion. Do forgive us." He smiled, very calm.

Nearby, Meenah snorted, growling at Kankri and his nameless, worthless demon, so unlike her own beautiful Condescation, and glanced to see her mother coming. She smiled, and straightened proudly, hoping her mother saw she'd come when adults beckoned, and behaved. Unlike Kankri the Insufferable.

"Hello, Mother." Meenah spoke quietly. Tuli was speaking, and the young face turned to face him with a smug smile, tail curled around herself proudly. She was one of the better demons, and she would carry herself elegantly.

Rekki smiled to his mother placidly, nodding hello before leaning, grooming. He gave a whispered "You look well today" to his mother, before he turned to the Seers speaking. Oh?

The murderer? Well, this was interesting, and he knead the ground, Caligula whispering eagerly in his ear with a snarl.  

[magnadearel]

Ashtaroth'sha

He nervously kept track of the demons around him. By glimpses and listening for the sounds of their movement. There appeared to be a few other slaves around too. Though they seemed to be sticking with a demon. Maybe he shouldn't have come by himself. Too late now to turn back. The wait took forever. Much self-disipline allowed him to not squirm uncomfortably; both from the presence of so many demons, and the uncomfortable rocks.

Ashta held his breath as the lion they had all come to listen to started to speak. A leopard had killed the lion's mother? Immediantly he realized that he needn't have come. This in no way involved him or how his life was run. This was a matter for demons. He glanced to the side to see if there was any possible way for him to leave without causing an ire. Finally he decided that it would just be best to stay where he was for now. The white male went back to listening to those around him.  

[Mogami]

Chanoch didn’t like to be around other demons so to be summoned to such a large gathering was something he would’ve given anything to avoid. He was giving off a dangerous vibe as he sat unnaturally still with big bright eyes, wide as shining beacons. Every so often, Chanoch would growl warningly at a passing lion – demon or slave, adult or cub, it made no difference. The fact that he was able to contain his instincts long enough to give a warning was proof of how much he was trying to get through this situation without starting a fight. But deep down he knew, and his demon knew, that if anyone came too far into his personal space – or Gods forbid, touched him! – Subitus would come to the surface with all the violence he could usually pull out of the dark lion.

He listened to the lion who spoke of a vision but he showed no interest or curiosity. He’d been told to come and listen but that didn’t mean he had to react or do anything about it.

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Acheri followed a group of lions to the small crowd, without knowing – like most - what the actual meeting was about. He didn’t think he’d be hearing about visions and murder but he looked fairly curious about the whole thing. He wondered how big the leopard must be if he’d been able to take down a lioness and whether this meant they’d be going hunting soon. Suddenly, his eyes fell on a familiar white shape and the dark demon walked slowly and purposefully towards his slave brother, moving to give him a light n** on his rump. Not strong enough to break the skin but then again, that wasn’t Acheri’s intention. Unless his father was present, he’d rather ignore his brother than to openly torment him.

“Cowering as usual, Ashtaroth. Always cowering.” He said slowly with apparent disgust, sitting down next to his brother. What was he thinking coming alone to such a gathering?! “You better not go home limping again or you’ll be as useless to father as slave as you are as a son.” He yawned, looking more interested in the lion who spoke of vision than the pale brother right next to him.

magnadearel

 

[magnadearel]

Ashtaroth'sha

A feeling of doom coming up behind him crept over the white lion. Ashta wanted to cringe, but froze instinctively. Was it the whisper of a paw across the ground? A n** made him twitch as he tried not to make a sound. It wasn't as bad as it could have been; none of his blood was drawn. A glance from the corner of his eye revealed a dark bulk of a demon lion. The voice was surprising familiar. His brother.

He nodded. What else could he, a slave, do around demons? Not that he would be bold enough to try to reply. Then Acheri did the unexpected. He sat next to him, a slave. Ashta wasn't sure how he should take it. Dominance? Protection? Simply because he could? Why hadn't his brother gone to sit with the other demons? It would be something he never found the answer out to. He glanced at the white toes that belong to his brother. A wince at the order, and a nod.

Mogami

Brother rp later yes?

 

[SilverLutz]

Phosphor yawned softly as he stared up at the lion on the rocks. He seemed to be waiting for more lions to come to the meeting, but Phos was here! That was all that mattered, right? He tilted his head as a hush fell over the lions behind him and his tail began to flick in excitement. This was it! The big announcement! As the lion spoke, Phos' ears pricked up so he could hear everything that was said. Surprise took hold of him as Tulivu spoke, and his jaw even opened a bit in surprise. A leopard? Killed a lioness? No way! The lion before him wasn't too old, so his mother couldn't have been elderly...how had a leopard killed a lioness? That was unheard of! At least...to him. What was a leopard, anyway?

Bozi noticed a few others slaves had gathered for the occasion and it made him feel a bit better. Some were seated with lions, others alone, but all in front of him. He could barely heard what was being said by the lion on the rocks, but it was whispered through the crowd for him to understand. A murder, then...by a leopard. Leopards could be fierce, he had heard, and he glanced over his shoulder in mild curiosity. What if one was here right now? Could it kill these demons or would it be overpowered?

Turning his attention back to the speaker, he kept his head ducked and his ears pressed against his head. It made it hard to hear, but at least he was taking the form of a respectful slave. He knew there were those here who wouldn't want the slaves around and could easily scare them off with a snarl.  

[Mogami]

Chanoch’s ears slowly moved forward with obvious interest which was an odd sign in the usually detached lion. This matter did affect him personally though. Hakuna was the lioness who’d raised him and his siblings, children born out of a slave and an unknown father. He was not a lion who bonded easily with others and it would be a stretch to say he felt any feelings of affection towards the deceased lioness or the lions of her line but he did feel like he owed her something. In a way, that was one type of bond, he supposed. He sat straighter in his spot, clearly more interested in what was being said now and wondering for the first time if he was going to be moved into action by the unrest currently sweeping through the pride.

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His brother’s silence didn’t bother him. Acheri knew a Na'artu had little choice but to keep a low profile around demons if he wanted to keep his scars to a minimum and talking back was one of the stupidest things a slave could do. Sure, there were families who were lenient – far too lenient – when it came to their slaves, but most of the pale-coats knew they didn’t have a demon’s protection close to them at all times. In the same line of thought, while it did bother Acheri that some slaves often walked around as if they were untouchable, the idea that someone would touch one of Roth’s so-… slaves so carelessly like it had happened recently also filled him with rage.

He shook his head slightly as if to push those thoughts away and focused on the lion speaking before them. A leopard had murdered Hakuna…? His eyes widened and he kept listening, waiting for more.

magnadearel

Definitely!

 

[Chimerical Beast]

Well, this was as good a place to start (wait, no... continue) as any. At least Cuin could talk to the lions about what the bones had said. Maybe one of them knew the bones. Or the animal that once had them. In that case, one might know what she was looking for.
Of course, just because they had the answers she wanted didn't necessarily mean they'd give them to her. Cuin had discovered that living things were not always so free with information as bones were. Bones told you whatever information they had, whether you wanted to hear it or not. Sometimes, they even gave you information they didn't have. That last bit was actually rather unhelpful; when something gave you information it didn't have, that information tended to be wrong.

With an ambiguous grunt, Cuin trotted toward the gathering.

((Again, ignore until convenient, but Cuin will be there next time I post.))  

[magnadearel]

Ashtaroth'sha

He felt a bit better, oddly, with his brother sitting next to him. At least he was less likely to be singled out by another demon. Ashta stopped trying to blend into the rocks beside him. He watched Acheri from the corner of his eye. How did his brother feel about the murdered lioness? Other than a widening of his eyes, the white lion couldn’t tell. He glanced around without moving his head much. Everyone seemed to be waiting for the lion at the top of the rocks to say something more. Ashta gave a glance at his brother’s toes and flicked an ear. Hoping the demon might have something to say on the matter.

Mogami

Woot! Don't let me forget. XD

 

[BastetAmun]

Gazini shifted in his hidden crack within the rocks. His eyes stared out able to slightly see the bodies around him but he was keeping quiet so he couldn't tell how many lions had actually gathered around. A low murmur had formed within the crowd as he waited to see what was going on, they were speaking with one another wondering the same thing that he was. It was very curious to him and he was pleased when the crowds noise finally died down and a lion began to speak.

He could not see the lion but he could hear him clearly enough. It seemed as if there had been a death in the pride and he remembered this fairly well, or at least he remembered hearing the pride mourn for a while, maybe it had been the family, during his flights at night. The news that a leopard had killed a lion wasn't knew to him, sure lions were larger then a leopard but anything could be killed there were so many circumstances.

The reaction of the people seated upon the rock and the people down below was what he found truly curious. There seemed to be two different feelings radiating off of the pride now. Some were vengeful wanting to know who it was that had killed the lioness while others just didn't seem to care. "These seems very interesting.'  

[Mogami]

magnadearel

Chanoch’s interest wouldn’t be maintained easily. He needed a little bit more information on the mysterious leopard, the circumstances of Hakuna’s death and what the pride as whole intended to do about it. It would be alright if only a small group chose to chase after Hakuna’s killer and while Chanoch would gladly follow them in this endeavor just this once, the dark lion had no idea how to find the feline target. He sighed quietly under his breath, waiting impatiently for more information on the leopard.

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Acheri felt his brother’s eyes on him as well as something like a silent encouragement for him to continue speaking. Without looking at Ashtaroth, the black lion spoke again as if he were talking to someone standing right in front of him and not his slave brother.

“Leopards can be big. Males, especially, can be very vicious… but never strong enough to kill a demon. I wonder what happened. And why they’re telling us this now. Maybe Hakuna’s family will track down the thing to make it pay for it.” His head tilted to the side, eyes narrowing slowly as a long canine tooth appeared in his crooked grin. “It doesn’t explain why they’ve made a public announcement out of it. They should just hurry up and spit everything out before everyone leaves.” He had better things to do than to stand there like an idiot just because he’d been summoned.  

[Das Tor]

[[In keeping with the original rules of this, and the fact the pride has long since been disbanded, I am rolling for the people that did post.

Thank you for your patience.

1. SilverLutz
2. BastetAmun
3. Redbud-Tree
4. Chimerical Beast
5. Puhterodactyl
6. magnadearel
7. Cajanic
8. Puhterodactyl
9. magnadearel
10. Mogami
11. magnadearel
12. SilverLutz
13. Mogami
14. Chimerical Beast
15. magnadearel
16. BastetAmun
17. Mogami]]  

[Das Tor]

Puhterodactyl

[[The boy is yours! You're free to send him anywhere, including the demon revival! His colorist is Blu Chalk. 8] ]]